Educational Attainment in Fairfax County, Virginia (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma265.556905%44.249201%65.556905%65.6%503,991504k26.161054%44.388749%26.161054%26.2%201,122201k8.282040%11.362051%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma248.153875%48.153875%+48.2%65.557%65.6%44.249%44.2%-41.063771%-41.063771%-41.1%26.161%26.2%44.389%44.4%-27.107874%-27.107874%-27.1%8.282%8.28%11.362%11.4%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None3.152121%1.748387%3.152121%3.2%24,23324.2k4.632771%2.438725%4.632771%4.6%35,61635.6k21.437881%11.506793%21.437881%21.4%164,811165k31.037326%21.196991%31.037326%31.0%238,610239k5.296806%7.358304%5.296806%5.3%40,72140.7k13.449161%19.873243%13.449161%13.4%103,395103k12.711893%24.515505%12.711893%12.7%97,72797.7k3.578378%6.714825%3.578378%3.6%27,51027.5k3.204541%3.428975%3.204541%3.2%24,63624.6k1.499121%1.218251%1.499121%1.5%11,52511.5k

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None80.287374%80.287374%+80.3%3.152%3.15%1.748%1.75%89.966885%89.966885%+90.0%4.633%4.63%2.439%2.44%86.306303%86.306303%+86.3%21.438%21.4%11.507%11.5%46.423264%46.423264%+46.4%31.037%31.0%21.197%21.2%-28.015934%-28.015934%-28.0%5.297%5.30%7.358%7.36%-32.325283%-32.325283%-32.3%13.449%13.4%19.873%19.9%-48.147538%-48.147538%-48.1%12.712%12.7%24.516%24.5%-46.709286%-46.709286%-46.7%3.578%3.58%6.715%6.71%-6.545202%-6.545202%-6.5%3.205%3.20%3.429%3.43%23.055177%23.055177%+23.1%1.499%1.50%1.218%1.22%

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 Virginia and Fairfax County
More Females More Males
Virginia
Fairfax County
10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.408259%5.618557%5.618557%6%63.813%63.8%67.398%67.4%-15.327429%-15.327429%15%0.632318%27.970%28.0%24.252%24.3%1.605239%15.383384%1.605239%2%8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
More Females More Males
Virginia
Fairfax County
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None89.275909%66.525788%89.275909%89%2.198%2.20%4.160%4.16%37.753403%48.618583%37.753403%38%3.914%3.91%5.391%5.39%-2.114647%14.439857%14.439857%14%20.031%20.0%22.923%22.9%-4.300578%-6.601225%-4.300578%4%31.673%31.7%30.367%30.4%-31.613449%-34.520906%-31.613449%32%5.998%6.00%4.557%4.56%-8.730943%-5.880163%-8.730943%9%13.996%14.0%12.872%12.9%-22.788652%-22.788652%23%5.932053%13.974%14.0%11.380%11.4%4.865486%16.239660%4.865486%5%3.496%3.50%3.666%3.67%2.083228%18.069688%2.083228%2%3.172%3.17%3.238%3.24%-7.211666%-7.211666%7%3.841084%1.550%1.55%1.446%1.45%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3425.337183%14.999428%25.337183%25.3%33,08233.1k130,567131k30.638807%20.686685%30.638807%30.6%95,97396.0k313,240313k31.244592%23.619719%31.244592%31.2%51,99652.0k166,416166k36.300856%26.028876%36.300856%36.3%57,55957.6k158,561159k

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3468.920998%68.920998%68.9%25.337%25.3%14.999%15.0%48.108831%48.108831%48.1%30.639%30.6%20.687%20.7%32.281812%32.281812%32.3%31.245%31.2%23.620%23.6%39.463788%39.463788%39.5%36.301%36.3%26.029%26.0%

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 Virginia and Fairfax County
More Females More Males
Virginia
Fairfax County
10%0%10%FM65+45-6435-4425-349.175868%18.431517%9.175868%9.2%24.319%24.3%26.550%26.6%-8.431209%-8.943484%-8.431209%8.4%31.847%31.8%29.371%29.4%-5.086435%-15.319740%-5.086435%5.1%32.006%32.0%30.457%30.5%-7.293055%-16.847486%-7.293055%7.3%37.587%37.6%35.032%35.0%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
$0k$50k$100kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$101,089.000000$79,135.000000$101,089.000000$101.1k224,660225k29.223%29.2%$71,869.000000$55,858.000000$71,869.000000$71.9k238,610239k31.037%31.0%$42,877.000000$36,317.000000$42,877.000000$42.9k144,116144k18.746%18.7%$30,781.000000$29,730.000000$30,781.000000$30.8k97,72797.7k12.712%12.7%$25,369.000000$22,432.000000$25,369.000000$25.4k63,67163.7k8.282%8.28%$61,248.000000$41,573.000000$61,248.000000$61.2k768,784769k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-77,430.000000$-61,144.000000$-77,430.000000$77.4k$77,430.000000$43,237.000000$61,144.000000$40,354.000000$120,667.000000$120.7k103,196103k121,464121k$-56,547.000000$-45,665.000000$-56,547.000000$56.5k$56,547.000000$30,631.000000$45,665.000000$25,771.000000$87,178.000000$87.2k125,028125k113,582114k$-37,570.000000$-30,406.000000$-37,570.000000$37.6k$37,570.000000$12,895.000000$30,406.000000$13,585.000000$50,465.000000$50.5k78,92578.9k65,19165.2k$-25,481.000000$-23,924.000000$-25,481.000000$25.5k$25,481.000000$10,591.000000$23,924.000000$10,875.000000$36,072.000000$36.1k55,16155.2k42,56642.6k$-18,858.000000$-17,004.000000$-18,858.000000$18.9k$18,858.000000$9,690.000000$17,004.000000$9,739.000000$28,548.000000$28.5k32,44032.4k31,23131.2k$-50,040.000000$-34,834.000000$-50,040.000000$50.0k$50,040.000000$25,164.000000$34,834.000000$15,194.000000$75,204.000000$75.2k394,750395k374,034374k

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 Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma375.484141%47.149561%75.484141%75.5%7,21120.873024%40.732256%20.873024%20.9%1,9943.580027%11.793291%3.580027%3.6%3420.062807%0.324892%0.062807%0.1%6

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 Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.949026%84.941682%84.949026%84.9%333,718334k79.372550%76.388505%79.372550%79.4%94,95195.0k75.550061%69.547879%75.550061%75.6%57,13757.1k72.967257%54.952948%72.967257%73.0%36,56936.6k

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax County
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20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-1.987983%-0.069029%-7.627591%-2.057012%2.1%1.987983%7.627591%1.530364%1.987983%2.0%4,1724,448-7.634870%-0.601127%-14.637404%-8.235997%8.2%7.634870%14.637404%2.468740%7.634870%7.6%2,5463,032-7.835389%-3.638098%-8.092018%-4.555913%-11.473486%11.5%7.835389%8.092018%7.835389%7.8%5,2749,094-28.653193%-26.666633%-28.653193%28.7%28.653193%5.835331%26.666633%4.492664%34.488524%34.5%18,97819.0k15,26915.3k-24.112894%-19.815601%-24.112894%24.1%24.112894%5.187834%19.815601%4.486954%29.300728%29.3%7,9326,177

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Female Male
Virginia
Fairfax County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-67.200651%-39.545898%-67.200651%67.2%67.200651%6.541016%39.545898%1.360111%73.741667%73.7%154,755155k145,312145k-44.914978%-19.921195%-4.558639%-44.914978%44.9%44.914978%1.991790%19.921195%46.906768%46.9%15,64215.6k16,53516.5k-57.706817%-55.110315%-57.706817%57.7%57.706817%9.268373%55.110315%8.802282%66.975189%67.0%45,08145.1k45,73945.7k-25.760081%-2.500911%-21.473911%-3.597785%-28.260992%28.3%25.760081%21.473911%25.760081%25.8%14,17514.2k15,06015.1k-32.041668%-3.848561%-26.177829%-3.987806%-35.890229%35.9%32.041668%26.177829%32.041668%32.0%8,6749,194

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Fairfax 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
50.6%55.5%60.4%65.2%70.1%75.0%

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
19.1%21.6%24.1%26.6%29.1%31.6%

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
3.3%6.3%9.2%12.2%15.2%18.2%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.0%2.6%3.2%3.9%4.5%5.1%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.8%4.2%5.5%6.8%8.0%9.4%

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
14.4%16.7%18.9%21.2%23.4%25.7%

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
24.8%27.1%29.3%31.5%33.7%36.0%

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
3.6%4.2%4.8%5.4%6.0%6.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.6%11.0%12.3%13.6%14.9%16.3%

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
8.8%10.6%12.3%14.0%15.7%17.5%

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
1.6%2.7%3.7%4.7%5.7%6.7%

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
0.8%2.3%3.8%5.2%6.7%8.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.7%1.4%2.0%2.6%3.3%4.0%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Fairfax 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%32%47%61%76%91%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8%17%26%34%43%52%

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%12%25%37%49%62%

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%2.0%4.0%6.0%8.0%10.1%

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%4.2%8.5%12.7%16.9%21.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4%11%18%25%31%39%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6%15%22%30%37%45%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%3.2%5.9%8.7%11.4%14.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%10%16%23%29%36%

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
1%8%13%19%25%31%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.2%17.6%22.0%

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%7%14%21%28%36%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.8%5.6%8.4%11.2%14.1%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Fairfax County

There are 62 places that are fully or partially contained within Fairfax County (59 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 62 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax 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 Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%10%20%30%Count#WoodlawnHybla ValleyBailey's CrossroadsSeven CornersGrovetonNorth SpringfieldN SpringfieldAnnandaleWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchLincolniaHerndonSpringfieldSouthRavensworthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticPimmit HillsVirginiaIdylwoodWoodburnRose HillWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMount VernonLake BarcroftFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxChantillyHuntingtonMcNairLortonFranconiaLong BranchBelle HavenMerrifieldCentrevilleOaktonKings ParkViennaMantuaWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldRestonCrosspointeKingstowneHayfieldMcLeanDranesvilleFlorisOccoquanGreat FallsFort BelvoirClifton30.060506%30.060506%30.1%4,372125.540050%25.540050%25.5%2,672224.330099%24.330099%24.3%4,213322.255711%22.255711%22.3%1,403421.435281%21.435281%21.4%2,282518.609994%18.609994%18.6%972617.973856%17.973856%18.0%5,390717.680664%17.680664%17.7%3,621816.915183%16.915183%16.9%2,802915.854554%15.854554%15.9%2,5901015.670925%15.670925%15.7%3,2631114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.395639%13.395639%13.4%2151213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.618166%11.618166%11.6%5271311.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.203537%11.203537%11.2%1,4951410.448980%10.448980%10.4%640159.687256%9.687256%9.7%1,366169.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.760733%8.760733%8.8%755178.626478%8.626478%8.6%591188.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k8.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k8.180624%8.180624%8.2%1,308198.169350%8.169350%8.2%822206.944743%6.944743%6.9%969216.836285%6.836285%6.8%884226.730097%6.730097%6.7%962236.713005%6.713005%6.7%367246.564417%6.564417%6.6%321256.316560%6.316560%6.3%777266.179845%6.179845%6.2%2,973276.082004%6.082004%6.1%1,559285.660377%5.660377%5.7%168295.640509%5.640509%5.6%616305.493274%5.493274%5.5%294314.854308%4.854308%4.9%768354.581560%4.581560%4.6%2,013403.742722%3.742722%3.7%135442.806361%2.806361%2.8%330482.182952%2.182952%2.2%63531.818291%1.818291%1.8%603541.544998%1.544998%1.5%120571.411137%1.411137%1.4%74581.178010%1.178010%1.2%9591.137539%1.137539%1.1%121600.293333%0.293333%0.3%11610.000000%0.000000%0.0%062

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 Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Wolf TrapMcLeanGreat FallsSouth RunFlorisFort HuntFranklin FarmTysons CornerCliftonFairfax StationMerrifieldDunn LoringDranesvilleMcNairKingstowneOaktonHayfieldWakefieldKings Park WestKings Pk WViennaRestonMantuaCrosspointeFair OaksBelle HavenFair LakesBurkeLong BranchGeorge MasonHuntingtonBurke CentreLaurel HillFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxPimmit HillsCentrevilleRose HillWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAnnandaleSpringfieldBailey's CrossroadsGrovetonVirginiaNorth SpringfieldN SpringfieldSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHybla ValleySouthWoodlawn83.340866%83.340866%83.3%9,220182.996110%82.996110%83.0%27,52427.5k281.874589%81.874589%81.9%8,709379.684685%79.684685%79.7%3,538479.500381%79.500381%79.5%4,169579.097019%79.097019%79.1%9,180675.605620%75.605620%75.6%9,363774.620962%74.620962%74.6%12,45212.5k873.417722%73.417722%73.4%116973.184289%73.184289%73.2%5,9251071.368181%71.368181%71.4%8,7791170.746363%70.746363%70.7%4,4741270.709412%70.709412%70.7%5,4921370.371963%70.371963%70.4%9,8191469.810358%69.810358%69.8%8,2091569.777240%69.777240%69.8%17,88617.9k1668.156618%68.156618%68.2%1,9671767.915829%67.915829%67.9%5,7451867.263539%67.263539%67.3%6,1231967.155022%67.155022%67.2%7,3342066.877575%66.877575%66.9%29,38429.4k2166.816143%66.816143%66.8%3,5762266.620460%66.620460%66.6%2,4032366.331549%66.331549%66.3%15,24115.2k2466.298569%66.298569%66.3%3,2422566.030133%66.030133%66.0%3,7692663.855168%63.855168%63.9%18,20018.2k2763.618072%63.618072%63.6%3,4782863.409742%63.409742%63.4%2,2132963.098788%63.098788%63.1%6,3493061.495481%61.495481%61.5%7,4843160.583793%60.583793%60.6%2,9683560.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k60.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k59.611993%59.611993%59.6%2,7044057.441590%57.441590%57.4%27,63427.6k4451.684278%51.684278%51.7%7,2884849.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M43.574219%43.574219%43.6%8,9245342.453648%42.453648%42.5%12,73112.7k5440.706945%40.706945%40.7%8,4765739.541465%39.541465%39.5%6,8475839.272966%39.272966%39.3%4,1815936.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M34.309784%34.309784%34.3%1,7926030.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.296502%29.296502%29.3%3,0656128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.081683%23.081683%23.1%3,35762

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 Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#McLeanGreat FallsWolf TrapFort HuntCliftonSouth RunCrosspointeMantuaWakefieldTysons CornerViennaDunn LoringLake BarcroftOaktonBelle HavenHuntingtonFairfax StationLong BranchPimmit HillsMount VernonDranesvilleMerrifieldGeorge MasonSeven CornersFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxRestonHayfieldMason NeckKings Park WestKings Pk WWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonWoodburnFair OaksFlorisFair LakesWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldNewingtonLortonAnnandaleVirginiaGreenbriarCentrevilleGrovetonSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOccoquanHerndonSouthNorth SpringfieldN SpringfieldFort BelvoirWoodlawn23.411633%23.411633%23.4%7,764119.366363%19.366363%19.4%2,060217.436500%17.436500%17.4%1,929316.379459%16.379459%16.4%1,901413.924051%13.924051%13.9%22511.734234%11.734234%11.7%521611.505406%11.505406%11.5%415711.472347%11.472347%11.5%614811.206998%11.206998%11.2%948911.026548%11.026548%11.0%1,8401010.933065%10.933065%10.9%1,1941110.926629%10.926629%10.9%6911210.815939%10.815939%10.8%7411310.470877%10.470877%10.5%2,6841410.286299%10.286299%10.3%503159.948320%9.948320%9.9%1,001169.906126%9.906126%9.9%802179.200658%9.200658%9.2%503189.060847%9.060847%9.1%411198.308192%8.308192%8.3%716208.085490%8.085490%8.1%628217.877408%7.877408%7.9%969227.851003%7.851003%7.9%274237.836294%7.836294%7.8%494247.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.540342%7.540342%7.5%3,313257.484407%7.484407%7.5%216267.475410%7.475410%7.5%114277.437109%7.437109%7.4%677287.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k7.085714%7.085714%7.1%434297.080994%7.080994%7.1%1,627307.036613%7.036613%7.0%369316.814996%6.814996%6.8%389355.922508%5.922508%5.9%937405.191470%5.191470%5.2%465444.918413%4.918413%4.9%636484.565159%4.565159%4.6%1,369504.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.152736%4.152736%4.2%236534.134447%4.134447%4.1%1,989543.879391%3.879391%3.9%413573.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.272251%3.272251%3.3%25583.164789%3.164789%3.2%517593.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.833621%2.833621%2.8%148601.760000%1.760000%1.8%66611.602035%1.602035%1.6%23362

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 Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#RavensworthOccoquanWoodburnWolf TrapHybla ValleyBurke CentreBailey's CrossroadsGrovetonMantuaLortonWoodlawnSouth AtlanticSeven CornersVirginiaSouthWashingtonMcNairUnited StatesPimmit HillsMason NeckW Falls ChurchHayfieldSpringfieldLincolniaNewington FrstFairfax CoFairfaxAnnandaleDunn LoringDranesvilleHuntingtonRestonMerrifieldMount VernonBelle HavenKingstowneFranconiaViennaChantillyCentrevilleFranklin FarmKings ParkMcLeanNewingtonLaurel HillFairfax StationSouth RunCrosspointeTysons CornerFort Belvoir-1.000000x-1.000000x3.179824x3.179824x3.18x6.391%6.39%20.322%20.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.232687x2.232687x2.23x0.744%0.74%1.662%1.66%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.868146x1.868146x1.87x7.224%7.22%13.496%13.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.659385x1.659385x1.66x1.797%1.80%2.982%2.98%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542639x1.542639x1.54x20.107%20.1%31.017%31.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451690x1.451690x1.45x4.084%4.08%5.929%5.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388320x1.388320x1.39x20.479%20.5%28.432%28.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383798x1.383798x1.38x17.978%18.0%24.878%24.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.312071x1.312071x1.31x4.800%4.80%6.298%6.30%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277618x1.277618x1.28x6.041%6.04%7.719%7.72%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222732x1.222732x1.22x27.145%27.1%33.191%33.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155037x1.155037x1.16x20.693%20.7%23.901%23.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129781x1.129781x1.13x6.518%6.52%7.364%7.36%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100332x1.100332x1.10x11.033%11.0%12.140%12.1%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090752x1.090752x1.09x4.388%4.39%4.787%4.79%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078069x1.078069x1.08x16.995%17.0%18.322%18.3%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073111x1.073111x1.07x2.107%2.11%2.261%2.26%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056533x1.056533x1.06x15.256%15.3%16.118%16.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046282x1.046282x1.05x16.538%16.5%17.303%17.3%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045293x1.045293x1.05x4.988%4.99%5.214%5.21%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013393x1.013393x1.01x17.857%17.9%18.096%18.1%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.007805x1.007805x1.01x4.931%4.93%4.969%4.97%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006603x1.006603x1.01x1.540%1.54%1.550%1.55%23-1.003571x-1.003571x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x8.185%8.18%8.156%8.16%24-1.009616x-1.009616x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x4.602%4.60%4.558%4.56%25-1.016323x-1.016323x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.369%6.37%6.267%6.27%26-1.021904x-1.021904x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.850%8.85%8.660%8.66%27-1.025999x-1.025999x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.642%6.64%6.473%6.47%28-1.082036x-1.082036x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x2.913%2.91%2.692%2.69%29-1.084719x-1.084719x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.992%6.99%6.446%6.45%30-1.110022x-1.110022x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x5.933%5.93%5.345%5.34%31-1.189606x-1.189606x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x8.859%8.86%7.447%7.45%35-1.314749x-1.314749x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x6.979%6.98%5.308%5.31%39-1.365901x-1.365901x1.37x1.000000x1.000000x2.598%2.60%1.902%1.90%43-1.560103x-1.560103x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x6.906%6.91%4.427%4.43%48-1.945779x-1.945779x1.95x1.000000x1.000000x2.369%2.37%1.217%1.22%51-1.958736x-1.958736x1.96x1.000000x1.000000x6.288%6.29%3.210%3.21%52-2.547778x-2.547778x2.55x1.000000x1.000000x6.056%6.06%2.377%2.38%56-2.747759x-2.747759x2.75x1.000000x1.000000x4.362%4.36%1.587%1.59%57-2.897074x-2.897074x2.90x1.000000x1.000000x2.569%2.57%0.887%0.89%58-5.184359x-5.184359x5.18x1.000000x1.000000x6.179%6.18%1.192%1.19%59-8.938218x-8.938218x8.94x1.000000x1.000000x4.061%4.06%0.454%0.45%60-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.587%0.59%0.000%0%61

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 Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
4x2x0x2x4xFM#Mason NeckCliftonNewingtonKings ParkHerndonDunn LoringBurke CentreWakefieldGreenbriarSouth RunBailey's CrossroadsKings Pk WHayfieldFairfax StationIdylwoodN SpringfieldRestonMount VernonFair LakesBurkeMantuaRavensworthGreat FallsFlorisMcLeanPimmit HillsWoodburnLake BarcroftBelle HavenLincolniaOccoquanW SpringfieldFairfax CoFairfaxVirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticWashingtonCentrevilleAnnandaleFair OaksW Falls ChurchKingstowneMerrifieldFranconiaWoodlawnMcNairSeven CornersFort Belvoir-1.000000x-1.000000x5.958603x5.958603x5.96x2.128%2.13%12.678%12.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x5.239726x5.239726x5.24x4.706%4.71%24.658%24.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.228900x5.228900x5.23x1.697%1.70%8.874%8.87%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.649883x2.649883x2.65x2.708%2.71%7.176%7.18%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.613708x2.613708x2.61x1.759%1.76%4.597%4.60%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.569242x2.569242x2.57x6.194%6.19%15.914%15.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.540669x2.540669x2.54x3.151%3.15%8.006%8.01%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.405404x2.405404x2.41x6.766%6.77%16.274%16.3%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.308960x2.308960x2.31x2.547%2.55%5.880%5.88%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.272090x2.272090x2.27x7.270%7.27%16.519%16.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.238288x2.238288x2.24x3.090%3.09%6.917%6.92%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.212652x2.212652x2.21x4.644%4.64%10.275%10.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.168258x2.168258x2.17x4.759%4.76%10.318%10.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.107084x2.107084x2.11x6.421%6.42%13.530%13.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.086450x2.086450x2.09x4.412%4.41%9.204%9.20%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.086277x2.086277x2.09x1.857%1.86%3.874%3.87%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.049540x2.049540x2.05x5.066%5.07%10.383%10.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.036221x2.036221x2.04x5.586%5.59%11.374%11.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.978146x1.978146x1.98x4.597%4.60%9.094%9.09%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.913838x1.913838x1.91x4.271%4.27%8.175%8.17%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.884862x1.884862x1.88x8.139%8.14%15.341%15.3%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.870793x1.870793x1.87x4.637%4.64%8.674%8.67%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.807118x1.807118x1.81x13.904%13.9%25.126%25.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.782050x1.782050x1.78x5.070%5.07%9.035%9.03%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.746036x1.746036x1.75x17.257%17.3%30.131%30.1%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727365x1.727365x1.73x6.545%6.55%11.306%11.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.718294x1.718294x1.72x5.175%5.17%8.892%8.89%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.692528x1.692528x1.69x8.087%8.09%13.687%13.7%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691684x1.691684x1.69x7.811%7.81%13.214%13.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681233x1.681233x1.68x3.610%3.61%6.070%6.07%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674515x1.674515x1.67x2.481%2.48%4.155%4.16%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616495x1.616495x1.62x4.589%4.59%7.419%7.42%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-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-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450487x1.450487x1.45x3.402%3.40%4.934%4.93%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382467x1.382467x1.38x3.845%3.84%5.315%5.32%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286172x1.286172x1.29x6.217%6.22%7.996%8.00%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160352x1.160352x1.16x4.658%4.66%5.405%5.40%48-1.002470x-1.002470x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x6.880%6.88%6.863%6.86%53-1.249046x-1.249046x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x8.776%8.78%7.026%7.03%57-1.422037x-1.422037x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x6.616%6.62%4.652%4.65%58-1.480009x-1.480009x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x1.899%1.90%1.283%1.28%59-1.537639x-1.537639x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x5.246%5.25%3.412%3.41%60-1.600361x-1.600361x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x9.589%9.59%5.992%5.99%61-5.605977x-5.605977x5.61x1.000000x1.000000x2.988%2.99%0.533%0.53%62

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Fairfax County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax 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 Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%Count#MasonLeeSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginiaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxMount VernonProvidenceBraddockDranesvilleSullyHunter MillSpringfield18.123538%18.123538%18.1%15,18115.2k114.511493%14.511493%14.5%12,36812.4k214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k9.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k8.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k7.846561%7.846561%7.8%6,78537.596947%7.596947%7.6%7,12747.050370%7.050370%7.1%5,75056.351951%6.351951%6.4%5,32765.345479%5.345479%5.3%4,50174.447589%4.447589%4.4%3,92983.314775%3.314775%3.3%2,7039

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 Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#DranesvilleHunter MillSpringfieldProvidenceSullyFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxBraddockMount VernonWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLeeMasonVirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth70.846847%70.846847%70.8%59,41559.4k170.477700%70.477700%70.5%62,26062.3k266.606985%66.606985%66.6%54,31454.3k365.645852%65.645852%65.6%61,58561.6k461.499727%61.499727%61.5%51,78451.8k560.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k60.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k58.629653%58.629653%58.6%47,81647.8k654.799875%54.799875%54.8%47,38647.4k749.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M47.949642%47.949642%47.9%40,86740.9k845.178119%45.178119%45.2%37,84337.8k936.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M

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 Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%Count#DranesvilleHunter MillProvidenceFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxMount VernonSpringfieldWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonBraddockMasonSullyLeeVirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth14.425737%14.425737%14.4%12,09812.1k18.897442%8.897442%8.9%7,86028.677809%8.677809%8.7%8,14137.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.706630%7.706630%7.7%6,66447.383744%7.383744%7.4%6,02157.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k6.651871%6.651871%6.7%5,42565.895134%5.895134%5.9%4,93875.365668%5.365668%5.4%4,51884.909127%4.909127%4.9%4,18494.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M

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 Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#South AtlanticVirginiaSouthWashingtonLeeMount VernonMasonUnited StatesProvidenceFairfax CoFairfaxDranesvilleBraddockHunter MillSullySpringfield-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131129x1.131129x1.13x13.645%13.6%15.435%15.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121060x1.121060x1.12x7.412%7.41%8.310%8.31%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117881x1.117881x1.12x17.130%17.1%19.149%19.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021291x1.021291x1.02x7.517%7.52%7.677%7.68%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%-1.019266x-1.019266x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.412%6.41%6.290%6.29%5-1.103541x-1.103541x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x7.381%7.38%6.688%6.69%6-1.153689x-1.153689x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x4.750%4.75%4.117%4.12%7-1.290506x-1.290506x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x5.997%6.00%4.647%4.65%8-1.472767x-1.472767x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x3.928%3.93%2.667%2.67%9

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 Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BraddockHunter MillSpringfieldDranesvilleFairfax CoFairfaxVirginiaSouthSullyUnited StatesSouth AtlanticMasonWashingtonMount VernonProvidenceLee-1.000000x-1.000000x1.933322x1.933322x1.93x4.603%4.60%8.899%8.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.733518x1.733518x1.73x6.587%6.59%11.419%11.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.686501x1.686501x1.69x5.535%5.54%9.335%9.34%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684376x1.684376x1.68x10.795%10.8%18.182%18.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528371x1.528371x1.53x4.276%4.28%6.535%6.54%5-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.498184x1.498184x1.50x4.734%4.73%7.093%7.09%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455618x1.455618x1.46x6.315%6.31%9.192%9.19%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.411015x1.411015x1.41x7.193%7.19%10.150%10.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.012454x1.012454x1.01x4.880%4.88%4.940%4.94%9

Educational Attainment by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares Fairfax County to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax 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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%Count#Manassas CityManassasManassas Park CityManassas ParkCulpeper CountyCulpeperSouthPrince George's CountyPrince George'sWarren CountyWarrenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticRappahannock CountyRappahannockClarke CountyClarkeVirginiaJefferson CountyJeffersonPrince William CountyPrince WilliamSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaDistrict of ColumbiaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFredericksburg CityFredericksburgAlexandria CityAlexandriaFauquier CountyFauquierFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxFairfax CityFairfaxFrederick CountyFrederickCharles CountyCharlesCalvert CountyCalvertLoudoun CountyLoudounStafford CountyStaffordArlington CountyArlingtonFalls Church CityFalls Church18.490278%18.490278%18.5%4,850117.533926%17.533926%17.5%1,796216.357344%16.357344%16.4%5,341314.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.185671%14.185671%14.2%84,81484.8k414.067198%14.067198%14.1%3,743513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.810879%12.810879%12.8%716612.577502%12.577502%12.6%1,278711.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.247015%11.247015%11.2%4,239810.971937%10.971937%11.0%30,78130.8k910.420638%10.420638%10.4%8,8021010.045421%10.045421%10.0%46,51046.5k119.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k8.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k128.722097%8.722097%8.7%1,434138.620480%8.620480%8.6%9,927148.549251%8.549251%8.5%3,976158.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k8.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k168.166336%8.166336%8.2%1,357177.444838%7.444838%7.4%12,17712.2k187.180501%7.180501%7.2%7,303196.706583%6.706583%6.7%4,066206.533700%6.533700%6.5%15,08215.1k216.460530%6.460530%6.5%5,679226.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k232.047599%2.047599%2.0%19124

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Falls Church CityFalls ChurchArlington CountyArlingtonAlexandria CityAlexandriaFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxLoudoun CountyLoudounMontgomery CountyMontgomeryDistrict of ColumbiaFairfax CityFairfaxWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFredericksburg CityFredericksburgFrederick CountyFrederickPrince William CountyPrince WilliamStafford CountyStaffordVirginiaFauquier CountyFauquierRappahannock CountyRappahannockPrince George's CountyPrince George'sSouth AtlanticManassas Park CityManassas ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManassas CityManassasClarke CountyClarkeJefferson CountyJeffersonSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaCalvert CountyCalvertSouthCharles CountyCharlesCulpeper CountyCulpeperWarren CountyWarren80.210120%80.210120%80.2%7,482173.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k262.088819%62.088819%62.1%71,49971.5k360.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k60.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k458.840119%58.840119%58.8%135,823136k558.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k655.360186%55.360186%55.4%256,316256k754.727087%54.727087%54.7%9,094849.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M42.296697%42.296697%42.3%6,954939.736371%39.736371%39.7%64,99465.0k1039.450993%39.450993%39.5%110,677111k1137.333197%37.333197%37.3%32,81732.8k1236.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M33.543338%33.543338%33.5%15,60015.6k1332.420827%32.420827%32.4%1,8121431.454209%31.454209%31.5%188,060188k1530.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.420775%30.420775%30.4%3,1161630.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076249%30.076249%30.1%7,8891729.987206%29.987206%30.0%3,0471829.885911%29.885911%29.9%11,26411.3k1929.596174%29.596174%29.6%24,99925.0k2029.285632%29.285632%29.3%17,75517.8k2128.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.363184%27.363184%27.4%27,83027.8k2222.326351%22.326351%22.3%7,2902320.046603%20.046603%20.0%5,33424

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%Count#Falls Church CityFalls ChurchArlington CountyArlingtonDistrict of ColumbiaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAlexandria CityAlexandriaFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonFairfax CityFairfaxFredericksburg CityFredericksburgLoudoun CountyLoudounFrederick CountyFrederickVirginiaRappahannock CountyRappahannockClarke CountyClarkeSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPrince George's CountyPrince George'sSouthFauquier CountyFauquierCalvert CountyCalvertManassas Park CityManassas ParkPrince William CountyPrince WilliamJefferson CountyJeffersonStafford CountyStaffordManassas CityManassasCulpeper CountyCulpeperCharles CountyCharlesSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaWarren CountyWarren14.686964%14.686964%14.7%1,370112.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k212.461852%12.461852%12.5%57,69857.7k312.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k410.783633%10.783633%10.8%12,41812.4k57.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k67.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k6.421135%6.421135%6.4%1,06774.628672%4.628672%4.6%76184.488507%4.488507%4.5%10,36110.4k94.268080%4.268080%4.3%6,981104.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.757381%3.757381%3.8%210113.582325%3.582325%3.6%364123.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.066309%3.066309%3.1%18,33318.3k133.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.982347%2.982347%3.0%1,387142.785887%2.785887%2.8%1,689152.626184%2.626184%2.6%269162.602097%2.602097%2.6%7,300172.504643%2.504643%2.5%944182.136446%2.136446%2.1%1,878192.066336%2.066336%2.1%542201.944751%1.944751%1.9%635211.928107%1.928107%1.9%1,961221.927380%1.927380%1.9%1,628231.210162%1.210162%1.2%32224

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
3x2x1x0x1x2xFM#RappahannockCalvertManassas ParkClarkePrince George'sCharlesSpotsylvaniaWarrenCulpeperJeffersonFredericksburgSouth AtlanticManassasFauquierVirginiaSouthFrederickWashingtonUnited StatesStaffordDistrict of ColumbiaPrince WilliamMontgomeryFairfax CoFairfaxLoudounAlexandriaArlingtonFairfaxFalls Church-1.000000x-1.000000x2.091590x2.091590x2.09x8.301%8.30%17.362%17.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.536725x1.536725x1.54x5.321%5.32%8.176%8.18%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527393x1.527393x1.53x13.853%13.9%21.159%21.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447461x1.447461x1.45x10.347%10.3%14.978%15.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416464x1.416464x1.42x11.879%11.9%16.827%16.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.372585x1.372585x1.37x6.116%6.12%8.395%8.39%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290480x1.290480x1.29x9.144%9.14%11.800%11.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.265255x1.265255x1.27x12.438%12.4%15.737%15.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235123x1.235123x1.24x14.651%14.7%18.096%18.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207039x1.207039x1.21x10.218%10.2%12.333%12.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203171x1.203171x1.20x7.946%7.95%9.560%9.56%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176678x1.176678x1.18x17.013%17.0%20.019%20.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153861x1.153861x1.15x7.952%7.95%9.176%9.18%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.139267x1.139267x1.14x6.975%6.97%7.946%7.95%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089159x1.089159x1.09x6.188%6.19%6.740%6.74%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064309x1.064309x1.06x9.751%9.75%10.378%10.4%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061043x1.061043x1.06x10.654%10.7%11.304%11.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%19-1.016895x-1.016895x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.587%6.59%6.478%6.48%20-1.033220x-1.033220x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x8.755%8.75%8.473%8.47%21-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%22-1.166317x-1.166317x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x8.777%8.78%7.525%7.53%23-3.132872x-3.132872x3.13x1.000000x1.000000x2.985%2.99%0.953%0.95%24

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#CulpeperClarkeJeffersonRappahannockManassasFairfaxStaffordMontgomeryPrince WilliamFairfax CoFairfaxVirginiaSouthFauquierSpotsylvaniaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticWarrenWashingtonFredericksburgLoudounFrederickCalvertArlingtonDistrict of ColumbiaFalls ChurchCharlesAlexandriaManassas ParkPrince George's-1.000000x-1.000000x3.077616x3.077616x3.08x0.959%0.96%2.950%2.95%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.551030x2.551030x2.55x2.051%2.05%5.231%5.23%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.402962x2.402962x2.40x1.488%1.49%3.577%3.58%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.153508x2.153508x2.15x2.387%2.39%5.140%5.14%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.797204x1.797204x1.80x1.485%1.48%2.668%2.67%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.779104x1.779104x1.78x4.653%4.65%8.278%8.28%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.672978x1.672978x1.67x1.604%1.60%2.683%2.68%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654377x1.654377x1.65x9.490%9.49%15.700%15.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630158x1.630158x1.63x1.989%1.99%3.243%3.24%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562801x1.562801x1.56x6.111%6.11%9.551%9.55%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.536284x1.536284x1.54x2.364%2.36%3.632%3.63%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.533787x1.533787x1.53x1.534%1.53%2.353%2.35%12-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.513562x1.513562x1.51x0.965%0.97%1.461%1.46%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447565x1.447565x1.45x3.809%3.81%5.513%5.51%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437808x1.437808x1.44x3.700%3.70%5.320%5.32%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.436268x1.436268x1.44x3.524%3.52%5.062%5.06%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416601x1.416601x1.42x2.317%2.32%3.283%3.28%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392955x1.392955x1.39x10.850%10.9%15.114%15.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300117x1.300117x1.30x10.922%10.9%14.199%14.2%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286002x1.286002x1.29x12.975%13.0%16.686%16.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277162x1.277162x1.28x1.707%1.71%2.180%2.18%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.268562x1.268562x1.27x9.559%9.56%12.126%12.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168822x1.168822x1.17x2.420%2.42%2.829%2.83%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168472x1.168472x1.17x2.843%2.84%3.322%3.32%24

Educational Attainment by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Wise CountyWiseTazewell CountyTazewellHalifax CountyHalifaxHenry CountyHenryDanville CityDanvilleManassas CityManassasRockingham CountyRockinghamPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaCulpeper CountyCulpeperRichmond CityRichmondWashington CountyWashingtonPulaski CountyPulaskiPortsmouth CityPortsmouthHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgRoanoke CityRoanokeFranklin CountyFranklinCampbell CountyCampbellSouthShenandoah CountyShenandoahWarren CountyWarrenAugusta CountyAugustaIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNorfolk CityNorfolkSuffolk CitySuffolkFrederick CountyFrederickLynchburg CityLynchburgPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeVirginiaBedford CountyBedfordPrince William CountyPrince WilliamNewport News CityNewport NewsOrange CountyOrangeSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaGloucester CountyGloucesterHampton CityHamptonCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonHenrico CountyHenricoMontgomery CountyMontgomeryChesapeake CityChesapeakeAlexandria CityAlexandriaAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleChesterfield CountyChesterfieldFauquier CountyFauquierRoanoke CountyRoanokeFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxHanover CountyHanoverVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachLoudoun CountyLoudounStafford CountyStaffordArlington CountyArlingtonYork CountyYorkJames City CountyJames City24.758635%24.758635%24.8%6,924121.235324%21.235324%21.2%6,656220.998176%20.998176%21.0%5,297320.799261%20.799261%20.8%7,885420.232462%20.232462%20.2%5,901518.490278%18.490278%18.5%4,850617.957522%17.957522%18.0%9,571717.760907%17.760907%17.8%8,048816.357344%16.357344%16.4%5,341915.996807%15.996807%16.0%23,44323.4k1015.913833%15.913833%15.9%6,3311115.872207%15.872207%15.9%4,0491215.104060%15.104060%15.1%9,5871314.932719%14.932719%14.9%3,7621414.788143%14.788143%14.8%10,24710.2k1514.597149%14.597149%14.6%5,8991614.587229%14.587229%14.6%5,6951714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.288030%14.288030%14.3%4,4071814.067198%14.067198%14.1%3,7431913.471136%13.471136%13.5%7,2342013.366375%13.366375%13.4%3,4252113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.488196%12.488196%12.5%18,77918.8k2211.963259%11.963259%12.0%6,9292311.904254%11.904254%11.9%6,6992411.784091%11.784091%11.8%5,1852511.510182%11.510182%11.5%2,9902611.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.098203%11.098203%11.1%6,1142710.971937%10.971937%11.0%30,78130.8k2810.793634%10.793634%10.8%12,50012.5k2910.626426%10.626426%10.6%2,6093010.420638%10.420638%10.4%8,8023110.172446%10.172446%10.2%2,684329.861228%9.861228%9.9%8,911339.677532%9.677532%9.7%2,761349.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k9.090249%9.090249%9.1%20,01620.0k358.659851%8.659851%8.7%4,659368.648428%8.648428%8.6%13,36913.4k378.620480%8.620480%8.6%9,927388.612515%8.612515%8.6%6,031398.568352%8.568352%8.6%18,86118.9k408.549251%8.549251%8.5%3,976418.357220%8.357220%8.4%5,598428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k8.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.382038%7.382038%7.4%5,130446.790677%6.790677%6.8%20,44720.4k456.533700%6.533700%6.5%15,08215.1k466.460530%6.460530%6.5%5,679476.236272%6.236272%6.2%10,59010.6k486.175895%6.175895%6.2%2,745496.134473%6.134473%6.1%3,18650

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#Arlington CountyArlingtonAlexandria CityAlexandriaFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxLoudoun CountyLoudounAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonJames City CountyJames CityMontgomery CountyMontgomeryYork CountyYorkHenrico CountyHenricoPrince William CountyPrince WilliamChesterfield CountyChesterfieldStafford CountyStaffordVirginiaRichmond CityRichmondHanover CountyHanoverHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachRoanoke CountyRoanokeFauquier CountyFauquierLynchburg CityLynchburgSouth AtlanticChesapeake CityChesapeakeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesManassas CityManassasSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaFrederick CountyFrederickSouthBedford CountyBedfordIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightNorfolk CityNorfolkSuffolk CitySuffolkOrange CountyOrangeWashington CountyWashingtonNewport News CityNewport NewsRockingham CountyRockinghamHampton CityHamptonAugusta CountyAugustaRoanoke CityRoanokeGloucester CountyGloucesterCulpeper CountyCulpeperPrince George CountyPrince GeorgePortsmouth CityPortsmouthFranklin CountyFranklinCampbell CountyCampbellWarren CountyWarrenShenandoah CountyShenandoahPulaski CountyPulaskiDanville CityDanvilleHalifax CountyHalifaxPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaTazewell CountyTazewellWise CountyWiseHenry CountyHenry73.664560%73.664560%73.7%125,092125k162.088819%62.088819%62.1%71,49971.5k260.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k60.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k358.840119%58.840119%58.8%135,823136k451.533716%51.533716%51.5%36,08736.1k550.038556%50.038556%50.0%14,27614.3k649.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M47.768407%47.768407%47.8%24,80924.8k746.013011%46.013011%46.0%24,75524.8k843.224515%43.224515%43.2%19,21219.2k940.814834%40.814834%40.8%89,87189.9k1039.450993%39.450993%39.5%110,677111k1137.689666%37.689666%37.7%82,96483.0k1237.333197%37.333197%37.3%32,81732.8k1336.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.691050%36.691050%36.7%53,77053.8k1436.677075%36.677075%36.7%25,48825.5k1536.248164%36.248164%36.2%9,1321634.242322%34.242322%34.2%103,105103k1734.091723%34.091723%34.1%22,83622.8k1833.543338%33.543338%33.5%15,60015.6k1933.288636%33.288636%33.3%14,64714.6k2030.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.375268%30.375268%30.4%46,95547.0k2130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076249%30.076249%30.1%7,8892229.596174%29.596174%29.6%24,99925.0k2328.825035%28.825035%28.8%16,22116.2k2428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.803594%27.803594%27.8%15,31715.3k2527.368873%27.368873%27.4%7,0132626.611648%26.611648%26.6%40,01740.0k2726.590583%26.590583%26.6%15,40115.4k2825.936787%25.936787%25.9%6,3682924.776915%24.776915%24.8%9,8573024.722604%24.722604%24.7%28,63128.6k3124.561897%24.561897%24.6%13,09113.1k3224.000708%24.000708%24.0%21,68821.7k3323.320298%23.320298%23.3%12,52312.5k3422.904520%22.904520%22.9%15,87115.9k3522.550692%22.550692%22.6%5,9503622.326351%22.326351%22.3%7,2903722.061824%22.061824%22.1%5,7313821.071952%21.071952%21.1%13,37513.4k3920.649807%20.649807%20.6%8,3454020.365769%20.365769%20.4%7,9514120.046603%20.046603%20.0%5,3344219.430035%19.430035%19.4%5,9934318.216386%18.216386%18.2%4,6474418.209559%18.209559%18.2%5,3114515.824943%15.824943%15.8%3,9924614.622735%14.622735%14.6%6,6264714.561001%14.561001%14.6%4,5644814.424659%14.424659%14.4%4,0344911.561593%11.561593%11.6%4,38350

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%Count#Arlington CountyArlingtonCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleAlexandria CityAlexandriaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonJames City CountyJames CityHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgYork CountyYorkRichmond CityRichmondLynchburg CityLynchburgLoudoun CountyLoudounRoanoke CountyRoanokeHenrico CountyHenricoVirginiaChesterfield CountyChesterfieldSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHanover CountyHanoverSouthRoanoke CityRoanokeNorfolk CityNorfolkFauquier CountyFauquierVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachWashington CountyWashingtonBedford CountyBedfordRockingham CountyRockinghamFrederick CountyFrederickPrince William CountyPrince WilliamIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightChesapeake CityChesapeakeSuffolk CitySuffolkDanville CityDanvilleAugusta CountyAugustaStafford CountyStaffordManassas CityManassasGloucester CountyGloucesterNewport News CityNewport NewsCulpeper CountyCulpeperSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaShenandoah CountyShenandoahPortsmouth CityPortsmouthTazewell CountyTazewellOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinWise CountyWisePulaski CountyPulaskiHampton CityHamptonCampbell CountyCampbellPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeHalifax CountyHalifaxHenry CountyHenryWarren CountyWarrenPittsylvania CountyPittsylvania12.967794%12.967794%13.0%22,02122.0k111.745531%11.745531%11.7%3,351211.038757%11.038757%11.0%7,730310.783633%10.783633%10.8%12,41812.4k49.957249%9.957249%10.0%5,35757.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k67.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k5.574168%5.574168%5.6%2,89575.001389%5.001389%5.0%1,26084.999213%4.999213%5.0%2,22294.707673%4.707673%4.7%6,899104.565909%4.565909%4.6%2,009114.488507%4.488507%4.5%10,36110.4k124.387615%4.387615%4.4%2,939134.306242%4.306242%4.3%9,482144.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.628409%3.628409%3.6%7,987153.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.076569%3.076569%3.1%2,138163.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037869%3.037869%3.0%2,105173.011159%3.011159%3.0%4,528182.982347%2.982347%3.0%1,387192.952136%2.952136%3.0%8,889202.898223%2.898223%2.9%1,153212.857143%2.857143%2.9%1,574222.827498%2.827498%2.8%1,507232.688631%2.688631%2.7%1,513242.602097%2.602097%2.6%7,300252.560100%2.560100%2.6%656262.473752%2.473752%2.5%3,824272.456879%2.456879%2.5%1,423282.427484%2.427484%2.4%708292.154562%2.154562%2.2%1,157302.136446%2.136446%2.1%1,878312.066336%2.066336%2.1%542322.042827%2.042827%2.0%539331.986029%1.986029%2.0%2,300341.944751%1.944751%1.9%635351.927380%1.927380%1.9%1,628361.906368%1.906368%1.9%588371.881115%1.881115%1.9%1,194381.853624%1.853624%1.9%581391.804334%1.804334%1.8%443401.719786%1.719786%1.7%695411.644854%1.644854%1.6%460421.607213%1.607213%1.6%410431.594662%1.594662%1.6%1,441441.590635%1.590635%1.6%621451.524425%1.524425%1.5%396461.407278%1.407278%1.4%355471.252968%1.252968%1.3%475481.210162%1.210162%1.2%322490.959989%0.959989%1.0%43550

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BedfordPulaskiAlbemarleShenandoahRoanokeHanoverHalifaxFrederickPittsylvaniaWashingtonSpotsylvaniaHarrisonburgWarrenAugustaCampbellFranklinCulpeperRockinghamChesterfieldHenryGloucesterYorkSouth AtlanticManassasChesapeakeIsle of WightTazewellFauquierVirginiaSouthWiseRoanokeWashingtonMontgomeryUnited StatesStaffordDanvillePrince GeorgePrince WilliamSuffolkOrangeLynchburgHamptonHenricoNewport NewsRichmondPortsmouthFairfax CoFairfaxCharlottesvilleJames CityLoudounVirginia BeachAlexandriaNorfolkArlington-1.000000x-1.000000x1.560584x1.560584x1.56x8.719%8.72%13.607%13.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.459728x1.459728x1.46x12.946%12.9%18.898%18.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416347x1.416347x1.42x7.207%7.21%10.208%10.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.412957x1.412957x1.41x11.915%11.9%16.836%16.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.374899x1.374899x1.37x7.107%7.11%9.772%9.77%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.345534x1.345534x1.35x6.338%6.34%8.529%8.53%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.343954x1.343954x1.34x18.104%18.1%24.331%24.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331808x1.331808x1.33x10.244%10.2%13.642%13.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.312815x1.312815x1.31x15.421%15.4%20.245%20.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300048x1.300048x1.30x13.883%13.9%18.048%18.0%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290480x1.290480x1.29x9.144%9.14%11.800%11.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.287231x1.287231x1.29x13.079%13.1%16.836%16.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.265255x1.265255x1.27x12.438%12.4%15.737%15.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259893x1.259893x1.26x11.918%11.9%15.016%15.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.257616x1.257616x1.26x12.994%13.0%16.341%16.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.240903x1.240903x1.24x13.061%13.1%16.208%16.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235123x1.235123x1.24x14.651%14.7%18.096%18.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.234686x1.234686x1.23x16.126%16.1%19.911%19.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225084x1.225084x1.23x7.752%7.75%9.496%9.50%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222894x1.222894x1.22x18.830%18.8%23.028%23.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208561x1.208561x1.21x9.235%9.24%11.161%11.2%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180092x1.180092x1.18x5.686%5.69%6.710%6.71%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176678x1.176678x1.18x17.013%17.0%20.019%20.0%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171691x1.171691x1.17x7.995%8.00%9.368%9.37%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168765x1.168765x1.17x12.375%12.4%14.463%14.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167921x1.167921x1.17x19.631%19.6%22.927%22.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153861x1.153861x1.15x7.952%7.95%9.176%9.18%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145916x1.145916x1.15x23.029%23.0%26.390%26.4%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141892x1.141892x1.14x13.870%13.9%15.838%15.8%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117932x1.117932x1.12x8.180%8.18%9.145%9.14%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089159x1.089159x1.09x6.188%6.19%6.740%6.74%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076070x1.076070x1.08x19.580%19.6%21.070%21.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070985x1.070985x1.07x11.070%11.1%11.856%11.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061043x1.061043x1.06x10.654%10.7%11.304%11.3%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058434x1.058434x1.06x11.643%11.6%12.324%12.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058400x1.058400x1.06x10.336%10.3%10.939%10.9%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051496x1.051496x1.05x11.514%11.5%12.107%12.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050270x1.050270x1.05x9.636%9.64%10.120%10.1%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042586x1.042586x1.04x8.917%8.92%9.297%9.30%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040440x1.040440x1.04x10.593%10.6%11.021%11.0%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034737x1.034737x1.03x15.740%15.7%16.287%16.3%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019986x1.019986x1.02x14.965%15.0%15.264%15.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010330x1.010330x1.01x9.630%9.63%9.729%9.73%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008688x1.008688x1.01x6.109%6.11%6.163%6.16%45-1.016895x-1.016895x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x6.587%6.59%6.478%6.48%46-1.030721x-1.030721x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.889%6.89%6.684%6.68%47-1.033220x-1.033220x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x8.755%8.75%8.473%8.47%48-1.081765x-1.081765x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.978%13.0%11.997%12.0%49-1.084334x-1.084334x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x6.487%6.49%5.982%5.98%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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax 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 Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax 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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSouth AtlanticAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaVirginiaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax 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%325,372325k1315.108430%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%503,252503k1713.598133%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%108,416108k2812.054893%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%100,034100k3211.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k10.940787%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%78,29978.3k389.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k9.121758%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%63,67163.7k8.282040%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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinVirginiaSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k60.260099%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%330,446330k649.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M49.103299%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%311,493311k2136.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.494430%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%499,006499k3730.457708%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%286,583287k4128.191926%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%173,169173k50

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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSanta 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 CountyCookVirginiaCuyahoga 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 CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k7.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k57.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k6.177550%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%150,366150k234.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.184410%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%18,59118.6k412.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeSouth AtlanticWestchesterFairfieldVirginiaSouthContra CostaWashingtonHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfax CoFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos 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-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%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-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-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-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%-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%-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 Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax 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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