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Levels of education for Washington residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Washington

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Washington education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Washington PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	38.1%	319,779	839,617	32,376	73,495	194,452	219,515	77,089	185,975	56,715
Whitman	67.8%	3,638	5,367	27	144	509	1,049	655	1,996	987
King	53.2%	156,670	294,255	7,489	17,142	47,959	64,995	24,544	99,651	32,475
Garfield	46.0%	86	187	4	9	35	53	43	33	10
Kittitas	40.6%	1,555	3,833	120	287	943	928	424	904	227
Spokane	37.2%	20,322	54,612	743	3,915	13,028	16,604	7,097	10,466	2,759
Whatcom	36.7%	7,854	21,418	575	1,676	5,593	5,720	2,387	4,578	889
Thurston	36.6%	9,841	26,923	465	2,056	6,401	8,160	2,406	5,518	1,917
San Juan	35.2%	359	1,020	11	75	277	298	59	239	61
Snohomish	34.0%	30,088	88,554	1,896	7,644	22,406	26,520	8,779	17,493	3,816
Island	33.7%	3,044	9,034	45	517	2,425	3,003	866	1,889	289
Benton	33.6%	5,923	17,630	1,012	2,007	4,309	4,379	2,148	2,851	924
Lincoln	33.2%	293	883	16	63	271	240	101	146	46
Jefferson	30.6%	594	1,941	36	178	640	493	198	290	106
Clark	30.1%	14,733	48,954	1,262	4,918	13,148	14,893	4,472	8,108	2,153
Walla Walla	29.6%	2,012	6,803	672	946	1,727	1,446	824	909	279
Kitsap	29.4%	8,751	29,791	512	1,874	8,570	10,084	2,856	4,402	1,493
Pierce	28.0%	28,199	100,543	2,062	9,826	29,411	31,045	9,384	14,535	4,280
Chelan	26.8%	2,083	7,779	1,227	1,012	1,782	1,675	594	1,236	253
Columbia	26.2%	97	370	7	49	114	103	31	33	33
Skagit	25.8%	3,147	12,200	900	1,774	3,420	2,959	1,197	1,628	322
Wahkiakum	25.3%	79	312	0	48	93	92	37	37	5
Skamania	24.8%	262	1,055	34	115	320	324	58	142	62
Stevens	24.7%	921	3,735	48	378	1,406	982	399	393	129
Asotin	24.4%	558	2,286	18	208	784	718	191	269	98
Cowlitz	22.5%	2,573	11,428	233	1,574	3,610	3,438	1,141	1,092	340
Pacific	21.8%	393	1,805	140	224	501	547	149	183	61
Douglas	21.4%	835	3,911	600	505	1,042	929	230	437	168
Klickitat	21.1%	426	2,017	152	267	668	504	115	242	69
Grays Harbor	19.6%	1,481	7,558	470	998	2,640	1,969	751	519	211
Clallam	19.3%	1,146	5,929	272	1,010	1,791	1,710	530	396	220
Lewis	19.1%	1,392	7,288	347	1,148	2,493	1,908	693	471	228
Grant	18.7%	1,794	9,581	2,002	1,551	2,375	1,859	689	758	347
Yakima	17.9%	5,430	30,273	5,798	5,555	8,080	5,410	1,720	2,760	950
Pend Oreille	17.3%	165	952	13	207	336	231	106	45	14
Okanogan	16.5%	726	4,407	537	772	1,392	980	283	297	146
Adams	16.3%	341	2,097	634	261	491	370	113	157	71
Mason	15.5%	835	5,375	245	1,008	1,753	1,534	402	322	111
Franklin	15.2%	1,040	6,850	1,748	1,474	1,416	1,172	374	519	147
Ferry	14.1%	93	661	4	80	293	191	43	31	19

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