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Most graduate degrees, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, CACA253,69425.8%+5.3 pts
02Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39125.6%+9.1 pts
03San Francisco County, CACA826,07923.7%+7.3 pts
04San Mateo County, CACA743,56822.6%+8.0 pts
05Yolo County, CACA224,41020.8%+4.8 pts
06Alameda County, CACA1,636,63020.6%+6.9 pts
07Alpine County, CACA1,04318.6%+10.2 pts
08Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85217.4%+5.0 pts
09Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07016.6%+4.4 pts
10San Diego County, CACA3,282,24815.3%+4.4 pts
11Orange County, CACA3,149,50714.9%+4.5 pts
12Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06514.1%+2.7 pts
13Placer County, CACA442,08113.9%+4.4 pts
14San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36713.8%+4.4 pts
15Sonoma County, CACA486,44413.6%+3.9 pts
16Nevada County, CACA101,91112.9%+4.1 pts
17Napa County, CACA132,94912.8%+3.4 pts
18Ventura County, CACA830,85112.3%+2.8 pts
19Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93411.7%+3.0 pts
20El Dorado County, CACA192,32311.6%+3.2 pts
21Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46010.9%+2.8 pts
22Sierra County, CACA3,09810.6%+4.8 pts
23Mono County, CACA12,50510.6%+0.6 pts
24Monterey County, CACA433,72910.4%+1.7 pts
25Humboldt County, CACA131,64710.2%+2.8 pts
26Butte County, CACA209,2119.9%+2.9 pts
27Inyo County, CACA18,1589.9%+3.3 pts
28Mendocino County, CACA88,1229.2%+1.3 pts
29Mariposa County, CACA16,9189.0%+3.1 pts
30Plumas County, CACA18,5838.9%+3.1 pts
31Solano County, CACA455,3768.6%+2.2 pts
32Riverside County, CACA2,544,9168.3%+2.4 pts
33Tuolumne County, CACA53,1607.8%+1.9 pts
34Siskiyou County, CACA42,0137.7%+1.7 pts
35San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0917.4%+1.9 pts
36Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567.4%+1.9 pts
37Shasta County, CACA181,6487.3%+2.0 pts
38Sutter County, CACA98,7876.9%+2.5 pts
39Trinity County, CACA15,7206.6%+1.7 pts
40Calaveras County, CACA46,6056.3%+0.7 pts
41San Joaquin County, CACA823,8156.2%+1.8 pts
42Modoc County, CACA8,4265.9%+2.4 pts
43Del Norte County, CACA26,4105.9%+2.9 pts
44Amador County, CACA41,8765.8%−0.3 pts
45Kern County, CACA927,0685.7%+1.3 pts
46Lake County, CACA67,7725.6%+1.1 pts
47San Benito County, CACA70,0825.5%+0.4 pts
48Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.4%+0.9 pts
49Yuba County, CACA88,6915.4%+1.8 pts
50Kings County, CACA154,3275.0%+2.2 pts
51Tehama County, CACA64,6654.8%+1.9 pts
52Tulare County, CACA485,1464.8%+1.0 pts
53Merced County, CACA297,2604.5%+1.1 pts
54Madera County, CACA167,9274.4%+0.6 pts
55Imperial County, CACA181,4114.4%+0.7 pts
56Lassen County, CACA28,1173.5%+0.5 pts
57Colusa County, CACA21,8363.4%+0.6 pts
58Glenn County, CACA28,1413.1%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS