Educational Attainment in Shelby County, Tennessee (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma236.668889%32.165973%36.668889%36.7%221,076221k50.397248%53.817755%50.397248%50.4%303,844304k12.933863%14.016272%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Tennessee at large.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma213.999004%13.999004%+14.0%36.669%36.7%32.166%32.2%-6.355722%-6.355722%-6.4%50.397%50.4%53.818%53.8%-7.722516%-7.722516%-7.7%12.934%12.9%14.016%14.0%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.353795%1.171584%1.353795%1.4%8,1622.183288%1.618986%2.183288%2.2%13,16313.2k7.944462%6.461826%7.944462%7.9%47,89747.9k18.688070%16.099532%18.688070%18.7%112,670113k6.499275%6.814046%6.499275%6.5%39,18439.2k23.644464%21.030528%23.644464%23.6%142,552143k26.752784%32.787227%26.752784%26.8%161,292161k8.530299%8.648195%8.530299%8.5%51,42951.4k3.224592%4.228340%3.224592%3.2%19,44119.4k1.178972%1.139736%1.178972%1.2%7,108

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Tennessee at large.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None15.552508%15.552508%+15.6%1.354%1.35%1.172%1.17%34.855305%34.855305%+34.9%2.183%2.18%1.619%1.62%22.944533%22.944533%+22.9%7.944%7.94%6.462%6.46%16.078346%16.078346%+16.1%18.688%18.7%16.100%16.1%-4.619446%-4.619446%-4.6%6.499%6.50%6.814%6.81%12.429243%12.429243%+12.4%23.644%23.6%21.031%21.0%-18.404858%-18.404858%-18.4%26.753%26.8%32.787%32.8%-1.363249%-1.363249%-1.4%8.530%8.53%8.648%8.65%-23.738590%-23.738590%-23.7%3.225%3.22%4.228%4.23%3.442547%3.442547%+3.4%1.179%1.18%1.140%1.14%

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 Tennessee and Shelby County
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Shelby County
0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-5.537756%-8.169317%-5.537756%6%37.578%37.6%35.607%35.6%-0.857134%-0.857134%1%0.917001%50.596%50.6%50.166%50.2%20.309375%15.548317%20.309375%20%11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%

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 Tennessee and Shelby County
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Shelby County
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None51.666161%58.029765%51.666161%52%1.093%1.09%1.658%1.66%76.772921%60.135902%76.772921%77%1.612%1.61%2.850%2.85%-35.401264%-30.829278%-35.401264%35%9.034%9.03%6.672%6.67%-1.014383%-1.250019%-1.014383%1%18.775%18.8%18.586%18.6%-20.959189%-32.509889%-20.959189%21%7.064%7.06%5.840%5.84%-13.083920%-5.522669%-13.083920%13%24.977%25.0%22.088%22.1%9.602296%5.060958%9.602296%10%25.618%25.6%28.078%28.1%20.533743%15.048612%20.533743%21%7.792%7.79%9.392%9.39%25.719769%15.822995%25.719769%26%2.883%2.88%3.624%3.62%5.242169%18.365494%5.242169%5%1.151%1.15%1.211%1.21%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.887514%11.062737%13.887514%13.9%15,15615.2k109,134109k19.280832%15.477056%19.280832%19.3%46,29046.3k240,083240k20.196876%18.354375%20.196876%20.2%24,27224.3k120,177120k20.188159%20.914654%20.188159%20.2%26,95227.0k133,504134k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Tennessee at large.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3425.534169%25.534169%25.5%13.888%13.9%11.063%11.1%24.576870%24.576870%24.6%19.281%19.3%15.477%15.5%10.038483%10.038483%10.0%20.197%20.2%18.354%18.4%-3.473616%-3.473616%3.5%20.188%20.2%20.915%20.9%

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 Tennessee and Shelby County
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Shelby County
20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3449.991119%51.619871%49.991119%50.0%11.526%11.5%17.287%17.3%-0.580343%1.281674%1.281674%1.3%19.167%19.2%19.412%19.4%-28.355617%-21.948490%-28.355617%28.4%22.571%22.6%17.585%17.6%-12.677722%-20.568723%-12.677722%12.7%21.350%21.3%18.947%18.9%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$62,112.000000$56,683.000000$62,112.000000$62.1k69,22269.2k11.482%11.5%$48,285.000000$45,055.000000$48,285.000000$48.3k112,670113k18.688%18.7%$31,485.000000$31,820.000000$31,485.000000$31.5k181,736182k30.144%30.1%$25,001.000000$26,408.000000$25,001.000000$25.0k161,292161k26.753%26.8%$18,379.000000$19,941.000000$18,379.000000$18.4k77,97878.0k12.934%12.9%$33,599.000000$32,454.000000$33,599.000000$33.6k602,898603k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Female Male
Tennessee
Shelby County
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-52,788.000000$-48,910.000000$-52,788.000000$52.8k$52,788.000000$29,358.000000$48,910.000000$25,630.000000$82,146.000000$82.1k38,13138.1k31,09131.1k$-41,440.000000$-38,520.000000$-41,440.000000$41.4k$41,440.000000$15,091.000000$38,520.000000$16,457.000000$56,531.000000$56.5k60,98361.0k51,68751.7k$-27,243.000000$-26,938.000000$-27,243.000000$27.2k$27,243.000000$12,302.000000$26,938.000000$12,374.000000$39,545.000000$39.5k104,073104k77,66377.7k$-21,342.000000$-21,183.000000$-21,342.000000$21.3k$21,342.000000$7,620.000000$21,183.000000$10,291.000000$28,962.000000$29.0k83,21083.2k78,08278.1k$-14,675.000000$-15,028.000000$-14,675.000000$14.7k$14,675.000000$5,908.000000$15,028.000000$7,131.000000$20,583.000000$20.6k38,41238.4k39,56639.6k$-30,220.000000$-27,909.000000$-30,220.000000$30.2k$30,220.000000$10,115.000000$27,909.000000$10,594.000000$40,335.000000$40.3k324,809325k278,089278k

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 Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma351.063830%33.999294%51.063830%51.1%57631.826241%51.069538%31.826241%31.8%35917.109929%14.451112%17.109929%17.1%1930.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.480056%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 Tennessee and Shelby County
Shelby County
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.348000%82.980891%83.348000%83.3%127,860128k74.583658%73.345654%74.583658%74.6%114,829115k63.315092%64.342746%63.315092%63.3%82,14582.1k46.354507%44.710778%46.354507%46.4%26,26426.3k

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Female Male
Tennessee
Shelby County
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-5.090206%-0.221681%-11.671798%-5.311887%5.3%5.090206%11.671798%1.482138%5.090206%5.1%6,1317,011-14.376723%-14.544316%-14.376723%14.4%14.376723%4.133187%14.544316%3.482442%18.509910%18.5%24,44924.4k24,30524.3k-10.373330%-3.120646%-12.823581%-3.768907%-13.493976%13.5%10.373330%12.823581%10.373330%10.4%7531,120-46.684968%-36.745236%-46.684968%46.7%46.684968%5.449000%36.745236%5.180015%52.133968%52.1%8,0015,612-38.508557%-26.934608%-38.508557%38.5%38.508557%8.158737%26.934608%5.270625%46.667294%46.7%4,9573,465

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Shelby County
Female Male
Tennessee
Shelby County
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40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-42.164001%-26.516711%-42.164001%42.2%42.164001%4.553642%26.516711%0.314220%46.717643%46.7%56,27056.3k55,65155.7k-14.504187%-6.911540%-15.270992%-5.863317%-21.415727%21.4%14.504187%15.270992%14.504187%14.5%19,15819.2k36,20536.2k-56.397590%-47.369928%-56.397590%56.4%56.397590%3.638227%47.369928%8.909596%60.035818%60.0%4,3584,681-11.676549%-0.285850%-12.831232%-3.269489%-11.962399%12.0%11.676549%12.831232%11.676549%11.7%1,7921,438-15.524383%-0.556968%-18.347025%-0.692894%-16.081351%16.1%15.524383%18.347025%15.524383%15.5%1,6491,447

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Shelby 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
19%29%38%47%56%65%

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
31%37%43%49%55%61%

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
3.5%7.2%10.9%14.6%18.3%22.1%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.1%0.7%1.2%1.7%2.2%2.8%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.4%2.4%3.4%4.4%5.4%

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
2.8%5.1%7.4%9.7%11.9%14.2%

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
8%14%19%24%29%35%

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
3.9%5.0%6.0%7.0%8.0%9.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.7%21.1%23.5%25.9%28.3%30.8%

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
12.8%17.5%22.1%26.8%31.4%36.1%

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
2.6%5.0%7.3%9.7%12.0%14.5%

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
0.6%1.7%2.7%3.8%4.8%5.9%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.23%0.63%1.04%1.44%1.84%2.25%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Shelby 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
0%18%36%53%71%89%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11%24%37%50%63%77%

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
0%10%19%29%38%49%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

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%3.9%7.9%11.8%15.8%19.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.8%9.6%14.4%19.2%24.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%10%20%30%39%50%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.4%6.7%10.1%13.5%16.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%11%18%25%32%40%

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
5%15%25%34%44%54%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%8%16%24%32%41%

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%4.6%9.2%13.8%18.5%23.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.1%4.7%6.3%7.9%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Shelby County

There are 7 places in Shelby County. This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%5%10%15%Count#MemphisEast South CentralSouthTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMillingtonShelby CountyShelbyLakelandBartlettColliervilleArlingtonGermantown16.013390%16.013390%16.0%66,73166.7k115.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.988567%12.988567%13.0%977212.933863%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k7.040717%7.040717%7.0%58136.208702%6.208702%6.2%2,44343.602887%3.602887%3.6%1,13352.910414%2.910414%2.9%19262.697447%2.697447%2.7%7497

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 Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%60%Count#GermantownColliervilleLakelandArlingtonBartlettUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbySouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeMemphisEast South CentralMillington64.810747%64.810747%64.8%17,99618.0k154.940058%54.940058%54.9%17,27717.3k245.601066%45.601066%45.6%3,763341.306655%41.306655%41.3%2,725434.476975%34.476975%34.5%13,56613.6k530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.169614%30.169614%30.2%181,892182k28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k25.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M25.090708%25.090708%25.1%104,558105k623.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M17.907471%17.907471%17.9%1,3477

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 Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#GermantownLakelandColliervilleShelby CountyShelbyMemphisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaBartlettTennesseeEast South CentralMillingtonArlington9.990276%9.990276%10.0%2,77414.871546%4.871546%4.9%40224.515534%4.515534%4.5%1,42033.537083%3.537083%3.5%21,32521.3k3.351171%3.351171%3.4%13,96514.0k43.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k2.869269%2.869269%2.9%1,12952.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k1.635203%1.635203%1.6%12360.985296%0.985296%1.0%657

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 Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MemphisMemphis AreaColliervilleShelbyEast South CentralTennesseeSouthUnited StatesMillingtonArlingtonBartlettLakelandGermantown-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248135x1.248135x1.25x14.368%14.4%17.933%17.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203196x1.203196x1.20x3.289%3.29%3.957%3.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203094x1.203094x1.20x11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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%-1.040234x-1.040234x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.232%13.2%12.720%12.7%3-1.042627x-1.042627x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x2.969%2.97%2.847%2.85%4-1.148801x-1.148801x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x6.600%6.60%5.745%5.75%5-1.256933x-1.256933x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.776%7.78%6.186%6.19%6-1.756726x-1.756726x1.76x1.000000x1.000000x3.392%3.39%1.931%1.93%7

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 Shelby County, selected places in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#GermantownLakelandColliervilleShelbyTennesseeMemphis AreaMemphisEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesMillingtonBartlettArlington-1.000000x-1.000000x2.596229x2.596229x2.60x5.679%5.68%14.744%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.933266x1.933266x1.93x3.403%3.40%6.579%6.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.904111x1.904111x1.90x3.169%3.17%6.034%6.03%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666279x1.666279x1.67x2.706%2.71%4.508%4.51%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574064x1.574064x1.57x2.649%2.65%4.170%4.17%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.456633x1.456633x1.46x1.343%1.34%1.957%1.96%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.194715x1.194715x1.19x2.634%2.63%3.147%3.15%6-1.679936x-1.679936x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x1.222%1.22%0.728%0.73%7

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Shelby County

There are 13 county subdivisions in Shelby County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Shelby County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Shelby District 77Shelby District 88Shelby District 1212Shelby District 66Shelby District 99Shelby District 1111East South CentralSouthTennesseeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyShelby District 55Shelby District 1313Shelby District 1010Shelby District 11Shelby District 33Shelby District 22Shelby District 4422.038938%22.038938%22.0%10,00710.0k120.726895%20.726895%20.7%8,982220.349358%20.349358%20.3%8,411319.755581%19.755581%19.8%8,018417.835925%17.835925%17.8%8,466517.092762%17.092762%17.1%7,916615.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.933863%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k12.382133%12.382133%12.4%5,791711.218513%11.218513%11.2%5,09589.017209%9.017209%9.0%4,34998.395139%8.395139%8.4%3,758106.580586%6.580586%6.6%3,328113.991330%3.991330%4.0%2,044123.520593%3.520593%3.5%1,81313

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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#Shelby District 44Shelby District 22Shelby District 1010Shelby District 33Shelby District 55United States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyShelby District 11SouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeShelby District 99Shelby District 88East South CentralShelby District 1313Shelby District 77Shelby District 1111Shelby District 66Shelby District 121256.875158%56.875158%56.9%29,28929.3k150.354416%50.354416%50.4%25,78725.8k243.806759%43.806759%43.8%21,12821.1k335.437882%35.437882%35.4%17,92217.9k431.771045%31.771045%31.8%14,85914.9k530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.169614%30.169614%30.2%181,892182k28.225806%28.225806%28.2%12,63512.6k628.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k25.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M25.093751%25.093751%25.1%11,91111.9k724.712126%24.712126%24.7%10,70910.7k823.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.392637%23.392637%23.4%10,62410.6k920.543541%20.543541%20.5%9,3281014.728364%14.728364%14.7%6,8211113.324792%13.324792%13.3%5,4081213.236397%13.236397%13.2%5,47113

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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Shelby District 44Shelby District 1010Shelby District 88Shelby District 22Shelby District 99Shelby District 55Shelby CountyShelbyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby District 33Shelby District 77SouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeEast South CentralShelby District 11Shelby District 1111Shelby District 1313Shelby District 66Shelby District 12128.099501%8.099501%8.1%4,17117.829152%7.829152%7.8%3,77625.385947%5.385947%5.4%2,33434.338912%4.338912%4.3%2,22243.655248%3.655248%3.7%1,73553.617781%3.617781%3.6%1,69263.537083%3.537083%3.5%21,32521.3k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.130129%3.130129%3.1%1,58373.129542%3.129542%3.1%1,42183.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k2.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k1.767045%1.767045%1.8%79191.159527%1.159527%1.2%537101.072309%1.072309%1.1%487110.793377%0.793377%0.8%322120.614521%0.614521%0.6%25413

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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#51013126Memphis Area11ShelbyEast South Central9TennesseeSouthUnited States718234-1.000000x-1.000000x1.697909x1.697909x1.70x9.133%9.13%15.507%15.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486252x1.486252x1.49x7.412%7.41%11.015%11.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.461424x1.461424x1.46x9.353%9.35%13.668%13.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354855x1.354855x1.35x17.618%17.6%23.870%23.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307912x1.307912x1.31x17.324%17.3%22.658%22.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210142x1.210142x1.21x15.628%15.6%18.912%18.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203094x1.203094x1.20x11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162910x1.162910x1.16x16.597%16.6%19.300%19.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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-1.000000x1.061392x1.061392x1.06x21.422%21.4%22.737%22.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046827x1.046827x1.05x8.219%8.22%8.604%8.60%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028352x1.028352x1.03x20.443%20.4%21.023%21.0%10-1.055868x-1.055868x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x4.090%4.09%3.874%3.87%11-1.066948x-1.066948x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.774%6.77%6.349%6.35%12-1.225772x-1.225772x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x3.863%3.86%3.151%3.15%13

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 Shelby County, selected county subdivisions in Shelby County, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#61042Shelby75TennesseeMemphis AreaEast South CentralSouthUnited States8391131112-1.000000x-1.000000x2.650057x2.650057x2.65x0.453%0.45%1.200%1.20%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.060178x2.060178x2.06x5.317%5.32%10.955%11.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.939677x1.939677x1.94x5.577%5.58%10.818%10.8%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.873490x1.873490x1.87x3.103%3.10%5.813%5.81%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666279x1.666279x1.67x2.706%2.71%4.508%4.51%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.649300x1.649300x1.65x2.399%2.40%3.956%3.96%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629385x1.629385x1.63x2.739%2.74%4.463%4.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485074x1.485074x1.49x4.353%4.35%6.465%6.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.459657x1.459657x1.46x2.588%2.59%3.778%3.78%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267868x1.267868x1.27x3.256%3.26%4.128%4.13%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124512x1.124512x1.12x1.672%1.67%1.880%1.88%10-1.013229x-1.013229x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x1.078%1.08%1.064%1.06%11-1.099783x-1.099783x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x1.208%1.21%1.099%1.10%12-2.742658x-2.742658x2.74x1.000000x1.000000x0.851%0.85%0.310%0.31%13

Educational Attainment by County in the Memphis Area

There are 9 counties in the Memphis Area. This section compares Shelby County to all of the counties in the Memphis Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Benton CountyBentonTunica CountyTunicaMarshall CountyMarshallTate CountyTateCrittenden CountyCrittendenEast South CentralSouthTipton CountyTiptonTennesseeFayette CountyFayetteMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyDeSoto CountyDeSoto23.769634%23.769634%23.8%1,362121.916720%21.916720%21.9%1,379221.529537%21.529537%21.5%5,270320.159122%20.159122%20.2%3,674418.228362%18.228362%18.2%5,661515.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.291743%14.291743%14.3%5,757614.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.780479%13.780479%13.8%3,877713.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.933863%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k810.820423%10.820423%10.8%11,95712.0k9

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbySouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeEast South CentralDeSoto CountyDeSotoFayette CountyFayetteTunica CountyTunicaCrittenden CountyCrittendenTate CountyTateTipton CountyTiptonMarshall CountyMarshallBenton CountyBenton30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.169614%30.169614%30.2%181,892182k128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k25.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.188301%23.188301%23.2%25,62425.6k222.072937%22.072937%22.1%6,210318.976478%18.976478%19.0%1,194417.391164%17.391164%17.4%5,401516.170096%16.170096%16.2%2,947615.617397%15.617397%15.6%6,291713.048452%13.048452%13.0%3,194811.448517%11.448517%11.4%6569

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%1%2%3%Count#Shelby CountyShelbyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeEast South CentralTate CountyTateFayette CountyFayetteDeSoto CountyDeSotoTunica CountyTunicaBenton CountyBentonCrittenden CountyCrittendenTipton CountyTiptonMarshall CountyMarshall3.537083%3.537083%3.5%21,32521.3k13.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k2.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k1.728395%1.728395%1.7%31521.638587%1.638587%1.6%46131.543836%1.543836%1.5%1,70641.398601%1.398601%1.4%8851.396161%1.396161%1.4%8061.178516%1.178516%1.2%36671.109677%1.109677%1.1%44780.894681%0.894681%0.9%2199

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MarshallDeSotoTateTiptonBentonMemphis AreaFayetteShelbyEast South CentralTennesseeSouthUnited StatesCrittendenTunica-1.000000x-1.000000x1.698603x1.698603x1.70x15.992%16.0%27.163%27.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380512x1.380512x1.38x9.179%9.18%12.672%12.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.352482x1.352482x1.35x17.276%17.3%23.366%23.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.323899x1.323899x1.32x12.371%12.4%16.378%16.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290192x1.290192x1.29x20.881%20.9%26.940%26.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239824x1.239824x1.24x12.348%12.3%15.309%15.3%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203094x1.203094x1.20x11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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-1.000000x1.102568x1.102568x1.10x17.414%17.4%19.200%19.2%8-1.356918x-1.356918x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x24.821%24.8%18.292%18.3%9

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the Memphis Area, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#BentonFayetteShelbyTennesseeMemphis AreaEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesTiptonMarshallCrittendenDeSotoTunicaTate-1.000000x-1.000000x2.414202x2.414202x2.41x0.834%0.83%2.013%2.01%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.348224x2.348224x2.35x0.992%0.99%2.329%2.33%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666279x1.666279x1.67x2.706%2.71%4.508%4.51%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.496829x1.496829x1.50x0.896%0.90%1.342%1.34%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.279499x1.279499x1.28x0.786%0.79%1.005%1.01%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.193840x1.193840x1.19x1.083%1.08%1.293%1.29%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.122461x1.122461x1.12x1.460%1.46%1.639%1.64%7-1.213423x-1.213423x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x1.517%1.52%1.250%1.25%8-1.460925x-1.460925x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x2.032%2.03%1.391%1.39%9

Educational Attainment by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Campbell CountyCampbellRhea CountyRheaClaiborne CountyClaiborneWarren CountyWarrenCocke CountyCockeMonroe CountyMonroeLawrence CountyLawrenceBedford CountyBedfordCarter CountyCarterHamblen CountyHamblenGreene CountyGreeneHawkins CountyHawkinsObion CountyObionMcMinn CountyMcMinnDyer CountyDyerGiles CountyGilesLincoln CountyLincolnBradley CountyBradleySevier CountySevierCumberland CountyCumberlandDickson CountyDicksonJefferson CountyJeffersonMarshall CountyMarshallHenry CountyHenryWeakley CountyWeakleyGibson CountyGibsonEast South CentralPutnam CountyPutnamLoudon CountyLoudonFranklin CountyFranklinCoffee CountyCoffeeAnderson CountyAndersonSouthCheatham CountyCheathamSullivan CountySullivanTipton CountyTiptonRoane CountyRoaneTennesseeFayette CountyFayetteMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaRobertson CountyRobertsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyDavidson CountyDavidsonHamilton CountyHamiltonMaury CountyMauryBlount CountyBlountWashington CountyWashingtonMadison CountyMadisonSumner CountySumnerWilson CountyWilsonKnox CountyKnoxRutherford CountyRutherfordMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWilliamson CountyWilliamson25.625262%25.625262%25.6%7,336124.084507%24.084507%24.1%5,301222.759203%22.759203%22.8%5,119321.404805%21.404805%21.4%5,854421.245494%21.245494%21.2%5,363520.890390%20.890390%20.9%6,682620.135358%20.135358%20.1%5,742719.538264%19.538264%19.5%5,941818.687593%18.687593%18.7%7,692918.535079%18.535079%18.5%8,0421018.113931%18.113931%18.1%8,8781118.005245%18.005245%18.0%7,2771217.062775%17.062775%17.1%3,6831316.826739%16.826739%16.8%6,1671416.778891%16.778891%16.8%4,2861516.699430%16.699430%16.7%3,3981616.694264%16.694264%16.7%3,9321716.537378%16.537378%16.5%11,44811.4k1816.473607%16.473607%16.5%10,97911.0k1916.436787%16.436787%16.4%7,1742016.357315%16.357315%16.4%5,6932116.315690%16.315690%16.3%6,0202215.974590%15.974590%16.0%3,4202315.710841%15.710841%15.7%3,6492415.201303%15.201303%15.2%3,2662515.198762%15.198762%15.2%5,1082615.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.813647%14.813647%14.8%7,0472714.702476%14.702476%14.7%5,4582814.693240%14.693240%14.7%4,1362914.574710%14.574710%14.6%5,3173014.503674%14.503674%14.5%7,7763114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.389417%14.389417%14.4%3,9053214.292408%14.292408%14.3%16,16716.2k3314.291743%14.291743%14.3%5,7573414.183629%14.183629%14.2%5,4983514.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.780479%13.780479%13.8%3,8773613.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k13.458169%13.458169%13.5%6,1453713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.933863%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k3812.503936%12.503936%12.5%56,79056.8k3912.237341%12.237341%12.2%29,77729.8k4011.846915%11.846915%11.8%6,9684111.842753%11.842753%11.8%10,57710.6k4211.560943%11.560943%11.6%9,9094311.464228%11.464228%11.5%7,3954410.741603%10.741603%10.7%12,55512.6k4510.211165%10.211165%10.2%8,738469.437692%9.437692%9.4%28,07628.1k479.231386%9.231386%9.2%16,56616.6k487.764356%7.764356%7.8%8,986494.418839%4.418839%4.4%5,87950

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%20%40%Count#Williamson CountyWilliamsonDavidson CountyDavidsonKnox CountyKnoxWashington CountyWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRutherford CountyRutherfordShelby CountyShelbyHamilton CountyHamiltonWilson CountyWilsonSouthMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSumner CountySumnerMadison CountyMadisonLoudon CountyLoudonTennesseeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPutnam CountyPutnamAnderson CountyAndersonEast South CentralBlount CountyBlountFayette CountyFayetteSullivan CountySullivanWeakley CountyWeakleyBradley CountyBradleyMaury CountyMauryCheatham CountyCheathamFranklin CountyFranklinRoane CountyRoaneCumberland CountyCumberlandCoffee CountyCoffeeDyer CountyDyerRobertson CountyRobertsonSevier CountySevierLincoln CountyLincolnGibson CountyGibsonObion CountyObionCarter CountyCarterHamblen CountyHamblenJefferson CountyJeffersonTipton CountyTiptonHenry CountyHenryGreene CountyGreeneBedford CountyBedfordDickson CountyDicksonMarshall CountyMarshallGiles CountyGilesMcMinn CountyMcMinnClaiborne CountyClaiborneRhea CountyRheaWarren CountyWarrenHawkins CountyHawkinsMonroe CountyMonroeLawrence CountyLawrenceCampbell CountyCampbellCocke CountyCocke56.580530%56.580530%56.6%75,27775.3k138.202947%38.202947%38.2%173,509174k235.660934%35.660934%35.7%106,087106k330.861850%30.861850%30.9%26,45226.5k430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.231871%30.231871%30.2%54,25254.3k530.169614%30.169614%30.2%181,892182k629.597787%29.597787%29.6%72,02072.0k728.860739%28.860739%28.9%24,69724.7k828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k25.601034%25.601034%25.6%29,92329.9k925.536005%25.536005%25.5%16,47216.5k1025.375104%25.375104%25.4%9,4201125.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M25.330499%25.330499%25.3%29,31629.3k1224.382502%24.382502%24.4%11,59911.6k1323.967620%23.967620%24.0%12,85012.9k1423.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.121193%23.121193%23.1%20,65020.7k1522.072937%22.072937%22.1%6,2101621.361257%21.361257%21.4%24,16324.2k1721.112404%21.112404%21.1%4,5361820.899964%20.899964%20.9%14,46814.5k1919.562371%19.562371%19.6%11,50611.5k2019.419264%19.419264%19.4%5,2702119.016661%19.016661%19.0%5,3532218.778216%18.778216%18.8%7,2792318.762315%18.762315%18.8%8,1892418.450700%18.450700%18.5%6,7312518.442687%18.442687%18.4%4,7112618.131844%18.131844%18.1%8,2792717.534436%17.534436%17.5%11,68611.7k2817.505201%17.505201%17.5%4,1232917.317305%17.317305%17.3%5,8203016.576326%16.576326%16.6%3,5783116.102621%16.102621%16.1%6,6283215.967549%15.967549%16.0%6,9283315.624577%15.624577%15.6%5,7653415.617397%15.617397%15.6%6,2913514.694739%14.694739%14.7%3,4133614.686199%14.686199%14.7%7,1983714.253297%14.253297%14.3%4,3343814.136306%14.136306%14.1%4,9203914.031482%14.031482%14.0%3,0044014.016120%14.016120%14.0%2,8524113.680764%13.680764%13.7%5,0144213.186911%13.186911%13.2%2,9664313.180373%13.180373%13.2%2,9014413.166843%13.166843%13.2%3,6014512.987431%12.987431%13.0%5,2494612.152192%12.152192%12.2%3,8874711.677245%11.677245%11.7%3,3304810.622468%10.622468%10.6%3,0414910.244424%10.244424%10.2%2,58650

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Williamson CountyWilliamsonKnox CountyKnoxDavidson CountyDavidsonWashington CountyWashingtonAnderson CountyAndersonShelby CountyShelbyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMadison CountyMadisonSouthHamilton CountyHamiltonLoudon CountyLoudonPutnam CountyPutnamMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaTennesseeBlount CountyBlountEast South CentralFranklin CountyFranklinSullivan CountySullivanRutherford CountyRutherfordWilson CountyWilsonWeakley CountyWeakleySumner CountySumnerDyer CountyDyerBradley CountyBradleyRoane CountyRoaneCumberland CountyCumberlandHenry CountyHenryMaury CountyMaurySevier CountySevierDickson CountyDicksonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryObion CountyObionFayette CountyFayetteWarren CountyWarrenClaiborne CountyClaiborneCoffee CountyCoffeeHamblen CountyHamblenLawrence CountyLawrenceGibson CountyGibsonJefferson CountyJeffersonCarter CountyCarterMcMinn CountyMcMinnHawkins CountyHawkinsBedford CountyBedfordRobertson CountyRobertsonMonroe CountyMonroeCheatham CountyCheathamRhea CountyRheaGreene CountyGreeneTipton CountyTiptonGiles CountyGilesCampbell CountyCampbellMarshall CountyMarshallLincoln CountyLincolnCocke CountyCocke5.739455%5.739455%5.7%7,63614.999866%4.999866%5.0%14,87414.9k24.698829%4.698829%4.7%21,34121.3k34.296998%4.296998%4.3%3,68343.721043%3.721043%3.7%1,99553.537083%3.537083%3.5%21,32521.3k63.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.154794%3.154794%3.2%2,03573.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.051424%3.051424%3.1%7,42582.960429%2.960429%3.0%1,09992.938765%2.938765%2.9%1,398102.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k2.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.747671%2.747671%2.7%2,454112.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.579132%2.579132%2.6%726122.504509%2.504509%2.5%2,833132.393384%2.393384%2.4%4,295142.357052%2.357052%2.4%2,017152.317896%2.317896%2.3%498162.246710%2.246710%2.2%2,626172.110085%2.110085%2.1%539182.074395%2.074395%2.1%1,436191.947734%1.947734%1.9%755201.853549%1.853549%1.9%809211.838457%1.838457%1.8%427221.800500%1.800500%1.8%1,059231.790055%1.790055%1.8%1,193241.755545%1.755545%1.8%611251.754022%1.754022%1.8%2,030261.704888%1.704888%1.7%368271.638587%1.638587%1.6%461281.630773%1.630773%1.6%446291.565001%1.565001%1.6%352301.510375%1.510375%1.5%551311.500415%1.500415%1.5%651321.476312%1.476312%1.5%421331.443109%1.443109%1.4%485341.433721%1.433721%1.4%529351.406671%1.406671%1.4%579361.405184%1.405184%1.4%515371.348476%1.348476%1.3%545381.325353%1.325353%1.3%403391.279019%1.279019%1.3%584401.259926%1.259926%1.3%403411.227062%1.227062%1.2%333421.163108%1.163108%1.2%256431.142577%1.142577%1.1%560441.109677%1.109677%1.1%447451.061529%1.061529%1.1%216461.033953%1.033953%1.0%296470.910832%0.910832%0.9%195480.900098%0.900098%0.9%212490.808145%0.808145%0.8%20450

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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BedfordLincolnBlountTiptonGibsonSevierLawrenceMonroeCampbellJeffersonCheathamMemphis AreaFayetteRobertsonCockeHenryHawkinsRheaRoaneWarrenCarterShelbyWashingtonCumberlandDyerCoffeeMcMinnEast South CentralGilesDavidsonTennesseeSouthMarshallDicksonWilsonGreeneUnited StatesWilliamsonWeakleySumnerMauryHamiltonSullivanKnoxObionHamblenLoudonRutherfordClaiborneBradleyAndersonMadisonPutnamFranklinMontgomery-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425817x1.425817x1.43x16.189%16.2%23.083%23.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379003x1.379003x1.38x14.145%14.1%19.505%19.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325682x1.325682x1.33x10.254%10.3%13.594%13.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.323899x1.323899x1.32x12.371%12.4%16.378%16.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316111x1.316111x1.32x13.250%13.2%17.438%17.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307010x1.307010x1.31x14.367%14.4%18.778%18.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296058x1.296058x1.30x17.652%17.7%22.878%22.9%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.271181x1.271181x1.27x18.461%18.5%23.467%23.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256145x1.256145x1.26x22.831%22.8%28.679%28.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249741x1.249741x1.25x14.564%14.6%18.201%18.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246520x1.246520x1.25x12.847%12.8%16.015%16.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239824x1.239824x1.24x12.348%12.3%15.309%15.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.234325x1.234325x1.23x12.090%12.1%14.923%14.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227818x1.227818x1.23x19.167%19.2%23.533%23.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223893x1.223893x1.22x14.200%14.2%17.379%17.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.218484x1.218484x1.22x16.289%16.3%19.848%19.8%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.217386x1.217386x1.22x21.794%21.8%26.532%26.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210457x1.210457x1.21x12.874%12.9%15.583%15.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210214x1.210214x1.21x19.425%19.4%23.509%23.5%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206330x1.206330x1.21x16.995%17.0%20.501%20.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203094x1.203094x1.20x11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199284x1.199284x1.20x10.545%10.5%12.647%12.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187515x1.187515x1.19x15.078%15.1%17.906%17.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.185395x1.185395x1.19x15.437%15.4%18.299%18.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.181095x1.181095x1.18x13.421%13.4%15.851%15.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179802x1.179802x1.18x15.494%15.5%18.280%18.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163364x1.163364x1.16x15.489%15.5%18.019%18.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156941x1.156941x1.16x11.637%11.6%13.463%13.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144528x1.144528x1.14x14.939%14.9%17.099%17.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125673x1.125673x1.13x15.432%15.4%17.371%17.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114566x1.114566x1.11x9.681%9.68%10.790%10.8%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111747x1.111747x1.11x17.196%17.2%19.118%19.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106742x1.106742x1.11x4.205%4.21%4.654%4.65%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105329x1.105329x1.11x14.474%14.5%15.998%16.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099925x1.099925x1.10x10.254%10.3%11.279%11.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099333x1.099333x1.10x11.319%11.3%12.443%12.4%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060326x1.060326x1.06x11.898%11.9%12.616%12.6%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044168x1.044168x1.04x13.999%14.0%14.617%14.6%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041966x1.041966x1.04x9.254%9.25%9.642%9.64%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031200x1.031200x1.03x16.814%16.8%17.338%17.3%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030139x1.030139x1.03x18.274%18.3%18.824%18.8%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020662x1.020662x1.02x14.558%14.6%14.859%14.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019939x1.019939x1.02x9.143%9.14%9.326%9.33%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011641x1.011641x1.01x22.632%22.6%22.895%22.9%44-1.005216x-1.005216x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.578%16.6%16.492%16.5%45-1.012927x-1.012927x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x14.592%14.6%14.406%14.4%46-1.020898x-1.020898x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x11.573%11.6%11.336%11.3%47-1.051205x-1.051205x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.166%15.2%14.427%14.4%48-1.100656x-1.100656x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x15.372%15.4%13.966%14.0%49-1.332674x-1.332674x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x8.852%8.85%6.642%6.64%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 Shelby County, selected other counties in Tennessee, and entities that contain Shelby 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 Shelby County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Shelby 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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby County
0%10%20%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeEast South CentralClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookTennesseeSan Diego CountySan DiegoMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkShelby CountyShelbySanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm 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%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M15.108430%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%503,252503k1714.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k13.220947%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%160,845161k2212.933863%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k12.928824%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%152,462152k3111.473065%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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby 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 CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaTennesseeEast South CentralClark 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%311,493311k2136.494430%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%224,744225k2732.800693%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%64,767,78764.8M30.169614%30.169614%30.2%181,892182k30.076273%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%286,583287k4128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k26.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4425.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M22.823853%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#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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby 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 DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgShelby CountyShelbyBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaBexar CountyBexarTennesseeQueens CountyQueensEast South CentralFresno 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%102,662103k194.475020%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%24,10124.1k323.537083%3.537083%3.5%21,32521.3k3.517075%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%83,20583.2k383.064699%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%18,59118.6k412.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.392530%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#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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachMemphis AreaShelbyWakeEast South CentralWestchesterFairfieldTennesseeSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-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-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203094x1.203094x1.20x11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-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-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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 Shelby County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Shelby 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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