# Counties in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | King County | 24.2 |
| 2 | San Juan County | 23.4 |
| 3 | Whitman County | 22.4 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 19.6 |
| 5 | Whatcom County | 14.9 |
| 6 | Thurston County | 14.9 |
| 7 | Island County | 14.4 |
| 8 | Kitsap County | 14 |
| 9 | Klickitat County | 14 |
| 10 | Kittitas County | 13.9 |
| 11 | Walla Walla County | 13.5 |
| 12 | Snohomish County | 13.4 |
| 13 | Benton County | 12.9 |
| 14 | Clark County | 12.4 |
| 15 | Garfield County | 12.4 |
| 16 | Clallam County | 12.4 |
| 17 | Spokane County | 12.1 |
| 18 | Skagit County | 11.8 |
| 19 | Pierce County | 11.3 |
| 20 | Chelan County | 11.2 |
| 21 | Skamania County | 10.6 |
| 22 | Columbia County | 9.9 |
| 23 | Okanogan County | 9.6 |
| 24 | Asotin County | 9.4 |
| 25 | Wahkiakum County | 8.2 |
| 26 | Stevens County | 7.9 |
| 27 | Lincoln County | 7.8 |
| 28 | Franklin County | 7.8 |
| 29 | Pacific County | 7.8 |
| 29 | Pend Oreille County | 7.8 |
| 31 | Mason County | 7.7 |
| 32 | Lewis County | 7.3 |
| 33 | Yakima County | 7 |
| 34 | Douglas County | 6.2 |
| 35 | Ferry County | 6.1 |
| 36 | Grays Harbor County | 6 |
| 37 | Cowlitz County | 5.7 |
| 38 | Grant County | 5.6 |
| 39 | Adams County | 5.4 |