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Most graduate degrees, California cities

California cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS).

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

501▼51El Cerrito, CACA5,3255.0%+0.6 pts

502▼7Santa Ana, CACA315,5864.9%+2.1 pts

503▼107Interlaken, CACA8,0684.9%+2.4 pts

504▲138Goshen, CACA5,1364.9%+2.9 pts

505▲4Hollister, CACA45,6954.9%+0.6 pts

506▼29Hemet, CACA93,6494.8%+1.1 pts

507▲30Barstow, CACA24,8044.8%+1.5 pts

508▼35Exeter, CACA10,1224.8%+1.5 pts

509▲48Porterville, CACA63,0884.8%+1.1 pts

510▲4North Highlands, CACA47,9574.8%+2.7 pts

511▼103Rosamond, CACA21,4734.7%+0.2 pts

512▼44Santa Paula, CACA31,7744.7%+1.5 pts

513▼3West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,6154.7%+3.0 pts

514▼15San Lorenzo, CACA29,1714.7%+0.7 pts

515▼70Coalinga, CACA17,2814.6%−0.2 pts

516▲23Calexico, CACA38,6234.6%+1.5 pts

517▼16San Jacinto, CACA56,0144.6%+1.3 pts

518▼28Bostonia, CACA16,7654.6%+2.5 pts

519▼25Salinas, CACA159,1344.6%+0.6 pts

520▼12Fillmore, CACA16,9374.6%+0.1 pts

521▼49South San Gabriel, CACA7,9234.6%−0.2 pts

522▲31Delhi, CACA11,0094.5%+3.5 pts

523▲90Mojave, CACA5,1734.5%+2.0 pts

524▼41Linda, CACA23,8714.5%+2.9 pts

525▼157Woodlake, CACA8,0734.4%+3.5 pts

526▲70Chowchilla, CACA18,7304.4%+2.4 pts

527▲77Olivehurst, CACA18,4444.4%+3.2 pts

528▲43Shafter, CACA23,8714.4%+2.2 pts

529▲71Gonzales, CACA8,3134.4%+2.7 pts

530▼9Escalon, CACA7,3944.4%+1.3 pts

531▲32Sanger, CACA27,2284.4%+1.8 pts

532▲16Valinda, CACA20,9624.3%+2.5 pts

533▼27Rosemead, CACA49,4104.3%+1.4 pts

534▲6Lompoc, CACA43,3154.2%−0.2 pts

535▼19Santa Maria, CACA111,3904.2%+0.9 pts

536▼39Foothill Farms, CACA36,4354.2%+1.1 pts

537▼41Citrus, CACA10,9044.2%+2.2 pts

538▲47Home Gardens, CACA10,5064.2%+2.0 pts

539▲40Taft, CACA6,9954.1%+1.7 pts

540▲66Kerman, CACA17,5534.1%−0.1 pts

541▼60Holtville, CACA5,5914.1%+1.7 pts

542▼29National City, CACA57,8074.1%+1.9 pts

543▼2Oroville, CACA20,4514.1%+0.6 pts

544▼95Country Club, CACA10,1614.0%−0.2 pts

545▲6Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,3734.0%+1.9 pts

546▲15Hesperia, CACA102,6054.0%+1.3 pts

547▲13Tulare, CACA73,9073.9%+1.3 pts

548▼88Palermo, CACA5,2663.9%+2.4 pts

549▲6San Pablo, CACA31,6783.9%+1.5 pts

550▼17Parkway, CACA15,3973.9%–

551▲26Los Banos, CACA49,6143.9%+1.4 pts

552▼64Watsonville, CACA50,7163.9%+1.1 pts

553▼30Paramount, CACA50,7553.9%+1.1 pts

554▼12Victorville, CACA141,3953.9%+0.1 pts

555▼26San Bernardino, CACA222,0443.8%−0.1 pts

556▲58King City, CACA14,0023.8%+1.9 pts

557▼88Patterson, CACA26,5873.8%+0.5 pts

558▲12Rio Linda, CACA16,3353.8%+2.1 pts

559▲13Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,0513.7%+0.5 pts

560▲60Madera Acres, CACA9,8463.7%+1.1 pts

561▼100Nuevo, CACA6,8033.7%+0.5 pts

562▲11Westmont, CACA34,1233.6%+2.6 pts

563▼58Bloomington, CACA25,6983.6%+2.1 pts

564▼30Salida, CACA13,9003.6%+0.6 pts

565▼6Homeland, CACA7,5843.6%+2.6 pts

566▼30Pico Rivera, CACA58,9153.6%+1.6 pts

567▼48Brawley, CACA28,0083.6%+0.5 pts

568▲6Madera, CACA69,0173.6%+1.0 pts

569▲57Happy Valley, CACA5,9443.6%–

570▲22El Monte, CACA105,0753.5%+1.5 pts

571▲39Mead Valley, CACA19,2863.5%–

572▼23Anderson, CACA11,1313.5%+1.8 pts

573▼9Salton City, CACA5,9883.5%+1.6 pts

574▲27Blythe, CACA15,0423.5%+0.2 pts

575▼47Shasta Lake, CACA10,2083.4%+2.2 pts

576▲11Waterford, CACA9,2583.4%+2.0 pts

577▼10East Los Angeles, CACA111,6473.4%+2.4 pts

578▼40Rialto, CACA106,5543.3%+1.0 pts

579▼4Selma, CACA24,7023.3%+1.4 pts

580▲25Oildale, CACA34,6873.3%+1.5 pts

581▲8La Puente, CACA36,4233.2%+1.1 pts

582▼141Ione, CACA9,2823.2%−0.9 pts

583▼18Perris, CACA83,2373.2%+1.5 pts

584▼126California City, CACA13,3003.2%−1.4 pts

585▼19Guadalupe, CACA8,8463.2%+1.8 pts

586▲2Florin, CACA50,2113.1%+0.9 pts

587▼4Compton, CACA90,5003.1%+1.3 pts

588▼73Magalia, CACA7,3893.1%−1.4 pts

589▲20Lynwood, CACA63,5123.0%+1.3 pts

590▲13Lakeland, CACA12,2363.0%+0.8 pts

591▲38Lennox, CACA19,4493.0%+2.1 pts

592▼8Ceres, CACA48,9823.0%+0.4 pts

593▲9Baldwin Park, CACA68,8802.9%+1.3 pts

594▼70Bay Point, CACA24,2312.7%−0.6 pts

595▼45Atwater, CACA32,1332.7%−1.2 pts

596▼98Red Bluff, CACA14,4042.7%+0.8 pts

597▲47Lemon Hill, CACA15,3122.7%–

598▲63Orange Cove, CACA9,8112.6%+2.2 pts

599▼52Cottonwood CDP (Shasta County), CACA7,4082.5%−0.1 pts

600▲12Adelanto, CACA38,7982.4%+0.4 pts

601▼43West Puente Valley, CACA22,4952.4%+0.1 pts

602▼7South Gate, CACA90,0712.4%+0.7 pts

603▲5Walnut Park, CACA14,9582.4%+1.4 pts

604▼10Williams, CACA5,5292.4%+1.1 pts

605▼43Livingston, CACA14,6902.3%+1.2 pts

606▲5East Niles, CACA28,5322.3%–

607▲49Winton, CACA11,7972.3%+1.1 pts

608▲9Newman, CACA12,4532.3%−1.1 pts

609▼55Hillcrest, CACA10,5112.3%–

610▲6Willowbrook, CACA21,6812.3%+0.3 pts

611▲25Calipatria, CACA6,0122.2%+1.8 pts

612▼80Willows, CACA6,1162.2%−0.1 pts

613▼6Susanville, CACA12,8162.2%−0.9 pts

614▼33Maywood, CACA23,6002.1%+1.4 pts

615▲38Garden Acres, CACA10,6672.1%+0.9 pts

616▼26South El Monte, CACA18,9632.1%+1.0 pts

617▼19Clearlake, CACA16,8932.1%+0.1 pts

618▲16Muscoy, CACA12,0252.1%+1.3 pts

619▲3Delano, CACA52,3342.0%+0.7 pts

620▼34Soledad, CACA26,3572.0%+0.2 pts

621▼78Hilmar-Irwin, CACA6,1322.0%+0.1 pts

622▼1Huntington Park, CACA51,5442.0%+0.2 pts

623▲22Bell, CACA31,6252.0%+0.7 pts

624▼44South San Jose Hills, CACA16,9112.0%−0.9 pts

625▼34Orland, CACA8,3811.9%−0.4 pts

626▼44Commerce, CACA11,6881.9%+0.3 pts

627▼200Dos Palos, CACA5,6971.9%0.0 pts

628▲18West Modesto, CACA5,9781.8%+0.4 pts

629▼5Lindsay, CACA12,5781.7%+0.6 pts

630▼2Florence-Graham, CACA60,6901.6%+0.8 pts

631▼8Farmersville, CACA10,3261.5%+1.5 pts

632▼2Coachella, CACA45,4111.5%+0.6 pts

633▲8Firebaugh, CACA8,7741.5%+0.4 pts

634▲15East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,6031.5%–

635▼16Bell Gardens, CACA37,3671.4%−0.3 pts

636▲11Arvin, CACA19,8201.4%+0.7 pts

637▲6Orosi, CACA8,9661.4%–

638▼5Wasco, CACA26,5251.3%+0.2 pts

639▼4Corcoran, CACA22,3581.3%+0.1 pts

640▼2Sun, CACA11,0361.3%–

641▼10Good Hope, CACA8,8161.2%–

642▼10Cudahy, CACA21,4451.2%+0.1 pts

643▲9Potomac Park, CACA10,1381.1%–

644▼4Keyes, CACA5,5771.0%−0.2 pts

645▼27McFarland, CACA14,7091.0%+0.5 pts

646▲8East Bakersfield, CACA11,0621.0%–

647▲4Earlimart, CACA7,2141.0%+0.8 pts

648▼49Avenal, CACA13,4791.0%0.0 pts

649▼52Franklin CDP (Merced County), CACA7,3920.9%–

650▲8Castroville, CACA6,7200.9%−0.6 pts

651▼105Thermalito, CACA6,7200.9%+0.9 pts

652▲7August, CACA8,8250.9%+0.4 pts

653▼133Gustine, CACA6,1120.8%−1.2 pts

654▲3Mendota, CACA12,7780.8%+0.8 pts

655▼30Greenfield, CACA21,1380.8%−0.8 pts

656▼19Parlier, CACA14,6220.7%+0.5 pts

657▼42Benton Park, CACA5,7070.6%–

658▲2Mecca, CACA7,1840.6%−1.0 pts

659▼9East Porterville, CACA5,0660.3%−0.4 pts

660▼21Lamont, CACA13,1640.3%−0.4 pts

661▼6Huron, CACA7,3940.0%0.0 pts

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