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Most graduate degrees, Washington counties · 2020

Washington counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, WAWA48,51223.3%+17%

02San Juan County, WAWA18,57721.8%+43%

03King County, WAWA2,344,93921.7%+63%

04Jefferson County, WAWA33,97019.3%+83%

05Island County, WAWA85,65713.8%+68%

06Thurston County, WAWA304,26113.6%+22%

07Whatcom County, WAWA236,39213.1%+47%

08Columbia County, WAWA4,14112.6%+126%

09Benton County, WAWA221,72212.3%+25%

10Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36112.2%+42%

11Kitsap County, WAWA283,37411.9%+43%

12Spokane County, WAWA558,34411.4%+31%

13Klickitat County, WAWA24,33111.4%+116%

14Clallam County, WAWA78,20211.3%+44%

15Kittitas County, WAWA48,80311.2%+20%

16Clark County, WAWA532,11911.0%+46%

17Snohomish County, WAWA870,65610.7%+54%

18Skamania County, WAWA12,66910.3%+100%

19Skagit County, WAWA132,9759.9%+42%

20Chelan County, WAWA81,9419.8%+32%

21Pierce County, WAWA946,2889.7%+40%

22Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,8738.7%+68%

23Garfield County, WAWA2,4168.6%+115%

24Lincoln County, WAWA11,9828.5%+83%

25Asotin County, WAWA22,5458.2%+17%

26Stevens County, WAWA49,6688.0%+50%

27Ferry County, WAWA7,5177.8%+71%

28Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,4577.6%+66%

29Okanogan County, WAWA45,2307.3%+23%

30Franklin County, WAWA102,6127.1%+54%

31Lewis County, WAWA88,0626.9%+34%

32Douglas County, WAWA46,4736.9%+43%

33Pacific County, WAWA24,3576.8%+11%

34Yakima County, WAWA259,1856.7%+22%

35Cowlitz County, WAWA114,8855.5%+13%

36Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,1445.5%+16%

37Adams County, WAWA21,4885.5%+47%

38Mason County, WAWA71,1655.4%+7%

39Grant County, WAWA105,7275.0%+7%

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