Merced Times

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

This was 19.9 percent lower than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 155,925.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	27,479	28
Regular high school diploma	19,349	19.7
GED or alternative credential	3,515	3.6
Some college, less than 1 year	7,730	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	17,602	18
Associate's degree	7,405	7.6
Bachelor's degree	10,572	10.8
Master's degree	3,046	3.1
Professional school degree	948	1
Doctorate degree	346	0.4

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