Ranking of Washington Counties 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 counties, Garfield County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (44.89%), followed by Columbia County (44.08%), and Cowlitz County (41.90%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Washington counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Washington counties.

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Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Garfield County
Columbia County
Cowlitz County
Wahkiakum County
Mason County
Lincoln County
Lewis County
Asotin County
Spokane County
Kitsap County
Ranking of Washington Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Garfield County 44.89
2 Columbia County 44.08
3 Cowlitz County 41.90
4 Wahkiakum County 41.74
5 Mason County 40.87
6 Lincoln County 40.64
7 Lewis County 40.15
8 Asotin County 39.75
9 Spokane County 39.45
10 Kitsap County 39.01
11 Ferry County 38.78
12 Walla Walla County 38.76
13 Grays Harbor County 38.75
14 Pacific County 38.70
15 Pend Oreille County 38.64
16 Island County 38.61
17 Clallam County 37.90
18 Pierce County 37.20
19 Stevens County 37.05
20 Skagit County 36.93
21 Thurston County 36.24
22 Clark County 36.14
23 Snohomish County 35.49
24 Skamania County 35.01
25 Benton County 35.00
25 Whatcom County 35.00
26 Okanogan County 34.90
27 Grant County 34.12
28 Klickitat County 32.68
29 Whitman County 32.37
30 Jefferson County 32.13
31 Kittitas County 31.95
32 Chelan County 31.52
33 Douglas County 31.41
34 Franklin County 30.90
35 Yakima County 28.74
36 San Juan County 28.03
37 King County 24.80
38 Adams County 24.10