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Levels of education for Arkansas residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Arkansas

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Arkansas education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Arkansas 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	24.0%	83,662	348,762	12,836	45,351	121,553	85,360	18,175	50,729	14,758
Pulaski	37.4%	20,383	54,479	884	5,214	13,167	14,831	2,961	12,994	4,428
Faulkner	33.1%	4,112	12,435	232	1,031	3,476	3,584	694	2,680	738
Washington	31.2%	7,614	24,385	1,422	2,757	6,829	5,763	905	4,850	1,859
Benton	27.8%	6,032	21,707	1,558	2,744	6,553	4,820	1,097	4,047	888
Craighead	27.5%	3,201	11,620	341	1,134	3,846	3,098	428	2,198	575
Lonoke	26.3%	1,896	7,197	125	710	2,522	1,944	554	1,049	293
Drew	25.9%	611	2,359	89	307	743	609	158	365	88
White	24.0%	2,057	8,555	293	1,041	3,404	1,760	495	1,244	318
Pope	23.6%	1,681	7,119	162	811	2,547	1,918	342	1,101	238
Columbia	23.6%	733	3,112	73	364	1,260	682	146	459	128
Clark	23.5%	634	2,700	117	251	933	765	116	340	178
Sebastian	23.3%	3,652	15,694	1,103	2,067	4,989	3,883	1,358	1,736	558
Boone	22.9%	955	4,171	78	525	1,503	1,110	356	493	106
Saline	22.8%	2,627	11,511	181	1,293	3,967	3,443	786	1,465	376
Conway	22.7%	535	2,354	45	296	969	509	132	276	127
Franklin	22.2%	465	2,091	45	224	789	568	205	224	36
Union	22.0%	1,162	5,272	94	820	1,969	1,227	302	675	185
Randolph	21.1%	438	2,078	88	332	801	419	70	265	103
Baxter	21.0%	691	3,285	75	385	1,305	829	213	373	105
Cleburne	20.8%	501	2,405	37	334	1,006	527	119	231	151
Crittenden	20.6%	1,421	6,886	177	904	2,648	1,736	269	909	243
Phillips	20.2%	544	2,689	138	441	890	676	221	244	79
Desha	20.0%	333	1,661	39	295	626	368	40	270	23
Garland	19.9%	1,893	9,504	396	1,399	3,414	2,402	605	956	332
Arkansas	19.9%	477	2,397	39	224	1,045	612	129	279	69
Miller	19.9%	1,105	5,561	205	917	1,945	1,389	255	696	154
Independence	19.2%	798	4,146	155	379	1,704	1,110	160	485	153
Nevada	19.0%	221	1,163	25	231	478	208	66	126	29
Ouachita	19.0%	578	3,044	31	396	1,259	780	216	243	119
Jackson	18.9%	393	2,084	72	304	931	384	94	214	85
Jefferson	18.7%	2,028	10,861	189	1,492	4,212	2,940	508	1,242	278
Cleveland	18.7%	206	1,104	11	137	516	234	63	117	26
Greene	18.6%	964	5,173	103	591	2,338	1,177	185	624	155
Prairie	18.5%	198	1,069	34	80	469	288	78	111	9
Logan	18.5%	500	2,705	93	368	1,113	631	181	284	35
Izard	18.3%	269	1,469	47	146	617	390	114	114	41
Grant	17.8%	387	2,178	62	230	874	625	103	223	61
Pike	17.6%	237	1,348	71	201	540	299	60	117	60
Hot Spring	17.1%	601	3,509	147	403	1,443	915	163	383	55
Howard	16.7%	305	1,830	205	211	729	380	91	202	12
Van Buren	16.5%	258	1,562	38	233	660	373	69	151	38
Lafayette	16.3%	146	897	32	134	361	224	62	78	6
Sevier	16.2%	362	2,238	321	468	664	423	159	167	36
Johnson	16.1%	478	2,972	155	491	1,314	534	73	326	79
Cross	15.9%	385	2,422	92	300	1,050	595	121	178	86
Fulton	15.7%	188	1,198	36	123	571	280	42	126	20
Crawford	15.7%	1,073	6,856	303	1,267	2,528	1,685	383	581	109
Polk	15.5%	367	2,362	124	304	1,040	527	125	192	50
Hempstead	15.3%	454	2,972	216	523	1,226	553	120	265	69
Mississippi	15.0%	1,033	6,874	232	1,356	2,777	1,476	320	644	69
Calhoun	14.7%	97	660	22	129	295	117	53	36	8
Monroe	14.7%	149	1,015	43	179	450	194	66	76	7
Yell	14.6%	396	2,712	234	556	1,005	521	43	300	53
Lawrence	14.5%	308	2,126	74	331	940	473	128	164	16
St. Francis	14.4%	568	3,937	76	1,015	1,399	879	225	265	78
Clay	14.1%	286	2,028	72	393	865	412	92	150	44
Dallas	13.6%	124	909	21	124	457	183	33	81	10
Sharp	13.6%	232	1,711	39	268	714	458	62	146	24
Woodruff	13.4%	117	874	27	132	417	181	43	67	7
Montgomery	13.0%	123	943	61	146	414	199	37	59	27
Perry	13.0%	163	1,251	40	164	627	257	32	105	26
Newton	13.0%	117	900	45	127	432	179	28	71	18
Bradley	13.0%	191	1,472	155	232	589	305	43	102	46
Ashley	12.9%	408	3,165	116	370	1,507	764	105	216	87
Searcy	12.8%	108	847	25	130	458	126	31	70	7
Carroll	12.6%	368	2,912	270	544	1,127	603	92	227	49
Madison	12.3%	201	1,631	134	309	717	270	45	129	27
Little River	11.9%	185	1,560	12	201	700	462	69	95	21
Marion	11.7%	168	1,438	26	269	629	346	52	93	23
Poinsett	11.6%	385	3,309	136	581	1,607	600	111	226	48
Lee	11.2%	186	1,656	17	575	606	272	90	82	14
Scott	10.8%	146	1,348	106	298	585	213	52	79	15
Chicot	9.7%	167	1,726	128	391	696	344	30	114	23
Stone	9.5%	104	1,090	69	169	547	201	40	53	11
Lincoln	8.0%	183	2,279	58	530	1,210	298	61	111	11

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