Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County's bachelor's degree or higher of 43.9% 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 Cruz County for bachelor's degree or higher.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
About Bachelor's Degree or Higher
Santa Cruz County, California has a bachelor's degree or higher of 43.9%, ranking #187 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 30.4% above the national value of 33.7%. Within California, it ranks #9 of 58. This places it in the 94th 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.