Most college-educated in California

California counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of California by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Marin County leads at 60.5%.

Among cities & places, Alta Sierra leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Marin County	60.5%
2	San Francisco County	60.1%
3	Santa Clara County	55.9%
4	San Mateo County	53.1%
5	Alameda County	51.5%
6	Contra Costa County	44.9%
7	Yolo County	44.1%
8	Santa Cruz County	43.6%
9	Orange County	43.4%
10	Placer County	42.9%
11	Alpine County	42.1%
12	San Diego County	42.1%
13	Nevada County	39.5%
14	San Luis Obispo County	39.2%
15	El Dorado County	38.8%
16	Napa County	38.5%
17	Sonoma County	37.8%
18	Santa Barbara County	35.9%
19	Ventura County	35.7%
20	Los Angeles County	35.5%
21	Mono County	34.3%
22	Sacramento County	33.3%
23	Humboldt County	32.1%
24	Inyo County	31.8%
25	Butte County	31.7%
26	Mariposa County	30.9%
27	Solano County	28.4%
28	Monterey County	27.9%
29	Riverside County	25.1%
30	Mendocino County	24.9%
31	Sierra County	24.4%
32	Tuolumne County	23.9%
33	Fresno County	23.9%
34	Shasta County	23.3%
35	Siskiyou County	23.1%
36	Modoc County	23.0%
37	San Bernardino County	22.9%
38	Amador County	22.4%
39	San Benito County	22.4%
40	Calaveras County	22.2%
41	San Joaquin County	21.6%
42	Del Norte County	21.0%
43	Plumas County	20.5%
44	Sutter County	20.2%
45	Stanislaus County	19.1%
46	Tehama County	18.8%
47	Kern County	18.6%
48	Trinity County	18.0%
49	Yuba County	17.9%
50	Lake County	17.7%
51	Madera County	17.1%
52	Glenn County	16.5%
53	Imperial County	16.1%
54	Tulare County	15.8%
55	Merced County	14.8%
56	Colusa County	14.5%
57	Kings County	13.9%
58	Lassen County	13.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Alta Sierra	100.0%
2	California Hot Springs	100.0%
3	Gold Mountain	100.0%
4	Lake City	100.0%
5	Long Barn	100.0%
6	Post Mountain	100.0%
7	Salmon Creek	100.0%
8	Sequoia Crest	100.0%
9	Shoshone	100.0%
10	Twin Lakes	100.0%
11	Wilsonia	100.0%
12	Strawberry	96.9%
13	Dillon Beach	95.1%
14	Pepperdine University	91.9%
15	Stanford	91.1%
16	Loyola	88.4%
17	San Geronimo	87.8%
18	Ladera	87.4%
19	Los Altos	87.2%
20	Monte Sereno	87.1%
21	Piedmont	86.8%
22	La Honda	86.0%
23	Atherton	85.9%
24	North Gate	85.6%
25	Los Altos Hills	85.6%
26	Belvedere	85.6%
27	Orinda	85.4%
28	Soda Springs	84.7%
29	Del Mar	84.7%
30	West Menlo Park	84.6%
31	Diablo	84.1%
32	Sereno del Mar	83.6%
33	Bear Valley	83.6%
34	Fort Washington	83.6%
35	Kirkwood	83.3%
36	Cupertino	83.1%
37	Ross	83.0%
38	Portola Valley	82.8%
39	Hillsborough	82.7%
40	Palo Alto	82.4%
41	Fairbanks Ranch	82.2%
42	Nicasio	81.9%
43	Shell Ridge	81.9%
44	Kensington	81.4%
45	Saratoga	81.2%
46	Moraga	81.0%
47	Sleepy Hollow	80.8%
48	Williams Canyon	80.6%
49	San Marino	80.2%
50	Avila Beach	79.7%
51	Castle Hill	79.2%
52	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley	79.1%
53	Manhattan Beach	79.0%
54	Tiburon	78.7%
55	Palos Verdes Estates	78.5%
56	Reliez Valley	78.3%
57	Foresta	77.2%
58	Kentfield	77.2%
59	Mill Valley	77.1%
60	Lafayette	77.0%
61	Corte Madera	76.8%
62	Marina del Rey	76.7%
63	Hermosa Beach	76.5%
64	University of California-Santa Barbara	76.5%
65	Albany	76.4%
66	Alamo	76.3%
67	Woodlands	76.1%
68	Carmel-by-the-Sea	76.0%
69	Woodside	75.9%
70	Rolling Hills	75.9%
71	Highlands	75.8%
72	Emerald Lake Hills	75.6%
73	La CaÃ±ada Flintridge	75.5%
74	Davis	75.1%
75	Berkeley	75.1%
76	Montecito	74.9%
77	Los Gatos	74.9%
78	Emeryville	74.9%
79	Pasatiempo	74.8%
80	Sausalito	74.5%
81	Strawberry	74.5%
82	Philo	74.4%
83	Muir Beach	74.3%
84	Mountain View	74.3%
85	Foster City	74.1%
86	Glen Ellen	74.1%
87	Acalanes Ridge	73.9%
88	California Polytechnic State University	73.8%
89	River Pines	73.8%
90	Mission Canyon	73.7%
91	Kenwood	73.7%
92	El Macero	73.6%
93	Mount Hermon	73.5%
94	Hidden Hills	73.0%
95	Menlo Park	72.7%
96	Saranap	72.7%
97	South Pasadena	72.7%
98	Lee Vining	72.7%
99	Danville	72.5%
100	Rolling Hills Estates	72.2%

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