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California Counties by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 58 counties ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Orange County, California 79.4%
2 Shasta County, California 79.4%
3 Tulare County, California 76.3%
4 San Diego County, California 72.6%
5 Alameda County, California 71.7%
6 Lake County, California 68.0%
7 Tehama County, California 67.2%
8 Santa Clara County, California 65.7%
9 Marin County, California 60.5%
10 Madera County, California 60.3%
11 San Benito County, California 60.3%
12 San Francisco County, California 60.1%
13 Fresno County, California 58.2%
14 Kings County, California 57.5%
15 Tuolumne County, California 54.5%
16 Lassen County, California 53.9%
17 Plumas County, California 52.9%
18 Contra Costa County, California 52.5%
19 Nevada County, California 51.0%
20 Sacramento County, California 49.1%
21 Kern County, California 48.8%
22 Mariposa County, California 48.6%
23 Yolo County, California 44.1%
24 Los Angeles County, California 44.1%
25 Solano County, California 43.9%
26 Santa Cruz County, California 43.6%
27 Riverside County, California 42.9%
28 Alpine County, California 42.1%
29 Ventura County, California 40.4%
30 San Mateo County, California 39.6%
31 Humboldt County, California 39.4%
32 San Luis Obispo County, California 39.2%
33 Siskiyou County, California 38.9%
34 Glenn County, California 38.9%
35 El Dorado County, California 38.8%
36 Napa County, California 38.5%
37 Inyo County, California 38.1%
38 Sonoma County, California 37.8%
39 San Bernardino County, California 37.2%
40 Santa Barbara County, California 35.9%
41 Butte County, California 31.7%
42 Trinity County, California 30.7%
43 Sierra County, California 27.7%
44 Mendocino County, California 24.9%
45 Modoc County, California 23.0%
46 Amador County, California 22.4%
47 Monterey County, California 22.2%
48 Calaveras County, California 22.2%
49 San Joaquin County, California 21.6%
50 Del Norte County, California 21.0%
51 Sutter County, California 20.2%
52 Stanislaus County, California 19.1%
53 Yuba County, California 17.9%
54 Imperial County, California 16.1%
55 Merced County, California 14.8%
56 Colusa County, California 14.5%
57 Placer County, California 10.9%
58 Mono County, California 10.1%