Yuba-Sutter Times

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

This number was 7.7 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 273,962.

86.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Santa Cruz 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	24,593	13.7
Regular high school diploma	23,507	13.1
GED or alternative credential	4,426	2.5
Some college, less than 1 year	10,682	5.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	27,642	15.4
Associate's degree	15,639	8.7
Bachelor's degree	42,819	23.8
Master's degree	19,835	11
Professional school degree	5,464	3
Doctorate degree	5,393	3

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