Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Washington Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 4.74%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Sunnyside city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (22.21%), followed by Kelso city (14.65%), and Grandview city (11.47%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Sunnyside city
Kelso city
Grandview city
Lakeland South CDP
Yakima city
Spanaway CDP
Aberdeen city
Shelton city
Longview city
Graham CDP
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Sunnyside city 22.21
2 Kelso city 14.65
3 Grandview city 11.47
3 Lakeland South CDP 11.47
4 Yakima city 10.79
5 Spanaway CDP 10.73
6 Aberdeen city 10.24
7 Shelton city 9.77
8 Longview city 9.37
9 Graham CDP 9.24
10 Centralia city 8.98
11 Parkland CDP 8.83
12 Moses Lake city 8.66
13 Alderwood Manor CDP 8.58
14 Fife city 8.57
15 Sedro-Woolley city 8.55
16 Lakewood city 8.31
17 Airway Heights city 8.19
18 Elk Plain CDP 7.91
19 North Lynnwood CDP 7.76
20 Washougal city 7.71
21 Snohomish city 7.38
22 Yelm city 7.14
23 Kennewick city 7.06
24 Wenatchee city 7.03
25 Lake Stickney CDP 7.01
26 Port Angeles city 6.96
27 Five Corners CDP 6.88
28 Auburn city 6.73
29 Everett city 6.63
30 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 6.55
31 Arlington city 6.54
32 Lynnwood city 6.34
33 Walla Walla city 6.21
34 Sumner city 6.17
35 Battle Ground city 6.10
36 Frederickson CDP 5.93
37 Cheney city 5.86
38 East Wenatchee city 5.84
39 Orchards CDP 5.80
40 Vancouver city 5.77
41 Monroe city 5.74
42 Pasco city 5.73
43 Spokane city 5.71
44 Federal Way city 5.68
45 Tacoma city 5.65
46 South Hill CDP 5.63
47 Marysville city 5.60
48 Hazel Dell CDP 5.58
48 Tukwila city 5.58
49 Puyallup city 5.35
50 Bremerton city 5.28
51 Burien city 5.19
52 Oak Harbor city 5.13
53 Lake Stevens city 5.12
54 Martha Lake CDP 5.11
55 Covington city 5.01
56 Prairie Ridge CDP 5.00
57 SeaTac city 4.96
58 Kent city 4.92
59 Ellensburg city 4.74
60 Spokane Valley city 4.73
61 Des Moines city 4.68
62 Tumwater city 4.67
63 Lakeland North CDP 4.45
64 Lynden city 4.43
65 Camano CDP 4.21
66 Anacortes city 4.03
67 Renton city 4.01
67 Salmon Creek CDP 4.01
68 Port Orchard city 3.94
69 Bonney Lake city 3.85
70 Lake Tapps CDP 3.83
71 Ferndale city 3.77
72 Silverdale CDP 3.76
73 Mill Creek city 3.75
74 White Center CDP 3.72
75 Mount Vernon city 3.68
76 Shoreline city 3.57
77 West Richland city 3.54
78 Bellingham city 3.52
79 Birch Bay CDP 3.50
79 Silver Firs CDP 3.50
80 Bothell East CDP 3.39
81 Camas city 3.28
82 Mountlake Terrace city 3.26
83 Minnehaha CDP 3.24
84 Mill Creek East CDP 3.21
85 East Renton Highlands CDP 3.11
85 Poulsbo city 3.11
86 Olympia city 3.06
87 Kenmore city 2.96
88 Enumclaw city 2.95
89 Lacey city 2.94
90 Artondale CDP 2.80
91 Maple Valley city 2.73
92 Richland city 2.66
93 University Place city 2.64
94 Edgewood city 2.62
95 Bothell city 2.61
96 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 2.58
97 Eastmont CDP 2.50
98 Gig Harbor city 2.44
99 Maltby CDP 2.38
100 Ridgefield city 2.17
101 Bellevue city 2.11
102 Bothell West CDP 2.09
103 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 1.79
104 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 1.71
105 Vashon CDP 1.67
106 Edmonds city 1.66
107 Cottage Lake CDP 1.62
108 Seattle city 1.61
109 Liberty Lake city 1.59
110 Woodinville city 1.50
111 Fort Lewis CDP 1.49
112 Kirkland city 1.41
113 Pullman city 1.36
114 Issaquah city 1.24
115 Fairwood CDP (King County) 1.22
116 Mukilteo city 1.16
117 Sammamish city 1.15
118 Redmond city 1.13
119 Port Townsend city 1.04
120 Felida CDP 0.99
121 Snoqualmie city 0.93
122 Lake Forest Park city 0.84
123 Newcastle city 0.68
124 Bainbridge Island city 0.60
125 Mercer Island city 0.39