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

Bainbridge Island, WA had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 91 cities in 2022, at 99.6%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 53.3%. The median was 93.6% and the figure for Washington was 92.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99.6Bainbridge Island, WA
Lowest53.3Sunnyside, WA
Median93.691 cities
Washington92.1History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Bainbridge Island, WA: 99.6 %Bainbridge Island, WA99.6Snoqualmie, WA: 98.8 %Snoqualmie, WA98.8Port Townsend, WA: 98.5 %Port Townsend, WA98.5Mukilteo, WA: 98.2 %Mukilteo, WA98.2Woodinville, WA: 98.1 %Woodinville, WA98.1Liberty Lake, WA: 98 %Liberty Lake, WA98Mercer Island, WA: 97.8 %Mercer Island, WA97.8Pullman, WA: 97.8 %Pullman, WA97.8Lake Forest Park, WA: 97.6 %Lake Forest Park, WA97.6Sammamish, WA: 97.5 %Sammamish, WA97.5Edgewood, WA: 97.4 %Edgewood, WA97.4Issaquah, WA: 97.2 %Issaquah, WA97.2Redmond, WA: 97.2 %Redmond, WA97.2Maple Valley, WA: 97.1 %Maple Valley, WA97.1Kenmore, WA: 97 %Kenmore, WA97Mill Creek, WA: 97 %Mill Creek, WA97Edmonds, WA: 96.9 %Edmonds, WA96.9Newcastle, WA: 96.7 %Newcastle, WA96.7Ridgefield, WA: 96.6 %Ridgefield, WA96.6Kirkland, WA: 96.6 %Kirkland, WA96.6Camas, WA: 96.5 %Camas, WA96.5Poulsbo, WA: 96.3 %Poulsbo, WA96.3Tumwater, WA: 96.1 %Tumwater, WA96.1Richland, WA: 96 %Richland, WA96Gig Harbor, WA: 95.9 %Gig Harbor, WA95.9University Place, WA: 95.9 %University Place, WA95.9Bellevue, WA: 95.9 %Bellevue, WA95.9Anacortes, WA: 95.7 %Anacortes, WA95.7Enumclaw, WA: 95.6 %Enumclaw, WA95.6Seattle, WA: 95.6 %Seattle, WA95.6Olympia, WA: 95.5 %Olympia, WA95.5Bonney Lake, WA: 95.4 %Bonney Lake, WA95.4Bothell, WA: 95.4 %Bothell, WA95.4Shoreline, WA: 95 %Shoreline, WA95Ellensburg, WA: 94.9 %Ellensburg, WA94.9Oak Harbor, WA: 94.8 %Oak Harbor, WA94.8Bellingham, WA: 94.6 %Bellingham, WA94.6Lake Stevens, WA: 94.5 %Lake Stevens, WA94.5Port Orchard, WA: 94.4 %Port Orchard, WA94.4Covington, WA: 94.4 %Covington, WA94.4Bainbridge Island, WA: 99.6 %Bainbridge Island, WA99.6Snoqualmie, WA: 98.8 %Snoqualmie, WA98.8Port Townsend, WA: 98.5 %Port Townsend, WA98.5Mukilteo, WA: 98.2 %Mukilteo, WA98.2Woodinville, WA: 98.1 %Woodinville, WA98.1Liberty Lake, WA: 98 %Liberty Lake, WA98Mercer Island, WA: 97.8 %Mercer Island, WA97.8Pullman, WA: 97.8 %Pullman, WA97.8Lake Forest Park, WA: 97.6 %Lake Forest Park, WA97.6Sammamish, WA: 97.5 %Sammamish, WA97.5Edgewood, WA: 97.4 %Edgewood, WA97.4Issaquah, WA: 97.2 %Issaquah, WA97.2Redmond, WA: 97.2 %Redmond, WA97.2Maple Valley, WA: 97.1 %Maple Valley, WA97.1Kenmore, WA: 97 %Kenmore, WA97Mill Creek, WA: 97 %Mill Creek, WA97Edmonds, WA: 96.9 %Edmonds, WA96.9Newcastle, WA: 96.7 %Newcastle, WA96.7Ridgefield, WA: 96.6 %Ridgefield, WA96.6Kirkland, WA: 96.6 %Kirkland, WA96.6Camas, WA: 96.5 %Camas, WA96.5Poulsbo, WA: 96.3 %Poulsbo, WA96.3Tumwater, WA: 96.1 %Tumwater, WA96.1Richland, WA: 96 %Richland, WA96Gig Harbor, WA: 95.9 %Gig Harbor, WA95.9University Place, WA: 95.9 %University Place, WA95.9Bellevue, WA: 95.9 %Bellevue, WA95.9Anacortes, WA: 95.7 %Anacortes, WA95.7Enumclaw, WA: 95.6 %Enumclaw, WA95.6Seattle, WA: 95.6 %Seattle, WA95.6Olympia, WA: 95.5 %Olympia, WA95.5Bonney Lake, WA: 95.4 %Bonney Lake, WA95.4Bothell, WA: 95.4 %Bothell, WA95.4Shoreline, WA: 95 %Shoreline, WA95Ellensburg, WA: 94.9 %Ellensburg, WA94.9Oak Harbor, WA: 94.8 %Oak Harbor, WA94.8Bellingham, WA: 94.6 %Bellingham, WA94.6Lake Stevens, WA: 94.5 %Lake Stevens, WA94.5Port Orchard, WA: 94.4 %Port Orchard, WA94.4Covington, WA: 94.4 %Covington, WA94.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bainbridge Island, WA99.6+0.3 pts
2Snoqualmie, WA98.8+0.1 pts
3Port Townsend, WA98.5+0.3 pts
4Mukilteo, WA98.2+0.1 pts
5Woodinville, WA98.1+0.9 pts
6Liberty Lake, WA98-0.2 pts
7Mercer Island, WA97.8-0.5 pts
8Pullman, WA97.8+0.8 pts
9Lake Forest Park, WA97.6-0.6 pts
10Sammamish, WA97.50 pts
11Edgewood, WA97.4+0.3 pts
12Issaquah, WA97.2-0.7 pts
13Redmond, WA97.2-0.1 pts
14Maple Valley, WA97.10 pts
15Kenmore, WA97+0.6 pts
16Mill Creek, WA97+0.1 pts
17Edmonds, WA96.9+0.3 pts
18Newcastle, WA96.7-0.3 pts
19Ridgefield, WA96.6-1.1 pts
20Kirkland, WA96.6-0.2 pts
21Camas, WA96.5+0.5 pts
22Poulsbo, WA96.3+0.5 pts
23Tumwater, WA96.1+1 pts
24Richland, WA96-0.1 pts
25Gig Harbor, WA95.9+0.1 pts
26University Place, WA95.9-0.3 pts
27Bellevue, WA95.9+0.2 pts
28Anacortes, WA95.7+0.4 pts
29Enumclaw, WA95.6+0.3 pts
30Seattle, WA95.60 pts
31Olympia, WA95.5+0.4 pts
32Bonney Lake, WA95.4+0.3 pts
33Bothell, WA95.4+0.7 pts
34Shoreline, WA95+0.7 pts
35Ellensburg, WA94.9+1.6 pts
36Oak Harbor, WA94.8+0.3 pts
37Bellingham, WA94.6-0.1 pts
38Lake Stevens, WA94.5-0 pts
39Port Orchard, WA94.4+0.6 pts
40Covington, WA94.4+0.5 pts
41Ferndale, WA94.2-0.6 pts
42Spokane Valley, WA94.2-0.3 pts
43Mountlake Terrace, WA93.90 pts
44Lynden, WA93.9+0.7 pts
45Battle Ground, WA93.6-0 pts
46Yelm, WA93.6+0.1 pts
47Bremerton, WA93.5-0.5 pts
48West Richland, WA93.5-1.1 pts
49Puyallup, WA93.3+0.2 pts
50Spokane, WA93.2+0.1 pts
51Lacey, WA93.2-0.6 pts
52Cheney, WA93.1-0.3 pts
53Marysville, WA93.1+0.4 pts
54Washougal, WA93+0.2 pts
55Port Angeles, WA92.9+1.6 pts
56Snohomish, WA91.4-0.2 pts
57Vancouver, WA91.3+0.2 pts
58Sumner, WA91.3+0.5 pts
59Tacoma, WA90.9+0.7 pts
60Burlington, WA90.5+2.2 pts
61Arlington, WA90.4-0.3 pts
62Federal Way, WA90.2+0.7 pts
63Monroe, WA89.9-1.3 pts
64Renton, WA89.9-0.1 pts
65Airway Heights, WA89.2+1.5 pts
66Auburn, WA89.1+0.3 pts
67Everett, WA88.6-0.2 pts
68Des Moines, WA88.6+0.4 pts
69Longview, WA88.5-0.9 pts
70Sedro-Woolley, WA88.3-0.6 pts
71Fife, WA88.2+0.3 pts
72Lakewood, WA88.1-0.4 pts
73Walla Walla, WA87.8+0.1 pts
74Lynnwood, WA87.7-0.1 pts
75Kennewick, WA87.4+0.4 pts
76Moses Lake, WA87.2+1.8 pts
77Mount Vernon, WA87.1-1 pts
78Kent, WA87.1-0.1 pts
79Kelso, WA86.2+1.9 pts
80Centralia, WA85-0.8 pts
81Aberdeen, WA84.8+0.5 pts
82SeaTac, WA84.2-0.1 pts
83Wenatchee, WA840 pts
84Shelton, WA84+2.7 pts
85Burien, WA83.8+0.7 pts
86East Wenatchee, WA83.7-1.4 pts
87Tukwila, WA82.1+0.5 pts
88Yakima, WA77.2+1.6 pts
89Pasco, WA75.6+0.2 pts
90Grandview, WA64.2+4.4 pts
91Sunnyside, WA53.3+3.4 pts

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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/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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-cities?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 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, 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/washington-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Bainbridge Island, WA, with 99.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 53.3% in 2022.

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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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