Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Washington Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 26.76%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Bainbridge Island city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (100.00%), followed by Ferndale city (100.00%), and Sedro-Woolley city (88.28%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Bainbridge Island city
Ferndale city
Sedro-Woolley city
Minnehaha CDP
Mill Creek East CDP
Bothell West CDP
East Renton Highlands CDP
Edgewood city
Arlington city
Camas city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Bainbridge Island city 100.00
1 Ferndale city 100.00
2 Sedro-Woolley city 88.28
3 Minnehaha CDP 83.72
4 Mill Creek East CDP 78.03
5 Bothell West CDP 70.93
6 East Renton Highlands CDP 69.70
7 Edgewood city 67.16
8 Arlington city 66.81
9 Camas city 66.67
10 Bothell city 66.01
11 Gig Harbor city 65.91
12 Mukilteo city 64.20
13 Ellensburg city 61.32
14 Lynden city 61.11
15 Redmond city 61.10
16 Mercer Island city 59.85
17 Sammamish city 58.46
18 Wenatchee city 56.41
19 Bellevue city 55.58
20 Lake Forest Park city 55.56
21 Silver Firs CDP 54.72
22 Issaquah city 54.46
23 Mountlake Terrace city 52.44
24 Ridgefield city 50.93
25 West Richland city 50.00
26 Lakeland North CDP 49.74
27 Kirkland city 48.60
28 Pullman city 47.90
29 Mount Vernon city 46.67
30 Salmon Creek CDP 46.64
31 Centralia city 46.34
32 Martha Lake CDP 45.46
33 Silverdale CDP 45.37
34 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 43.56
35 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 43.01
36 Lake Stevens city 42.93
37 Olympia city 41.41
38 Yelm city 40.00
39 Newcastle city 38.86
40 Port Angeles city 38.71
41 Bellingham city 37.31
42 Five Corners CDP 36.69
43 Anacortes city 36.09
44 Richland city 36.04
45 Felida CDP 35.90
46 University Place city 35.06
47 Eastmont CDP 34.82
48 Marysville city 34.54
49 South Hill CDP 34.15
50 Seattle city 32.92
51 Fife city 31.44
52 Shoreline city 31.35
53 Woodinville city 30.84
54 Graham CDP 30.02
55 Renton city 29.38
56 Maltby CDP 29.07
57 Maple Valley city 28.82
58 Covington city 28.71
59 Shelton city 28.57
60 Airway Heights city 28.42
61 Fairwood CDP (King County) 28.21
62 Tumwater city 27.83
63 Auburn city 27.33
64 Frederickson CDP 27.13
65 North Lynnwood CDP 26.57
66 Edmonds city 25.88
67 Oak Harbor city 25.52
68 Cheney city 25.35
69 Federal Way city 25.13
70 Hazel Dell CDP 25.09
71 Tukwila city 24.68
72 Des Moines city 24.49
73 Mill Creek city 23.65
74 Poulsbo city 23.13
75 Bonney Lake city 22.99
76 White Center CDP 22.90
77 Lake Tapps CDP 22.22
78 Vancouver city 22.12
79 Kent city 21.73
80 Lacey city 21.07
81 Puyallup city 20.97
82 Lakewood city 20.67
83 Everett city 20.34
84 Longview city 20.05
85 Vashon CDP 20.00
86 Tacoma city 19.84
87 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 19.07
88 SeaTac city 18.28
89 Yakima city 17.94
90 Fort Lewis CDP 16.74
90 Lynnwood city 16.74
91 Port Townsend city 16.18
92 Spokane city 15.81
93 Bremerton city 15.42
94 Burien city 14.96
95 Kennewick city 14.02
96 Kenmore city 13.77
97 Spanaway CDP 12.88
98 Port Orchard city 12.32
99 Parkland CDP 12.02
100 Orchards CDP 11.67
101 Lake Stickney CDP 11.36
102 Cottage Lake CDP 10.81
103 Lakeland South CDP 9.75
104 Washougal city 9.52
105 Spokane Valley city 9.02
106 Elk Plain CDP 8.82
107 Walla Walla city 8.75
108 Sumner city 7.61
109 Alderwood Manor CDP 7.34
110 Camano CDP 6.96
111 Pasco city 6.87
112 Monroe city 2.95
113 Aberdeen city 1.45
114 Moses Lake city 0.28
115 Artondale CDP 0.00
115 Bothell East CDP 0.00
115 East Wenatchee city 0.00
115 Enumclaw city 0.00
115 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 0.00
115 Kelso city 0.00
115 Liberty Lake city 0.00
115 Prairie Ridge CDP 0.00
115 Snohomish city 0.00
115 Snoqualmie city 0.00
115 Sunnyside city 0.00