Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Kern County, CA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Education Change
National Distribution
How Kern County's bachelor's degree or higher of 18.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 80.5%.
Distribution of Bachelor's Degree or Higher Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Kern County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,219 | Caldwell County, NC | 18.8% |
| #2,220 | Simpson County, KY | 18.8% |
| #2,221 | Summers County, WV | 18.8% |
| #2,222 | Kern County, CA | 18.8% |
| #2,223 | Missaukee County, MI | 18.8% |
| #2,224 | Marshall County, MN | 18.7% |
| #2,225 | Morgan County, KY | 18.7% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Kern County, California has a bachelor's degree or higher of 18.8%, ranking #2,222 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.3% below the national value of 33.7%. Within California, it ranks #48 of 58. This places it in the 31th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.