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Levels of education for Maryland residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Maryland

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Maryland education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Maryland 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	40.3%	299,775	744,251	20,520	66,054	187,934	169,968	45,083	173,584	81,108
Howard	61.6%	22,587	36,656	362	1,485	4,955	7,267	2,433	13,654	6,500
Montgomery	59.0%	74,588	126,519	5,752	7,145	16,750	22,284	6,390	41,146	27,052
Baltimore	43.0%	42,837	99,513	1,430	7,571	24,235	23,440	6,686	25,456	10,695
Anne Arundel	40.3%	28,860	71,662	1,466	5,286	18,172	17,878	5,083	17,397	6,380
Frederick	40.0%	10,816	27,053	320	1,964	7,498	6,455	2,091	6,485	2,240
Harford	39.7%	11,264	28,398	305	1,796	7,104	7,929	2,364	6,648	2,252
Carroll	38.6%	6,926	17,944	106	1,049	5,725	4,138	1,538	3,927	1,461
Queen Anne's	34.2%	1,626	4,760	55	400	1,465	1,214	278	1,006	342
Worcester	33.9%	1,712	5,054	89	515	1,476	1,262	403	1,083	226
Prince George's	33.4%	41,641	124,753	5,223	11,487	32,369	34,033	6,546	25,401	9,694
Talbot	32.3%	1,196	3,700	95	356	1,076	977	197	690	309
Baltimore city	31.3%	29,260	93,494	2,976	16,259	27,374	17,625	3,485	16,530	9,245
St. Mary's	29.7%	3,706	12,495	305	785	4,561	3,138	718	2,216	772
Calvert	29.2%	2,670	9,130	64	786	3,238	2,372	647	1,485	538
Wicomico	28.8%	2,861	9,918	284	1,042	3,389	2,342	556	1,785	520
Allegany	27.0%	2,494	9,251	156	989	3,721	1,891	968	1,053	473
Charles	26.8%	4,664	17,387	219	1,115	6,193	5,196	1,390	2,581	693
Kent	24.8%	445	1,794	43	221	741	344	75	271	99
Cecil	24.5%	2,898	11,823	140	1,465	4,386	2,934	757	1,617	524
Garrett	23.0%	839	3,644	63	307	1,652	783	377	362	100
Washington	22.5%	4,264	18,920	673	2,278	7,392	4,313	1,558	2,045	661
Caroline	16.5%	606	3,666	166	560	1,528	806	171	277	158
Dorchester	16.1%	541	3,359	83	430	1,618	687	196	256	89
Somerset	14.1%	474	3,358	145	763	1,316	660	176	213	85

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