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 2022, at 98.4%. San Luis, AZ had the lowest, at 53.1%. The median was 90.9% and the figure for Arizona was 88.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest98.4Paradise Valley, AZ

Lowest53.1San Luis, AZ

Median90.944 cities

Arizona88.7History

All cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Paradise Valley, AZ	98.4	-0.3 pts
2	Fountain Hills, AZ	97.8	-0.2 pts
3	Scottsdale, AZ	97.3	0 pts
4	Queen Creek, AZ	97.1	+0.2 pts
5	Oro Valley, AZ	96.8	-0.4 pts
6	Gilbert, AZ	96.3	-0.1 pts
7	Marana, AZ	96.1	+0.7 pts
8	Prescott, AZ	95.9	+0.7 pts
9	Flagstaff, AZ	95.4	-0.6 pts
10	Show Low, AZ	94.7	+2.2 pts
11	Sahuarita, AZ	94.2	-0.4 pts
12	Chandler, AZ	94.2	+0.1 pts
13	Surprise, AZ	93.7	+0.2 pts
14	Tempe, AZ	93.7	+0.2 pts
15	Sierra Vista, AZ	93.4	+0.3 pts
16	Goodyear, AZ	92.5	+1 pts
17	Peoria, AZ	92.4	-0.1 pts
18	Maricopa, AZ	92.2	-0.7 pts
19	Payson, AZ	92	-0.7 pts
20	Lake Havasu City, AZ	91.4	+0.3 pts
21	Chino Valley, AZ	91.2	+1.6 pts
22	Prescott Valley, AZ	91	+1 pts
23	Cottonwood, AZ	90.8	+0.3 pts
24	Mesa, AZ	90.7	+0.3 pts
25	Kingman, AZ	89.6	-0.3 pts
26	Casa Grande, AZ	89.1	+2.3 pts
27	Buckeye, AZ	88.2	+1.5 pts
28	Apache Junction, AZ	88	+1.5 pts
29	Coolidge, AZ	87	+1.7 pts
30	Tucson, AZ	86.6	+0.3 pts
31	Bullhead City, AZ	85	+0.8 pts
32	Avondale, AZ	84.8	+1.7 pts
33	Safford, AZ	84.5	-0 pts
34	Camp Verde, AZ	84.2	+1.8 pts
35	Glendale, AZ	84.1	+0.6 pts
36	Phoenix, AZ	83.9	+0.4 pts
37	Yuma, AZ	83.3	+1 pts
38	El Mirage, AZ	80.7	+2.4 pts
39	Florence, AZ	78.2	+3.6 pts
40	Douglas, AZ	75.2	+0.7 pts
41	Eloy, AZ	74.9	+2.8 pts
42	Nogales, AZ	68.4	+0.4 pts
43	Somerton, AZ	66.9	+0.8 pts
44	San Luis, AZ	53.1	+2.1 pts

Other periods

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2022
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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.

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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_cities_in_arizona_by_2022,
  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, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/arizona-cities?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Paradise Valley, AZ, with 98.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Luis, AZ, with 53.1% in 2022.

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