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Most graduate degrees, Washington counties · 2010

Washington counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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 2000

01Whitman County, WAWA48,51221.6%+9%

02San Juan County, WAWA18,57718.3%+21%

03King County, WAWA2,344,93916.4%+23%

04Jefferson County, WAWA33,97015.4%+46%

05Thurston County, WAWA304,26112.4%+12%

06Kittitas County, WAWA48,80311.8%+26%

07Island County, WAWA85,65711.3%+37%

08Benton County, WAWA221,72210.7%+9%

09Whatcom County, WAWA236,39210.7%+20%

10Spokane County, WAWA558,34410.1%+15%

11Kitsap County, WAWA283,37410.0%+20%

12Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36110.0%+16%

13Clallam County, WAWA78,2029.5%+21%

14Clark County, WAWA532,1198.9%+18%

15Skagit County, WAWA132,9758.7%+25%

16Snohomish County, WAWA870,6568.3%+21%

17Chelan County, WAWA81,9418.3%+12%

18Pierce County, WAWA946,2888.1%+17%

19Asotin County, WAWA22,5457.3%+3%

20Okanogan County, WAWA45,2307.0%+18%

21Skamania County, WAWA12,6696.8%+32%

22Columbia County, WAWA4,1416.6%+18%

23Lincoln County, WAWA11,9826.3%+35%

24Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4576.1%+33%

25Pacific County, WAWA24,3576.0%−2%

26Yakima County, WAWA259,1856.0%+8%

27Douglas County, WAWA46,4735.9%+22%

28Lewis County, WAWA88,0625.8%+14%

29Stevens County, WAWA49,6685.8%+9%

30Ferry County, WAWA7,5175.7%+26%

31Mason County, WAWA71,1655.7%+15%

32Klickitat County, WAWA24,3315.6%+6%

33Garfield County, WAWA2,4165.4%+36%

34Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1444.9%+3%

35Adams County, WAWA21,4884.8%+30%

36Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8854.7%−4%

37Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8734.6%−11%

38Franklin County, WAWA102,6124.6%+0%

39Grant County, WAWA105,7274.5%−4%

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