Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Washington (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 37.28%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Mercer Island city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (77.52%), followed by Sammamish city (75.96%), and Bainbridge Island city (73.85%).
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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Related Topics: Washington ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Mercer Island city | 77.52 |
| 2 | Sammamish city | 75.96 |
| 3 | Bainbridge Island city | 73.85 |
| 4 | Redmond city | 73.05 |
| 5 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP | 71.98 |
| 6 | Newcastle city | 70.76 |
| 7 | Issaquah city | 70.51 |
| 8 | Bellevue city | 70.04 |
| 9 | Snoqualmie city | 66.17 |
| 10 | Seattle city | 65.88 |
| 11 | Bothell East CDP | 65.83 |
| 12 | Cottage Lake CDP | 65.79 |
| 13 | Lake Forest Park city | 64.20 |
| 14 | Kirkland city | 62.07 |
| 15 | Pullman city | 61.73 |
| 16 | Woodinville city | 61.03 |
| 17 | Felida CDP | 60.71 |
| 18 | Mill Creek East CDP | 60.41 |
| 19 | Kenmore city | 57.65 |
| 20 | Bothell city | 55.45 |
| 21 | Mukilteo city | 52.87 |
| 22 | Camas city | 52.60 |
| 23 | Artondale CDP | 52.58 |
| 24 | Bothell West CDP | 52.43 |
| 25 | Port Townsend city | 51.92 |
| 26 | Vashon CDP | 51.70 |
| 27 | Shoreline city | 51.55 |
| 28 | Mill Creek city | 51.21 |
| 29 | Edmonds city | 48.99 |
| 30 | Gig Harbor city | 47.95 |
| 31 | Bellingham city | 46.37 |
| 32 | Olympia city | 46.31 |
| 33 | Liberty Lake city | 46.24 |
| 34 | Fairwood CDP (King County) | 45.48 |
| 35 | Silver Firs CDP | 45.07 |
| 36 | Richland city | 45.00 |
| 37 | Maltby CDP | 44.94 |
| 38 | Anacortes city | 44.54 |
| 39 | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | 44.35 |
| 40 | Cheney city | 43.64 |
| 41 | University Place city | 43.45 |
| 42 | Martha Lake CDP | 43.19 |
| 43 | Poulsbo city | 43.10 |
| 44 | Maple Valley city | 42.40 |
| 45 | Ellensburg city | 41.83 |
| 46 | Eastmont CDP | 40.29 |
| 47 | West Richland city | 39.74 |
| 48 | Mountlake Terrace city | 38.57 |
| 49 | East Renton Highlands CDP | 38.55 |
| 50 | Salmon Creek CDP | 38.41 |
| 51 | Tumwater city | 38.06 |
| 52 | North Lynnwood CDP | 36.36 |
| 53 | Camano CDP | 35.45 |
| 54 | Renton city | 35.18 |
| 55 | Lake Tapps CDP | 35.14 |
| 56 | Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP | 34.97 |
| 57 | Ridgefield city | 34.28 |
| 58 | Silverdale CDP | 33.78 |
| 59 | Ferndale city | 32.93 |
| 60 | Lacey city | 32.89 |
| 61 | Lake Stickney CDP | 32.69 |
| 62 | Spokane city | 32.42 |
| 63 | Port Orchard city | 32.24 |
| 64 | Alderwood Manor CDP | 32.22 |
| 65 | Covington city | 31.82 |
| 66 | Tacoma city | 31.30 |
| 67 | Vancouver city | 30.52 |
| 68 | Washougal city | 30.50 |
| 69 | Federal Way city | 29.72 |
| 70 | Lake Stevens city | 29.62 |
| 71 | Lakeland North CDP | 29.47 |
| 72 | Des Moines city | 29.42 |
| 73 | Edgewood city | 29.30 |
| 74 | White Center CDP | 29.25 |
| 75 | Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP | 29.03 |
| 76 | Burien city | 28.99 |
| 77 | Lynnwood city | 28.85 |
| 78 | South Hill CDP | 28.84 |
| 79 | Birch Bay CDP | 28.36 |
| 80 | Port Angeles city | 28.30 |
| 81 | Oak Harbor city | 28.13 |
| 82 | Snohomish city | 28.06 |
| 83 | Kent city | 27.78 |
| 84 | Bonney Lake city | 27.70 |
| 85 | Wenatchee city | 27.22 |
| 86 | Hazel Dell CDP | 26.66 |
| 87 | Auburn city | 26.56 |
| 88 | Walla Walla city | 26.50 |
| 89 | Bremerton city | 26.41 |
| 90 | Minnehaha CDP | 26.24 |
| 91 | Everett city | 26.13 |
| 92 | Kennewick city | 26.08 |
| 93 | Sumner city | 25.81 |
| 94 | Enumclaw city | 25.74 |
| 95 | Puyallup city | 25.73 |
| 96 | Tukwila city | 25.62 |
| 97 | Lakeland South CDP | 25.50 |
| 97 | Lynden city | 25.50 |
| 98 | Mount Vernon city | 25.39 |
| 99 | Fife city | 25.23 |
| 100 | Spokane Valley city | 24.43 |
| 101 | Five Corners CDP | 24.27 |
| 102 | Battle Ground city | 24.05 |
| 103 | SeaTac city | 24.00 |
| 104 | Lakewood city | 23.38 |
| 105 | Orchards CDP | 23.01 |
| 106 | Moses Lake city | 22.61 |
| 107 | Arlington city | 20.91 |
| 108 | Fort Lewis CDP | 20.69 |
| 109 | Marysville city | 20.65 |
| 110 | East Wenatchee city | 20.61 |
| 111 | Monroe city | 20.10 |
| 112 | Yelm city | 20.01 |
| 113 | Pasco city | 19.86 |
| 114 | Frederickson CDP | 19.70 |
| 115 | Yakima city | 18.98 |
| 116 | Sedro-Woolley city | 17.75 |
| 117 | Graham CDP | 17.41 |
| 118 | Parkland CDP | 17.30 |
| 119 | Aberdeen city | 16.74 |
| 120 | Longview city | 16.06 |
| 121 | Centralia city | 15.84 |
| 122 | Elk Plain CDP | 15.62 |
| 123 | Airway Heights city | 14.59 |
| 124 | Prairie Ridge CDP | 14.51 |
| 125 | Shelton city | 13.88 |
| 126 | Spanaway CDP | 12.20 |
| 127 | Kelso city | 11.01 |
| 128 | Sunnyside city | 6.83 |
| 129 | Grandview city | 5.07 |