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Fewest graduate degrees, California counties

California counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 9.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Alpine County, CA, up 17 places to #35.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Glenn County, CACA28,1413.0%+0.1 pts
02▲1Lassen County, CACA28,1173.0%0.0 pts
03▲6Kings County, CACA154,3274.3%+1.6 pts
04▼2Colusa County, CACA21,8364.4%+1.6 pts
05▼1Imperial County, CACA181,4114.5%+0.8 pts
06Merced County, CACA297,2604.7%+1.3 pts
07▲1Tehama County, CACA64,6655.3%+2.3 pts
08▼1Tulare County, CACA485,1465.8%+2.1 pts
09▲4Lake County, CACA67,7725.8%+1.3 pts
10Yuba County, CACA88,6915.9%+2.4 pts
11▼6Madera County, CACA167,9276.2%+2.4 pts
12▼1Stanislaus County, CACA557,7196.3%+1.8 pts
13▲1Kern County, CACA927,0686.5%+2.0 pts
14▲7Sutter County, CACA98,7876.6%+2.2 pts
15▼3San Benito County, CACA70,0826.8%+1.7 pts
16▲1Modoc County, CACA8,4266.9%+3.3 pts
17▼2Amador County, CACA41,8767.2%+1.1 pts
18San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.3%+2.9 pts
19▲3Shasta County, CACA181,6487.6%+2.3 pts
20▼1Calaveras County, CACA46,6057.7%+2.1 pts
21▲4Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.9%+2.0 pts
22▼6Del Norte County, CACA26,4108.0%+5.0 pts
23▲6Plumas County, CACA18,5838.2%+2.5 pts
24▼4Trinity County, CACA15,7208.3%+3.3 pts
25▼1San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0918.4%+2.9 pts
26▼3Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.4%+2.9 pts
27▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,1608.5%+2.5 pts
28Solano County, CACA455,3769.1%+2.7 pts
29▲8Sierra County, CACA3,0989.1%+3.3 pts
30▼3Riverside County, CACA2,544,9169.2%+3.3 pts
31Mendocino County, CACA88,12210.1%+2.2 pts
32▲1Butte County, CACA209,21111.4%+4.4 pts
33▲2Monterey County, CACA433,72911.5%+2.8 pts
34Humboldt County, CACA131,64711.9%+4.5 pts
35▲17Alpine County, CACA1,04312.0%+3.6 pts
36▲2Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46012.4%+4.3 pts
37▼5Inyo County, CACA18,15812.5%+5.9 pts
38▼2Mono County, CACA12,50512.8%+2.9 pts
39▲1Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93413.0%+4.2 pts
40▼10Mariposa County, CACA16,91813.2%+7.3 pts
41Ventura County, CACA830,85113.8%+4.3 pts
42▼3El Dorado County, CACA192,32313.9%+5.5 pts
43▼1Napa County, CACA132,94914.0%+4.6 pts
44Sonoma County, CACA486,44414.6%+4.8 pts
45▼2Nevada County, CACA101,91114.7%+6.0 pts
46▲1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.8%+3.4 pts
47▼1Placer County, CACA442,08115.2%+5.7 pts
48▼3San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36715.6%+6.3 pts
49▼1Orange County, CACA3,149,50716.3%+6.0 pts
50▼1San Diego County, CACA3,282,24817.2%+6.3 pts
51▼1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07017.7%+5.6 pts
52▼1Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85218.6%+6.1 pts
53▲1Yolo County, CACA224,41021.7%+5.7 pts
54▼1Alameda County, CACA1,636,63023.4%+9.8 pts
55San Mateo County, CACA743,56824.1%+9.5 pts
56San Francisco County, CACA826,07925.4%+9.0 pts
57▲1Marin County, CACA253,69427.6%+7.1 pts
58▼1Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39128.3%+11.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES