Merced Times

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

This was 20.8 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 273,661.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	49,104	30.3
Regular high school diploma	35,757	22
GED or alternative credential	5,598	3.4
Some college, less than 1 year	10,845	6.7
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	25,466	15.7
Associate's degree	12,650	7.8
Bachelor's degree	15,580	9.6
Master's degree	4,997	3.1
Professional school degree	1,419	0.9
Doctorate degree	877	0.5

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