Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the California Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 17.98%. Among all California cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Mendota city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (58.10%), followed by Maywood city (55.92%), and McFarland city (52.36%).

The chart below shows the top 10 California cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all California cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Mendota city
Maywood city
McFarland city
Home Gardens CDP
Rio Linda CDP
Bell Gardens city
Greenfield city
Newman city
East Bakersfield CDP
Huntington Park city
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Mendota city 58.10
2 Maywood city 55.92
3 McFarland city 52.36
4 Home Gardens CDP 51.62
5 Rio Linda CDP 48.03
6 Bell Gardens city 47.91
7 Greenfield city 45.82
8 Newman city 45.67
9 East Bakersfield CDP 45.27
10 Huntington Park city 44.36
11 Lindsay city 43.43
12 Sun Village CDP 43.29
13 Perris city 42.93
14 Lake Los Angeles CDP 41.67
15 Lamont CDP 40.95
16 Adelanto city 40.84
17 Clearlake city 40.73
18 Hawaiian Gardens city 40.33
19 Walnut Park CDP 40.22
20 Winton CDP 39.64
21 Baldwin Park city 39.43
22 Mead Valley CDP 39.25
23 Susanville city 39.03
24 Ceres city 38.97
25 Delano city 38.79
26 Kerman city 38.78
27 Riverbank city 38.77
28 Lakeland Village CDP 38.76
29 Blythe city 38.33
30 Hillcrest CDP 38.25
31 Phelan CDP 38.24
32 Desert Hot Springs city 38.22
33 Salida CDP 37.94
34 Muscoy CDP 37.84
35 Valinda CDP 37.52
36 East Niles CDP 37.48
36 Madera Acres CDP 37.48
37 South Whittier CDP 37.08
38 South El Monte city 37.05
39 Rialto city 37.02
40 Arvin city 36.86
41 Oildale CDP 36.65
42 Bloomington CDP 36.64
43 South Gate city 36.57
44 North Highlands CDP 36.48
45 Delhi CDP 36.30
46 La Puente city 36.28
47 Anderson city 36.26
48 Carson city 36.17
49 Watsonville city 36.06
50 Vincent CDP 35.64
51 Wasco city 35.56
52 West Puente Valley CDP 35.49
53 Norwalk city 35.40
54 Garden Acres CDP 35.15
55 Hesperia city 35.00
56 Avenal city 34.73
57 El Monte city 34.68
58 Livingston city 34.67
59 Antelope CDP 34.63
60 Foothill Farms CDP 34.49
61 West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP 34.23
62 Florin CDP 33.98
63 Montclair city 33.96
64 Santa Fe Springs city 33.85
65 Bell city 33.83
65 California City city 33.83
66 Coachella city 33.73
67 Tulare city 33.67
68 San Jacinto city 33.64
69 Jurupa Valley city 33.33
70 Lynwood city 33.26
71 Paramount city 33.14
72 Pico Rivera city 33.09
73 Hemet city 32.90
74 Farmersville city 32.65
75 Bay Point CDP 32.48
76 Artesia city 32.32
77 Winter Gardens CDP 32.29
78 Woodcrest CDP 32.26
79 Cudahy city 32.18
80 Oakley city 32.17
81 Big Bear City CDP 32.15
82 Wildomar city 32.14
83 Norco city 32.08
84 Citrus CDP 31.94
85 Lathrop city 31.78
86 Porterville city 31.63
87 El Cajon city 31.42
88 Yucca Valley town 31.39
89 Cherryland CDP 31.31
90 Shasta Lake city 31.25
91 San Bernardino city 31.00
92 San Lorenzo CDP 30.90
93 Bellflower city 30.81
94 Rosamond CDP 30.78
95 Manteca city 30.46
96 Fortuna city 30.36
97 National City city 30.17
98 Bostonia CDP 29.94
99 Mountain House CDP 29.80
100 Barstow city 29.68
101 Moreno Valley city 29.64
102 Exeter city 29.56
103 San Pablo city 29.38
104 Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) 29.30
105 Fontana city 29.15
105 Los Banos city 29.15
106 Pittsburg city 29.12
107 Olivehurst CDP 29.01
108 Yucaipa city 28.93
109 Galt city 28.82
110 Ontario city 28.81
111 Victorville city 28.77
112 Ashland CDP 28.74
112 Fillmore city 28.74
113 Apple Valley town 28.73
114 Tracy city 28.68
115 Suisun City city 28.67
116 Calimesa city 28.65
117 Diamond Springs CDP 28.63
118 Lancaster city 28.62
119 Oroville city 28.52
120 Ramona CDP 28.45
121 El Centro city 28.43
122 Corcoran city 28.39
123 Banning city 28.37
124 Shafter city 28.30
125 Madera city 28.19
126 Lompoc city 28.16
127 La Palma city 28.02
128 Garden Grove city 27.99
129 Patterson city 27.91
130 Union City city 27.70
131 San Fernando city 27.68
132 Antioch city 27.58
133 Quartz Hill CDP 27.56
134 Menifee city 27.55
135 Dixon city 27.39
136 Modesto city 27.38
137 Magalia CDP 27.37
138 Kingsburg city 27.32
139 Compton city 27.24
140 Covina city 27.21
140 East Hemet CDP 27.21
141 Colton city 27.10
142 Buena Park city 27.09
142 Palmdale city 27.09
143 Coalinga city 27.05
144 West Covina city 26.98
145 Oakdale city 26.87
146 Grand Terrace city 26.86
147 Lemoore city 26.80
148 Parkway CDP 26.68
149 Merced city 26.62
150 Commerce city 26.54
151 Ukiah city 26.50
152 Red Bluff city 26.41
153 Indio city 26.30
153 Westmont CDP 26.30
154 American Canyon city 26.16
154 South San Francisco city 26.16
155 Rosemead city 26.13
156 Atwater city 26.09
157 Soledad city 26.06
158 North Auburn CDP 26.05
159 Alum Rock CDP 25.98
159 Canyon Lake city 25.98
160 Selma city 25.97
161 Newark city 25.94
162 South San Jose Hills CDP 25.89
163 Stockton city 25.88
164 Prunedale CDP 25.76
165 Fairview CDP 25.75
166 Placerville city 25.72
167 Golden Hills CDP 25.66
168 Valle Vista CDP 25.61
169 Imperial Beach city 25.47
170 Lemon Grove city 25.45
171 Lemon Hill CDP 25.27
172 Chino city 25.16
173 Fallbrook CDP 25.12
174 Citrus Heights city 25.11
175 Chowchilla city 25.10
176 Sanger city 25.04
177 Tehachapi city 24.99
178 Downey city 24.95
179 Whittier city 24.91
180 Riverside city 24.90
181 French Valley CDP 24.89
182 La Mirada city 24.87
183 Rowland Heights CDP 24.82
184 Lake Elsinore city 24.79
185 Rancho Cordova city 24.74
186 Discovery Bay CDP 24.72
187 San Leandro city 24.71
188 Lodi city 24.60
189 Lakewood city 24.54
190 Eastvale city 24.47
191 Santa Maria city 24.45
192 Potomac Park CDP 24.39
193 Camp Pendleton South CDP 24.33
194 Yuba City city 24.29
195 Imperial city 24.21
196 Santa Paula city 24.12
197 Redding city 24.11
197 Vineyard CDP 24.11
198 Beaumont city 24.09
199 Turlock city 24.08
200 Dinuba city 24.07
201 Westminster city 23.95
202 Glendale city 23.91
203 Marysville city 23.90
204 Port Hueneme city 23.86
205 Hayward city 23.83
206 Hercules city 23.76
207 Avocado Heights CDP 23.75
208 Santee city 23.67
209 Stanton city 23.65
210 Hollister city 23.64
211 Rohnert Park city 23.57
212 Hanford city 23.52
213 Reedley city 23.51
214 Orangevale CDP 23.50
214 Twentynine Palms city 23.50
215 Highland city 23.45
215 Pomona city 23.45
216 Linda CDP 23.36
217 Fairfield city 23.33
218 Salinas city 23.23
219 Murrieta city 23.21
219 Visalia city 23.21
220 Vallejo city 23.02
221 Corona city 22.99
222 Ripon city 22.92
223 Azusa city 22.87
224 Bakersfield city 22.75
225 La Presa CDP 22.69
226 Grover Beach city 22.60
227 Carmichael CDP 22.44
228 Atascadero city 22.43
229 Vacaville city 22.41
230 Grass Valley city 22.40
231 Cathedral City city 22.36
231 Walnut city 22.36
232 Cerritos city 22.26
233 Anaheim city 22.21
233 Lawndale city 22.21
234 Nipomo CDP 22.16
235 Hacienda Heights CDP 22.08
236 Eureka city 22.03
236 Glendora city 22.03
237 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city 21.85
238 Millbrae city 21.67
239 Rosemont CDP 21.62
239 Woodland city 21.62
240 West Carson CDP 21.48
241 La Habra city 21.40
242 Gardena city 21.34
243 King City city 21.28
244 Fremont city 21.24
245 Duarte city 21.13
246 San Dimas city 21.07
247 Del Aire CDP 21.03
247 Rancho Cucamonga city 21.03
248 Milpitas city 21.01
249 Simi Valley city 20.99
250 Ridgecrest city 20.87
251 Temple City city 20.79
252 Brawley city 20.77
253 Gilroy city 20.76
253 Montebello city 20.76
254 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 20.70
255 Cameron Park CDP 20.64
256 Chula Vista city 20.60
257 West Sacramento city 20.53
258 Lomita city 20.50
259 Sonoma city 20.42
260 Brentwood city 20.41
261 Brea city 20.40
262 Oxnard city 20.37
263 McKinleyville CDP 20.29
264 Vista city 20.24
265 Santa Ana city 20.21
266 Daly City city 20.15
267 Arroyo Grande city 20.07
268 Lincoln city 20.04
269 Concord city 20.01
270 East San Gabriel CDP 19.94
271 San Bruno city 19.92
271 South Lake Tahoe city 19.92
272 Fresno city 19.89
273 Hawthorne city 19.69
274 San Gabriel city 19.61
275 La Verne city 19.49
276 La Quinta city 19.38
277 Temescal Valley CDP 19.32
278 Orcutt CDP 19.29
279 Arcadia city 18.94
280 Escondido city 18.90
281 Elk Grove city 18.83
282 Seaside city 18.72
283 Placentia city 18.63
284 Inglewood city 18.60
285 San Diego Country Estates CDP 18.40
286 Windsor town 18.37
287 Clovis city 18.19
288 Willowbrook CDP 18.18
289 Fountain Valley city 18.16
290 Marina city 18.15
291 Benicia city 17.95
292 Los Alamitos city 17.90
293 East Los Angeles CDP 17.72
294 Laguna Woods city 17.70
295 Palm Desert city 17.68
296 Arden-Arcade CDP 17.60
296 West Rancho Dominguez CDP 17.60
297 Oceanside city 17.55
298 Rosedale CDP 17.51
299 Alpine CDP 17.37
300 Martinez city 17.36
301 Upland city 17.32
302 Santa Clarita city 17.30
303 Cypress city 17.16
304 La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 17.10
304 Monterey Park city 17.10
305 Napa city 16.96
306 Castro Valley CDP 16.78
307 Parlier city 16.75
308 Chino Hills city 16.70
309 Temecula city 16.61
310 Orange city 16.55
311 Santa Rosa city 16.51
312 Torrance city 16.43
313 Soquel CDP 16.26
314 La Riviera CDP 16.25
315 Sacramento city 16.11
316 La Mesa city 16.08
317 Pacifica city 16.05
318 Diamond Bar city 16.02
319 Petaluma city 16.00
320 Chico city 15.96
321 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) 15.94
321 Roseville city 15.94
322 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 15.75
323 Morgan Hill city 15.74
324 Burbank city 15.73
325 San Marcos city 15.66
326 Huntington Beach city 15.54
327 Livermore city 15.43
328 Pinole city 15.35
329 Costa Mesa city 15.34
330 Castaic CDP 15.31
331 Alhambra city 15.27
332 Arcata city 15.20
333 Tustin city 15.08
334 Redlands city 14.98
335 Santa Clara city 14.85
336 Capitola city 14.81
337 Dublin city 14.61
338 Fair Oaks CDP 14.59
339 Yorba Linda city 14.51
340 Camarillo city 14.45
341 Palm Springs city 14.30
342 Auburn city 14.19
343 Novato city 14.16
344 Fullerton city 14.15
345 Campbell city 14.06
346 Los Osos CDP 14.00
347 Mission Viejo city 13.97
348 Lennox CDP 13.91
349 Monrovia city 13.85
350 Morro Bay city 13.79
350 San Jose city 13.79
351 Rocklin city 13.67
352 Valley Center CDP 13.45
353 Rancho San Diego CDP 13.42
354 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 13.41
355 Los Angeles city 13.34
356 Long Beach city 13.31
357 Seal Beach city 13.29
358 Calexico city 13.24
359 Lake Forest city 13.11
359 Richmond city 13.11
360 Rancho Mirage city 13.10
361 Carpinteria city 12.90
362 Folsom city 12.83
363 Thousand Oaks city 12.82
364 El Dorado Hills CDP 12.80
365 Laguna Niguel city 12.74
366 Granite Bay CDP 12.68
367 San Clemente city 12.66
368 San Luis Obispo city 12.62
369 Moorpark city 12.56
370 San Juan Capistrano city 12.48
371 Loma Linda city 12.47
371 Rancho Santa Margarita city 12.47
372 Laguna Hills city 12.31
373 Signal Hill city 12.25
374 Clayton city 12.07
375 Live Oak CDP 11.87
376 Rossmoor CDP 11.86
377 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 11.83
378 El Segundo city 11.82
379 West Hollywood city 11.80
380 Healdsburg city 11.79
381 Bonita CDP 11.62
382 Dana Point city 11.58
383 San Ramon city 11.57
384 Pacific Grove city 11.43
385 Poway city 11.31
386 Pleasanton city 11.30
387 Blackhawk CDP 11.21
388 North Tustin CDP 11.05
389 San Diego city 11.00
390 Agoura Hills city 10.95
391 Aliso Viejo city 10.82
392 San Mateo city 10.72
393 Beverly Hills city 10.61
394 Goleta city 10.58
395 Stevenson Ranch CDP 10.53
396 Pleasant Hill city 10.48
397 Redwood City city 10.35
398 Santa Cruz city 10.32
399 Half Moon Bay city 10.17
400 Isla Vista CDP 10.16
401 Altadena CDP 10.01
402 Burlingame city 9.65
403 Monterey city 9.47
404 Redondo Beach city 9.46
405 Corte Madera town 9.45
405 Sunnyvale city 9.45
406 Claremont city 9.38
407 East Palo Alto city 9.17
408 Scotts Valley city 9.09
409 Belmont city 9.03
410 Pasadena city 8.87
411 Foster City city 8.74
412 North Fair Oaks CDP 8.55
413 Irvine city 8.54
414 Danville town 8.44
415 Encinitas city 8.43
416 Sierra Madre city 8.28
417 Newport Beach city 8.20
418 Truckee town 8.17
419 San Rafael city 8.11
420 Coto de Caza CDP 8.07
421 Malibu city 7.79
422 Florence-Graham CDP 7.76
423 Calabasas city 7.73
424 Carlsbad city 7.69
424 Walnut Creek city 7.69
425 Oak Park CDP 7.51
425 Rancho Palos Verdes city 7.51
426 Ladera Ranch CDP 7.45
427 Larkspur city 7.26
428 Culver City city 7.22
429 Alameda city 7.18
430 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 7.11
431 San Carlos city 7.04
432 Coronado city 6.97
433 Laguna Beach city 6.95
434 El Cerrito city 6.92
435 Emeryville city 6.85
436 Los Gatos town 6.80
436 Santa Barbara city 6.80
437 Santa Monica city 6.78
438 Saratoga city 6.74
439 Mountain View city 6.67
440 La Cañada Flintridge city 6.58
441 South Pasadena city 6.57
442 Hermosa Beach city 6.42
443 Oakland city 6.38
444 Solana Beach city 6.35
445 Cupertino city 6.08
445 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 6.08
446 Alamo CDP 5.92
447 San Francisco city 5.68
448 Manhattan Beach city 5.13
449 San Anselmo town 5.08
450 Piedmont city 5.02
451 Mill Valley city 4.99
452 Albany city 4.81
453 San Marino city 4.73
454 Moraga town 4.41
455 Lafayette city 4.38
456 Berkeley city 4.29
457 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP 4.26
458 Hillsborough town 3.95
459 Palo Alto city 3.63
460 Palos Verdes Estates city 3.60
461 Davis city 3.52
462 Menlo Park city 3.48
463 Los Altos city 3.30
464 University of California-Santa Barbara CDP 2.63
465 Stanford CDP 2.06
466 Orinda city 2.02
467 East Rancho Dominguez CDP 1.64