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)
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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| 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 |