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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in California, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in California, ranked. The highest is Marin County at 61.1% and the lowest is Lassen County at 13.1%.

California: 37.1% · United States: 35.7% · median county in California: 25.6%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Marin County61.1%
2San Francisco County60.3%
3Santa Clara County56.5%
4San Mateo County53.7%
5Alameda County52.2%
6Contra Costa County45.2%
7Yolo County44.8%
8Orange County44.1%
9Santa Cruz County43.9%
10Placer County43.2%
11San Diego County43.2%
12Nevada County41.5%
13Alpine County41.1%
14El Dorado County40.0%
15Napa County39.8%
16San Luis Obispo County39.8%
17Sonoma County38.5%
18Santa Barbara County36.8%
19Ventura County36.1%
20Los Angeles County36.0%
21Sacramento County34.1%
22Humboldt County33.1%
23Mono County32.2%
24Butte County31.9%
25Mariposa County31.8%
26Inyo County31.5%
27Solano County28.8%
28Monterey County28.2%
29Sierra County25.8%
30Riverside County25.6%
31Mendocino County25.2%
32Modoc County24.8%
33Tuolumne County24.6%
34Fresno County24.3%
35San Benito County24.1%
36Calaveras County23.9%
37Shasta County23.8%
38San Bernardino County23.3%
39Siskiyou County23.3%
40San Joaquin County22.7%
41Plumas County22.5%
42Amador County22.4%
43Trinity County22.4%
44Del Norte County21.4%
45Sutter County20.9%
46Stanislaus County19.6%
47Tehama County19.3%
48Kern County18.8%
49Madera County17.9%
50Lake County17.8%
51Yuba County17.7%
52Tulare County16.6%
53Colusa County16.4%
54Imperial County16.1%
55Merced County15.3%
56Glenn County15.1%
57Kings County13.6%
58Lassen County13.1%

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

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

California ranks 16th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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