Projected Degree Gap: 10.9%

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

Levels of Education

for Pennsylvania

AGES 25-64
  • 156,208 | 2.4%Less than ninth grade
  • 438,361 | 6.7%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
  • 2,315,521 | 35.2%High school graduate (or equivalency)
  • 1,166,236 | 17.8%Some college, no degree
  • 568,691 | 8.6%Associate degree
  • 1,214,759 | 18.5%Bachelor’s degree
  • 707,356 | 10.5%Graduate or professional degree

Attainment Rates

for Pennsylvania

By Population Group AGES 25-64
  • 39.30%White
  • 23.25%Black
  • 18.85%Hispanic
  • 61.56%Asian
  • 29.55%Native American

Percentage of Pennsylvania adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:

Adams 27.8 Delaware 45.9 Montgomery 54.6
Allegheny 48.7 Elk 30.4 Northampton 39.0
Armstrong 26.0 Erie 33.3 Northumberland 23.7
Beaver 33.5 Fayette 24.4 Perry 22.3
Bedford 23.6 Franklin 26.5 Philadelphia 29.7
Berks 32.3 Greene 26.7 Pike 32.4
Blair 29.8 Huntingdon 23.3 Schuylkill 26.1
Bradford 24.7 Indiana 30.4 Snyder 26.0
Bucks 46.1 Jefferson 22.1 Somerset 25.1
Butler 44.3 Juniata 19.6 Susquehanna 26.2
Cambria 30.6 Lackawanna 36.7 Tioga 30.3
Carbon 25.1 Lancaster 31.5 Union 30.2
Centre 51.4 Lawrence 31.3 Venango 26.8
Chester 57.4 Lebanon 26.8 Warren 27.0
Clarion 26.2 Lehigh 39.7 Washington 41.0
Clearfield 23.2 Luzerne 33.1 Wayne 29.7
Clinton 28.6 Lycoming 33.1 Westmoreland 39.7
Columbia 27.3 McKean 26.1 Wyoming 26.8
Crawford 25.5 Mercer 28.5 York 32.7
Cumberland 43.1 Mifflin 19.3 Other counties 25.3*
Dauphin 37.6 Monroe 32.9    

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

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