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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Whitman County, WAWA48,51219.9%−0.6 pts
02San Juan County, WAWA18,57715.2%+3.9 pts
03King County, WAWA2,344,93913.3%+3.3 pts
04Thurston County, WAWA304,26111.1%+2.5 pts
05Jefferson County, WAWA33,97010.5%+4.3 pts
06Benton County, WAWA221,7229.8%+2.0 pts
07Kittitas County, WAWA48,8039.3%+2.3 pts
08Whatcom County, WAWA236,3928.9%+2.1 pts
09Spokane County, WAWA558,3448.7%+2.1 pts
10Walla Walla County, WAWA62,3618.6%+2.6 pts
11Kitsap County, WAWA283,3748.3%+2.4 pts
12Island County, WAWA85,6578.3%+2.6 pts
13Clallam County, WAWA78,2027.9%+2.5 pts
14Clark County, WAWA532,1197.5%+2.2 pts
15Chelan County, WAWA81,9417.4%+2.6 pts
16Asotin County, WAWA22,5457.0%+3.0 pts
17Skagit County, WAWA132,9757.0%+2.2 pts
18Pierce County, WAWA946,2886.9%+1.5 pts
19Snohomish County, WAWA870,6566.9%+1.8 pts
20Pacific County, WAWA24,3576.1%+3.2 pts
21Okanogan County, WAWA45,2305.9%+2.4 pts
22Columbia County, WAWA4,1415.6%+1.2 pts
23Yakima County, WAWA259,1855.5%+1.3 pts
24Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.4%+1.6 pts
25Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.3%+2.8 pts
26Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8735.2%+1.4 pts
27Skamania County, WAWA12,6695.1%+0.9 pts
28Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.1%+1.7 pts
29Mason County, WAWA71,1655.0%+1.3 pts
30Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8854.9%+1.5 pts
31Douglas County, WAWA46,4734.8%+1.2 pts
32Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1444.8%+1.5 pts
33Lincoln County, WAWA11,9824.7%+1.1 pts
34Grant County, WAWA105,7274.6%+1.5 pts
35Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4574.6%+0.7 pts
36Franklin County, WAWA102,6124.6%+1.2 pts
37Ferry County, WAWA7,5174.6%+0.3 pts
38Garfield County, WAWA2,4164.0%+0.8 pts
39Adams County, WAWA21,4883.7%+0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS