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Most educated, Washington cities · 2010

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 192 cities in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Mercer Island, WAWA25,42276.3%+7.2 pts

02Sammamish, WAWA66,11069.3%+7.9 pts

03Pullman, WAWA33,75665.8%+0.5 pts

04Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04764.2%+10.8 pts

05Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69163.4%+3.3 pts

06Newcastle, WAWA13,12863.3%+8.9 pts

07Issaquah, WAWA39,42361.5%+13.2 pts

08Bellevue, WAWA154,19360.7%+6.6 pts

09Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51860.6%+7.4 pts

10Redmond, WAWA82,50659.5%+6.6 pts

11Vashon, WAWA9,93457.6%+8.7 pts

12Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64057.3%+30.2 pts

13Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19156.2%+5.1 pts

14Kirkland, WAWA97,41055.8%+8.4 pts

15Seattle, WAWA784,77755.1%+7.9 pts

16Bothell East, WAWA14,57850.4%–

17Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08448.8%+2.0 pts

18Wollochet, WAWA6,68948.5%–

19Mukilteo, WAWA21,23948.2%+5.5 pts

20Kenmore, WAWA24,24946.6%+5.1 pts

21Woodinville, WAWA14,54846.3%+3.5 pts

22Mill Creek, WAWA20,90246.1%−1.6 pts

23Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02946.0%+3.4 pts

24Artondale, WAWA14,07345.4%+5.6 pts

25DuPont, WAWA9,77844.8%+1.9 pts

26Maplewood, WAWA5,80344.6%–

27Olympia, WAWA56,72444.5%+4.2 pts

28Felida, WAWA10,84144.5%+7.2 pts

29Normandy Park, WAWA6,60944.4%−2.4 pts

30Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45344.2%–

31Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63044.2%+13.2 pts

32Duvall, WAWA9,44043.8%+3.3 pts

33Bothell, WAWA52,19943.4%+4.8 pts

34Edmonds, WAWA42,74843.0%+6.5 pts

35Shoreline, WAWA66,54242.8%+5.5 pts

36Silver Firs, WAWA22,30642.6%–

37Maple Valley, WAWA28,48242.2%+10.5 pts

38Maltby, WAWA10,91041.7%+12.6 pts

39Camas, WAWA27,74941.4%+10.2 pts

40Ellensburg, WAWA21,30841.3%+9.2 pts

41Mount Vista, WAWA10,76441.2%+6.1 pts

42Cheney, WAWA12,65040.6%−1.6 pts

43Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85640.6%–

44Richland, WAWA65,25839.5%+0.5 pts

45Port Townsend, WAWA10,67839.3%+6.3 pts

46North Bend, WAWA8,75838.6%+0.8 pts

47Bellingham, WAWA96,39537.4%+4.4 pts

48Blaine, WAWA6,47537.1%+15.4 pts

49Poulsbo, WAWA12,74937.1%+7.6 pts

50Steilacoom, WAWA6,64836.8%+0.3 pts

51Fircrest, WAWA6,95936.7%+3.4 pts

52Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67436.3%−6.3 pts

53Brier, WAWA6,59735.5%+3.3 pts

54Picnic Point, WAWA10,26135.3%–

55University Place, WAWA35,47934.5%+0.7 pts

56East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58234.2%+9.3 pts

57Martha Lake, WAWA22,63434.1%+6.5 pts

58Tumwater, WAWA28,01033.7%+0.5 pts

59Bothell West, WAWA22,02933.4%–

60West Richland, WAWA19,25733.3%+4.2 pts

61Anacortes, WAWA18,08033.0%+5.2 pts

62Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26632.8%+4.8 pts

63North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33932.4%–

64Country Homes, WAWA6,19832.2%+1.3 pts

65Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79832.2%–

66Barberton, WAWA8,66832.0%+5.6 pts

67Eastmont, WAWA23,72132.0%–

68Lake Shore, WAWA6,97832.0%−0.1 pts

69Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01731.6%+4.3 pts

70Renton, WAWA104,97530.6%+2.7 pts

71Ridgefield, WAWA16,13229.9%+9.4 pts

72Hockinson, WAWA6,15029.7%−0.3 pts

73Ferndale, WAWA17,55929.0%+10.3 pts

74Hobart, WAWA6,55228.8%−4.1 pts

75Edgewood, WAWA13,54828.7%+3.3 pts

76Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43028.7%+4.3 pts

77Lacey, WAWA58,83328.4%+1.5 pts

78Spokane, WAWA230,78328.2%+2.9 pts

79Silverdale, WAWA20,68527.3%−3.1 pts

80Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18326.9%+0.8 pts

81Lynnwood, WAWA42,13226.7%+4.3 pts

82Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89026.6%–

83Mead, WAWA6,89326.4%–

84College Place, WAWA9,92326.4%−6.3 pts

85Federal Way, WAWA99,72926.1%−0.0 pts

86Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63826.0%+2.3 pts

87South Hill, WAWA68,02525.7%+2.2 pts

88Birch Bay, WAWA10,83725.3%+7.0 pts

89Burien, WAWA51,85925.3%+4.1 pts

90Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31425.1%–

91Colville, WAWA5,11624.8%+9.1 pts

92Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08324.8%+2.4 pts

93Washougal, WAWA18,02824.6%+8.6 pts

94Covington, WAWA21,49624.5%−0.2 pts

95Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09124.2%+3.9 pts

96Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88424.1%−0.4 pts

97Kent, WAWA134,87123.8%−0.2 pts

98Tacoma, WAWA229,81623.7%+3.7 pts

99Port Angeles, WAWA20,14623.7%+4.8 pts

100Manchester, WAWA5,95623.4%+0.7 pts

101Vancouver, WAWA199,69823.4%+1.7 pts

102Puyallup, WAWA42,68223.4%+0.6 pts

103Black Diamond, WAWA6,97823.4%+1.5 pts

104Lynden, WAWA16,88123.0%−3.9 pts

105Minnehaha, WAWA11,48223.0%+5.4 pts

106Lakewood, WAWA62,75522.8%+1.0 pts

107Lakeland South, WAWA13,10022.5%−2.6 pts

108Waller, WAWA7,68322.3%+8.0 pts

109Wenatchee, WAWA35,54722.0%−1.4 pts

110Summit View, WAWA8,48022.0%–

111Auburn, WAWA86,30121.8%+6.2 pts

112Sultan, WAWA7,23021.8%+12.8 pts

113Des Moines, WAWA33,03221.5%−1.4 pts

114Kennewick, WAWA88,36621.5%−0.7 pts

115Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13921.5%+4.7 pts

116Walla Walla, WAWA34,05821.3%−0.3 pts

117Stanwood, WAWA9,42121.2%+3.1 pts

118Snohomish, WAWA10,71921.2%−1.6 pts

119Woods Creek, WAWA6,94321.0%+2.6 pts

120Selah, WAWA8,67820.7%−2.8 pts

121Moses Lake, WAWA27,46920.7%+4.3 pts

122Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23720.4%–

123Sumner, WAWA10,87120.4%+0.8 pts

124Everett, WAWA113,56720.4%+1.9 pts

125Prosser, WAWA6,65420.4%+4.2 pts

126Arlington, WAWA22,03120.3%+1.0 pts

127Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89220.2%+3.2 pts

128Lakeland North, WAWA15,95020.2%−3.5 pts

129Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04120.2%−3.5 pts

130Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40520.1%–

131Port Orchard, WAWA19,83920.1%+5.6 pts

132Enumclaw, WAWA13,17220.1%+1.3 pts

133Chehalis, WAWA7,76419.8%+3.0 pts

134Summit, WAWA8,79119.7%+1.3 pts

135Milton, WAWA8,91119.7%+5.2 pts

136Orchards, WAWA29,43819.5%+5.4 pts

137Tracyton, WAWA6,13719.5%−4.8 pts

138Bremerton, WAWA45,48219.5%+4.7 pts

139Five Corners, WAWA21,19419.3%+3.5 pts

140Fife, WAWA11,06119.1%+7.7 pts

141Yakima, WAWA97,45819.1%+3.1 pts

142Monroe, WAWA20,02518.9%−0.2 pts

143Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19318.4%−0.2 pts

144Tukwila, WAWA22,00318.3%+0.8 pts

145Graham, WAWA35,07918.1%+4.6 pts

146Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16718.1%+1.1 pts

147Sequim, WAWA8,21517.6%−1.5 pts

148Yelm, WAWA12,04317.6%−0.1 pts

149Marysville, WAWA77,68617.6%−1.5 pts

150Frederickson, WAWA25,38317.3%+3.2 pts

151Ephrata, WAWA8,83417.0%−4.1 pts

152Longview, WAWA38,36216.7%+2.1 pts

153Battle Ground, WAWA23,51316.5%−0.0 pts

154East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41416.4%−1.1 pts

155Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45416.3%+4.7 pts

156North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33716.0%–

157Orting, WAWA8,88415.8%+3.7 pts

158Bangor Base, WAWA6,11215.6%–

159SeaTac, WAWA34,57815.3%+0.0 pts

160West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44414.7%−2.0 pts

161Burlington, WAWA11,35614.7%+2.9 pts

162Pasco, WAWA82,84814.3%+3.7 pts

163Parkwood, WAWA6,87314.0%−1.5 pts

164Woodland, WAWA6,61113.7%+1.7 pts

165Shelton, WAWA10,92113.7%+0.5 pts

166Aberdeen, WAWA17,08813.7%+1.8 pts

167Deer Park, WAWA5,37013.6%+0.2 pts

168Hoquiam, WAWA8,71013.3%+4.2 pts

169Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07413.2%+2.6 pts

170Centralia, WAWA19,37513.0%+1.2 pts

171Clarkston, WAWA7,18912.8%−0.3 pts

172Buckley, WAWA5,68812.7%+3.4 pts

173Elk Plain, WAWA14,27612.3%−2.0 pts

174Parkland, WAWA38,74212.2%−2.7 pts

175Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30812.1%+2.8 pts

176Othello, WAWA9,23711.9%+0.0 pts

177White Center, WAWA14,88611.8%−1.6 pts

178Spanaway, WAWA34,01911.5%+0.3 pts

179Clover Creek, WAWA7,34511.0%–

180Midland, WAWA9,05010.8%+2.9 pts

181Finley, WAWA5,63410.8%+4.8 pts

182Omak, WAWA5,18510.5%−3.7 pts

183Pacific, WAWA7,0569.9%+0.8 pts

184Kelso, WAWA12,8019.7%−0.6 pts

185Sunnyside, WAWA16,4308.6%−2.3 pts

186Airway Heights, WAWA11,8118.1%+0.9 pts

187Connell, WAWA5,0808.0%−4.9 pts

188Quincy, WAWA8,5107.8%−4.9 pts

189Toppenish, WAWA8,6356.8%−0.2 pts

190Rochester, WAWA5,8346.6%−1.3 pts

191Grandview, WAWA12,0625.6%−5.1 pts

192Union Gap, WAWA6,6174.6%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS