RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 71 SHOWN OF 71

Most educated, Arizona cities · 1990

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 71 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 71 is 13.1%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25158.5%–

02Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72740.1%–

03Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08537.4%–

04Tempe, AZAZ190,57136.8%–

05Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00634.5%–

06Sedona, AZAZ9,61933.4%–

07Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26032.7%–

08Green Valley, AZAZ22,11431.6%–

09Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16030.4%–

10Gilbert, AZAZ287,28529.0%–

11Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62528.2%–

12Sun City West, AZAZ27,42527.7%–

13Chandler, AZAZ278,74826.2%–

14Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,90723.8%–

15Prescott, AZAZ48,42023.5%–

16Sun City, AZAZ37,48623.1%–

17Mesa, AZAZ513,65621.0%–

18Tucson, AZAZ548,37120.7%–

19Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,48119.9%–

20Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92419.5%–

21Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33019.3%–

22Glendale, AZAZ260,57217.7%–

23Show Low, AZAZ12,47117.6%–

24Peoria, AZAZ200,88116.9%–

25Kingman, AZAZ35,82916.8%–

26Snowflake, AZAZ6,90216.6%–

27Wickenburg, AZAZ8,30516.1%–

28Yuma, AZAZ105,22715.6%–

29Page, AZAZ7,14714.3%–

30Thatcher, AZAZ5,69014.3%–

31Casa Grande, AZAZ69,75314.2%–

32Safford, AZAZ10,27913.8%–

33Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,13613.4%–

34Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,35813.3%–

35Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,89613.1%–

36Catalina, AZAZ6,48913.1%–

37Goodyear, AZAZ125,35912.7%–

38Tuba City, AZAZ7,96012.5%–

39Arizona City, AZAZ9,54312.2%–

40Benson, AZAZ5,53211.8%–

41Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,55911.8%–

42Globe, AZAZ7,19111.1%–

43Camp Verde, AZAZ12,58111.0%–

44Payson, AZAZ16,69310.7%–

45Cottonwood, AZAZ12,70910.7%–

46Marana, AZAZ65,52310.2%–

47Buckeye, AZAZ125,4459.6%–

48Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4239.5%–

49Douglas, AZAZ16,0389.5%–

50Avondale, AZAZ100,9839.4%–

51Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4489.2%–

52Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8328.7%–

53Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7708.4%–

54Winslow, AZAZ8,4648.2%–

55Youngtown, AZAZ7,0398.0%–

56Nogales, AZAZ19,4957.9%–

57San Luis, AZAZ42,0307.8%–

58Surprise, AZAZ175,3047.5%–

59Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6727.2%–

60Florence, AZAZ25,2227.1%–

61Coolidge, AZAZ19,9597.0%–

62Valencia West, AZAZ14,7285.2%–

63New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9935.1%–

64Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2775.0%–

65El Mirage, AZAZ35,8204.5%–

66Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5673.4%–

67Tolleson, AZAZ9,2243.1%–

68Three Points, AZAZ5,2543.0%–

69Somerton, AZAZ14,9342.3%–

70Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0932.2%–

71Eloy, AZAZ19,9672.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS