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30.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Riverside County in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.4 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 2,411,439.

82 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Riverside County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	280,136	18
Regular high school diploma	374,779	24
GED or alternative credential	44,123	2.8
Some college, less than 1 year	113,439	7.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	273,422	17.5
Associate's degree	126,033	8.1
Bachelor's degree	221,322	14.2
Master's degree	90,052	5.8
Professional school degree	21,490	1.4
Doctorate degree	15,073	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.