Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Santa Cruz County, CA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
43.9% +30.4% vs nat'l
Rank #187 of 3,222
94th percentile

How Santa Cruz County Compares

Santa Cruz County
43.9%
California Average
43.9%
Rank #9 of 58 in state
National
33.7%
30.4% above

National Distribution

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

0.0% 80.5%

■ Santa Cruz County: 43.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#184 Orange County, CA 44.1%
#185 Grand Isle County, VT 44.0%
#186 Windham County, VT 44.0%
#187 Santa Cruz County, CA 43.9%
#188 Jefferson County, WA 43.9%
#189 Stafford County, VA 43.8%
#190 Chesterfield County, VA 43.8%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruz County, California has a bachelor's degree or higher of 43.9%, which ranks #187 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 30.4% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within California, Santa Cruz County ranks #9 of 58 out of 58 counties. This places it in the 94th 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.