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  Census >ACS Home > Ranking Tables 2003 Index (Main) > ...Completed a Bachelor's Degree (County Level)
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 Montgomery County, MD 57.4 55.2 59.7
2 Fairfax County, VA 56.3 54.5 58.0
3 Boulder County, CO 56.0 51.9 60.0
4 Howard County, MD 54.6 50.3 58.8
5 New York County, NY 52.3 50.9 53.8
6 Washtenaw County, MI 50.5 47.2 53.9
7 Johnson County, KS 50.4 47.5 53.2
8 Collin County, TX 48.8 46.0 51.5
9 San Francisco County, CA 48.6 47.5 49.7
10 Somerset County, NJ 48.2 44.8 51.6
11 Middlesex County, MA 47.0 45.4 48.6
12 Morris County, NJ 46.7 44.2 49.3
13 Norfolk County, MA 46.6 44.1 49.2
14 Wake County, NC 45.6 43.4 47.8
15 DuPage County, IL 45.0 43.0 46.9
16 Dane County, WI 44.6 42.2 47.0
17 District of Columbia, DC 44.2 43.0 45.3
18 Santa Clara County, CA 44.1 42.5 45.7
19 Westchester County, NY 43.9 41.9 46.0
20 Fairfield County, CT 43.6 41.8 45.5
20 Cobb County, GA 43.6 41.1 46.2
22 Hennepin County, MN 43.1 41.6 44.5
23 Fulton County, GA 42.9 40.9 44.9
24 San Mateo County, CA 42.8 40.6 45.1
25 Chester County, PA 42.5 39.9 45.1
26 King County, WA 42.2 40.6 43.8
27 Montgomery County, PA 41.7 39.4 44.0
28 Cumberland County, ME 41.5 39.0 43.9
29 Oakland County, MI 41.3 39.6 43.1
30 Denton County, TX 41.2 38.1 44.2
31 Ramsey County, MN 40.9 38.1 43.7
31 Rockland County, NY 40.9 39.0 42.7
33 Denver County, CO 40.8 38.5 43.0
34 Travis County, TX 40.6 38.3 43.0
35 DeKalb County, GA 40.2 37.8 42.6
36 Lake County, IL 40.1 39.0 41.1
37 Fayette County, KY 39.5 36.4 42.7
37 Bergen County, NJ 39.5 37.1 41.9
39 Monmouth County, NJ 39.4 37.1 41.7
39 Fort Bend County, TX 39.4 36.7 42.1
39 Henrico County, VA 39.4 36.0 42.9
42 Alameda County, CA 39.3 37.5 41.0
43 Mecklenburg County, NC 39.2 36.8 41.6
44 Contra Costa County, CA 38.7 36.6 40.8
45 Seminole County, FL 38.6 35.8 41.3
46 Suffolk County, MA 38.0 35.4 40.5
47 Nassau County, NY 37.9 36.2 39.6
48 Jefferson County, CO 37.7 35.0 40.5
49 Santa Cruz County, CA 37.5 33.5 41.4
50 Middlesex County, NJ 36.9 34.8 39.0
50 Waukesha County, WI 36.9 34.5 39.3
52 Lancaster County, NE 36.8 33.5 40.2
53 Gwinnett County, GA 36.7 34.2 39.2
54 St. Louis County, MO 36.6 34.8 38.4
55 El Paso County, CO 36.5 33.8 39.3
55 Dakota County, MN 36.5 33.8 39.2
57 Placer County, CA 36.3 32.9 39.8
58 Madison County, AL 36.1 33.1 39.1
59 Albany County, NY 36.0 32.8 39.2
60 Washington County, OR 35.8 33.2 38.4
61 Arapahoe County, CO 35.7 33.1 38.4
62 Baltimore County, MD 35.6 33.7 37.5
62 Charleston County, SC 35.6 32.5 38.7
64 Prince William County, VA 35.4 31.6 39.2
65 Ingham County, MI 35.3 31.7 38.9
66 Ada County, ID 35.0 31.5 38.5
67 Franklin County, OH 34.6 33.7 35.6
68 Monroe County, NY 33.9 31.7 36.1
68 Multnomah County, OR 33.9 32.9 34.9
70 Rockingham County, NH 33.6 31.1 36.2
71 Orange County, CA 33.5 32.4 34.5
71 Bucks County, PA 33.5 31.1 35.9
71 Delaware County, PA 33.5 30.9 36.1
74 Douglas County, NE 33.4 31.9 34.8
75 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 33.3 29.9 36.8
75 Utah County, UT 33.3 29.3 37.4
75 Chesterfield County, VA 33.3 30.6 36.0
78 Williamson County, TX 32.9 29.4 36.4
79 Mercer County, NJ 32.8 29.7 35.8
80 New Castle County, DE 32.7 31.2 34.1
81 New Haven County, CT 32.2 30.4 33.9
82 San Diego County, CA 32.1 30.8 33.3
83 Burlington County, NJ 31.9 29.2 34.7
83 Allegheny County, PA 31.9 30.5 33.4
83 Davidson County, TN 31.9 29.4 34.5
86 Anchorage Municipality, AK 31.8 30.2 33.3
86 Guilford County, NC 31.8 29.1 34.6
88 Hamilton County, OH 31.7 29.9 33.4
89 Knox County, TN 31.6 28.3 34.8
90 Onondaga County, NY 31.5 28.4 34.6
91 Richland County, SC 31.4 28.4 34.5
92 Sarasota County, FL 31.3 28.2 34.3
92 Hillsborough County, NH 31.3 29.3 33.3
94 Essex County, MA 31.1 29.2 32.9
95 Santa Barbara County, CA 31.0 28.3 33.7
96 San Luis Obispo County, CA 30.9 26.8 35.0
97 Hartford County, CT 30.8 28.8 32.9
97 Polk County, IA 30.8 28.2 33.4
99 St. Charles County, MO 30.7 27.7 33.7
99 Essex County, NJ 30.7 28.5 33.0
101 Prince George's County, MD 30.6 28.2 32.9
102 Palm Beach County, FL 30.5 29.0 32.0
102 Union County, NJ 30.5 28.2 32.7
102 Virginia Beach city, VA 30.5 27.2 33.7
105 Anne Arundel County, MD 30.4 27.7 33.2
106 Bernalillo County, NM 30.3 28.1 32.6
107 Hudson County, NJ 30.2 27.8 32.6
107 Suffolk County, NY 30.2 28.7 31.7
109 Sonoma County, CA 30.1 27.8 32.4
110 Cook County, IL 30.0 29.1 30.9
111 New London County, CT 29.9 26.5 33.2
112 Clackamas County, OR 29.8 27.2 32.3
113 Honolulu County, HI 29.6 28.3 30.9
114 Worcester County, MA 29.5 27.3 31.8
115 Pulaski County, AR 29.3 26.7 31.8
116 Sacramento County, CA 29.1 27.2 30.9
116 Kane County, IL 29.1 26.1 32.2
116 Orleans Parish, LA 29.1 26.7 31.4
119 Sedgwick County, KS 29.0 26.5 31.5
119 Lane County, OR 29.0 25.8 32.2
121 Pima County, AZ 28.8 27.7 29.8
121 Ventura County, CA 28.8 26.6 31.0
121 Oklahoma County, OK 28.8 26.8 30.9
124 Tulsa County, OK 28.6 25.8 31.3
125 St. Joseph County, IN 28.5 25.1 31.9
125 Plymouth County, MA 28.5 26.1 30.9
127 Forsyth County, NC 28.4 25.2 31.5
128 Lehigh County, PA 28.2 24.9 31.5
129 Galveston County, TX 28.1 24.5 31.6
130 Broward County, FL 28.0 27.3 28.7
130 Cuyahoga County, OH 28.0 26.4 29.6
132 Los Angeles County, CA 27.9 27.2 28.5
132 Erie County, NY 27.9 25.9 29.8
132 Summit County, OH 27.9 25.4 30.4
135 Jefferson County, AL 27.8 25.6 30.0
136 Queens County, NY 27.7 26.3 29.1
136 Davis County, UT 27.7 24.3 31.0
138 Will County, IL 27.6 25.3 29.9
139 Maricopa County, AZ 27.5 26.6 28.5
139 Dallas County, TX 27.5 26.1 28.8
139 Montgomery County, TX 27.5 23.5 31.4
139 Tarrant County, TX 27.5 26.2 28.9
143 Harris County, TX 27.3 26.5 28.1
144 McHenry County, IL 27.2 23.5 30.9
144 Salt Lake County, UT 27.2 25.2 29.2
146 Orange County, NY 27.0 23.9 30.1
146 Snohomish County, WA 27.0 24.7 29.4
148 Dutchess County, NY 26.7 23.7 29.7
149 Orange County, FL 26.5 24.8 28.1
149 Milwaukee County, WI 26.5 24.8 28.2
151 Pinellas County, FL 26.4 24.2 28.5
152 Marion County, IN 26.3 24.6 28.0
152 Kent County, MI 26.3 24.0 28.5
152 Richmond County, NY 26.3 23.7 29.0
152 Greenville County, SC 26.3 23.8 28.7
156 Dauphin County, PA 26.2 22.8 29.5
157 Jefferson County, KY 26.0 24.4 27.6
158 Brevard County, FL 25.9 23.5 28.2
158 Shelby County, TN 25.9 23.9 27.9
160 Washoe County, NV 25.8 23.1 28.6
160 Spokane County, WA 25.8 23.4 28.1
162 Miami-Dade County, FL 25.6 24.2 27.0
162 Lubbock County, TX 25.6 22.3 28.9
164 Hamilton County, TN 25.3 22.5 28.1
165 Camden County, NJ 25.0 22.9 27.1
165 Providence County, RI 25.0 23.7 26.2
167 Solano County, CA 24.9 22.2 27.7
168 Jackson County, MO 24.8 22.6 27.0
169 Kings County, NY 24.5 23.2 25.9
170 Duval County, FL 24.4 22.7 26.2
170 Manatee County, FL 24.4 21.2 27.6
170 Bexar County, TX 24.4 23.1 25.7
173 Lee County, FL 24.3 22.4 26.1
174 Baltimore city, MD 24.2 21.7 26.6
175 Hillsborough County, FL 24.1 22.4 25.7
175 Lucas County, OH 24.1 22.1 26.1
177 Spartanburg County, SC 24.0 20.3 27.7
177 Clark County, WA 24.0 21.0 26.9
179 Passaic County, NJ 23.9 20.9 26.9
180 Cumberland County, NC 23.8 20.3 27.3
181 Allen County, IN 23.6 20.6 26.6
182 Jefferson Parish, LA 23.3 20.8 25.8
183 Monterey County, CA 23.2 20.3 26.1
184 Montgomery County, OH 23.1 21.0 25.2
185 Westmoreland County, PA 22.9 20.6 25.2
186 Hampden County, MA 22.5 21.4 23.6
187 Caddo Parish, LA 22.4 18.8 26.1
187 Northampton County, PA 22.4 19.4 25.4
189 Lancaster County, PA 22.3 20.0 24.6
189 Nueces County, TX 22.3 19.1 25.5
191 Madison County, IL 22.2 19.4 25.1
192 Escambia County, FL 22.1 19.1 25.1
193 Gloucester County, NJ 21.7 18.2 25.2
193 Butler County, OH 21.7 19.0 24.5
195 Mobile County, AL 21.5 18.6 24.3
195 Anoka County, MN 21.5 18.6 24.4
195 Pierce County, WA 21.5 19.6 23.5
198 St. Louis city, MO 21.4 18.8 24.1
199 Berks County, PA 21.0 18.6 23.3
200 Bristol County, MA 20.9 18.7 23.0
201 Volusia County, FL 20.8 18.7 22.8
202 Marion County, OR 20.7 17.5 23.9
203 St. Clair County, IL 20.6 17.7 23.6
204 Clayton County, GA 20.4 16.4 24.4
204 Macomb County, MI 20.4 18.9 22.0
204 Mahoning County, OH 20.4 17.3 23.4
207 Atlantic County, NJ 20.3 17.4 23.1
208 Ocean County, NJ 20.0 18.0 22.1
209 Stark County, OH 19.9 17.6 22.3
209 Erie County, PA 19.9 16.8 22.9
209 Philadelphia County, PA 19.9 18.5 21.3
212 Wayne County, MI 19.4 18.2 20.5
213 Lorain County, OH 18.9 16.4 21.5
214 Riverside County, CA 18.8 17.6 20.0
215 Luzerne County, PA 18.7 15.6 21.7
216 Winnebago County, IL 18.6 15.8 21.5
217 Clark County, NV 18.4 17.2 19.6
218 Lake County, IN 18.1 16.0 20.1
219 Fresno County, CA 18.0 16.2 19.9
220 Cameron County, TX 17.6 14.1 21.1
221 Adams County, CO 17.0 14.3 19.7
222 San Bernardino County, CA 16.9 15.6 18.2
223 Genesee County, MI 16.7 14.4 19.0
224 York County, PA 16.2 13.7 18.7
225 Stanislaus County, CA 15.9 13.4 18.4
225 El Paso County, TX 15.9 14.0 17.8
227 Bronx County, NY 15.4 14.7 16.2
228 Pasco County, FL 15.1 12.9 17.2
229 Polk County, FL 14.9 12.9 16.8
230 Kern County, CA 14.1 12.2 16.1
231 Hidalgo County, TX 13.4 11.2 15.6
232 San Joaquin County, CA 13.2 11.3 15.2
233 Tulare County, CA 11.9 10.8 13.0

  
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 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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