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Most graduate degrees, Washington counties

Washington counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 39 counties in Washington that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01King County, WAWA2,344,93924.2%+10.8 pts
02San Juan County, WAWA18,57723.4%+8.2 pts
03Whitman County, WAWA48,51222.4%+2.5 pts
04Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.6%+9.1 pts
05Whatcom County, WAWA236,39214.9%+6.0 pts
06Thurston County, WAWA304,26114.9%+3.7 pts
07Island County, WAWA85,65714.4%+6.2 pts
08Kitsap County, WAWA283,37414.0%+5.7 pts
09Klickitat County, WAWA24,33114.0%+8.7 pts
10Kittitas County, WAWA48,80313.9%+4.6 pts
11Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36113.5%+4.9 pts
12Snohomish County, WAWA870,65613.4%+6.5 pts
13Benton County, WAWA221,72212.9%+3.0 pts
14Clark County, WAWA532,11912.4%+4.9 pts
15Garfield County, WAWA2,41612.4%+8.4 pts
16Clallam County, WAWA78,20212.4%+4.5 pts
17Spokane County, WAWA558,34412.1%+3.4 pts
18Skagit County, WAWA132,97511.8%+4.8 pts
19Pierce County, WAWA946,28811.3%+4.4 pts
20Chelan County, WAWA81,94111.2%+3.8 pts
21Skamania County, WAWA12,66910.6%+5.5 pts
22Columbia County, WAWA4,1419.9%+4.4 pts
23Okanogan County, WAWA45,2309.6%+3.7 pts
24Asotin County, WAWA22,5459.4%+2.4 pts
25Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8738.2%+3.0 pts
26Stevens County, WAWA49,6687.9%+2.5 pts
27Lincoln County, WAWA11,9827.8%+3.2 pts
28Franklin County, WAWA102,6127.8%+3.2 pts
29Pacific County, WAWA24,3577.8%+1.7 pts
30Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4577.7%+3.2 pts
31Mason County, WAWA71,1657.7%+2.7 pts
32Lewis County, WAWA88,0627.3%+2.2 pts
33Yakima County, WAWA259,1857.0%+1.4 pts
34Douglas County, WAWA46,4736.2%+1.4 pts
35Ferry County, WAWA7,5176.1%+1.6 pts
36Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1446.0%+1.2 pts
37Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.7%+0.8 pts
38Grant County, WAWA105,7275.6%+0.9 pts
39Adams County, WAWA21,4885.4%+1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES