Projected Degree Gap: 10.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Pennsylvania
AGES 25-64- 156,208 | 2.4%Less than ninth grade
- 438,361 | 6.7%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 2,315,521 | 35.2%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 1,166,236 | 17.8%Some college, no degree
- 568,691 | 8.6%Associate degree
- 1,214,759 | 18.5%Bachelor’s degree
- 707,356 | 10.5%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Pennsylvania
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 39.30%White
- 23.25%Black
- 18.85%Hispanic
- 61.56%Asian
- 29.55%Native American
Percentage of Pennsylvania adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Adams | 27.8 | Delaware | 45.9 | Montgomery | 54.6 |
| Allegheny | 48.7 | Elk | 30.4 | Northampton | 39.0 |
| Armstrong | 26.0 | Erie | 33.3 | Northumberland | 23.7 |
| Beaver | 33.5 | Fayette | 24.4 | Perry | 22.3 |
| Bedford | 23.6 | Franklin | 26.5 | Philadelphia | 29.7 |
| Berks | 32.3 | Greene | 26.7 | Pike | 32.4 |
| Blair | 29.8 | Huntingdon | 23.3 | Schuylkill | 26.1 |
| Bradford | 24.7 | Indiana | 30.4 | Snyder | 26.0 |
| Bucks | 46.1 | Jefferson | 22.1 | Somerset | 25.1 |
| Butler | 44.3 | Juniata | 19.6 | Susquehanna | 26.2 |
| Cambria | 30.6 | Lackawanna | 36.7 | Tioga | 30.3 |
| Carbon | 25.1 | Lancaster | 31.5 | Union | 30.2 |
| Centre | 51.4 | Lawrence | 31.3 | Venango | 26.8 |
| Chester | 57.4 | Lebanon | 26.8 | Warren | 27.0 |
| Clarion | 26.2 | Lehigh | 39.7 | Washington | 41.0 |
| Clearfield | 23.2 | Luzerne | 33.1 | Wayne | 29.7 |
| Clinton | 28.6 | Lycoming | 33.1 | Westmoreland | 39.7 |
| Columbia | 27.3 | McKean | 26.1 | Wyoming | 26.8 |
| Crawford | 25.5 | Mercer | 28.5 | York | 32.7 |
| Cumberland | 43.1 | Mifflin | 19.3 | Other counties | 25.3* |
| Dauphin | 37.6 | Monroe | 32.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
