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Cities in Washington by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Mercer Island, WA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 91 cities in 2024, at 81.5%. Grandview, WA had the lowest, at 7.3%. The median was 33.9% and the figure for Washington was 39.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.5Mercer Island, WA
Lowest7.3Grandview, WA
Median33.991 cities
Washington39.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Mercer Island, WA: 81.5 %Mercer Island, WA81.5Sammamish, WA: 77.1 %Sammamish, WA77.1Bainbridge Island, WA: 76.4 %Bainbridge Island, WA76.4Redmond, WA: 75.3 %Redmond, WA75.3Bellevue, WA: 72.1 %Bellevue, WA72.1Snoqualmie, WA: 71 %Snoqualmie, WA71Issaquah, WA: 70.5 %Issaquah, WA70.5Woodinville, WA: 70.4 %Woodinville, WA70.4Newcastle, WA: 68.5 %Newcastle, WA68.5Seattle, WA: 68.5 %Seattle, WA68.5Kirkland, WA: 66.3 %Kirkland, WA66.3Lake Forest Park, WA: 66 %Lake Forest Park, WA66Kenmore, WA: 61.8 %Kenmore, WA61.8Pullman, WA: 61.4 %Pullman, WA61.4Bothell, WA: 59.8 %Bothell, WA59.8Mukilteo, WA: 56.3 %Mukilteo, WA56.3Mill Creek, WA: 56 %Mill Creek, WA56Camas, WA: 54.8 %Camas, WA54.8Edmonds, WA: 54 %Edmonds, WA54Port Townsend, WA: 53.2 %Port Townsend, WA53.2Shoreline, WA: 52.8 %Shoreline, WA52.8Gig Harbor, WA: 52.1 %Gig Harbor, WA52.1Olympia, WA: 51.8 %Olympia, WA51.8Maple Valley, WA: 50.2 %Maple Valley, WA50.2Poulsbo, WA: 49.2 %Poulsbo, WA49.2Liberty Lake, WA: 48.7 %Liberty Lake, WA48.7Bellingham, WA: 48.5 %Bellingham, WA48.5Anacortes, WA: 47.2 %Anacortes, WA47.2Richland, WA: 46.6 %Richland, WA46.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 43 %Mountlake Terrace, WA43Tumwater, WA: 42.9 %Tumwater, WA42.9University Place, WA: 42.1 %University Place, WA42.1Ellensburg, WA: 41.4 %Ellensburg, WA41.4Renton, WA: 39.5 %Renton, WA39.5West Richland, WA: 39.4 %West Richland, WA39.4Ridgefield, WA: 38.9 %Ridgefield, WA38.9Cheney, WA: 38 %Cheney, WA38Covington, WA: 37.3 %Covington, WA37.3Ferndale, WA: 36.9 %Ferndale, WA36.9Lake Stevens, WA: 35 %Lake Stevens, WA35Mercer Island, WA: 81.5 %Mercer Island, WA81.5Sammamish, WA: 77.1 %Sammamish, WA77.1Bainbridge Island, WA: 76.4 %Bainbridge Island, WA76.4Redmond, WA: 75.3 %Redmond, WA75.3Bellevue, WA: 72.1 %Bellevue, WA72.1Snoqualmie, WA: 71 %Snoqualmie, WA71Issaquah, WA: 70.5 %Issaquah, WA70.5Woodinville, WA: 70.4 %Woodinville, WA70.4Newcastle, WA: 68.5 %Newcastle, WA68.5Seattle, WA: 68.5 %Seattle, WA68.5Kirkland, WA: 66.3 %Kirkland, WA66.3Lake Forest Park, WA: 66 %Lake Forest Park, WA66Kenmore, WA: 61.8 %Kenmore, WA61.8Pullman, WA: 61.4 %Pullman, WA61.4Bothell, WA: 59.8 %Bothell, WA59.8Mukilteo, WA: 56.3 %Mukilteo, WA56.3Mill Creek, WA: 56 %Mill Creek, WA56Camas, WA: 54.8 %Camas, WA54.8Edmonds, WA: 54 %Edmonds, WA54Port Townsend, WA: 53.2 %Port Townsend, WA53.2Shoreline, WA: 52.8 %Shoreline, WA52.8Gig Harbor, WA: 52.1 %Gig Harbor, WA52.1Olympia, WA: 51.8 %Olympia, WA51.8Maple Valley, WA: 50.2 %Maple Valley, WA50.2Poulsbo, WA: 49.2 %Poulsbo, WA49.2Liberty Lake, WA: 48.7 %Liberty Lake, WA48.7Bellingham, WA: 48.5 %Bellingham, WA48.5Anacortes, WA: 47.2 %Anacortes, WA47.2Richland, WA: 46.6 %Richland, WA46.6Mountlake Terrace, WA: 43 %Mountlake Terrace, WA43Tumwater, WA: 42.9 %Tumwater, WA42.9University Place, WA: 42.1 %University Place, WA42.1Ellensburg, WA: 41.4 %Ellensburg, WA41.4Renton, WA: 39.5 %Renton, WA39.5West Richland, WA: 39.4 %West Richland, WA39.4Ridgefield, WA: 38.9 %Ridgefield, WA38.9Cheney, WA: 38 %Cheney, WA38Covington, WA: 37.3 %Covington, WA37.3Ferndale, WA: 36.9 %Ferndale, WA36.9Lake Stevens, WA: 35 %Lake Stevens, WA35
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mercer Island, WA81.5+2.6 pts
2Sammamish, WA77.1+0.1 pts
3Bainbridge Island, WA76.4+1.4 pts
4Redmond, WA75.3+0.6 pts
5Bellevue, WA72.1+0.7 pts
6Snoqualmie, WA71+3.9 pts
7Issaquah, WA70.5+0.9 pts
8Woodinville, WA70.4-0.3 pts
9Newcastle, WA68.5-2.6 pts
10Seattle, WA68.5+0.9 pts
11Kirkland, WA66.3+1.9 pts
12Lake Forest Park, WA66-0 pts
13Kenmore, WA61.8+4.7 pts
14Pullman, WA61.4-1.1 pts
15Bothell, WA59.8+1.2 pts
16Mukilteo, WA56.3+1.5 pts
17Mill Creek, WA56+2.3 pts
18Camas, WA54.8+0.5 pts
19Edmonds, WA54+1.8 pts
20Port Townsend, WA53.2+1.1 pts
21Shoreline, WA52.8+0.1 pts
22Gig Harbor, WA52.1+1.5 pts
23Olympia, WA51.8+1.8 pts
24Maple Valley, WA50.2+2.6 pts
25Poulsbo, WA49.2+1 pts
26Liberty Lake, WA48.7+3.5 pts
27Bellingham, WA48.5+2 pts
28Anacortes, WA47.2+1.6 pts
29Richland, WA46.6+0.7 pts
30Mountlake Terrace, WA43+1.1 pts
31Tumwater, WA42.9+1.3 pts
32University Place, WA42.1-1.4 pts
33Ellensburg, WA41.4+0.2 pts
34Renton, WA39.5+0.4 pts
35West Richland, WA39.4-0.2 pts
36Ridgefield, WA38.9+0.9 pts
37Cheney, WA38+1.3 pts
38Covington, WA37.3+1.4 pts
39Ferndale, WA36.9+4.1 pts
40Lake Stevens, WA35+1.5 pts
41Port Orchard, WA34.9+2.7 pts
42Lynnwood, WA34.9+2.3 pts
43Tacoma, WA34.5+1 pts
44Snohomish, WA34.4+2.1 pts
45Lacey, WA34.1+1.9 pts
46Spokane, WA33.9+1.3 pts
47Edgewood, WA33.6+4.8 pts
48Des Moines, WA33.4+0.2 pts
49Burien, WA33.2+1.7 pts
50Lynden, WA33.1+4.9 pts
51Vancouver, WA32.4+0.8 pts
52Federal Way, WA30.8-0.3 pts
53Port Angeles, WA30.3-1.2 pts
54Bonney Lake, WA30.2+0.6 pts
55Monroe, WA30+3.3 pts
56Kent, WA29.8+0.4 pts
57Puyallup, WA29.4+1.1 pts
58Washougal, WA28.9+0.4 pts
59Oak Harbor, WA28.9+0.9 pts
60Wenatchee, WA28.8+0.2 pts
61Everett, WA28.8-0.1 pts
62Bremerton, WA28.5+1.5 pts
63Mount Vernon, WA27.9+2.3 pts
64Fife, WA27.9-0.2 pts
65Walla Walla, WA27.6-1.3 pts
66Yelm, WA27.4+1.2 pts
67Enumclaw, WA27.3+0.3 pts
68Battle Ground, WA26.7+2.2 pts
69Spokane Valley, WA26.5+1.7 pts
70SeaTac, WA26.4-0.2 pts
71Sumner, WA26.3+2.8 pts
72Kennewick, WA26.2-0.7 pts
73Auburn, WA25.6-1.4 pts
74Tukwila, WA25.3+1.4 pts
75Marysville, WA24.3+1.6 pts
76Lakewood, WA23.2+0.6 pts
77Pasco, WA21.4+0.7 pts
78Moses Lake, WA21.4-0.3 pts
79Arlington, WA20.8+0.5 pts
80Yakima, WA20.80 pts
81Burlington, WA20.5-0.7 pts
82Sedro-Woolley, WA20.1+2.9 pts
83East Wenatchee, WA19.8-0.2 pts
84Centralia, WA19.4+1.8 pts
85Shelton, WA18.1-0.7 pts
86Airway Heights, WA17-3.3 pts
87Longview, WA16.8+0.1 pts
88Aberdeen, WA15.2+0.5 pts
89Kelso, WA12.5+0.6 pts
90Sunnyside, WA9.8+0.8 pts
91Grandview, WA7.3+0.7 pts

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About this ranking

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Washington by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Washington by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities. 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 Washington by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities.

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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 Washington by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mercer Island, WA, with 81.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grandview, WA, with 7.3% in 2024.

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