South Bay Leader

38.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Los Angeles County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 2.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 10,098,052.

78.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Los Angeles County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,460,718	21.3
Regular high school diploma	1,297,039	18.9
GED or alternative credential	119,443	1.7
Some college, less than 1 year	305,590	4.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,008,953	14.7
Associate's degree	476,265	7
Bachelor's degree	1,416,842	20.7
Master's degree	510,104	7.5
Professional school degree	161,247	2.4
Doctorate degree	89,288	1.3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.