Bachelor's Degree or Higher in San Mateo 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 San Mateo County's bachelor's degree or higher of 53.7% 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 San Mateo County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
San Mateo County, California has a bachelor's degree or higher of 53.7%, ranking #63 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.3% above the national value of 33.7%. Within California, it ranks #4 of 58. This places it in the 98th 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.