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Most graduate degrees, California counties · 2010

California counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Marin County, CACA253,69422.7%+2.1 pts
02San Francisco County, CACA826,07919.7%+3.3 pts
03Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39119.6%+3.1 pts
04Yolo County, CACA224,41017.4%+1.4 pts
05San Mateo County, CACA743,56817.0%+2.5 pts
06Alameda County, CACA1,636,63016.3%+2.6 pts
07Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85213.9%+1.5 pts
08Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07013.7%+1.5 pts
09Alpine County, CACA1,04313.3%+4.9 pts
10San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.7%+1.9 pts
11Orange County, CACA3,149,50712.4%+2.0 pts
12Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.4%+1.0 pts
13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36711.4%+2.0 pts
14Mono County, CACA12,50511.3%+1.4 pts
15Ventura County, CACA830,85111.2%+1.7 pts
16Sonoma County, CACA486,44411.1%+1.3 pts
17Placer County, CACA442,08110.9%+1.4 pts
18Nevada County, CACA101,91110.7%+1.9 pts
19Napa County, CACA132,94910.2%+0.8 pts
20El Dorado County, CACA192,32310.1%+1.7 pts
21Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349.9%+1.2 pts
22Monterey County, CACA433,7299.2%+0.4 pts
23Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.9%+0.8 pts
24Mendocino County, CACA88,1228.7%+0.8 pts
25Humboldt County, CACA131,6478.6%+1.2 pts
26Butte County, CACA209,2118.1%+1.1 pts
27Inyo County, CACA18,1587.5%+0.9 pts
28Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.4%+1.5 pts
29Solano County, CACA455,3767.3%+1.0 pts
30Plumas County, CACA18,5837.3%+1.5 pts
31Riverside County, CACA2,544,9167.2%+1.2 pts
32Sierra County, CACA3,0987.0%+1.2 pts
33Calaveras County, CACA46,6056.6%+0.9 pts
34Mariposa County, CACA16,9186.4%+0.6 pts
35Shasta County, CACA181,6486.4%+1.1 pts
36San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0916.3%+0.8 pts
37Fresno County, CACA1,035,4566.3%+0.7 pts
38Tuolumne County, CACA53,1606.2%+0.2 pts
39Amador County, CACA41,8765.8%−0.2 pts
40Sutter County, CACA98,7875.6%+1.1 pts
41San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.3%+0.9 pts
42Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.1%+0.7 pts
43San Benito County, CACA70,0825.1%+0.0 pts
44Kern County, CACA927,0684.8%+0.4 pts
45Lake County, CACA67,7724.7%+0.2 pts
46Del Norte County, CACA26,4104.3%+1.3 pts
47Glenn County, CACA28,1414.3%+1.4 pts
48Madera County, CACA167,9274.3%+0.4 pts
49Tulare County, CACA485,1464.2%+0.5 pts
50Merced County, CACA297,2604.1%+0.6 pts
51Trinity County, CACA15,7204.1%−0.9 pts
52Imperial County, CACA181,4114.0%+0.3 pts
53Lassen County, CACA28,1173.9%+0.9 pts
54Tehama County, CACA64,6653.8%+0.9 pts
55Modoc County, CACA8,4263.3%−0.2 pts
56Kings County, CACA154,3273.3%+0.5 pts
57Yuba County, CACA88,6913.1%−0.4 pts
58Colusa County, CACA21,8362.9%+0.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS