Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the California Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 38.94%. Among all California counties, Mono County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (100.00%), followed by Tulare County (49.78%), and Inyo County (48.05%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Mono County
Tulare County
Inyo County
Sutter County
Calaveras County
Butte County
Lake County
Nevada County
Yuba County
Siskiyou County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Mono County 100.00
2 Tulare County 49.78
3 Inyo County 48.05
4 Sutter County 47.68
5 Calaveras County 47.58
6 Butte County 47.11
7 Lake County 46.90
8 Nevada County 45.28
9 Yuba County 43.86
10 Siskiyou County 43.60
11 Solano County 43.42
12 Fresno County 43.00
13 Santa Barbara County 42.87
14 Santa Cruz County 42.28
15 Sacramento County 41.97
16 Stanislaus County 41.92
17 El Dorado County 41.82
18 Tuolumne County 41.57
19 San Bernardino County 40.70
20 Riverside County 40.21
21 Kern County 39.68
22 San Diego County 39.48
23 Contra Costa County 39.44
23 Monterey County 39.44
24 Merced County 39.25
25 Yolo County 39.23
26 San Joaquin County 39.14
27 Plumas County 39.07
28 San Luis Obispo County 38.97
29 Kings County 38.72
30 Marin County 38.53
31 Los Angeles County 38.34
32 Mendocino County 37.54
33 Trinity County 37.50
34 Alameda County 37.44
35 Orange County 36.91
36 Glenn County 36.20
36 Ventura County 36.20
37 Amador County 35.64
38 Tehama County 35.48
39 Placer County 35.25
40 Sonoma County 35.22
41 Madera County 34.83
42 Santa Clara County 34.57
43 San Mateo County 33.66
44 Napa County 33.55
45 San Francisco County 32.91
46 San Benito County 32.53
47 Imperial County 31.44
48 Shasta County 30.72
49 Humboldt County 29.43
50 Modoc County 29.01
51 Lassen County 22.54
52 Colusa County 20.30
53 Mariposa County 20.29
54 Del Norte County 16.21
55 Alpine County 0.00
55 Sierra County 0.00