Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 31.89%. Among all California counties, Yuba County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (45.56%), followed by Sierra County (44.77%), and Plumas County (44.20%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Yuba County
Sierra County
Plumas County
Lassen County
Shasta County
Tuolumne County
Kings County
Tehama County
San Benito County
Siskiyou County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Yuba County 45.56
2 Sierra County 44.77
3 Plumas County 44.20
4 Lassen County 44.07
5 Shasta County 43.99
6 Tuolumne County 43.77
7 Kings County 43.31
7 Tehama County 43.31
8 San Benito County 43.20
9 Siskiyou County 42.67
10 Amador County 42.35
11 Sutter County 42.16
12 Lake County 41.25
13 Madera County 41.01
14 Calaveras County 40.95
15 Solano County 40.87
16 Mono County 40.31
17 Butte County 39.42
18 Colusa County 38.96
19 San Joaquin County 38.77
20 Riverside County 38.65
21 Glenn County 38.58
22 Mendocino County 38.52
23 Kern County 38.48
24 Fresno County 38.22
25 Mariposa County 38.15
26 San Bernardino County 38.13
27 Nevada County 38.12
28 El Dorado County 38.00
29 Del Norte County 37.48
30 Tulare County 37.35
31 Stanislaus County 37.30
32 Humboldt County 37.09
33 San Luis Obispo County 36.83
34 Sacramento County 36.73
35 Placer County 36.59
36 Trinity County 36.57
37 Merced County 36.30
38 Ventura County 36.03
39 Sonoma County 35.91
40 Inyo County 35.88
41 Modoc County 34.68
42 Imperial County 34.64
43 Napa County 34.28
44 Santa Barbara County 32.09
45 Alpine County 31.63
46 Monterey County 31.61
47 Orange County 30.88
48 Santa Cruz County 30.84
49 San Diego County 30.57
50 Contra Costa County 29.27
51 Yolo County 28.34
52 Los Angeles County 27.25
53 San Mateo County 23.69
54 Alameda County 23.66
55 Santa Clara County 23.19
56 Marin County 23.07
57 San Francisco County 14.80