Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the California White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 38.04%. Among all California counties, San Francisco County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (75.44%), followed by Marin County (65.10%), and San Mateo County (57.21%).

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

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Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
San Francisco County
Marin County
San Mateo County
Alameda County
Santa Clara County
Contra Costa County
Santa Cruz County
Alpine County
Yolo County
Orange County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 San Francisco County 75.44
2 Marin County 65.10
3 San Mateo County 57.21
4 Alameda County 55.71
5 Santa Clara County 54.88
6 Contra Costa County 48.55
7 Santa Cruz County 48.26
8 Alpine County 46.12
9 Yolo County 44.43
10 Orange County 44.11
11 San Diego County 43.22
12 Sonoma County 41.45
13 Placer County 40.67
14 Santa Barbara County 40.45
15 Napa County 40.31
16 Los Angeles County 39.45
17 Nevada County 38.78
18 San Luis Obispo County 38.72
19 Monterey County 38.27
20 El Dorado County 36.41
21 Ventura County 34.97
22 Sacramento County 34.25
23 Humboldt County 32.77
24 Mono County 31.67
25 Butte County 31.36
26 Mariposa County 30.47
27 Inyo County 29.03
28 Solano County 28.57
29 Mendocino County 26.57
30 Riverside County 26.29
30 Tuolumne County 26.29
31 Fresno County 25.63
32 Siskiyou County 22.86
33 Sierra County 22.75
34 Plumas County 22.74
35 Shasta County 22.66
36 San Benito County 22.42
37 Modoc County 21.92
38 San Bernardino County 21.68
39 Calaveras County 21.41
40 Amador County 20.95
41 Sutter County 20.80
42 San Joaquin County 19.90
43 Madera County 19.78
44 Lake County 19.64
45 Stanislaus County 18.70
46 Kern County 18.50
47 Tehama County 18.35
48 Imperial County 17.96
49 Trinity County 17.79
50 Tulare County 17.60
51 Merced County 17.49
52 Yuba County 17.43
53 Glenn County 17.21
54 Kings County 17.14
55 Del Norte County 15.94
56 Colusa County 15.76
57 Lassen County 13.18