Data / Rankings / High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over / Cities in Washington

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

Bainbridge Island, WA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 91 cities in 2024, at 99.3%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 56.6%. The median was 94% and the figure for Washington was 92.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Keep it in a collection in your library.
Highest99.3Bainbridge Island, WA
Lowest56.6Sunnyside, WA
Median9491 cities
Washington92.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Bainbridge Island, WA: 99.3 %Bainbridge Island, WA99.3Woodinville, WA: 98.9 %Woodinville, WA98.9Snoqualmie, WA: 98.9 %Snoqualmie, WA98.9Mercer Island, WA: 98.4 %Mercer Island, WA98.4Issaquah, WA: 98 %Issaquah, WA98Liberty Lake, WA: 97.9 %Liberty Lake, WA97.9Edmonds, WA: 97.5 %Edmonds, WA97.5Sammamish, WA: 97.5 %Sammamish, WA97.5Newcastle, WA: 97.5 %Newcastle, WA97.5Mukilteo, WA: 97.4 %Mukilteo, WA97.4Kirkland, WA: 97.4 %Kirkland, WA97.4Redmond, WA: 97.4 %Redmond, WA97.4Lake Forest Park, WA: 97.2 %Lake Forest Park, WA97.2Pullman, WA: 97.1 %Pullman, WA97.1Anacortes, WA: 96.8 %Anacortes, WA96.8Poulsbo, WA: 96.8 %Poulsbo, WA96.8Tumwater, WA: 96.8 %Tumwater, WA96.8Maple Valley, WA: 96.8 %Maple Valley, WA96.8Port Townsend, WA: 96.6 %Port Townsend, WA96.6Olympia, WA: 96.5 %Olympia, WA96.5Gig Harbor, WA: 96.5 %Gig Harbor, WA96.5Kenmore, WA: 96.4 %Kenmore, WA96.4Camas, WA: 96.3 %Camas, WA96.3Mill Creek, WA: 96 %Mill Creek, WA96Cheney, WA: 96 %Cheney, WA96Bothell, WA: 96 %Bothell, WA96Seattle, WA: 96 %Seattle, WA96Ridgefield, WA: 95.8 %Ridgefield, WA95.8Edgewood, WA: 95.8 %Edgewood, WA95.8University Place, WA: 95.8 %University Place, WA95.8Bellevue, WA: 95.7 %Bellevue, WA95.7Richland, WA: 95.5 %Richland, WA95.5Lynden, WA: 95.3 %Lynden, WA95.3Oak Harbor, WA: 95.3 %Oak Harbor, WA95.3Bellingham, WA: 95.2 %Bellingham, WA95.2Bonney Lake, WA: 95.1 %Bonney Lake, WA95.1Enumclaw, WA: 94.9 %Enumclaw, WA94.9Covington, WA: 94.8 %Covington, WA94.8Port Orchard, WA: 94.6 %Port Orchard, WA94.6Ellensburg, WA: 94.5 %Ellensburg, WA94.5Bainbridge Island, WA: 99.3 %Bainbridge Island, WA99.3Woodinville, WA: 98.9 %Woodinville, WA98.9Snoqualmie, WA: 98.9 %Snoqualmie, WA98.9Mercer Island, WA: 98.4 %Mercer Island, WA98.4Issaquah, WA: 98 %Issaquah, WA98Liberty Lake, WA: 97.9 %Liberty Lake, WA97.9Edmonds, WA: 97.5 %Edmonds, WA97.5Sammamish, WA: 97.5 %Sammamish, WA97.5Newcastle, WA: 97.5 %Newcastle, WA97.5Mukilteo, WA: 97.4 %Mukilteo, WA97.4Kirkland, WA: 97.4 %Kirkland, WA97.4Redmond, WA: 97.4 %Redmond, WA97.4Lake Forest Park, WA: 97.2 %Lake Forest Park, WA97.2Pullman, WA: 97.1 %Pullman, WA97.1Anacortes, WA: 96.8 %Anacortes, WA96.8Poulsbo, WA: 96.8 %Poulsbo, WA96.8Tumwater, WA: 96.8 %Tumwater, WA96.8Maple Valley, WA: 96.8 %Maple Valley, WA96.8Port Townsend, WA: 96.6 %Port Townsend, WA96.6Olympia, WA: 96.5 %Olympia, WA96.5Gig Harbor, WA: 96.5 %Gig Harbor, WA96.5Kenmore, WA: 96.4 %Kenmore, WA96.4Camas, WA: 96.3 %Camas, WA96.3Mill Creek, WA: 96 %Mill Creek, WA96Cheney, WA: 96 %Cheney, WA96Bothell, WA: 96 %Bothell, WA96Seattle, WA: 96 %Seattle, WA96Ridgefield, WA: 95.8 %Ridgefield, WA95.8Edgewood, WA: 95.8 %Edgewood, WA95.8University Place, WA: 95.8 %University Place, WA95.8Bellevue, WA: 95.7 %Bellevue, WA95.7Richland, WA: 95.5 %Richland, WA95.5Lynden, WA: 95.3 %Lynden, WA95.3Oak Harbor, WA: 95.3 %Oak Harbor, WA95.3Bellingham, WA: 95.2 %Bellingham, WA95.2Bonney Lake, WA: 95.1 %Bonney Lake, WA95.1Enumclaw, WA: 94.9 %Enumclaw, WA94.9Covington, WA: 94.8 %Covington, WA94.8Port Orchard, WA: 94.6 %Port Orchard, WA94.6Ellensburg, WA: 94.5 %Ellensburg, WA94.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bainbridge Island, WA99.3-0.2 pts
2Woodinville, WA98.9-0.2 pts
3Snoqualmie, WA98.9+0.5 pts
4Mercer Island, WA98.4+0.3 pts
5Issaquah, WA98+0.3 pts
6Liberty Lake, WA97.9+0.1 pts
7Edmonds, WA97.5-0.1 pts
8Sammamish, WA97.5+0.3 pts
9Newcastle, WA97.5-0.8 pts
10Mukilteo, WA97.4-0.1 pts
11Kirkland, WA97.4+0.5 pts
12Redmond, WA97.4-0.2 pts
13Lake Forest Park, WA97.2+0.4 pts
14Pullman, WA97.1-0.8 pts
15Anacortes, WA96.8+0.7 pts
16Poulsbo, WA96.8+1.6 pts
16Tumwater, WA96.8+0.9 pts
18Maple Valley, WA96.8+0.1 pts
19Port Townsend, WA96.6-1.2 pts
20Olympia, WA96.50 pts
21Gig Harbor, WA96.5+0.4 pts
22Kenmore, WA96.4+0.1 pts
23Camas, WA96.3+0.3 pts
24Mill Creek, WA96-0.3 pts
25Cheney, WA96+1.9 pts
26Bothell, WA96+0.7 pts
27Seattle, WA96+0.3 pts
28Ridgefield, WA95.8-0.9 pts
29Edgewood, WA95.8-0.6 pts
30University Place, WA95.8-0.1 pts
31Bellevue, WA95.70 pts
32Richland, WA95.5-0.5 pts
33Lynden, WA95.3+2.7 pts
34Oak Harbor, WA95.3+0.5 pts
35Bellingham, WA95.2+0.2 pts
36Bonney Lake, WA95.1-0 pts
37Enumclaw, WA94.9+0.1 pts
38Covington, WA94.8+0.7 pts
39Port Orchard, WA94.6+0.1 pts
40Ellensburg, WA94.5+0.4 pts
41Spokane Valley, WA94.4-0.2 pts
42Mountlake Terrace, WA94.3+0.4 pts
43Bremerton, WA94.30 pts
44Shoreline, WA94.3-0.6 pts
45Lake Stevens, WA94-0.7 pts
46Spokane, WA94+0.6 pts
47Lacey, WA93.9+0.5 pts
48Battle Ground, WA93.7-0.5 pts
49Puyallup, WA93.6+0.2 pts
50Port Angeles, WA93.3+0.3 pts
51Yelm, WA93.3-0.8 pts
52Ferndale, WA93.2-0.8 pts
53Washougal, WA92.6+0.2 pts
54Sumner, WA92.4+1.2 pts
55Marysville, WA92.4-0.2 pts
56Snohomish, WA91.9-0.8 pts
57West Richland, WA91.7-0.8 pts
58Monroe, WA91.3+1 pts
59Fife, WA91.10 pts
60Vancouver, WA91.1-0.1 pts
61Arlington, WA91+0.1 pts
62Tacoma, WA91-0.3 pts
63Airway Heights, WA90.8-0.7 pts
64Burlington, WA90.6-0.5 pts
65Moses Lake, WA90.5+2.1 pts
66Lynnwood, WA90.4+1.5 pts
67Everett, WA89.8+0.8 pts
68Centralia, WA89.5+2.9 pts
69Des Moines, WA89.5+0.4 pts
70Walla Walla, WA89.1+0.1 pts
71Federal Way, WA89-1.1 pts
72Renton, WA88.9-0.8 pts
73Auburn, WA88.4-0 pts
74Mount Vernon, WA88.4+1.2 pts
75Kelso, WA88.3-0.4 pts
76Longview, WA88.2-0.3 pts
77Sedro-Woolley, WA87.9+1.9 pts
78Lakewood, WA87.8+0.7 pts
79Kent, WA86.9-0 pts
80Kennewick, WA86.4-0.4 pts
81Burien, WA85+0.1 pts
82Wenatchee, WA84.9+0.5 pts
83East Wenatchee, WA84.8+0.2 pts
84SeaTac, WA83.9+0.1 pts
85Aberdeen, WA83.8-1.7 pts
86Shelton, WA83.2-0.8 pts
87Tukwila, WA82.20 pts
88Yakima, WA79.6+1.4 pts
89Pasco, WA76.7+0.7 pts
90Grandview, WA62.5+0.3 pts
91Sunnyside, WA56.6+1.7 pts

Other periods

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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 Washington 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

MLA 9

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 Washington 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/washington-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Washington 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/washington-cities.

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 Washington 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/washington-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_cities_in_washington_by_2024,
  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 Washington by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/washington-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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - 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 Washington by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/01/29
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat
L2  - https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/washington-cities
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/washington-cities.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Cities in Washington by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"high_school_graduate_share","level":"municipality","within":"Washington","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=high_school_graduate_share&level=municipality&within=Washington&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

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

Bainbridge Island, WA, with 99.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 56.6% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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.

High school graduate or higher, population 25 and over: other rankings

Cities in Washington: more rankings