Educational Attainment in Rowan County, North Carolina (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma228.217488%38.120270%28.217488%28.2%26,75326.8k55.644974%48.194287%55.644974%55.6%52,75752.8k16.137538%13.685443%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-25.977734%-25.977734%-26.0%28.217%28.2%38.120%38.1%15.459690%15.459690%+15.5%55.645%55.6%48.194%48.2%17.917541%17.917541%+17.9%16.138%16.1%13.685%13.7%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.429280%1.303714%0.429280%0.4%4070.585381%1.570683%0.585381%0.6%5553.889885%7.371102%3.889885%3.9%3,68812.720177%18.782627%12.720177%12.7%12,06012.1k10.592764%9.092144%10.592764%10.6%10,04310.0k22.467039%21.779049%22.467039%22.5%21,30121.3k33.177935%26.415238%33.177935%33.2%31,45631.5k10.421896%8.519865%10.421896%10.4%9,8814.745280%3.918203%4.745280%4.7%4,4990.970362%1.247376%0.970362%1.0%920

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-67.072561%-67.072561%-67.1%0.429%0.43%1.304%1.30%-62.730779%-62.730779%-62.7%0.585%0.59%1.571%1.57%-47.227905%-47.227905%-47.2%3.890%3.89%7.371%7.37%-32.276900%-32.276900%-32.3%12.720%12.7%18.783%18.8%16.504584%16.504584%+16.5%10.593%10.6%9.092%9.09%3.158954%3.158954%+3.2%22.467%22.5%21.779%21.8%25.601500%25.601500%+25.6%33.178%33.2%26.415%26.4%22.324673%22.324673%+22.3%10.422%10.4%8.520%8.52%21.108589%21.108589%+21.1%4.745%4.75%3.918%3.92%-22.207762%-22.207762%-22.2%0.970%0.97%1.247%1.25%

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 North Carolina and Rowan County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Rowan County
0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-18.181802%-11.967223%-18.181802%18%30.484%30.5%25.794%25.8%-0.546169%-0.546169%1%2.195107%55.791%55.8%55.488%55.5%36.380187%26.716071%36.380187%36%13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%

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 North Carolina and Rowan County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Rowan County
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None68.469483%57.251242%68.469483%68%0.323%0.32%0.543%0.54%81.107814%54.631395%81.107814%81%0.421%0.42%0.762%0.76%-46.869058%-23.461949%-46.869058%47%4.599%4.60%3.132%3.13%-7.145987%0.336109%0.336109%0%12.700%12.7%12.742%12.7%-44.416756%-35.609983%-44.416756%44%12.442%12.4%8.616%8.62%-18.976669%-6.763147%-18.976669%19%24.344%24.3%20.461%20.5%11.383119%9.782208%11.383119%11%31.448%31.4%35.027%35.0%23.527697%24.458884%23.527697%24%9.358%9.36%11.559%11.6%68.082255%32.724670%68.082255%68%3.570%3.57%6.001%6.00%45.274786%23.906473%45.274786%45%0.796%0.80%1.157%1.16%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.640656%13.488519%10.640656%10.6%2,40022,55522.6k13.336279%18.362663%13.336279%13.3%5,13138,47438.5k12.602310%21.758919%12.602310%12.6%2,17117,22717.2k14.244291%22.595424%14.244291%14.2%2,35816,55416.6k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-21.113234%-21.113234%21.1%10.641%10.6%13.489%13.5%-27.372847%-27.372847%27.4%13.336%13.3%18.363%18.4%-42.082093%-42.082093%42.1%12.602%12.6%21.759%21.8%-36.959397%-36.959397%37.0%14.244%14.2%22.595%22.6%

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 North Carolina and Rowan County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Rowan County
20%0%20%40%60%80%FM65+45-6435-4425-3480.076905%31.986189%80.076905%80.1%7.898%7.90%14.223%14.2%-11.735639%-8.621992%-11.735639%11.7%14.073%14.1%12.595%12.6%-8.240176%-20.654504%-8.240176%8.2%13.102%13.1%12.105%12.1%-37.323263%-25.488303%-37.323263%37.3%16.474%16.5%11.997%12.0%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$51,091.000000$59,736.000000$51,091.000000$51.1k4,6504.905%4.90%$40,387.000000$45,922.000000$40,387.000000$40.4k12,06012.1k12.720%12.7%$31,101.000000$31,242.000000$31,101.000000$31.1k31,34431.3k33.060%33.1%$28,406.000000$26,460.000000$28,406.000000$28.4k31,45631.5k33.178%33.2%$20,219.000000$19,187.000000$20,219.000000$20.2k15,30015.3k16.138%16.1%$31,099.000000$33,074.000000$31,099.000000$31.1k94,81094.8k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Female Male
North Carolina
Rowan County
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-48,990.000000$-50,440.000000$-48,990.000000$49.0k$48,990.000000$4,811.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$53,801.000000$53.8k2,6172,033$-34,981.000000$-38,851.000000$-34,981.000000$35.0k$34,981.000000$12,763.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$47,744.000000$47.7k6,2215,839$-27,491.000000$-26,431.000000$-27,491.000000$27.5k$27,491.000000$9,769.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$37,260.000000$37.3k18,02018.0k13,32413.3k$-21,642.000000$-21,547.000000$-21,642.000000$21.6k$21,642.000000$11,590.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$33,232.000000$33.2k15,40515.4k16,05116.1k$-14,809.000000$-14,797.000000$-14,809.000000$14.8k$14,809.000000$8,818.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$23,627.000000$23.6k6,7238,577$-27,204.000000$-29,144.000000$-27,204.000000$27.2k$27,204.000000$8,749.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$35,953.000000$36.0k48,98649.0k45,82445.8k

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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma317.567568%30.336622%17.567568%17.6%1368.918919%53.409946%68.918919%68.9%5113.513514%16.025628%13.513514%13.5%100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.227804%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 North Carolina and Rowan County
Rowan County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma380.882465%82.577602%80.882465%80.9%10,57710.6k72.883219%73.306683%72.883219%72.9%18,56718.6k61.189481%64.960229%61.189481%61.2%14,05414.1k40.111784%51.254883%40.111784%40.1%4,306

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Female Male
North Carolina
Rowan County
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-10.593888%-8.803413%-10.593888%10.6%10.593888%4.920057%8.803413%2.266904%15.513945%15.5%5,5184,035-17.405869%-14.413876%-17.405869%17.4%17.405869%2.051641%14.413876%4.148863%19.457510%19.5%1,2411,299-12.753036%-12.593961%-4.169797%-12.753036%12.8%12.753036%18.879617%12.593961%31.632653%31.6%12463-50.366748%-39.700857%-50.366748%50.4%50.366748%3.702029%39.700857%7.676096%54.068778%54.1%1,5881,236-44.711178%-29.332668%-44.711178%44.7%44.711178%4.406469%29.332668%9.263701%49.117647%49.1%835596

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Rowan County
Female Male
North Carolina
Rowan County
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-18.719073%-0.838268%-32.528372%-0.206331%-19.557341%19.6%18.719073%32.528372%18.719073%18.7%6,6587,449-14.236438%-1.105918%-15.811327%-6.448538%-15.342356%15.3%14.236438%15.811327%14.236438%14.2%9081,145-20.445344%-49.911204%-20.445344%20.4%20.445344%5.830166%49.911204%8.647936%26.275510%26.3%103101-2.648737%-11.393412%-4.416435%-2.648737%2.6%2.648737%0.960388%11.393412%3.609125%3.6%10665-6.588235%-1.288734%-12.979944%-5.568712%-7.876969%7.9%6.588235%12.979944%6.588235%6.6%112105

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Rowan 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
21.5%25.5%29.4%33.3%37.2%41.2%

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
51.4%53.2%54.9%56.6%58.4%60.1%

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
7.4%9.9%12.4%14.9%17.4%19.9%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.28%0.56%0.85%1.13%1.42%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.24%0.49%0.73%0.98%1.22%

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%1.2%2.5%3.7%4.9%6.2%

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
7.0%9.2%11.4%13.5%15.7%17.9%

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
8.7%10.7%12.8%14.8%16.8%18.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.0%17.8%21.5%25.2%29.0%32.7%

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
25.8%28.8%31.7%34.6%37.5%40.5%

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
6.0%8.2%10.4%12.6%14.8%17.0%

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%2.0%3.9%5.9%7.9%9.9%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.3%2.0%2.6%3.3%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Rowan 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
17%24%30%36%42%49%

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%45%51%56%62%68%

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
5.3%10.0%14.7%19.3%24.0%28.7%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.42%0.85%1.27%1.69%2.12%

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%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%2.7%4.4%6.2%8.0%9.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.9%8.7%13.4%18.1%22.8%27.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.8%7.8%9.6%11.5%13.4%15.3%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.3%20.2%24.0%27.7%31.5%35.3%

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
22.2%27.0%31.6%36.3%41.0%45.7%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.9%7.7%11.3%15.0%18.7%22.5%

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
0.9%2.8%4.7%6.5%8.3%10.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.2%2.8%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Rowan County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Rowan County (10 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Rowan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan 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 Rowan County, selected places in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#East SpencerSpencerEnochvilleSalisburyRowan CountyRowanKannapolisChina GroveSouthRockwellNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLandisSouth AtlanticClevelandCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteGranite QuarryFaith27.116705%27.116705%27.1%237118.969251%18.969251%19.0%438218.822933%18.822933%18.8%371316.155865%16.155865%16.2%3,632416.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k16.129032%16.129032%16.1%4,780514.401408%14.401408%14.4%409614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.202476%14.202476%14.2%195713.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M13.017499%13.017499%13.0%305812.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.339744%12.339744%12.3%77912.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k7.351408%7.351408%7.4%141105.602716%5.602716%5.6%3311

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 Rowan County, selected places in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%Count#Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaGranite QuarrySouthFaithRockwellSpencerSalisburyKannapolisRowan CountyRowanLandisClevelandEnochvilleChina GroveEast Spencer32.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.727842%28.727842%28.7%551128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.183362%28.183362%28.2%166221.922797%21.922797%21.9%301321.914249%21.914249%21.9%506421.080023%21.080023%21.1%4,739520.829397%20.829397%20.8%6,173617.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k14.468630%14.468630%14.5%339714.102564%14.102564%14.1%88811.516996%11.516996%11.5%22799.542254%9.542254%9.5%271107.780320%7.780320%7.8%6811

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 Rowan County, selected places in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteKannapolisSalisburyRockwellLandisEnochvilleRowan CountyRowanSpencerGranite QuarryFaithClevelandChina GroveEast Spencer3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.011068%2.011068%2.0%59611.881589%1.881589%1.9%42321.675164%1.675164%1.7%2331.579172%1.579172%1.6%3741.065449%1.065449%1.1%2151.014661%1.014661%1.0%9620.996102%0.996102%1.0%2360.886340%0.886340%0.9%1770.848896%0.848896%0.8%580.320513%0.320513%0.3%290.035211%0.035211%0.0%1100.000000%0.000000%0.0%011

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 Rowan County, selected places in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#China GroveRockwellLandisKannapolisFaithRowanN CarolinaSalisburyCharlotteSouth AtlanticEnochvilleSouthUnited StatesGranite QuarryClevelandEast SpencerSpencer-1.000000x-1.000000x2.465476x2.465476x2.47x8.374%8.37%20.645%20.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.167714x2.167714x2.17x9.141%9.14%19.816%19.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465222x1.465222x1.47x10.917%10.9%15.996%16.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.397422x1.397422x1.40x13.572%13.6%18.965%19.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382080x1.382080x1.38x4.805%4.80%6.641%6.64%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257982x1.257982x1.26x14.376%14.4%18.085%18.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160752x1.160752x1.16x17.488%17.5%20.299%20.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047989x1.047989x1.05x7.191%7.19%7.537%7.54%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.004122x1.004122x1.00x12.317%12.3%12.367%12.4%9-1.213511x-1.213511x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x29.950%30.0%24.681%24.7%10-1.282934x-1.282934x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x21.187%21.2%16.515%16.5%11

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 Rowan County, selected places in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#China GroveGranite QuarryRockwellSalisburyKannapolisLandisRowanN CarolinaSouthCharlotteUnited StatesSouth AtlanticSpencerFaithEnochvilleCleveland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.072%0.07%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.912%1.91%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.533%3.53%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.415998x2.415998x2.42x1.120%1.12%2.707%2.71%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.147026x2.147026x2.15x1.303%1.30%2.797%2.80%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.861068x1.861068x1.86x1.164%1.16%2.167%2.17%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.756219x1.756219x1.76x0.743%0.74%1.305%1.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.014523x1.014523x1.01x0.989%0.99%1.004%1.00%7-1.153153x-1.153153x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x0.901%0.90%0.781%0.78%8-1.808696x-1.808696x1.81x1.000000x1.000000x1.353%1.35%0.748%0.75%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.587%0.59%0.000%0%10

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Rowan County

There are 14 county subdivisions in Rowan County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Rowan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan 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 Rowan County, selected county subdivisions in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%5%10%15%Count#Morgan TownshipMorganGold Hill TownshipGold HlCleveland TownshipClevelandSalisbury TownshipSalisburyChina Grove TownshipChina GrvLocke TownshipLockeRowan CountyRowanSteele TownshipSteeleLitaker TownshipLitakerAtwell TownshipAtwellSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaProvidence TownshipProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticUnity TownshipUnityCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteScotch Irish TownshipScotch IrishFranklin TownshipFranklinMount Ulla TownshipMt Ulla19.829684%19.829684%19.8%489119.463180%19.463180%19.5%1,414217.640187%17.640187%17.6%302317.637333%17.637333%17.6%3,307417.600595%17.600595%17.6%3,075516.527062%16.527062%16.5%1,539616.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k15.913688%15.913688%15.9%236715.882205%15.882205%15.9%1,262815.183481%15.183481%15.2%1,353914.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.607226%13.607226%13.6%9341013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.389937%12.389937%12.4%1971112.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k11.784232%11.784232%11.8%1421211.035807%11.035807%11.0%977137.433809%7.433809%7.4%7314

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 Rowan County, selected county subdivisions in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%Count#Charlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthFranklin TownshipFranklinMount Ulla TownshipMt UllaProvidence TownshipProvidenceSalisbury TownshipSalisburyLitaker TownshipLitakerSteele TownshipSteeleUnity TownshipUnityLocke TownshipLockeRowan CountyRowanGold Hill TownshipGold HlAtwell TownshipAtwellChina Grove TownshipChina GrvCleveland TownshipClevelandScotch Irish TownshipScotch IrishMorgan TownshipMorgan32.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.878911%23.878911%23.9%2,114122.301426%22.301426%22.3%219220.687646%20.687646%20.7%1,420319.802667%19.802667%19.8%3,713419.078782%19.078782%19.1%1,516518.880647%18.880647%18.9%280618.113208%18.113208%18.1%288717.966065%17.966065%18.0%1,673817.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k16.668961%16.668961%16.7%1,211915.340590%15.340590%15.3%1,3671013.588232%13.588232%13.6%2,3741111.623832%11.623832%11.6%1991210.207469%10.207469%10.2%123138.637470%8.637470%8.6%21314

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 Rowan County, selected county subdivisions in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteFranklin TownshipFranklinSalisbury TownshipSalisburyScotch Irish TownshipScotch IrishGold Hill TownshipGold HlProvidence TownshipProvidenceSteele TownshipSteeleRowan CountyRowanLocke TownshipLockeChina Grove TownshipChina GrvMount Ulla TownshipMt UllaMorgan TownshipMorganAtwell TownshipAtwellLitaker TownshipLitakerCleveland TownshipClevelandUnity TownshipUnity3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.067096%2.067096%2.1%18311.461333%1.461333%1.5%27421.410788%1.410788%1.4%1731.197522%1.197522%1.2%8741.150932%1.150932%1.2%7951.078894%1.078894%1.1%1661.014661%1.014661%1.0%9621.009450%1.009450%1.0%9470.658234%0.658234%0.7%11580.610998%0.610998%0.6%690.608273%0.608273%0.6%15100.504994%0.504994%0.5%45110.364964%0.364964%0.4%29120.116822%0.116822%0.1%2130.000000%0.000000%0.0%014

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 Rowan County, selected county subdivisions in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#MorganScotch IrishChina GrvClevelandUnityMt UllaLitakerRowanAtwellFranklinN CarolinaCharlotteGold HlSouth AtlanticSalisburySouthProvidenceUnited StatesLockeSteele-1.000000x-1.000000x3.238762x3.238762x3.24x9.122%9.12%29.544%29.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.497533x2.497533x2.50x7.057%7.06%17.625%17.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.815536x1.815536x1.82x12.615%12.6%22.903%22.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549886x1.549886x1.55x14.241%14.2%22.073%22.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.476600x1.476600x1.48x9.893%9.89%14.608%14.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407163x1.407163x1.41x6.285%6.28%8.844%8.84%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.376182x1.376182x1.38x13.447%13.4%18.505%18.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345573x1.345573x1.35x13.002%13.0%17.495%17.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284538x1.284538x1.28x9.767%9.77%12.546%12.5%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223227x1.223227x1.22x17.516%17.5%21.427%21.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174828x1.174828x1.17x16.320%16.3%19.173%19.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132560x1.132560x1.13x12.789%12.8%14.484%14.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097963x1.097963x1.10x15.686%15.7%17.222%17.2%13-1.698975x-1.698975x1.70x1.000000x1.000000x19.213%19.2%11.309%11.3%14

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 Rowan County, selected county subdivisions in Rowan County, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#MorganScotch IrishMt UllaLitakerChina GrvSalisburyFranklinRowanN CarolinaSouthCharlotteUnited StatesSouth AtlanticProvidenceSteeleAtwellLockeGold HlCleveland-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.160%1.16%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.154%3.15%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.361%1.36%3-1.000000x-1.000000x9.332636x9.332636x9.33x0.073%0.07%0.680%0.68%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.431238x2.431238x2.43x0.389%0.39%0.945%0.94%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.232052x2.232052x2.23x0.931%0.93%2.079%2.08%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.110954x2.110954x2.11x1.372%1.37%2.895%2.90%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.756219x1.756219x1.76x0.743%0.74%1.305%1.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.417782x1.417782x1.42x0.958%0.96%1.358%1.36%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085622x1.085622x1.09x1.042%1.04%1.131%1.13%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013334x1.013334x1.01x0.502%0.50%0.508%0.51%10-1.262376x-1.262376x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x1.139%1.14%0.902%0.90%11-1.339868x-1.339868x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x1.371%1.37%1.023%1.02%12-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.206%0.21%0.000%0%13

Educational Attainment by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Rowan County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan 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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Chester CountyChesterGaston CountyGastonRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnLancaster CountyLancasterSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteIredell CountyIredellYork CountyYorkCabarrus CountyCabarrusUnion CountyUnionMecklenburg CountyMecklenburg20.395389%20.395389%20.4%4,529116.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k216.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k316.070248%16.070248%16.1%8,995415.769119%15.769119%15.8%9,256514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.136106%12.136106%12.1%13,77813.8k611.526411%11.526411%11.5%18,79918.8k711.076731%11.076731%11.1%13,99714.0k810.841169%10.841169%10.8%14,87314.9k910.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgUnion CountyUnionCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYork CountyYorkNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCabarrus CountyCabarrusSouthIredell CountyIredellLancaster CountyLancasterGaston CountyGastonLincoln CountyLincolnRowan CountyRowanChester CountyChester43.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k133.629273%33.629273%33.6%46,13646.1k232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.505503%29.505503%29.5%48,12248.1k329.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.615745%28.615745%28.6%36,16036.2k428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.684186%25.684186%25.7%29,15929.2k523.294206%23.294206%23.3%13,67313.7k619.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k719.711289%19.711289%19.7%11,03311.0k817.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k914.406016%14.406016%14.4%3,19910

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%1%2%3%Count#Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteUnion CountyUnionCabarrus CountyCabarrusYork CountyYorkIredell CountyIredellLincoln CountyLincolnLancaster CountyLancasterGaston CountyGastonRowan CountyRowanChester CountyChester3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k13.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.353670%2.353670%2.4%3,22922.223735%2.223735%2.2%2,81031.924032%1.924032%1.9%3,13841.914048%1.914048%1.9%2,17351.375663%1.375663%1.4%77061.368043%1.368043%1.4%80371.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,96181.014661%1.014661%1.0%96290.981717%0.981717%1.0%21810

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#RowanMecklenburgN CarolinaCharlotteCabarrusLancasterYorkChesterUnionIredellSouth AtlanticGastonSouthUnited StatesLincoln-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230131x1.230131x1.23x9.989%9.99%12.287%12.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227949x1.227949x1.23x14.213%14.2%17.453%17.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226811x1.226811x1.23x10.410%10.4%12.771%12.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222312x1.222312x1.22x18.448%18.4%22.549%22.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207877x1.207877x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.903%11.9%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188370x1.188370x1.19x11.127%11.1%13.223%13.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060649x1.060649x1.06x15.610%15.6%16.557%16.6%10

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#ChesterGastonRowanUnionCabarrusMecklenburgN CarolinaSouthCharlotteUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLancasterIredellYorkLincoln-1.000000x-1.000000x2.911499x2.911499x2.91x0.515%0.51%1.498%1.50%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.756219x1.756219x1.76x0.743%0.74%1.305%1.30%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604056x1.604056x1.60x1.823%1.82%2.925%2.92%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582851x1.582851x1.58x1.743%1.74%2.759%2.76%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.436649x1.436649x1.44x1.131%1.13%1.625%1.62%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422795x1.422795x1.42x1.590%1.59%2.263%2.26%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377156x1.377156x1.38x1.633%1.63%2.249%2.25%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126137x1.126137x1.13x1.296%1.30%1.460%1.46%10

Educational Attainment by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Rowan County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Rowan County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Duplin CountyDuplinSampson CountySampsonRobeson CountyRobesonWilkes CountyWilkesCaldwell CountyCaldwellSurry CountySurryBurke CountyBurkeRandolph CountyRandolphWilson CountyWilsonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusLee CountyLeeRutherford CountyRutherfordRockingham CountyRockinghamGranville CountyGranvilleDavidson CountyDavidsonWayne CountyWayneFranklin CountyFranklinGaston CountyGastonCatawba CountyCatawbaCleveland CountyClevelandRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnNash CountyNashAlamance CountyAlamanceStanly CountyStanlyJohnston CountyJohnstonPender CountyPenderSouthHarnett CountyHarnettNorth CarolinaN CarolinaChatham CountyChathamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHaywood CountyHaywoodSouth AtlanticCraven CountyCravenDurham CountyDurhamCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteIredell CountyIredellForsyth CountyForsythBrunswick CountyBrunswickGuilford CountyGuilfordHenderson CountyHendersonPitt CountyPittCabarrus CountyCabarrusUnion CountyUnionMoore CountyMooreMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBuncombe CountyBuncombeCarteret CountyCarteretCumberland CountyCumberlandOnslow CountyOnslowNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverWake CountyWakeOrange CountyOrange27.951239%27.951239%28.0%11,02911.0k124.287394%24.287394%24.3%10,32710.3k223.613329%23.613329%23.6%20,11120.1k323.131534%23.131534%23.1%11,30611.3k422.445425%22.445425%22.4%13,01713.0k522.425697%22.425697%22.4%11,40111.4k620.395955%20.395955%20.4%12,88812.9k720.021953%20.021953%20.0%19,51819.5k819.778242%19.778242%19.8%10,88110.9k919.728246%19.728246%19.7%7,9421019.300610%19.300610%19.3%7,5891119.049186%19.049186%19.0%7,5251219.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,0091318.874962%18.874962%18.9%12,34812.3k1418.399032%18.399032%18.4%7,4541517.642623%17.642623%17.6%20,12020.1k1616.965430%16.965430%17.0%13,90313.9k1716.815759%16.815759%16.8%7,2561816.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k1916.612448%16.612448%16.6%17,72017.7k2016.455677%16.455677%16.5%10,89310.9k2116.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k2216.070248%16.070248%16.1%8,9952315.902497%15.902497%15.9%10,24910.2k2415.278717%15.278717%15.3%16,04816.0k2515.258048%15.258048%15.3%6,3802615.030726%15.030726%15.0%17,95318.0k2714.480051%14.480051%14.5%5,7162814.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.216846%14.216846%14.2%11,41311.4k2913.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.118739%13.118739%13.1%6,6393013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.993039%12.993039%13.0%5,7683112.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.704693%12.704693%12.7%8,5733212.580092%12.580092%12.6%25,03325.0k3312.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.136106%12.136106%12.1%13,77813.8k3412.114622%12.114622%12.1%29,35729.4k3511.976738%11.976738%12.0%11,01811.0k3611.605480%11.605480%11.6%39,37639.4k3711.299925%11.299925%11.3%9,2433811.226014%11.226014%11.2%11,64811.6k3911.076731%11.076731%11.1%13,99714.0k4010.841169%10.841169%10.8%14,87314.9k4110.426943%10.426943%10.4%6,9974210.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k4310.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k449.992770%9.992770%10.0%5,114459.700391%9.700391%9.7%19,52019.5k469.018363%9.018363%9.0%9,007477.713957%7.713957%7.7%11,32011.3k487.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k497.620483%7.620483%7.6%6,52150

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Orange CountyOrangeWake CountyWakeDurham CountyDurhamMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgChatham CountyChathamNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverBuncombe CountyBuncombeGuilford CountyGuilfordMoore CountyMooreUnion CountyUnionForsyth CountyForsythCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHenderson CountyHendersonPitt CountyPittNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCabarrus CountyCabarrusSouthBrunswick CountyBrunswickCarteret CountyCarteretIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandHaywood CountyHaywoodPender CountyPenderCraven CountyCravenAlamance CountyAlamanceCatawba CountyCatawbaJohnston CountyJohnstonLee CountyLeeFranklin CountyFranklinGaston CountyGastonLincoln CountyLincolnNash CountyNashOnslow CountyOnslowGranville CountyGranvilleHarnett CountyHarnettWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanBurke CountyBurkeRutherford CountyRutherfordCleveland CountyClevelandStanly CountyStanlySurry CountySurryRandolph CountyRandolphRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesLenoir CountyLenoirRobeson CountyRobesonColumbus CountyColumbusSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplin57.692937%57.692937%57.7%49,36949.4k150.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k246.928222%46.928222%46.9%93,38293.4k343.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k438.806884%38.806884%38.8%19,63919.6k537.925818%37.925818%37.9%55,65555.7k636.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k734.459515%34.459515%34.5%116,917117k834.176291%34.176291%34.2%22,93422.9k933.629273%33.629273%33.6%46,13646.1k1033.604179%33.604179%33.6%81,43281.4k1132.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.722361%29.722361%29.7%24,31224.3k1229.458649%29.458649%29.5%30,56630.6k1329.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.615745%28.615745%28.6%36,16036.2k1428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.991684%26.991684%27.0%24,83124.8k1525.939387%25.939387%25.9%13,27513.3k1625.684186%25.684186%25.7%29,15929.2k1724.113324%24.113324%24.1%48,52348.5k1823.767261%23.767261%23.8%10,55110.6k1923.105763%23.105763%23.1%9,1212022.463285%22.463285%22.5%15,15815.2k2122.072642%22.072642%22.1%23,18423.2k2221.611182%21.611182%21.6%23,05223.1k2321.207783%21.207783%21.2%25,33125.3k2420.821203%20.821203%20.8%8,2252520.405562%20.405562%20.4%8,8052619.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k2719.711289%19.711289%19.7%11,03311.0k2819.573616%19.573616%19.6%12,61512.6k2919.515590%19.515590%19.5%19,49119.5k3019.420927%19.420927%19.4%7,8683119.263061%19.263061%19.3%15,46415.5k3218.664047%18.664047%18.7%15,29515.3k3318.564028%18.564028%18.6%10,21310.2k3418.193297%18.193297%18.2%20,74820.7k3517.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k3616.866860%16.866860%16.9%10,65810.7k3716.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,9283816.303100%16.303100%16.3%10,79210.8k3916.104654%16.104654%16.1%6,7344015.281575%15.281575%15.3%7,7694115.118533%15.118533%15.1%14,73814.7k4213.830633%13.830633%13.8%9,0484313.792806%13.792806%13.8%7,9994413.761074%13.761074%13.8%6,7264513.682093%13.682093%13.7%5,5084612.629156%12.629156%12.6%10,75610.8k4711.978637%11.978637%12.0%4,7104811.923801%11.923801%11.9%5,0704910.261544%10.261544%10.3%4,04950

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%5%10%Count#Orange CountyOrangeDurham CountyDurhamChatham CountyChathamWake CountyWakeMoore CountyMooreForsyth CountyForsythBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordPitt CountyPittUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthCarteret CountyCarteretNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHenderson CountyHendersonCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteUnion CountyUnionPender CountyPenderCabarrus CountyCabarrusBrunswick CountyBrunswickHaywood CountyHaywoodAlamance CountyAlamanceCraven CountyCravenIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandCleveland CountyClevelandRutherford CountyRutherfordCatawba CountyCatawbaBurke CountyBurkeNash CountyNashGranville CountyGranvilleWayne CountyWayneOnslow CountyOnslowLincoln CountyLincolnGaston CountyGastonWilson CountyWilsonHarnett CountyHarnettJohnston CountyJohnstonLee CountyLeeSurry CountySurryCaldwell CountyCaldwellRandolph CountyRandolphDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanStanly CountyStanlyRobeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirFranklin CountyFranklinRockingham CountyRockinghamWilkes CountyWilkesColumbus CountyColumbusSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplin14.293227%14.293227%14.3%12,23112.2k18.443180%8.443180%8.4%16,80116.8k27.269745%7.269745%7.3%3,67934.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k44.302213%4.302213%4.3%2,88754.027203%4.027203%4.0%9,75963.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,22973.986453%3.986453%4.0%5,85083.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k93.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.382377%3.382377%3.4%11,47611.5k103.365491%3.365491%3.4%3,492113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.997440%2.997440%3.0%1,534122.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.754380%2.754380%2.8%2,253132.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.353670%2.353670%2.4%3,229142.254592%2.254592%2.3%890152.223735%2.223735%2.2%2,810162.172944%2.172944%2.2%1,999172.171514%2.171514%2.2%964182.073595%2.073595%2.1%2,178192.027297%2.027297%2.0%1,368201.914048%1.914048%1.9%2,173211.719931%1.719931%1.7%3,461221.667774%1.667774%1.7%1,104231.662693%1.662693%1.7%788241.654682%1.654682%1.7%1,765251.641108%1.641108%1.6%1,037261.582647%1.582647%1.6%1,020271.574803%1.574803%1.6%638281.439920%1.439920%1.4%1,180291.425797%1.425797%1.4%1,424301.375663%1.375663%1.4%770311.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,961321.270563%1.270563%1.3%699331.245671%1.245671%1.2%1,000341.240770%1.240770%1.2%1,482351.164469%1.164469%1.2%460361.164460%1.164460%1.2%592371.050109%1.050109%1.1%609381.042233%1.042233%1.0%1,016391.041721%1.041721%1.0%1,188401.014661%1.014661%1.0%962411.011623%1.011623%1.0%423420.986286%0.986286%1.0%840430.983680%0.983680%1.0%396440.957126%0.957126%1.0%413450.949251%0.949251%0.9%621460.930908%0.930908%0.9%455470.790946%0.790946%0.8%311480.785513%0.785513%0.8%334490.638654%0.638654%0.6%25250

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LenoirColumbusOrangeFranklinCravenRobesonHendersonSampsonBrunswickSurryGranvilleRowanStanlyJohnstonNashBurkeHarnettLeeCaldwellChathamBuncombeDurhamDuplinMecklenburgDavidsonNew HanoverCarteretN CarolinaClevelandAlamanceCharlotteRockinghamWayneCabarrusRandolphGuilfordForsythUnionWilsonWilkesPenderIredellRutherfordWakeSouth AtlanticGastonCatawbaMooreSouthPittHaywoodUnited StatesOnslowLincolnCumberland-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517697x1.517697x1.52x15.915%15.9%24.155%24.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494642x1.494642x1.49x15.576%15.6%23.281%23.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493547x1.493547x1.49x6.181%6.18%9.231%9.23%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474849x1.474849x1.47x13.690%13.7%20.191%20.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.460001x1.460001x1.46x10.399%10.4%15.182%15.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421149x1.421149x1.42x19.725%19.7%28.032%28.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416105x1.416105x1.42x9.448%9.45%13.379%13.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407871x1.407871x1.41x20.307%20.3%28.590%28.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400328x1.400328x1.40x10.059%10.1%14.086%14.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382234x1.382234x1.38x18.985%19.0%26.241%26.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366903x1.366903x1.37x15.562%15.6%21.272%21.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.355744x1.355744x1.36x13.003%13.0%17.629%17.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.346674x1.346674x1.35x12.890%12.9%17.359%17.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.342142x1.342142x1.34x13.714%13.7%18.406%18.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339535x1.339535x1.34x17.540%17.5%23.496%23.5%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337752x1.337752x1.34x12.210%12.2%16.334%16.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335869x1.335869x1.34x16.424%16.4%21.941%21.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315480x1.315480x1.32x19.450%19.5%25.586%25.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303648x1.303648x1.30x11.475%11.5%14.960%15.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290004x1.290004x1.29x8.833%8.83%11.395%11.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286535x1.286535x1.29x11.099%11.1%14.279%14.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284954x1.284954x1.28x24.597%24.6%31.605%31.6%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278697x1.278697x1.28x15.569%15.6%19.908%19.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277896x1.277896x1.28x6.818%6.82%8.713%8.71%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273195x1.273195x1.27x8.833%8.83%11.246%11.2%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260896x1.260896x1.26x14.664%14.7%18.489%18.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259157x1.259157x1.26x13.642%13.6%17.178%17.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237111x1.237111x1.24x16.980%17.0%21.006%21.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232794x1.232794x1.23x15.277%15.3%18.833%18.8%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230131x1.230131x1.23x9.989%9.99%12.287%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227358x1.227358x1.23x18.041%18.0%22.142%22.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.209326x1.209326x1.21x10.580%10.6%12.794%12.8%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208882x1.208882x1.21x11.049%11.0%13.357%13.4%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207877x1.207877x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.903%11.9%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198600x1.198600x1.20x18.127%18.1%21.727%21.7%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197009x1.197009x1.20x21.115%21.1%25.274%25.3%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195578x1.195578x1.20x13.205%13.2%15.787%15.8%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188370x1.188370x1.19x11.127%11.1%13.223%13.2%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157706x1.157706x1.16x15.443%15.4%17.878%17.9%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152181x1.152181x1.15x9.731%9.73%11.212%11.2%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143698x1.143698x1.14x10.531%10.5%12.045%12.0%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129540x1.129540x1.13x12.245%12.2%13.831%13.8%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079083x1.079083x1.08x8.675%8.68%9.362%9.36%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060649x1.060649x1.06x15.610%15.6%16.557%16.6%49-1.061581x-1.061581x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x9.972%9.97%9.393%9.39%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 Rowan County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
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Educational Attainment by County in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by County#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rowan 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 CountyBexarRowan CountyRowanOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSouth AtlanticAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlottePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland 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%194,124194k1216.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k15.490423%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%182,543183k1614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.598133%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%166,105166k2312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.700590%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%108,416108k2812.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%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%102,414102k379.640656%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%63,67163.7k437.696387%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%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%10%20%30%40%50%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 CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxRowan CountyRowan60.434640%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%311,493311k2136.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.384794%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%224,744225k2732.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k32.800693%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%499,006499k3730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4129.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.281635%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%173,169173k5017.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k

Very Advanced Degrees by County#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Rowan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rowan County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%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 DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxRowan CountyRowan12.399695%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%102,662103k194.475020%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%27,43827.4k253.970725%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%45,87545.9k333.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.474402%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%83,20583.2k383.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.392530%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%15,06415.1k501.014661%1.014661%1.0%962

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#65

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rowan County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#RowanMecklenburgN CarolinaPalm BeachCharlotteWakeSouth AtlanticWestchesterFairfieldSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-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-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%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-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%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#66

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 Rowan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Rowan 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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