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

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

56.5% Rank #45/3,222 · #3 in CA
99th
Santa Clara 56.5%
CA 37.1% +52.4%
US 33.7% +67.6%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher Trend

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National Distribution

How Santa Clara County's bachelor's degree or higher of 56.5% 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 Santa Clara County for bachelor's degree or higher.

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#42 King County, WA 56.7%
#43 Travis County, TX 56.6%
#44 Denver County, CO 56.5%
#45 Santa Clara County, CA 56.5%
#46 Ouray County, CO 56.5%
#47 Nantucket County, MA 56.3%
#48 Collin County, TX 56.2%

About Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Santa Clara County, California has a bachelor's degree or higher of 56.5%, ranking #45 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 67.6% above the national value of 33.7%. Within California, it ranks #3 of 58. This places it in the 99th 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.