Projected Degree Gap: 18.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Alabama
AGES 25-64- 97,854 | 4.0%Less than ninth grade
- 259,730 | 10.7%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 757,350 | 31.0%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 553,968 | 22.7%Some college, no degree
- 191,594 | 7.8%Associate degree
- 385,123 | 15.9%Bachelor’s degree
- 194,123 | 7.9%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Alabama
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 34.1%White
- 22.41%Black
- 15.69%Hispanic
- 56.77%Asian
- 22.60%Native American
Percentage of Alabama adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Autauga | 30.7 | DeKalb | 17.6 | Marshall | 24.5 |
| Baldwin | 37.4 | Elmore | 26.2 | Mobile | 28.6 |
| Barbour | 20.3 | Escambia | 23.9 | Monroe | 24.9 |
| Bibb | 15.9 | Etowah | 28.4 | Montgomery | 38.7 |
| Blount | 19.3 | Franklin | 20.6 | Morgan | 28.3 |
| Butler | 22.8 | Geneva | 19.5 | Pike | 26.5 |
| Calhoun | 24.8 | Houston | 30.1 | Randolph | 21.3 |
| Chambers | 21.1 | Jackson | 19.9 | Russell | 18.3 |
| Cherokee | 15.3 | Jefferson | 38.4 | Shelby | 50.2 |
| Chilton | 17.0 | Lauderdale | 30.3 | St. Clair | 21.1 |
| Clarke | 22.2 | Lawrence | 19.2 | Talladega | 19.8 |
| Coffee | 31.0 | Lee | 41.0 | Tallapoosa | 23.4 |
| Colbert | 27.7 | Limestone | 26.5 | Tuscaloosa | 35.2 |
| Covington | 26.0 | Macon | 34.4 | Walker | 18.8 |
| Cullman | 24.7 | Madison | 46.8 | Winston | 17.9 |
| Dale | 29.0 | Marengo | 24.1 | Other counties | 18.5* |
| Dallas | 24.0 | Marion | 19.1 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
