West SBV Times

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

This was 17.5 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 546,235.

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	70,126	20.2
Regular high school diploma	90,838	26.2
GED or alternative credential	12,482	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	27,069	7.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	58,398	16.9
Associate's degree	26,138	7.5
Bachelor's degree	42,776	12.4
Master's degree	12,207	3.5
Professional school degree	4,379	1.3
Doctorate degree	1,950	0.6

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