South Sacramento Today

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

This was 4.8 percent higher than the state average of 42.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 173,370.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10,160	9
Regular high school diploma	16,125	14.3
GED or alternative credential	3,110	2.7
Some college, less than 1 year	8,986	7.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	20,973	18.5
Associate's degree	12,197	10.8
Bachelor's degree	27,402	24.2
Master's degree	9,567	8.5
Professional school degree	3,165	2.8
Doctorate degree	1,416	1.3

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