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Most graduate degrees, California counties · 2000

California counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Marin County, CACA253,69420.5%+21%

02Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39116.4%+37%

03San Francisco County, CACA826,07916.4%+27%

04Yolo County, CACA224,41016.0%+16%

05San Mateo County, CACA743,56814.6%+31%

06Alameda County, CACA1,636,63013.7%+25%

07Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212.5%+20%

08Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07012.2%+14%

09Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06511.4%+14%

10San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%+23%

11Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.4%+14%

12Mono County, CACA12,5059.9%+72%

13Sonoma County, CACA486,4449.7%+23%

14Placer County, CACA442,0819.5%+45%

15Ventura County, CACA830,8519.5%+21%

16Napa County, CACA132,9499.4%+24%

17San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3679.3%+26%

18Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.8%+12%

19Nevada County, CACA101,9118.8%+34%

20Monterey County, CACA433,7298.7%+15%

21El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.4%+46%

22Alpine County, CACA1,0438.4%+94%

23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.1%+13%

24Mendocino County, CACA88,1228.0%+35%

25Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.4%+25%

26Butte County, CACA209,2117.0%+17%

27Inyo County, CACA18,1586.6%+60%

28Solano County, CACA455,3766.3%+20%

29Amador County, CACA41,8766.0%+66%

30Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606.0%+33%

31Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.9%+21%

32Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135.9%+49%

33Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.9%+8%

34Sierra County, CACA3,0985.8%+50%

35Plumas County, CACA18,5835.8%+34%

36Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.6%+43%

37Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.5%+10%

38San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.5%+7%

39Shasta County, CACA181,6485.3%+30%

40San Benito County, CACA70,0825.1%+23%

41Trinity County, CACA15,7204.9%+60%

42Lake County, CACA67,7724.5%+55%

43Kern County, CACA927,0684.5%+7%

44Stanislaus County, CACA557,7194.4%+14%

45Sutter County, CACA98,7874.4%−7%

46San Joaquin County, CACA823,8154.4%+6%

47Madera County, CACA167,9273.8%−1%

48Tulare County, CACA485,1463.7%+5%

49Imperial County, CACA181,4113.7%+3%

50Modoc County, CACA8,4263.6%+10%

51Yuba County, CACA88,6913.5%+39%

52Merced County, CACA297,2603.4%−8%

53Lassen County, CACA28,1173.0%−21%

54Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.0%−7%

55Tehama County, CACA64,6652.9%+15%

56Glenn County, CACA28,1412.9%+27%

57Colusa County, CACA21,8362.8%+0%

58Kings County, CACA154,3272.7%+8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS