Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Washington (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 21.79%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Elk Plain CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (37.29%), followed by Parkland CDP (35.71%), and Enumclaw city (34.67%).
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+).
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Related Topics: Washington ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | City of Place | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | Elk Plain CDP | 37.29 |
| 2 | Parkland CDP | 35.71 |
| 3 | Enumclaw city | 34.67 |
| 4 | Prairie Ridge CDP | 34.44 |
| 5 | Grandview city | 34.31 |
| 6 | Sedro-Woolley city | 33.77 |
| 7 | Spanaway CDP | 33.04 |
| 8 | Kelso city | 32.72 |
| 9 | Centralia city | 32.60 |
| 10 | Shelton city | 32.38 |
| 11 | East Wenatchee city | 31.33 |
| 12 | Longview city | 31.21 |
| 12 | Marysville city | 31.21 |
| 13 | Airway Heights city | 30.82 |
| 14 | Battle Ground city | 30.74 |
| 15 | Aberdeen city | 30.65 |
| 16 | Lynden city | 30.53 |
| 17 | Arlington city | 30.16 |
| 18 | Graham CDP | 29.74 |
| 19 | Sumner city | 29.38 |
| 20 | Puyallup city | 29.22 |
| 21 | Orchards CDP | 29.06 |
| 22 | Five Corners CDP | 28.91 |
| 23 | Spokane Valley city | 28.60 |
| 24 | Auburn city | 28.34 |
| 25 | Monroe city | 28.25 |
| 26 | SeaTac city | 27.96 |
| 27 | Fort Lewis CDP | 27.83 |
| 28 | Hazel Dell CDP | 27.61 |
| 29 | Tukwila city | 27.38 |
| 30 | Washougal city | 27.07 |
| 31 | Fife city | 26.78 |
| 32 | Bonney Lake city | 26.68 |
| 33 | Lake Stevens city | 26.65 |
| 34 | Des Moines city | 26.61 |
| 35 | Everett city | 26.58 |
| 36 | Lakewood city | 26.48 |
| 37 | Frederickson CDP | 26.44 |
| 37 | Mount Vernon city | 26.44 |
| 38 | Yakima city | 26.29 |
| 39 | Kennewick city | 26.23 |
| 40 | East Renton Highlands CDP | 26.17 |
| 41 | Kent city | 26.16 |
| 42 | Edgewood city | 25.84 |
| 43 | Federal Way city | 25.73 |
| 44 | Lakeland North CDP | 25.59 |
| 45 | Tacoma city | 25.29 |
| 46 | South Hill CDP | 24.72 |
| 47 | Pasco city | 24.71 |
| 48 | Moses Lake city | 24.63 |
| 49 | Vancouver city | 24.43 |
| 50 | Minnehaha CDP | 24.42 |
| 50 | Sunnyside city | 24.42 |
| 51 | Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP | 24.27 |
| 52 | Port Angeles city | 24.16 |
| 53 | Wenatchee city | 24.08 |
| 54 | Snohomish city | 23.98 |
| 55 | Oak Harbor city | 23.93 |
| 56 | White Center CDP | 23.87 |
| 57 | Birch Bay CDP | 23.84 |
| 58 | Lake Tapps CDP | 23.81 |
| 59 | Covington city | 23.71 |
| 60 | Bremerton city | 23.57 |
| 61 | Port Orchard city | 23.54 |
| 62 | Yelm city | 23.53 |
| 63 | Ridgefield city | 23.16 |
| 64 | Renton city | 23.10 |
| 65 | Camano CDP | 22.58 |
| 66 | Spokane city | 22.54 |
| 67 | Walla Walla city | 22.53 |
| 68 | Lake Stickney CDP | 22.28 |
| 69 | Lakeland South CDP | 22.24 |
| 70 | Burien city | 22.13 |
| 71 | Lacey city | 21.99 |
| 72 | North Lynnwood CDP | 21.04 |
| 73 | University Place city | 20.84 |
| 74 | Ferndale city | 20.76 |
| 75 | Alderwood Manor CDP | 20.51 |
| 76 | Salmon Creek CDP | 20.42 |
| 77 | Mountlake Terrace city | 20.26 |
| 78 | Eastmont CDP | 20.13 |
| 79 | Lynnwood city | 19.92 |
| 80 | Maple Valley city | 19.62 |
| 81 | Maltby CDP | 19.53 |
| 82 | Silverdale CDP | 19.34 |
| 83 | Fairwood CDP (King County) | 18.68 |
| 84 | Martha Lake CDP | 18.42 |
| 85 | Ellensburg city | 17.87 |
| 86 | Anacortes city | 17.75 |
| 87 | Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP | 17.74 |
| 87 | West Richland city | 17.74 |
| 88 | Poulsbo city | 17.69 |
| 89 | Richland city | 17.42 |
| 90 | Mukilteo city | 17.39 |
| 91 | Camas city | 17.29 |
| 92 | Olympia city | 17.27 |
| 93 | Port Townsend city | 17.12 |
| 94 | Bellingham city | 17.11 |
| 95 | Tumwater city | 17.06 |
| 96 | Vashon CDP | 17.00 |
| 97 | Edmonds city | 16.61 |
| 98 | Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) | 16.35 |
| 99 | Cheney city | 15.86 |
| 100 | Silver Firs CDP | 15.25 |
| 101 | Liberty Lake city | 14.91 |
| 102 | Shoreline city | 14.47 |
| 103 | Bothell West CDP | 13.96 |
| 104 | Bothell East CDP | 13.28 |
| 105 | Bothell city | 13.16 |
| 106 | Gig Harbor city | 12.94 |
| 107 | Artondale CDP | 12.74 |
| 108 | Mill Creek city | 12.63 |
| 109 | Kenmore city | 12.56 |
| 110 | Woodinville city | 11.53 |
| 111 | Kirkland city | 11.19 |
| 112 | Felida CDP | 10.61 |
| 113 | Cottage Lake CDP | 10.46 |
| 114 | Mill Creek East CDP | 10.24 |
| 115 | Snoqualmie city | 9.97 |
| 116 | Seattle city | 9.69 |
| 117 | Lake Forest Park city | 9.57 |
| 118 | Pullman city | 8.96 |
| 119 | Bellevue city | 8.88 |
| 120 | Issaquah city | 7.67 |
| 121 | Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP | 7.65 |
| 122 | Redmond city | 7.06 |
| 123 | Newcastle city | 6.98 |
| 124 | Bainbridge Island city | 6.51 |
| 125 | Mercer Island city | 6.17 |
| 126 | Sammamish city | 5.40 |