Education
Education Attainment
U.S. County
Rank by Education Attainment |
County (or equivalents) |
% of Adults 25 yrs+ with B.A. Degree or Better |
2009 Population |
Ranking of Counties by Population |
Metro Area (or primary city) |
| 1 |
Falls Church City, VA* |
69.5% |
11,957 |
15 |
Washington, DC |
| 2 |
Arlington, VA |
68.8% |
217,483 |
9 |
Washington, DC |
| 3 |
Los Alamos, NM |
63.4% |
18,074 |
13 |
Santa Fe |
| 4 |
Pitkin, CO |
59.1% |
16,043 |
14 |
Aspen |
| 5 |
Alexandria, VA |
59.0% |
150,006 |
11 |
Washington, DC |
| 6 |
Fairfax, VA |
58.4% |
1,037,605 |
2 |
Washington, DC |
| 7 |
New York, NY |
57.7% |
1,629,054 |
1 |
New York |
| 8 |
Howard, MD |
57.2% |
281,884 |
7 |
Washington, DC/Baltimore |
| 9 |
Boulder, CO |
56.6% |
303,482 |
4 |
Denver |
| 10 |
Loudoun, VA |
56.5% |
301,171 |
5 |
Washington, DC |
| 11 |
Montgomery, MD |
56.1% |
971,600 |
3 |
Washington, DC |
| 12 |
Marin, CA |
53.9% |
250,750 |
10 |
San Francisco |
| 13 |
Orange, NC |
53.7% |
129,083 |
12 |
Raleigh-Durham |
| 14 |
Douglas, CO |
53.5% |
288,225 |
6 |
Denver |
| 15 |
Hamilton, IN |
52.6% |
279,287 |
8 |
Indianapolis |
By Community
| |
Carmel |
Fishers |
Cicero |
Westfield |
Noblesville |
| High School Grad or Less |
14.5% |
11.7% |
33.1% |
40.8% |
28.0% |
| Some College |
17.4% |
17.9% |
24.5% |
17.8% |
20.6% |
| Associate Degree Only |
6.4% |
7.6% |
11.3% |
7.4% |
7.0% |
| Bachelor's Degree Only |
39.1% |
46.5% |
18.5% |
23.4% |
31.7% |
| Master’s Degree Only |
14.8% |
11.8% |
10.6% |
8.7% |
10.2% |
| Prof./Doctorate Degree |
7.8% |
4.4% |
2.0% |
1.9% |
2.6% |
| |
Sheridan |
Arcadia |
Atlanta |
Hamilton Co. |
Indiana |
| High School Grad or Less |
52.6% |
60.1% |
61.8% |
20.2% |
49.7% |
| Some College |
17.7% |
21.1% |
21.6% |
18.4% |
20.3% |
| Associate Degree Only |
10.8% |
6.1% |
6.5% |
7.1% |
7.4% |
| Bachelor's Degree Only |
16.8% |
8.5% |
5.1% |
37.3% |
14.5% |
| Master’s Degree Only |
1.4% |
2.9% |
4.9% |
11.6% |
5.8% |
| Prof./Doctorate Degree |
0.8% |
1.3% |
0.0% |
5.4% |
2.3% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, ACS 2005 - 2009 5 yr. estimate