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)
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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| 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 |