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Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
Population 25 years and over (County level)
Rank County Percent Lower Bound Upper Bound
1 Howard County, MD 58.2 54.2 62.2
2 Montgomery County, MD 56.3 54.0 58.6
3 Fairfax County, VA 55.9 53.8 58.0
4 Boulder County, CO 55.2 51.4 59.0
5 New York County, NY 53.0 51.5 54.5
6 Johnson County, KS 48.5 45.7 51.3
7 Collin County, TX 48.1 45.1 51.1
8 San Francisco County, CA 47.8 46.6 49.0
9 Somerset County, NJ 47.3 44.0 50.6
10 Washtenaw County, MI 47.0 42.9 51.1
11 Middlesex County, MA 46.8 45.3 48.3
12 Wake County, NC 46.2 43.7 48.7
13 Norfolk County, MA 45.9 43.6 48.2
14 Morris County, NJ 45.4 42.9 47.9
15 Cobb County, GA 44.8 42.3 47.3
16 Chester County, PA 43.5 40.2 46.8
17 San Mateo County, CA 43.0 40.4 45.6
18 Santa Clara County, CA 42.9 41.3 44.6
19 DuPage County, IL 42.8 40.7 44.9
20 District of Columbia, DC 42.5 41.2 43.8
20 Westchester County, NY 42.5 40.4 44.6
22 Fulton County, GA 42.0 39.5 44.5
23 King County, WA 41.8 40.2 43.5
23 Dane County, WI 41.8 38.5 45.1
25 Montgomery County, PA 41.7 39.6 43.8
26 Bergen County, NJ 41.4 39.3 43.5
27 Lake County, IL 41.2 40.0 42.4
28 Fairfield County, CT 41.1 39.1 43.1
28 Mecklenburg County, NC 41.1 38.8 43.4
30 Hennepin County, MN 41.0 39.0 43.0
31 Oakland County, MI 40.6 39.0 42.3
32 Fort Bend County, TX 40.5 37.7 43.3
33 Denton County, TX 40.4 37.3 43.5
34 Travis County, TX 40.3 37.8 42.8
35 Rockland County, NY 40.1 38.1 42.1
36 Santa Cruz County, CA 40.0 35.7 44.3
37 Fayette County, KY 39.7 35.9 43.5
38 Alameda County, CA 39.6 38.0 41.3
39 Madison County, AL 38.7 35.4 42.0
39 Jefferson County, CO 38.7 36.1 41.3
41 Nassau County, NY 38.4 36.8 40.1
42 Dakota County, MN 38.3 34.3 42.3
43 Williamson County, TX 37.8 33.2 42.4
44 Mercer County, NJ 37.5 34.5 40.5
45 Richland County, SC 37.3 33.5 41.1
46 Cumberland County, ME 37.2 34.7 39.7
46 St. Louis County, MO 37.2 35.4 39.0
48 Ramsey County, MN 37.1 34.3 39.9
48 Albany County, NY 37.1 33.3 40.9
50 Henrico County, VA 36.4 32.8 40.0
51 Arapahoe County, CO 36.2 33.4 39.0
51 Waukesha County, WI 36.2 33.2 39.2
53 Monmouth County, NJ 36.0 33.7 38.3
54 Contra Costa County, CA 35.9 33.9 37.9
55 El Paso County, CO 35.6 33.0 38.2
56 DeKalb County, GA 35.3 32.8 37.8
57 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 35.2 31.9 38.5
57 Rockingham County, NH 35.2 32.6 37.8
59 Middlesex County, NJ 34.4 32.3 36.5
60 Gwinnett County, GA 34.2 31.4 37.0
61 Suffolk County, MA 34.1 31.3 36.9
62 Washington County, OR 33.9 31.3 36.5
63 Denver County, CO 33.8 31.5 36.1
63 Bernalillo County, NM 33.8 31.2 36.4
65 Multnomah County, OR 33.6 32.4 34.8
66 Lancaster County, NE 33.5 30.0 37.0
67 Ingham County, MI 33.4 29.3 37.5
68 Dutchess County, NY 33.1 29.0 37.2
69 Orange County, CA 33.0 31.8 34.2
69 Baltimore County, MD 33.0 30.9 35.1
69 Chesterfield County, VA 33.0 29.9 36.1
72 Monroe County, NY 32.9 30.9 34.9
73 Sonoma County, CA 32.7 29.9 35.5
73 Forsyth County, NC 32.7 29.1 36.3
75 Essex County, MA 32.6 30.3 34.9
76 Seminole County, FL 32.5 29.4 35.6
76 Anne Arundel County, MD 32.5 29.7 35.3
76 Franklin County, OH 32.5 31.5 33.5
79 Onondaga County, NY 32.4 29.8 35.0
80 Prince William County, VA 32.3 28.7 35.9
81 Douglas County, NE 32.2 30.9 33.5
81 Charleston County, SC 32.2 28.6 35.8
83 Davidson County, TN 32.0 29.4 34.6
84 Ada County, ID 31.9 29.1 34.7
84 Polk County, IA 31.9 29.4 34.4
86 Delaware County, PA 31.8 29.2 34.4
87 Anchorage Municipality, AK 31.5 29.7 33.3
87 Guilford County, NC 31.5 28.7 34.3
89 Utah County, UT 31.3 27.7 34.9
90 Allegheny County, PA 31.2 29.4 33.0
91 Placer County, CA 31.1 27.3 34.9
92 Hillsborough County, NH 31.0 28.9 33.1
92 Bucks County, PA 31.0 28.4 33.6
94 Hamilton County, OH 30.8 28.7 32.9
94 Montgomery County, TX 30.8 27.8 33.8
96 Knox County, TN 30.7 27.2 34.2
97 Salt Lake County, UT 30.5 28.2 32.8
98 Hartford County, CT 30.3 28.0 32.6
98 Virginia Beach city, VA 30.3 27.3 33.3
100 New Haven County, CT 30.2 28.1 32.3
101 Cook County, IL 30.0 29.2 30.8
101 Union County, NJ 30.0 27.0 33.0
103 San Diego County, CA 29.9 28.7 31.1
103 Burlington County, NJ 29.9 26.8 33.0
105 San Luis Obispo County, CA 29.8 26.2 33.4
105 New Castle County, DE 29.8 28.5 31.1
105 Essex County, NJ 29.8 27.7 31.9
108 Pulaski County, AR 29.4 26.6 32.2
109 Honolulu County, HI 29.3 28.0 30.6
109 Will County, IL 29.3 26.7 31.9
111 Santa Barbara County, CA 29.2 26.4 32.0
111 Orleans Parish, LA 29.2 26.7 31.7
113 Clackamas County, OR 29.0 26.2 31.8
114 Galveston County, TX 28.9 25.3 32.5
115 Tulsa County, OK 28.5 26.4 30.6
116 Pima County, AZ 28.3 27.3 29.3
116 Sarasota County, FL 28.3 25.5 31.1
116 Kane County, IL 28.3 25.2 31.4
116 Suffolk County, NY 28.3 26.5 30.1
120 Ventura County, CA 28.2 26.2 30.2
120 Harris County, TX 28.2 27.4 29.0
122 Pinellas County, FL 28.0 26.2 29.8
123 Sacramento County, CA 27.8 25.8 29.8
123 Plymouth County, MA 27.8 25.0 30.6
123 Oklahoma County, OK 27.8 25.5 30.1
126 Lehigh County, PA 27.7 24.2 31.2
127 Allen County, IN 27.6 24.1 31.1
127 Marion County, IN 27.6 25.6 29.6
127 Greenville County, SC 27.6 24.3 30.9
127 Dallas County, TX 27.6 26.1 29.1
131 Prince George's County, MD 27.5 25.4 29.6
131 Cuyahoga County, OH 27.5 26.2 28.8
133 Snohomish County, WA 27.4 25.3 29.5
134 Worcester County, MA 27.3 25.2 29.4
134 St. Charles County, MO 27.3 24.2 30.4
136 Palm Beach County, FL 27.2 25.6 28.9
136 Hudson County, NJ 27.2 24.9 29.5
138 Jefferson County, AL 27.1 25.5 28.8
139 Los Angeles County, CA 27.0 26.3 27.7
140 Tarrant County, TX 26.7 25.2 28.2
141 Broward County, FL 26.6 25.9 27.3
142 Monterey County, CA 26.5 23.5 29.5
143 Jackson County, MO 26.4 24.1 28.7
144 Maricopa County, AZ 26.3 25.3 27.3
144 Passaic County, NJ 26.3 23.7 28.9
146 Richmond County, NY 26.1 23.5 28.7
147 New London County, CT 26.0 22.5 29.5
147 McHenry County, IL 26.0 22.2 29.8
147 Queens County, NY 26.0 24.5 27.5
150 Shelby County, TN 25.8 23.8 27.8
151 Solano County, CA 25.7 22.6 28.8
152 Orange County, FL 25.6 23.5 27.7
152 Jefferson County, KY 25.6 23.6 27.6
152 Erie County, NY 25.6 24.0 27.3
155 Butler County, OH 25.4 22.1 28.7
156 Hillsborough County, FL 25.3 23.5 27.1
156 Kent County, MI 25.3 23.0 27.6
158 Brevard County, FL 25.1 23.0 27.2
158 Sedgwick County, KS 25.1 21.6 28.6
158 Washoe County, NV 25.1 22.5 27.7
161 St. Joseph County, IN 25.0 20.9 29.1
162 Manatee County, FL 24.7 21.2 28.2
162 Camden County, NJ 24.7 22.2 27.2
164 Lane County, OR 24.6 21.6 27.6
164 Spokane County, WA 24.6 22.0 27.2
166 Bristol County, MA 24.5 22.0 27.0
167 Orange County, NY 24.4 21.6 27.2
168 Milwaukee County, WI 24.2 22.7 25.7
169 Summit County, OH 24.1 22.0 26.2
170 Madison County, IL 24.0 20.2 27.8
170 Northampton County, PA 24.0 20.9 27.1
172 Anoka County, MN 23.8 20.5 27.1
173 Miami-Dade County, FL 23.6 22.3 24.9
174 Dauphin County, PA 23.4 20.8 26.0
174 Clark County, WA 23.4 20.3 26.5
176 Erie County, PA 23.2 19.7 26.7
177 Kings County, NY 23.0 21.7 24.3
177 Pierce County, WA 23.0 20.7 25.3
179 Lee County, FL 22.9 20.8 25.0
179 Marion County, OR 22.9 19.1 26.7
181 Westmoreland County, PA 22.5 19.4 25.6
182 Duval County, FL 22.4 20.4 24.4
183 Lucas County, OH 22.3 19.8 24.8
183 Providence County, RI 22.3 21.1 23.5
185 Winnebago County, IL 22.2 18.9 25.5
185 Bexar County, TX 22.2 20.9 23.5
187 Montgomery County, OH 22.1 20.0 24.2
188 St. Clair County, IL 21.8 18.8 24.8
189 Hampden County, MA 21.6 20.4 22.8
189 Ocean County, NJ 21.6 19.6 23.6
191 Spartanburg County, SC 21.5 18.0 25.0
192 Jefferson Parish, LA 21.0 18.5 23.5
192 Atlantic County, NJ 21.0 17.5 24.5
194 Hamilton County, TN 20.9 17.9 23.9
195 Caddo Parish, LA 20.7 17.2 24.2
196 Nueces County, TX 20.4 17.3 23.5
197 Lancaster County, PA 20.3 17.8 22.8
198 Macomb County, MI 20.1 18.3 21.9
198 Berks County, PA 20.1 18.0 22.2
200 York County, PA 19.5 17.0 22.0
201 St. Louis city, MO 19.4 16.4 22.4
202 Fresno County, CA 19.0 17.4 20.7
202 Philadelphia County, PA 19.0 17.7 20.3
204 Lorain County, OH 18.8 15.5 22.1
205 Mobile County, AL 18.7 16.2 21.2
205 Genesee County, MI 18.7 16.7 20.7
205 Stark County, OH 18.7 16.1 21.3
208 Wayne County, MI 18.6 17.3 19.9
208 Gloucester County, NJ 18.6 15.5 21.7
210 Cumberland County, NC 18.4 14.9 21.9
211 Escambia County, FL 18.1 15.5 20.7
212 Riverside County, CA 17.8 16.5 19.1
212 Adams County, CO 17.8 15.0 20.6
214 Clark County, NV 17.7 16.4 19.0
215 Lake County, IN 17.3 15.0 19.6
216 Volusia County, FL 17.1 15.0 19.2
217 San Bernardino County, CA 16.9 15.6 18.2
218 Mahoning County, OH 16.7 13.9 19.5
218 Luzerne County, PA 16.7 14.2 19.2
220 Baltimore city, MD 16.6 14.8 18.4
221 Clayton County, GA 16.5 13.2 19.8
222 El Paso County, TX 16.0 14.2 17.8
223 San Joaquin County, CA 15.7 13.7 17.7
223 Polk County, FL 15.7 13.7 17.7
223 Bronx County, NY 15.7 14.9 16.5
226 Kern County, CA 15.2 13.4 17.0
227 Hidalgo County, TX 15.0 12.5 17.5
228 Stanislaus County, CA 13.0 11.2 14.8
229 Cameron County, TX 12.8 10.2 15.4
230 Pasco County, FL 11.9 10.3 13.6
231 Tulare County, CA 10.5 9.3 11.7

  
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 American Community Survey

Notes

The table above shows the margin of error, represented by the lower and upper bounds of the 90-percent confidence interval. The confidence interval gives a range of values likely to include the population true value.  The smaller the confidence interval the more precise the estimate of the characteristic of interest.

An "N" entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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