South SFV Today

59.2 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Santa Clara County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.4 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,927,470.

88.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Santa Clara County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	155,203	11.6
Regular high school diploma	167,502	12.5
GED or alternative credential	20,678	1.5
Some college, less than 1 year	51,275	3.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	149,635	11.2
Associate's degree	91,145	6.8
Bachelor's degree	369,625	27.7
Master's degree	239,068	17.9
Professional school degree	37,309	2.8
Doctorate degree	53,518	4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.