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Population with a bachelor's degree or higher

The number of adults aged 25 and over who have at least a bachelor's degree.

Reported for3,206areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.83mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.32Moran’s I: strongly, neighbouring places tend to be similar
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone

How it has moved

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Every state, every year

One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.

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Where it comes from

Census ACS 5-year · ACS table B15003_022…B15003_025 (4 cells)

Bachelor's, master's, professional and doctoral degrees, added together.

Combining areas: added up across areas.

What it goes with

The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 49 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.

MeasureUnadjustedAdjusted
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share foreign-bornWhere Population with a bachelor's degree or higher is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county+0.51+0.39
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Population with a bachelor's degree or higher is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county+0.52+0.35

Population makeup

How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.

Share of residentsUnadjustedAdjusted
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share White, not HispanicWhere Population with a bachelor's degree or higher is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county-0.23-0.21
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county+0.02+0.07
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county+0.10+0.10
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Population with a bachelor's degree or higher is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county+0.52+0.35
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county-0.10+0.09

Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents

Of 3,205 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.83, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.

Highest

  1. Arlington County, VA — 567.27 (133,570 total)
  2. Falls Church city, VA — 537.86 (7,849 total)
  3. San Miguel County, CO — 513.71 (4,123 total)
  4. Pitkin County, CO — 500.61 (8,570 total)
  5. Alexandria city, VA — 498.83 (78,211 total)

Lowest

  1. Buffalo County, SD — 36.43 (64 total)
  2. McDowell County, WV — 43.23 (796 total)
  3. Gaines County, TX — 43.37 (950 total)
  4. Reeves County, TX — 43.50 (575 total)
  5. Newton County, TX — 45.11 (550 total)

The middle area reports 151.53. The middle half of counties falls between 118.90 and 200.68 (the 25th to 75th percentile).

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