Bachelor's Degree or Higher in San Mateo County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
53.7% +59.3% vs nat'l
Rank #63 of 3,222
98th %ile

How San Mateo County Compares

San Mateo County
53.7%
California Average
53.7%
Rank #4 of 58 in state
National
33.7%
59.3% above

National Distribution

Where San Mateo County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ San Mateo County: 53.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#60 Hennepin County, MN 54.1%
#61 Newport County, RI 54.1%
#62 San Juan County, WA 53.9%
#63 San Mateo County, CA 53.7%
#64 Douglas County, KS 53.2%
#65 Bergen County, NJ 53.1%
#66 Westchester County, NY 53.1%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in San Mateo County, California

San Mateo County, California has a bachelor's degree or higher of 53.7%, which ranks #63 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 59.3% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within California, San Mateo County ranks #4 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 98th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.