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Most educated, Washington counties · 2000

Washington counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Whitman County, WAWA48,51244.0%+1.4 pts
02San Juan County, WAWA18,57740.2%+6.7 pts
03King County, WAWA2,344,93940.0%+7.1 pts
04Thurston County, WAWA304,26129.8%+5.1 pts
05Jefferson County, WAWA33,97028.4%+6.6 pts
06Whatcom County, WAWA236,39227.2%+5.3 pts
07Island County, WAWA85,65727.0%+7.0 pts
08Benton County, WAWA221,72226.3%+3.0 pts
09Kittitas County, WAWA48,80326.2%+4.0 pts
10Kitsap County, WAWA283,37425.3%+5.5 pts
11Spokane County, WAWA558,34425.0%+4.4 pts
12Snohomish County, WAWA870,65624.4%+5.1 pts
13Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36123.3%+4.5 pts
14Clark County, WAWA532,11922.1%+5.3 pts
15Chelan County, WAWA81,94121.9%+5.2 pts
16Skagit County, WAWA132,97520.8%+4.5 pts
17Clallam County, WAWA78,20220.8%+4.7 pts
18Pierce County, WAWA946,28820.6%+3.1 pts
19Lincoln County, WAWA11,98218.8%+2.7 pts
20Asotin County, WAWA22,54518.0%+5.6 pts
21Columbia County, WAWA4,14117.5%+2.4 pts
22Garfield County, WAWA2,41617.0%+3.3 pts
23Skamania County, WAWA12,66916.8%+5.1 pts
24Klickitat County, WAWA24,33116.4%+5.4 pts
25Douglas County, WAWA46,47316.2%+2.3 pts
26Okanogan County, WAWA45,23015.9%+3.9 pts
27Mason County, WAWA71,16515.6%+2.0 pts
28Stevens County, WAWA49,66815.3%+3.2 pts
29Yakima County, WAWA259,18515.3%+1.6 pts
30Pacific County, WAWA24,35715.2%+3.9 pts
31Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87314.8%+4.4 pts
32Grant County, WAWA105,72713.7%+1.8 pts
33Franklin County, WAWA102,61213.6%+0.2 pts
34Ferry County, WAWA7,51713.5%+1.5 pts
35Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88513.3%+2.0 pts
36Lewis County, WAWA88,06212.9%+1.1 pts
37Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14412.7%+1.7 pts
38Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45712.3%+0.3 pts
39Adams County, WAWA21,48812.2%−0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS