Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher 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 Bachelors or Higher was 38.38%. Among all Washington counties, King County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (57.42%), followed by San Juan County (53.72%), and Whitman County (45.68%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.

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Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
King County
San Juan County
Whitman County
Jefferson County
Whatcom County
Thurston County
Island County
Kitsap County
Kittitas County
Benton County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 King County 57.42
2 San Juan County 53.72
3 Whitman County 45.68
4 Jefferson County 45.17
5 Whatcom County 38.38
6 Thurston County 37.45
7 Island County 36.55
8 Kitsap County 36.42
9 Kittitas County 36.03
10 Benton County 34.81
11 Klickitat County 33.19
12 Chelan County 33.11
13 Walla Walla County 32.96
14 Snohomish County 32.85
15 Clark County 32.54
16 Spokane County 32.36
17 Clallam County 31.80
18 Skagit County 31.43
19 Pierce County 30.45
20 Franklin County 28.28
21 Columbia County 26.77
22 Garfield County 26.66
23 Skamania County 26.27
24 Douglas County 26.09
25 Yakima County 26.01
26 Adams County 25.38
27 Okanogan County 24.75
28 Lincoln County 24.63
29 Pacific County 23.31
30 Asotin County 23.24
31 Pend Oreille County 23.16
32 Grant County 21.84
33 Stevens County 21.39
34 Mason County 19.95
35 Wahkiakum County 19.87
36 Lewis County 19.46
37 Ferry County 18.96
38 Cowlitz County 17.56
39 Grays Harbor County 17.06