Educational Attainment in Knox County, Maine (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma238.585716%39.045688%38.585716%38.6%11,49711.5k54.490536%52.877022%54.490536%54.5%16,23616.2k6.923748%8.077290%6.923748%6.9%2,063

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Maine at large.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-1.178034%-1.178034%-1.2%38.586%38.6%39.046%39.0%3.051446%3.051446%+3.1%54.491%54.5%52.877%52.9%-14.281302%-14.281302%-14.3%6.924%6.92%8.077%8.08%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.235065%1.282043%1.235065%1.2%3681.761981%1.740214%1.761981%1.8%5257.561418%7.440344%7.561418%7.6%2,25319.667069%18.853036%19.667069%19.7%5,8608.360183%9.730050%8.360183%8.4%2,49119.566385%19.715986%19.566385%19.6%5,83034.924151%33.161036%34.924151%34.9%10,40610.4k5.155054%5.200059%5.155054%5.2%1,5361.365955%2.303185%1.365955%1.4%4070.402739%0.574046%0.402739%0.4%120

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Maine at large.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
-40%-20%-0%+20%+40%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-3.664318%-3.664318%-3.7%1.235%1.24%1.282%1.28%1.250829%1.250829%+1.3%1.762%1.76%1.740%1.74%1.627262%1.627262%+1.6%7.561%7.56%7.440%7.44%4.317783%4.317783%+4.3%19.667%19.7%18.853%18.9%-14.078729%-14.078729%-14.1%8.360%8.36%9.730%9.73%-0.758782%-0.758782%-0.8%19.566%19.6%19.716%19.7%5.316827%5.316827%+5.3%34.924%34.9%33.161%33.2%-0.865470%-0.865470%-0.9%5.155%5.16%5.200%5.20%-40.692771%-40.692771%-40.7%1.366%1.37%2.303%2.30%-29.842111%-29.842111%-29.8%0.403%0.40%0.574%0.57%

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
More Females More Males
Maine
Knox County
20%0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-22.988223%-13.567497%-22.988223%23%42.432%42.4%34.501%34.5%9.942738%5.021923%9.942738%10%51.984%52.0%57.153%57.2%49.469364%33.915658%49.469364%49%5.584%5.58%8.347%8.35%

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
More Females More Males
Maine
Knox County
50%0%50%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None69.046350%61.302036%69.046350%69%0.925%0.93%1.564%1.56%24.210060%68.011865%24.210060%24%1.577%1.58%1.959%1.96%-22.076593%-38.718262%-22.076593%22%8.288%8.29%6.789%6.79%-21.532051%-12.040029%-21.532051%22%21.516%21.5%17.704%17.7%-56.144151%-21.903258%-56.144151%56%10.126%10.1%6.485%6.48%-7.056176%-2.593668%-7.056176%7%20.212%20.2%18.880%18.9%20.461186%9.779435%20.461186%20%31.772%31.8%38.273%38.3%45.942971%40.149690%45.942971%46%4.216%4.22%6.153%6.15%109.328759%30.321409%109.328759%109%0.893%0.89%1.869%1.87%-46.230950%-0.723881%-46.230950%46%0.476%0.48%0.325%0.33%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3422.623920%15.145036%22.623920%22.6%1,9908,79618.175159%17.940929%18.175159%18.2%2,23312,28612.3k20.578638%21.724182%20.578638%20.6%9464,59716.784066%24.240221%16.784066%16.8%6914,117

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Maine at large.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
20%0%20%40%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3449.381756%49.381756%49.4%22.624%22.6%15.145%15.1%1.305560%1.305560%1.3%18.175%18.2%17.941%17.9%-5.273128%-5.273128%5.3%20.579%20.6%21.724%21.7%-30.759434%-30.759434%30.8%16.784%16.8%24.240%24.2%

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
More Females More Males
Maine
Knox County
60%40%20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-3426.222901%21.104275%26.222901%26.2%20.224%20.2%25.528%25.5%-38.449147%-16.950033%-38.449147%38.4%21.001%21.0%15.169%15.2%-70.960068%-29.909568%-70.960068%71.0%26.151%26.2%15.297%15.3%-63.333933%-27.578242%-63.333933%63.3%21.061%21.1%12.894%12.9%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$45,272.000000$54,151.000000$45,272.000000$45.3k3,14610.558%10.6%$35,010.000000$41,992.000000$35,010.000000$35.0k5,86019.667%19.7%$30,204.000000$31,877.000000$30,204.000000$30.2k8,32127.927%27.9%$26,140.000000$27,225.000000$26,140.000000$26.1k10,40610.4k34.924%34.9%$19,837.000000$20,616.000000$19,837.000000$19.8k2,0636.924%6.92%$30,419.000000$33,299.000000$30,419.000000$30.4k29,79629.8k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Female Male
Maine
Knox County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-38,482.000000$-48,878.000000$-38,482.000000$38.5k$38,482.000000$13,100.000000$48,878.000000$17,084.000000$51,582.000000$51.6k1,6561,490$-31,006.000000$-36,085.000000$-31,006.000000$31.0k$31,006.000000$6,360.000000$36,085.000000$15,918.000000$37,366.000000$37.4k3,3022,558$-25,497.000000$-26,825.000000$-25,497.000000$25.5k$25,497.000000$11,469.000000$26,825.000000$13,218.000000$36,966.000000$37.0k4,6563,665$-20,968.000000$-21,805.000000$-20,968.000000$21.0k$20,968.000000$10,711.000000$21,805.000000$10,472.000000$31,679.000000$31.7k4,8765,530$-16,912.000000$-14,761.000000$-16,912.000000$16.9k$16,912.000000$9,807.000000$14,761.000000$8,304.000000$26,719.000000$26.7k8571,206$-25,659.000000$-28,632.000000$-25,659.000000$25.7k$25,659.000000$10,491.000000$28,632.000000$11,126.000000$36,150.000000$36.2k15,34715.3k14,44914.4k

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma312.121212%36.459909%12.121212%12.1%487.878788%49.773071%87.878788%87.9%290.000000%0.000000%0.0%13.767020%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Knox County
Maine
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.796457%85.638390%83.796457%83.8%4,82571.881770%75.609542%71.881770%71.9%4,64567.987022%67.174446%67.987022%68.0%5,02942.950108%43.918702%42.950108%43.0%594

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Female Male
Maine
Knox County
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20%10%0%10%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.318145%-6.492648%-5.318145%5.3%5.318145%2.889416%6.492648%2.533075%8.207561%8.2%1,142789-0.000000%-13.626790%-9.811806%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%13.013699%13.626790%13.013699%13.0%190-0.000000%-20.612863%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%20.612863%2.718691%0.000000%0.0%00-10.344828%-5.408597%-11.788384%-15.753425%15.8%10.344828%11.788384%2.360397%10.344828%10.3%1523-13.975155%-7.659460%-13.333333%-1.515468%-21.634615%21.6%13.975155%13.333333%13.975155%14.0%4545

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Maine and Knox County
Female Male
Maine
Knox County
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50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-27.734656%-4.174215%-27.789199%-3.115117%-31.908870%31.9%27.734656%27.789199%27.734656%27.7%3,8594,734-45.652174%-22.491228%-45.652174%45.7%45.652174%7.772484%22.491228%0.107761%53.424658%53.4%7821-95.419847%-39.034384%-95.419847%95.4%95.419847%4.580153%39.034384%2.316390%100.000000%100.0%6125-26.027397%-29.443634%-1.397846%-26.027397%26.0%26.027397%18.800189%29.443634%44.827586%44.8%6538-17.080745%-4.553870%-19.617486%-2.686997%-21.634615%21.6%17.080745%19.617486%17.080745%17.1%5545

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Knox County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20%28%35%42%49%57%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
39%45%52%58%65%71%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.4%17.9%22.5%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.9%8.6%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.5%15.6%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11%19%27%34%42%50%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.6%5.1%7.7%10.2%12.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%5.0%9.9%14.9%19.8%24.8%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%23%30%36%43%50%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.5%9.0%13.4%17.9%22.5%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.4%6.9%10.3%13.7%17.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.41%0.82%1.23%1.65%2.06%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Knox County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%32%38%44%50%57%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
39%44%50%55%61%66%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.6%4.6%6.5%8.4%10.3%12.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.42%0.85%1.27%1.69%2.11%2.54%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.9%1.8%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.9%4.7%6.4%8.1%9.8%11.6%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.0%14.6%18.1%21.5%25.0%28.6%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.6%7.1%8.5%9.9%11.4%12.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.3%16.3%18.2%20.1%22.0%24.0%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%21%26%32%37%42%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.1%3.3%4.4%5.5%6.6%7.8%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.38%0.76%1.13%1.51%1.89%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Knox County

There are 3 places in Knox County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastThomastonNew EnglandMaineKnox CountyKnoxRocklandCamden13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.337698%10.337698%10.3%15019.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k6.923748%6.923748%6.9%2,0636.770175%6.770175%6.8%37524.794769%4.794769%4.8%1323

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#CamdenNew EnglandNortheastRocklandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKnox CountyKnoxMaineThomaston47.984017%47.984017%48.0%1,321137.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.781730%30.781730%30.8%1,705230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.225534%30.225534%30.2%9,00629.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k28.463129%28.463129%28.5%4133

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#New EnglandCamdenNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaineKnox CountyKnoxRocklandThomaston4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.104613%4.104613%4.1%11314.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k2.997047%2.997047%3.0%8932.545586%2.545586%2.5%14122.343212%2.343212%2.3%343

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#KnoxMaineNew EnglandUnited StatesNortheastRocklandThomastonCamden-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494694x1.494694x1.49x5.584%5.58%8.347%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.291069x-1.291069x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x7.527%7.53%5.830%5.83%1-2.243775x-2.243775x2.24x1.000000x1.000000x14.024%14.0%6.250%6.25%2-2.516932x-2.516932x2.52x1.000000x1.000000x6.338%6.34%2.518%2.52%3

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#ThomastonRocklandMaineUnited StatesNortheastNew EnglandKnoxCamden-1.000000x-1.000000x3.604288x3.604288x3.60x1.048%1.05%3.779%3.78%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.739170x2.739170x2.74x1.434%1.43%3.927%3.93%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651252x1.651252x1.65x2.302%2.30%3.801%3.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407901x1.407901x1.41x2.502%2.50%3.523%3.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013181x1.013181x1.01x4.083%4.08%4.137%4.14%3

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Knox County

There are 20 county subdivisions in Knox County. This section compares all 20 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Matinicus Isle PlantationMatinicus IsleTown of Isle au HautIsle au HautUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of WashingtonWashingtonTown of VinalhavenVinalhavenNortheastTown of CushingCushingTown of ThomastonThomastonNew EnglandTown of WarrenWarrenTown of South ThomastonS ThomastonMaineTown of AppletonAppletonTown of FriendshipFriendshipKnox CountyKnoxRocklandTown of St. GeorgeSt. GeorgeTown of UnionTown of Owls HeadOwls HeadTown of HopeTown of CamdenCamdenTown of RockportRockportTown of North HavenN HvnMuscle Ridge IslandsMuscle Rdg Iss22.413793%22.413793%22.4%13117.142857%17.142857%17.1%6213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.682091%12.682091%12.7%148312.240185%12.240185%12.2%106411.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.221450%11.221450%11.2%11359.662066%9.662066%9.7%20369.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.335688%8.335688%8.3%29578.143939%8.143939%8.1%8688.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k7.578740%7.578740%7.6%7797.469880%7.469880%7.5%62106.923748%6.923748%6.9%2,0636.770175%6.770175%6.8%375116.065401%6.065401%6.1%115125.786090%5.786090%5.8%99135.542359%5.542359%5.5%70144.718693%4.718693%4.7%52154.429083%4.429083%4.4%173162.688860%2.688860%2.7%63171.983003%1.983003%2.0%7180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Muscle Ridge IslandsMuscle Rdg IssTown of North HavenN HvnTown of RockportRockportTown of CamdenCamdenTown of St. GeorgeSt. GeorgeNew EnglandTown of Isle au HautIsle au HautTown of HopeNortheastRocklandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKnox CountyKnoxMaineTown of South ThomastonS ThomastonTown of Owls HeadOwls HeadTown of ThomastonThomastonTown of FriendshipFriendshipTown of AppletonAppletonTown of UnionTown of VinalhavenVinalhavenTown of CushingCushingTown of WashingtonWashingtonMatinicus Isle PlantationMatinicus IsleTown of WarrenWarren50.000000%50.000000%50.0%4147.308782%47.308782%47.3%167244.131455%44.131455%44.1%1,034343.778802%43.778802%43.8%1,710438.343882%38.343882%38.3%727537.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M37.142857%37.142857%37.1%13636.751361%36.751361%36.8%405734.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.781730%30.781730%30.8%1,705830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.225534%30.225534%30.2%9,00629.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k28.314394%28.314394%28.3%299927.315914%27.315914%27.3%3451026.939553%26.939553%26.9%5661126.144578%26.144578%26.1%2171225.000000%25.000000%25.0%2541324.956166%24.956166%25.0%4271423.094688%23.094688%23.1%2001522.343595%22.343595%22.3%2251620.308483%20.308483%20.3%2371718.965517%18.965517%19.0%111812.998022%12.998022%13.0%46019

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Town of Isle au HautIsle au HautTown of RockportRockportTown of Owls HeadOwls HeadTown of HopeTown of St. GeorgeSt. GeorgeNew EnglandTown of CamdenCamdenNortheastTown of North HavenN HvnMatinicus Isle PlantationMatinicus IsleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of CushingCushingMaineKnox CountyKnoxTown of AppletonAppletonTown of ThomastonThomastonRocklandTown of South ThomastonS ThomastonTown of UnionTown of WashingtonWashingtonTown of FriendshipFriendshipTown of VinalhavenVinalhavenTown of WarrenWarrenMuscle Ridge IslandsMuscle Rdg Iss11.428571%11.428571%11.4%416.402049%6.402049%6.4%15025.146477%5.146477%5.1%6535.081670%5.081670%5.1%5644.852321%4.852321%4.9%9254.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.249872%4.249872%4.2%16664.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.966006%3.966006%4.0%1473.448276%3.448276%3.4%283.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.078451%3.078451%3.1%3193.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k2.997047%2.997047%3.0%8932.952756%2.952756%3.0%30102.570205%2.570205%2.6%54112.545586%2.545586%2.5%141122.367424%2.367424%2.4%25131.285798%1.285798%1.3%22141.199657%1.199657%1.2%14150.843373%0.843373%0.8%7160.461894%0.461894%0.5%4170.452105%0.452105%0.5%16180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#RockportIsle au HautAppletonFriendshipVinalhavenTown of UnionWarrenCushingWashingtonSt. GeorgeKnoxMaineS ThomastonNew EnglandUnited StatesNortheastMatinicus IsleTown of HopeOwls HeadRocklandN HvnCamdenThomaston-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.839%5.84%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%25.000%25.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.808141x4.808141x4.81x2.590%2.59%12.451%12.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.595640x4.595640x4.60x2.851%2.85%13.102%13.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.292123x4.292123x4.29x4.535%4.53%19.463%19.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.607307x3.607307x3.61x2.491%2.49%8.986%8.99%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.396824x3.396824x3.40x3.391%3.39%11.519%11.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.453566x2.453566x2.45x6.691%6.69%16.418%16.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.962225x1.962225x1.96x8.438%8.44%16.557%16.6%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608197x1.608197x1.61x4.689%4.69%7.541%7.54%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494694x1.494694x1.49x5.584%5.58%8.347%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.272764x1.272764x1.27x7.170%7.17%9.125%9.13%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016129x1.016129x1.02x22.222%22.2%22.581%22.6%12-1.162440x-1.162440x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x5.072%5.07%4.364%4.36%13-1.214322x-1.214322x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x6.051%6.05%4.983%4.98%14-1.291069x-1.291069x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x7.527%7.53%5.830%5.83%15-1.847291x-1.847291x1.85x1.000000x1.000000x2.463%2.46%1.333%1.33%16-2.021373x-2.021373x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x5.632%5.63%2.786%2.79%17-2.065095x-2.065095x2.07x1.000000x1.000000x12.856%12.9%6.225%6.23%18

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#WarrenVinalhavenFriendshipMatinicus IsleIsle au HautWashingtonRocklandN HvnCushingRockportAppletonMaineUnited StatesNortheastSt. GeorgeOwls HeadNew EnglandKnoxTown of UnionThomastonCamdenTown of HopeS Thomaston-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.743%0.74%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.895%0.89%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.872%1.87%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%6.452%6.45%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%16.667%16.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.348087x3.348087x3.35x0.539%0.54%1.803%1.80%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.739170x2.739170x2.74x1.434%1.43%3.927%3.93%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.436000x2.436000x2.44x2.463%2.46%6.000%6.00%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.085676x2.085676x2.09x2.045%2.04%4.264%4.26%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709172x1.709172x1.71x4.826%4.83%8.248%8.25%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.686947x1.686947x1.69x2.191%2.19%3.696%3.70%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651252x1.651252x1.65x2.302%2.30%3.801%3.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.456999x1.456999x1.46x3.976%3.98%5.792%5.79%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450937x1.450937x1.45x4.236%4.24%6.146%6.15%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407901x1.407901x1.41x2.502%2.50%3.523%3.52%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.402842x1.402842x1.40x1.068%1.07%1.498%1.50%14-1.000777x-1.000777x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x2.571%2.57%2.569%2.57%15-1.109319x-1.109319x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x4.435%4.43%3.998%4.00%16-1.149666x-1.149666x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x5.435%5.43%4.727%4.73%17-1.488679x-1.488679x1.49x1.000000x1.000000x2.830%2.83%1.901%1.90%18

Educational Attainment by County in Maine

There are 16 counties in Maine. This section compares Knox County to all of the counties in Maine and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesAroostook CountyAroostookSomerset CountySomersetWashington CountyWashingtonNortheastAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginPiscataquis CountyPiscataquisNew EnglandPenobscot CountyPenobscotKennebec CountyKennebecOxford CountyOxfordMaineWaldo CountyWaldoYork CountyYorkFranklin CountyFranklinKnox CountyKnoxLincoln CountyLincolnHancock CountyHancockSagadahoc CountySagadahocCumberland CountyCumberland13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.572260%12.572260%12.6%6,394112.049861%12.049861%12.0%4,524212.017735%12.017735%12.0%2,819311.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.560153%10.560153%10.6%7,835410.262328%10.262328%10.3%1,33459.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.778139%8.778139%8.8%9,35168.622147%8.622147%8.6%7,44678.485964%8.485964%8.5%3,54988.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k8.071875%8.071875%8.1%2,30097.620950%7.620950%7.6%11,06611.1k107.552870%7.552870%7.6%1,625116.923748%6.923748%6.9%2,063126.790290%6.790290%6.8%1,765136.163645%6.163645%6.2%2,516145.528066%5.528066%5.5%1,430155.489845%5.489845%5.5%11,28811.3k16

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Cumberland CountyCumberlandNew EnglandNortheastSagadahoc CountySagadahocHancock CountyHancockLincoln CountyLincolnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKnox CountyKnoxYork CountyYorkMaineWaldo CountyWaldoFranklin CountyFranklinKennebec CountyKennebecPenobscot CountyPenobscotAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginWashington CountyWashingtonOxford CountyOxfordAroostook CountyAroostookPiscataquis CountyPiscataquisSomerset CountySomerset44.055910%44.055910%44.1%90,58690.6k137.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.489253%33.489253%33.5%8,663232.513474%32.513474%32.5%13,27213.3k332.447197%32.447197%32.4%8,434430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.225534%30.225534%30.2%9,006530.065080%30.065080%30.1%43,65643.7k629.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k29.181582%29.181582%29.2%8,315725.758773%25.758773%25.8%5,542825.264304%25.264304%25.3%21,81821.8k924.731052%24.731052%24.7%26,34526.3k1020.703830%20.703830%20.7%15,36115.4k1120.096347%20.096347%20.1%4,7141218.150734%18.150734%18.2%7,5911318.093515%18.093515%18.1%9,2021416.332026%16.332026%16.3%2,1231515.826763%15.826763%15.8%5,94216

Very Advanced Degrees by County#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox County
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Cumberland CountyCumberlandNew EnglandNortheastHancock CountyHancockLincoln CountyLincolnUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMaineSagadahoc CountySagadahocKnox CountyKnoxPenobscot CountyPenobscotKennebec CountyKennebecYork CountyYorkWaldo CountyWaldoFranklin CountyFranklinWashington CountyWashingtonAndroscoggin CountyAndroscogginAroostook CountyAroostookSomerset CountySomersetPiscataquis CountyPiscataquisOxford CountyOxford5.048732%5.048732%5.0%10,38110.4k14.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.689368%3.689368%3.7%1,50623.658677%3.658677%3.7%95133.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k3.007577%3.007577%3.0%77842.997047%2.997047%3.0%89352.916659%2.916659%2.9%3,10762.798782%2.798782%2.8%2,41772.613546%2.613546%2.6%3,79582.463677%2.463677%2.5%70292.277481%2.277481%2.3%490102.029245%2.029245%2.0%476111.967814%1.967814%2.0%1,460121.549412%1.549412%1.5%788131.499574%1.499574%1.5%563141.130856%1.130856%1.1%147151.126202%1.126202%1.1%47116

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#PiscataquisSagadahocSomersetHancockWashingtonWaldoFranklinKnoxOxfordLincolnYorkPenobscotMaineKennebecAndroscogginNew EnglandUnited StatesNortheastCumberlandAroostook-1.000000x-1.000000x2.196578x2.196578x2.20x6.474%6.47%14.221%14.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.987056x1.987056x1.99x3.754%3.75%7.459%7.46%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802954x1.802954x1.80x8.655%8.65%15.604%15.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766049x1.766049x1.77x4.518%4.52%7.978%7.98%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668724x1.668724x1.67x9.069%9.07%15.134%15.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668005x1.668005x1.67x6.101%6.10%10.177%10.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.639633x1.639633x1.64x5.765%5.77%9.453%9.45%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494694x1.494694x1.49x5.584%5.58%8.347%8.35%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.410209x1.410209x1.41x7.078%7.08%9.982%9.98%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.393958x1.393958x1.39x5.719%5.72%7.972%7.97%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382643x1.382643x1.38x6.441%6.44%8.906%8.91%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.357664x1.357664x1.36x7.487%7.49%10.165%10.2%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.323434x1.323434x1.32x7.466%7.47%9.881%9.88%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166417x1.166417x1.17x9.776%9.78%11.403%11.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060943x1.060943x1.06x5.335%5.34%5.660%5.66%15-1.014792x-1.014792x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x12.662%12.7%12.477%12.5%16

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Maine, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#LincolnAndroscogginAroostookOxfordPiscataquisPenobscotYorkMaineCumberlandHancockWashingtonUnited StatesNortheastKennebecSagadahocNew EnglandFranklinSomersetKnoxWaldo-1.000000x-1.000000x2.349301x2.349301x2.35x2.229%2.23%5.237%5.24%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.207656x2.207656x2.21x1.244%1.24%2.746%2.75%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.981644x1.981644x1.98x1.050%1.05%2.080%2.08%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.952246x1.952246x1.95x0.770%0.77%1.504%1.50%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.747720x1.747720x1.75x0.828%0.83%1.447%1.45%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712089x1.712089x1.71x2.171%2.17%3.717%3.72%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.680541x1.680541x1.68x1.971%1.97%3.313%3.31%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651252x1.651252x1.65x2.302%2.30%3.801%3.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627698x1.627698x1.63x3.887%3.89%6.328%6.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.623876x1.623876x1.62x2.845%2.85%4.620%4.62%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590656x1.590656x1.59x1.577%1.58%2.508%2.51%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485479x1.485479x1.49x2.271%2.27%3.373%3.37%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477246x1.477246x1.48x2.448%2.45%3.616%3.62%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440643x1.440643x1.44x1.877%1.88%2.703%2.70%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440175x1.440175x1.44x1.234%1.23%1.777%1.78%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407901x1.407901x1.41x2.502%2.50%3.523%3.52%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.327795x1.327795x1.33x2.127%2.13%2.824%2.82%16

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

No H.S. Diploma by County#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardNortheastCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkNew EnglandFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxMaineWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisKnox CountyKnoxOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k438.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k7.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.923748%6.923748%6.9%2,0636.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinNew EnglandSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookNortheastSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKnox CountyKnoxHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasMaineSacramento CountySacramentoMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2137.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M36.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.384794%34.384794%34.4%352,396352k2434.188819%34.188819%34.2%346,463346k2534.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2633.350646%33.350646%33.4%224,744225k2732.800693%32.800693%32.8%221,734222k2831.922850%31.922850%31.9%263,443263k2931.433296%31.433296%31.4%279,420279k3031.015731%31.015731%31.0%404,554405k3130.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k3230.891280%30.891280%30.9%269,342269k3330.800609%30.800609%30.8%204,172204k3430.764105%30.764105%30.8%2,064,9112.06M3530.734653%30.734653%30.7%379,742380k3630.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.225534%30.225534%30.2%9,00630.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k29.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4127.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50

Very Advanced Degrees by County#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoNew EnglandPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaNortheastHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasMaineKnox CountyKnoxOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.475020%4.475020%4.5%45,34945.3k204.348784%4.348784%4.3%91,34591.3k214.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k224.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k244.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k254.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.784527%3.784527%3.8%70,75670.8k283.768025%3.768025%3.8%25,47225.5k293.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k303.604427%3.604427%3.6%241,932242k313.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%3.517075%3.5%45,87545.9k333.474402%3.474402%3.5%30,88530.9k343.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k353.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.266254%3.266254%3.3%31,96532.0k373.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k393.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k2.997047%2.997047%3.0%8932.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#KnoxMaineMecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoNew EnglandDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookNortheastMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494694x1.494694x1.49x5.584%5.58%8.347%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161379x1.161379x1.16x11.523%11.5%13.383%13.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158198x1.158198x1.16x9.397%9.40%10.884%10.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%20.8%23.273%23.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117209x1.117209x1.12x9.458%9.46%10.567%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101852x1.101852x1.10x11.740%11.7%12.936%12.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079174x1.079174x1.08x14.234%14.2%15.361%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066137x1.066137x1.07x11.462%11.5%12.220%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x11.337%11.3%12.076%12.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064463x1.064463x1.06x18.923%18.9%20.143%20.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061865x1.061865x1.06x8.863%8.86%9.411%9.41%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061606x1.061606x1.06x9.934%9.93%10.546%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056584x1.056584x1.06x12.873%12.9%13.601%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009187x1.009187x1.01x16.504%16.5%16.655%16.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%36-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%37-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.330%22.3%22.232%22.2%38-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%39-1.015422x-1.015422x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.605%15.6%15.368%15.4%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%42-1.022059x-1.022059x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x19.576%19.6%19.154%19.2%43-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%44-1.029280x-1.029280x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.877%12.9%12.511%12.5%45-1.033862x-1.033862x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.229%6.23%6.025%6.02%46-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%47-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%48-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%49-1.156494x-1.156494x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.584%9.58%8.287%8.29%50

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
Female
Male
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Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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