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

Mercer Island, WA had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 91 cities in 2022, at 77.7%. Grandview, WA had the lowest, at 5.3%. The median was 31% and the figure for Washington was 38%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.7Mercer Island, WA
Lowest5.3Grandview, WA
Median3191 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2022

Mercer Island, WA: 77.7 %Mercer Island, WA77.7Sammamish, WA: 76.1 %Sammamish, WA76.1Bainbridge Island, WA: 73.8 %Bainbridge Island, WA73.8Redmond, WA: 73.3 %Redmond, WA73.3Newcastle, WA: 70.8 %Newcastle, WA70.8Bellevue, WA: 70 %Bellevue, WA70Issaquah, WA: 68.5 %Issaquah, WA68.5Snoqualmie, WA: 68.1 %Snoqualmie, WA68.1Seattle, WA: 66.7 %Seattle, WA66.7Lake Forest Park, WA: 65.2 %Lake Forest Park, WA65.2Pullman, WA: 64.8 %Pullman, WA64.8Kirkland, WA: 62.9 %Kirkland, WA62.9Woodinville, WA: 62.6 %Woodinville, WA62.6Kenmore, WA: 58 %Kenmore, WA58Bothell, WA: 56.7 %Bothell, WA56.7Port Townsend, WA: 54.7 %Port Townsend, WA54.7Mukilteo, WA: 54.1 %Mukilteo, WA54.1Mill Creek, WA: 52.6 %Mill Creek, WA52.6Camas, WA: 52.5 %Camas, WA52.5Shoreline, WA: 52.4 %Shoreline, WA52.4Edmonds, WA: 50.3 %Edmonds, WA50.3Gig Harbor, WA: 49.5 %Gig Harbor, WA49.5Olympia, WA: 47.9 %Olympia, WA47.9Maple Valley, WA: 46.3 %Maple Valley, WA46.3Bellingham, WA: 46.1 %Bellingham, WA46.1Richland, WA: 45.7 %Richland, WA45.7Poulsbo, WA: 45.5 %Poulsbo, WA45.5Ellensburg, WA: 45.3 %Ellensburg, WA45.3Anacortes, WA: 45.1 %Anacortes, WA45.1Liberty Lake, WA: 43.5 %Liberty Lake, WA43.5University Place, WA: 41.8 %University Place, WA41.8Cheney, WA: 41.7 %Cheney, WA41.7Mountlake Terrace, WA: 41.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA41.3Tumwater, WA: 40.4 %Tumwater, WA40.4West Richland, WA: 39.5 %West Richland, WA39.5Renton, WA: 36.9 %Renton, WA36.9Ridgefield, WA: 34.3 %Ridgefield, WA34.3Covington, WA: 33.6 %Covington, WA33.6Ferndale, WA: 33.2 %Ferndale, WA33.2Tacoma, WA: 32.8 %Tacoma, WA32.8Mercer Island, WA: 77.7 %Mercer Island, WA77.7Sammamish, WA: 76.1 %Sammamish, WA76.1Bainbridge Island, WA: 73.8 %Bainbridge Island, WA73.8Redmond, WA: 73.3 %Redmond, WA73.3Newcastle, WA: 70.8 %Newcastle, WA70.8Bellevue, WA: 70 %Bellevue, WA70Issaquah, WA: 68.5 %Issaquah, WA68.5Snoqualmie, WA: 68.1 %Snoqualmie, WA68.1Seattle, WA: 66.7 %Seattle, WA66.7Lake Forest Park, WA: 65.2 %Lake Forest Park, WA65.2Pullman, WA: 64.8 %Pullman, WA64.8Kirkland, WA: 62.9 %Kirkland, WA62.9Woodinville, WA: 62.6 %Woodinville, WA62.6Kenmore, WA: 58 %Kenmore, WA58Bothell, WA: 56.7 %Bothell, WA56.7Port Townsend, WA: 54.7 %Port Townsend, WA54.7Mukilteo, WA: 54.1 %Mukilteo, WA54.1Mill Creek, WA: 52.6 %Mill Creek, WA52.6Camas, WA: 52.5 %Camas, WA52.5Shoreline, WA: 52.4 %Shoreline, WA52.4Edmonds, WA: 50.3 %Edmonds, WA50.3Gig Harbor, WA: 49.5 %Gig Harbor, WA49.5Olympia, WA: 47.9 %Olympia, WA47.9Maple Valley, WA: 46.3 %Maple Valley, WA46.3Bellingham, WA: 46.1 %Bellingham, WA46.1Richland, WA: 45.7 %Richland, WA45.7Poulsbo, WA: 45.5 %Poulsbo, WA45.5Ellensburg, WA: 45.3 %Ellensburg, WA45.3Anacortes, WA: 45.1 %Anacortes, WA45.1Liberty Lake, WA: 43.5 %Liberty Lake, WA43.5University Place, WA: 41.8 %University Place, WA41.8Cheney, WA: 41.7 %Cheney, WA41.7Mountlake Terrace, WA: 41.3 %Mountlake Terrace, WA41.3Tumwater, WA: 40.4 %Tumwater, WA40.4West Richland, WA: 39.5 %West Richland, WA39.5Renton, WA: 36.9 %Renton, WA36.9Ridgefield, WA: 34.3 %Ridgefield, WA34.3Covington, WA: 33.6 %Covington, WA33.6Ferndale, WA: 33.2 %Ferndale, WA33.2Tacoma, WA: 32.8 %Tacoma, WA32.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Mercer Island, WA77.7+0.2 pts
2Sammamish, WA76.1+0.1 pts
3Bainbridge Island, WA73.8-0.1 pts
4Redmond, WA73.3+0.2 pts
5Newcastle, WA70.80 pts
6Bellevue, WA70-0.1 pts
7Issaquah, WA68.5-2.1 pts
8Snoqualmie, WA68.1+1.9 pts
9Seattle, WA66.7+0.8 pts
10Lake Forest Park, WA65.2+1 pts
11Pullman, WA64.8+3.1 pts
12Kirkland, WA62.9+0.8 pts
13Woodinville, WA62.6+1.6 pts
14Kenmore, WA58+0.3 pts
15Bothell, WA56.7+1.3 pts
16Port Townsend, WA54.7+2.8 pts
17Mukilteo, WA54.1+1.2 pts
18Mill Creek, WA52.6+1.4 pts
19Camas, WA52.5-0.1 pts
20Shoreline, WA52.4+0.9 pts
21Edmonds, WA50.3+1.3 pts
22Gig Harbor, WA49.5+1.5 pts
23Olympia, WA47.9+1.6 pts
24Maple Valley, WA46.3+3.9 pts
25Bellingham, WA46.1-0.3 pts
26Richland, WA45.7+0.7 pts
27Poulsbo, WA45.5+2.4 pts
28Ellensburg, WA45.3+3.5 pts
29Anacortes, WA45.1+0.5 pts
30Liberty Lake, WA43.5-2.8 pts
31University Place, WA41.8-1.7 pts
32Cheney, WA41.7-2 pts
33Mountlake Terrace, WA41.3+2.7 pts
34Tumwater, WA40.4+2.4 pts
35West Richland, WA39.5-0.2 pts
36Renton, WA36.9+1.7 pts
37Ridgefield, WA34.30 pts
38Covington, WA33.6+1.8 pts
39Ferndale, WA33.2+0.3 pts
40Tacoma, WA32.8+1.5 pts
41Spokane, WA32.7+0.3 pts
42Lake Stevens, WA32.1+2.5 pts
43Lacey, WA32.1-0.8 pts
44Port Orchard, WA31.7-0.6 pts
45Vancouver, WA31.2+0.7 pts
46Enumclaw, WA31+5.3 pts
47Port Angeles, WA30.7+2.4 pts
48Federal Way, WA30.6+0.9 pts
49Lynnwood, WA30.6+1.8 pts
50Des Moines, WA30.4+1 pts
51Snohomish, WA30.2+2.1 pts
52Washougal, WA30.1-0.4 pts
53Burien, WA29.9+0.9 pts
54Walla Walla, WA29.3+2.8 pts
55Edgewood, WA28.8-0.5 pts
56Wenatchee, WA28.8+1.6 pts
57Bonney Lake, WA28.5+0.8 pts
58Kent, WA27.9+0.1 pts
59Auburn, WA27.4+0.9 pts
60Lynden, WA27.3+1.8 pts
61Puyallup, WA27.1+1.4 pts
62Oak Harbor, WA27.1-1 pts
63Everett, WA27+0.8 pts
64Kennewick, WA26.4+0.3 pts
65Bremerton, WA25.9-0.6 pts
66Tukwila, WA25.8+0.2 pts
67Fife, WA25.6+0.4 pts
68SeaTac, WA25.4+1.4 pts
69Spokane Valley, WA25.3+0.9 pts
70Mount Vernon, WA24.7-0.7 pts
71Sumner, WA24.2-1.6 pts
72Battle Ground, WA23.7-0.4 pts
73Monroe, WA23.6+3.5 pts
74Lakewood, WA23.5+0.1 pts
75Burlington, WA23+0.4 pts
76Moses Lake, WA21.6-1 pts
77Marysville, WA21.6+1 pts
78Arlington, WA21.5+0.6 pts
79Yelm, WA21.2+1.2 pts
80Pasco, WA19.6-0.3 pts
81Yakima, WA19.4+0.4 pts
82Shelton, WA19.1+5.3 pts
83East Wenatchee, WA18.8-1.8 pts
84Airway Heights, WA17.3+2.7 pts
85Centralia, WA17.1+1.3 pts
86Aberdeen, WA16.6-0.2 pts
87Sedro-Woolley, WA16.4-1.3 pts
88Longview, WA15.7-0.3 pts
89Kelso, WA11.4+0.4 pts
90Sunnyside, WA8.2+1.4 pts
91Grandview, WA5.3+0.2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Mercer Island, WA, with 77.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grandview, WA, with 5.3% in 2022.

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