Table 12.VIII |
Educational Attainment in 2006 |
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| Population 18 to 24 years |
29,700,518 |
782,518 |
144,378 |
70,517 |
73,861 |
251,584 |
125,324 |
126,260 |
138,996 |
63,020 |
75,976 |
201,903 |
101,939 |
99,964 |
45,657 |
23,811 |
21,846 |
| Less than high school graduate |
18.00% |
21.70% |
31.00% |
36.50% |
25.70% |
22.10% |
25.70% |
18.50% |
16.70% |
19.60% |
14.20% |
19.20% |
21.70% |
16.60% |
16.50% |
17.10% |
16.00% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
33.90% |
29.60% |
31.30% |
33.10% |
29.60% |
30.00% |
31.90% |
28.10% |
26.80% |
26.10% |
27.40% |
28.90% |
31.60% |
26.20% |
33.90% |
36.40% |
31.10% |
| Some college or associate's degree |
39.50% |
34.50% |
31.10% |
25.30% |
36.60% |
35.40% |
33.00% |
37.80% |
32.10% |
33.30% |
31.10% |
36.50% |
34.50% |
38.50% |
38.40% |
36.40% |
40.60% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
8.60% |
14.20% |
6.60% |
5.10% |
8.10% |
12.50% |
9.40% |
15.60% |
24.40% |
21.00% |
27.30% |
15.40% |
12.20% |
18.70% |
11.20% |
10.20 |
12.30% |
| Population 25 years and over |
195,932,824 |
5,487,985 |
824,336 |
366,531 |
457,805 |
1,602,001 |
723,664 |
878,337 |
1,196,753 |
563,822 |
632,931 |
1,547,850 |
733,379 |
814,471 |
317,045 |
149,265 |
167,780 |
| Less than 9th grade |
6.50% |
10.70% |
15.00% |
15.50% |
14.50% |
11.60% |
11.50% |
11.70% |
8.80% |
8.10% |
9.40% |
10.20% |
9.80% |
10.50% |
4.70% |
4.40% |
4.90% |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma |
9.40% |
10.60% |
16.60% |
17.40% |
16.00% |
11.00% |
11.20% |
10.90% |
7.40% |
7.40% |
7.40% |
10.20 |
10.20% |
10.20% |
7.40% |
7.80% |
7.10% |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
30.20% |
27.40% |
29.90% |
31.80% |
28.40% |
30.40% |
29.60% |
31.00% |
14.80% |
15.40% |
14.30% |
31.20% |
31.60% |
30.90% |
35.40% |
34.70% |
36.00% |
| Some college, no degree |
19.50% |
13.10% |
15.60% |
14.90% |
16.10% |
12.50% |
12.80% |
12.20% |
10.40% |
10.70% |
10.30% |
13.60% |
13.80% |
13.40% |
17.70% |
19.60% |
16.00% |
| Associate's degree |
7.40% |
6.10% |
6.60% |
5.30% |
7.60% |
6.60% |
6.00% |
7.00% |
3.30% |
2.50% |
4.10% |
7.00% |
6.20% |
7.80% |
8.00% |
7.00% |
8.80% |
| Bachelor's degree |
17.10% |
19.00% |
10.20% |
9.60% |
10.70% |
17.80% |
18.80% |
17.00 |
28.80% |
28.50% |
29.00% |
17.90% |
18.20% |
17.60% |
16.10% |
16.10% |
16.10% |
| Graduate or professional degree |
9.90% |
13.10% |
6.20% |
5.60% |
6.60% |
10.10% |
10.10% |
10.10% |
26.50% |
27.50% |
25.50% |
9.90% |
10.20% |
9.70% |
10.70% |
10.40% |
11.00% |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
84.10% |
78.70% |
68.40% |
67.20% |
69.50% |
77.40% |
77.30% |
77.40% |
83.80% |
84.50% |
83.10% |
79.60% |
80.00% |
79.30% |
87.90% |
87.80% |
87.90% |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
27.00% |
32.10% |
16.40% |
15.20% |
17.40% |
27.90% |
28.90% |
27.10% |
55.20% |
56.00% |
54.60% |
27.80% |
28.40% |
27.20% |
26.80% |
26.50% |
27.10% |
| Population 25 to 34 years |
39,905,599 |
1,240,582 |
195,849 |
92,649 |
103,200 |
357,208 |
172,149 |
185,059 |
305,939 |
145,140 |
160,799 |
320,508 |
161,588 |
158,920 |
61,078 |
29,390 |
31,688 |
| High school graduate or higher |
85.90% |
85.80% |
76.30% |
75.20% |
77.20% |
84.80% |
83.20% |
86.30% |
92.30% |
91.30% |
93.20% |
85.90% |
84.10% |
87.70% |
89.10% |
87.00% |
91.10% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
28.80% |
42.20% |
18.90% |
15.90% |
21.50% |
37.40% |
34.60% |
40.00% |
69.50% |
65.10% |
73.50% |
37.00% |
33.60% |
40.40% |
34.90% |
28.40% |
40.80% |
| Population 35 to 44 years |
43,892,631 |
1,304,428 |
200,898 |
93,548 |
107,350 |
361,069 |
170,314 |
190,755 |
300,515 |
153,618 |
146,897 |
367,613 |
185,676 |
181,937 |
74,333 |
36,644 |
37,689 |
| High school graduate or higher |
87.10% |
83.80% |
74.40% |
72.10% |
76.40% |
83.20% |
81.90% |
84.30% |
88.70% |
89.10% |
88.40% |
83.80% |
82.60% |
85.10% |
93.10% |
92.30% |
94.00% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
29.60% |
34.70% |
17.00% |
15.00% |
18.80% |
30.30% |
30.30% |
30.30% |
60.60% |
60.00% |
61.10% |
28.80% |
26.90% |
30.80% |
28.30% |
26.50% |
30.00% |
| Population 45 to 64 years |
74,943,590 |
1,945,611 |
287,334 |
128,150 |
159,184 |
581,664 |
264,157 |
317,507 |
385,264 |
182,244 |
203,020 |
565,811 |
269,452 |
296,359 |
125,538 |
60,110 |
65,428 |
| High school graduate or higher |
86.90% |
78.40% |
67.00% |
65.30% |
68.30% |
77.30% |
77.20% |
77.40% |
81.90% |
82.50% |
81.30% |
80.10% |
80.90% |
79.50% |
90.50% |
90.40% |
90.60% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
28.60% |
30.10% |
17.30 |
16.80% |
17.60% |
26.10% |
27.80% |
24.70% |
50.20% |
51.10% |
49.40% |
27.60% |
29.20% |
26.10 |
28.00% |
28.60% |
27.50% |
| Population 65 years and over |
37,191,004 |
997,364 |
140,255 |
52,184 |
88,071 |
302,060 |
117,044 |
185,016 |
205,035 |
82,820 |
122,215 |
293,918 |
116,663 |
177,255 |
56,096 |
23,121 |
32,975 |
| High school graduate or higher |
72.80% |
63.70% |
52.00% |
48.80% |
54.00% |
61.70% |
62.30% |
61.30% |
67.50% |
68.60% |
66.70% |
66.70% |
68.40% |
65.50% |
73.70% |
75.10% |
72.70% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher |
18.70% |
19.80% |
10.20% |
10.20% |
10.30% |
17.30% |
20.80% |
15.10% |
35.60% |
43.40% |
30.30% |
17.00% |
21.80% |
13.80% |
13.50% |
18.80% |
9.80% |
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| US Census Bureau: 2006 American Community Survey |
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