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Most college graduates, Washington cities

Washington cities with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Seattle, WAWA784,777393,657+9%

02Bellevue, WAWA154,19380,857+10%

03Tacoma, WAWA229,81654,973+21%

04Spokane, WAWA230,78354,877+14%

05Kirkland, WAWA97,41045,153+10%

06Vancouver, WAWA199,69844,657+18%

07Redmond, WAWA82,50641,922+21%

08Sammamish, WAWA66,11033,455+5%

09Renton, WAWA104,97529,585+18%

10Bellingham, WAWA96,39529,471+15%

11Kent, WAWA134,87127,207+17%

12Shoreline, WAWA66,54224,761+14%

13Everett, WAWA113,56722,897+25%

14Olympia, WAWA56,72421,567+23%

15Federal Way, WAWA99,72921,122+11%

16Bothell, WAWA52,19921,084+23%

17Issaquah, WAWA39,42320,692+10%

18Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40519,819+15%

19Richland, WAWA65,25819,767+19%

20Edmonds, WAWA42,74818,016+17%

21Mercer Island, WAWA25,42214,848+6%

22Auburn, WAWA86,30114,476+2%

23Kennewick, WAWA88,36614,471+2%

24South Hill, WAWA68,02514,284+23%

25Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69114,188+6%

26Lacey, WAWA58,83313,934+23%

27Yakima, WAWA97,45812,716+14%

28Marysville, WAWA77,68612,220+28%

29Burien, WAWA51,85912,172+20%

30Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04711,613−0%

31Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45311,189+27%

32Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51810,815+2%

33Kenmore, WAWA24,24910,675+11%

34Lakewood, WAWA62,75510,461+12%

35University Place, WAWA35,47910,105+6%

36Lynnwood, WAWA42,13210,006+24%

37Pasco, WAWA82,8489,875+18%

38Camas, WAWA27,7499,663+18%

39Lake Stevens, WAWA42,0919,198+53%

40Maple Valley, WAWA28,4828,895+23%

41Bothell West, WAWA22,0298,744+19%

42Bremerton, WAWA45,4828,698+24%

43Puyallup, WAWA42,6828,694+11%

44Pullman, WAWA33,7568,535−0%

45Mukilteo, WAWA21,2398,496+14%

46Mill Creek, WAWA20,9028,332+16%

47Tumwater, WAWA28,0108,239+37%

48Silver Firs, WAWA22,3067,945+27%

49Des Moines, WAWA33,0327,750+17%

50Martha Lake, WAWA22,6347,630+19%

51Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,4307,548+29%

52North Lynnwood, WAWA23,3397,187+26%

53Woodinville, WAWA14,5486,893+26%

54Wenatchee, WAWA35,5476,764+17%

55Eastmont, WAWA23,7216,711+5%

56Mount Vernon, WAWA35,1936,558+16%

57Anacortes, WAWA18,0806,554+18%

58Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,1916,520+9%

59Newcastle, WAWA13,1286,468−1%

60Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,8566,441+10%

61Walla Walla, WAWA34,0586,305+14%

62Bothell East, WAWA14,5786,280+20%

63Snoqualmie, WAWA13,6406,247+6%

64SeaTac, WAWA34,5786,007+37%

65Covington, WAWA21,4965,403+30%

66Salmon Creek, WAWA20,0175,400+9%

67Silverdale, WAWA20,6855,379+10%

68Artondale, WAWA14,0735,338+11%

69Graham, WAWA35,0795,237+32%

70Camano, WAWA17,3035,086+5%

71Gig Harbor, WAWA12,6304,795+36%

72Orchards, WAWA29,4384,714+28%

73Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,6384,634+9%

74Port Townsend, WAWA10,6784,620+9%

75Poulsbo, WAWA12,7494,543+43%

76Port Angeles, WAWA20,1464,530+8%

77Oak Harbor, WAWA24,0834,516+26%

78Parkland, WAWA38,7424,487+10%

79Longview, WAWA38,3624,474+13%

80Hazel Dell, WAWA23,2374,428+2%

81Ellensburg, WAWA21,3084,329+2%

82West Richland, WAWA19,2574,313+16%

83Monroe, WAWA20,0254,216+53%

84Bonney Lake, WAWA22,1394,212+17%

85Felida, WAWA10,8414,200−2%

86Port Orchard, WAWA19,8394,136+52%

87Ferndale, WAWA17,5594,051+34%

88Liberty Lake, WAWA14,0294,038+39%

89Lake Stickney, WAWA15,8903,960+39%

90Tukwila, WAWA22,0033,932+15%

91Vashon, WAWA9,9343,922−10%

92Maltby, WAWA10,9103,917+4%

93White Center, WAWA14,8863,781+30%

94East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,5823,699+12%

95Lake Tapps, WAWA12,7983,696+25%

96Five Corners, WAWA21,1943,672+26%

97Battle Ground, WAWA23,5133,644+16%

98Spanaway, WAWA34,0193,623+38%

99Lynden, WAWA16,8813,578+45%

100Washougal, WAWA18,0283,569+9%

101DuPont, WAWA9,7783,534−5%

102Ridgefield, WAWA16,1323,487+77%

103Moses Lake, WAWA27,4693,471+7%

104North Bend, WAWA8,7583,444+41%

105Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,6743,404+21%

106Tehaleh, WAWA9,5613,353+223%

107Frederickson, WAWA25,3833,267+25%

108Picnic Point, WAWA10,2613,237+32%

109Duvall, WAWA9,4403,215+6%

110Edgewood, WAWA13,5483,036+12%

111Normandy Park, WAWA6,6092,941+10%

112Mount Vista, WAWA10,7642,936+6%

113Lakeland North, WAWA15,9502,910+3%

114Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,2662,883+24%

115Arlington, WAWA22,0312,855+5%

116Wollochet, WAWA6,6892,726+7%

117Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,1832,648+24%

118Fircrest, WAWA6,9592,616+29%

119Centralia, WAWA19,3752,602+36%

120Enumclaw, WAWA13,1722,577+15%

121Snohomish, WAWA10,7192,564+42%

122Minnehaha, WAWA11,4822,518+3%

123Birch Bay, WAWA10,8372,507+24%

124Brier, WAWA6,5972,474+16%

125Lakeland South, WAWA13,1002,436+25%

126Sudden Valley, WAWA6,0842,416−13%

127Barberton, WAWA8,6682,364+35%

128Maplewood, WAWA5,8032,350+29%

129Cheney, WAWA12,6502,298−9%

130Hobart, WAWA6,5522,281+13%

131Black Diamond, WAWA6,9782,281+53%

132Sequim, WAWA8,2152,275+44%

133Steilacoom, WAWA6,6482,242+16%

134Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,8842,236+18%

135Terrace Heights, WAWA10,0412,040−5%

136Lake Shore, WAWA6,9782,038−2%

137College Place, WAWA9,9232,007−7%

138Fife, WAWA11,0611,997+10%

139Sumner, WAWA10,8711,990+0%

140Yelm, WAWA12,0431,831+65%

141East Wenatchee, WAWA14,4141,819+3%

142Elk Plain, WAWA14,2761,762+17%

143Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3081,705+31%

144Aberdeen, WAWA17,0881,694−10%

145Hockinson, WAWA6,1501,648−1%

146Woods Creek, WAWA6,9431,617+122%

147Waller, WAWA7,6831,550+4%

148Ocean Shores, WAWA7,8921,535+61%

149Sultan, WAWA7,2301,513+157%

150Burlington, WAWA11,3561,399+3%

151Blaine, WAWA6,4751,382−3%

152Orting, WAWA8,8841,370+47%

153Fort Lewis, WAWA15,1671,368+52%

154Tracyton, WAWA6,1371,362+32%

155Manchester, WAWA5,9561,356+18%

156Chehalis, WAWA7,7641,331+36%

157Milton, WAWA8,9111,330+4%

158Mead, WAWA6,8931,327−15%

159Selah, WAWA8,6781,315−5%

160Summit, WAWA8,7911,312−4%

161Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,5361,292+62%

162Stanwood, WAWA9,4211,286+42%

163Airway Heights, WAWA11,8111,284+67%

164Summit View, WAWA8,4801,240+6%

165Clover Creek, WAWA7,3451,205+26%

166Shelton, WAWA10,9211,187+46%

167Hoquiam, WAWA8,7101,172+4%

168Midland, WAWA9,0501,171+142%

169Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,0741,161−7%

170Kelso, WAWA12,8011,134+17%

171Parkwood, WAWA6,8731,129+14%

172Tanglewilde, WAWA6,3141,112+22%

173Country Homes, WAWA6,1981,100+11%

174Pacific, WAWA7,0561,096+14%

175Suncrest, WAWA5,3451,048−2%

176Colville, WAWA5,116893+12%

177Buckley, WAWA5,688891−2%

178Quincy, WAWA8,510884+45%

179Prosser, WAWA6,654883−2%

180Finley, WAWA5,634872+21%

181Ephrata, WAWA8,834861−16%

182Sunnyside, WAWA16,430850+60%

183Clarkston, WAWA7,189806+6%

184North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,337763+6%

185Omak, WAWA5,185757+131%

186Rochester, WAWA5,834725−3%

187Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,454720−13%

188West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,444647−20%

189Woodland, WAWA6,611570−0%

190Bangor Base, WAWA6,112539−11%

191Othello, WAWA9,237495+1%

192Deer Park, WAWA5,370475−2%

193Grandview, WAWA12,062457+44%

194Toppenish, WAWA8,635453+39%

195Connell, WAWA5,080376+41%

196Union Gap, WAWA6,617174−34%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES