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Most educated, California cities

California cities ranked by the 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

501▼10Salinas, CACA159,13416.5%+4.2 pts

502▲28Pico Rivera, CACA58,91516.3%+9.3 pts

503▼11Valinda, CACA20,96216.3%+7.9 pts

504▲10La Cresta, CACA8,38916.3%–

505▼35Rosamond, CACA21,47316.2%+5.1 pts

506▼102Interlaken, CACA8,06816.1%+7.3 pts

507▲29Reedley, CACA26,98216.0%+1.6 pts

508▲80Kerman, CACA17,55316.0%+7.2 pts

509▲12Citrus, CACA10,90415.9%+6.7 pts

510▼8Linda, CACA23,87115.9%+12.3 pts

511▼8Brawley, CACA28,00815.9%+5.5 pts

512▲8Rio Linda, CACA16,33515.9%+8.3 pts

513▼29Willows, CACA6,11615.8%+6.9 pts

514▼24Colusa, CACA6,51915.8%+2.2 pts

515▼11Fillmore, CACA16,93715.8%+3.9 pts

516▼17Marysville, CACA12,73815.7%+4.7 pts

517▲15Santa Maria, CACA111,39015.7%+4.6 pts

518▲1Live Oak, CACA9,46615.7%+11.1 pts

519▲24Anderson, CACA11,13115.6%+8.6 pts

520▲83Chowchilla, CACA18,73015.6%+9.3 pts

521▼13Tehachapi, CACA11,85215.5%+9.1 pts

522▲2Hemet, CACA93,64915.5%+4.7 pts

523▼25Valle Vista, CACA18,60215.5%+3.5 pts

524▲7North Highlands, CACA47,95715.3%+6.4 pts

525▼13Shasta Lake, CACA10,20815.3%+8.5 pts

526▲7El Monte, CACA105,07515.2%+8.1 pts

527▲8Baldwin Park, CACA68,88015.1%+6.1 pts

528▼23Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,40815.1%+6.8 pts

529▼12Santa Paula, CACA31,77415.1%+6.4 pts

530▼21Jurupa Valley, CACA107,31114.9%–

531▼52El Centro, CACA44,38214.9%+0.9 pts

532▲20Paramount, CACA50,75514.9%+7.9 pts

533▼20San Fernando, CACA23,44914.9%+9.4 pts

534▲12Delhi, CACA11,00914.7%+8.3 pts

535▲38Corning, CACA8,26014.5%+7.3 pts

536▲14Porterville, CACA63,08814.5%+3.5 pts

537▲82Goshen, CACA5,13614.5%+11.4 pts

538▼12Williams, CACA5,52914.5%+9.1 pts

539▲55Rancho Calaveras, CACA7,13114.4%−0.2 pts

540▲13Lakeland, CACA12,23614.3%+6.1 pts

541▼12San Jacinto, CACA56,01414.3%+5.4 pts

542▲54Dinuba, CACA25,94914.1%+7.3 pts

543▲56Happy Valley, CACA5,94414.0%–

544▲3Florin, CACA50,21113.9%+3.8 pts

545▲44Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,05113.9%+5.1 pts

546▼60Exeter, CACA10,12213.9%+1.4 pts

547▼36West Puente Valley, CACA22,49513.8%+6.0 pts

548Lompoc, CACA43,31513.7%−0.1 pts

549▼43West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,30013.7%–

550▼27Patterson, CACA26,58713.6%+2.6 pts

551▲8Gridley, CACA7,25813.6%+6.0 pts

552▲10Sanger, CACA27,22813.5%+5.3 pts

553▲21Barstow, CACA24,80413.2%+4.1 pts

554▼36Bay Point, CACA24,23113.2%+1.1 pts

555▲75Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,39213.2%–

556▲7La Puente, CACA36,42313.2%+5.3 pts

557▼20Olivehurst, CACA18,44413.1%+8.2 pts

558▼2San Bernardino, CACA222,04413.1%+1.5 pts

559▲9East Hemet, CACA20,25713.1%+0.6 pts

560▼45Atwater, CACA32,13312.9%+0.6 pts

561▲21Westmont, CACA34,12312.8%+7.2 pts

562▲8Victorville, CACA141,39512.8%+2.1 pts

563▲2Ceres, CACA48,98212.7%+4.4 pts

564▼22Coalinga, CACA17,28112.7%+0.9 pts

565▼8Rialto, CACA106,55412.6%+3.9 pts

566▼22California City, CACA13,30012.5%+0.4 pts

567▲19Los Banos, CACA49,61412.5%+2.6 pts

568▼79Nuevo, CACA6,80312.4%+1.6 pts

569▲6Phelan, CACA18,49612.4%–

570▼36Watsonville, CACA50,71612.4%+3.7 pts

571▲33Oildale, CACA34,68712.4%+6.1 pts

572▲35El Rio, CACA6,36812.3%+5.0 pts

573▲8Perris, CACA83,23712.3%+5.7 pts

574▼29South San Jose Hills, CACA16,91112.3%+4.3 pts

575▼9Shafter, CACA23,87112.2%+6.6 pts

576▲11Palermo, CACA5,26612.2%+4.3 pts

577▼50Oroville, CACA20,45112.2%+1.4 pts

578Hesperia, CACA102,60511.9%+3.9 pts

579▲1Tulare, CACA73,90711.8%+3.6 pts

580▼31Mayfair, CACA5,04411.7%–

581▼30Red Bluff, CACA14,40411.7%+3.1 pts

582▼13Madera Acres, CACA9,84611.7%+1.6 pts

583▼11Orland, CACA8,38111.6%+3.7 pts

584▲51King City, CACA14,00211.4%+3.5 pts

585▼9East Los Angeles, CACA111,64711.4%+7.8 pts

586▲41Susanville, CACA12,81611.4%+0.3 pts

587▲8Garnet, CACA7,38211.4%–

588▲13Willowbrook, CACA21,68111.4%+5.1 pts

589▼50Dos Palos, CACA5,69711.3%+7.0 pts

590▼13South Gate, CACA90,07111.3%+6.4 pts

591▼90Newman, CACA12,45311.3%+1.8 pts

592▼34Bloomington, CACA25,69811.2%+6.4 pts

593▼26Parkway, CACA15,39711.1%–

594▼39Commerce, CACA11,68811.0%+6.3 pts

595▼10Madera, CACA69,01710.9%+1.7 pts

596▼3Livingston, CACA14,69010.9%+4.6 pts

597▼81Woodlake, CACA8,07310.8%+6.9 pts

598▲2Lennox, CACA19,44910.8%+7.8 pts

599▼2Thermalito, CACA6,72010.6%+7.6 pts

600▼2Compton, CACA90,50010.6%+4.7 pts

601▲33Mead Valley, CACA19,28610.5%–

602▼18South El Monte, CACA18,96310.5%+7.4 pts

603▼121Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,13210.4%+0.4 pts

604▲28Lemon Hill, CACA15,31210.1%–

605▲43Orange Cove, CACA9,81110.1%+8.5 pts

606▼23Selma, CACA24,70210.0%+1.9 pts

607▲2Lynwood, CACA63,5129.8%+5.3 pts

608▲12Waterford, CACA9,2589.8%+0.1 pts

609▲1Gonzales, CACA8,3139.7%+2.5 pts

610▼20Walnut Park, CACA14,9589.7%+4.8 pts

611▼6Bell, CACA31,6259.7%+5.7 pts

612▲27West Modesto, CACA5,9789.7%+5.0 pts

613▼34Guadalupe, CACA8,8469.3%+5.0 pts

614▼22Taft, CACA6,9959.0%+0.3 pts

615▼44Hillcrest, CACA10,5119.0%–

616▲22Benton Park, CACA5,7078.7%–

617▲19Mojave, CACA5,1738.7%+2.6 pts

618▼1Blythe, CACA15,0428.5%−0.5 pts

619▼11Huntington Park, CACA51,5448.5%+3.7 pts

620▼6Greenfield, CACA21,1388.4%+4.7 pts

621▲16Sun, CACA11,0368.3%–

622▲11East Niles, CACA28,5328.2%–

623Clearlake, CACA16,8937.9%+2.9 pts

624▼86Gustine, CACA6,1127.9%−1.5 pts

625▼14Maywood, CACA23,6007.9%+5.6 pts

626▲2Adelanto, CACA38,7987.7%+1.7 pts

627▲23Coachella, CACA45,4117.5%+5.6 pts

628▼16Salton City, CACA5,9887.4%−1.5 pts

629▼4Florence-Graham, CACA60,6907.4%+5.1 pts

630▲12Winton, CACA11,7977.4%+1.6 pts

631▼18Delano, CACA52,3347.3%+1.8 pts

632▼1Bell Gardens, CACA37,3677.1%+3.1 pts

633▲7East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,6037.0%–

634▼43Homeland, CACA7,5846.9%+1.1 pts

635▼19Cudahy, CACA21,4456.5%+3.5 pts

636▼10Soledad, CACA26,3576.4%+2.3 pts

637▲7Wasco, CACA26,5256.2%+2.0 pts

638▲3Good Hope, CACA8,8166.1%–

639▲10Farmersville, CACA10,3266.1%+4.1 pts

640▲7McFarland, CACA14,7096.0%+2.8 pts

641▲13Garden Acres, CACA10,6675.9%+2.5 pts

642▼13Muscoy, CACA12,0255.8%+2.5 pts

643▲3Lindsay, CACA12,5785.7%+0.5 pts

644▼26Parlier, CACA14,6225.6%+2.8 pts

645▲8Mendota, CACA12,7785.3%+4.8 pts

646▼31Castroville, CACA6,7205.0%+2.1 pts

647▲8Arvin, CACA19,8205.0%+2.8 pts

648▼27Firebaugh, CACA8,7744.8%+1.3 pts

649▲12Mecca, CACA7,1844.8%+3.2 pts

650▼7Lamont, CACA13,1644.6%+2.2 pts

651▲6Calipatria, CACA6,0124.5%+2.3 pts

652▼46Orosi, CACA8,9664.4%–

653▲5East Bakersfield, CACA11,0624.1%–

654▼3Keyes, CACA5,5774.1%+0.4 pts

655▲1Earlimart, CACA7,2143.9%+2.2 pts

656▼34Potomac Park, CACA10,1383.9%–

657▲2August, CACA8,8253.9%+1.8 pts

658▼13Corcoran, CACA22,3583.7%−1.9 pts

659▼7East Porterville, CACA5,0663.3%−0.5 pts

660▼36Avenal, CACA13,4792.8%−1.3 pts

661▼1Huron, CACA7,3942.8%+2.8 pts

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