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An Equity Profile of Orange County
#1: Ann Arbor, MI (62%)
#27: Orange County, CA (47%)
#151: Visalia-Porterville,
CA (21%)
#102: Los Angeles County, CA (38%)
#39: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA (45%)
The county is in the top third for residents with an associate's degree or higher among the 150 largest regions
46. Percent of the Population with an Associate's Degree or Higher in 2016: 150 Largest Metros, Orange County, and Los
Angeles County, Ranked
Relatively high education levels regionally
Orange County ranks 27
th
among the 150
largest regions on the share of residents with
an associate's degree or higher (47 percent).
This is lower than other California metro areas
like San Jose (58 percent) and San Francisco
(55 percent), but higher than the San Diego
metro area (45 percent), Los Angeles County
(38 percent), the Riverside metro area (28
percent) and the Bakersfield metro area (22
percent).
Readiness
Source: Integrated Public Use Microdata Series. Universe includes all persons ages 25 through 64.
Note: Data represent a 2012 through 2016 average. Rankings include the most populous 150 Metropolitan Statistical Areas. However, because Orange County and
Los Angeles County are in the same Metropolitan Statistical Area, data for each county are reported as separate observations and the combined metro data is
omitted.
