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Levels of education for Montana residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Montana

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Montana education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Montana 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	34.5%	35,401	102,468	1,556	6,923	28,906	29,682	8,125	22,993	4,283
Gallatin	49.6%	4,969	10,019	58	289	1,694	3,009	693	3,624	652
Prairie	45.7%	37	81	0	4	18	22	25	10	2
Missoula	43.5%	5,772	13,283	72	535	2,884	4,020	786	4,160	826
Wibaux	43.4%	46	106	2	10	17	31	8	30	8
Madison	39.6%	250	631	4	29	147	201	51	174	25
Powder River	39.3%	59	150	3	13	29	46	27	25	7
Lewis and Clark	39.0%	2,417	6,194	31	351	1,759	1,636	487	1,637	293
Carter	37.6%	47	125	4	2	21	51	23	22	2
Sweet Grass	37.3%	144	386	1	8	134	99	50	82	12
Blaine	37.3%	259	695	13	65	170	188	97	146	16
Granite	36.7%	94	256	3	10	85	64	25	62	7
Beaverhead	36.6%	338	923	16	53	207	309	82	206	50
Richland	36.6%	340	929	28	62	271	228	133	165	42
Chouteau	36.4%	182	500	9	22	128	159	66	109	7
Petroleum	36.4%	20	55	0	8	17	10	3	17	0
McCone	35.7%	56	157	0	5	49	47	25	31	0
Judith Basin	35.6%	64	180	4	13	36	63	18	43	3
Yellowstone	35.5%	5,707	16,087	165	1,001	4,408	4,806	1,311	3,836	560
Hill	35.0%	616	1,758	28	91	515	508	215	329	72
Dawson	34.9%	315	903	18	39	235	296	154	142	19
Musselshell	34.8%	132	379	5	27	139	76	48	79	5
Valley	34.8%	213	612	0	32	237	130	80	110	23
Phillips	33.7%	123	365	8	35	119	80	22	89	12
Teton	33.6%	204	607	77	21	163	142	38	152	14
Treasure	33.3%	23	69	0	12	22	12	12	11	0
Cascade	33.1%	3,288	9,943	132	652	2,871	3,000	929	1,932	427
Liberty	32.6%	60	184	41	7	41	35	23	27	10
Garfield	32.3%	40	124	0	14	44	26	5	33	2
Sheridan	32.0%	86	269	30	17	44	92	33	48	5
Jefferson	31.7%	271	856	26	77	248	234	61	169	41
Daniels	31.4%	44	140	0	6	43	47	11	33	0
Carbon	31.3%	267	852	11	48	316	210	71	169	27
Golden Valley	31.0%	27	87	22	0	20	18	5	22	0
Fallon	30.8%	80	260	0	15	93	72	28	43	9
Rosebud	30.4%	283	932	18	115	339	177	103	144	36
Park	29.0%	513	1,770	11	108	560	578	96	374	43
Stillwater	28.6%	231	807	6	57	350	163	91	132	8
Flathead	28.6%	2,294	8,016	106	687	2,759	2,170	520	1,475	299
Custer	28.1%	331	1,179	18	57	342	431	134	156	41
Fergus	28.0%	293	1,048	38	90	357	270	74	186	33
Silver Bow	27.9%	1,072	3,847	48	296	1,111	1,320	251	644	177
Broadwater	27.1%	109	402	3	31	171	88	18	76	15
Roosevelt	26.6%	288	1,082	21	155	349	269	88	173	27
Ravalli	26.6%	939	3,532	49	304	1,292	948	199	598	142
Pondera	25.9%	154	595	32	42	220	147	31	86	37
Meagher	25.3%	38	150	0	18	60	34	9	29	0
Wheatland	25.1%	55	219	60	11	62	31	13	38	4
Toole	24.4%	147	602	28	104	178	145	48	94	5
Lake	23.2%	589	2,540	18	265	852	816	137	389	63
Glacier	22.3%	301	1,349	108	201	339	400	167	104	30
Lincoln	21.8%	352	1,618	104	149	623	390	115	178	59
Sanders	20.3%	172	847	16	114	327	218	79	84	9
Mineral	19.4%	74	381	1	41	176	89	14	49	11
Big Horn	18.1%	280	1,545	48	272	446	499	142	114	24
Deer Lodge	17.7%	168	948	5	66	385	324	82	56	30
Powell	14.3%	128	894	7	167	384	208	69	47	12

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