Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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 Bachelors or Higher was 45.44%. Among all California counties, San Francisco County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (77.88%), followed by Marin County (66.69%), and San Mateo County (62.14%).
The chart below shows the top 10 California counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco County | 77.88 |
| 2 | Marin County | 66.69 |
| 3 | San Mateo County | 62.14 |
| 4 | Santa Clara County | 61.96 |
| 5 | Alameda County | 60.24 |
| 6 | Santa Cruz County | 52.83 |
| 7 | Yolo County | 52.82 |
| 8 | Los Angeles County | 52.43 |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 52.34 |
| 10 | Santa Barbara County | 51.11 |
| 11 | Orange County | 50.94 |
| 12 | San Diego County | 50.41 |
| 13 | Alpine County | 48.44 |
| 14 | Monterey County | 47.01 |
| 15 | Napa County | 45.60 |
| 16 | Ventura County | 44.08 |
| 17 | Sonoma County | 43.56 |
| 18 | Placer County | 41.84 |
| 19 | San Luis Obispo County | 41.35 |
| 20 | Nevada County | 39.79 |
| 21 | El Dorado County | 37.38 |
| 22 | Sacramento County | 36.27 |
| 23 | Mono County | 36.16 |
| 24 | Fresno County | 34.50 |
| 25 | Humboldt County | 33.14 |
| 26 | Inyo County | 32.70 |
| 27 | Butte County | 32.45 |
| 28 | Solano County | 31.85 |
| 29 | Mariposa County | 31.71 |
| 30 | San Benito County | 31.14 |
| 31 | Riverside County | 30.84 |
| 32 | Mendocino County | 28.60 |
| 33 | San Bernardino County | 27.81 |
| 34 | Imperial County | 27.22 |
| 35 | Tuolumne County | 26.63 |
| 36 | Tulare County | 25.36 |
| 37 | Kern County | 25.35 |
| 38 | San Joaquin County | 24.34 |
| 39 | Madera County | 24.23 |
| 40 | Sutter County | 23.53 |
| 41 | Siskiyou County | 23.40 |
| 42 | Stanislaus County | 23.30 |
| 43 | Merced County | 22.84 |
| 44 | Sierra County | 22.82 |
| 45 | Shasta County | 22.80 |
| 46 | Plumas County | 22.79 |
| 47 | Kings County | 22.29 |
| 48 | Calaveras County | 21.87 |
| 49 | Modoc County | 21.75 |
| 50 | Glenn County | 21.43 |
| 51 | Colusa County | 21.36 |
| 52 | Amador County | 21.02 |
| 53 | Lake County | 20.18 |
| 54 | Tehama County | 19.83 |
| 55 | Yuba County | 18.46 |
| 56 | Trinity County | 18.30 |
| 57 | Del Norte County | 18.21 |
| 58 | Lassen County | 15.15 |