Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 19.84%. Among all California counties, Trinity County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (39.09%), followed by Lassen County (32.86%), and Modoc County (32.82%).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Trinity County
Lassen County
Modoc County
Colusa County
Del Norte County
Amador County
Glenn County
Stanislaus County
Lake County
Calaveras County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Trinity County 39.09
2 Lassen County 32.86
3 Modoc County 32.82
4 Colusa County 32.45
5 Del Norte County 32.16
6 Amador County 31.13
7 Glenn County 30.96
8 Stanislaus County 30.93
9 Lake County 30.52
10 Calaveras County 30.38
11 San Joaquin County 30.16
12 Sierra County 29.50
13 Tehama County 29.08
14 Inyo County 28.94
15 Merced County 28.20
16 Plumas County 27.66
17 Kern County 27.43
18 San Bernardino County 27.22
19 Siskiyou County 26.92
20 Tulare County 26.56
21 Riverside County 25.98
22 Shasta County 25.91
23 Mendocino County 25.84
24 San Benito County 25.72
25 Kings County 25.49
26 Imperial County 25.12
27 Sutter County 24.94
28 Madera County 24.88
29 Tuolumne County 24.55
30 Solano County 23.71
31 Yuba County 23.65
32 Mono County 23.02
33 Mariposa County 22.66
34 Humboldt County 22.51
35 Butte County 22.13
36 Sacramento County 22.03
37 Fresno County 21.89
38 El Dorado County 21.35
39 Alpine County 20.50
40 Ventura County 19.67
41 Nevada County 19.14
42 Los Angeles County 18.80
43 San Luis Obispo County 18.62
44 Monterey County 18.41
45 Placer County 18.16
46 Napa County 17.74
47 Sonoma County 17.51
47 Yolo County 17.51
48 San Diego County 17.44
49 Orange County 16.89
50 Contra Costa County 16.03
51 Santa Barbara County 15.62
52 Santa Cruz County 14.80
53 Alameda County 14.39
54 Santa Clara County 14.00
55 San Mateo County 12.86
56 Marin County 8.66
57 San Francisco County 6.32