Oakland City Wire

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

This number was 11.9 percent higher than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,656,754.

88.4 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Alameda 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	135,524	11.6
Regular high school diploma	186,812	15.9
GED or alternative credential	19,168	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	50,183	4.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	151,194	12.9
Associate's degree	73,676	6.3
Bachelor's degree	320,319	27.3
Master's degree	164,717	14
Professional school degree	35,503	3
Doctorate degree	35,566	3

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