Projected Degree Gap: 2.3%

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

Levels of Education

for New Hampshire

AGES 25-64
  • 13,840 | 1.9%Less than ninth grade
  • 37,222 | 5.1%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 200,665 | 27.3%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 144,428 | 19.7%Some college, no degree
  • 74,480 | 10.1%Associate degree
  • 170,613 | 23.2%Bachelor’s degree
  • 92,626 | 12.7%Graduate or professional degree
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Attainment Rates

for New Hampshire

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 44.2%White
  • 37.2%Black
  • 34.1%Hispanic
  • 68.5%Asian
  • 45.9%Native American
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Percentage of New Hampshire adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:

Belknap 36.4 Grafton 46.6 Strafford 42.4
Carroll 39.1 Hillsborough 47.2 Sullivan 33.4
Cheshire 39.8 Merrimack 44.8    
Coos 30.0 Rockingham 49.7    

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