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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Marin County, CACA253,69420.5%+3.6 pts
02Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39116.4%+4.4 pts
03San Francisco County, CACA826,07916.4%+3.5 pts
04Yolo County, CACA224,41016.0%+2.2 pts
05San Mateo County, CACA743,56814.6%+3.5 pts
06Alameda County, CACA1,636,63013.7%+2.8 pts
07Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85212.5%+2.1 pts
08Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07012.2%+1.5 pts
09Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06511.4%+1.4 pts
10San Diego County, CACA3,282,24810.9%+2.0 pts
11Orange County, CACA3,149,50710.4%+1.3 pts
12Mono County, CACA12,5059.9%+4.2 pts
13Sonoma County, CACA486,4449.7%+1.8 pts
14Placer County, CACA442,0819.5%+2.9 pts
15Ventura County, CACA830,8519.5%+1.7 pts
16Napa County, CACA132,9499.4%+1.8 pts
17San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3679.3%+1.9 pts
18Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9348.8%+0.9 pts
19Nevada County, CACA101,9118.8%+2.2 pts
20Monterey County, CACA433,7298.7%+1.1 pts
21El Dorado County, CACA192,3238.4%+2.7 pts
22Alpine County, CACA1,0438.4%+4.1 pts
23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.1%+0.9 pts
24Mendocino County, CACA88,1228.0%+2.0 pts
25Humboldt County, CACA131,6477.4%+1.5 pts
26Butte County, CACA209,2117.0%+1.0 pts
27Inyo County, CACA18,1586.6%+2.5 pts
28Solano County, CACA455,3766.3%+1.1 pts
29Amador County, CACA41,8766.0%+2.4 pts
30Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606.0%+1.5 pts
31Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.9%+1.0 pts
32Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135.9%+2.0 pts
33Mariposa County, CACA16,9185.9%+0.4 pts
34Sierra County, CACA3,0985.8%+1.9 pts
35Plumas County, CACA18,5835.8%+1.5 pts
36Calaveras County, CACA46,6055.6%+1.7 pts
37Fresno County, CACA1,035,4565.5%+0.5 pts
38San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.5%+0.4 pts
39Shasta County, CACA181,6485.3%+1.2 pts
40San Benito County, CACA70,0825.1%+1.0 pts
41Trinity County, CACA15,7204.9%+1.8 pts
42Lake County, CACA67,7724.5%+1.6 pts
43Kern County, CACA927,0684.5%+0.3 pts
44Stanislaus County, CACA557,7194.4%+0.5 pts
45Sutter County, CACA98,7874.4%−0.4 pts
46San Joaquin County, CACA823,8154.4%+0.2 pts
47Madera County, CACA167,9273.8%−0.0 pts
48Tulare County, CACA485,1463.7%+0.2 pts
49Imperial County, CACA181,4113.7%+0.1 pts
50Modoc County, CACA8,4263.6%+0.3 pts
51Yuba County, CACA88,6913.5%+1.0 pts
52Merced County, CACA297,2603.4%−0.3 pts
53Lassen County, CACA28,1173.0%−0.8 pts
54Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.0%−0.2 pts
55Tehama County, CACA64,6652.9%+0.4 pts
56Glenn County, CACA28,1412.9%+0.6 pts
57Colusa County, CACA21,8362.8%+0.0 pts
58Kings County, CACA154,3272.7%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS