South Bay Leader

40.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Los Angeles County in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 2.1 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 10,040,682.

79.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,395,909	20.2
Regular high school diploma	1,278,411	18.5
GED or alternative credential	128,552	1.9
Some college, less than 1 year	319,995	4.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	982,743	14.2
Associate's degree	485,887	7
Bachelor's degree	1,506,714	21.8
Master's degree	542,385	7.9
Professional school degree	173,552	2.5
Doctorate degree	95,031	1.4

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.