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Most educated, Washington cities · 2020

Washington cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 196 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, WAWA25,42276.2%+7.1 pts

02Sammamish, WAWA66,11075.1%+13.7 pts

03Newcastle, WAWA13,12873.7%+19.3 pts

04Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69172.9%+12.8 pts

05Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04772.4%+19.0 pts

06Redmond, WAWA82,50671.8%+18.9 pts

07Bellevue, WAWA154,19369.1%+15.0 pts

08Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64069.1%+42.0 pts

09Issaquah, WAWA39,42366.7%+18.4 pts

10Seattle, WAWA784,77765.0%+17.8 pts

11Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51863.7%+10.6 pts

12Felida, WAWA10,84163.0%+25.8 pts

13Pullman, WAWA33,75662.6%−2.7 pts

14Kirkland, WAWA97,41062.3%+14.9 pts

15Bothell East, WAWA14,57862.1%–

16Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19160.8%+9.7 pts

17DuPont, WAWA9,77860.7%+17.8 pts

18Woodinville, WAWA14,54858.7%+16.0 pts

19Duvall, WAWA9,44058.1%+17.6 pts

20Kenmore, WAWA24,24957.1%+15.6 pts

21Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45357.1%–

22Vashon, WAWA9,93453.9%+5.0 pts

23Port Townsend, WAWA10,67853.8%+20.7 pts

24Bothell, WAWA52,19953.2%+14.6 pts

25Bothell West, WAWA22,02952.7%–

26Normandy Park, WAWA6,60952.0%+5.2 pts

27Camas, WAWA27,74951.4%+20.3 pts

28Shoreline, WAWA66,54251.1%+13.7 pts

29Artondale, WAWA14,07349.9%+10.1 pts

30Mill Creek, WAWA20,90249.9%+2.3 pts

31Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08449.9%+3.1 pts

32Mukilteo, WAWA21,23949.8%+7.1 pts

33North Bend, WAWA8,75849.2%+11.4 pts

34Edmonds, WAWA42,74848.9%+12.5 pts

35Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63048.2%+17.3 pts

36Wollochet, WAWA6,68947.9%–

37Cheney, WAWA12,65047.6%+5.3 pts

38Olympia, WAWA56,72446.0%+5.7 pts

39Bellingham, WAWA96,39545.4%+12.4 pts

40Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02945.1%+2.4 pts

41Tehaleh, WAWA9,56144.7%–

42Maplewood, WAWA5,80344.7%–

43Maltby, WAWA10,91044.3%+15.2 pts

44Fairwood CDP (King County), WAWA17,85644.0%–

45Richland, WAWA65,25843.5%+4.6 pts

46Maple Valley, WAWA28,48243.3%+11.6 pts

47Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67443.2%+0.5 pts

48Martha Lake, WAWA22,63442.9%+15.3 pts

49Black Diamond, WAWA6,97842.9%+21.0 pts

50Steilacoom, WAWA6,64842.9%+6.4 pts

51Anacortes, WAWA18,08042.9%+15.0 pts

52Ellensburg, WAWA21,30842.8%+10.8 pts

53Fircrest, WAWA6,95942.5%+9.3 pts

54Brier, WAWA6,59742.3%+10.1 pts

55University Place, WAWA35,47942.0%+8.2 pts

56West Richland, WAWA19,25742.0%+12.8 pts

57Silver Firs, WAWA22,30641.7%–

58Eastmont, WAWA23,72141.3%–

59Mount Vista, WAWA10,76441.0%+5.9 pts

60Hobart, WAWA6,55241.0%+8.1 pts

61Poulsbo, WAWA12,74939.6%+10.1 pts

62Hockinson, WAWA6,15039.5%+9.5 pts

63Lake Shore, WAWA6,97838.9%+6.8 pts

64Blaine, WAWA6,47538.3%+16.6 pts

65East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58237.6%+12.8 pts

66Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43037.4%+13.0 pts

67Tumwater, WAWA28,01036.7%+3.5 pts

68College Place, WAWA9,92336.7%+4.0 pts

69Country Homes, WAWA6,19835.9%+5.0 pts

70Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79835.8%–

71Camano, WAWA17,30335.6%+10.0 pts

72North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33935.6%–

73Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01735.1%+7.8 pts

74Renton, WAWA104,97535.0%+7.2 pts

75Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26634.9%+6.9 pts

76Picnic Point, WAWA10,26134.8%–

77Ridgefield, WAWA16,13234.6%+14.0 pts

78Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88434.0%+9.4 pts

79Barberton, WAWA8,66833.6%+7.1 pts

80Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04132.9%+9.2 pts

81Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63832.6%+8.9 pts

82Silverdale, WAWA20,68532.5%+2.1 pts

83Lacey, WAWA58,83332.2%+5.3 pts

84Mead, WAWA6,89332.2%–

85Ferndale, WAWA17,55932.1%+13.3 pts

86Spokane, WAWA230,78331.9%+6.5 pts

87Edgewood, WAWA13,54831.3%+5.9 pts

88Tacoma, WAWA229,81630.2%+10.2 pts

89Minnehaha, WAWA11,48230.0%+12.4 pts

90Vancouver, WAWA199,69830.0%+8.3 pts

91Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89029.8%–

92Washougal, WAWA18,02829.4%+13.4 pts

93Federal Way, WAWA99,72929.4%+3.2 pts

94Lynnwood, WAWA42,13229.2%+6.9 pts

95Covington, WAWA21,49629.0%+4.2 pts

96Lakeland North, WAWA15,95029.0%+5.3 pts

97Des Moines, WAWA33,03228.9%+6.1 pts

98Port Angeles, WAWA20,14628.8%+10.0 pts

99Sequim, WAWA8,21528.8%+9.7 pts

100Suncrest, WAWA5,34528.7%–

101South Hill, WAWA68,02528.7%+5.3 pts

102Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23728.3%–

103Selah, WAWA8,67828.1%+4.6 pts

104Burien, WAWA51,85927.9%+6.6 pts

105Port Orchard, WAWA19,83927.9%+13.4 pts

106Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09127.8%+7.5 pts

107Manchester, WAWA5,95627.6%+4.9 pts

108Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18327.3%+1.3 pts

109Tracyton, WAWA6,13727.3%+3.0 pts

110Kent, WAWA134,87127.1%+3.2 pts

111North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33727.1%–

112Birch Bay, WAWA10,83726.8%+8.5 pts

113Auburn, WAWA86,30126.8%+11.1 pts

114Puyallup, WAWA42,68226.8%+4.0 pts

115Sumner, WAWA10,87126.7%+7.1 pts

116Kennewick, WAWA88,36626.6%+4.4 pts

117Waller, WAWA7,68326.5%+12.2 pts

118Fife, WAWA11,06126.5%+15.2 pts

119Enumclaw, WAWA13,17226.4%+7.7 pts

120White Center, WAWA14,88626.2%+12.8 pts

121Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13926.0%+9.2 pts

122Walla Walla, WAWA34,05825.8%+4.2 pts

123Bremerton, WAWA45,48225.6%+10.8 pts

124Wenatchee, WAWA35,54725.3%+1.9 pts

125Buckley, WAWA5,68825.3%+16.1 pts

126Snohomish, WAWA10,71925.2%+2.4 pts

127Lynden, WAWA16,88125.2%−1.8 pts

128Bangor Base, WAWA6,11225.0%–

129Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40524.6%–

130Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08324.4%+2.1 pts

131Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19324.4%+5.7 pts

132Battle Ground, WAWA23,51324.3%+7.8 pts

133Tukwila, WAWA22,00324.1%+6.6 pts

134Everett, WAWA113,56723.7%+5.2 pts

135Lakeland South, WAWA13,10023.1%−2.1 pts

136Colville, WAWA5,11622.7%+7.0 pts

137Burlington, WAWA11,35622.7%+10.9 pts

138Moses Lake, WAWA27,46922.6%+6.2 pts

139Prosser, WAWA6,65422.5%+6.3 pts

140Five Corners, WAWA21,19422.4%+6.7 pts

141Lakewood, WAWA62,75522.2%+0.4 pts

142Orchards, WAWA29,43822.1%+8.0 pts

143Milton, WAWA8,91121.9%+7.4 pts

144SeaTac, WAWA34,57821.8%+6.5 pts

145Summit, WAWA8,79121.5%+3.1 pts

146Rochester, WAWA5,83421.3%+13.3 pts

147Parkwood, WAWA6,87321.2%+5.6 pts

148Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53620.9%−1.8 pts

149Stanwood, WAWA9,42120.8%+2.7 pts

150Yelm, WAWA12,04320.7%+3.0 pts

151Monroe, WAWA20,02520.7%+1.6 pts

152East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41420.6%+3.0 pts

153Marysville, WAWA77,68620.2%+1.2 pts

154Pacific, WAWA7,05620.2%+11.1 pts

155Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31420.2%–

156Ephrata, WAWA8,83420.1%−1.0 pts

157Pasco, WAWA82,84819.8%+9.3 pts

158Arlington, WAWA22,03119.5%+0.2 pts

159Woods Creek, WAWA6,94319.4%+1.0 pts

160Graham, WAWA35,07919.3%+5.7 pts

161Yakima, WAWA97,45819.3%+3.3 pts

162Frederickson, WAWA25,38319.2%+5.1 pts

163Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45419.0%+7.4 pts

164Chehalis, WAWA7,76419.0%+2.2 pts

165Summit View, WAWA8,48018.9%–

166West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44418.8%+2.0 pts

167Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16718.5%+1.5 pts

168Clover Creek, WAWA7,34518.5%–

169Finley, WAWA5,63418.0%+12.1 pts

170Aberdeen, WAWA17,08817.6%+5.8 pts

171Hoquiam, WAWA8,71017.6%+8.5 pts

172Orting, WAWA8,88417.2%+5.1 pts

173Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89216.9%−0.1 pts

174Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30816.9%+7.5 pts

175Deer Park, WAWA5,37016.7%+3.4 pts

176Parkland, WAWA38,74216.6%+1.7 pts

177Sultan, WAWA7,23016.2%+7.3 pts

178Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07416.0%+5.4 pts

179Quincy, WAWA8,51016.0%+3.3 pts

180Clarkston, WAWA7,18916.0%+2.9 pts

181Centralia, WAWA19,37515.8%+4.0 pts

182Woodland, WAWA6,61115.3%+3.3 pts

183Longview, WAWA38,36215.1%+0.5 pts

184Elk Plain, WAWA14,27614.3%+0.0 pts

185Shelton, WAWA10,92112.9%−0.3 pts

186Airway Heights, WAWA11,81112.2%+5.0 pts

187Spanaway, WAWA34,01912.2%+1.0 pts

188Othello, WAWA9,23712.0%+0.0 pts

189Kelso, WAWA12,80111.1%+0.9 pts

190Omak, WAWA5,18510.7%−3.5 pts

191Midland, WAWA9,0508.0%+0.0 pts

192Connell, WAWA5,0806.9%−6.0 pts

193Union Gap, WAWA6,6176.8%+1.0 pts

194Toppenish, WAWA8,6356.5%−0.5 pts

195Sunnyside, WAWA16,4306.1%−4.8 pts

196Grandview, WAWA12,0625.3%−5.4 pts

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