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Levels of education for Missouri residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Missouri

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Missouri education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Missouri 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	33.4%	245,658	735,328	15,445	77,108	212,298	184,819	48,530	149,134	47,994
Boone	53.1%	10,977	20,691	200	1,387	3,627	4,500	895	6,797	3,285
St. Louis	50.9%	64,983	127,786	1,325	7,203	23,424	30,851	9,553	39,804	15,626
Platte	47.5%	4,966	10,463	88	395	2,075	2,939	731	3,382	853
Adair	44.7%	1,208	2,700	9	216	705	562	180	781	247
St. Charles	41.8%	16,576	39,630	234	2,083	9,155	11,582	3,363	10,539	2,674
Clay	39.9%	11,373	28,504	249	1,663	7,318	7,901	2,045	7,431	1,897
Jackson	35.8%	34,655	96,735	2,486	10,484	24,436	24,674	6,300	21,727	6,628
Cape Girardeau	35.6%	3,167	8,888	132	852	2,528	2,209	515	2,121	531
Christian	35.1%	2,832	8,067	67	583	2,348	2,237	540	1,982	310
Nodaway	34.2%	776	2,271	26	129	825	515	72	579	125
Cole	34.0%	3,707	10,903	225	1,151	3,362	2,458	582	2,385	740
Howard	33.7%	364	1,080	26	82	388	220	84	204	76
Greene	32.9%	10,832	32,938	451	3,099	8,823	9,733	1,852	7,237	1,743
St. Louis city	32.4%	17,437	53,893	1,741	8,562	13,999	12,154	3,029	9,846	4,562
Pulaski	32.3%	2,253	6,978	25	388	2,064	2,248	616	1,302	335
Atchison	31.0%	210	678	38	43	261	126	59	126	25
Cass	29.8%	3,115	10,448	41	934	3,318	3,040	832	1,814	469
Clark	29.5%	233	791	37	67	268	186	71	153	9
Mercer	29.3%	105	358	7	24	134	88	28	67	10
Phelps	29.3%	1,393	4,754	56	547	1,529	1,229	323	683	387
Johnson	28.7%	1,838	6,414	160	467	1,708	2,241	391	1,113	334
Chariton	27.1%	207	764	2	52	305	198	57	88	62
Marion	26.7%	886	3,317	42	349	1,332	708	168	620	98
Grundy	26.7%	287	1,076	46	79	452	212	107	139	41
Andrew	26.6%	507	1,908	24	152	758	467	126	319	62
Osage	26.4%	432	1,634	47	128	744	283	188	191	53
Shelby	26.2%	176	672	20	92	270	114	38	125	13
Lewis	26.0%	292	1,123	51	78	524	178	90	176	26
Camden	25.9%	888	3,434	63	425	1,267	791	188	576	124
Knox	25.6%	100	390	10	36	184	60	31	55	14
Jefferson	25.4%	6,924	27,290	349	3,532	8,463	8,022	2,768	3,422	734
Gentry	25.2%	168	667	3	64	255	177	37	102	29
Maries	24.9%	260	1,043	44	119	420	200	75	174	11
Polk	24.6%	765	3,114	101	315	1,079	854	120	493	152
Newton	24.5%	1,534	6,268	167	823	2,175	1,569	457	834	243
Jasper	24.0%	3,358	14,005	488	2,096	4,509	3,554	705	2,213	440
Taney	23.9%	1,154	4,819	82	611	1,670	1,302	289	701	164
Linn	23.4%	325	1,388	31	166	575	291	127	158	40
Callaway	23.4%	1,321	5,646	163	744	2,110	1,308	306	838	177
Ralls	23.0%	243	1,057	14	110	435	255	54	145	44
Pettis	22.7%	1,103	4,855	214	555	1,456	1,527	376	549	178
Carroll	22.4%	252	1,124	40	120	418	294	63	139	50
Warren	22.4%	636	2,837	57	442	1,091	611	208	378	50
Clinton	22.4%	486	2,169	0	182	839	662	131	307	48
Holt	22.3%	121	542	2	50	253	116	32	63	26
Franklin	21.9%	2,723	12,436	215	1,588	4,053	3,857	1,021	1,339	363
Gasconade	21.9%	352	1,608	27	245	583	401	199	109	44
Buchanan	21.8%	2,407	11,047	219	1,138	4,340	2,943	511	1,554	342
Putnam	21.4%	119	555	12	51	262	111	62	46	11
Lafayette	21.2%	814	3,835	72	508	1,536	905	239	423	152
St. Francois	21.0%	1,537	7,310	133	1,139	2,623	1,878	791	569	177
Ste. Genevieve	20.9%	424	2,024	26	284	837	453	211	154	59
Livingston	20.9%	347	1,657	59	208	717	326	106	180	61
Vernon	20.6%	483	2,339	117	219	920	600	171	264	48
Dade	20.6%	155	752	20	93	331	153	51	99	5
Butler	20.6%	998	4,844	140	710	1,710	1,286	476	366	156
Caldwell	20.5%	190	929	7	99	410	223	64	108	18
Benton	20.1%	281	1,395	20	232	546	316	82	153	46
Lawrence	20.1%	878	4,364	172	762	1,529	1,023	169	572	137
Macon	20.0%	329	1,641	54	244	627	387	95	188	46
Audrain	20.0%	639	3,193	176	550	1,159	669	144	406	89
Monroe	19.9%	192	966	29	93	410	242	53	134	5
Cooper	19.7%	421	2,140	65	433	774	447	109	245	67
Howell	19.6%	854	4,367	115	593	1,716	1,089	301	446	107
Henry	19.5%	465	2,390	22	336	1,000	567	110	261	94
Montgomery	19.1%	253	1,324	21	252	517	281	75	141	37
Moniteau	19.0%	397	2,087	104	194	954	438	107	240	50
Barton	19.0%	266	1,399	29	169	568	367	99	133	34
Saline	19.0%	489	2,577	238	362	964	524	52	351	86
Madison	18.7%	247	1,324	33	215	524	305	91	97	59
Daviess	18.6%	155	832	104	59	319	195	49	90	16
Carter	18.3%	119	649	29	103	245	153	50	57	12
Randolph	18.3%	589	3,227	51	510	1,239	838	227	282	80
Dent	18.1%	297	1,640	43	229	673	398	92	167	38
Lincoln	18.1%	895	4,958	97	684	2,078	1,204	268	415	212
Cedar	17.9%	232	1,295	39	287	493	244	76	112	44
Scott	17.7%	888	5,010	167	702	2,276	977	178	584	126
Bates	17.6%	325	1,845	36	179	870	435	98	185	42
Oregon	17.5%	195	1,116	35	153	528	205	53	111	31
Schuyler	17.3%	76	439	2	32	199	130	31	32	13
Laclede	17.2%	688	3,994	100	661	1,783	762	170	424	94
Webster	17.2%	724	4,212	313	586	1,553	1,036	242	389	93
Perry	17.0%	381	2,240	34	269	1,057	499	101	242	38
Ray	16.8%	464	2,754	60	352	1,230	648	165	257	42
New Madrid	16.7%	384	2,297	54	440	1,057	362	78	240	66
Worth	16.5%	33	200	0	15	91	61	6	24	3
Miller	16.4%	461	2,806	72	446	1,204	623	110	273	78
Reynolds	16.4%	125	761	28	171	280	157	45	64	16
Stoddard	16.4%	561	3,419	68	606	1,449	735	154	317	90
Douglas	16.2%	208	1,281	27	265	516	265	76	103	29
Stone	16.1%	477	2,971	42	400	1,241	811	144	288	45
Crawford	16.0%	402	2,519	110	366	1,092	549	135	214	53
Wright	15.8%	316	1,995	21	300	954	404	70	167	79
St. Clair	15.8%	141	894	13	121	433	186	35	71	35
Iron	15.7%	183	1,163	44	236	469	231	111	63	9
Texas	15.4%	343	2,227	57	381	935	511	106	193	44
Pike	15.4%	350	2,274	185	210	1,063	466	133	167	50
Scotland	14.9%	74	497	123	45	170	85	23	45	6
Harrison	14.1%	124	880	17	67	423	249	45	57	22
Dallas	13.7%	224	1,630	89	264	703	350	48	143	33
Morgan	13.7%	252	1,841	208	295	665	421	70	153	29
Barry	13.6%	497	3,666	228	565	1,579	797	196	265	36
DeKalb	13.2%	238	1,804	45	331	830	360	52	155	31
Mississippi	13.0%	206	1,579	34	310	748	281	35	155	16
Wayne	13.0%	162	1,248	48	311	462	265	65	86	11
Sullivan	13.0%	114	879	109	122	403	131	41	58	15
Ripley	12.8%	190	1,480	61	302	581	346	84	77	29
Washington	12.6%	387	3,079	155	731	1,310	496	159	195	33
Ozark	12.5%	112	897	45	120	369	251	63	41	8
Bollinger	11.9%	167	1,406	35	177	763	264	39	100	28
Dunklin	11.8%	486	4,109	173	888	1,726	836	127	244	115
Shannon	11.7%	107	917	23	146	486	155	31	61	15
McDonald	11.2%	312	2,797	191	612	1,065	617	163	132	17
Pemiscot	10.7%	244	2,281	172	527	916	422	90	129	25
Hickory	9.2%	65	705	50	136	283	171	5	51	9

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