Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 5.80%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Sunnyside city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (49.34%), followed by Grandview city (41.69%), and Yakima city (18.90%).

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+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of 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	49.34
2	Grandview city	41.69
3	Yakima city	18.90
4	Pasco city	16.45
5	Kelso city	15.24
6	Aberdeen city	14.15
7	Centralia city	12.21
7	Shelton city	12.21
8	Spanaway CDP	11.39
9	Lakeland South CDP	11.18
10	Moses Lake city	10.33
11	Sedro-Woolley city	10.26
12	Fife city	10.16
13	Walla Walla city	9.80
14	Lakewood city	9.74
15	Alderwood Manor CDP	9.61
16	Sumner city	9.60
17	Longview city	9.58
18	Parkland CDP	9.55
19	Graham CDP	9.40
20	Wenatchee city	9.26
21	Kennewick city	9.16
22	Auburn city	8.55
23	Everett city	8.40
24	Arlington city	8.20
25	Lynnwood city	8.05
26	Snohomish city	7.99
27	Elk Plain CDP	7.97
28	Lake Stickney CDP	7.91
29	Airway Heights city	7.83
30	SeaTac city	7.79
31	Washougal city	7.54
32	North Lynnwood CDP	7.46
33	Five Corners CDP	7.02
34	Vancouver city	6.96
35	Tacoma city	6.95
36	White Center CDP	6.90
37	Federal Way city	6.87
38	Monroe city	6.85
39	Port Angeles city	6.78
40	Yelm city	6.75
41	Mount Vernon city	6.64
42	Frederickson CDP	6.53
42	Orchards CDP	6.53
43	Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP	6.46
44	Hazel Dell CDP	6.42
45	Marysville city	6.30
46	Burien city	6.24
47	Battle Ground city	6.19
48	Tukwila city	6.18
49	East Wenatchee city	6.10
50	South Hill CDP	6.03
51	Fort Lewis CDP	5.93
52	Cheney city	5.89
53	Spokane city	5.88
54	Kent city	5.61
55	Lake Stevens city	5.47
55	Renton city	5.47
56	Puyallup city	5.43
57	Prairie Ridge CDP	5.29
58	Oak Harbor city	5.28
59	Bremerton city	5.27
60	Martha Lake CDP	5.19
61	Ellensburg city	5.06
62	Spokane Valley city	4.95
63	Covington city	4.88
64	Des Moines city	4.82
65	Lynden city	4.81
66	Salmon Creek CDP	4.60
67	Poulsbo city	4.59
68	Silverdale CDP	4.51
69	Bothell West CDP	4.49
70	Lakeland North CDP	4.47
71	Tumwater city	4.46
72	Birch Bay CDP	4.38
73	Anacortes city	4.21
74	Ferndale city	4.17
75	Camano CDP	4.14
76	Port Orchard city	4.13
77	Lacey city	4.00
78	Bonney Lake city	3.93
79	Bellingham city	3.83
80	Lake Tapps CDP	3.76
81	Minnehaha CDP	3.70
82	Enumclaw city	3.69
83	Bellevue city	3.67
84	Mill Creek city	3.66
84	Shoreline city	3.66
85	Mill Creek East CDP	3.61
86	Bothell city	3.54
86	West Richland city	3.54
87	Mountlake Terrace city	3.44
88	Silver Firs CDP	3.39
89	Olympia city	3.36
90	Camas city	3.31
91	Bothell East CDP	3.27
91	East Renton Highlands CDP	3.27
92	Artondale CDP	3.17
93	Kenmore city	3.10
94	University Place city	2.93
95	Richland city	2.77
96	Maple Valley city	2.68
97	Gig Harbor city	2.67
98	Woodinville city	2.66
99	Edgewood city	2.56
100	Fairwood CDP (Spokane County)	2.53
101	Eastmont CDP	2.44
102	Maltby CDP	2.33
103	Ridgefield city	2.10
104	Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP	2.09
105	Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP	2.01
106	Kirkland city	1.84
106	Seattle city	1.84
107	Redmond city	1.83
108	Issaquah city	1.80
109	Edmonds city	1.69
110	Vashon CDP	1.65
111	Cottage Lake CDP	1.60
112	Liberty Lake city	1.57
113	Fairwood CDP (King County)	1.35
113	Port Townsend city	1.35
114	Pullman city	1.31
115	Newcastle city	1.27
116	Sammamish city	1.24
117	Mukilteo city	1.12
118	Felida CDP	0.97
119	Snoqualmie city	0.91
120	Lake Forest Park city	0.83
121	Bainbridge Island city	0.59
122	Mercer Island city	0.45