Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 32.85%. Among all Washington cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Yelm city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (49.95%), followed by Fort Lewis CDP (46.48%), and Prairie Ridge CDP (44.98%).

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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Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Yelm city
Fort Lewis CDP
Prairie Ridge CDP
Frederickson CDP
Bremerton city
Graham CDP
Spanaway CDP
Monroe city
Minnehaha CDP
Oak Harbor city
Ranking of Washington Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Yelm city 49.95
2 Fort Lewis CDP 46.48
3 Prairie Ridge CDP 44.98
4 Frederickson CDP 44.47
5 Bremerton city 44.07
6 Graham CDP 44.06
7 Spanaway CDP 43.91
8 Monroe city 42.90
9 Minnehaha CDP 42.56
10 Oak Harbor city 42.45
11 Lake Morton-Berrydale CDP 42.26
12 Airway Heights city 42.22
13 Longview city 42.11
14 Edgewood city 41.89
15 Silverdale CDP 41.71
16 Spokane Valley city 41.42
17 Birch Bay CDP 41.30
18 Ferndale city 41.13
19 Bonney Lake city 40.77
19 Marysville city 40.77
20 Kelso city 40.61
21 Ridgefield city 40.26
22 Tumwater city 39.94
23 Arlington city 39.64
24 Snohomish city 39.58
25 Lakeland South CDP 39.42
26 Hazel Dell CDP 39.37
27 Lynnwood city 38.98
28 South Hill CDP 38.93
29 Battle Ground city 38.85
30 Port Angeles city 38.84
31 Lacey city 38.83
32 Lakewood city 38.73
33 Walla Walla city 38.66
34 Covington city 38.33
35 Elk Plain CDP 38.28
36 Lake Stevens city 38.24
37 Moses Lake city 38.21
38 Puyallup city 38.15
38 Spokane city 38.15
39 Port Orchard city 37.98
40 Five Corners CDP 37.84
41 Camano CDP 37.78
42 Orchards CDP 37.67
43 Sedro-Woolley city 37.45
44 Centralia city 37.28
45 Lynden city 37.20
46 Liberty Lake city 37.10
47 Lakeland North CDP 37.08
47 Lake Tapps CDP 37.08
48 West Richland city 37.07
49 Fairwood CDP (Spokane County) 37.01
50 Alderwood Manor CDP 36.94
51 Aberdeen city 36.93
52 Parkland CDP 36.67
53 Mount Vernon city 36.30
54 Everett city 36.16
55 Vancouver city 36.09
56 Eastmont CDP 35.96
56 Fife city 35.96
57 Salmon Creek CDP 35.63
58 Sumner city 35.53
59 Lake Stickney CDP 35.40
60 Washougal city 35.26
61 Silver Firs CDP 35.16
62 Mountlake Terrace city 35.09
63 Maple Valley city 35.05
64 Shelton city 35.03
65 Gig Harbor city 34.96
66 Poulsbo city 34.92
67 Enumclaw city 34.90
68 Kennewick city 34.72
69 Federal Way city 34.08
70 Cheney city 33.93
71 Auburn city 33.92
72 Richland city 33.66
73 Tacoma city 33.62
74 Ellensburg city 33.58
75 Bryn Mawr-Skyway CDP 33.28
76 Kent city 33.26
77 Maltby CDP 33.24
78 East Wenatchee city 33.23
79 Mill Creek city 33.08
80 Anacortes city 32.98
81 Martha Lake CDP 32.92
82 Wenatchee city 32.62
83 SeaTac city 32.33
84 Des Moines city 32.24
85 Fairwood CDP (King County) 31.94
86 Burien city 31.93
87 University Place city 31.86
88 Renton city 31.78
89 Olympia city 31.55
90 North Lynnwood CDP 31.47
91 Artondale CDP 31.34
92 Bellingham city 31.17
93 Edmonds city 30.96
94 Pasco city 30.85
95 Yakima city 30.26
96 White Center CDP 30.07
97 East Renton Highlands CDP 29.96
98 Vashon CDP 29.76
99 Port Townsend city 29.16
100 Bothell West CDP 28.60
101 Tukwila city 28.53
102 Shoreline city 28.30
103 Mukilteo city 27.86
104 Felida CDP 26.59
105 Pullman city 26.29
106 Kenmore city 26.20
107 Bothell city 26.09
108 Camas city 26.07
109 Mill Creek East CDP 24.65
109 Woodinville city 24.65
110 Lake Forest Park city 24.46
111 Kirkland city 23.50
112 Snoqualmie city 22.53
113 Cottage Lake CDP 21.24
114 Grandview city 20.38
115 Seattle city 19.96
116 Issaquah city 19.71
117 Newcastle city 19.28
118 Bainbridge Island city 18.95
119 Bothell East CDP 18.92
120 Union Hill-Novelty Hill CDP 18.73
121 Sunnyside city 18.66
122 Redmond city 17.14
123 Bellevue city 16.74
124 Sammamish city 16.17
125 Mercer Island city 14.61