Bachelor's Degree or Higher in King County, WA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How King County's bachelor's degree or higher of 56.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to King County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #39 | Chester County, PA | 57.1% |
| #40 | Forsyth County, GA | 57.1% |
| #41 | Chittenden County, VT | 56.8% |
| #42 | King County, WA | 56.7% |
| #43 | Travis County, TX | 56.6% |
| #44 | Denver County, CO | 56.5% |
| #45 | Santa Clara County, CA | 56.5% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
King County, Washington has a bachelor's degree or higher of 56.7%, ranking #42 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 68.3% above the national value of 33.7%. Within Washington, it ranks #1 of 39. This places it in the 99th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.