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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%+10%

02Sammamish, WAWA66,11075.1%+22%

03Newcastle, WAWA13,12873.7%+36%

04Bainbridge Island, WAWA24,69172.9%+21%

05Union Hill-Novelty Hill, WAWA23,04772.4%+36%

06Redmond, WAWA82,50671.8%+36%

07Bellevue, WAWA154,19369.1%+28%

08Snoqualmie, WAWA13,64069.1%+155%

09Issaquah, WAWA39,42366.7%+38%

10Seattle, WAWA784,77765.0%+38%

11Cottage Lake, WAWA22,51863.7%+20%

12Felida, WAWA10,84163.0%+69%

13Pullman, WAWA33,75662.6%−4%

14Kirkland, WAWA97,41062.3%+31%

15Bothell East, WAWA14,57862.1%–

16Lake Forest Park, WAWA13,19160.8%+19%

17DuPont, WAWA9,77860.7%+41%

18Woodinville, WAWA14,54858.7%+37%

19Duvall, WAWA9,44058.1%+43%

20Kenmore, WAWA24,24957.1%+38%

21Mill Creek East, WAWA25,45357.1%–

22Vashon, WAWA9,93453.9%+10%

23Port Townsend, WAWA10,67853.8%+63%

24Bothell, WAWA52,19953.2%+38%

25Bothell West, WAWA22,02952.7%–

26Normandy Park, WAWA6,60952.0%+11%

27Camas, WAWA27,74951.4%+65%

28Shoreline, WAWA66,54251.1%+37%

29Artondale, WAWA14,07349.9%+25%

30Mill Creek, WAWA20,90249.9%+5%

31Sudden Valley, WAWA6,08449.9%+7%

32Mukilteo, WAWA21,23949.8%+17%

33North Bend, WAWA8,75849.2%+30%

34Edmonds, WAWA42,74848.9%+34%

35Gig Harbor, WAWA12,63048.2%+56%

36Wollochet, WAWA6,68947.9%–

37Cheney, WAWA12,65047.6%+13%

38Olympia, WAWA56,72446.0%+14%

39Bellingham, WAWA96,39545.4%+37%

40Liberty Lake, WAWA14,02945.1%+6%

41Tehaleh, WAWA9,56144.7%–

42Maplewood, WAWA5,80344.7%–

43Maltby, WAWA10,91044.3%+52%

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

45Richland, WAWA65,25843.5%+12%

46Maple Valley, WAWA28,48243.3%+37%

47Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WAWA10,67443.2%+1%

48Martha Lake, WAWA22,63442.9%+56%

49Black Diamond, WAWA6,97842.9%+96%

50Steilacoom, WAWA6,64842.9%+17%

51Anacortes, WAWA18,08042.9%+54%

52Ellensburg, WAWA21,30842.8%+34%

53Fircrest, WAWA6,95942.5%+28%

54Brier, WAWA6,59742.3%+31%

55University Place, WAWA35,47942.0%+24%

56West Richland, WAWA19,25742.0%+44%

57Silver Firs, WAWA22,30641.7%–

58Eastmont, WAWA23,72141.3%–

59Mount Vista, WAWA10,76441.0%+17%

60Hobart, WAWA6,55241.0%+25%

61Poulsbo, WAWA12,74939.6%+34%

62Hockinson, WAWA6,15039.5%+32%

63Lake Shore, WAWA6,97838.9%+21%

64Blaine, WAWA6,47538.3%+76%

65East Renton Highlands, WAWA12,58237.6%+51%

66Mountlake Terrace, WAWA25,43037.4%+54%

67Tumwater, WAWA28,01036.7%+11%

68College Place, WAWA9,92336.7%+12%

69Country Homes, WAWA6,19835.9%+16%

70Lake Tapps, WAWA12,79835.8%–

71Camano, WAWA17,30335.6%+39%

72North Lynnwood, WAWA23,33935.6%–

73Salmon Creek, WAWA20,01735.1%+29%

74Renton, WAWA104,97535.0%+26%

75Alderwood Manor, WAWA10,26634.9%+25%

76Picnic Point, WAWA10,26134.8%–

77Ridgefield, WAWA16,13234.6%+68%

78Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WAWA7,88434.0%+38%

79Barberton, WAWA8,66833.6%+27%

80Terrace Heights, WAWA10,04132.9%+39%

81Bryn Mawr-Skyway, WAWA17,63832.6%+38%

82Silverdale, WAWA20,68532.5%+7%

83Lacey, WAWA58,83332.2%+20%

84Mead, WAWA6,89332.2%–

85Ferndale, WAWA17,55932.1%+71%

86Spokane, WAWA230,78331.9%+26%

87Edgewood, WAWA13,54831.3%+23%

88Tacoma, WAWA229,81630.2%+51%

89Minnehaha, WAWA11,48230.0%+70%

90Vancouver, WAWA199,69830.0%+38%

91Lake Stickney, WAWA15,89029.8%–

92Washougal, WAWA18,02829.4%+83%

93Federal Way, WAWA99,72929.4%+12%

94Lynnwood, WAWA42,13229.2%+31%

95Covington, WAWA21,49629.0%+17%

96Lakeland North, WAWA15,95029.0%+22%

97Des Moines, WAWA33,03228.9%+27%

98Port Angeles, WAWA20,14628.8%+53%

99Sequim, WAWA8,21528.8%+51%

100Suncrest, WAWA5,34528.7%–

101South Hill, WAWA68,02528.7%+22%

102Hazel Dell, WAWA23,23728.3%–

103Selah, WAWA8,67828.1%+20%

104Burien, WAWA51,85927.9%+31%

105Port Orchard, WAWA19,83927.9%+92%

106Lake Stevens, WAWA42,09127.8%+37%

107Manchester, WAWA5,95627.6%+22%

108Lake Morton-Berrydale, WAWA11,18327.3%+5%

109Tracyton, WAWA6,13727.3%+12%

110Kent, WAWA134,87127.1%+13%

111North Fort Lewis, WAWA6,33727.1%–

112Birch Bay, WAWA10,83726.8%+47%

113Auburn, WAWA86,30126.8%+71%

114Puyallup, WAWA42,68226.8%+17%

115Sumner, WAWA10,87126.7%+36%

116Kennewick, WAWA88,36626.6%+20%

117Waller, WAWA7,68326.5%+85%

118Fife, WAWA11,06126.5%+134%

119Enumclaw, WAWA13,17226.4%+41%

120White Center, WAWA14,88626.2%+96%

121Bonney Lake, WAWA22,13926.0%+55%

122Walla Walla, WAWA34,05825.8%+19%

123Bremerton, WAWA45,48225.6%+73%

124Wenatchee, WAWA35,54725.3%+8%

125Buckley, WAWA5,68825.3%+173%

126Snohomish, WAWA10,71925.2%+11%

127Lynden, WAWA16,88125.2%−7%

128Bangor Base, WAWA6,11225.0%–

129Spokane Valley, WAWA108,40524.6%–

130Oak Harbor, WAWA24,08324.4%+9%

131Mount Vernon, WAWA35,19324.4%+31%

132Battle Ground, WAWA23,51324.3%+47%

133Tukwila, WAWA22,00324.1%+38%

134Everett, WAWA113,56723.7%+28%

135Lakeland South, WAWA13,10023.1%−8%

136Colville, WAWA5,11622.7%+44%

137Burlington, WAWA11,35622.7%+93%

138Moses Lake, WAWA27,46922.6%+38%

139Prosser, WAWA6,65422.5%+39%

140Five Corners, WAWA21,19422.4%+42%

141Lakewood, WAWA62,75522.2%+2%

142Orchards, WAWA29,43822.1%+57%

143Milton, WAWA8,91121.9%+51%

144SeaTac, WAWA34,57821.8%+43%

145Summit, WAWA8,79121.5%+17%

146Rochester, WAWA5,83421.3%+167%

147Parkwood, WAWA6,87321.2%+36%

148Lake Goodwin, WAWA5,53620.9%−8%

149Stanwood, WAWA9,42120.8%+15%

150Yelm, WAWA12,04320.7%+17%

151Monroe, WAWA20,02520.7%+8%

152East Wenatchee, WAWA14,41420.6%+17%

153Marysville, WAWA77,68620.2%+6%

154Pacific, WAWA7,05620.2%+121%

155Tanglewilde, WAWA6,31420.2%–

156Ephrata, WAWA8,83420.1%−5%

157Pasco, WAWA82,84819.8%+87%

158Arlington, WAWA22,03119.5%+1%

159Woods Creek, WAWA6,94319.4%+5%

160Graham, WAWA35,07919.3%+42%

161Yakima, WAWA97,45819.3%+20%

162Frederickson, WAWA25,38319.2%+36%

163Otis Orchards-East Farms, WAWA5,45419.0%+64%

164Chehalis, WAWA7,76419.0%+13%

165Summit View, WAWA8,48018.9%–

166West Clarkston-Highland, WAWA5,44418.8%+12%

167Fort Lewis, WAWA15,16718.5%+9%

168Clover Creek, WAWA7,34518.5%–

169Finley, WAWA5,63418.0%+204%

170Aberdeen, WAWA17,08817.6%+49%

171Hoquiam, WAWA8,71017.6%+94%

172Orting, WAWA8,88417.2%+42%

173Ocean Shores, WAWA7,89216.9%−1%

174Sedro-Woolley, WAWA13,30816.9%+80%

175Deer Park, WAWA5,37016.7%+25%

176Parkland, WAWA38,74216.6%+12%

177Sultan, WAWA7,23016.2%+81%

178Prairie Ridge, WAWA12,07416.0%+51%

179Quincy, WAWA8,51016.0%+26%

180Clarkston, WAWA7,18916.0%+22%

181Centralia, WAWA19,37515.8%+34%

182Woodland, WAWA6,61115.3%+27%

183Longview, WAWA38,36215.1%+3%

184Elk Plain, WAWA14,27614.3%+0%

185Shelton, WAWA10,92112.9%−2%

186Airway Heights, WAWA11,81112.2%+70%

187Spanaway, WAWA34,01912.2%+9%

188Othello, WAWA9,23712.0%+0%

189Kelso, WAWA12,80111.1%+8%

190Omak, WAWA5,18510.7%−25%

191Midland, WAWA9,0508.0%+0%

192Connell, WAWA5,0806.9%−47%

193Union Gap, WAWA6,6176.8%+17%

194Toppenish, WAWA8,6356.5%−7%

195Sunnyside, WAWA16,4306.1%−44%

196Grandview, WAWA12,0625.3%−51%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS