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Least educated, California cities · 2020

California cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

501Novato, CACA51,94746.3%+9.3 pts

502La Palma, CACA14,90746.4%+8.3 pts

503Pacifica, CACA36,89046.7%+12.9 pts

504San Diego, CACA1,406,10646.7%+11.7 pts

505Brea, CACA47,26046.8%+13.3 pts

506Rocklin, CACA76,82146.9%+10.9 pts

507Fair Oaks, CACA32,79947.1%+4.8 pts

508Sebastopol, CACA7,53247.3%+11.7 pts

509Cypress, CACA48,78147.3%+16.1 pts

510Mountain House, CACA25,31547.3%–

511Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County), CACA5,07347.5%+16.2 pts

512Loma Linda, CACA25,22147.6%+2.9 pts

513Goleta, CACA32,40147.8%+8.8 pts

514Pismo Beach, CACA7,91147.9%+10.7 pts

515Arcata, CACA19,04747.9%+6.3 pts

516Chino Hills, CACA77,51948.1%+10.5 pts

517East Pasadena, CACA5,47948.2%+8.4 pts

518La Habra Heights, CACA5,32748.6%−0.6 pts

519Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77948.8%+5.1 pts

520Millbrae, CACA22,86948.9%+15.1 pts

521Seal Beach, CACA24,07549.1%+11.2 pts

522Lake Forest, CACA86,33349.2%+15.3 pts

523Mission Viejo, CACA90,48449.6%+8.4 pts

524Rancho Murieta, CACA5,87550.0%+9.0 pts

525Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23050.0%+7.8 pts

526Laguna Woods, CACA16,84450.0%+21.5 pts

527San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63650.0%+9.1 pts

528Santa Barbara, CACA86,42250.1%+10.5 pts

529Folsom, CACA91,98350.2%+12.6 pts

530San Clemente, CACA62,22650.3%+14.2 pts

531Poway, CACA49,18050.4%+11.1 pts

532Laguna Hills, CACA30,02050.4%+11.1 pts

533La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66051.2%+11.1 pts

534Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,29551.3%–

535Torrance, CACA138,39151.7%+15.3 pts

536San Rafael, CACA59,41051.8%+8.2 pts

537Pleasure Point, CACA5,48951.9%–

538Aptos, CACA6,40452.3%+11.0 pts

539Scotts Valley, CACA11,65252.3%+11.4 pts

540Redwood City, CACA82,17852.3%+16.7 pts

541Pasadena, CACA135,80453.0%+11.7 pts

542Villa Park, CACA5,64553.1%−4.1 pts

543Milpitas, CACA78,59653.2%+16.6 pts

544Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28753.3%+17.8 pts

545Campbell, CACA42,49053.5%+13.8 pts

546Cerritos, CACA46,36753.6%+10.0 pts

547Yorba Linda, CACA65,63253.8%+12.3 pts

548Dana Point, CACA32,23253.9%+12.9 pts

549Diamond Bar, CACA51,88454.0%+11.6 pts

550El Dorado Hills, CACA51,02654.3%+2.6 pts

551Santa Cruz, CACA61,79754.3%+9.9 pts

552Laguna Niguel, CACA64,10754.6%+6.7 pts

553Pleasant Hill, CACA34,01754.9%+12.4 pts

554Walnut, CACA27,31654.9%+13.0 pts

555Pacific Grove, CACA14,65955.0%+10.9 pts

556View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23055.4%+10.4 pts

557Ladera Heights, CACA7,33455.4%+2.7 pts

558Monterey, CACA28,95355.7%+9.5 pts

559Truckee, CACA17,27855.7%+22.7 pts

560El Segundo, CACA16,37955.8%+15.0 pts

561Claremont, CACA35,83856.3%+4.0 pts

562Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84456.3%+7.7 pts

563San Mateo, CACA103,33756.4%+17.9 pts

564Alameda, CACA76,87656.7%+14.5 pts

565Granite Bay, CACA21,67356.7%+7.1 pts

566North Tustin, CACA25,80756.9%–

567Arcadia, CACA54,11756.9%+12.5 pts

568Clayton, CACA10,84257.4%+5.6 pts

569Rossmoor, CACA11,53258.7%+9.8 pts

570Fremont, CACA226,44258.7%+15.6 pts

571San Francisco, CACA826,07958.8%+13.8 pts

572Rio del Mar, CACA9,20158.9%+4.9 pts

573Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99059.0%–

574Carlsbad, CACA112,26059.1%+13.4 pts

575Las Flores CDP (Orange County), CACA5,51359.2%+4.8 pts

576St. Helena, CACA5,19459.8%+19.9 pts

577West Hollywood, CACA34,23160.1%+13.3 pts

578Culver City, CACA39,45260.4%+19.1 pts

579Fairfax, CACA7,41761.3%+12.5 pts

580Encinitas, CACA60,73661.7%+11.8 pts

581El Granada, CACA5,23261.9%+11.4 pts

582Santa Clara, CACA133,44662.1%+19.7 pts

583Redondo Beach, CACA67,28162.4%+14.4 pts

584Oak Park, CACA13,75762.6%+15.9 pts

585Topanga, CACA8,88562.8%–

586Sierra Madre, CACA10,62062.9%+13.2 pts

587Agoura Hills, CACA19,24363.8%+15.3 pts

588Beverly Hills, CACA30,76463.9%+9.5 pts

589El Cerrito, CACA26,12164.2%+8.2 pts

590Coronado, CACA21,09464.8%+16.6 pts

591Blackhawk, CACA10,13765.0%–

592Coto de Caza, CACA15,19065.1%+6.8 pts

593Calabasas, CACA22,02765.3%+7.4 pts

594Ladera Ranch, CACA23,79365.4%–

595Pleasanton, CACA74,55665.5%+18.2 pts

596Sunnyvale, CACA156,57765.9%+15.1 pts

597Malibu, CACA9,57466.0%+6.6 pts

598University of California-Davis, CACA8,69666.1%–

599Burlingame, CACA31,92966.6%+18.7 pts

600Newport Beach, CACA81,97767.2%+8.8 pts

601Belmont, CACA28,75267.5%+15.7 pts

602Dublin, CACA71,60267.5%+34.6 pts

603Laguna Beach, CACA22,39167.7%+11.6 pts

604Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97167.7%–

605Santa Monica, CACA90,08268.0%+13.2 pts

606San Carlos, CACA29,26168.3%+18.5 pts

607Walnut Creek, CACA70,01268.4%+14.4 pts

608Danville, CACA43,30268.6%+9.2 pts

609Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65469.1%+11.1 pts

610Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47369.2%+11.8 pts

611Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83169.3%–

612Gold River, CACA7,92469.3%+11.7 pts

613Irvine, CACA318,76469.5%+11.1 pts

614Solana Beach, CACA12,60269.6%+11.4 pts

615Westlake, CACA7,50570.1%+18.7 pts

616Sausalito, CACA7,01970.2%+0.3 pts

617Menlo Park, CACA32,71370.5%+8.9 pts

618South Pasadena, CACA25,50370.6%+14.4 pts

619Saranap, CACA5,66270.7%–

620San Ramon, CACA86,20970.9%+18.2 pts

621Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94871.0%+10.2 pts

622Mountain View, CACA85,43871.0%+15.6 pts

623Foster City, CACA32,41171.4%+11.5 pts

624Los Gatos, CACA32,57671.5%+12.6 pts

625Emeryville, CACA13,25172.0%+18.5 pts

626California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91572.2%–

627Larkspur, CACA12,62072.4%+9.8 pts

628Marina del Rey, CACA9,17672.7%+10.4 pts

629Albany, CACA19,19572.8%+8.8 pts

630Lafayette, CACA25,31373.1%+5.1 pts

631Corte Madera, CACA9,92973.1%+9.9 pts

632Berkeley, CACA121,91173.1%+8.9 pts

633Montecito, CACA9,03173.6%+10.1 pts

634La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,48073.8%+10.3 pts

635Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83073.8%+11.5 pts

636Alamo, CACA14,48874.5%+10.8 pts

637Davis, CACA66,11074.6%+6.0 pts

638Mill Valley, CACA13,79974.6%+3.7 pts

639Moraga, CACA16,32274.9%–

640San Anselmo, CACA12,55574.9%+16.0 pts

641Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12276.8%+9.2 pts

642Tiburon, CACA8,88177.0%+7.4 pts

643Woodside, CACA5,18177.0%+9.9 pts

644Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51377.0%+9.4 pts

645Saratoga, CACA30,41877.9%+9.7 pts

646San Marino, CACA11,96478.2%+8.5 pts

647Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55978.9%+8.1 pts

648Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08579.2%+3.5 pts

649Cupertino, CACA58,33379.6%+14.3 pts

650Kentfield, CACA6,90079.9%+11.6 pts

651Contra Costa Centre, CACA6,89380.0%–

652Hillsborough, CACA11,20681.1%+11.1 pts

653Atherton, CACA6,96082.6%+6.4 pts

654Palo Alto, CACA67,60982.7%+8.3 pts

655Piedmont, CACA10,64282.8%+4.9 pts

656Los Altos, CACA30,96584.6%+13.3 pts

657Orinda, CACA19,50785.2%+11.3 pts

658Kensington, CACA5,17985.5%+7.5 pts

659University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12185.6%–

660Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41987.6%+9.4 pts

661Stanford, CACA18,66293.9%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS