RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 39 SHOWN OF 39

Most college graduates, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01King County, WAWA2,344,939851,818–

02Snohomish County, WAWA870,656185,346–

03Pierce County, WAWA946,288166,650–

04Spokane County, WAWA558,344111,358–

05Clark County, WAWA532,119102,707–

06Thurston County, WAWA304,26171,785–

07Kitsap County, WAWA283,37464,694–

08Whatcom County, WAWA236,39252,830–

09Benton County, WAWA221,72241,189–

10Yakima County, WAWA259,18526,837–

11Skagit County, WAWA132,97524,691–

12Island County, WAWA85,65721,005–

13Clallam County, WAWA78,20216,985–

14Chelan County, WAWA81,94113,838–

15Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88512,824–

16Whitman County, WAWA48,51212,022–

17Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36111,460–

18Jefferson County, WAWA33,97011,343–

19Lewis County, WAWA88,06210,768–

20Grant County, WAWA105,72710,602–

21Franklin County, WAWA102,61210,285–

22Kittitas County, WAWA48,8039,842–

23Mason County, WAWA71,1658,695–

24Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1448,648–

25San Juan County, WAWA18,5777,178–

26Stevens County, WAWA49,6686,655–

27Okanogan County, WAWA45,2305,968–

28Douglas County, WAWA46,4735,798–

29Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315,014–

30Asotin County, WAWA22,5453,815–

31Pacific County, WAWA24,3573,504–

32Skamania County, WAWA12,6692,341–

33Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4572,122–

34Lincoln County, WAWA11,9821,971–

35Adams County, WAWA21,4881,489–

36Ferry County, WAWA7,5171,273–

37Columbia County, WAWA4,141769–

38Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873681–

39Garfield County, WAWA2,416438–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS