This number was 5.7 percent lower than the state average of 41.8 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 18,660.
95.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Plumas County residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.
Degree distribution in Plumas County for 2019*
| Degree | Number of people | Percentage of population |
|---|---|---|
| No degree | 709 | 4.9 |
| Regular high school diploma | 3,331 | 23 |
| GED or alternative credential | 442 | 3.1 |
| Some college, less than 1 year | 1,231 | 8.5 |
| Some college, 1 or more years, no degree | 3,540 | 24.4 |
| Associate's degree | 1,794 | 12.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 2,141 | 14.8 |
| Master's degree | 1,087 | 7.5 |
| Professional school degree | 161 | 1.1 |
| Doctorate degree | 43 | 0.3 |
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Hamilton Branch• Keddie• Clio• East Quincy• Quincy• Gold Mountain• Chester• Greenville• Plumas Eureka• Iron Horse• Lake Almanor Country Club• La Porte• Cromberg• Mohawk Vista• Blairsden• Delleker• Meadow Valley• Whitehawk• Lake Davis• Crescent Mills• Prattville• Johnsville• Little Grass Valley• Canyondam• Lake Almanor Peninsula• Bucks Lake• Spring Garden• Taylorsville• Caribou• Warner Valley• Storrie• Paxton• Chilcoot-Vinton• C-Road• Almanor• Beckwourth• Belden• Graeagle• Indian Falls• East Shore• Tobin• Mabie• Valley Ranch• Twain• Portola City• Greenhorn• Lake Almanor West
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