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An Equity Profile of Orange County
#1: McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX (33%)
#19: Orange County, CA (15%)
#151: Madison, WI
(4%)
#34: San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA (13%)
#10: Los Angeles County, CA (21%)
Orange County ranks lower than Los Angeles County but higher than the San Diego metro
47. Percent of the Population with Less than a High School Diploma in 2016: 150 Largest Metros, Orange County, and Los
Angeles County, Ranked
Orange County has many residents who have less than a
high school diploma
Orange County ranks 19
th
among the 150
largest regions on the share of residents
with less than a high school diploma (15
percent). This is lower than other California
regions like Los Angeles County (21
percent), and Riverside (20 percent) and
Fresno (25 percent) metro areas, but higher
than the San Diego (13 percent), San
Francisco (11 percent), and San Jose (12
percent) metro areas.
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.
