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

This was 9.2 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 391,799.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	13,573	4.9
Regular high school diploma	43,945	15.9
GED or alternative credential	4,486	1.6
Some college, less than 1 year	20,350	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	50,344	18.2
Associate's degree	30,740	11.1
Bachelor's degree	74,031	26.8
Master's degree	26,834	9.7
Professional school degree	8,700	3.2
Doctorate degree	2,957	1.1

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