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Most graduate degrees, Arizona cities · 2000

Arizona cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 82 cities in Arizona that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 82 is 6.5%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Paradise Valley, AZAZ12,25132.1%+5.3 pts

02Catalina Foothills, AZAZ52,59328.8%–

03Tanque Verde, AZAZ15,86622.5%–

04Litchfield Park, AZAZ6,72720.4%+8.5 pts

05Oro Valley, AZAZ48,08517.0%+3.0 pts

06Cave Creek, AZAZ5,16016.7%+7.2 pts

07Sedona, AZAZ9,61916.6%+6.0 pts

08Flagstaff, AZAZ77,26015.1%+1.6 pts

09Scottsdale, AZAZ243,00614.7%+3.3 pts

10Tempe, AZAZ190,57114.6%+1.5 pts

11Williamson, AZAZ6,31014.4%–

12Fountain Hills, AZAZ23,62513.7%+4.9 pts

13Casas Adobes, AZAZ72,05913.5%–

14Green Valley, AZAZ22,11412.9%+1.0 pts

15Prescott, AZAZ48,42012.3%+4.1 pts

16Sun City West, AZAZ27,42511.7%+1.6 pts

17Sun Lakes, AZAZ13,92411.6%+3.4 pts

18Gilbert, AZAZ287,28511.3%+3.7 pts

19Thatcher, AZAZ5,69011.3%+5.4 pts

20Chandler, AZAZ278,74810.5%+3.3 pts

21Sierra Vista Southeast, AZAZ14,33010.4%+2.9 pts

22Marana, AZAZ65,5239.1%+6.0 pts

23Tucson, AZAZ548,3719.0%+1.0 pts

24Sahuarita, AZAZ37,6948.9%–

25Globe, AZAZ7,1918.5%+5.0 pts

26Sun City, AZAZ37,4868.3%−0.5 pts

27Snowflake, AZAZ6,9028.2%+4.2 pts

28Tuba City, AZAZ7,9607.6%0.0 pts

29Phoenix, AZAZ1,665,4817.6%+1.2 pts

30Sierra Vista, AZAZ44,9077.5%−1.2 pts

31New River, AZAZ18,2407.5%–

32Safford, AZAZ10,2797.2%+1.7 pts

33Goodyear, AZAZ125,3597.2%+4.2 pts

34Catalina, AZAZ6,4897.1%+3.2 pts

35Glendale, AZAZ260,5727.1%+1.9 pts

36Surprise, AZAZ175,3046.8%+4.4 pts

37Casa Grande, AZAZ69,7536.8%+1.2 pts

38Payson, AZAZ16,6936.7%+2.4 pts

39Mesa, AZAZ513,6566.7%+0.4 pts

40Page, AZAZ7,1476.6%+1.8 pts

41Yuma, AZAZ105,2276.5%+0.7 pts

42Peoria, AZAZ200,8816.5%+1.5 pts

43Tucson Estates, AZAZ12,1366.2%+0.4 pts

44Wickenburg, AZAZ8,3055.7%+1.8 pts

45Cottonwood, AZAZ12,7095.6%+1.5 pts

46Chino Valley, AZAZ13,8325.5%+2.5 pts

47Kingman, AZAZ35,8295.5%−1.8 pts

48Prescott Valley, AZAZ52,4235.4%+3.0 pts

49Show Low, AZAZ12,4715.2%−2.7 pts

50Avondale, AZAZ100,9835.2%+1.9 pts

51Corona de Tucson, AZAZ9,5665.1%–

52Lake Havasu City, AZAZ59,3584.9%−0.1 pts

53Youngtown, AZAZ7,0394.8%+2.8 pts

54Queen Creek, AZAZ89,7704.7%+3.1 pts

55Three Points, AZAZ5,2544.4%+3.6 pts

56Fortuna Foothills, AZAZ28,8964.3%−0.5 pts

57Winslow, AZAZ8,4644.3%+1.1 pts

58Camp Verde, AZAZ12,5814.1%−0.5 pts

59Picture Rocks, AZAZ9,4483.9%+1.5 pts

60Nogales, AZAZ19,4953.9%+0.7 pts

61Arizona City, AZAZ9,5433.7%+0.1 pts

62Benson, AZAZ5,5323.6%−0.4 pts

63Douglas, AZAZ16,0383.5%−0.7 pts

64Drexel Heights, AZAZ27,6753.4%–

65Bullhead City, AZAZ43,9873.1%–

66Coolidge, AZAZ19,9593.0%+0.2 pts

67Buckeye, AZAZ125,4452.9%−0.2 pts

68Guadalupe, AZAZ5,0932.8%+2.5 pts

69Vail, AZAZ16,3152.8%–

70Apache Junction, AZAZ45,6722.8%−0.1 pts

71Tolleson, AZAZ9,2242.8%+1.5 pts

72Avra Valley, AZAZ6,2772.2%+2.0 pts

73Flowing Wells, AZAZ16,5591.8%−1.8 pts

74Golden Valley, AZAZ8,5671.8%+0.8 pts

75San Luis, AZAZ42,0301.8%−4.1 pts

76Somerton, AZAZ14,9341.7%+0.5 pts

77Eloy, AZAZ19,9671.7%+0.3 pts

78Florence, AZAZ25,2221.7%−0.9 pts

79New Kingman-Butler, AZAZ13,9931.6%+0.5 pts

80Valencia West, AZAZ14,7281.2%−1.0 pts

81El Mirage, AZAZ35,8200.9%−0.2 pts

82Maricopa, AZAZ78,3620.0%–

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