Projected Degree Gap: 18.3%

Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher

Levels of Education

for Idaho

AGES 25-64
  • 34,269 | 4.4%Less than ninth grade
  • 50,814 | 6.5%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 204,476 | 26.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 216,729 | 27.9%Some college, no degree
  • 73,442 | 9.5%Associate degree
  • 137,971 | 17.8%Bachelor’s degree
  • 58,313 | 7.5%Graduate or professional degree

Attainment Rates

for Idaho

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 37.3%White
  • 23.7%Black
  • 13.8%Hispanic
  • 47.4%Asian
  • 20.7%Native American

Percentage of Idaho adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:

Ada 45.4 Canyon 25.0 Latah 52.0
Bannock 39.5 Cassia 28.1 Madison 44.7
Bingham 26.6 Elmore 26.5 Nez Perce 32.1
Blaine 49.0 Jefferson 29.9 Payette 21.8
Bonner 32.8 Jerome 18.0 Twin Falls 29.8
Bonneville 37.1 Kootenai 35.1 Other Counties 24.9*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey

*This percentage is an average for the 27 Idaho counties with fewer than 20,000 residents.