Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Washington Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 34.90%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Yelm city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (51.85%), followed by Frederickson CDP (49.06%), and Spanaway CDP (46.23%).

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.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Yelm city
Frederickson CDP
Spanaway CDP
Minnehaha CDP
Graham CDP
Prairie Ridge CDP
Airway Heights city
Monroe city
Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP
Sedro-Woolley city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Yelm city 51.85
2 Frederickson CDP 49.06
3 Spanaway CDP 46.23
4 Minnehaha CDP 45.34
5 Graham CDP 44.69
6 Prairie Ridge CDP 44.04
7 Airway Heights city 44.00
8 Monroe city 43.53
9 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 43.46
10 Sedro-Woolley city 43.30
11 Marysville city 43.20
12 Longview city 42.99
13 Arlington city 42.62
14 Silverdale CDP 42.59
15 Bremerton city 42.40
16 Spokane Valley city 41.93
17 Ferndale city 41.91
18 Edgewood city 41.77
19 Ridgefield city 41.46
20 Lakeland North CDP 41.44
21 Lakeland South CDP 41.37
22 Pasco city 41.36
23 South Hill CDP 41.21
24 Lakewood city 41.19
25 Lacey city 41.15
25 Lake Stickney CDP 41.15
26 Orchards CDP 40.88
27 Shelton city 40.83
28 Hazel Dell CDP 40.67
29 Birch Bay CDP 40.59
30 Oak Harbor city 40.53
31 Centralia city 40.52
32 Walla Walla city 40.51
33 Moses Lake city 40.44
34 Fort Lewis CDP 40.33
35 East Wenatchee city 40.31
36 Port Angeles city 40.20
37 Mount Vernon city 40.04
38 Tukwila city 39.91
39 Lynnwood city 39.63
40 Puyallup city 39.45
41 Five Corners CDP 39.31
42 Silver Firs CDP 39.27
43 Eastmont CDP 38.82
44 Bonney Lake city 38.79
45 Aberdeen city 38.76
45 Everett city 38.76
46 West Richland city 38.66
47 Tumwater city 38.62
48 Spokane city 38.50
49 Snohomish city 38.45
50 SeaTac city 38.28
51 Kennewick city 38.27
52 Lake Stevens city 38.26
53 Vancouver city 38.06
54 Kelso city 38.04
55 Elk Plain CDP 38.02
56 Mountlake Terrace city 38.01
57 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 37.97
58 Battle Ground city 37.84
59 Lake Tapps CDP 37.83
60 Enumclaw city 37.81
61 Lynden city 37.80
62 Port Orchard city 37.57
63 Parkland CDP 37.55
64 Camano CDP 37.47
65 Liberty Lake city 37.31
66 Grandview city 37.28
67 Kent city 37.16
68 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 37.07
68 Covington city 37.07
69 Salmon Creek CDP 37.00
70 Alderwood Manor CDP 36.62
71 Auburn city 36.59
72 Fife city 36.47
73 Martha Lake CDP 36.39
74 Federal Way city 36.07
75 North Lynnwood CDP 35.83
76 Wenatchee city 35.81
77 Washougal city 35.72
78 Gig Harbor city 35.69
78 Richland city 35.69
79 White Center CDP 35.23
80 Maple Valley city 35.12
81 Bothell West CDP 34.97
82 Mill Creek East CDP 34.92
83 Cheney city 34.87
84 Burien city 34.85
85 Des Moines city 34.81
86 Sumner city 34.74
87 Mill Creek city 34.40
88 Yakima city 34.39
89 Ellensburg city 34.28
90 Tacoma city 33.91
91 Renton city 33.72
92 Poulsbo city 33.62
93 Anacortes city 33.48
94 Fairwood CDP (King County) 33.26
95 Maltby CDP 33.19
96 Artondale CDP 33.10
97 Mukilteo city 32.55
98 Edmonds city 32.09
99 University Place city 31.98
100 Bellingham city 31.44
101 Olympia city 31.08
102 Vashon CDP 30.20
103 Bothell city 30.01
104 Sunnyside city 29.94
105 Port Townsend city 29.48
106 East Renton Highlands CDP 29.25
107 Woodinville city 27.88
108 Pullman city 27.82
109 Bothell East CDP 27.74
110 Shoreline city 27.51
111 Camas city 26.58
112 Kenmore city 25.82
113 Kirkland city 25.64
114 Newcastle city 24.96
115 Felida CDP 24.77
116 Issaquah city 23.95
117 Redmond city 23.92
118 Lake Forest Park city 23.32
119 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 22.99
120 Snoqualmie city 22.41
121 Cottage Lake CDP 22.24
122 Bellevue city 21.67
123 Sammamish city 19.83
124 Seattle city 19.14
125 Bainbridge Island city 18.88
126 Mercer Island city 15.49