Projected Degree Gap: 25.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Arkansas
AGES 25-64- 68,312 | 4.7%Less than ninth grade
- 148,130 | 10.1%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 517,639 | 35.2%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 345,137 | 23.5%Some college, no degree
- 92,538 | 6.3%Associate degree
- 201,433 | 13.7%Bachelor’s degree
- 95,435 | 6.5%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Arkansas
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 28.9%White
- 21.0%Black
- 11.4%Hispanic
- 42.4%Asian
- 24.5%Native American
Percentage of Arkansas adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Ashley | 18.6 | Garland | 27.0 | Poinsett | 13.1 |
| Baxter | 20.6 | Greene | 17.8 | Polk | 17.2 |
| Benton | 32.8 | Hempstead | 19.2 | Pope | 27.7 |
| Boone | 22.5 | Hot Spring | 25.3 | Pulaski | 39.9 |
| Carroll | 19.2 | Independence | 21.0 | Saline | 28.3 |
| Clark | 32.7 | Jefferson | 22.0 | Sebastian | 26.7 |
| Cleburne | 22.9 | Johnson | 19.7 | St. Francis | 18.6 |
| Columbia | 30.8 | Logan | 17.6 | Union | 27.1 |
| Conway | 19.4 | Lonoke | 25.9 | Washington | 33.9 |
| Craighead | 30.3 | Miller | 20.0 | White | 23.2 |
| Crawford | 21.9 | Mississippi | 17.5 | Yell | 12.7 |
| Crittenden | 21.0 | Ouachita | 17.4 | Other counties | 18.6* |
| Faulkner | 35.0 | Phillips | 24.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
