Projected Degree Gap: 20.5%

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

Levels of Education

for Nevada

AGES 25-64
  • 89,383 | 6.3%Less than ninth grade
  • 136,139 | 9.6%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 386,199 | 27.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 377,798 | 26.7%Some college, no degree
  • 106,744 | 7.5%Associate degree
  • 220,542 | 15.6%Bachelor’s degree
  • 98,245 | 6.9%Graduate or professional degree
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Attainment Rates

for Nevada

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 35.2%White
  • 22.7%Black
  • 11.4%Hispanic
  • 45.9%Asian
  • 19.2%Native American
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Percentage of Nevada adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:

Carson City 30.9 Douglas 36.0 Nye 16.7
Churchill 26.4 Elko 26.0 Washoe 35.5
Clark 29.0 Lyon 20.3 Other counties 18.7*

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

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