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

Paradise Valley, AZ had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 44 cities in 2021, at 98.7%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 51.1%. The median was 90.2% and the figure for Arizona was 88.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest98.7Paradise Valley, AZ
Lowest51.1San Luis, AZ
Median90.244 cities
Arizona88.3History

All cities, 2021

Paradise Valley, AZ: 98.7 %Paradise Valley, AZ98.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 98.1 %Fountain Hills, AZ98.1Scottsdale, AZ: 97.3 %Scottsdale, AZ97.3Oro Valley, AZ: 97.1 %Oro Valley, AZ97.1Queen Creek, AZ: 97 %Queen Creek, AZ97Gilbert, AZ: 96.4 %Gilbert, AZ96.4Flagstaff, AZ: 95.9 %Flagstaff, AZ95.9Marana, AZ: 95.3 %Marana, AZ95.3Prescott, AZ: 95.2 %Prescott, AZ95.2Sahuarita, AZ: 94.6 %Sahuarita, AZ94.6Chandler, AZ: 94.1 %Chandler, AZ94.1Surprise, AZ: 93.5 %Surprise, AZ93.5Tempe, AZ: 93.5 %Tempe, AZ93.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 93.2 %Sierra Vista, AZ93.2Maricopa, AZ: 92.9 %Maricopa, AZ92.9Payson, AZ: 92.7 %Payson, AZ92.7Peoria, AZ: 92.6 %Peoria, AZ92.6Show Low, AZ: 92.5 %Show Low, AZ92.5Goodyear, AZ: 91.5 %Goodyear, AZ91.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 91.1 %Lake Havasu City, AZ91.1Cottonwood, AZ: 90.5 %Cottonwood, AZ90.5Mesa, AZ: 90.5 %Mesa, AZ90.5Prescott Valley, AZ: 90 %Prescott Valley, AZ90Kingman, AZ: 89.9 %Kingman, AZ89.9Chino Valley, AZ: 89.6 %Chino Valley, AZ89.6Casa Grande, AZ: 86.8 %Casa Grande, AZ86.8Buckeye, AZ: 86.8 %Buckeye, AZ86.8Apache Junction, AZ: 86.5 %Apache Junction, AZ86.5Tucson, AZ: 86.3 %Tucson, AZ86.3Coolidge, AZ: 85.3 %Coolidge, AZ85.3Safford, AZ: 84.5 %Safford, AZ84.5Bullhead City, AZ: 84.2 %Bullhead City, AZ84.2Phoenix, AZ: 83.5 %Phoenix, AZ83.5Glendale, AZ: 83.5 %Glendale, AZ83.5Avondale, AZ: 83.1 %Avondale, AZ83.1Camp Verde, AZ: 82.5 %Camp Verde, AZ82.5Yuma, AZ: 82.3 %Yuma, AZ82.3El Mirage, AZ: 78.3 %El Mirage, AZ78.3Florence, AZ: 74.6 %Florence, AZ74.6Douglas, AZ: 74.5 %Douglas, AZ74.5Eloy, AZ: 72.1 %Eloy, AZ72.1Nogales, AZ: 67.9 %Nogales, AZ67.9Somerton, AZ: 66.1 %Somerton, AZ66.1San Luis, AZ: 51.1 %San Luis, AZ51.1Paradise Valley, AZ: 98.7 %Paradise Valley, AZ98.7Fountain Hills, AZ: 98.1 %Fountain Hills, AZ98.1Scottsdale, AZ: 97.3 %Scottsdale, AZ97.3Oro Valley, AZ: 97.1 %Oro Valley, AZ97.1Queen Creek, AZ: 97 %Queen Creek, AZ97Gilbert, AZ: 96.4 %Gilbert, AZ96.4Flagstaff, AZ: 95.9 %Flagstaff, AZ95.9Marana, AZ: 95.3 %Marana, AZ95.3Prescott, AZ: 95.2 %Prescott, AZ95.2Sahuarita, AZ: 94.6 %Sahuarita, AZ94.6Chandler, AZ: 94.1 %Chandler, AZ94.1Surprise, AZ: 93.5 %Surprise, AZ93.5Tempe, AZ: 93.5 %Tempe, AZ93.5Sierra Vista, AZ: 93.2 %Sierra Vista, AZ93.2Maricopa, AZ: 92.9 %Maricopa, AZ92.9Payson, AZ: 92.7 %Payson, AZ92.7Peoria, AZ: 92.6 %Peoria, AZ92.6Show Low, AZ: 92.5 %Show Low, AZ92.5Goodyear, AZ: 91.5 %Goodyear, AZ91.5Lake Havasu City, AZ: 91.1 %Lake Havasu City, AZ91.1Cottonwood, AZ: 90.5 %Cottonwood, AZ90.5Mesa, AZ: 90.5 %Mesa, AZ90.5Prescott Valley, AZ: 90 %Prescott Valley, AZ90Kingman, AZ: 89.9 %Kingman, AZ89.9Chino Valley, AZ: 89.6 %Chino Valley, AZ89.6Casa Grande, AZ: 86.8 %Casa Grande, AZ86.8Buckeye, AZ: 86.8 %Buckeye, AZ86.8Apache Junction, AZ: 86.5 %Apache Junction, AZ86.5Tucson, AZ: 86.3 %Tucson, AZ86.3Coolidge, AZ: 85.3 %Coolidge, AZ85.3Safford, AZ: 84.5 %Safford, AZ84.5Bullhead City, AZ: 84.2 %Bullhead City, AZ84.2Phoenix, AZ: 83.5 %Phoenix, AZ83.5Glendale, AZ: 83.5 %Glendale, AZ83.5Avondale, AZ: 83.1 %Avondale, AZ83.1Camp Verde, AZ: 82.5 %Camp Verde, AZ82.5Yuma, AZ: 82.3 %Yuma, AZ82.3El Mirage, AZ: 78.3 %El Mirage, AZ78.3Florence, AZ: 74.6 %Florence, AZ74.6Douglas, AZ: 74.5 %Douglas, AZ74.5Eloy, AZ: 72.1 %Eloy, AZ72.1Nogales, AZ: 67.9 %Nogales, AZ67.9Somerton, AZ: 66.1 %Somerton, AZ66.1San Luis, AZ: 51.1 %San Luis, AZ51.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Paradise Valley, AZ98.7
2Fountain Hills, AZ98.1
3Scottsdale, AZ97.3
4Oro Valley, AZ97.1
5Queen Creek, AZ97
6Gilbert, AZ96.4
7Flagstaff, AZ95.9
8Marana, AZ95.3
9Prescott, AZ95.2
10Sahuarita, AZ94.6
11Chandler, AZ94.1
12Surprise, AZ93.5
13Tempe, AZ93.5
14Sierra Vista, AZ93.2
15Maricopa, AZ92.9
16Payson, AZ92.7
17Peoria, AZ92.6
18Show Low, AZ92.5
19Goodyear, AZ91.5
20Lake Havasu City, AZ91.1
21Cottonwood, AZ90.5
22Mesa, AZ90.5
23Prescott Valley, AZ90
24Kingman, AZ89.9
25Chino Valley, AZ89.6
26Casa Grande, AZ86.8
27Buckeye, AZ86.8
28Apache Junction, AZ86.5
29Tucson, AZ86.3
30Coolidge, AZ85.3
31Safford, AZ84.5
32Bullhead City, AZ84.2
33Phoenix, AZ83.5
34Glendale, AZ83.5
35Avondale, AZ83.1
36Camp Verde, AZ82.5
37Yuma, AZ82.3
38El Mirage, AZ78.3
39Florence, AZ74.6
40Douglas, AZ74.5
41Eloy, AZ72.1
42Nogales, AZ67.9
43Somerton, AZ66.1
44San Luis, AZ51.1

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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.

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Paradise Valley, AZ, with 98.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Luis, AZ, with 51.1% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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