Projected Degree Gap: 9.2%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Iowa
AGES 25-64- 31,892 | 2.1%Less than ninth grade
- 75,262 | 4.9%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 465,131 | 30.3%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 367,402 | 23.9%Some college, no degree
- 177,831 | 11.6%Associate degree
- 296,876 | 19.3%Bachelor’s degree
- 121,189 | 7.9%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Iowa
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 39.0%White
- 24.8%Black
- 16.6%Hispanic
- 61.8%Asian
- 25.4%Native American
Percentage of Iowa adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Benton | 31.5 | Henry | 32.1 | Polk | 45.8 |
| Black Hawk | 39.2 | Jackson | 25.4 | Pottawattamie | 29.4 |
| Boone | 32.8 | Jasper | 27.9 | Scott | 42.9 |
| Bremer | 41.9 | Johnson | 64.0 | Sioux | 37.4 |
| Buchanan | 36.3 | Jones | 26.0 | Story | 59.6 |
| Carroll | 35.4 | Lee | 26.1 | Wapello | 25.3 |
| Cerro Gordo | 42.4 | Linn | 44.8 | Warren | 40.8 |
| Clinton | 30.9 | Mahaska | 28.6 | Washington | 29.7 |
| Dallas | 50.5 | Marion | 38.6 | Webster | 32.7 |
| Des Moines | 29.2 | Marshall | 30.4 | Winneshiek | 42.9 |
| Dubuque | 37.4 | Muscatine | 34.8 | Woodbury | 31.2 |
| Fayette | 29.4 | Plymouth | 33.7 | Other counties | 31.1* |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
