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Cities in Arizona by share of adults with a bachelor's degree

Paradise Valley, AZ had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 44 cities in 2023, at 72.9%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 9.4%. The median was 25.3% and the figure for Arizona was 32.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.9Paradise Valley, AZ
Lowest9.4San Luis, AZ
Median25.344 cities
Arizona32.6History

All cities, 2023

Paradise Valley, AZ: 72.9 %Paradise Valley, AZ72.9Scottsdale, AZ: 61.5 %Scottsdale, AZ61.5Oro Valley, AZ: 57.5 %Oro Valley, AZ57.5Flagstaff, AZ: 51.8 %Flagstaff, AZ51.8Tempe, AZ: 49.5 %Tempe, AZ49.5Fountain Hills, AZ: 49.5 %Fountain Hills, AZ49.5Gilbert, AZ: 47.5 %Gilbert, AZ47.5Marana, AZ: 47.1 %Marana, AZ47.1Chandler, AZ: 46.8 %Chandler, AZ46.8Queen Creek, AZ: 44.8 %Queen Creek, AZ44.8Sahuarita, AZ: 42.4 %Sahuarita, AZ42.4Prescott, AZ: 41.1 %Prescott, AZ41.1Peoria, AZ: 35.5 %Peoria, AZ35.5Goodyear, AZ: 35.5 %Goodyear, AZ35.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 35 %Sierra Vista, AZ35Phoenix, AZ: 32.3 %Phoenix, AZ32.3Mesa, AZ: 31.5 %Mesa, AZ31.5Surprise, AZ: 31 %Surprise, AZ31Tucson, AZ: 30.2 %Tucson, AZ30.2Show Low, AZ: 29.7 %Show Low, AZ29.7Payson, AZ: 26.5 %Payson, AZ26.5Cottonwood, AZ: 26.4 %Cottonwood, AZ26.4Buckeye, AZ: 24.1 %Buckeye, AZ24.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 24 %Prescott Valley, AZ24Glendale, AZ: 23.5 %Glendale, AZ23.5Maricopa, AZ: 22.7 %Maricopa, AZ22.7Chino Valley, AZ: 21.6 %Chino Valley, AZ21.6Avondale, AZ: 21.2 %Avondale, AZ21.2Casa Grande, AZ: 21.1 %Casa Grande, AZ21.1Yuma, AZ: 20.5 %Yuma, AZ20.5Camp Verde, AZ: 20.4 %Camp Verde, AZ20.4Kingman, AZ: 19.9 %Kingman, AZ19.9Safford, AZ: 19.3 %Safford, AZ19.3Nogales, AZ: 18.4 %Nogales, AZ18.4Lake Havasu City, AZ: 18.4 %Lake Havasu City, AZ18.4Apache Junction, AZ: 17.3 %Apache Junction, AZ17.3Florence, AZ: 16.6 %Florence, AZ16.6Somerton, AZ: 15.9 %Somerton, AZ15.9El Mirage, AZ: 14.9 %El Mirage, AZ14.9Bullhead City, AZ: 14.6 %Bullhead City, AZ14.6Coolidge, AZ: 13.2 %Coolidge, AZ13.2Eloy, AZ: 12.6 %Eloy, AZ12.6Douglas, AZ: 11.3 %Douglas, AZ11.3San Luis, AZ: 9.4 %San Luis, AZ9.4Paradise Valley, AZ: 72.9 %Paradise Valley, AZ72.9Scottsdale, AZ: 61.5 %Scottsdale, AZ61.5Oro Valley, AZ: 57.5 %Oro Valley, AZ57.5Flagstaff, AZ: 51.8 %Flagstaff, AZ51.8Tempe, AZ: 49.5 %Tempe, AZ49.5Fountain Hills, AZ: 49.5 %Fountain Hills, AZ49.5Gilbert, AZ: 47.5 %Gilbert, AZ47.5Marana, AZ: 47.1 %Marana, AZ47.1Chandler, AZ: 46.8 %Chandler, AZ46.8Queen Creek, AZ: 44.8 %Queen Creek, AZ44.8Sahuarita, AZ: 42.4 %Sahuarita, AZ42.4Prescott, AZ: 41.1 %Prescott, AZ41.1Peoria, AZ: 35.5 %Peoria, AZ35.5Goodyear, AZ: 35.5 %Goodyear, AZ35.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 35 %Sierra Vista, AZ35Phoenix, AZ: 32.3 %Phoenix, AZ32.3Mesa, AZ: 31.5 %Mesa, AZ31.5Surprise, AZ: 31 %Surprise, AZ31Tucson, AZ: 30.2 %Tucson, AZ30.2Show Low, AZ: 29.7 %Show Low, AZ29.7Payson, AZ: 26.5 %Payson, AZ26.5Cottonwood, AZ: 26.4 %Cottonwood, AZ26.4Buckeye, AZ: 24.1 %Buckeye, AZ24.1Prescott Valley, AZ: 24 %Prescott Valley, AZ24Glendale, AZ: 23.5 %Glendale, AZ23.5Maricopa, AZ: 22.7 %Maricopa, AZ22.7Chino Valley, AZ: 21.6 %Chino Valley, AZ21.6Avondale, AZ: 21.2 %Avondale, AZ21.2Casa Grande, AZ: 21.1 %Casa Grande, AZ21.1Yuma, AZ: 20.5 %Yuma, AZ20.5Camp Verde, AZ: 20.4 %Camp Verde, AZ20.4Kingman, AZ: 19.9 %Kingman, AZ19.9Safford, AZ: 19.3 %Safford, AZ19.3Nogales, AZ: 18.4 %Nogales, AZ18.4Lake Havasu City, AZ: 18.4 %Lake Havasu City, AZ18.4Apache Junction, AZ: 17.3 %Apache Junction, AZ17.3Florence, AZ: 16.6 %Florence, AZ16.6Somerton, AZ: 15.9 %Somerton, AZ15.9El Mirage, AZ: 14.9 %El Mirage, AZ14.9Bullhead City, AZ: 14.6 %Bullhead City, AZ14.6Coolidge, AZ: 13.2 %Coolidge, AZ13.2Eloy, AZ: 12.6 %Eloy, AZ12.6Douglas, AZ: 11.3 %Douglas, AZ11.3San Luis, AZ: 9.4 %San Luis, AZ9.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Paradise Valley, AZ72.9-0.7 pts
2Scottsdale, AZ61.5+0.2 pts
3Oro Valley, AZ57.5+1 pts
4Flagstaff, AZ51.8-1 pts
5Tempe, AZ49.5+0.7 pts
6Fountain Hills, AZ49.5-0.6 pts
7Gilbert, AZ47.5+0.4 pts
8Marana, AZ47.1+0.5 pts
9Chandler, AZ46.8+0.6 pts
10Queen Creek, AZ44.8+0.7 pts
11Sahuarita, AZ42.4+1 pts
12Prescott, AZ41.1+1.1 pts
13Peoria, AZ35.5+0.7 pts
14Goodyear, AZ35.5+1.8 pts
15Sierra Vista, AZ35+1.2 pts
16Phoenix, AZ32.3+1.2 pts
17Mesa, AZ31.5+1.5 pts
18Surprise, AZ310 pts
19Tucson, AZ30.2+0.8 pts
20Show Low, AZ29.7+1.1 pts
21Payson, AZ26.5+1.8 pts
22Cottonwood, AZ26.4+1.3 pts
23Buckeye, AZ24.1+1.1 pts
24Prescott Valley, AZ24+1.5 pts
25Glendale, AZ23.5+0.9 pts
26Maricopa, AZ22.7-0.3 pts
27Chino Valley, AZ21.6+0.7 pts
28Avondale, AZ21.2+0.4 pts
29Casa Grande, AZ21.1+0.3 pts
30Yuma, AZ20.5+0.2 pts
31Camp Verde, AZ20.4+1.1 pts
32Kingman, AZ19.9-0.1 pts
33Safford, AZ19.3+1.5 pts
34Nogales, AZ18.4+1.3 pts
35Lake Havasu City, AZ18.4-0.2 pts
36Apache Junction, AZ17.3-0.6 pts
37Florence, AZ16.6+1.2 pts
38Somerton, AZ15.9-1.3 pts
39El Mirage, AZ14.9-0.5 pts
40Bullhead City, AZ14.6+2.6 pts
41Coolidge, AZ13.2-0.8 pts
42Eloy, AZ12.6+2.6 pts
43Douglas, AZ11.3+0.4 pts
44San Luis, AZ9.4+0.6 pts

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People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Arizona by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Arizona by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Arizona by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2023.

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Paradise Valley, AZ, with 72.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Luis, AZ, with 9.4% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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