Projected Degree Gap: 14.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Missouri
AGES 25-64- 81,898 | 2.6%Less than ninth grade
- 252,032 | 8.1%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 945,793 | 30.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 747,237 | 24.0%Some college, no degree
- 238,877 | 7.7%Associate degree
- 549,858 | 17.6%Bachelor’s degree
- 297,715 | 9.6%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Missouri
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 35.8%White
- 23.6%Black
- 22.5%Hispanic
- 57.6%Asian
- 25.9%Native American
Percentage of Missouri adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Adair | 39.5 | Howell | 19.2 | Pulaski | 27.9 |
| Audrain | 17.3 | Jackson | 36.0 | Randolph | 18.9 |
| Barry | 16.7 | Jasper | 26.1 | Ray | 20.9 |
| Boone | 53.1 | Jefferson | 28.2 | Saline | 27.3 |
| Buchanan | 24.7 | Johnson | 33.2 | Scott | 18.7 |
| Butler | 24.3 | Laclede | 19.4 | St. Charles | 45.2 |
| Callaway | 29.2 | Lafayette | 25.9 | St. Francois | 24.0 |
| Camden | 27.5 | Lawrence | 19.3 | St. Louis city | 33.1 |
| Cape Girardeau | 33.4 | Lincoln | 19.0 | St. Louis | 49.4 |
| Cass | 30.8 | Marion | 25.4 | Stoddard | 20.6 |
| Christian | 36.6 | McDonald | 10.9 | Stone | 21.5 |
| Clay | 40.3 | Miller | 17.3 | Taney | 26.9 |
| Clinton | 27.8 | Morgan | 25.0 | Texas | 18.1 |
| Cole | 39.4 | Newton | 29.1 | Vernon | 23.3 |
| Crawford | 16.6 | Nodaway | 32.9 | Warren | 26.3 |
| Dunklin | 17.1 | Pettis | 28.1 | Washington | 10.8 |
| Franklin | 28.4 | Phelps | 32.6 | Webster | 21.2 |
| Greene | 35.7 | Platte | 47.2 | Other counties | 21.2* |
| Henry | 21.8 | Polk | 23.9 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
