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Least educated, California cities

California cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

501Novato, CACA51,94748.9%+11.8 pts

502▲1Pacifica, CACA36,89048.9%+15.1 pts

503▼22Huntington Beach, CACA191,45149.0%+13.0 pts

504▲9Goleta, CACA32,40149.4%+10.3 pts

505▲33Aptos, CACA6,40449.5%+8.2 pts

506▲13Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77949.7%+5.9 pts

507▲29San Rafael, CACA59,41049.7%+6.1 pts

508▲1Cypress, CACA48,78150.7%+19.5 pts

509▲13Lake Forest, CACA86,33350.8%+16.9 pts

510▲16Laguna Woods, CACA16,84450.9%+22.5 pts

511▼7San Diego, CACA1,406,10651.0%+16.0 pts

512▼16Sonoma, CACA10,53751.2%+12.4 pts

513▼5Sebastopol, CACA7,53251.3%+15.7 pts

514▲7Seal Beach, CACA24,07551.4%+13.6 pts

515▲10Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23051.4%+9.2 pts

516▲2La Habra Heights, CACA5,32751.6%+2.4 pts

517▼3Pismo Beach, CACA7,91151.7%+14.6 pts

518▼6Loma Linda, CACA25,22151.8%+7.1 pts

519▲9Santa Barbara, CACA86,42251.9%+12.3 pts

520▲3Mission Viejo, CACA90,48452.1%+10.9 pts

521▼16Brea, CACA47,26052.2%+18.8 pts

522▼29Livermore, CACA83,45752.3%+20.8 pts

523▲21Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28752.4%+16.9 pts

524▼4Millbrae, CACA22,86952.7%+18.9 pts

525▲24Diamond Bar, CACA51,88452.8%+10.5 pts

526▲32Monterey, CACA28,95352.9%+6.6 pts

527▼25La Palma, CACA14,90752.9%+14.8 pts

528▼30Altadena, CACA41,70553.3%+14.5 pts

529▼44Los Osos, CACA14,16653.7%–

530San Clemente, CACA62,22653.8%+17.6 pts

531▼31East Foothills, CACA7,13954.0%+20.2 pts

532▲3Torrance, CACA138,39154.0%+17.6 pts

533▼23Mountain House, CACA25,31554.1%–

534Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29554.1%–

535▼4Poway, CACA49,18054.2%+14.9 pts

536▼9San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63654.4%+13.5 pts

537▲3Redwood City, CACA82,17854.4%+18.7 pts

538▲4Villa Park, CACA5,64554.5%−2.7 pts

539▲14Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01754.6%+12.2 pts

540▼8Laguna Hills, CACA30,02054.7%+15.4 pts

541▼12Folsom, CACA91,98354.9%+17.3 pts

542▼3Scotts Valley, CACA11,65255.6%+14.7 pts

543▼6Pleasure Point, CACA5,48955.8%–

544▼3Pasadena, CACA135,80456.1%+14.7 pts

545▲2Yorba Linda, CACA65,63256.2%+14.7 pts

546▲2Dana Point, CACA32,23256.6%+15.6 pts

547▼30East Pasadena, CACA5,47956.8%+16.9 pts

548▼15La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66056.8%+16.6 pts

549▲27St. Helena, CACA5,19456.9%+17.1 pts

550▲4Walnut, CACA27,31657.3%+15.4 pts

551▲16Arcadia, CACA54,11757.4%+12.9 pts

552▲10Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84457.6%+9.0 pts

553▼2Santa Cruz, CACA61,79757.6%+13.2 pts

554▲9San Mateo, CACA103,33757.8%+19.3 pts

555▼9Cerritos, CACA46,36758.0%+14.3 pts

556▲1Ladera Heights, CACA7,33458.1%+5.5 pts

557▼14Milpitas, CACA78,59658.2%+21.7 pts

558▲17Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51358.4%+4.0 pts

559▲9Clayton, CACA10,84259.1%+7.3 pts

560▲13Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99059.1%–

561▼6Pacific Grove, CACA14,65959.6%+15.6 pts

562▼10Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10759.8%+12.0 pts

563▼2Claremont, CACA35,83859.9%+7.6 pts

564▼14El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02659.9%+8.3 pts

565▼20Campbell, CACA42,49060.2%+20.5 pts

566▲5San Francisco, CACA826,07960.3%+15.4 pts

567▼8Truckee, CACA17,27860.8%+27.8 pts

568▲13El Granada, CACA5,23261.0%+10.6 pts

569▼5Alameda, CACA76,87661.5%+19.4 pts

570▼4North Tustin, CACA25,80762.0%–

571▲3Carlsbad, CACA112,26062.1%+16.4 pts

572▼3Rossmoor, CACA11,53262.3%+13.4 pts

573▲5Culver City, CACA39,45262.4%+21.2 pts

574▼14El Segundo, CACA16,37962.7%+21.9 pts

575▲29Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97162.9%–

576▼20View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23062.9%+18.0 pts

577▲7Oak Park, CACA13,75763.0%+16.3 pts

578▼13Granite Bay, CACA21,67363.7%+14.1 pts

579▲36Westlake, CACA7,50563.8%+12.5 pts

580▼10Fremont, CACA226,44263.9%+20.8 pts

581▲4Topanga, CACA8,88564.0%–

582▲4Sierra Madre, CACA10,62064.0%+14.3 pts

583▲16Burlingame, CACA31,92964.2%+16.3 pts

584▼7West Hollywood, CACA34,23164.2%+17.4 pts

585▼13Rio del Mar, CACA9,20165.2%+11.3 pts

586▲4Coronado, CACA21,09465.5%+17.3 pts

587▲25Gold River, CACA7,92465.6%+7.9 pts

588▼6Santa Clara, CACA133,44665.9%+23.6 pts

589▼6Redondo Beach, CACA67,28167.0%+19.0 pts

590▲2Coto de Caza, CACA15,19067.1%+8.8 pts

591▲60Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89367.2%–

592▼5Agoura Hills, CACA19,24367.5%+19.1 pts

593▼4El Cerrito, CACA26,12167.6%+11.6 pts

594▼14Encinitas, CACA60,73667.7%+17.7 pts

595▲32Larkspur, CACA12,62067.9%+5.3 pts

596▼2Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79368.0%–

597Malibu, CACA9,57468.6%+9.2 pts

598▲5Laguna Beach, CACA22,39169.3%+13.2 pts

599▼3Sunnyvale, CACA156,57769.3%+18.6 pts

600Newport Beach, CACA81,97769.6%+11.1 pts

601Belmont, CACA28,75269.7%+18.0 pts

602▼11Blackhawk, CACA10,13769.7%–

603▼1Dublin, CACA71,60269.8%+36.9 pts

604▼9Pleasanton, CACA74,55669.9%+22.6 pts

605▼17Beverly Hills, CACA30,76469.9%+15.4 pts

606▲4Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47370.0%+12.6 pts

607▼28Fairfax, CACA7,41770.1%+21.3 pts

608▼2San Carlos, CACA29,26170.2%+20.4 pts

609▼2Walnut Creek, CACA70,01270.4%+16.5 pts

610▼1Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65470.5%+12.5 pts

611▲14Emeryville, CACA13,25170.5%+17.0 pts

612▲28San Anselmo, CACA12,55570.6%+11.6 pts

613Irvine, CACA318,76470.6%+12.2 pts

614▲5Saranap, CACA5,66270.6%–

615▼10Santa Monica, CACA90,08270.7%+15.9 pts

616▼18University of California-Davis, CACA8,69670.8%–

617▲3San Ramon, CACA86,20971.6%+18.9 pts

618▲3Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94871.9%+11.1 pts

619▲16Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83072.1%+9.8 pts

620▼6Solana Beach, CACA12,60272.3%+14.1 pts

621▼4Menlo Park, CACA32,71372.5%+10.9 pts

622▼29Calabasas, CACA22,02773.3%+15.4 pts

623▼5South Pasadena, CACA25,50373.5%+17.4 pts

624▼1Foster City, CACA32,41173.8%+13.9 pts

625▼14Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83173.9%–

626▼18Danville, CACA43,30273.9%+14.5 pts

627▲5Berkeley, CACA121,91174.9%+10.6 pts

628Marina del Rey, CACA9,17674.9%+12.6 pts

629▼7Mountain View, CACA85,43875.0%+19.6 pts

630▼6Los Gatos, CACA32,57675.0%+16.1 pts

631▲3La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48075.1%+11.6 pts

632▲6Mill Valley, CACA13,79975.8%+4.8 pts

633▲11Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51376.0%+8.4 pts

634▲9Woodside, CACA5,18176.2%+9.1 pts

635▼2Montecito, CACA9,03176.3%+12.8 pts

636▼20Sausalito, CACA7,01976.5%+6.5 pts

637Davis, CACA66,11076.8%+8.1 pts

638▼12California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91577.5%–

639▼3Alamo, CACA14,48877.5%+13.8 pts

640▼11Albany, CACA19,19577.8%+13.8 pts

641Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12278.9%+11.3 pts

642▼12Lafayette, CACA25,31379.0%+11.0 pts

643▼12Corte Madera, CACA9,92979.3%+16.0 pts

644▲3Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55979.6%+8.7 pts

645▲3Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08579.8%+4.1 pts

646▼4Tiburon, CACA8,88180.1%+10.4 pts

647▲12University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12180.6%–

648▲2Kentfield, CACA6,90080.8%+12.5 pts

649▼4Saratoga, CACA30,41881.1%+12.9 pts

650▼11Moraga, CACA16,32281.8%–

651▼2Cupertino, CACA58,33382.2%+16.9 pts

652▲2Palo Alto, CACA67,60982.3%+7.9 pts

653▼7San Marino, CACA11,96482.6%+13.0 pts

654▼1Atherton, CACA6,96083.1%+6.9 pts

655▼3Hillsborough, CACA11,20683.8%+13.8 pts

656▲2Kensington, CACA5,17983.8%+5.8 pts

657▲3Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41984.9%+6.7 pts

658▼1Orinda, CACA19,50785.9%+11.9 pts

659▼3Los Altos, CACA30,96588.1%+16.8 pts

660▼5Piedmont, CACA10,64288.4%+10.6 pts

661Stanford, CACA18,66292.3%−2.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES