Educational Attainment in Palo Alto County, Iowa (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County
Iowa
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma238.199746%38.422607%38.199746%38.2%2,40255.391221%53.321968%55.391221%55.4%3,4836.409033%8.255425%6.409033%6.4%403
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-0.580027%-0.580027%-0.6%38.200%38.2%38.423%38.4%3.880678%3.880678%+3.9%55.391%55.4%53.322%53.3%-22.365805%-22.365805%-22.4%6.409%6.41%8.255%8.26%
% percentage with given level in Palo Alto County
ref. percentage with given level in Iowa
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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.381679%1.121165%0.381679%0.4%240.493003%1.554613%0.493003%0.5%314.182570%6.056420%4.182570%4.2%26317.016539%18.439947%17.016539%17.0%1,07016.125954%11.250461%16.125954%16.1%1,01425.190840%21.426337%25.190840%25.2%1,58430.200382%31.895631%30.200382%30.2%1,8994.516539%5.058431%4.516539%4.5%2841.590331%2.497523%1.590331%1.6%1000.302163%0.699472%0.302163%0.3%19
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-65.956904%-65.956904%-66.0%0.382%0.38%1.121%1.12%-68.287770%-68.287770%-68.3%0.493%0.49%1.555%1.55%-30.939897%-30.939897%-30.9%4.183%4.18%6.056%6.06%-7.719151%-7.719151%-7.7%17.017%17.0%18.440%18.4%43.335936%43.335936%+43.3%16.126%16.1%11.250%11.3%17.569510%17.569510%+17.6%25.191%25.2%21.426%21.4%-5.314988%-5.314988%-5.3%30.200%30.2%31.896%31.9%-10.712640%-10.712640%-10.7%4.517%4.52%5.058%5.06%-36.323675%-36.323675%-36.3%1.590%1.59%2.498%2.50%-56.801266%-56.801266%-56.8%0.302%0.30%0.699%0.70%
% percentage with given level in Palo Alto County
ref. percentage with given level in Iowa
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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Palo Alto County
0%20%40%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-8.690897%-11.553994%-8.690897%9%39.735%39.7%36.558%36.6%0.421744%4.894291%0.421744%0%55.279%55.3%55.512%55.5%59.045373%22.041014%59.045373%59%4.986%4.99%7.930%7.93%
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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Palo Alto County
100%0%100%200%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None78.183613%59.356717%78.183613%78%0.277%0.28%0.494%0.49%207.366732%68.811293%207.366732%207%0.246%0.25%0.757%0.76%-168.229591%-19.529950%-168.229591%168%6.002%6.00%2.238%2.24%-10.381942%3.372699%3.372699%3%16.744%16.7%17.308%17.3%-4.471843%-26.380166%-4.471843%4%16.467%16.5%15.762%15.8%-19.034220%-4.056843%-19.034220%19%27.301%27.3%22.935%22.9%16.436816%11.246458%16.436816%16%27.978%28.0%32.577%32.6%64.183472%25.629310%64.183472%64%3.447%3.45%5.660%5.66%36.067486%18.346694%36.067486%36%1.354%1.35%1.843%1.84%131.638697%10.521099%131.638697%132%0.185%0.18%0.428%0.43%
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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County
Iowa
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3411.231884%11.862521%11.231884%11.2%2171,93216.995074%17.266468%16.995074%17.0%4142,43619.423693%22.635921%19.423693%19.4%18293726.144456%25.215640%26.144456%26.1%257983
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 Iowa at large.
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-5.316215%-5.316215%5.3%11.232%11.2%11.863%11.9%-1.571798%-1.571798%1.6%16.995%17.0%17.266%17.3%-14.190844%-14.190844%14.2%19.424%19.4%22.636%22.6%3.683490%3.683490%3.7%26.144%26.1%25.216%25.2%
% percentage in Palo Alto County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Iowa 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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
More Females More Males
Iowa
Palo Alto County
20%10%0%10%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-342.356181%20.099812%2.356181%2.4%11.121%11.1%11.383%11.4%-10.342553%4.740049%4.740049%4.7%16.598%16.6%17.384%17.4%-27.343750%-27.616442%-27.343750%27.3%21.875%21.9%17.178%17.2%-27.318532%6.026713%6.026713%6.0%25.364%25.4%26.892%26.9%
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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County
Iowa
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$50,625.000000$61,606.000000$50,625.000000$50.6k3185.057%5.06%$40,559.000000$47,214.000000$40,559.000000$40.6k1,07017.017%17.0%$31,735.000000$34,478.000000$31,735.000000$31.7k2,59841.317%41.3%$27,188.000000$30,468.000000$27,188.000000$27.2k1,89930.200%30.2%$29,107.000000$24,666.000000$29,107.000000$29.1k4036.409%6.41%$32,666.000000$36,544.000000$32,666.000000$32.7k6,288100.000%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 Iowa and Palo Alto County
Female Male
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-47,813.000000$-54,629.000000$-47,813.000000$47.8k$47,813.000000$23,892.000000$54,629.000000$18,138.000000$71,705.000000$71.7k212106$-32,188.000000$-40,237.000000$-32,188.000000$32.2k$32,188.000000$10,247.000000$40,237.000000$17,767.000000$42,435.000000$42.4k544526$-25,841.000000$-27,468.000000$-25,841.000000$25.8k$25,841.000000$14,957.000000$27,468.000000$14,882.000000$40,798.000000$40.8k1,4221,176$-20,750.000000$-22,151.000000$-20,750.000000$20.8k$20,750.000000$15,000.000000$22,151.000000$14,794.000000$35,750.000000$35.8k909990$-25,385.000000$-17,655.000000$-25,385.000000$25.4k$25,385.000000$9,846.000000$17,655.000000$11,543.000000$35,231.000000$35.2k162241$-26,310.000000$-29,984.000000$-26,310.000000$26.3k$26,310.000000$14,270.000000$29,984.000000$13,152.000000$40,580.000000$40.6k3,2493,039
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

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
Palo Alto County
Iowa
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma389.272388%87.334886%89.272388%89.3%95782.597666%81.551556%82.597666%82.6%1,62883.677130%74.589506%83.677130%83.7%93356.565657%60.138856%56.565657%56.6%112
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#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
Female Male
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-4.701398%-5.807843%-4.701398%4.7%4.701398%2.563852%5.807843%1.248737%7.265250%7.3%212148-0.000000%-16.777148%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%16.777148%0.472487%0.000000%0.0%00-5.000000%-15.161413%-1.631369%-5.000000%5.0%5.000000%15.000000%15.161413%20.000000%20.0%11-15.094340%-37.762971%-15.094340%15.1%15.094340%35.814751%37.762971%5.979843%50.909091%50.9%288-33.333333%-25.347319%-33.333333%33.3%33.333333%24.358974%25.347319%7.716627%57.692308%57.7%155
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Iowa and Palo Alto County
Female Male
Iowa
Palo Alto County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%80%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-20.253598%-2.903962%-26.860229%-1.575302%-23.157560%23.2%20.253598%26.860229%20.253598%20.3%591729-50.000000%-17.905476%-0.257716%-50.000000%50.0%50.000000%11.111111%17.905476%61.111111%61.1%3317-20.000000%-45.974001%-20.000000%20.0%20.000000%60.000000%45.974001%6.935793%80.000000%80.0%44-0.000000%-32.075472%-10.829520%-2.204145%-32.075472%32.1%0.000000%10.829520%0.000000%0.0%017-15.384615%-24.615385%-15.841506%-1.482503%-40.000000%40.0%15.384615%15.841506%15.384615%15.4%46
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 Palo Alto County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
26.3%30.8%35.3%39.8%44.4%48.9%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
44%50%55%60%66%71%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.4%4.7%7.1%9.4%11.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.5%5.0%7.5%10.0%12.5%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.30%0.61%0.91%1.21%1.52%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

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

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1%7%13%19%24%30%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%8%17%25%33%42%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.7%18.2%21.6%25.1%28.5%32.0%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18%24%31%37%44%50%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.4%4.7%7.1%9.4%11.8%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.6%1.3%1.9%2.5%3.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.21%0.42%0.64%0.85%1.07%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Palo Alto County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
29.1%32.2%35.3%38.3%41.4%44.5%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
49.9%52.3%54.7%57.1%59.5%61.9%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.4%5.5%6.6%7.6%8.7%9.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.14%0.28%0.41%0.55%0.70%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.28%0.36%0.43%0.50%0.57%0.65%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.8%2.9%4.0%5.0%6.1%7.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.3%15.8%17.3%18.7%20.2%21.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.5%13.0%14.4%15.8%17.2%18.7%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
24.50%24.83%25.17%25.50%25.83%26.16%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
24.7%27.1%29.4%31.8%34.2%36.6%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.3%3.4%4.4%5.5%6.5%7.6%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.526%1.554%1.582%1.610%1.639%1.667%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.13%0.26%0.39%0.51%0.65%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Palo Alto County

There are 9 places that are fully or partially contained within Palo Alto County (8 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Palo Alto County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Palo Alto County.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#41

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected places in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesGraettingerMidwestRuthvenWest North CentralAyrshireMallardIowaWest BendPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoEmmetsburgCylinderRodmanCurlew13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.656442%11.656442%11.7%57110.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.409190%9.409190%9.4%4329.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.988764%8.988764%9.0%838.256881%8.256881%8.3%1848.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k6.885759%6.885759%6.9%4456.409033%6.409033%6.4%4035.675147%5.675147%5.7%14564.545455%4.545455%4.5%272.857143%2.857143%2.9%181.923077%1.923077%1.9%19
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected places in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaEmmetsburgPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoCylinderRuthvenWest BendAyrshireGraettingerMallardCurlewRodman30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k25.479452%25.479452%25.5%651122.073791%22.073791%22.1%1,38820.454545%20.454545%20.5%9217.724289%17.724289%17.7%81315.962441%15.962441%16.0%102413.483146%13.483146%13.5%12511.247444%11.247444%11.2%55610.550459%10.550459%10.6%2379.615385%9.615385%9.6%585.714286%5.714286%5.7%29
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected places in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#CylinderUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaAyrshireEmmetsburgPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoRuthvenGraettingerWest BendMallardCurlewRodman4.545455%4.545455%4.5%213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k1.123596%1.123596%1.1%120.978474%0.978474%1.0%2530.874682%0.874682%0.9%550.437637%0.437637%0.4%240.408998%0.408998%0.4%250.312989%0.312989%0.3%260.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%09
Count number of people in category
# rank of place 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 Place#44

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 Palo Alto County, selected places in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#CurlewRodmanWest BendPalo AltoEmmetsburgGraettingerCylinderIowaWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesRuthvenAyrshireMallard-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%4.545%4.55%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.263%5.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x8.758804x8.758804x8.76x1.479%1.48%12.957%13.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590454x1.590454x1.59x4.986%4.99%7.930%7.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447779x1.447779x1.45x4.707%4.71%6.814%6.81%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414938x1.414938x1.41x9.677%9.68%13.693%13.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315789x1.315789x1.32x4.000%4.00%5.263%5.26%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016010x1.016010x1.02x9.333%9.33%9.483%9.48%7-1.080247x-1.080247x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x9.259%9.26%8.571%8.57%8-1.820368x-1.820368x1.82x1.000000x1.000000x10.891%10.9%5.983%5.98%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

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 Palo Alto County, selected places in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#West BendRuthvenAyrshireCylinderPalo AltoEmmetsburgIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesGraettinger-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.664%0.66%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.862%0.86%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.857%2.86%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%10.526%10.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.389757x2.389757x2.39x0.523%0.52%1.250%1.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.091236x2.091236x2.09x0.652%0.65%1.363%1.36%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.806%0.81%0.000%0%6
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 6 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Palo Alto County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Palo Alto County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Palo Alto County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Palo Alto County.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#46

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected county subdivisions in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesNevada TownshipNevadaWalnut TownshipWalnutMidwestWest North CentralIowaHighland TownshipHighlandRush Lake TownshipRush LkWest Bend TownshipW BendLost Island TownshipLost IsPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoGreat Oak TownshipGreat OakFreedom TownshipFreedomSilver Lake TownshipSilver LkEmmetsburg TownshipEmmetsburgBooth TownshipBoothFairfield TownshipFairfieldIndependence TownshipIndependenceFern Valley TownshipFern VlyEllington TownshipEllingtonVernon TownshipVernon13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.764706%11.764706%11.8%8110.742706%10.742706%10.7%81210.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.809847%7.809847%7.8%4637.430341%7.430341%7.4%2446.990014%6.990014%7.0%4956.766917%6.766917%6.8%966.409033%6.409033%6.4%4036.097561%6.097561%6.1%575.793991%5.793991%5.8%5485.726872%5.726872%5.7%1395.520833%5.520833%5.5%106104.477612%4.477612%4.5%3111.515152%1.515152%1.5%2121.290323%1.290323%1.3%2130.943396%0.943396%0.9%1140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected county subdivisions in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%10%20%30%Count#Lost Island TownshipLost IsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralBooth TownshipBoothVernon TownshipVernonMidwestSilver Lake TownshipSilver LkIowaEmmetsburg TownshipEmmetsburgFreedom TownshipFreedomPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoHighland TownshipHighlandWalnut TownshipWalnutNevada TownshipNevadaFairfield TownshipFairfieldWest Bend TownshipW BendIndependence TownshipIndependenceRush Lake TownshipRush LkGreat Oak TownshipGreat OakEllington TownshipEllingtonFern Valley TownshipFern Vly31.578947%31.578947%31.6%42130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.850746%29.850746%29.9%20229.166667%29.166667%29.2%7328.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.312775%27.312775%27.3%62427.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.666667%26.666667%26.7%512525.321888%25.321888%25.3%236622.073791%22.073791%22.1%1,38820.033956%20.033956%20.0%118719.761273%19.761273%19.8%149819.117647%19.117647%19.1%13918.181818%18.181818%18.2%241017.403709%17.403709%17.4%1221115.483871%15.483871%15.5%241215.170279%15.170279%15.2%49136.097561%6.097561%6.1%5144.000000%4.000000%4.0%3151.886792%1.886792%1.9%216
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected county subdivisions in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%5%10%Count#Vernon TownshipVernonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestIowaIndependence TownshipIndependenceEmmetsburg TownshipEmmetsburgFairfield TownshipFairfieldLost Island TownshipLost IsPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoFreedom TownshipFreedomSilver Lake TownshipSilver LkHighland TownshipHighlandWest Bend TownshipW BendWalnut TownshipWalnutRush Lake TownshipRush LkFern Valley TownshipFern VlyGreat Oak TownshipGreat OakEllington TownshipEllingtonNevada TownshipNevadaBooth TownshipBooth12.500000%12.500000%12.5%313.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k1.935484%1.935484%1.9%321.614583%1.614583%1.6%3131.515152%1.515152%1.5%241.503759%1.503759%1.5%250.874682%0.874682%0.9%550.751073%0.751073%0.8%760.440529%0.440529%0.4%170.339559%0.339559%0.3%280.285307%0.285307%0.3%290.265252%0.265252%0.3%2100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 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#49

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 Palo Alto County, selected county subdivisions in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#IndependenceFern VlyGreat OakW BendEmmetsburgWalnutPalo AltoIowaHighlandWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesRush LkSilver LkFairfieldFreedomLost IsNevadaBooth-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.353%2.35%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.887%1.89%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%12.500%12.5%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.486196x4.486196x4.49x2.667%2.67%11.963%12.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.885773x3.885773x3.89x2.388%2.39%9.278%9.28%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.843306x1.843306x1.84x7.527%7.53%13.874%13.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590454x1.590454x1.59x4.986%4.99%7.930%7.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.162512x1.162512x1.16x7.216%7.22%8.389%8.39%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076923x1.076923x1.08x7.143%7.14%7.692%7.69%8-1.215504x-1.215504x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x6.202%6.20%5.102%5.10%9-1.444444x-1.444444x1.44x1.000000x1.000000x1.852%1.85%1.282%1.28%10-2.702058x-2.702058x2.70x1.000000x1.000000x8.351%8.35%3.091%3.09%11-2.790541x-2.790541x2.79x1.000000x1.000000x9.459%9.46%3.390%3.39%12-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x23.529%23.5%0.000%0%13-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x10.714%10.7%0.000%0%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

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 Palo Alto County, selected county subdivisions in Palo Alto County, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#FreedomW BendHighlandSilver LkIndependenceFairfieldLost IsVernonPalo AltoIowaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesEmmetsburgWalnut-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.545%1.55%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.613%0.61%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.671%0.67%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.020%1.02%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.529%3.53%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.564%2.56%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.390%3.39%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%20.000%20.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.389757x2.389757x2.39x0.523%0.52%1.250%1.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.279267x1.279267x1.28x1.433%1.43%1.833%1.83%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.538%0.54%0.000%0%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Iowa

There are 99 counties in Iowa. This section compares Palo Alto County to the 50 most populous counties in Iowa and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Palo Alto County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 15,552.

No H.S. Diploma by County#51

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Buena Vista CountyBuena VistaCrawford CountyCrawfordMarshall CountyMarshallWoodbury CountyWoodburyWapello CountyWapelloMuscatine CountyMuscatineUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPage CountyPageFloyd CountyFloydMidwestFayette CountyFayetteSioux CountySiouxPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieTama CountyTamaWebster CountyWebsterDelaware CountyDelawareBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkWest North CentralWashington CountyWashingtonClayton CountyClaytonMahaska CountyMahaskaJackson CountyJacksonClinton CountyClintonHardin CountyHardinPolk CountyPolkIowaLee CountyLeeHenry CountyHenryPlymouth CountyPlymouthJones CountyJonesIowa CountyIowaDes Moines CountyDes MoinesBuchanan CountyBuchananDubuque CountyDubuqueJasper CountyJasperBenton CountyBentonMarion CountyMarionCarroll CountyCarrollScott CountyScottClay CountyClayCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCedar CountyCedarPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoMadison CountyMadisonBoone CountyBooneWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekLinn CountyLinnJohnson CountyJohnsonJefferson CountyJeffersonBremer CountyBremerDallas CountyDallasWarren CountyWarrenDickinson CountyDickinsonStory CountyStory21.765530%21.765530%21.8%2,796121.483631%21.483631%21.5%2,369215.284619%15.284619%15.3%4,127314.292960%14.292960%14.3%9,300413.707204%13.707204%13.7%3,307513.144166%13.144166%13.1%3,729613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.562725%11.562725%11.6%1,283710.993067%10.993067%11.0%1,221810.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.226946%10.226946%10.2%1,424910.050692%10.050692%10.1%2,062109.990912%9.990912%10.0%6,266119.411864%9.411864%9.4%1,117129.357008%9.357008%9.4%2,324139.307595%9.307595%9.3%1,109149.177572%9.177572%9.2%7,644159.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.173454%9.173454%9.2%1,374169.036049%9.036049%9.0%1,138178.893464%8.893464%8.9%1,339188.832922%8.832922%8.8%1,217198.418668%8.418668%8.4%2,787208.309906%8.309906%8.3%1,005218.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k228.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k8.187442%8.187442%8.2%2,025238.034339%8.034339%8.0%1,095247.948277%7.948277%7.9%1,340257.935311%7.935311%7.9%1,158267.922364%7.922364%7.9%898277.789216%7.789216%7.8%2,164287.684037%7.684037%7.7%1,072297.651134%7.651134%7.7%4,903307.558365%7.558365%7.6%1,949317.222350%7.222350%7.2%1,259327.095939%7.095939%7.1%1,534337.063860%7.063860%7.1%990347.015853%7.015853%7.0%8,081356.772284%6.772284%6.8%778366.714457%6.714457%6.7%2,070376.642868%6.642868%6.6%856386.573043%6.573043%6.6%791396.409033%6.409033%6.4%4035.639913%5.639913%5.6%598405.565832%5.565832%5.6%1,023415.555965%5.555965%5.6%754425.369313%5.369313%5.4%7,792435.257654%5.257654%5.3%4,374445.067160%5.067160%5.1%630454.692717%4.692717%4.7%759464.464216%4.464216%4.5%2,273474.429876%4.429876%4.4%1,392484.364326%4.364326%4.4%552493.650085%3.650085%3.7%1,77550
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#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryDallas CountyDallasPolk CountyPolkJefferson CountyJeffersonLinn CountyLinnScott CountyScottUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralDubuque CountyDubuqueDickinson CountyDickinsonMidwestWarren CountyWarrenBremer CountyBremerWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekIowaBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkSioux CountySiouxMarion CountyMarionMahaska CountyMahaskaPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekMadison CountyMadisonBoone CountyBoonePalo Alto CountyPalo AltoCedar CountyCedarPage CountyPageCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoBenton CountyBentonWoodbury CountyWoodburyCarroll CountyCarrollWashington CountyWashingtonClay CountyClayPottawattamie CountyPottawattamieWebster CountyWebsterMuscatine CountyMuscatineHardin CountyHardinFloyd CountyFloydFayette CountyFayetteDes Moines CountyDes MoinesMarshall CountyMarshallPlymouth CountyPlymouthClinton CountyClintonHenry CountyHenryBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaIowa CountyIowaBuchanan CountyBuchananJasper CountyJasperWapello CountyWapelloJones CountyJonesJackson CountyJacksonTama CountyTamaClayton CountyClaytonDelaware CountyDelawareLee CountyLeeCrawford CountyCrawford52.432296%52.432296%52.4%43,62043.6k150.251907%50.251907%50.3%24,43724.4k247.419279%47.419279%47.4%24,14424.1k335.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k433.113488%33.113488%33.1%4,117532.230346%32.230346%32.2%46,77346.8k631.915577%31.915577%31.9%36,76136.8k730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.201648%29.201648%29.2%18,71318.7k829.024352%29.024352%29.0%3,671928.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.848296%28.848296%28.8%9,0651027.853345%27.853345%27.9%4,5051127.580871%27.580871%27.6%3,7431227.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.981630%26.981630%27.0%22,47322.5k1326.876584%26.876584%26.9%5,5141425.437136%25.437136%25.4%5,4991523.904091%23.904091%23.9%3,5991622.868539%22.868539%22.9%2,7521722.455909%22.455909%22.5%2,3811822.442873%22.442873%22.4%4,1251922.073791%22.073791%22.1%1,38822.047183%22.047183%22.0%2,8412021.881759%21.881759%21.9%2,4282121.859288%21.859288%21.9%6,7392221.753098%21.753098%21.8%3,7922321.680729%21.680729%21.7%14,10714.1k2421.427042%21.427042%21.4%3,0032520.897316%20.897316%20.9%3,1302620.865251%20.865251%20.9%2,3972720.657876%20.657876%20.7%12,95613.0k2820.610380%20.610380%20.6%5,1192920.486429%20.486429%20.5%5,8123020.390276%20.390276%20.4%2,4663119.654272%19.654272%19.7%2,1833219.577708%19.577708%19.6%2,7263319.566626%19.566626%19.6%5,4363419.528906%19.528906%19.5%5,2733519.526662%19.526662%19.5%3,2923619.368675%19.368675%19.4%6,4123718.842175%18.842175%18.8%2,5683818.698428%18.698428%18.7%2,4023918.632554%18.632554%18.6%2,1124017.998710%17.998710%18.0%2,5114117.908943%17.908943%17.9%4,6184217.619995%17.619995%17.6%4,2514316.734051%16.734051%16.7%2,4424416.468283%16.468283%16.5%2,2694516.312774%16.312774%16.3%1,9364615.308877%15.308877%15.3%1,9284715.056651%15.056651%15.1%1,7944814.579711%14.579711%14.6%3,6064911.653215%11.653215%11.7%1,28550
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#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%5%10%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonStory CountyStoryDallas CountyDallasPoweshiek CountyPoweshiekWinneshiek CountyWinneshiekDickinson CountyDickinsonJefferson CountyJeffersonPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBlack Hawk CountyBlack HawkWest North CentralMidwestScott CountyScottIowaLinn CountyLinnWarren CountyWarrenDubuque CountyDubuqueCarroll CountyCarrollBuena Vista CountyBuena VistaSioux CountySiouxBoone CountyBooneWashington CountyWashingtonWoodbury CountyWoodburyFayette CountyFayetteMarion CountyMarionBremer CountyBremerCerro Gordo CountyCerro GordoCedar CountyCedarHardin CountyHardinPage CountyPageFloyd CountyFloydDes Moines CountyDes MoinesMahaska CountyMahaskaWapello CountyWapelloMarshall CountyMarshallIowa CountyIowaWebster CountyWebsterMuscatine CountyMuscatinePottawattamie CountyPottawattamieClinton CountyClintonDelaware CountyDelawareClay CountyClayTama CountyTamaLee CountyLeeJackson CountyJacksonBenton CountyBentonClayton CountyClaytonPlymouth CountyPlymouthHenry CountyHenryJones CountyJonesPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoJasper CountyJasperBuchanan CountyBuchananCrawford CountyCrawfordMadison CountyMadison10.820622%10.820622%10.8%9,00218.546341%8.546341%8.5%4,15624.312986%4.312986%4.3%2,19633.997008%3.997008%4.0%48143.603272%3.603272%3.6%48953.494624%3.494624%3.5%44263.394193%3.394193%3.4%42273.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k83.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.979950%2.979950%3.0%2,48292.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.869372%2.869372%2.9%3,305102.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.657093%2.657093%2.7%3,856112.622283%2.622283%2.6%824122.613839%2.613839%2.6%1,675132.533000%2.533000%2.5%355142.389849%2.389849%2.4%307152.315266%2.315266%2.3%475162.214363%2.214363%2.2%407172.196555%2.196555%2.2%329182.108596%2.108596%2.1%1,372191.989371%1.989371%2.0%277201.938200%1.938200%1.9%419211.935205%1.935205%1.9%313221.806740%1.806740%1.8%557231.761602%1.761602%1.8%227241.653713%1.653713%1.7%200251.649243%1.649243%1.6%183261.602593%1.602593%1.6%178271.594558%1.594558%1.6%443281.580765%1.580765%1.6%238291.529470%1.529470%1.5%369301.511055%1.511055%1.5%408311.490957%1.490957%1.5%169321.477634%1.477634%1.5%367331.462813%1.462813%1.5%415341.439801%1.439801%1.4%903351.398580%1.398580%1.4%463361.384809%1.384809%1.4%165371.305710%1.305710%1.3%150381.179643%1.179643%1.2%140391.099745%1.099745%1.1%272401.095950%1.095950%1.1%151411.095686%1.095686%1.1%191421.032238%1.032238%1.0%130430.949048%0.949048%0.9%160440.931837%0.931837%0.9%127450.925101%0.925101%0.9%135460.874682%0.874682%0.9%550.818273%0.818273%0.8%211470.817146%0.817146%0.8%114480.761767%0.761767%0.8%84490.697916%0.697916%0.7%7450
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#54

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 Palo Alto County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#WarrenPoweshiekJonesMadisonPageBuchananPalo AltoHenryBentonFloydClayCerro GordoWinneshiekBremerWebsterPottawattamieFayetteSiouxMarshallJohnsonWapelloBuena VistaDallasBooneClaytonDelawareIowaLinnWoodburyHardinCrawfordCarrollBlack HawkWashingtonMahaskaLeeCedarWest North CentralTamaMidwestScottPolkUnited StatesJasperDubuqueIowaClintonMuscatinePlymouthStoryJacksonMarionDickinsonDes MoinesJefferson-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918354x1.918354x1.92x3.076%3.08%5.900%5.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.911272x1.911272x1.91x4.580%4.58%8.754%8.75%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.849562x1.849562x1.85x5.524%5.52%10.217%10.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.727907x1.727907x1.73x4.166%4.17%7.198%7.20%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619225x1.619225x1.62x8.775%8.77%14.208%14.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.605115x1.605115x1.61x5.922%5.92%9.506%9.51%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590454x1.590454x1.59x4.986%4.99%7.930%7.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527463x1.527463x1.53x6.339%6.34%9.683%9.68%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522732x1.522732x1.52x5.749%5.75%8.755%8.75%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.507788x1.507788x1.51x8.828%8.83%13.311%13.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457556x1.457556x1.46x5.548%5.55%8.087%8.09%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421724x1.421724x1.42x5.590%5.59%7.947%7.95%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.419575x1.419575x1.42x4.596%4.60%6.524%6.52%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.403407x1.403407x1.40x3.927%3.93%5.511%5.51%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380356x1.380356x1.38x7.859%7.86%10.849%10.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.373954x1.373954x1.37x8.464%8.46%11.629%11.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.358107x1.358107x1.36x8.699%8.70%11.814%11.8%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.327318x1.327318x1.33x8.646%8.65%11.475%11.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296268x1.296268x1.30x13.317%13.3%17.262%17.3%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.295566x1.295566x1.30x4.585%4.59%5.940%5.94%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.283235x1.283235x1.28x12.057%12.1%15.472%15.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280988x1.280988x1.28x19.074%19.1%24.434%24.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.262824x1.262824x1.26x3.959%3.96%4.999%5.00%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256702x1.256702x1.26x4.945%4.94%6.214%6.21%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249026x1.249026x1.25x8.043%8.04%10.046%10.0%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227710x1.227710x1.23x8.361%8.36%10.265%10.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219891x1.219891x1.22x4.851%4.85%5.917%5.92%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214336x1.214336x1.21x12.947%12.9%15.722%15.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208441x1.208441x1.21x7.553%7.55%9.127%9.13%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196067x1.196067x1.20x19.535%19.5%23.365%23.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.185764x1.185764x1.19x6.488%6.49%7.693%7.69%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179944x1.179944x1.18x8.441%8.44%9.960%9.96%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.159861x1.159861x1.16x8.514%8.51%9.875%9.87%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158113x1.158113x1.16x8.248%8.25%9.552%9.55%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.147716x1.147716x1.15x7.626%7.63%8.752%8.75%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143871x1.143871x1.14x6.209%6.21%7.103%7.10%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134807x1.134807x1.13x8.830%8.83%10.021%10.0%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123365x1.123365x1.12x6.621%6.62%7.438%7.44%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102241x1.102241x1.10x7.189%7.19%7.924%7.92%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093954x1.093954x1.09x7.317%7.32%8.005%8.00%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044639x1.044639x1.04x7.752%7.75%8.098%8.10%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037913x1.037913x1.04x8.268%8.27%8.581%8.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016365x1.016365x1.02x13.039%13.0%13.252%13.3%43-1.000328x-1.000328x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.950%7.95%7.947%7.95%44-1.013730x-1.013730x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x3.675%3.68%3.625%3.63%45-1.019194x-1.019194x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.915%8.92%8.747%8.75%46-1.027652x-1.027652x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.191%7.19%6.997%7.00%47-1.046980x-1.046980x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x4.463%4.46%4.263%4.26%48-1.118703x-1.118703x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x8.208%8.21%7.337%7.34%49-1.303709x-1.303709x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x5.761%5.76%4.419%4.42%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#55

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 Palo Alto County, selected other counties in Iowa, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#TamaWebsterJonesMadisonDes MoinesPlymouthSiouxDickinsonBentonClintonPalo AltoClaytonMarshallFayetteWashingtonWoodburyBuena VistaCerro GordoJacksonClayPoweshiekBooneLeeDallasCedarWinneshiekWarrenFloydStoryIowaPottawattamieMahaskaMidwestWest North CentralPolkMuscatineUnited StatesDubuqueScottBremerJohnsonLinnBlack HawkJeffersonBuchananHenryWapelloJasperPageMarionCrawfordDelawareHardinIowaCarroll-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.214%0.21%2.190%2.19%1-1.000000x-1.000000x7.126230x7.126230x7.13x0.363%0.36%2.588%2.59%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.609102x4.609102x4.61x0.324%0.32%1.494%1.49%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.289182x3.289182x3.29x0.330%0.33%1.087%1.09%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.122569x3.122569x3.12x0.790%0.79%2.466%2.47%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.052559x3.052559x3.05x0.474%0.47%1.448%1.45%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.033298x3.033298x3.03x1.152%1.15%3.495%3.49%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.873394x2.873394x2.87x1.819%1.82%5.228%5.23%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.855622x2.855622x2.86x0.574%0.57%1.639%1.64%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.791501x2.791501x2.79x0.751%0.75%2.097%2.10%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.389757x2.389757x2.39x0.523%0.52%1.250%1.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.290378x2.290378x2.29x0.630%0.63%1.442%1.44%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.274590x2.274590x2.27x0.924%0.92%2.101%2.10%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.193378x2.193378x2.19x1.255%1.25%2.752%2.75%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.174806x2.174806x2.17x1.400%1.40%3.044%3.04%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.160833x2.160833x2.16x1.349%1.35%2.915%2.91%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.146823x2.146823x2.15x1.517%1.52%3.256%3.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099777x2.099777x2.10x1.185%1.18%2.488%2.49%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.044506x2.044506x2.04x0.725%0.73%1.483%1.48%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023410x2.023410x2.02x0.874%0.87%1.769%1.77%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.020295x2.020295x2.02x2.688%2.69%5.430%5.43%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989398x1.989398x1.99x1.492%1.49%2.968%2.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.936753x1.936753x1.94x0.750%0.75%1.452%1.45%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.923824x1.923824x1.92x2.977%2.98%5.726%5.73%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.876919x1.876919x1.88x1.236%1.24%2.320%2.32%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714495x1.714495x1.71x2.657%2.66%4.556%4.56%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709525x1.709525x1.71x1.957%1.96%3.345%3.34%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691327x1.691327x1.69x1.201%1.20%2.032%2.03%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.687545x1.687545x1.69x6.357%6.36%10.728%10.7%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640349x1.640349x1.64x1.100%1.10%1.804%1.80%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590097x1.590097x1.59x1.223%1.22%1.945%1.95%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552883x1.552883x1.55x2.647%2.65%4.111%4.11%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526428x1.526428x1.53x1.161%1.16%1.773%1.77%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522119x1.522119x1.52x2.085%2.08%3.174%3.17%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.519442x1.519442x1.52x2.294%2.29%3.485%3.49%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.464485x1.464485x1.46x1.580%1.58%2.314%2.31%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439303x1.439303x1.44x8.884%8.88%12.787%12.8%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438687x1.438687x1.44x2.190%2.19%3.151%3.15%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.428685x1.428685x1.43x2.467%2.47%3.524%3.52%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.426924x1.426924x1.43x2.781%2.78%3.968%3.97%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421709x1.421709x1.42x0.677%0.68%0.962%0.96%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.402852x1.402852x1.40x0.774%0.77%1.086%1.09%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381230x1.381230x1.38x1.292%1.29%1.784%1.78%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380275x1.380275x1.38x0.687%0.69%0.948%0.95%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335695x1.335695x1.34x1.407%1.41%1.879%1.88%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326555x1.326555x1.33x1.671%1.67%2.216%2.22%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226124x1.226124x1.23x0.683%0.68%0.838%0.84%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101289x1.101289x1.10x1.318%1.32%1.452%1.45%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057360x1.057360x1.06x1.609%1.61%1.702%1.70%48-1.074491x-1.074491x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.544%1.54%1.437%1.44%49-1.153137x-1.153137x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x2.705%2.70%2.345%2.35%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

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

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

No H.S. Diploma by County#56

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%10%20%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWest North CentralNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxIowaWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandPalo Alto CountyPalo AltoAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.238253%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%78,29978.3k389.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k438.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k7.696387%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%56,30256.3k496.409033%6.409033%6.4%4036.132273%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#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisWest North CentralMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMidwestMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeIowaBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWaynePalo Alto CountyPalo AltoRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2136.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.384794%34.384794%34.4%352,396352k2434.188819%34.188819%34.2%346,463346k2534.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2633.350646%33.350646%33.4%224,744225k2732.800693%32.800693%32.8%221,734222k2831.922850%31.922850%31.9%263,443263k2931.433296%31.433296%31.4%279,420279k3031.015731%31.015731%31.0%404,554405k3130.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k3230.891280%30.891280%30.9%269,342269k3330.800609%30.800609%30.8%204,172204k3430.764105%30.764105%30.8%2,064,9112.06M3530.734653%30.734653%30.7%379,742380k3630.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3830.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4227.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k26.926164%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%260,985261k4622.073791%22.073791%22.1%1,38821.189043%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#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Palo Alto County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Palo Alto 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 CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWest North CentralMidwestBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensIowaFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxPalo Alto CountyPalo Alto12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.475020%4.475020%4.5%45,34945.3k204.348784%4.348784%4.3%91,34591.3k214.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k224.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k244.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k253.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.784527%3.784527%3.8%70,75670.8k283.768025%3.768025%3.8%25,47225.5k293.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k303.604427%3.604427%3.6%241,932242k313.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%3.517075%3.5%45,87545.9k333.474402%3.474402%3.5%30,88530.9k343.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k353.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.266254%3.266254%3.3%31,96532.0k373.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k2.392530%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%15,06415.1k500.874682%0.874682%0.9%55
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#59

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 Palo Alto County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Palo Alto County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Palo AltoMecklenburgPalm BeachIowaWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaWest North CentralHillsboroughFresnoMidwestDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.590454x1.590454x1.59x4.986%4.99%7.930%7.93%-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-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%-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-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-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-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%20.8%23.273%23.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117209x1.117209x1.12x9.458%9.46%10.567%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101852x1.101852x1.10x11.740%11.7%12.936%12.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079174x1.079174x1.08x14.234%14.2%15.361%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066137x1.066137x1.07x11.462%11.5%12.220%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x11.337%11.3%12.076%12.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064463x1.064463x1.06x18.923%18.9%20.143%20.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061865x1.061865x1.06x8.863%8.86%9.411%9.41%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061606x1.061606x1.06x9.934%9.93%10.546%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056584x1.056584x1.06x12.873%12.9%13.601%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009187x1.009187x1.01x16.504%16.5%16.655%16.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%36-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%37-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.330%22.3%22.232%22.2%38-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%39-1.015422x-1.015422x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.605%15.6%15.368%15.4%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%42-1.022059x-1.022059x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x19.576%19.6%19.154%19.2%43-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%44-1.029280x-1.029280x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.877%12.9%12.511%12.5%45-1.033862x-1.033862x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.229%6.23%6.025%6.02%46-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%47-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%48-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%49-1.156494x-1.156494x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.584%9.58%8.287%8.29%50
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#60

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 Palo Alto County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Palo Alto 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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Cities:
Ayrshire, Curlew, Cylinder, Emmetsburg, Graettinger, Mallard, Rodman, Ruthven, West Bend
Townships:
Booth, Ellington, Emmetsburg, Fairfield, Fern Valley, Freedom, Great Oak, Highland, Independence, Lost Island, Nevada, Rush Lake, Silver Lake, Vernon, Walnut, West Bend
ZIP Codes:
50515, 50527, 50528, 50536, 50539, 50554, 50562, 50578, 50581, 50597, 50598, 51342, 51358
Unified School Districts:
Emmetsburg, Graettinger-Terril, Laurens-Marathon, North Union, Pocahontas Area, Ruthven-Ayrshire, West Bend-Mallard
Congressional District:
IA-4
State Senate District:
IA-1
State House District:
IA-2
Neighboring Counties:
Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Humboldt, Kossuth, Pocahontas
Nearby Counties:
Calhoun, Faribault, Jackson, Martin, Sac, Webster