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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 2023, at 99.5%. Sunnyside, WA had the lowest, at 54.9%. The median was 94% and the figure for Washington was 92.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest99.5Bainbridge Island, WA
Lowest54.9Sunnyside, WA
Median9491 cities
Washington92.2History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Bainbridge Island, WA: 99.5 %Bainbridge Island, WA99.5Woodinville, WA: 99.1 %Woodinville, WA99.1Snoqualmie, WA: 98.4 %Snoqualmie, WA98.4Newcastle, WA: 98.3 %Newcastle, WA98.3Mercer Island, WA: 98.1 %Mercer Island, WA98.1Pullman, WA: 97.9 %Pullman, WA97.9Port Townsend, WA: 97.9 %Port Townsend, WA97.9Liberty Lake, WA: 97.8 %Liberty Lake, WA97.8Issaquah, WA: 97.7 %Issaquah, WA97.7Edmonds, WA: 97.6 %Edmonds, WA97.6Redmond, WA: 97.5 %Redmond, WA97.5Mukilteo, WA: 97.5 %Mukilteo, WA97.5Sammamish, WA: 97.2 %Sammamish, WA97.2Kirkland, WA: 96.9 %Kirkland, WA96.9Lake Forest Park, WA: 96.7 %Lake Forest Park, WA96.7Ridgefield, WA: 96.7 %Ridgefield, WA96.7Maple Valley, WA: 96.7 %Maple Valley, WA96.7Olympia, WA: 96.5 %Olympia, WA96.5Edgewood, WA: 96.4 %Edgewood, WA96.4Kenmore, WA: 96.3 %Kenmore, WA96.3Mill Creek, WA: 96.3 %Mill Creek, WA96.3Anacortes, WA: 96.2 %Anacortes, WA96.2Camas, WA: 96.1 %Camas, WA96.1Gig Harbor, WA: 96 %Gig Harbor, WA96Richland, WA: 96 %Richland, WA96Tumwater, WA: 95.9 %Tumwater, WA95.9University Place, WA: 95.8 %University Place, WA95.8Seattle, WA: 95.7 %Seattle, WA95.7Bellevue, WA: 95.7 %Bellevue, WA95.7Bothell, WA: 95.3 %Bothell, WA95.3Poulsbo, WA: 95.1 %Poulsbo, WA95.1Bonney Lake, WA: 95.1 %Bonney Lake, WA95.1Bellingham, WA: 95 %Bellingham, WA95Shoreline, WA: 94.9 %Shoreline, WA94.9Enumclaw, WA: 94.9 %Enumclaw, WA94.9Oak Harbor, WA: 94.7 %Oak Harbor, WA94.7Lake Stevens, WA: 94.7 %Lake Stevens, WA94.7Spokane Valley, WA: 94.6 %Spokane Valley, WA94.6Port Orchard, WA: 94.5 %Port Orchard, WA94.5Bremerton, WA: 94.3 %Bremerton, WA94.3Bainbridge Island, WA: 99.5 %Bainbridge Island, WA99.5Woodinville, WA: 99.1 %Woodinville, WA99.1Snoqualmie, WA: 98.4 %Snoqualmie, WA98.4Newcastle, WA: 98.3 %Newcastle, WA98.3Mercer Island, WA: 98.1 %Mercer Island, WA98.1Pullman, WA: 97.9 %Pullman, WA97.9Port Townsend, WA: 97.9 %Port Townsend, WA97.9Liberty Lake, WA: 97.8 %Liberty Lake, WA97.8Issaquah, WA: 97.7 %Issaquah, WA97.7Edmonds, WA: 97.6 %Edmonds, WA97.6Redmond, WA: 97.5 %Redmond, WA97.5Mukilteo, WA: 97.5 %Mukilteo, WA97.5Sammamish, WA: 97.2 %Sammamish, WA97.2Kirkland, WA: 96.9 %Kirkland, WA96.9Lake Forest Park, WA: 96.7 %Lake Forest Park, WA96.7Ridgefield, WA: 96.7 %Ridgefield, WA96.7Maple Valley, WA: 96.7 %Maple Valley, WA96.7Olympia, WA: 96.5 %Olympia, WA96.5Edgewood, WA: 96.4 %Edgewood, WA96.4Kenmore, WA: 96.3 %Kenmore, WA96.3Mill Creek, WA: 96.3 %Mill Creek, WA96.3Anacortes, WA: 96.2 %Anacortes, WA96.2Camas, WA: 96.1 %Camas, WA96.1Gig Harbor, WA: 96 %Gig Harbor, WA96Richland, WA: 96 %Richland, WA96Tumwater, WA: 95.9 %Tumwater, WA95.9University Place, WA: 95.8 %University Place, WA95.8Seattle, WA: 95.7 %Seattle, WA95.7Bellevue, WA: 95.7 %Bellevue, WA95.7Bothell, WA: 95.3 %Bothell, WA95.3Poulsbo, WA: 95.1 %Poulsbo, WA95.1Bonney Lake, WA: 95.1 %Bonney Lake, WA95.1Bellingham, WA: 95 %Bellingham, WA95Shoreline, WA: 94.9 %Shoreline, WA94.9Enumclaw, WA: 94.9 %Enumclaw, WA94.9Oak Harbor, WA: 94.7 %Oak Harbor, WA94.7Lake Stevens, WA: 94.7 %Lake Stevens, WA94.7Spokane Valley, WA: 94.6 %Spokane Valley, WA94.6Port Orchard, WA: 94.5 %Port Orchard, WA94.5Bremerton, WA: 94.3 %Bremerton, WA94.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Bainbridge Island, WA99.5-0.2 pts
2Woodinville, WA99.1+1 pts
3Snoqualmie, WA98.4-0.4 pts
4Newcastle, WA98.3+1.6 pts
5Mercer Island, WA98.1+0.3 pts
6Pullman, WA97.9+0.2 pts
7Port Townsend, WA97.9-0.7 pts
8Liberty Lake, WA97.8-0.3 pts
9Issaquah, WA97.7+0.4 pts
10Edmonds, WA97.6+0.8 pts
11Redmond, WA97.5+0.4 pts
12Mukilteo, WA97.5-0.7 pts
13Sammamish, WA97.2-0.3 pts
14Kirkland, WA96.9+0.3 pts
15Lake Forest Park, WA96.7-0.9 pts
16Ridgefield, WA96.70 pts
17Maple Valley, WA96.7-0.5 pts
18Olympia, WA96.5+1 pts
19Edgewood, WA96.4-1 pts
20Kenmore, WA96.3-0.7 pts
21Mill Creek, WA96.3-0.7 pts
22Anacortes, WA96.2+0.5 pts
23Camas, WA96.1-0.4 pts
24Gig Harbor, WA96+0.1 pts
25Richland, WA960 pts
26Tumwater, WA95.9-0.2 pts
27University Place, WA95.8-0 pts
28Seattle, WA95.7+0.1 pts
29Bellevue, WA95.7-0.2 pts
30Bothell, WA95.3-0.1 pts
31Poulsbo, WA95.1-1.1 pts
32Bonney Lake, WA95.1-0.3 pts
33Bellingham, WA95+0.4 pts
34Shoreline, WA94.9-0.2 pts
35Enumclaw, WA94.9-0.7 pts
36Oak Harbor, WA94.7-0 pts
37Lake Stevens, WA94.7+0.2 pts
38Spokane Valley, WA94.6+0.4 pts
39Port Orchard, WA94.5+0.1 pts
40Bremerton, WA94.3+0.8 pts
41Battle Ground, WA94.2+0.5 pts
42Cheney, WA94.1+1 pts
42Covington, WA94.1-0.3 pts
44Ellensburg, WA94-0.8 pts
45Yelm, WA94+0.4 pts
46Ferndale, WA94-0.3 pts
47Mountlake Terrace, WA93.9-0.1 pts
48Spokane, WA93.4+0.2 pts
49Puyallup, WA93.4+0.1 pts
50Lacey, WA93.3+0.2 pts
51Port Angeles, WA93+0.1 pts
52Snohomish, WA92.7+1.3 pts
53Marysville, WA92.6-0.4 pts
54Lynden, WA92.6-1.3 pts
55West Richland, WA92.5-0.9 pts
56Washougal, WA92.4-0.6 pts
57Airway Heights, WA91.5+2.4 pts
58Tacoma, WA91.3+0.4 pts
59Sumner, WA91.2-0.1 pts
60Vancouver, WA91.1-0.2 pts
61Fife, WA91.1+2.8 pts
62Burlington, WA91.1+0.5 pts
63Arlington, WA90.9+0.5 pts
64Monroe, WA90.3+0.4 pts
65Federal Way, WA90.2-0.1 pts
66Renton, WA89.7-0.2 pts
67Des Moines, WA89.1+0.5 pts
68Walla Walla, WA89+1.3 pts
69Everett, WA89+0.4 pts
70Lynnwood, WA88.9+1.2 pts
71Kelso, WA88.7+2.5 pts
72Longview, WA88.5-0 pts
73Auburn, WA88.4-0.7 pts
74Moses Lake, WA88.4+1.1 pts
75Mount Vernon, WA87.20 pts
76Lakewood, WA87.1-1.1 pts
77Kent, WA86.9-0.2 pts
78Kennewick, WA86.8-0.6 pts
79Centralia, WA86.6+1.7 pts
80Sedro-Woolley, WA86.1-2.2 pts
81Aberdeen, WA85.4+0.6 pts
82Burien, WA84.9+1.2 pts
83East Wenatchee, WA84.6+0.9 pts
84Wenatchee, WA84.4+0.4 pts
85Shelton, WA84+0.1 pts
86SeaTac, WA83.9-0.3 pts
87Tukwila, WA82.2+0.1 pts
88Yakima, WA78.3+1.1 pts
89Pasco, WA76+0.4 pts
90Grandview, WA62.2-2 pts
91Sunnyside, WA54.9+1.5 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/washington-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/washington-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/washington-cities?period=2023 (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 99.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunnyside, WA, with 54.9% in 2023.

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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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