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Most educated, Washington cities

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 196 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 196 is 33.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sultan, WA, up 93 places to #84.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Mercer Island, WAWA25,42281.4%+12.3 pts

02Sammamish, WAWA66,11077.1%+15.6 pts

03▲1Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69176.4%+16.3 pts

04▲2Redmond, WAWA82,50675.3%+22.4 pts

05▲2Bellevue, WAWA154,19372.1%+18.0 pts

06▼1Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04771.7%+18.4 pts

07▲1Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64071.0%+43.9 pts

08▲1Issaquah, WAWA39,42370.5%+22.2 pts

09▲9Woodinville, WAWA14,54870.4%+27.7 pts

10▼7Newcastle, WAWA13,12868.5%+14.1 pts

11▼1Seattle, WAWA784,77768.4%+21.2 pts

12▼1Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51867.8%+14.6 pts

13▲8Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45367.6%–

14Kirkland, WAWA97,41066.3%+18.9 pts

15▲1Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19166.0%+14.8 pts

16▼1Bothell East, WAWA14,57865.9%–

17▲16North Bend, WAWA8,75863.3%+25.4 pts

18▲2Kenmore, WAWA24,24961.8%+20.3 pts

19▼6Pullman, WAWA33,75661.4%−3.9 pts

20▲6Normandy Park, WAWA6,60960.0%+13.1 pts

21▲3Bothell, WAWA52,19959.8%+21.1 pts

22▼3Duvall, WAWA9,44059.3%+18.7 pts

23▲18Tehaleh, WAWA9,56156.8%–

24▲8Mukilteo, WAWA21,23956.3%+13.6 pts

25Bothell West, WAWA22,02956.2%–

26▲4Mill Creek, WAWA20,90256.0%+8.3 pts

27▲9Wollochet, WAWA6,68955.8%–

28▲1Artondale, WAWA14,07355.4%+15.6 pts

29▼2Camas, WAWA27,74954.8%+23.7 pts

30▲19Black Diamond, WAWA6,97854.7%+32.9 pts

31▼19Felida, WAWA10,84154.0%+16.8 pts

32▲2Edmonds, WAWA42,74854.0%+17.5 pts

33▲9Maplewood, WAWA5,80353.6%–

34▼17DuPont, WAWA9,77853.6%+10.6 pts

35▼12Port Townsend, WAWA10,67853.2%+20.1 pts

36▼8Shoreline, WAWA66,54252.8%+15.5 pts

37▼2Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63052.1%+21.1 pts

38▲19Silver Firs, WAWA22,30651.9%–

39▼1Olympia, WAWA56,72451.8%+11.4 pts

40▲13Fircrest, WAWA6,95950.8%+17.6 pts

41▲13Brier, WAWA6,59750.6%+18.4 pts

42▲2Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85650.3%–

43▲5Martha Lake, WAWA22,63450.3%+22.7 pts

44▲2Maple Valley, WAWA28,48250.2%+18.5 pts

45▼23Vashon, WAWA9,93450.1%+1.3 pts

46▲15Poulsbo, WAWA12,74949.2%+19.8 pts

47▼16Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08449.1%+2.3 pts

48▼8Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02948.7%+6.0 pts

49▼10Bellingham, WAWA96,39548.5%+15.5 pts

50▲10Hobart, WAWA6,55247.9%+15.1 pts

51▼1Steilacoom, WAWA6,64847.8%+11.3 pts

52▼9Maltby, WAWA10,91047.3%+18.2 pts

53▼2Anacortes, WAWA18,08047.2%+19.4 pts

54▼9Richland, WAWA65,25846.6%+7.7 pts

55▼8Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67446.5%+3.9 pts

56▲16North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33943.8%–

57▲8East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58243.3%+18.4 pts

58▲8Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43043.0%+18.6 pts

59▲8Tumwater, WAWA28,01042.9%+9.7 pts

60▲16Picnic Point, WAWA10,26142.5%–

61▼6University Place, WAWA35,47942.1%+8.3 pts

62▲8Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79842.1%–

63▼11Ellensburg, WAWA21,30841.4%+9.4 pts

64▼6Eastmont, WAWA23,72140.5%–

65▲10Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26639.7%+11.7 pts

66▲8Renton, WAWA104,97539.5%+11.6 pts

67▼5Hockinson, WAWA6,15039.4%+9.5 pts

68▼12West Richland, WAWA19,25739.4%+10.2 pts

69▼6Lake Shore, WAWA6,97839.2%+7.2 pts

70▲7Ridgefield, WAWA16,13238.9%+18.4 pts

71▼12Mount Vista, WAWA10,76438.7%+3.6 pts

72▼35Cheney, WAWA12,65038.0%−4.3 pts

73▲8Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63837.6%+13.8 pts

74▲17Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89037.3%–

75▲20Covington, WAWA21,49637.3%+12.5 pts

76▲3Barberton, WAWA8,66837.3%+10.9 pts

77▲8Ferndale, WAWA17,55936.9%+18.1 pts

78▼5Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01736.4%+9.0 pts

79▲3Silverdale, WAWA20,68536.3%+5.8 pts

80▲79Woods Creek, WAWA6,94336.0%+17.6 pts

81▲39White Center, WAWA14,88635.9%+22.5 pts

82▼4Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88435.7%+11.2 pts

83▼15College Place, WAWA9,92335.4%+2.7 pts

84▲93Sultan, WAWA7,23035.4%+26.4 pts

85▼14Camano, WAWA17,30335.3%+9.7 pts

86▲20Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09135.0%+14.8 pts

87▲18Port Orchard, WAWA19,83934.9%+20.4 pts

88▲6Lynnwood, WAWA42,13234.9%+12.5 pts

89▲19Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18334.6%+8.5 pts

90▼2Tacoma, WAWA229,81634.5%+14.6 pts

91▲35Snohomish, WAWA10,71934.4%+11.6 pts

92▲7Sequim, WAWA8,21534.2%+15.2 pts

93▼10Lacey, WAWA58,83334.1%+7.2 pts

94▼8Spokane, WAWA230,78333.9%+8.5 pts

95▼8Edgewood, WAWA13,54833.6%+8.2 pts

96▲13Tracyton, WAWA6,13733.6%+9.2 pts

97Des Moines, WAWA33,03233.4%+10.6 pts

98▲6Burien, WAWA51,85933.2%+12.0 pts

99▲28Lynden, WAWA16,88133.1%+6.1 pts

100▲1South Hill, WAWA68,02532.9%+9.4 pts

101▲6Manchester, WAWA5,95632.4%+9.7 pts

102▼12Vancouver, WAWA199,69832.3%+10.6 pts

103▲9Birch Bay, WAWA10,83732.0%+13.7 pts

104▼40Blaine, WAWA6,47531.9%+10.2 pts

105▼12Federal Way, WAWA99,72930.8%+4.6 pts

106▼37Country Homes, WAWA6,19830.7%−0.2 pts

107▼18Minnehaha, WAWA11,48230.6%+13.0 pts

108▼10Port Angeles, WAWA20,14630.3%+11.4 pts

109▲12Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13930.2%+13.4 pts

110▲41Monroe, WAWA20,02530.0%+10.9 pts

111▼1Kent, WAWA134,87129.8%+5.8 pts

112▲2Puyallup, WAWA42,68229.4%+6.6 pts

113▼29Mead, WAWA6,89328.9%–

114▼22Washougal, WAWA18,02828.9%+12.8 pts

115▲15Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08328.9%+6.5 pts

116▲8Wenatchee, WAWA35,54728.8%+5.4 pts

117▲17Everett, WAWA113,56728.8%+10.3 pts

118▲30Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53628.5%+5.8 pts

119▲4Bremerton, WAWA45,48228.5%+13.7 pts

120▼3Waller, WAWA7,68328.4%+14.0 pts

121▲14Lakeland South, WAWA13,10028.2%+3.0 pts

122▼42Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04128.2%+4.5 pts

123▲8Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19327.9%+9.2 pts

124▼6Fife, WAWA11,06127.9%+16.5 pts

125▼3Walla Walla, WAWA34,05827.6%+6.0 pts

126▼15North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33727.4%–

127▲23Yelm, WAWA12,04327.4%+9.7 pts

128▼9Enumclaw, WAWA13,17227.3%+8.6 pts

129▲35Chehalis, WAWA7,76427.3%+10.5 pts

130▼28Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23727.2%–

131▲1Battle Ground, WAWA23,51326.7%+10.3 pts

132▼32Suncrest, WAWA5,34526.6%–

133▼4Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40526.5%–

134▼38Lakeland North, WAWA15,95026.4%+2.7 pts

135▲9SeaTac, WAWA34,57826.4%+11.1 pts

136▼21Sumner, WAWA10,87126.3%+6.7 pts

137▼21Kennewick, WAWA88,36626.2%+4.1 pts

138▼10Bangor Base, WAWA6,11225.8%–

139▲1Five Corners, WAWA21,19425.7%+10.0 pts

140▼27Auburn, WAWA86,30125.6%+10.0 pts

141▲14Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31425.6%–

142▼39Selah, WAWA8,67825.5%+2.1 pts

143▼10Tukwila, WAWA22,00325.3%+7.8 pts

144▼8Colville, WAWA5,11625.1%+9.4 pts

145▼3Orchards, WAWA29,43824.7%+10.7 pts

146▲21Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16724.4%+7.3 pts

147▲6Marysville, WAWA77,68624.3%+5.3 pts

148▲1Stanwood, WAWA9,42124.3%+6.2 pts

149▲23Orting, WAWA8,88424.0%+11.8 pts

150▲10Graham, WAWA35,07923.8%+10.2 pts

151▲22Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89223.4%+6.3 pts

152▼13Prosser, WAWA6,65423.3%+7.2 pts

153▼12Lakewood, WAWA62,75523.2%+1.4 pts

154▼29Buckley, WAWA5,68823.1%+13.8 pts

155▲35Omak, WAWA5,18522.7%+8.5 pts

156▼9Parkwood, WAWA6,87322.7%+7.2 pts

157▼3Pacific, WAWA7,05622.6%+13.5 pts

158▲10Clover Creek, WAWA7,34522.3%–

159▼16Milton, WAWA8,91122.1%+7.7 pts

160▼3Pasco, WAWA82,84821.4%+10.8 pts

161▼23Moses Lake, WAWA27,46921.4%+5.1 pts

162▲3Summit View, WAWA8,48021.1%–

163▲6Finley, WAWA5,63420.9%+15.0 pts

164▼6Arlington, WAWA22,03120.8%+1.5 pts

165▼4Yakima, WAWA97,45820.8%+4.8 pts

166▼21Summit, WAWA8,79120.6%+2.1 pts

167▼30Burlington, WAWA11,35620.5%+8.8 pts

168▲6Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30820.1%+10.7 pts

169▼7Frederickson, WAWA25,38320.0%+5.9 pts

170▼18East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41419.8%+2.2 pts

171▲10Centralia, WAWA19,37519.4%+7.6 pts

172▲19Midland, WAWA9,05019.1%+11.1 pts

173▼2Hoquiam, WAWA8,71018.6%+9.5 pts

174▲5Quincy, WAWA8,51018.5%+5.8 pts

175▲10Shelton, WAWA10,92118.1%+4.9 pts

176▼30Rochester, WAWA5,83417.5%+9.6 pts

177▼1Parkland, WAWA38,74217.5%+2.6 pts

178▲6Elk Plain, WAWA14,27617.5%+3.2 pts

179▼16Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45417.3%+5.7 pts

180▲6Airway Heights, WAWA11,81117.0%+9.8 pts

181▼1Clarkston, WAWA7,18916.9%+3.8 pts

182▼26Ephrata, WAWA8,83416.8%−4.3 pts

183Longview, WAWA38,36216.8%+2.1 pts

184▲3Spanaway, WAWA34,01916.6%+5.4 pts

185▼19West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44416.2%−0.6 pts

186▼16Aberdeen, WAWA17,08815.2%+3.3 pts

187▼12Deer Park, WAWA5,37014.6%+1.2 pts

188▼10Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07414.3%+3.6 pts

189▼7Woodland, WAWA6,61113.6%+1.6 pts

190▼1Kelso, WAWA12,80112.5%+2.2 pts

191▼3Othello, WAWA9,23711.8%−0.1 pts

192Connell, WAWA5,08010.1%−2.8 pts

193▲2Sunnyside, WAWA16,4309.8%−1.1 pts

194Toppenish, WAWA8,6359.5%+2.5 pts

195▲1Grandview, WAWA12,0627.3%−3.3 pts

196▼3Union Gap, WAWA6,6174.4%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES