SW Arizona News

29.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Riverside County in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 11.3 percent lower than the state average of 41.1 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 2,383,286.

81.7 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 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	280,295	18.3
Regular high school diploma	367,805	24
GED or alternative credential	44,144	2.9
Some college, less than 1 year	113,207	7.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	268,314	17.5
Associate's degree	122,746	8
Bachelor's degree	212,065	13.9
Master's degree	86,849	5.7
Professional school degree	20,794	1.4
Doctorate degree	14,010	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.