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Most educated, Washington cities · 2000

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 174 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 174 is 22.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Mercer Island, WAWA25,42269.1%+8.8 pts

02Pullman, WAWA33,75665.3%−0.5 pts

03Sammamish, WAWA66,11061.5%–

04Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69160.1%–

05Newcastle, WAWA13,12854.4%–

06Bellevue, WAWA154,19354.1%+8.5 pts

07Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04753.4%–

08Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51853.2%–

09Redmond, WAWA82,50652.9%+11.9 pts

10Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19151.1%+7.0 pts

11Vashon, WAWA9,93448.8%–

12Issaquah, WAWA39,42348.3%+15.6 pts

13Mill Creek, WAWA20,90247.7%+6.2 pts

14Kirkland, WAWA97,41047.4%+10.8 pts

15Seattle, WAWA784,77747.2%+9.3 pts

16Normandy Park, WAWA6,60946.8%+3.8 pts

17Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08446.8%+15.4 pts

18DuPont, WAWA9,77842.9%+29.8 pts

19Woodinville, WAWA14,54842.8%+0.9 pts

20Mukilteo, WAWA21,23942.7%+14.3 pts

21Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02942.7%+13.4 pts

22Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67442.7%+7.6 pts

23Cheney, WAWA12,65042.3%+5.0 pts

24Kenmore, WAWA24,24941.5%+9.0 pts

25Duvall, WAWA9,44040.5%+23.7 pts

26Olympia, WAWA56,72440.3%+7.2 pts

27Artondale, WAWA14,07339.8%+14.4 pts

28Richland, WAWA65,25838.9%+4.2 pts

29Bothell, WAWA52,19938.6%+11.4 pts

30North Bend, WAWA8,75837.8%+24.0 pts

31Shoreline, WAWA66,54237.3%–

32Felida, WAWA10,84137.2%+16.2 pts

33Steilacoom, WAWA6,64836.5%+4.9 pts

34Edmonds, WAWA42,74836.4%+5.4 pts

35Mount Vista, WAWA10,76435.1%–

36University Place, WAWA35,47933.9%+2.9 pts

37Fircrest, WAWA6,95933.2%−1.6 pts

38Tumwater, WAWA28,01033.2%+9.2 pts

39Port Townsend, WAWA10,67833.1%+5.4 pts

40Bellingham, WAWA96,39533.0%+4.9 pts

41Hobart, WAWA6,55232.8%–

42College Place, WAWA9,92332.7%+5.5 pts

43Brier, WAWA6,59732.2%+3.2 pts

44Lake Shore, WAWA6,97832.1%+5.2 pts

45Ellensburg, WAWA21,30832.0%+2.2 pts

46Maple Valley, WAWA28,48231.7%+2.9 pts

47Camas, WAWA27,74931.1%+13.9 pts

48Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63030.9%+3.9 pts

49Country Homes, WAWA6,19830.9%+1.6 pts

50Silverdale, WAWA20,68530.5%+4.6 pts

51Hockinson, WAWA6,15030.0%–

52Poulsbo, WAWA12,74929.5%+9.2 pts

53Maltby, WAWA10,91029.1%–

54West Richland, WAWA19,25729.1%+2.2 pts

55Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26628.0%–

56Renton, WAWA104,97527.8%+6.1 pts

57Anacortes, WAWA18,08027.8%+12.7 pts

58Martha Lake, WAWA22,63427.6%+1.4 pts

59Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01727.3%+6.0 pts

60Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64027.0%+13.6 pts

61Lynden, WAWA16,88126.9%+12.3 pts

62Lacey, WAWA58,83326.9%+2.8 pts

63Barberton, WAWA8,66826.4%–

64Federal Way, WAWA99,72926.2%−0.4 pts

65Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18326.0%–

66Camano, WAWA17,30325.6%–

67Spokane, WAWA230,78325.4%+4.3 pts

68Edgewood, WAWA13,54825.4%–

69Lakeland South, WAWA13,10025.2%+6.5 pts

70East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58224.8%+6.0 pts

71Covington, WAWA21,49624.8%–

72Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88424.5%+8.9 pts

73Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43024.4%+5.1 pts

74Tracyton, WAWA6,13724.3%+4.6 pts

75Kent, WAWA134,87124.0%+3.0 pts

76Lakeland North, WAWA15,95023.7%+3.7 pts

77Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63823.7%+3.1 pts

78Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04123.7%+1.4 pts

79South Hill, WAWA68,02523.5%+4.3 pts

80Selah, WAWA8,67823.5%+5.9 pts

81Wenatchee, WAWA35,54723.4%+6.3 pts

82Des Moines, WAWA33,03222.9%+3.0 pts

83Puyallup, WAWA42,68222.8%+5.1 pts

84Snohomish, WAWA10,71922.8%+4.3 pts

85Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53622.7%+3.3 pts

86Manchester, WAWA5,95622.7%+7.8 pts

87Lynnwood, WAWA42,13222.4%+3.9 pts

88Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08322.3%+4.9 pts

89Kennewick, WAWA88,36622.1%+2.4 pts

90Black Diamond, WAWA6,97821.8%+14.6 pts

91Lakewood, WAWA62,75521.8%+1.2 pts

92Blaine, WAWA6,47521.7%+7.0 pts

93Vancouver, WAWA199,69821.7%+6.7 pts

94Walla Walla, WAWA34,05821.6%+5.3 pts

95Burien, WAWA51,85921.2%+0.3 pts

96Ephrata, WAWA8,83421.1%+4.3 pts

97Ridgefield, WAWA16,13220.5%+8.9 pts

98Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09120.3%+4.6 pts

99Tacoma, WAWA229,81620.0%+4.2 pts

100Sumner, WAWA10,87119.6%+3.5 pts

101Arlington, WAWA22,03119.3%+10.4 pts

102Sequim, WAWA8,21519.1%+4.3 pts

103Monroe, WAWA20,02519.1%+10.6 pts

104Marysville, WAWA77,68619.0%+8.0 pts

105Port Angeles, WAWA20,14618.9%+4.5 pts

106Ferndale, WAWA17,55918.8%+5.7 pts

107Enumclaw, WAWA13,17218.7%+3.7 pts

108Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19318.6%+1.0 pts

109Everett, WAWA113,56718.5%+4.3 pts

110Summit, WAWA8,79118.5%+1.6 pts

111Woods Creek, WAWA6,94318.4%–

112Birch Bay, WAWA10,83718.3%−0.2 pts

113Stanwood, WAWA9,42118.1%+4.8 pts

114Yelm, WAWA12,04317.7%+7.6 pts

115Minnehaha, WAWA11,48217.6%+3.6 pts

116East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41417.6%+4.1 pts

117Tukwila, WAWA22,00317.5%−1.8 pts

118Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89217.1%−2.5 pts

119Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16717.0%+0.3 pts

120Chehalis, WAWA7,76416.8%+2.2 pts

121Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13916.8%+3.8 pts

122West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44416.8%+5.7 pts

123Battle Ground, WAWA23,51316.5%+5.3 pts

124Moses Lake, WAWA27,46916.3%+1.8 pts

125Prosser, WAWA6,65416.2%−1.3 pts

126Washougal, WAWA18,02816.0%+10.0 pts

127Yakima, WAWA97,45816.0%−0.5 pts

128Five Corners, WAWA21,19415.7%+7.4 pts

129Colville, WAWA5,11615.7%+0.7 pts

130Auburn, WAWA86,30115.6%+2.7 pts

131Parkwood, WAWA6,87315.5%−1.0 pts

132SeaTac, WAWA34,57815.3%+1.2 pts

133Parkland, WAWA38,74214.9%+0.1 pts

134Bremerton, WAWA45,48214.8%+2.1 pts

135Longview, WAWA38,36214.6%+1.6 pts

136Port Orchard, WAWA19,83914.5%+2.4 pts

137Milton, WAWA8,91114.5%−4.9 pts

138Waller, WAWA7,68314.3%+0.5 pts

139Elk Plain, WAWA14,27614.3%+5.5 pts

140Omak, WAWA5,18514.2%−0.1 pts

141Frederickson, WAWA25,38314.1%+5.7 pts

142Orchards, WAWA29,43814.1%–

143Graham, WAWA35,07913.6%–

144Deer Park, WAWA5,37013.4%+0.7 pts

145White Center, WAWA14,88613.3%–

146Shelton, WAWA10,92113.2%+0.3 pts

147Clarkston, WAWA7,18913.1%+3.9 pts

148Connell, WAWA5,08012.9%−1.7 pts

149Quincy, WAWA8,51012.7%+1.2 pts

150Orting, WAWA8,88412.1%−2.3 pts

151Woodland, WAWA6,61112.0%−0.7 pts

152Othello, WAWA9,23711.9%−0.9 pts

153Aberdeen, WAWA17,08811.8%−0.6 pts

154Centralia, WAWA19,37511.8%+1.1 pts

155Burlington, WAWA11,35611.7%+4.4 pts

156Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45411.6%+1.6 pts

157Fife, WAWA11,06111.3%−1.9 pts

158Spanaway, WAWA34,01911.2%−1.9 pts

159Sunnyside, WAWA16,43010.9%+0.7 pts

160Grandview, WAWA12,06210.6%−0.8 pts

161Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07410.6%+5.0 pts

162Pasco, WAWA82,84810.6%+1.8 pts

163Kelso, WAWA12,80110.3%+1.7 pts

164Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,3089.3%+0.4 pts

165Buckley, WAWA5,6889.3%+1.8 pts

166Pacific, WAWA7,0569.1%−6.5 pts

167Hoquiam, WAWA8,7109.1%−1.3 pts

168Sultan, WAWA7,2308.9%+1.8 pts

169Midland, WAWA9,0508.0%−1.5 pts

170Rochester, WAWA5,8348.0%−0.6 pts

171Airway Heights, WAWA11,8117.2%+2.6 pts

172Toppenish, WAWA8,6357.1%−0.3 pts

173Finley, WAWA5,6345.9%+1.7 pts

174Union Gap, WAWA6,6175.8%−0.9 pts

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