Education
See below for the latest data on:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-2009 American Community Survey Five-year Estimates
1 Years of school completed, not attended
- Educational Attainment by Nativity; and,
- Educational Attainment by Sex, Nativity and U.S. Citizenship.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT by NATIVITY (25 years and over): 2009
Total | Native | Foreign-born | |
---|---|---|---|
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 79,887,998 | 74,288,319 | 5,599,679 |
Population 25 years and over | 197,440,772 | 166,460,670 | 30,980,102 |
Less than high school graduate | 15.40% | 12.30% | 32.20% |
High school graduate (includes equivalent) | 29.30% | 30.50% | 22.80% |
Some college or associate's degree | 27.70% | 29.50% | 18.10% |
Bachelor's degree | 17.40% | 17.70% | 15.90% |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT by SEX, AGE, NATIVITY and U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS (25 years and over): 2009
Sex and Educational Attainment 1 | Total | Native | Foreign-born | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number* | Percent | Number* | Percent | Number* | Percent | |
Both sexes | 198,285 | 100 | 167,133 | 100 | 31,152 | 100 |
...Less than 9th grade | 10,828 | 5.5 | 4,700 | 2.8 | 6,128 | 19.7 |
...9th to 12th grade (no diploma) | 15,587 | 7.9 | 12,121 | 7.3 | 3,466 | 11.1 |
...High school graduate | 61,626 | 31.1 | 53,945 | 32.3 | 7,681 | 24.7 |
...Some college or associate's degree | 51,670 | 26.1 | 46,705 | 27.9 | 4,964 | 15.9 |
...Bachelor's degree | 37,635 | 19 | 32,107 | 19.2 | 5,528 | 17.8 |
...Master's degree | 15,118 | 7.6 | 12,911 | 7.7 | 2,208 | 7.1 |
...Professional degree | 3,206 | 1.6 | 2,655 | 1.6 | 552 | 1.8 |
...Doctorate | 2,614 | 1.3 | 1,990 | 1.2 | 624 | 2 |
...Less than high school diploma | 26,415 | 13.3 | 16,820 | 10.1 | 9,594 | 30.8 |
...High school graduate or more | 171,870 | 86.7 | 150,313 | 89.9 | 21,557 | 69.2 |
...Less than bachelor's degree | 139,711 | 70.5 | 117,470 | 70.3 | 22,241 | 71.4 |
...Bachelor's degree or more | 58,574 | 29.5 | 49,663 | 29.7 | 8,911 | 28.6 |
...Less than master's degree | 177,346 | 89.4 | 149,577 | 89.5 | 27,769 | 89.1 |
...Master's degree or more | 20,938 | 10.6 | 17,556 | 10.5 | 3,382 | 10.9 |
* Numbers in thousands
Source:U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement 2009