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Most graduate degrees, Washington counties · 2000

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

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Whitman County, WAWA48,51219.9%−3%

02San Juan County, WAWA18,57715.2%+35%

03King County, WAWA2,344,93913.3%+33%

04Thurston County, WAWA304,26111.1%+29%

05Jefferson County, WAWA33,97010.5%+70%

06Benton County, WAWA221,7229.8%+26%

07Kittitas County, WAWA48,8039.3%+32%

08Whatcom County, WAWA236,3928.9%+30%

09Spokane County, WAWA558,3448.7%+32%

10Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3618.6%+43%

11Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.3%+39%

12Island County, WAWA85,6578.3%+46%

13Clallam County, WAWA78,2027.9%+46%

14Clark County, WAWA532,1197.5%+42%

15Chelan County, WAWA81,9417.4%+53%

16Asotin County, WAWA22,5457.0%+73%

17Skagit County, WAWA132,9757.0%+46%

18Pierce County, WAWA946,2886.9%+27%

19Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.9%+36%

20Pacific County, WAWA24,3576.1%+114%

21Okanogan County, WAWA45,2305.9%+68%

22Columbia County, WAWA4,1415.6%+28%

23Yakima County, WAWA259,1855.5%+32%

24Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.4%+44%

25Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.3%+116%

26Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8735.2%+39%

27Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.1%+22%

28Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.1%+48%

29Mason County, WAWA71,1655.0%+34%

30Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8854.9%+44%

31Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.8%+34%

32Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1444.8%+48%

33Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824.7%+30%

34Grant County, WAWA105,7274.6%+46%

35Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.6%+18%

36Franklin County, WAWA102,6124.6%+34%

37Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.6%+8%

38Garfield County, WAWA2,4164.0%+26%

39Adams County, WAWA21,4883.7%+12%

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