Cities in Arizona by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Paradise Valley, AZ had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 44 cities in 2024, at 99.1%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 58%. The median was 90.6% and the figure for Arizona was 89.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest99.1Paradise Valley, AZ

Lowest58San Luis, AZ

Median90.644 cities

Arizona89.4History

All cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Paradise Valley, AZ	99.1	+1 pts
2	Fountain Hills, AZ	97.6	+0.2 pts
3	Scottsdale, AZ	97.6	+0.1 pts
4	Oro Valley, AZ	97.2	+0.4 pts
5	Queen Creek, AZ	97	-0.1 pts
6	Gilbert, AZ	96.4	-0.2 pts
7	Flagstaff, AZ	96	+0.2 pts
8	Marana, AZ	95.9	-0 pts
9	Prescott, AZ	95.7	-0.4 pts
10	Sahuarita, AZ	94.8	+0.2 pts
11	Show Low, AZ	94.8	+0.2 pts
12	Goodyear, AZ	94.2	+1.7 pts
12	Surprise, AZ	94.2	-0.1 pts
14	Sierra Vista, AZ	94	+0.7 pts
15	Chandler, AZ	93.9	+0.2 pts
16	Tempe, AZ	93.8	0 pts
17	Payson, AZ	93	+0.5 pts
18	Lake Havasu City, AZ	92.9	+0.5 pts
19	Peoria, AZ	92.2	-0.4 pts
20	Maricopa, AZ	91.7	-0.7 pts
21	Prescott Valley, AZ	91.4	+0.6 pts
22	Mesa, AZ	91.2	+0.2 pts
23	Casa Grande, AZ	90	+0.8 pts
24	Cottonwood, AZ	89.8	-0.5 pts
25	Chino Valley, AZ	89.7	-0.1 pts
26	Safford, AZ	89.6	+1.9 pts
27	Kingman, AZ	89.5	-1.9 pts
28	Buckeye, AZ	89.2	-0.7 pts
29	Camp Verde, AZ	88.5	+3.8 pts
30	Tucson, AZ	88.2	+0.9 pts
31	Coolidge, AZ	87.5	+1.7 pts
32	Apache Junction, AZ	87.5	+0.3 pts
33	Bullhead City, AZ	86.5	+0.1 pts
34	Avondale, AZ	85.6	+0.6 pts
35	Phoenix, AZ	84.8	+0.4 pts
36	Glendale, AZ	84.5	-0.1 pts
37	Florence, AZ	84.3	+3.6 pts
38	Yuma, AZ	84.1	+0.5 pts
39	El Mirage, AZ	81.2	+0.4 pts
40	Douglas, AZ	77.1	+1.8 pts
41	Eloy, AZ	75.6	-0.8 pts
42	Nogales, AZ	68.4	+0.2 pts
43	Somerton, AZ	61.5	-3.7 pts
44	San Luis, AZ	58	+3.1 pts

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2022
2021

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-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 high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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 high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED 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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Paradise Valley, AZ, with 99.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Luis, AZ, with 58% in 2024.

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