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Most educated, California cities · 2000

California cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

501Indio, CACA94,2698.6%+0%

502Ione, CACA9,2828.5%+0%

503Valinda, CACA20,9628.4%+0%

504Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,4088.3%+0%

505Ceres, CACA48,9828.3%+0%

506West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6158.2%+0%

507Sanger, CACA27,2288.2%+0%

508Tulare, CACA73,9078.2%+0%

509Lakeland, CACA12,2368.1%+0%

510Selma, CACA24,7028.0%+0%

511South San Jose Hills, CACA16,9118.0%+0%

512Hesperia, CACA102,6058.0%+0%

513King City, CACA14,0028.0%+0%

514Palermo, CACA5,2667.9%+0%

515Orland, CACA8,3817.9%+0%

516Alum Rock, CACA10,4407.9%+0%

517West Puente Valley, CACA22,4957.9%+0%

518La Puente, CACA36,4237.8%+0%

519Rio Linda, CACA16,3357.6%+0%

520Gridley, CACA7,2587.6%+0%

521El Rio, CACA6,3687.3%+0%

522Corning, CACA8,2607.3%+0%

523Gonzales, CACA8,3137.2%+0%

524El Monte, CACA105,0757.1%+0%

525Pico Rivera, CACA58,9157.1%+0%

526Paramount, CACA50,7557.0%+0%

527Anderson, CACA11,1317.0%+0%

528Dinuba, CACA25,9496.8%+0%

529Shasta Lake, CACA10,2086.8%+0%

530Hughson, CACA8,0516.8%+0%

531Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,3736.7%+0%

532Perris, CACA83,2376.6%+0%

533Delhi, CACA11,0096.5%+0%

534Tehachapi, CACA11,8526.4%+0%

535Chowchilla, CACA18,7306.3%+0%

536Willowbrook, CACA21,6816.3%+0%

537Livingston, CACA14,6906.2%+0%

538Oildale, CACA34,6876.2%+0%

539Mojave, CACA5,1736.1%+0%

540Adelanto, CACA38,7985.9%+0%

541Compton, CACA90,5005.9%+0%

542Winton, CACA11,7975.8%+0%

543Homeland, CACA7,5845.7%+0%

544Westmont, CACA34,1235.7%+0%

545Corcoran, CACA22,3585.6%+0%

546Shafter, CACA23,8715.6%+0%

547Delano, CACA52,3345.5%+0%

548San Fernando, CACA23,4495.4%+0%

549Williams, CACA5,5295.4%+0%

550Lindsay, CACA12,5785.2%+0%

551Clearlake, CACA16,8935.1%+0%

552Olivehurst, CACA18,4445.0%+0%

553Walnut Park, CACA14,9585.0%+0%

554South Gate, CACA90,0714.9%+0%

555Bloomington, CACA25,6984.9%+0%

556Huntington Park, CACA51,5444.7%+0%

557Commerce, CACA11,6884.6%+0%

558West Modesto, CACA5,9784.6%+0%

559Live Oak, CACA9,4664.6%+0%

560Lynwood, CACA63,5124.5%+0%

561Dos Palos, CACA5,6974.3%+0%

562Guadalupe, CACA8,8464.3%+0%

563Wasco, CACA26,5254.2%+0%

564Heber, CACA7,3124.2%+0%

565Avenal, CACA13,4794.1%+0%

566Soledad, CACA26,3574.1%+0%

567Bell, CACA31,6254.0%+0%

568Bell Gardens, CACA37,3674.0%+0%

569Woodlake, CACA8,0733.9%+0%

570East Porterville, CACA5,0663.8%+0%

571Greenfield, CACA21,1383.7%+0%

572Linda, CACA23,8713.6%+0%

573Keyes, CACA5,5773.6%+0%

574East Los Angeles, CACA111,6473.6%+0%

575Firebaugh, CACA8,7743.5%+0%

576Garden Acres, CACA10,6673.4%+0%

577Muscoy, CACA12,0253.3%+0%

578McFarland, CACA14,7093.2%+0%

579Goshen, CACA5,1363.1%+0%

580South El Monte, CACA18,9633.1%+0%

581Thermalito, CACA6,7203.0%+0%

582Cudahy, CACA21,4453.0%+0%

583Castroville, CACA6,7203.0%+0%

584Lennox, CACA19,4493.0%+0%

585Parlier, CACA14,6222.7%+0%

586Lamont, CACA13,1642.4%+0%

587Florence-Graham, CACA60,6902.4%+0%

588Maywood, CACA23,6002.3%+0%

589Calipatria, CACA6,0122.2%+0%

590Arvin, CACA19,8202.2%+0%

591August, CACA8,8252.1%+0%

592Farmersville, CACA10,3262.0%+0%

593Coachella, CACA45,4111.9%+0%

594Earlimart, CACA7,2141.8%+0%

595Orange Cove, CACA9,8111.7%+0%

596Mecca, CACA7,1841.6%+0%

597Mendota, CACA12,7780.5%+0%

598Huron, CACA7,3940.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES