Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of California (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 20.44%. Among all California cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Rio Linda CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (45.19%), followed by Coachella city (44.24%), and Lakeland Village CDP (38.76%).

The chart below shows the top 10 California cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all California cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Rio Linda CDP
Coachella city
Lakeland Village CDP
Phelan CDP
Lake Los Angeles CDP
Clearlake city
Susanville city
North Highlands CDP
Indio city
Oildale CDP
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Rio Linda CDP 45.19
2 Coachella city 44.24
3 Lakeland Village CDP 38.76
4 Phelan CDP 38.47
5 Lake Los Angeles CDP 38.42
6 Clearlake city 36.22
7 Susanville city 36.20
8 North Highlands CDP 36.02
9 Indio city 35.04
10 Oildale CDP 35.02
11 Hesperia city 34.93
12 Wasco city 34.91
13 Adelanto city 34.66
14 Sun Village CDP 34.60
15 East Niles CDP 34.11
16 Mead Valley CDP 34.05
17 Ceres city 34.01
18 Rialto city 33.92
19 Home Gardens CDP 33.54
20 Anderson city 33.38
21 Desert Hot Springs city 33.31
22 Perris city 33.02
23 California City city 33.00
24 South Whittier CDP 32.99
25 Foothill Farms CDP 32.79
26 Patterson city 32.62
27 Hillcrest CDP 32.48
28 Delano city 32.18
29 Norco city 32.16
30 Bay Point CDP 32.04
31 Bostonia CDP 32.03
32 Newman city 31.95
33 Winter Gardens CDP 31.89
34 Salida CDP 31.72
34 Shasta Lake city 31.72
35 Wildomar city 31.69
36 San Jacinto city 31.61
37 Pico Rivera city 31.59
38 Los Banos city 31.58
39 Farmersville city 31.57
40 San Bernardino city 31.56
41 Tulare city 31.47
42 McFarland city 31.45
43 Magalia CDP 31.37
44 Riverbank city 31.26
45 Hemet city 31.02
46 Vincent CDP 31.01
47 Manteca city 30.93
48 Antelope CDP 30.90
49 Colton city 30.81
50 West Puente Valley CDP 30.80
51 Yucca Valley town 30.74
52 Rosamond CDP 30.64
53 La Puente city 30.42
54 Valle Vista CDP 30.35
55 Big Bear City CDP 30.32
56 Cherryland CDP 30.26
57 Corcoran city 30.11
58 Alum Rock CDP 30.10
58 Valinda CDP 30.10
59 West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP 30.07
60 Stockton city 30.05
61 Banning city 30.01
62 Apple Valley town 29.95
63 Bell city 29.86
64 Lancaster city 29.84
65 Westmont CDP 29.68
66 Jurupa Valley city 29.65
67 Hollister city 29.57
68 Fortuna city 29.53
69 Compton city 29.48
70 Sanger city 29.44
71 Winton CDP 29.41
72 Baldwin Park city 29.38
73 Florin CDP 29.37
74 Palmdale city 29.36
75 East Hemet CDP 29.22
76 Modesto city 29.21
77 East Bakersfield CDP 29.15
78 Fontana city 29.14
79 Bloomington CDP 29.11
80 Potomac Park CDP 29.06
81 Selma city 29.04
82 Moreno Valley city 29.03
83 Suisun City city 28.98
84 Grand Terrace city 28.90
85 Whittier city 28.86
86 Paramount city 28.78
87 Galt city 28.75
87 Imperial Beach city 28.75
88 Muscoy CDP 28.73
89 Norwalk city 28.72
90 El Cajon city 28.70
90 Parlier city 28.70
91 Kingsburg city 28.69
92 Victorville city 28.65
93 Diamond Springs CDP 28.57
94 South San Jose Hills CDP 28.54
95 Oakley city 28.45
96 Ramona CDP 28.34
97 San Pablo city 28.30
98 National City city 28.21
99 El Monte city 28.18
100 Madera Acres CDP 28.17
101 Citrus CDP 28.05
102 Lindsay city 28.00
103 Woodcrest CDP 27.94
104 Avocado Heights CDP 27.75
105 Hawaiian Gardens city 27.74
106 Dinuba city 27.70
107 Red Bluff city 27.65
108 Lake Elsinore city 27.64
109 Riverside city 27.63
110 San Lorenzo CDP 27.60
111 Cudahy city 27.53
112 Barstow city 27.47
113 Garden Acres CDP 27.44
114 Oakdale city 27.43
115 Antioch city 27.41
116 Yucaipa city 27.34
117 Cathedral City city 27.31
118 Maywood city 27.17
119 Oroville city 27.16
120 Lynwood city 27.11
121 North Auburn CDP 27.10
122 Bell Gardens city 27.07
123 Shafter city 26.92
124 Blythe city 26.90
124 Fillmore city 26.90
124 Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) 26.90
125 Soledad city 26.81
126 Menifee city 26.80
127 Exeter city 26.79
128 Lompoc city 26.71
129 Parkway CDP 26.70
130 Ashland CDP 26.67
131 Calimesa city 26.51
132 Highland city 26.48
132 West Covina city 26.48
133 Dixon city 26.46
133 Lathrop city 26.46
133 Ontario city 26.46
134 Olivehurst CDP 26.44
135 Willowbrook CDP 26.39
136 Camp Pendleton South CDP 26.28
137 Montebello city 26.27
138 South El Monte city 26.25
139 Pittsburg city 26.21
140 Commerce city 26.08
141 South Gate city 25.95
142 West Rancho Dominguez CDP 25.92
143 La Presa CDP 25.90
144 Fallbrook CDP 25.88
145 Delhi CDP 25.82
146 San Fernando city 25.80
147 Bellflower city 25.78
148 Watsonville city 25.75
149 Placerville city 25.71
150 Porterville city 25.68
151 Rosemead city 25.66
152 Tehachapi city 25.61
153 Lodi city 25.58
154 Covina city 25.54
155 Woodland city 25.53
156 Azusa city 25.52
156 Hayward city 25.52
157 Lawndale city 25.42
157 Oxnard city 25.42
158 East Rancho Dominguez CDP 25.37
159 Huntington Park city 25.33
160 Downey city 25.28
161 Tracy city 25.27
162 Coalinga city 25.15
163 Bakersfield city 25.14
163 Montclair city 25.14
164 Beaumont city 25.03
165 Port Hueneme city 24.97
166 Newark city 24.80
167 Lemon Grove city 24.77
168 Citrus Heights city 24.76
169 Stanton city 24.75
169 Vallejo city 24.75
170 El Centro city 24.74
171 Lemoore city 24.62
171 Visalia city 24.62
172 Canyon Lake city 24.58
173 Garden Grove city 24.53
174 Merced city 24.45
174 Turlock city 24.45
175 Pomona city 24.38
176 Westminster city 24.36
177 Lemon Hill CDP 24.35
178 Hanford city 24.34
179 Quartz Hill CDP 24.32
180 Lennox CDP 24.29
181 Prunedale CDP 24.27
182 Kerman city 24.24
183 East Los Angeles CDP 24.23
184 Vacaville city 24.22
185 Corona city 24.21
185 Reedley city 24.21
186 Redding city 24.19
187 Hawthorne city 24.17
188 Livingston city 24.14
189 Ukiah city 24.13
190 Santa Paula city 24.12
191 Chowchilla city 24.00
192 Atwater city 23.90
193 West Carson CDP 23.87
194 Santa Ana city 23.85
194 Walnut Park CDP 23.85
194 Yuba City city 23.85
195 Rowland Heights CDP 23.84
196 Arvin city 23.82
197 Vista city 23.81
198 Ripon city 23.76
199 Florence-Graham CDP 23.69
200 Orangevale CDP 23.68
200 Rohnert Park city 23.68
201 Brawley city 23.66
202 Marysville city 23.64
203 Mendota city 23.57
204 Santa Fe Springs city 23.56
205 Linda CDP 23.38
206 Rancho Cordova city 23.37
207 Imperial city 23.36
208 San Leandro city 23.29
208 Santee city 23.29
209 Avenal city 23.28
210 Hacienda Heights CDP 23.19
211 Salinas city 23.13
212 San Gabriel city 23.07
213 Atascadero city 23.02
213 Vineyard CDP 23.02
214 Monterey Park city 23.00
215 Fairfield city 22.97
216 Inglewood city 22.96
217 Buena Park city 22.95
218 Chino city 22.94
218 Gardena city 22.94
219 La Habra city 22.92
220 Eureka city 22.91
221 Nipomo CDP 22.90
221 Twentynine Palms city 22.90
222 Grass Valley city 22.89
223 Anaheim city 22.74
224 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city 22.72
225 Golden Hills CDP 22.69
226 South Lake Tahoe city 22.45
227 Grover Beach city 22.37
228 La Riviera CDP 22.35
229 Duarte city 22.29
230 Lakewood city 22.25
231 Fresno city 22.23
232 Artesia city 22.15
233 Escondido city 22.08
234 Murrieta city 22.05
235 Lamont CDP 22.00
236 Carmichael CDP 21.98
237 Carson city 21.87
238 La Quinta city 21.84
239 North Fair Oaks CDP 21.82
240 Arroyo Grande city 21.71
241 La Mirada city 21.69
242 King City city 21.68
243 French Valley CDP 21.65
244 Gilroy city 21.63
245 Glendale city 21.51
246 Temple City city 21.43
247 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 21.39
248 Discovery Bay CDP 21.35
249 Union City city 21.33
250 Daly City city 21.28
251 Seaside city 21.21
252 Upland city 21.20
253 Madera city 21.19
254 East Palo Alto city 21.15
255 Alhambra city 21.11
256 Santa Maria city 21.09
257 Simi Valley city 21.07
258 Marina city 21.06
259 Chula Vista city 21.01
260 South San Francisco city 20.91
261 Ridgecrest city 20.88
262 Temescal Valley CDP 20.83
263 Calexico city 20.79
264 Greenfield city 20.72
265 Richmond city 20.64
266 Rosemont CDP 20.63
267 Glendora city 20.50
268 Lomita city 20.39
269 Sacramento city 20.30
270 West Sacramento city 20.25
271 McKinleyville CDP 20.20
272 Arden-Arcade CDP 20.18
273 Lincoln city 20.12
274 Orcutt CDP 20.05
275 Cameron Park CDP 19.93
276 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) 19.76
277 Concord city 19.74
277 East San Gabriel CDP 19.74
278 San Dimas city 19.70
279 Fairview CDP 19.68
280 San Diego Country Estates CDP 19.58
281 Sonoma city 19.56
282 American Canyon city 19.40
283 Rancho Cucamonga city 19.37
284 Oceanside city 19.35
285 La Verne city 19.33
286 Monrovia city 18.97
287 Palm Desert city 18.94
288 Clovis city 18.91
289 Los Angeles city 18.75
289 Temecula city 18.75
289 Windsor town 18.75
290 Placentia city 18.74
291 Redlands city 18.67
292 Eastvale city 18.59
293 Orange city 18.48
294 Alpine CDP 18.41
295 Brentwood city 18.37
296 Napa city 18.29
297 Santa Clarita city 18.20
298 Valley Center CDP 18.11
299 San Marcos city 18.03
300 Santa Rosa city 18.01
301 Castro Valley CDP 18.00
302 Los Alamitos city 17.91
303 San Juan Capistrano city 17.88
304 Elk Grove city 17.86
305 Fountain Valley city 17.82
306 Benicia city 17.71
306 San Bruno city 17.71
307 Long Beach city 17.70
308 Costa Mesa city 17.61
309 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 17.56
310 Soquel CDP 17.52
311 Pinole city 17.30
312 Rosedale CDP 17.29
313 Del Aire CDP 17.25
314 La Palma city 17.22
315 Palm Springs city 17.18
316 Millbrae city 17.16
317 Chico city 17.12
318 Camarillo city 17.05
319 Healdsburg city 16.99
320 Morgan Hill city 16.90
321 La Mesa city 16.87
321 Tustin city 16.87
322 Petaluma city 16.69
323 Martinez city 16.62
324 Fullerton city 16.59
325 Bonita CDP 16.50
326 Arcadia city 16.47
327 Redwood City city 16.44
328 Los Osos CDP 16.39
329 Laguna Woods city 16.33
330 San Jose city 16.32
331 Capitola city 16.25
332 Livermore city 16.14
333 Carpinteria city 16.13
334 Huntington Beach city 16.07
335 Torrance city 16.02
336 Oakland city 15.91
337 Castaic CDP 15.82
338 Hercules city 15.74
339 Isla Vista CDP 15.72
340 Pacifica city 15.70
341 Moorpark city 15.69
342 Rancho Mirage city 15.68
343 Burbank city 15.66
344 Live Oak CDP 15.63
345 La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 15.52
346 Roseville city 15.40
347 San Diego city 15.36
348 Brea city 15.25
349 Altadena CDP 14.99
350 Novato city 14.98
351 Fremont city 14.96
352 Cypress city 14.92
353 Milpitas city 14.88
354 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 14.87
355 Mission Viejo city 14.83
356 Auburn city 14.79
357 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 14.78
358 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 14.75
359 Chino Hills city 14.73
360 Laguna Hills city 14.65
361 Lake Forest city 14.48
362 Rancho Santa Margarita city 14.46
363 Loma Linda city 14.41
364 Arcata city 14.35
365 Diamond Bar city 14.30
366 Fair Oaks CDP 14.11
367 Mountain House CDP 14.02
368 San Luis Obispo city 14.01
369 Rocklin city 13.88
370 Pasadena city 13.84
371 Thousand Oaks city 13.76
372 Morro Bay city 13.72
373 Campbell city 13.66
374 Cerritos city 13.52
375 Dana Point city 13.35
376 Walnut city 13.22
377 Seal Beach city 13.18
378 Laguna Niguel city 13.14
379 Rossmoor CDP 12.97
380 Folsom city 12.95
380 Half Moon Bay city 12.95
381 Rancho San Diego CDP 12.88
382 Yorba Linda city 12.71
383 Goleta city 12.56
384 San Clemente city 12.54
385 Santa Clara city 12.52
386 Poway city 12.38
386 San Mateo city 12.38
387 Scotts Valley city 11.97
388 Aliso Viejo city 11.93
389 El Segundo city 11.83
390 Santa Barbara city 11.79
391 Monterey city 11.58
392 Clayton city 11.43
393 Beverly Hills city 11.41
394 Santa Cruz city 11.39
395 San Francisco city 11.37
396 Pleasant Hill city 11.30
397 El Dorado Hills CDP 11.27
398 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 11.21
399 Granite Bay CDP 11.18
400 West Hollywood city 11.11
401 Claremont city 11.09
401 El Cerrito city 11.09
401 Signal Hill city 11.09
402 San Rafael city 11.07
403 North Tustin CDP 11.00
404 Pacific Grove city 10.96
405 Agoura Hills city 10.91
406 Stevenson Ranch CDP 10.74
407 Burlingame city 10.33
408 Alameda city 10.29
409 Dublin city 10.25
410 Redondo Beach city 10.17
411 Carlsbad city 9.97
412 Truckee town 9.95
413 Culver City city 9.91
414 Blackhawk CDP 9.90
415 Pleasanton city 9.86
416 Sunnyvale city 9.46
417 Solana Beach city 9.31
418 Coto de Caza CDP 9.21
419 Menlo Park city 9.15
420 Corte Madera town 9.10
421 Calabasas city 9.04
422 Encinitas city 9.02
423 Sierra Madre city 8.94
424 Albany city 8.66
425 Belmont city 8.62
426 Foster City city 8.46
427 Rancho Palos Verdes city 8.29
428 Danville town 7.99
429 Santa Monica city 7.97
430 Coronado city 7.94
430 San Ramon city 7.94
430 Walnut Creek city 7.94
431 Newport Beach city 7.93
432 Larkspur city 7.82
433 Emeryville city 7.80
434 Irvine city 7.60
435 Mill Valley city 7.52
436 Malibu city 7.51
437 Mountain View city 7.48
438 Laguna Beach city 7.44
439 San Carlos city 7.42
440 San Anselmo town 7.29
441 Oak Park CDP 7.24
442 Berkeley city 7.13
443 South Pasadena city 6.95
444 Los Gatos town 6.76
445 La Cañada Flintridge city 6.74
446 Ladera Ranch CDP 6.57
447 Hermosa Beach city 6.32
448 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP 5.85
449 San Marino city 5.63
450 Alamo CDP 5.57
451 Moraga town 5.53
452 Piedmont city 5.46
453 Davis city 5.32
454 Saratoga city 5.31
455 Manhattan Beach city 5.01
456 Lafayette city 4.68
457 Cupertino city 4.36
458 Palo Alto city 4.04
459 Hillsborough town 4.01
460 Palos Verdes Estates city 3.80
461 Los Altos city 3.21
462 University of California-Santa Barbara CDP 2.61
463 Orinda city 1.96
464 Stanford CDP 1.82