Educational Attainment in Norfolk County, Massachusetts (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma258.788283%48.958741%58.788283%58.8%283,249283k35.073224%41.097489%35.073224%35.1%168,987169k6.138494%9.943770%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k
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 Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Norfolk County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma220.077194%20.077194%+20.1%58.788%58.8%48.959%49.0%-14.658475%-14.658475%-14.7%35.073%35.1%41.097%41.1%-38.267941%-38.267941%-38.3%6.138%6.14%9.944%9.94%
% percentage with given level in Norfolk County
ref. percentage with given level in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None3.214739%2.555550%3.214739%3.2%15,48915.5k4.427661%2.878712%4.427661%4.4%21,33321.3k15.493180%12.731040%15.493180%15.5%74,64874.6k28.072360%23.056359%28.072360%28.1%135,256135k7.580343%7.737080%7.580343%7.6%36,52336.5k14.154068%15.998591%14.154068%14.2%68,19668.2k20.919155%25.098898%20.919155%20.9%100,791101k3.451346%5.281681%3.451346%3.5%16,62916.6k1.691116%3.281981%1.691116%1.7%8,1480.996032%1.380108%0.996032%1.0%4,799
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 Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Norfolk County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None25.794421%25.794421%+25.8%3.215%3.21%2.556%2.56%53.807025%53.807025%+53.8%4.428%4.43%2.879%2.88%21.696101%21.696101%+21.7%15.493%15.5%12.731%12.7%21.755392%21.755392%+21.8%28.072%28.1%23.056%23.1%-2.025799%-2.025799%-2.0%7.580%7.58%7.737%7.74%-11.529281%-11.529281%-11.5%14.154%14.2%15.999%16.0%-16.653093%-16.653093%-16.7%20.919%20.9%25.099%25.1%-34.654397%-34.654397%-34.7%3.451%3.45%5.282%5.28%-48.472699%-48.472699%-48.5%1.691%1.69%3.282%3.28%-27.829464%-27.829464%-27.8%0.996%1.00%1.380%1.38%
% percentage with given level in Norfolk County
ref. percentage with given level in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
5%0%5%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.028807%-6.095872%-4.028807%4%59.875%59.9%57.556%57.6%5.283386%5.115897%5.283386%5%34.226%34.2%36.034%36.0%8.654969%8.792959%8.654969%9%5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
40%20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None45.679883%53.776404%45.679883%46%2.648%2.65%3.857%3.86%41.072778%26.812616%41.072778%41%3.713%3.71%5.238%5.24%-16.460939%-19.626060%-16.460939%16%16.593%16.6%14.247%14.2%-0.450074%-0.450074%0%0.442281%28.131%28.1%28.005%28.0%-41.586674%-39.058219%-41.586674%42%8.791%8.79%6.209%6.21%-2.493540%6.433736%6.433736%6%13.740%13.7%14.624%14.6%4.511857%10.220249%4.511857%5%20.486%20.5%21.410%21.4%17.190845%16.907098%17.190845%17%3.194%3.19%3.743%3.74%-1.118189%-1.118189%1%1.600344%1.700%1.70%1.681%1.68%-1.998885%-2.900069%-1.998885%2%1.005%1.01%0.986%0.99%
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3416.633797%14.834968%16.633797%16.6%18,04918.0k108,508109k27.323493%22.263820%27.323493%27.3%54,45954.5k199,312199k32.648829%25.563798%32.648829%32.6%28,80928.8k88,23988.2k39.577624%31.410789%39.577624%39.6%33,93933.9k85,75385.8k
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 Massachusetts at large.
Scope: population of Massachusetts and Norfolk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3412.125601%12.125601%12.1%16.634%16.6%14.835%14.8%22.725989%22.725989%22.7%27.323%27.3%22.264%22.3%27.715096%27.715096%27.7%32.649%32.6%25.564%25.6%26.000097%26.000097%26.0%39.578%39.6%31.411%31.4%
% percentage in Norfolk County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
More Females More Males
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
0%10%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-3422.137758%27.744452%22.137758%22.1%15.216%15.2%18.585%18.6%-9.235172%-5.160319%-9.235172%9.2%28.483%28.5%26.075%26.1%-2.115375%-3.696159%-2.115375%2.1%32.980%33.0%32.296%32.3%-5.850373%-9.594876%-5.850373%5.9%40.665%40.7%38.418%38.4%
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$82,427.000000$74,841.000000$82,427.000000$82.4k111,470111k23.136%23.1%$62,929.000000$58,534.000000$62,929.000000$62.9k135,256135k28.072%28.1%$42,686.000000$39,791.000000$42,686.000000$42.7k104,719105k21.734%21.7%$35,898.000000$32,940.000000$35,898.000000$35.9k100,791101k20.919%20.9%$24,320.000000$24,464.000000$24,320.000000$24.3k29,57629.6k6.138%6.14%$54,785.000000$46,368.000000$54,785.000000$54.8k481,812482k100.000%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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-68,822.000000$-63,911.000000$-68,822.000000$68.8k$68,822.000000$34,200.000000$63,911.000000$29,235.000000$103,022.000000$103.0k58,74958.7k52,72152.7k$-51,930.000000$-48,961.000000$-51,930.000000$51.9k$51,930.000000$25,727.000000$48,961.000000$22,188.000000$77,657.000000$77.7k72,00372.0k63,25363.3k$-36,965.000000$-33,314.000000$-36,965.000000$37.0k$36,965.000000$15,680.000000$33,314.000000$14,474.000000$52,645.000000$52.6k57,66757.7k47,05247.1k$-28,239.000000$-26,056.000000$-28,239.000000$28.2k$28,239.000000$14,247.000000$26,056.000000$14,557.000000$42,486.000000$42.5k52,43452.4k48,35748.4k$-21,324.000000$-19,683.000000$-21,324.000000$21.3k$21,324.000000$6,931.000000$19,683.000000$9,152.000000$28,255.000000$28.3k15,09915.1k14,47714.5k$-46,407.000000$-39,574.000000$-46,407.000000$46.4k$46,407.000000$18,548.000000$39,574.000000$13,888.000000$64,955.000000$65.0k255,952256k225,860226k
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma350.909091%43.031267%50.909091%50.9%8426.060606%43.455220%26.060606%26.1%4323.030303%13.513514%23.030303%23.0%380.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Norfolk County
Massachusetts
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.600351%85.179460%84.600351%84.6%176,176176k77.215903%77.138243%77.215903%77.2%63,06363.1k69.914607%70.544973%69.914607%69.9%46,66846.7k56.461113%52.728311%56.461113%56.5%9,394
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-3.855269%-6.183335%-3.855269%3.9%3.855269%0.563956%6.183335%0.972781%4.419225%4.4%7,9717,857-10.759494%-16.245143%-0.620176%-10.759494%10.8%10.759494%1.307199%16.245143%12.066693%12.1%1,5561,598-15.377346%-1.583466%-13.529581%-3.327141%-16.960811%17.0%15.377346%13.529581%15.377346%15.4%3,4174,315-12.600243%-29.399059%-12.600243%12.6%12.600243%1.416413%29.399059%3.657573%14.016656%14.0%1,0941,037-14.687101%-27.424442%-14.687101%14.7%14.687101%3.741680%27.424442%3.277768%18.428781%18.4%1,004920
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 Massachusetts and Norfolk County
Female Male
Massachusetts
Norfolk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-51.822138%-43.937753%-0.170204%-51.822138%51.8%51.822138%0.602032%43.937753%52.424170%52.4%94,55894.6k105,613106k-33.873594%-1.084660%-22.738612%-2.475751%-34.958255%35.0%33.873594%22.738612%33.873594%33.9%4,3685,192-56.743621%-0.109490%-56.282891%-56.853111%56.9%56.743621%56.282891%4.338423%56.743621%56.7%12,60912.6k14,46414.5k-39.820628%-3.447902%-16.097632%-3.124606%-43.268530%43.3%39.820628%16.097632%39.820628%39.8%3,1083,561-40.675477%-2.044829%-17.195567%-2.510846%-42.720307%42.7%40.675477%17.195567%40.675477%40.7%2,2162,676
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 Norfolk 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
35%46%56%67%77%88%

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
10%20%29%38%47%56%

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
1.4%4.1%6.7%9.4%12.0%14.7%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.4%3.1%5.6%8.2%10.8%13.4%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.7%3.4%6.0%8.5%11.1%13.7%

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
4%9%14%20%25%30%

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
17.7%22.6%27.5%32.4%37.3%42.3%

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
2.2%4.8%7.3%9.9%12.4%15.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.7%9.0%12.2%15.4%18.7%22.0%

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
4%11%17%24%30%37%

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
1.0%2.5%4.0%5.4%6.9%8.4%

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%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.1%5.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.6%1.1%1.7%2.2%2.8%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Norfolk 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
27%41%53%66%79%92%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7%18%28%39%49%61%

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%6%11%16%21%27%

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%3.6%7.2%10.7%14.3%17.9%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.0%7.9%11.9%15.8%19.9%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%9%15%21%26%33%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%17%23%30%36%43%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.5%3.7%6.9%10.1%13.3%16.6%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2%8%13%19%24%30%

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
2%9%17%24%31%39%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.1%4.1%6.2%8.3%10.4%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.9%3.8%5.7%7.6%9.5%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.6%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Norfolk County

There are 19 places in Norfolk County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, Norfolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, selected places in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%Count#RandolphUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastQuincyMassachusettsNew EnglandFoxboroughWalpoleBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWeymouth TownDedhamNorfolk CountyNorfolkNorwoodBraintree TownBellinghamMiltonHolbrookFranklin TownMillis-ClicquotBrooklineMedfieldNeedhamWellesleySharonDover14.671750%14.671750%14.7%3,502113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,69529.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.640925%9.640925%9.6%39239.044645%9.044645%9.0%39148.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k6.377953%6.377953%6.4%2,59256.274574%6.274574%6.3%1,14966.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k6.000472%6.000472%6.0%1,27075.972051%5.972051%6.0%1,54784.152695%4.152695%4.2%16194.126381%4.126381%4.1%717104.072508%4.072508%4.1%337114.032334%4.032334%4.0%853123.397904%3.397904%3.4%107133.015360%3.015360%3.0%1,223142.376557%2.376557%2.4%103151.998698%1.998698%2.0%399161.804092%1.804092%1.8%291171.581137%1.581137%1.6%57180.824873%0.824873%0.8%1319
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 19 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 Norfolk County, selected places in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#WellesleyDoverBrooklineNeedhamSharonMedfieldMiltonFranklin TownNorfolk CountyNorfolkDedhamMillis-ClicquotNorwoodBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaWalpoleQuincyMassachusettsBraintree TownNew EnglandNortheastFoxboroughWeymouth TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRandolphHolbrookBellingham83.831370%83.831370%83.8%13,52213.5k182.233503%82.233503%82.2%1,296281.597179%81.597179%81.6%33,09533.1k374.763312%74.763312%74.8%14,92514.9k474.590846%74.590846%74.6%2,689569.312413%69.312413%69.3%3,004661.550414%61.550414%61.6%10,69510.7k754.405786%54.405786%54.4%11,50911.5k851.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k47.520751%47.520751%47.5%8,702947.126072%47.126072%47.1%1,4841045.565793%45.565793%45.6%9,6441145.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M43.210733%43.210733%43.2%1,8681242.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k1341.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.140519%40.140519%40.1%10,39810.4k1437.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.259715%34.259715%34.3%1,3931533.732776%33.732776%33.7%13,70913.7k1630.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M27.986091%27.986091%28.0%6,6801725.268882%25.268882%25.3%2,0911822.362652%22.362652%22.4%86719
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 19 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 Norfolk County, selected places in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BrooklineDoverWellesleySharonNeedhamMiltonMedfieldNorfolk CountyNorfolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDedhamMassachusettsNew EnglandFranklin TownNortheastQuincyBraintree TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWalpoleNorwoodFoxboroughWeymouth TownRandolphHolbrookMillis-ClicquotBellingham27.066742%27.066742%27.1%10,97811.0k120.685279%20.685279%20.7%326220.347179%20.347179%20.3%3,282315.589459%15.589459%15.6%562414.361569%14.361569%14.4%2,867510.307320%10.307320%10.3%1,79167.914167%7.914167%7.9%34377.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k6.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k6.023373%6.023373%6.0%1,10385.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.297060%4.297060%4.3%90994.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583103.447344%3.447344%3.4%893113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.215360%3.215360%3.2%139123.047484%3.047484%3.0%645132.803738%2.803738%2.8%114142.463091%2.463091%2.5%1,001152.103146%2.103146%2.1%502161.643505%1.643505%1.6%136171.492537%1.492537%1.5%47180.876967%0.876967%0.9%3419
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 19 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 Norfolk County, selected places in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Millis-ClicquotWalpoleFranklin TownBellinghamHolbrookDedhamDoverNew EnglandUnited StatesNorwoodMassachusettsNorfolkNortheastBrooklineBoston AreaWeymouth TownRandolphBraintree TownQuincySharonWellesleyMiltonFoxboroughNeedhamMedfield-1.000000x-1.000000x2.743629x2.743629x2.74x1.864%1.86%5.114%5.11%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.941425x1.941425x1.94x6.353%6.35%12.333%12.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619049x1.619049x1.62x3.121%3.12%5.054%5.05%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.483048x1.483048x1.48x3.388%3.39%5.025%5.02%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463255x1.463255x1.46x3.338%3.34%4.884%4.88%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392653x1.392653x1.39x5.309%5.31%7.394%7.39%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236819x1.236819x1.24x0.740%0.74%0.915%0.92%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105082x1.105082x1.11x5.716%5.72%6.317%6.32%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070543x1.070543x1.07x2.922%2.92%3.128%3.13%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022808x1.022808x1.02x6.313%6.31%6.457%6.46%10-1.059182x-1.059182x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.046%15.0%14.205%14.2%11-1.070354x-1.070354x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.156%6.16%5.752%5.75%12-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%13-1.161481x-1.161481x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x1.693%1.69%1.458%1.46%14-1.215426x-1.215426x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x1.968%1.97%1.619%1.62%15-1.419221x-1.419221x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x4.761%4.76%3.355%3.35%16-1.463475x-1.463475x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x11.305%11.3%7.725%7.72%17-1.640365x-1.640365x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x2.448%2.45%1.492%1.49%18-1.890678x-1.890678x1.89x1.000000x1.000000x3.034%3.03%1.605%1.60%19
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 19 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 Norfolk County, selected places in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#BellinghamWalpoleMillis-ClicquotSharonDoverMedfieldNeedhamMiltonBraintree TownFranklin TownWellesleyDedhamUnited StatesNortheastNew EnglandNorfolkQuincyMassachusettsBoston AreaBrooklineFoxboroughHolbrookWeymouth TownRandolphNorwood-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.877%1.88%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.390982x2.390982x2.39x1.977%1.98%4.728%4.73%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.168279x2.168279x2.17x0.962%0.96%2.086%2.09%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.140613x2.140613x2.14x10.106%10.1%21.633%21.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971471x1.971471x1.97x14.057%14.1%27.712%27.7%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971148x1.971148x1.97x5.470%5.47%10.782%10.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.793066x1.793066x1.79x10.462%10.5%18.759%18.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751576x1.751576x1.75x7.697%7.70%13.482%13.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703860x1.703860x1.70x2.610%2.61%4.447%4.45%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.625785x1.625785x1.63x3.318%3.32%5.395%5.39%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588145x1.588145x1.59x15.934%15.9%25.306%25.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.584891x1.584891x1.58x4.740%4.74%7.512%7.51%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429906x1.429906x1.43x6.361%6.36%9.095%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422215x1.422215x1.42x3.082%3.08%4.384%4.38%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338098x1.338098x1.34x23.482%23.5%31.421%31.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151323x1.151323x1.15x2.619%2.62%3.016%3.02%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073032x1.073032x1.07x1.588%1.59%1.704%1.70%16-1.018645x-1.018645x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.484%2.48%2.438%2.44%17-1.744006x-1.744006x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x2.596%2.60%1.488%1.49%18-1.798457x-1.798457x1.80x1.000000x1.000000x3.859%3.86%2.145%2.15%19
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 19 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Norfolk County

There are 28 county subdivisions in Norfolk County. This section compares all 28 of those to each other, Norfolk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, selected county subdivisions in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%Count#Town of RandolphRandolphUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of AvonNortheastQuincyMassachusettsTown of NorfolkNorfolkNew EnglandTown of StoughtonStoughtonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of WalpoleWalpoleWeymouth TownTown of DedhamDedhamNorfolk CountyNorfolkTown of NorwoodNorwoodBraintree TownTown of FoxboroughFoxboroughTown of BellinghamBellinghamTown of MedwayMedwayTown of PlainvillePlainvilleTown of MiltonMiltonTown of HolbrookHolbrookFranklin TownTown of WestwoodWestwoodTown of CantonCantonTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of CohassetCohassetTown of SharonSharonTown of WrenthamWrenthamTown of MillisMillisTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of WellesleyWellesleyTown of DoverTown of MedfieldMedfield14.671750%14.671750%14.7%3,502113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.306795%12.306795%12.3%422211.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.019146%11.019146%11.0%7,69539.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.792752%9.792752%9.8%80849.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.033327%9.033327%9.0%1,85458.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k6.764116%6.764116%6.8%1,18066.377953%6.377953%6.4%2,59276.274574%6.274574%6.3%1,14986.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k6.000472%6.000472%6.0%1,27095.972051%5.972051%6.0%1,547105.108422%5.108422%5.1%629114.774602%4.774602%4.8%573124.636447%4.636447%4.6%403134.137079%4.137079%4.1%268144.126381%4.126381%4.1%717154.072508%4.072508%4.1%337164.032334%4.032334%4.0%853173.313453%3.313453%3.3%350183.202338%3.202338%3.2%515193.015360%3.015360%3.0%1,223202.892635%2.892635%2.9%163212.724280%2.724280%2.7%331222.508207%2.508207%2.5%191232.462712%2.462712%2.5%142241.998698%1.998698%2.0%399251.804092%1.804092%1.8%291261.528150%1.528150%1.5%57271.445087%1.445087%1.4%11528
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 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 Norfolk County, selected county subdivisions in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Town of DoverTown of WellesleyWellesleyTown of BrooklineBrooklineTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of MedfieldMedfieldTown of SharonSharonTown of CohassetCohassetTown of WestwoodWestwoodTown of MiltonMiltonTown of MedwayMedwayTown of CantonCantonFranklin TownNorfolk CountyNorfolkTown of WalpoleWalpoleTown of NorfolkNorfolkTown of MillisMillisTown of WrenthamWrenthamTown of DedhamDedhamTown of FoxboroughFoxboroughTown of NorwoodNorwoodBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaQuincyTown of PlainvillePlainvilleMassachusettsBraintree TownNew EnglandTown of StoughtonStoughtonNortheastWeymouth TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of BellinghamBellinghamTown of RandolphRandolphTown of AvonTown of HolbrookHolbrook84.530831%84.530831%84.5%3,153183.831370%83.831370%83.8%13,52213.5k281.597179%81.597179%81.6%33,09533.1k374.763312%74.763312%74.8%14,92514.9k473.385273%73.385273%73.4%5,840573.168724%73.168724%73.2%8,890670.541260%70.541260%70.5%3,975768.332860%68.332860%68.3%7,218861.550414%61.550414%61.6%10,69510.7k955.591348%55.591348%55.6%4,8321054.731999%54.731999%54.7%8,8021154.405786%54.405786%54.4%11,50911.5k1251.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k50.507309%50.507309%50.5%8,8111350.212096%50.212096%50.2%4,1431449.895942%49.895942%49.9%2,8771547.682206%47.682206%47.7%3,6311647.520751%47.520751%47.5%8,7021746.065134%46.065134%46.1%5,6721845.565793%45.565793%45.6%9,6441945.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M42.147695%42.147695%42.1%29,43329.4k2042.065452%42.065452%42.1%2,7252141.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.140519%40.140519%40.1%10,39810.4k2237.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M36.001754%36.001754%36.0%7,3892334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.732776%33.732776%33.7%13,70913.7k2430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.789268%28.789268%28.8%3,4552527.986091%27.986091%28.0%6,6802626.538349%26.538349%26.5%9102725.268882%25.268882%25.3%2,09128
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 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 Norfolk County, selected county subdivisions in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Town of BrooklineBrooklineTown of DoverTown of WellesleyWellesleyTown of SharonSharonTown of NeedhamNeedhamTown of WestwoodWestwoodTown of MiltonMiltonTown of MedfieldMedfieldTown of CohassetCohassetNorfolk CountyNorfolkTown of CantonCantonBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaTown of DedhamDedhamTown of NorfolkNorfolkTown of WalpoleWalpoleMassachusettsNew EnglandTown of WrenthamWrenthamFranklin TownTown of MedwayMedwayNortheastQuincyTown of FoxboroughFoxboroughBraintree TownUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTown of NorwoodNorwoodTown of AvonTown of PlainvillePlainvilleWeymouth TownTown of StoughtonStoughtonTown of RandolphRandolphTown of BellinghamBellinghamTown of MillisMillisTown of HolbrookHolbrook27.066742%27.066742%27.1%10,97811.0k121.930295%21.930295%21.9%818220.347179%20.347179%20.3%3,282316.617284%16.617284%16.6%2,019414.361569%14.361569%14.4%2,867512.155638%12.155638%12.2%1,284610.307320%10.307320%10.3%1,79179.952249%9.952249%10.0%79287.985803%7.985803%8.0%45097.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k6.877254%6.877254%6.9%1,106106.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k6.023373%6.023373%6.0%1,103115.817477%5.817477%5.8%480125.588994%5.588994%5.6%975135.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.307288%4.307288%4.3%328144.297060%4.297060%4.3%909154.164749%4.164749%4.2%362164.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.698824%3.698824%3.7%2,583173.589702%3.589702%3.6%442183.447344%3.447344%3.4%893193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.047484%3.047484%3.0%645202.595509%2.595509%2.6%89212.485335%2.485335%2.5%161222.463091%2.463091%2.5%1,001232.226661%2.226661%2.2%457242.103146%2.103146%2.1%502252.083160%2.083160%2.1%250262.063822%2.063822%2.1%119271.643505%1.643505%1.6%13628
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 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 Norfolk County, selected county subdivisions in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
2x0x2x4x6x8xFM#NorfolkCohassetWalpoleMillisFranklin TownWrenthamSharonHolbrookTown of DoverDedhamTown of AvonWestwoodBellinghamPlainvilleStoughtonNew EnglandUnited StatesNorwoodMassachusettsNorfolkNortheastBrooklineBoston AreaWeymouth TownRandolphBraintree TownQuincyCantonFoxboroughWellesleyMedwayMiltonNeedhamMedfield-1.000000x-1.000000x8.451124x8.451124x8.45x1.736%1.74%14.669%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.479188x2.479188x2.48x1.686%1.69%4.179%4.18%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.125433x2.125433x2.13x4.391%4.39%9.332%9.33%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966453x1.966453x1.97x1.687%1.69%3.318%3.32%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.619049x1.619049x1.62x3.121%3.12%5.054%5.05%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.577825x1.577825x1.58x1.970%1.97%3.108%3.11%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526633x1.526633x1.53x2.176%2.18%3.322%3.32%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463255x1.463255x1.46x3.338%3.34%4.884%4.88%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400298x1.400298x1.40x1.275%1.28%1.786%1.79%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.392653x1.392653x1.39x5.309%5.31%7.394%7.39%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.370522x1.370522x1.37x10.462%10.5%14.338%14.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.342115x1.342115x1.34x2.853%2.85%3.828%3.83%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281676x1.281676x1.28x4.196%4.20%5.378%5.38%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277088x1.277088x1.28x3.638%3.64%4.646%4.65%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230519x1.230519x1.23x8.174%8.17%10.058%10.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105082x1.105082x1.11x5.716%5.72%6.317%6.32%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070543x1.070543x1.07x2.922%2.92%3.128%3.13%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022808x1.022808x1.02x6.313%6.31%6.457%6.46%18-1.059182x-1.059182x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x15.046%15.0%14.205%14.2%19-1.070354x-1.070354x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.156%6.16%5.752%5.75%20-1.113634x-1.113634x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x11.579%11.6%10.397%10.4%21-1.134467x-1.134467x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x3.385%3.38%2.983%2.98%22-1.183649x-1.183649x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x5.522%5.52%4.665%4.66%23-1.215426x-1.215426x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x1.968%1.97%1.619%1.62%24-1.242276x-1.242276x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x5.096%5.10%4.102%4.10%25-1.419221x-1.419221x1.42x1.000000x1.000000x4.761%4.76%3.355%3.35%26-1.640365x-1.640365x1.64x1.000000x1.000000x2.448%2.45%1.492%1.49%27-2.026824x-2.026824x2.03x1.000000x1.000000x1.910%1.91%0.942%0.94%28
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 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 Norfolk County, selected county subdivisions in Norfolk County, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#MillisSharonWestwoodMedwayNeedhamMiltonBraintree TownMedfieldCohassetFranklin TownWellesleyDedhamUnited StatesTown of DoverNortheastNew EnglandStoughtonNorfolkFoxboroughQuincyWrenthamMassachusettsBoston AreaBrooklineWalpoleCantonPlainvilleHolbrookWeymouth TownBellinghamTown of AvonNorfolkRandolphNorwood-1.000000x-1.000000x3.269498x3.269498x3.27x0.992%0.99%3.245%3.24%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.163815x2.163815x2.16x10.677%10.7%23.102%23.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.077751x2.077751x2.08x8.055%8.06%16.737%16.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.906939x1.906939x1.91x2.934%2.93%5.594%5.59%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.793066x1.793066x1.79x10.462%10.5%18.759%18.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751576x1.751576x1.75x7.697%7.70%13.482%13.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703860x1.703860x1.70x2.610%2.61%4.447%4.45%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674531x1.674531x1.67x7.518%7.52%12.588%12.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.628357x1.628357x1.63x6.123%6.12%9.971%9.97%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.625785x1.625785x1.63x3.318%3.32%5.395%5.39%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.588145x1.588145x1.59x15.934%15.9%25.306%25.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.584891x1.584891x1.58x4.740%4.74%7.512%7.51%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.505995x1.505995x1.51x17.535%17.5%26.407%26.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438805x1.438805x1.44x1.855%1.86%2.669%2.67%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429906x1.429906x1.43x6.361%6.36%9.095%9.10%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.423924x1.423924x1.42x2.980%2.98%4.244%4.24%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422215x1.422215x1.42x3.082%3.08%4.384%4.38%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404595x1.404595x1.40x3.615%3.62%5.078%5.08%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338098x1.338098x1.34x23.482%23.5%31.421%31.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315300x1.315300x1.32x4.854%4.85%6.384%6.38%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236159x1.236159x1.24x6.211%6.21%7.678%7.68%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199138x1.199138x1.20x2.262%2.26%2.713%2.71%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073032x1.073032x1.07x1.588%1.59%1.704%1.70%22-1.018645x-1.018645x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.484%2.48%2.438%2.44%23-1.039293x-1.039293x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x2.122%2.12%2.042%2.04%24-1.063235x-1.063235x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x2.671%2.67%2.512%2.51%25-1.545608x-1.545608x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x7.457%7.46%4.825%4.82%26-1.744006x-1.744006x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x2.596%2.60%1.488%1.49%27-1.798457x-1.798457x1.80x1.000000x1.000000x3.859%3.86%2.145%2.15%28
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 28 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Boston Area

There are 7 counties in the Boston Area. This section compares Norfolk County to all of the counties in the Boston Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%15%Count#Suffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastEssex CountyEssexMassachusettsNew EnglandBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaStrafford CountyStraffordPlymouth CountyPlymouthMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkRockingham CountyRockingham15.204628%15.204628%15.2%79,37579.4k113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k29.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k8.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k7.746227%7.746227%7.7%6,28837.532307%7.532307%7.5%26,27626.3k47.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k56.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k65.217226%5.217226%5.2%11,22111.2k7
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 7 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSuffolk CountySuffolkMassachusettsRockingham CountyRockinghamEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandPlymouth CountyPlymouthStrafford CountyStraffordNortheastUnited States of AmericaUnited States53.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k151.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k245.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M42.720838%42.720838%42.7%223,022223k341.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M39.603210%39.603210%39.6%85,17785.2k438.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k537.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M35.017658%35.017658%35.0%122,157122k634.813674%34.813674%34.8%28,26028.3k734.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 7 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMassachusettsNew EnglandNortheastEssex CountyEssexUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesStrafford CountyStraffordRockingham CountyRockinghamPlymouth CountyPlymouth8.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k17.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k26.517637%6.517637%6.5%34,02534.0k36.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k5.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k43.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.126578%3.126578%3.1%2,53853.085421%3.085421%3.1%6,63663.019688%3.019688%3.0%10,53410.5k7
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 7 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#StraffordRockinghamPlymouthNew EnglandUnited StatesMassachusettsNorfolkEssexNortheastBoston AreaMiddlesexSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314437x1.314437x1.31x6.718%6.72%8.831%8.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307588x1.307588x1.31x4.538%4.54%5.933%5.93%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201065x1.201065x1.20x6.876%6.88%8.259%8.26%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000402x1.000402x1.00x15.202%15.2%15.208%15.2%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 7 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the Boston Area, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#StraffordUnited StatesNortheastEssexNew EnglandNorfolkMassachusettsMiddlesexBoston AreaRockinghamPlymouthSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683089x1.683089x1.68x2.347%2.35%3.950%3.95%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468256x1.468256x1.47x3.183%3.18%4.673%4.67%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429906x1.429906x1.43x6.361%6.36%9.095%9.10%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292609x1.292609x1.29x2.701%2.70%3.491%3.49%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292397x1.292397x1.29x2.652%2.65%3.427%3.43%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207080x1.207080x1.21x5.930%5.93%7.158%7.16%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 7 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Massachusetts

There are 14 counties in Massachusetts. This section compares Norfolk County to all of the counties in Massachusetts and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%15%Count#Bristol CountyBristolSuffolk CountySuffolkHampden CountyHampdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastEssex CountyEssexWorcester CountyWorcesterMassachusettsNew EnglandBerkshire CountyBerkshireBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPlymouth CountyPlymouthMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFranklin CountyFranklinDukes CountyDukesNorfolk CountyNorfolkHampshire CountyHampshireNantucket CountyNantucketBarnstable CountyBarnstable16.258947%16.258947%16.3%62,42262.4k115.204628%15.204628%15.2%79,37579.4k214.626880%14.626880%14.6%45,61145.6k313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M10.713054%10.713054%10.7%56,51256.5k49.978568%9.978568%10.0%55,17355.2k59.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.365247%9.365247%9.4%8,70268.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k7.532307%7.532307%7.5%26,27626.3k77.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k87.226548%7.226548%7.2%3,78797.174289%7.174289%7.2%913106.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k115.741345%5.741345%5.7%5,650125.330764%5.330764%5.3%415134.608365%4.608365%4.6%7,59514
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 14 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaHampshire CountyHampshireSuffolk CountySuffolkNantucket CountyNantucketMassachusettsBarnstable CountyBarnstableDukes CountyDukesEssex CountyEssexNew EnglandFranklin CountyFranklinPlymouth CountyPlymouthWorcester CountyWorcesterNortheastBerkshire CountyBerkshireUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBristol CountyBristolHampden CountyHampden53.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k151.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k245.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M44.722536%44.722536%44.7%44,01144.0k342.720838%42.720838%42.7%223,022223k442.016699%42.016699%42.0%3,271541.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M41.096057%41.096057%41.1%67,73067.7k639.784693%39.784693%39.8%5,063738.040326%38.040326%38.0%200,665201k837.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M35.899931%35.899931%35.9%18,81318.8k935.017658%35.017658%35.0%122,157122k1034.826149%34.826149%34.8%192,559193k1134.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M32.633074%32.633074%32.6%30,32230.3k1230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M26.519051%26.519051%26.5%101,813102k1326.234487%26.234487%26.2%81,80781.8k14
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 14 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Middlesex CountyMiddlesexHampshire CountyHampshireNorfolk CountyNorfolkSuffolk CountySuffolkBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaDukes CountyDukesMassachusettsBarnstable CountyBarnstableNew EnglandNantucket CountyNantucketNortheastFranklin CountyFranklinBerkshire CountyBerkshireEssex CountyEssexWorcester CountyWorcesterUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPlymouth CountyPlymouthHampden CountyHampdenBristol CountyBristol8.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k17.847859%7.847859%7.8%7,72327.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k36.517637%6.517637%6.5%34,02534.0k46.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k5.602703%5.602703%5.6%71355.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k4.741246%4.741246%4.7%7,81464.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.187540%4.187540%4.2%32674.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.047401%4.047401%4.0%2,12184.042274%4.042274%4.0%3,75693.881093%3.881093%3.9%20,47320.5k103.408661%3.408661%3.4%18,84718.8k113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.019688%3.019688%3.0%10,53410.5k122.474425%2.474425%2.5%7,716132.225440%2.225440%2.2%8,54414
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 14 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3x4xFM#DukesNantucketFranklinBarnstableBerkshirePlymouthWorcesterHampdenNew EnglandUnited StatesHampshireMassachusettsNorfolkEssexNortheastBristolBoston AreaMiddlesexSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x4.737011x4.737011x4.74x2.568%2.57%12.166%12.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.135186x2.135186x2.14x3.262%3.26%6.964%6.96%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.440035x1.440035x1.44x5.971%5.97%8.598%8.60%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237190x1.237190x1.24x4.153%4.15%5.138%5.14%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225524x1.225524x1.23x8.461%8.46%10.369%10.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201065x1.201065x1.20x6.876%6.88%8.259%8.26%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148480x1.148480x1.15x9.310%9.31%10.692%10.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148286x1.148286x1.15x13.677%13.7%15.705%15.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097321x1.097321x1.10x5.491%5.49%6.026%6.03%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.081820x1.081820x1.08x10.317%10.3%11.162%11.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070509x1.070509x1.07x15.733%15.7%16.843%16.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000402x1.000402x1.00x15.202%15.2%15.208%15.2%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 14 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in Massachusetts, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#DukesNantucketBarnstableBerkshireHampshireUnited StatesNortheastFranklinBristolEssexNew EnglandNorfolkMassachusettsWorcesterMiddlesexBoston AreaHampdenPlymouthSuffolk-1.000000x-1.000000x2.204573x2.204573x2.20x3.550%3.55%7.827%7.83%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863266x1.863266x1.86x2.825%2.82%5.263%5.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.855118x1.855118x1.86x3.397%3.40%6.302%6.30%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.698011x1.698011x1.70x3.037%3.04%5.157%5.16%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.562183x1.562183x1.56x6.213%6.21%9.706%9.71%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481108x1.481108x1.48x3.291%3.29%4.874%4.87%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468560x1.468560x1.47x1.821%1.82%2.674%2.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468256x1.468256x1.47x3.183%3.18%4.673%4.67%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447839x1.447839x1.45x3.827%3.83%5.541%5.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429906x1.429906x1.43x6.361%6.36%9.095%9.10%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386801x1.386801x1.39x2.871%2.87%3.982%3.98%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361790x1.361790x1.36x7.280%7.28%9.914%9.91%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339057x1.339057x1.34x2.135%2.14%2.859%2.86%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292397x1.292397x1.29x2.652%2.65%3.427%3.43%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207080x1.207080x1.21x5.930%5.93%7.158%7.16%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 14 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 Norfolk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Norfolk 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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Norfolk 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 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 CountyBrowardNortheastCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkMassachusettsNew EnglandFranklin CountyFranklinNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandNorfolk CountyNorfolkAllegheny 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%152,462152k3111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.473065%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%102,414102k379.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k9.657137%9.657137%9.7%981,894982k9.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k8.836226%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%56,30256.3k496.138494%6.138494%6.1%29,57629.6k6.132273%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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNorfolk CountyNorfolkWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisMassachusettsContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinNew EnglandSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookNortheastSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMiami-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%578,847579k451.207940%51.207940%51.2%246,726247k50.070856%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%295,047295k1245.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M45.020952%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%291,365291k1741.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M40.269631%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%311,493311k2137.962191%37.962191%38.0%3,859,8243.86M36.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.384794%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%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4127.281635%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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Norfolk County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxNorfolk CountyNorfolkWestchester CountyWestchesterBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldMassachusettsSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoNew EnglandPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaNortheastHonolulu 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 CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.642400%7.642400%7.6%36,82236.8k7.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k6.177550%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%34,77034.8k115.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k5.244723%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%102,662103k194.645397%4.645397%4.6%472,323472k4.475020%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%27,43827.4k254.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.970725%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%18,59118.6k412.818073%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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Norfolk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoNew EnglandDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaMassachusettsNorfolkSan BernardinoTarrantCookNortheastMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBoston AreaBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%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-1.000000x1.129206x1.129206x1.13x9.096%9.10%10.271%10.3%-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-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086550x1.086550x1.09x5.899%5.90%6.410%6.41%-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-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-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-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%-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#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 Norfolk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Norfolk 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:
Braintree Town, Franklin Town, Quincy, Weymouth Town
Towns:
Avon, Bellingham, Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Wrentham
Unincorporated Places:
Bellingham, Brookline, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Holbrook, Medfield, Millis-Clicquot, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Randolph, Sharon, Walpole, Wellesley
ZIP Codes:
02019, 02021, 02025, 02026, 02030, 02032, 02035, 02038, 02043, 02052, 02053, 02054, 02056, 02062, 02066, 02067, 02071, 02072, 02081, 02090, 02093, 02115, 02130, 02132, 02135, 02169, 02170, 02171, 02184, 02186, 02188, 02189, 02190, 02191, 02215, 02322, 02343, 02368, 02445, 02446, 02457, 02467, 02481, 02482, 02492, 02494, 02762
Unified School Districts:
Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Foxborough, Franklin, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norwood, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth
Elementary School Districts:
Dover, Norfolk, Plainville, Wrentham
Secondary School Districts:
Dover-Sherborn, King Philip
Congressional Districts:
MA-2, MA-4, MA-7, MA-8
Upper State Legislative Districts:
MA-Bristol and Norfolk, MA-1st Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-Norfolk and Plymouth, MA-Norfolk and Suffolk, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex, MA-Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth, MA-Plymouth and Norfolk, MA-2nd Middlesex and Norfolk, MA-Worcester and Norfolk
Lower State Legislative Districts:
MA-1st Bristol, MA-1st Norfolk, MA-2nd Norfolk, MA-3rd Norfolk, MA-3rd Plymouth, MA-4th Norfolk, MA-5th Middlesex, MA-5th Norfolk, MA-6th Norfolk, MA-7th Norfolk, MA-8th Norfolk, MA-8th Worcester, MA-9th Norfolk, MA-10th Norfolk, MA-10th Suffolk, MA-10th Worcester, MA-11th Norfolk, MA-12th Norfolk, MA-12th Suffolk, MA-13th Norfolk, MA-13th Suffolk, MA-14th Norfolk, MA-15th Norfolk, MA-15th Suffolk, MA-18th Suffolk
Neighboring Counties:
Bristol, Middlesex, Plymouth, Providence, Suffolk, Worcester
Nearby Counties:
Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Hillsborough, Kent, Newport, Rockingham, Washington, Windham