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

Whitman County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 39 counties in 2022, at 23.9%. Grant County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 10.5% and the figure for Washington was 14.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.9Whitman County
Lowest4.8Grant County
Median10.539 counties
Washington14.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 5.7 %Asotin County: 8.7 %Benton County: 12.6 %Chelan County: 10.3 %Clallam County: 12.6 %Clark County: 11.7 %Columbia County: 10.7 %Cowlitz County: 5.3 %Douglas County: 6.2 %Ferry County: 6.5 %Franklin County: 7.8 %Garfield County: 11.1 %Grant County: 4.8 %Grays Harbor County: 6.1 %Island County: 14.4 %Jefferson County: 19.7 %King County: 22.9 %Kitsap County: 12.2 %Kittitas County: 13 %Klickitat County: 13.6 %Lewis County: 7 %Lincoln County: 7.7 %Mason County: 8 %Okanogan County: 8.8 %Pacific County: 6.8 %Pend Oreille County: 7.3 %Pierce County: 10.5 %San Juan County: 22.5 %Skagit County: 10.7 %Skamania County: 10.4 %Snohomish County: 12 %Spokane County: 11.4 %Stevens County: 8.1 %Thurston County: 13.8 %Wahkiakum County: 7.5 %Walla Walla County: 12.9 %Whatcom County: 14.7 %Whitman County: 23.9 %Yakima County: 6.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Whitman County: 23.9 %Whitman County23.9King County: 22.9 %King County22.9San Juan County: 22.5 %San Juan County22.5Jefferson County: 19.7 %Jefferson County19.7Whatcom County: 14.7 %Whatcom County14.7Island County: 14.4 %Island County14.4Thurston County: 13.8 %Thurston County13.8Klickitat County: 13.6 %Klickitat County13.6Kittitas County: 13 %Kittitas County13Walla Walla County: 12.9 %Walla Walla County12.9Benton County: 12.6 %Benton County12.6Clallam County: 12.6 %Clallam County12.6Kitsap County: 12.2 %Kitsap County12.2Snohomish County: 12 %Snohomish County12Clark County: 11.7 %Clark County11.7Spokane County: 11.4 %Spokane County11.4Garfield County: 11.1 %Garfield County11.1Skagit County: 10.7 %Skagit County10.7Columbia County: 10.7 %Columbia County10.7Pierce County: 10.5 %Pierce County10.5Skamania County: 10.4 %Skamania County10.4Chelan County: 10.3 %Chelan County10.3Okanogan County: 8.8 %Okanogan County8.8Asotin County: 8.7 %Asotin County8.7Stevens County: 8.1 %Stevens County8.1Mason County: 8 %Mason County8Franklin County: 7.8 %Franklin County7.8Lincoln County: 7.7 %Lincoln County7.7Wahkiakum County: 7.5 %Wahkiakum County7.5Pend Oreille County: 7.3 %Pend Oreille County7.3Lewis County: 7 %Lewis County7Pacific County: 6.8 %Pacific County6.8Ferry County: 6.5 %Ferry County6.5Yakima County: 6.5 %Yakima County6.5Douglas County: 6.2 %Douglas County6.2Grays Harbor County: 6.1 %Grays Harbor County6.1Adams County: 5.7 %Adams County5.7Cowlitz County: 5.3 %Cowlitz County5.3Grant County: 4.8 %Grant County4.8Whitman County: 23.9 %Whitman County23.9King County: 22.9 %King County22.9San Juan County: 22.5 %San Juan County22.5Jefferson County: 19.7 %Jefferson County19.7Whatcom County: 14.7 %Whatcom County14.7Island County: 14.4 %Island County14.4Thurston County: 13.8 %Thurston County13.8Klickitat County: 13.6 %Klickitat County13.6Kittitas County: 13 %Kittitas County13Walla Walla County: 12.9 %Walla Walla County12.9Benton County: 12.6 %Benton County12.6Clallam County: 12.6 %Clallam County12.6Kitsap County: 12.2 %Kitsap County12.2Snohomish County: 12 %Snohomish County12Clark County: 11.7 %Clark County11.7Spokane County: 11.4 %Spokane County11.4Garfield County: 11.1 %Garfield County11.1Skagit County: 10.7 %Skagit County10.7Columbia County: 10.7 %Columbia County10.7Pierce County: 10.5 %Pierce County10.5Skamania County: 10.4 %Skamania County10.4Chelan County: 10.3 %Chelan County10.3Okanogan County: 8.8 %Okanogan County8.8Asotin County: 8.7 %Asotin County8.7Stevens County: 8.1 %Stevens County8.1Mason County: 8 %Mason County8Franklin County: 7.8 %Franklin County7.8Lincoln County: 7.7 %Lincoln County7.7Wahkiakum County: 7.5 %Wahkiakum County7.5Pend Oreille County: 7.3 %Pend Oreille County7.3Lewis County: 7 %Lewis County7Pacific County: 6.8 %Pacific County6.8Ferry County: 6.5 %Ferry County6.5Yakima County: 6.5 %Yakima County6.5Douglas County: 6.2 %Douglas County6.2Grays Harbor County: 6.1 %Grays Harbor County6.1Adams County: 5.7 %Adams County5.7Cowlitz County: 5.3 %Cowlitz County5.3Grant County: 4.8 %Grant County4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Whitman County23.9+1.3 pts
2King County22.9+0.8 pts
3San Juan County22.5+0.4 pts
4Jefferson County19.7+0.9 pts
5Whatcom County14.7+0.7 pts
6Island County14.4+0.3 pts
7Thurston County13.80 pts
8Klickitat County13.6+0.8 pts
9Kittitas County13+1 pts
10Walla Walla County12.9+1 pts
11Benton County12.6-0 pts
12Clallam County12.6+0.6 pts
13Kitsap County12.20 pts
14Snohomish County12+0.7 pts
15Clark County11.7+0.3 pts
16Spokane County11.4+0.1 pts
17Garfield County11.1+0.7 pts
18Skagit County10.7+0.2 pts
19Columbia County10.7-0.2 pts
20Pierce County10.5+0.6 pts
21Skamania County10.4-0.1 pts
22Chelan County10.30 pts
23Okanogan County8.8+1.1 pts
24Asotin County8.7+0.3 pts
25Stevens County8.1-0.4 pts
26Mason County8+1.9 pts
27Franklin County7.8+0.5 pts
28Lincoln County7.7-0.6 pts
29Wahkiakum County7.5-1.3 pts
30Pend Oreille County7.3-0.1 pts
31Lewis County7+0.1 pts
32Pacific County6.8-0.6 pts
33Ferry County6.5+0.2 pts
34Yakima County6.5-0 pts
35Douglas County6.2-0.8 pts
36Grays Harbor County6.10 pts
37Adams County5.7-0.1 pts
38Cowlitz County5.3-0.4 pts
39Grant County4.8-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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 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/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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-counties?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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-counties?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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Washington by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 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/graduate-or-professional-degree/washington-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Whitman County, with 23.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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