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)

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 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.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
San Francisco County
Marin County
San Mateo County
Santa Clara County
Alameda County
Santa Cruz County
Yolo County
Los Angeles County
Contra Costa County
Santa Barbara County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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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