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Levels of education for Massachusetts residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Massachusetts

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Massachusetts education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Massachusetts 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	49.2%	452,826	920,320	23,958	66,677	213,936	162,923	71,523	262,164	119,139
Norfolk	63.4%	57,781	91,103	937	2,725	15,515	14,145	7,526	34,430	15,825
Middlesex	61.7%	145,206	235,442	4,716	10,820	41,227	33,473	15,100	83,214	46,892
Suffolk	53.5%	75,155	140,406	6,679	11,194	26,333	21,045	7,435	44,031	23,689
Hampshire	50.8%	9,111	17,923	180	634	4,160	3,838	1,615	4,818	2,678
Dukes	45.5%	753	1,655	0	98	405	399	163	538	52
Essex	43.0%	39,914	92,865	2,942	8,295	23,665	18,049	7,772	24,086	8,056
Nantucket	42.0%	804	1,915	79	216	532	284	146	551	107
Plymouth	40.3%	24,590	60,996	935	4,698	17,727	13,046	5,957	15,034	3,599
Worcester	39.4%	40,234	102,201	2,110	9,375	29,713	20,769	8,781	23,343	8,110
Barnstable	37.6%	7,999	21,254	342	1,498	6,247	5,168	2,057	4,370	1,572
Franklin	36.9%	3,059	8,301	104	578	2,699	1,861	749	1,690	620
Bristol	34.2%	25,489	74,456	2,854	8,156	23,146	14,811	7,253	14,386	3,850
Berkshire	33.9%	4,926	14,535	204	1,092	4,931	3,382	1,349	2,529	1,048
Hampden	31.1%	17,805	57,268	1,876	7,298	17,636	12,653	5,620	9,144	3,041

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