Ranking of California Congressional Districts By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 4, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of California (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 15.81%. Among all California congressional districts, CA CD 40 had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (40.95%), followed by CA CD 21 (36.78%), and CA CD 44 (33.36%).

The chart below shows the top 10 California congressional districts, and the table below shows the ranking of all California congressional districts.

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Ranking of California Congressional Districts By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
CA CD 40
CA CD 21
CA CD 44
CA CD 16
CA CD 34
CA CD 29
CA CD 46
CA CD 51
CA CD 35
CA CD 41
Ranking of California Congressional Districts By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank Congressional District Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 CA Congressional District 40 40.95
2 CA Congressional District 21 36.78
3 CA Congressional District 44 33.36
4 CA Congressional District 16 30.60
5 CA Congressional District 34 29.60
6 CA Congressional District 29 29.16
7 CA Congressional District 46 28.91
8 CA Congressional District 51 27.02
9 CA Congressional District 35 25.61
10 CA Congressional District 41 22.33
11 CA Congressional District 20 22.20
12 CA Congressional District 32 22.08
13 CA Congressional District 43 21.77
14 CA Congressional District 36 18.57
15 CA Congressional District 38 18.55
16 CA Congressional District 10 18.50
17 CA Congressional District 37 18.38
18 CA Congressional District 9 18.22
19 CA Congressional District 31 18.18
20 CA Congressional District 47 17.73
21 CA Congressional District 19 17.16
22 CA Congressional District 23 17.09
23 CA Congressional District 22 16.74
24 CA Congressional District 8 16.64
25 CA Congressional District 26 15.47
26 CA Congressional District 6 14.59
27 CA Congressional District 3 14.29
28 CA Congressional District 25 14.22
29 CA Congressional District 24 13.91
30 CA Congressional District 27 13.29
31 CA Congressional District 13 12.33
32 CA Congressional District 50 12.10
33 CA Congressional District 5 12.00
34 CA Congressional District 42 11.94
35 CA Congressional District 11 11.35
36 CA Congressional District 28 10.76
37 CA Congressional District 12 10.67
38 CA Congressional District 30 10.43
39 CA Congressional District 14 10.28
40 CA Congressional District 39 9.87
41 CA Congressional District 15 9.66
42 CA Congressional District 1 9.51
43 CA Congressional District 48 9.44
44 CA Congressional District 7 9.43
45 CA Congressional District 53 9.18
46 CA Congressional District 49 8.97
47 CA Congressional District 2 8.87
48 CA Congressional District 17 8.05
49 CA Congressional District 4 5.99
50 CA Congressional District 45 5.76
51 CA Congressional District 18 5.41
52 CA Congressional District 52 5.00
53 CA Congressional District 33 3.83