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Levels of education for New Jersey residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for New Jersey

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

New Jersey education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: New Jersey 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	41.3%	485,811	1,175,113	40,732	112,051	303,880	232,639	77,752	295,424	112,635
Somerset	59.1%	24,790	41,981	1,141	2,141	7,171	6,738	2,805	15,050	6,935
Morris	57.2%	35,990	62,924	1,180	2,679	12,134	10,941	4,387	22,858	8,745
Bergen	53.5%	63,132	117,941	2,870	5,447	24,339	22,153	8,510	40,317	14,305
Middlesex	50.5%	58,210	115,223	3,986	7,691	25,494	19,842	7,401	33,886	16,923
Hunterdon	49.7%	6,782	13,636	261	825	3,074	2,694	948	4,435	1,399
Monmouth	46.6%	34,736	74,522	1,820	4,933	17,474	15,559	5,704	21,289	7,743
Hudson	42.3%	49,587	117,232	6,730	14,065	26,490	20,360	5,624	30,385	13,578
Mercer	41.6%	20,310	48,848	1,797	5,648	11,769	9,324	2,939	11,157	6,214
Burlington	41.1%	23,484	57,115	623	4,091	15,725	13,192	4,575	14,481	4,428
Union	39.0%	29,120	74,583	3,837	7,351	19,640	14,635	4,898	17,061	7,161
Warren	38.7%	5,088	13,149	210	1,105	4,037	2,709	1,145	3,095	848
Gloucester	35.9%	11,477	31,939	289	2,288	10,827	7,058	3,047	6,818	1,612
Sussex	34.9%	6,162	17,660	109	1,030	5,720	4,639	1,442	3,851	869
Camden	33.3%	23,212	69,776	2,346	7,871	20,848	15,499	4,856	13,715	4,641
Essex	32.8%	38,562	117,504	5,303	17,480	32,664	23,495	6,360	23,359	8,843
Ocean	30.9%	17,371	56,182	1,140	4,744	18,491	14,436	4,305	10,557	2,509
Cape May	30.2%	3,058	10,111	161	974	3,419	2,499	701	1,987	370
Passaic	29.3%	21,067	71,991	4,293	10,560	21,774	14,297	4,051	13,082	3,934
Salem	25.9%	1,968	7,605	166	857	2,811	1,803	582	1,225	161
Atlantic	24.9%	8,300	33,382	1,252	5,427	11,454	6,949	2,235	5,039	1,026
Cumberland	15.6%	3,405	21,809	1,218	4,844	8,525	3,817	1,237	1,777	391

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