Projected Degree Gap: 15.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Maine
AGES 25-64- 14,778 | 2.0%Less than ninth grade
- 37,954 | 5.2%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 250,930 | 34.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 157,193 | 21.6%Some college, no degree
- 74,513 | 10.2%Associate degree
- 130,787 | 17.9%Bachelor’s degree
- 63,274 | 8.7%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Maine
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 37.4%White
- 19.4%Black
- 25.8%Hispanic
- 42.1%Asian
- 18.5%Native American
Percentage of Maine adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Androscoggin | 29.0 | Kennebec | 36.0 | Sagadahoc | 38.2 |
| Aroostook | 28.7 | Knox | 38.0 | Somerset | 25.4 |
| Cumberland | 51.1 | Lincoln | 40.4 | Waldo | 31.0 |
| Franklin | 36.8 | Oxford | 28.2 | Washington | 28.2 |
| Hancock | 39.3 | Penobscot | 34.9 | York | 37.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
