Educational Attainment in Maricopa County, Arizona (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Maricopa County
Arizona
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma239.427146%36.495501%39.427146%39.4%1,053,6551.05M47.520927%49.739733%47.520927%47.5%1,269,9541.27M13.051927%13.764766%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Arizona at large.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma28.032894%8.032894%+8.0%39.427%39.4%36.496%36.5%-4.460833%-4.460833%-4.5%47.521%47.5%49.740%49.7%-5.178720%-5.178720%-5.2%13.052%13.1%13.765%13.8%
% percentage with given level in Maricopa County
ref. percentage with given level in Arizona
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Maricopa County
Arizona
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.161424%1.205481%1.161424%1.2%31,03831.0k1.952058%1.733693%1.952058%2.0%52,16752.2k8.098870%7.504017%8.098870%8.1%216,435216k19.756512%17.512833%19.756512%19.8%527,975528k8.458283%8.539477%8.458283%8.5%226,040226k24.578227%25.455864%24.578227%24.6%656,831657k22.942700%24.283869%22.942700%22.9%613,123613k6.898343%7.665773%6.898343%6.9%184,352184k4.732956%4.690680%4.732956%4.7%126,484126k1.420628%1.408312%1.420628%1.4%37,96538.0k
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than Arizona at large.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-3.654738%-3.654738%-3.7%1.161%1.16%1.205%1.21%12.595350%12.595350%+12.6%1.952%1.95%1.734%1.73%7.927123%7.927123%+7.9%8.099%8.10%7.504%7.50%12.811626%12.811626%+12.8%19.757%19.8%17.513%17.5%-0.950807%-0.950807%-1.0%8.458%8.46%8.539%8.54%-3.447680%-3.447680%-3.4%24.578%24.6%25.456%25.5%-5.522883%-5.522883%-5.5%22.943%22.9%24.284%24.3%-10.011128%-10.011128%-10.0%6.898%6.90%7.666%7.67%0.901274%0.901274%+0.9%4.733%4.73%4.691%4.69%0.874502%0.874502%+0.9%1.421%1.42%1.408%1.41%
% percentage with given level in Maricopa County
ref. percentage with given level in Arizona
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

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 Arizona and Maricopa County
More Females More Males
Arizona
Maricopa County
4%2%0%2%4%6%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.226277%2.546026%2.546026%3%38.946%38.9%39.937%39.9%-4.096343%-1.929259%-4.096343%4%48.447%48.4%46.540%46.5%7.256588%7.788377%7.256588%7%12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

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 Arizona and Maricopa County
More Females More Males
Arizona
Maricopa County
0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None58.587750%64.527581%58.587750%59%0.904%0.90%1.434%1.43%74.864939%68.556958%74.864939%75%1.432%1.43%2.503%2.50%-5.958786%-8.814988%-5.958786%6%8.326%8.33%7.858%7.86%3.701373%1.011597%3.701373%4%19.408%19.4%20.126%20.1%-10.729101%-13.886986%-10.729101%11%8.876%8.88%8.016%8.02%-5.502169%-4.158719%-5.502169%6%25.217%25.2%23.902%23.9%-2.612072%-2.612072%3%0.356276%23.230%23.2%22.639%22.6%10.908136%12.542724%10.908136%11%6.551%6.55%7.266%7.27%5.690297%4.941974%5.690297%6%4.606%4.61%4.868%4.87%-4.451087%-7.334171%-4.451087%4%1.451%1.45%1.389%1.39%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Maricopa County
Arizona
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3416.917212%15.427169%16.917212%16.9%95,71295.7k565,767566k19.537668%17.342791%19.537668%19.5%191,898192k982,195982k21.083006%18.887808%21.083006%21.1%114,381114k542,527543k21.649674%19.025443%21.649674%21.6%125,984126k581,921582k
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than Arizona at large.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
0%2%4%6%8%10%12%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-349.658563%9.658563%9.7%16.917%16.9%15.427%15.4%12.655847%12.655847%12.7%19.538%19.5%17.343%17.3%11.622302%11.622302%11.6%21.083%21.1%18.888%18.9%13.793274%13.793274%13.8%21.650%21.6%19.025%19.0%
% percentage in Maricopa County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Arizona with a Bachelor's degree

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 Arizona and Maricopa County
More Females More Males
Arizona
Maricopa County
20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3447.392619%41.374251%47.392619%47.4%13.946%13.9%20.555%20.6%4.918114%0.556678%4.918114%4.9%19.082%19.1%20.020%20.0%-11.449041%-13.863887%-11.449041%11.4%22.222%22.2%19.939%19.9%-15.666690%-22.789872%-15.666690%15.7%23.248%23.2%20.099%20.1%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Maricopa County
Arizona
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$65,573.000000$61,102.000000$65,573.000000$65.6k299,640300k11.212%11.2%$51,559.000000$49,046.000000$51,559.000000$51.6k527,975528k19.757%19.8%$35,982.000000$33,941.000000$35,982.000000$36.0k882,871883k33.037%33.0%$29,158.000000$27,300.000000$29,158.000000$29.2k613,123613k22.943%22.9%$20,899.000000$20,053.000000$20,899.000000$20.9k348,801349k13.052%13.1%$37,127.000000$35,022.000000$37,127.000000$37.1k2,672,4102.67M100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Female Male
Arizona
Maricopa County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-52,389.000000$-50,418.000000$-52,389.000000$52.4k$52,389.000000$31,351.000000$50,418.000000$28,320.000000$83,740.000000$83.7k146,563147k153,077153k$-42,269.000000$-40,744.000000$-42,269.000000$42.3k$42,269.000000$19,820.000000$40,744.000000$19,166.000000$62,089.000000$62.1k266,783267k261,192261k$-31,344.000000$-29,659.000000$-31,344.000000$31.3k$31,344.000000$10,132.000000$29,659.000000$10,741.000000$41,476.000000$41.5k468,649469k414,222414k$-25,374.000000$-23,278.000000$-25,374.000000$25.4k$25,374.000000$6,392.000000$23,278.000000$7,803.000000$31,766.000000$31.8k319,324319k293,799294k$-16,402.000000$-15,636.000000$-16,402.000000$16.4k$16,402.000000$6,900.000000$15,636.000000$6,785.000000$23,302.000000$23.3k173,308173k175,493175k$-32,416.000000$-30,586.000000$-32,416.000000$32.4k$32,416.000000$9,398.000000$30,586.000000$9,595.000000$41,814.000000$41.8k1,374,6271.37M1,297,7831.30M
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

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 Arizona and Maricopa County
Maricopa County
Arizona
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma334.529744%34.366774%34.529744%34.5%1,03955.965437%56.303013%55.965437%56.0%1,6849.504819%9.154724%9.504819%9.5%2860.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.175490%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

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 Arizona and Maricopa County
Maricopa County
Arizona
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.394923%80.044728%81.394923%81.4%537,843538k74.321955%71.168279%74.321955%74.3%524,467524k66.883974%63.018873%66.883974%66.9%308,503309k57.399593%52.874285%57.399593%57.4%160,111160k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Female Male
Arizona
Maricopa County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-4.963832%-5.844458%-4.963832%5.0%4.963832%0.268933%5.844458%0.479383%5.232765%5.2%43,68643.7k44,13744.1k-10.966368%-10.760103%-10.966368%11.0%10.966368%0.687002%10.760103%1.592485%11.653369%11.7%7,4937,105-8.978710%-5.839753%-9.587764%-5.182122%-14.818463%14.8%8.978710%9.587764%8.978710%9.0%4,4458,726-33.743763%-32.093265%-33.743763%33.7%33.743763%3.255276%32.093265%2.826851%36.999039%37.0%116,702117k109,018109k-29.006619%-27.838184%-29.006619%29.0%29.006619%2.703235%27.838184%1.997206%31.709855%31.7%38,40038.4k37,11637.1k
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Arizona and Maricopa County
Female Male
Arizona
Maricopa County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-35.432852%-32.812187%-35.432852%35.4%35.432852%3.478695%32.812187%2.527180%38.911548%38.9%324,855325k315,059315k-23.256971%-1.054254%-22.144491%-1.646637%-24.311226%24.3%23.256971%22.144491%23.256971%23.3%14,95415.0k15,75115.8k-52.222939%-49.676211%-52.222939%52.2%52.222939%8.767648%49.676211%8.586678%60.990587%61.0%30,19430.2k30,75230.8k-11.311937%-1.500528%-10.941491%-1.716111%-12.812465%12.8%11.311937%10.941491%11.311937%11.3%35,68035.7k41,39441.4k-13.988670%-2.148001%-11.315713%-2.511662%-16.136671%16.1%13.988670%11.315713%13.988670%14.0%16,94016.9k20,64820.6k
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Maricopa 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
18%28%37%47%57%67%

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
32%38%44%50%56%63%

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
1%7%14%20%26%32%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.50%0.99%1.49%1.98%2.48%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.3%5.8%8.2%10.6%13.1%15.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7%13%18%24%30%36%

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
6.5%7.2%7.9%8.6%9.3%10.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.2%20.6%22.9%25.2%27.5%29.9%

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
13.9%18.5%23.0%27.6%32.1%36.7%

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
1.3%5.5%9.6%13.7%17.8%22.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.6%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.44%0.87%1.31%1.74%2.19%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Maricopa 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%17%34%51%68%85%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
13%31%48%65%83%100%

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%14%28%42%55%70%

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%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

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%3.5%6.9%10.4%13.8%17.3%

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%6%11%17%22%28%

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%14%29%43%57%72%

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%4.8%9.6%14.3%19.1%24.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%10%19%29%39%49%

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
0%20%40%60%80%100%

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%6%12%19%25%31%

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%10%21%31%42%53%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.5%5.1%7.6%10.1%12.7%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Maricopa County

There are 44 places that are fully or partially contained within Maricopa County (40 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 44 of those to each other, Maricopa County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, selected places in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#ThebaAguilaKakaGuadalupeGila BendKomatkeGila CrossingTollesonSt. JohnsMaricopa ColonyPhoenixAvondaleEl MirageYoungtownGlendaleApache JunctionApache JctBuckeyeWestArizonaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArlingtonMesaMountainWickenburgSun CityChandlerTempePeoriaGoodyearSurpriseLitchfield ParkLitchfield PkSun City WestNew RiverSun LakesGilbertCitrus ParkCave CreekScottsdaleQueen CreekFountain HillsFountain HlsAnthemMorristownRio VerdeParadise ValleyParadise VlyCarefreeWittmannWintersburgTonopah84.126984%84.126984%84.1%53175.972222%75.972222%76.0%547241.304348%41.304348%41.3%38340.903054%40.903054%40.9%1,540436.194030%36.194030%36.2%388536.105477%36.105477%36.1%178634.273319%34.273319%34.3%158732.899408%32.899408%32.9%1,390832.051282%32.051282%32.1%125929.612756%29.612756%29.6%1301019.059912%19.059912%19.1%186,721187k1118.711986%18.711986%18.7%8,8911217.738139%17.738139%17.7%3,3911317.284815%17.284815%17.3%7411416.594157%16.594157%16.6%25,17425.2k1514.798706%14.798706%14.8%4,2531614.680646%14.680646%14.7%5,4751714.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.764766%13.764766%13.8%611,243611k13.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k13.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.500000%12.500000%12.5%71812.217042%12.217042%12.2%37,94137.9k1911.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M9.307832%9.307832%9.3%511208.702148%8.702148%8.7%3,378217.975195%7.975195%8.0%12,55212.6k227.812711%7.812711%7.8%8,086237.797851%7.797851%7.8%8,201247.620910%7.620910%7.6%3,703257.516893%7.516893%7.5%6,530265.588380%5.588380%5.6%227275.516437%5.516437%5.5%1,371284.791251%4.791251%4.8%552294.673854%4.673854%4.7%685304.317585%4.317585%4.3%5,984314.039497%4.039497%4.0%135324.027778%4.027778%4.0%174333.846476%3.846476%3.8%6,896343.585405%3.585405%3.6%623353.431348%3.431348%3.4%685363.239815%3.239815%3.2%470372.803738%2.803738%2.8%3382.569373%2.569373%2.6%50391.787275%1.787275%1.8%184400.596659%0.596659%0.6%20410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 44 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

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 Maricopa County, selected places in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%20%40%60%Count#Paradise ValleyParadise VlyCarefreeRio VerdeScottsdaleCave CreekFountain HillsFountain HlsAnthemLitchfield ParkLitchfield PkTempeGilbertChandlerQueen CreekSun LakesCitrus ParkSun City WestWestMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaPeoriaGoodyearArizonaSurprisePhoenixMesaNew RiverWickenburgGlendaleSun CityAvondaleSt. JohnsBuckeyeMaricopa ColonyApache JunctionApache JctYoungtownEl MirageGila BendMorristownWittmannGila CrossingTollesonKomatkeGuadalupeThebaAguilaKakaWintersburgArlingtonTonopah73.045168%73.045168%73.0%7,520162.828162%62.828162%62.8%2,106261.048304%61.048304%61.0%1,188355.565286%55.565286%55.6%99,61899.6k449.907407%49.907407%49.9%2,156547.537945%47.537945%47.5%9,490645.398773%45.398773%45.4%6,586743.525357%43.525357%43.5%1,768842.749618%42.749618%42.7%44,24544.2k942.432682%42.432682%42.4%58,81058.8k1041.151803%41.151803%41.2%64,76864.8k1139.750230%39.750230%39.8%6,9071235.111900%35.111900%35.1%5,1461332.914423%32.914423%32.9%1,1001432.112823%32.112823%32.1%7,9811531.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M29.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k29.787962%29.787962%29.8%31,32831.3k1628.330932%28.330932%28.3%13,76613.8k1727.956024%27.956024%28.0%1,241,4251.24M27.601846%27.601846%27.6%23,97824.0k1827.352542%27.352542%27.4%267,960268k1925.634825%25.634825%25.6%79,61179.6k2025.527298%25.527298%25.5%2,9412124.335155%24.335155%24.3%1,3362221.253889%21.253889%21.3%32,24332.2k2321.250451%21.250451%21.3%8,2492419.242345%19.242345%19.2%9,1432516.923077%16.923077%16.9%662616.533491%16.533491%16.5%6,1662716.400911%16.400911%16.4%722814.589930%14.589930%14.6%4,1932914.135759%14.135759%14.1%6063013.574306%13.574306%13.6%2,5953112.500000%12.500000%12.5%1343212.149533%12.149533%12.1%13339.486166%9.486166%9.5%24348.893709%8.893709%8.9%41358.828402%8.828402%8.8%373365.070994%5.070994%5.1%25375.046481%5.046481%5.0%190381.587302%1.587302%1.6%1390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 44 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

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 Maricopa County, selected places in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Paradise ValleyParadise VlyLitchfield ParkLitchfield PkScottsdaleRio VerdeCitrus ParkFountain HillsFountain HlsTempeCave CreekQueen CreekWestChandlerCarefreeSun LakesGilbertUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaPhoenixArizonaSun City WestPeoriaGoodyearAnthemSun CitySurpriseMesaGlendaleWickenburgApache JunctionApache JctBuckeyeYoungtownGila BendMaricopa ColonyNew RiverAvondaleEl MirageTollesonGuadalupeKomatkeAguilaGila CrossingSt. JohnsWittmannKakaThebaMorristownWintersburgArlingtonTonopah20.573094%20.573094%20.6%2,11818.394879%8.394879%8.4%34127.472627%7.472627%7.5%13,39713.4k36.166495%6.166495%6.2%12045.834829%5.834829%5.8%19555.785704%5.785704%5.8%1,15564.851301%4.851301%4.9%5,02174.745370%4.745370%4.7%20584.149401%4.149401%4.1%72193.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.516787%3.516787%3.5%5,535103.430788%3.430788%3.4%115113.425218%3.425218%3.4%502123.381050%3.381050%3.4%4,686133.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k3.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k2.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k2.945022%2.945022%2.9%28,85128.9k142.939174%2.939174%2.9%130,518131k2.772301%2.772301%2.8%689152.671865%2.671865%2.7%2,810162.547849%2.547849%2.5%1,238172.288550%2.288550%2.3%332182.285022%2.285022%2.3%887192.148013%2.148013%2.1%1,866202.055977%2.055977%2.1%6,385211.793624%1.793624%1.8%2,721221.766849%1.766849%1.8%97231.259612%1.259612%1.3%362241.102054%1.102054%1.1%411250.933053%0.933053%0.9%40260.932836%0.932836%0.9%10270.911162%0.911162%0.9%4280.850621%0.850621%0.9%98290.787120%0.787120%0.8%374300.251085%0.251085%0.3%48310.189349%0.189349%0.2%8320.000000%0.000000%0.0%0330.000000%0.000000%0.0%0340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0350.000000%0.000000%0.0%0360.000000%0.000000%0.0%0370.000000%0.000000%0.0%0380.000000%0.000000%0.0%0390.000000%0.000000%0.0%0400.000000%0.000000%0.0%0410.000000%0.000000%0.0%0420.000000%0.000000%0.0%0430.000000%0.000000%0.0%044
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 44 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

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 Maricopa County, selected places in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5xFM#CarefreeCave CreekKakaThebaAguilaBuckeyeNew RiverLitchfield PkGuadalupeScottsdaleFountain HlsPeoriaUnited StatesMesaPhoenix AreaMountainMaricopa ColonyArizonaMaricopaGlendalePhoenixWestGila CrossingApache JctEl MirageAvondaleQueen CreekChandlerGila BendGilbertSun CitySurpriseSun LakesTempeGoodyearAnthemCitrus ParkWickenburgSun City WestKomatkeTollesonSt. JohnsYoungtownParadise VlyRio VerdeMorristownArlington-1.000000x-1.000000x8.298165x8.298165x8.30x0.124%0.12%1.032%1.03%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.077419x3.077419x3.08x1.996%2.00%6.144%6.14%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.289377x2.289377x2.29x26.000%26.0%59.524%59.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555556x1.555556x1.56x64.286%64.3%100.000%100%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.540224x1.540224x1.54x54.976%55.0%84.676%84.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.446261x1.446261x1.45x11.839%11.8%17.123%17.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338035x1.338035x1.34x4.090%4.09%5.472%5.47%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.327300x1.327300x1.33x4.830%4.83%6.410%6.41%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307397x1.307397x1.31x35.851%35.9%46.871%46.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221696x1.221696x1.22x3.478%3.48%4.249%4.25%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207829x1.207829x1.21x3.131%3.13%3.781%3.78%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141828x1.141828x1.14x7.314%7.31%8.351%8.35%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105053x1.105053x1.11x11.622%11.6%12.843%12.8%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089296x1.089296x1.09x11.085%11.1%12.074%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086000x1.086000x1.09x28.512%28.5%30.964%31.0%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077884x1.077884x1.08x13.260%13.3%14.293%14.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070897x1.070897x1.07x16.050%16.1%17.188%17.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059952x1.059952x1.06x18.515%18.5%19.625%19.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053061x1.053061x1.05x33.333%33.3%35.102%35.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048701x1.048701x1.05x14.459%14.5%15.163%15.2%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.040987x1.040987x1.04x17.386%17.4%18.099%18.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034200x1.034200x1.03x18.406%18.4%19.035%19.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028791x1.028791x1.03x3.536%3.54%3.637%3.64%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020958x1.020958x1.02x7.895%7.89%8.060%8.06%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016344x1.016344x1.02x35.893%35.9%36.479%36.5%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003235x1.003235x1.00x4.311%4.31%4.325%4.32%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000571x1.000571x1.00x8.700%8.70%8.705%8.71%25-1.029323x-1.029323x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.618%7.62%7.401%7.40%26-1.103760x-1.103760x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x4.878%4.88%4.419%4.42%27-1.121108x-1.121108x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.284%8.28%7.389%7.39%28-1.127559x-1.127559x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x8.039%8.04%7.129%7.13%29-1.167142x-1.167142x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x3.475%3.47%2.977%2.98%30-1.181888x-1.181888x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x4.404%4.40%3.726%3.73%31-1.198470x-1.198470x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x10.081%10.1%8.412%8.41%32-1.232865x-1.232865x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x6.021%6.02%4.883%4.88%33-1.263739x-1.263739x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x38.941%38.9%30.814%30.8%34-1.294294x-1.294294x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x37.051%37.1%28.626%28.6%35-1.350816x-1.350816x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x36.279%36.3%26.857%26.9%36-1.720109x-1.720109x1.72x1.000000x1.000000x21.266%21.3%12.363%12.4%37-2.900961x-2.900961x2.90x1.000000x1.000000x2.618%2.62%0.903%0.90%38-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x5.092%5.09%0.000%0%39-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.000%6.00%0.000%0%40-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x35.000%35.0%0.000%0%41
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 41 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 Maricopa County, selected places in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#TollesonGila BendAnthemSun CitySun LakesCitrus ParkSun City WestQueen CreekCave CreekFountain HlsRio VerdeParadise VlyGoodyearSurpriseYoungtownPeoriaGlendaleScottsdaleGilbertMaricopaPhoenix AreaArizonaMountainMesaChandlerApache JctUnited StatesWickenburgCarefreeWestPhoenixNew RiverLitchfield PkTempeBuckeyeAvondaleEl MirageMaricopa Colony-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.384%0.38%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.815%1.81%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.626585x5.626585x5.63x0.718%0.72%4.043%4.04%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.280503x4.280503x4.28x0.964%0.96%4.127%4.13%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.250600x4.250600x4.25x1.401%1.40%5.954%5.95%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.925632x3.925632x3.93x2.267%2.27%8.899%8.90%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.524783x3.524783x3.52x1.308%1.31%4.611%4.61%7-1.000000x-1.000000x3.522811x3.522811x3.52x1.858%1.86%6.545%6.55%8-1.000000x-1.000000x3.316076x3.316076x3.32x2.223%2.22%7.372%7.37%9-1.000000x-1.000000x3.169673x3.169673x3.17x2.888%2.89%9.155%9.15%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.924575x2.924575x2.92x3.157%3.16%9.232%9.23%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.898676x2.898676x2.90x10.718%10.7%31.067%31.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.685764x2.685764x2.69x1.436%1.44%3.856%3.86%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.642422x2.642422x2.64x1.216%1.22%3.212%3.21%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.567714x2.567714x2.57x0.549%0.55%1.408%1.41%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.091876x2.091876x2.09x1.770%1.77%3.703%3.70%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.011578x2.011578x2.01x1.209%1.21%2.432%2.43%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.975542x1.975542x1.98x5.098%5.10%10.071%10.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.856617x1.856617x1.86x2.394%2.39%4.445%4.44%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685640x1.685640x1.69x2.336%2.34%3.937%3.94%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668898x1.668898x1.67x2.215%2.21%3.696%3.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667254x1.667254x1.67x2.345%2.35%3.910%3.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.613595x1.613595x1.61x1.583%1.58%2.554%2.55%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.563846x1.563846x1.56x2.762%2.76%4.319%4.32%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.548796x1.548796x1.55x0.996%1.00%1.542%1.54%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.516453x1.516453x1.52x1.426%1.43%2.162%2.16%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.487802x1.487802x1.49x2.736%2.74%4.071%4.07%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395510x1.395510x1.40x2.466%2.47%3.441%3.44%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.293434x1.293434x1.29x0.740%0.74%0.958%0.96%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210893x1.210893x1.21x7.623%7.62%9.231%9.23%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.170928x1.170928x1.17x4.451%4.45%5.212%5.21%28-1.192004x-1.192004x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x1.207%1.21%1.012%1.01%29-1.279263x-1.279263x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x0.881%0.88%0.688%0.69%30-1.949793x-1.949793x1.95x1.000000x1.000000x0.331%0.33%0.170%0.17%31-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.653%1.65%0.000%0%32
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 32 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Maricopa County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Maricopa County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Maricopa County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, selected county subdivisions in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%10%20%30%Count#St. JohnsSalt RiverGila BendBuckeyePhoenixWestArizonaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainWickenburgChandlerDeer ValleyTonto National ForestTonto National Frst31.740443%31.740443%31.7%631119.462948%19.462948%19.5%935217.837378%17.837378%17.8%2,933316.227274%16.227274%16.2%6,703414.952077%14.952077%15.0%308,569309k514.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.764766%13.764766%13.8%611,243611k13.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k13.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M6.641858%6.641858%6.6%5,53366.146108%6.146108%6.1%16,48316.5k73.739589%3.739589%3.7%6,90181.391968%1.391968%1.4%1139
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

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 Maricopa County, selected county subdivisions in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%20%40%Count#Tonto National ForestTonto National FrstChandlerDeer ValleyWickenburgWestMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaPhoenixArizonaGila BendBuckeyeSalt RiverSt. Johns56.910569%56.910569%56.9%4,620142.582760%42.582760%42.6%114,201114k242.042603%42.042603%42.0%77,58577.6k332.371406%32.371406%32.4%26,96727.0k431.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M29.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k28.760152%28.760152%28.8%593,529594k527.956024%27.956024%28.0%1,241,4251.24M19.643617%19.643617%19.6%3,230616.217590%16.217590%16.2%6,699711.698585%11.698585%11.7%562811.167002%11.167002%11.2%2229
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

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 Maricopa County, selected county subdivisions in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Tonto National ForestTonto National FrstChandlerDeer ValleyWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhoenixPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaArizonaWickenburgGila BendBuckeyeSt. JohnsSalt River5.925105%5.925105%5.9%48113.899532%3.899532%3.9%10,45810.5k23.799197%3.799197%3.8%7,01133.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k3.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k3.010825%3.010825%3.0%62,13562.1k42.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k2.939174%2.939174%2.9%130,518131k2.918192%2.918192%2.9%2,43151.629873%1.629873%1.6%26861.004672%1.004672%1.0%41570.201207%0.201207%0.2%480.041632%0.041632%0.0%29
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

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 Maricopa County, selected county subdivisions in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
4x3x2x1x0x1xFM#Gila BendBuckeyeSalt RiverUnited StatesPhoenix AreaMountainArizonaMaricopaPhoenixWestDeer ValleyWickenburgChandlerSt. JohnsTonto National Frst-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442182x1.442182x1.44x13.895%13.9%20.040%20.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137746x1.137746x1.14x15.217%15.2%17.313%17.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113033x1.113033x1.11x18.414%18.4%20.496%20.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089296x1.089296x1.09x11.085%11.1%12.074%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077884x1.077884x1.08x13.260%13.3%14.293%14.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069008x1.069008x1.07x14.467%14.5%15.465%15.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041049x1.041049x1.04x3.667%3.67%3.818%3.82%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.027539x1.027539x1.03x6.558%6.56%6.738%6.74%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013545x1.013545x1.01x6.106%6.11%6.189%6.19%7-1.098871x-1.098871x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x33.088%33.1%30.111%30.1%8-4.066381x-4.066381x4.07x1.000000x1.000000x2.261%2.26%0.556%0.56%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 Maricopa County, selected county subdivisions in Maricopa County, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#Tonto National FrstWickenburgChandlerDeer ValleyMaricopaPhoenix AreaArizonaMountainPhoenixUnited StatesWestGila BendBuckeyeSalt RiverSt. Johns-1.000000x-1.000000x2.571008x2.571008x2.57x3.291%3.29%8.460%8.46%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.388249x2.388249x2.39x1.771%1.77%4.230%4.23%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751139x1.751139x1.75x2.862%2.86%5.012%5.01%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.732475x1.732475x1.73x2.812%2.81%4.872%4.87%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685640x1.685640x1.69x2.336%2.34%3.937%3.94%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668898x1.668898x1.67x2.215%2.21%3.696%3.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667254x1.667254x1.67x2.345%2.35%3.910%3.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.659024x1.659024x1.66x2.280%2.28%3.783%3.78%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.065349x-1.065349x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.697%1.70%1.593%1.59%6-1.102554x-1.102554x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x1.052%1.05%0.954%0.95%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.084%0.08%0.000%0%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.368%0.37%0.000%0%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Phoenix Area

There are 2 counties in the Phoenix Area. This section compares Maricopa County to all of the counties in the Phoenix Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the Phoenix Area, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%5%10%15%Count#Pinal CountyPinalWestArizonaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountain15.083242%15.083242%15.1%40,69740.7k114.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.764766%13.764766%13.8%611,243611k13.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k13.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the Phoenix Area, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#WestMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaArizonaPinal CountyPinal31.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M29.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k27.956024%27.956024%28.0%1,241,4251.24M18.471477%18.471477%18.5%49,83949.8k2
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the Phoenix Area, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%1%2%3%Count#WestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaArizonaPinal CountyPinal3.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k3.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k12.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k2.939174%2.939174%2.9%130,518131k1.442464%1.442464%1.4%3,8922
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the Phoenix Area, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#PinalUnited StatesPhoenix AreaMountainArizonaMaricopaWest-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284811x1.284811x1.28x13.137%13.1%16.879%16.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089296x1.089296x1.09x11.085%11.1%12.074%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077884x1.077884x1.08x13.260%13.3%14.293%14.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the Phoenix Area, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#PinalMaricopaPhoenix AreaArizonaMountainUnited StatesWest-1.000000x-1.000000x1.694650x1.694650x1.69x1.060%1.06%1.796%1.80%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685640x1.685640x1.69x2.336%2.34%3.937%3.94%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668898x1.668898x1.67x2.215%2.21%3.696%3.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667254x1.667254x1.67x2.345%2.35%3.910%3.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Arizona

There are 15 counties in Arizona. This section compares Maricopa County to all of the counties in Arizona and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maricopa County.

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in Arizona, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Yuma CountyYumaSanta Cruz CountySanta CruzLa Paz CountyLa PazApache CountyApacheNavajo CountyNavajoMohave CountyMohaveGila CountyGilaPinal CountyPinalGraham CountyGrahamWestArizonaCochise CountyCochisePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaGreenlee CountyGreenleeMountainCoconino CountyCoconinoYavapai CountyYavapai28.279652%28.279652%28.3%35,70935.7k125.206726%25.206726%25.2%7,255224.842215%24.842215%24.8%3,818321.758252%21.758252%21.8%9,499418.494087%18.494087%18.5%12,58812.6k516.145850%16.145850%16.1%24,52724.5k615.729958%15.729958%15.7%6,065715.083242%15.083242%15.1%40,69740.7k814.580797%14.580797%14.6%3,353914.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M13.764766%13.764766%13.8%611,243611k13.409171%13.409171%13.4%11,82311.8k1013.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k13.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k1113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k1212.144837%12.144837%12.1%7011311.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M11.085381%11.085381%11.1%8,904149.830672%9.830672%9.8%16,28516.3k15
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 15 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in Arizona, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%10%20%30%Count#Coconino CountyCoconinoWestMaricopa CountyMaricopaPima CountyPimaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaArizonaYavapai CountyYavapaiCochise CountyCochiseSanta Cruz CountySanta CruzPinal CountyPinalGila CountyGilaNavajo CountyNavajoYuma CountyYumaGraham CountyGrahamGreenlee CountyGreenleeMohave CountyMohaveApache CountyApacheLa Paz CountyLa Paz34.208561%34.208561%34.2%27,47727.5k131.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M30.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k230.800609%30.800609%30.8%204,172204k330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M29.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k27.956024%27.956024%28.0%1,241,4251.24M25.541638%25.541638%25.5%42,31142.3k423.162945%23.162945%23.2%20,42320.4k522.493225%22.493225%22.5%6,474618.471477%18.471477%18.5%49,83949.8k717.737376%17.737376%17.7%6,839814.492030%14.492030%14.5%9,864914.386518%14.386518%14.4%18,16618.2k1013.324056%13.324056%13.3%3,0641112.196812%12.196812%12.2%7041211.878822%11.878822%11.9%18,04518.0k1311.058937%11.058937%11.1%4,8281410.436593%10.436593%10.4%1,60415
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 15 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in Arizona, and entities that contain Maricopa County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Coconino CountyCoconinoPima CountyPimaWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainMaricopa CountyMaricopaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaArizonaYavapai CountyYavapaiSanta Cruz CountySanta CruzGila CountyGilaCochise CountyCochisePinal CountyPinalNavajo CountyNavajoMohave CountyMohaveYuma CountyYumaGraham CountyGrahamLa Paz CountyLa PazApache CountyApacheGreenlee CountyGreenlee4.398546%4.398546%4.4%3,53314.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k23.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k3.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k32.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k2.939174%2.939174%2.9%130,518131k2.784099%2.784099%2.8%4,61242.776041%2.776041%2.8%79951.792152%1.792152%1.8%69161.702374%1.702374%1.7%1,50171.442464%1.442464%1.4%3,89281.320796%1.320796%1.3%89991.183603%1.183603%1.2%1,798101.152284%1.152284%1.2%1,455111.117586%1.117586%1.1%257120.975991%0.975991%1.0%150130.648235%0.648235%0.6%283140.086625%0.086625%0.1%515
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 15 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in Arizona, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#PinalGrahamLa PazYavapaiCochiseMohaveUnited StatesPhoenix AreaMountainApacheArizonaMaricopaWestNavajoGreenleeCoconinoGilaPimaYumaSanta Cruz-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284811x1.284811x1.28x13.137%13.1%16.879%16.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212486x1.212486x1.21x13.063%13.1%15.839%15.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.185647x1.185647x1.19x22.713%22.7%26.930%26.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.184122x1.184122x1.18x9.034%9.03%10.697%10.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161986x1.161986x1.16x12.398%12.4%14.407%14.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136936x1.136936x1.14x15.112%15.1%17.181%17.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089296x1.089296x1.09x11.085%11.1%12.074%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082887x1.082887x1.08x20.908%20.9%22.641%22.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077884x1.077884x1.08x13.260%13.3%14.293%14.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046609x1.046609x1.05x18.078%18.1%18.921%18.9%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046216x1.046216x1.05x11.863%11.9%12.411%12.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021916x1.021916x1.02x10.966%11.0%11.206%11.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019582x1.019582x1.02x15.581%15.6%15.886%15.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%13-1.002041x-1.002041x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x28.309%28.3%28.251%28.3%14-1.208111x-1.208111x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x27.386%27.4%22.668%22.7%15
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 15 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in Arizona, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
0x2x4x6x8x10xFM#GreenleeLa PazNavajoSanta CruzYavapaiYumaGilaPinalMaricopaPhoenix AreaArizonaMountainPimaMohaveApacheCoconinoUnited StatesWestGrahamCochise-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.169%0.17%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.465748x4.465748x4.47x0.355%0.35%1.585%1.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.816853x2.816853x2.82x0.696%0.70%1.961%1.96%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.123643x2.123643x2.12x1.827%1.83%3.881%3.88%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.927524x1.927524x1.93x1.928%1.93%3.716%3.72%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.786951x1.786951x1.79x0.827%0.83%1.477%1.48%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.748235x1.748235x1.75x1.312%1.31%2.293%2.29%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.694650x1.694650x1.69x1.060%1.06%1.796%1.80%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.685640x1.685640x1.69x2.336%2.34%3.937%3.94%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.668898x1.668898x1.67x2.215%2.21%3.696%3.70%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667254x1.667254x1.67x2.345%2.35%3.910%3.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652714x1.652714x1.65x3.148%3.15%5.202%5.20%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630350x1.630350x1.63x0.900%0.90%1.467%1.47%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.607768x1.607768x1.61x0.499%0.50%0.803%0.80%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.598065x1.598065x1.60x3.392%3.39%5.420%5.42%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.302213x1.302213x1.30x0.959%0.96%1.249%1.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053565x1.053565x1.05x1.658%1.66%1.746%1.75%15
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 15 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Maricopa County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Maricopa 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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Maricopa 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 CountyTarrantWestCook CountyCookArizonaSan Diego CountySan DiegoPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardMountainCuyahoga 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%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M14.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.764766%13.764766%13.8%611,243611k13.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k13.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.572881%11.572881%11.6%1,755,2861.76M11.473065%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Maricopa 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 CountyOrangeWestHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMountainHarris CountyHarrisPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoArizonaMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2136.494430%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%263,443263k2931.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M31.433296%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%64,767,78764.8M30.120223%30.120223%30.1%4,568,4054.57M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k29.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4127.956024%27.956024%28.0%1,241,4251.24M27.281635%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Maricopa 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 CountyMecklenburgWestBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMountainMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaArizonaBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.475020%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%24,10124.1k323.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M3.517075%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%31,96532.0k373.117008%3.117008%3.1%472,764473k3.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k2.939174%2.939174%2.9%130,518131k2.818073%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
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisPhoenix AreaFultonPhiladelphiaMountainSan BernardinoTarrantCookArizonaMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoWestMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos 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-1.000000x1.161379x1.161379x1.16x11.523%11.5%13.383%13.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158198x1.158198x1.16x9.397%9.40%10.884%10.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%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-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%-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-1.000000x1.089296x1.089296x1.09x11.085%11.1%12.074%12.1%-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-1.000000x1.077884x1.077884x1.08x13.260%13.3%14.293%14.3%-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-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%-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
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 Maricopa County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Maricopa County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

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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Principal Cities:
Phoenix, Mesa, Scottsdale, Tempe
Cities:
Apache Junction, Avondale, Buckeye, Chandler, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Surprise, Tempe, Tolleson
Towns:
Carefree, Cave Creek, Fountain Hills, Gila Bend, Gilbert, Guadalupe, Paradise Valley, Queen Creek, Wickenburg, Youngtown
Unincorporated Places:
Aguila, Anthem, Arlington, Citrus Park, Gila Crossing, Kaka, Komatke, Maricopa Colony, Morristown, New River, Rio Verde, St. Johns, Sun City, Sun City West, Sun Lakes, Theba, Tonopah, Wintersburg, Wittmann
ZIP Codes:
85003, 85004, 85006, 85007, 85008, 85009, 85012, 85013, 85014, 85015, 85016, 85017, 85018, 85019, 85020, 85021, 85022, 85023, 85024, 85027, 85028, 85029, 85031, 85032, 85033, 85034, 85035, 85037, 85040, 85041, 85042, 85043, 85044, 85045, 85048, 85050, 85051, 85053, 85054, 85083, 85085, 85086, 85087, 85120, 85139, 85142, 85201, 85202, 85203, 85204, 85205, 85206, 85207, 85208, 85209, 85210, 85212, 85213, 85215, 85224, 85225, 85226, 85233, 85234, 85248, 85249, 85250, 85251, 85253, 85254, 85255, 85256, 85257, 85258, 85259, 85260, 85262, 85263, 85264, 85266, 85268, 85281, 85282, 85283, 85284, 85286, 85295, 85296, 85297, 85298, 85301, 85302, 85303, 85304, 85305, 85306, 85307, 85308, 85309, 85310, 85320, 85321, 85322, 85323, 85326, 85331, 85333, 85335, 85337, 85338, 85339, 85340, 85342, 85343, 85345, 85351, 85353, 85354, 85355, 85361, 85363, 85373, 85374, 85375, 85377, 85379, 85381, 85382, 85383, 85387, 85388, 85390, 85392, 85395, 85396, 85545
Unified School Districts:
Cave Creek, Chandler, Deer Valley, Dysart, Fountain Hills, Gila Bend, Gilbert, Higley, Mesa, Nadaburg, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Queen Creek, Saddle Mountain, Scottsdale, Wickenburg
Elementary School Districts:
Aguila, Alhambra, Arlington, Avondale, Balsz, Buckeye, Cartwright, Creighton, Fowler, Glendale, Isaac, Kyrene, Laveen, Liberty, Litchfield, Littleton, Madison, Mobile, Morristown, Murphy, Osborn, Palo Verde, Paloma, Pendergast, Phoenix, Riverside, Roosevelt, Sentinel, Tempe, Tolleson, Union, Washington, Wilson
Secondary School Districts:
Agua Fria, Buckeye, Glendale, Phoenix, Tempe, Tolleson
Congressional Districts:
AZ-1, AZ-3, AZ-4, AZ-5, AZ-6, AZ-7, AZ-8, AZ-9
State Senate Districts:
AZ-1, AZ-4, AZ-12, AZ-13, AZ-15, AZ-16, AZ-17, AZ-18, AZ-19, AZ-20, AZ-21, AZ-22, AZ-23, AZ-24, AZ-25, AZ-26, AZ-27, AZ-28, AZ-29, AZ-30
State House Districts:
AZ-1, AZ-4, AZ-12, AZ-13, AZ-15, AZ-16, AZ-17, AZ-18, AZ-19, AZ-20, AZ-21, AZ-22, AZ-23, AZ-24, AZ-25, AZ-26, AZ-27, AZ-28, AZ-29, AZ-30
Neighboring Counties:
Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai, Yuma