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Levels of education for Arizona residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Arizona

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Arizona education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Arizona PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	30.0%	222,029	739,977	51,669	102,428	167,098	196,753	52,801	128,812	40,416
Coconino	37.3%	5,936	15,929	429	1,582	3,678	4,304	1,036	3,849	1,051
Maricopa	32.8%	160,173	487,695	39,141	62,189	101,393	124,799	35,688	95,460	29,025
Pima	31.2%	35,359	113,359	4,480	14,628	25,671	33,221	8,187	19,485	7,687
Cochise	25.7%	3,546	13,793	573	1,634	3,247	4,793	1,232	2,056	258
Yavapai	21.6%	3,280	15,164	736	2,382	4,305	4,461	1,005	1,925	350
Greenlee	21.3%	229	1,075	17	71	413	345	101	70	58
Graham	20.7%	916	4,428	121	829	1,476	1,086	562	230	124
Santa Cruz	18.2%	829	4,556	318	1,118	1,187	1,104	285	408	136
Apache	17.6%	1,389	7,896	297	1,620	2,576	2,014	583	619	187
Yuma	17.1%	3,330	19,473	2,009	4,271	4,903	4,960	1,165	1,606	559
Gila	14.6%	668	4,586	211	798	1,352	1,557	292	255	121
Mohave	13.5%	2,092	15,465	518	2,743	5,668	4,444	810	962	320
Navajo	12.2%	1,377	11,263	547	2,503	3,724	3,112	482	676	219
La Paz	11.9%	199	1,672	174	439	564	296	64	123	12
Pinal	11.5%	2,706	23,623	2,098	5,621	6,941	6,257	1,309	1,088	309

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