Wine Country Times

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

This was 10.2 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 87,110.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	8,269	13.3
Regular high school diploma	14,320	23.1
GED or alternative credential	1,986	3.2
Some college, less than 1 year	5,617	9.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	11,653	18.8
Associate's degree	5,300	8.5
Bachelor's degree	9,143	14.7
Master's degree	3,789	6.1
Professional school degree	1,349	2.2
Doctorate degree	596	1

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