Projected Degree Gap: 22.2%

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

Levels of Education

for Oklahoma

AGES 25-64
  • 67,824 | 3.6%Less than ninth grade
  • 162,057 | 8.8%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 578,521 | 31.0%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 474,747 | 25.4%Some college, no degree
  • 144,624 | 7.7%Associate degree
  • 305,157 | 16.3%Bachelor’s degree
  • 135,147 | 7.2%Graduate or professional degree
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Attainment Rates

for Oklahoma

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 34.2%White
  • 23.8%Black
  • 13.8%Hispanic
  • 47.8%Asian
  • 23.1%Native American
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Percentage of Oklahoma adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:

Adair 15.5 Grady 26.7 Payne 40.1
Beckham 27.2 Jackson 28.9 Pittsburg 26.3
Bryan 29.6 Kay 30.3 Pontotoc 31.1
Caddo 19.4 Le Flore 21.4 Pottawatomie 24.3
Canadian 35.0 Lincoln 20.2 Rogers 32.5
Carter 23.6 Logan 26.8 Seminole 22.0
Cherokee 27.6 Mayes 18.6 Sequoyah 21.3
Cleveland 40.4 McClain 26.1 Stephens 22.0
Comanche 29.2 McCurtain 17.7 Texas 18.9
Creek 23.5 Muskogee 27.3 Tulsa 39.3
Custer 30.7 Oklahoma 35.5 Wagoner 30.7
Delaware 18.4 Okmulgee 26.0 Washington 34.5
Garfield 31.5 Osage 28.9 Other counties 23.3*
Garvin 20.7 Ottawa 27.1    

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

*This percentage is an average for the 37 Oklahoma counties with fewer than 20,000 residents.