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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Washington, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Washington, ranked. The highest is King County at 56.7% and the lowest is Ferry County at 15.2%.

Washington: 39.6% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Washington: 29.8%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1King County56.7%
2San Juan County53.9%
3Whitman County49.8%
4Jefferson County43.9%
5Whatcom County39.3%
6Thurston County38.5%
7Snohomish County38.2%
8Kitsap County37.9%
9Kittitas County37.0%
10Island County36.6%
11Clark County33.3%
12Benton County33.2%
13Spokane County33.1%
14Garfield County31.8%
15Clallam County31.6%
16Chelan County31.2%
17Klickitat County31.2%
18Pierce County30.9%
19Skagit County30.2%
20Skamania County29.8%
21Walla Walla County29.8%
22Columbia County24.9%
23Pacific County24.9%
24Asotin County24.7%
25Okanogan County24.7%
26Lincoln County24.2%
27Stevens County22.2%
28Mason County21.9%
29Wahkiakum County21.8%
30Douglas County21.5%
31Lewis County21.5%
32Franklin County21.1%
33Pend Oreille County20.9%
34Yakima County19.2%
35Grant County18.4%
36Grays Harbor County18.2%
37Cowlitz County17.6%
38Adams County15.7%
39Ferry County15.2%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Washington ranks 11th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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