Educational Attainment in Buchanan County, Missouri (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Missouri and Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma226.072712%35.185327%26.072712%26.1%15,59815.6k61.098203%53.647477%61.098203%61.1%36,55236.6k12.829085%11.167196%12.829085%12.8%7,675
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 Missouri at large.
Scope: population of Missouri and Buchanan County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-25.898906%-25.898906%-25.9%26.073%26.1%35.185%35.2%13.888306%13.888306%+13.9%61.098%61.1%53.647%53.6%14.881879%14.881879%+14.9%12.829%12.8%11.167%11.2%
% percentage with given level in Buchanan County
ref. percentage with given level in Missouri
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.864187%1.152042%0.864187%0.9%5171.196824%1.670359%1.196824%1.2%7164.618471%7.581793%4.618471%4.6%2,76313.801922%17.230495%13.801922%13.8%8,2575.591308%7.550639%5.591308%5.6%3,34524.668617%22.523106%24.668617%24.7%14,75814.8k36.429586%31.124372%36.429586%36.4%21,79421.8k8.504806%7.580688%8.504806%8.5%5,0883.277894%2.770576%3.277894%3.3%1,9611.046385%0.815932%1.046385%1.0%626
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 Missouri at large.
Scope: population of Missouri and Buchanan County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-24.986462%-24.986462%-25.0%0.864%0.86%1.152%1.15%-28.349270%-28.349270%-28.3%1.197%1.20%1.670%1.67%-39.084716%-39.084716%-39.1%4.618%4.62%7.582%7.58%-19.898281%-19.898281%-19.9%13.802%13.8%17.230%17.2%-25.949210%-25.949210%-25.9%5.591%5.59%7.551%7.55%9.525823%9.525823%+9.5%24.669%24.7%22.523%22.5%17.045210%17.045210%+17.0%36.430%36.4%31.124%31.1%12.190420%12.190420%+12.2%8.505%8.50%7.581%7.58%18.310922%18.310922%+18.3%3.278%3.28%2.771%2.77%28.244126%28.244126%+28.2%1.046%1.05%0.816%0.82%
% percentage with given level in Buchanan County
ref. percentage with given level in Missouri
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Buchanan County
20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-23.144104%-8.692738%-23.144104%23%28.758%28.8%23.353%23.4%6.116173%3.778721%6.116173%6%59.296%59.3%62.923%62.9%14.885646%8.727221%14.885646%15%11.946%11.9%13.724%13.7%
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Buchanan County
0%50%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None106.734188%58.209796%106.734188%107%0.565%0.56%1.167%1.17%37.263599%59.446923%37.263599%37%1.010%1.01%1.386%1.39%-44.405580%-28.756887%-44.405580%44%5.451%5.45%3.775%3.77%-29.307470%-4.110054%-29.307470%29%15.553%15.6%12.028%12.0%-23.667261%-24.357521%-23.667261%24%6.179%6.18%4.996%5.00%-10.201913%-3.453672%-10.201913%10%25.858%25.9%23.464%23.5%18.004557%9.245461%18.004557%18%33.439%33.4%39.459%39.5%21.801324%10.657024%21.801324%22%7.674%7.67%9.347%9.35%4.322432%3.655568%4.322432%4%3.209%3.21%3.348%3.35%-3.251603%-3.251603%3%8.589654%1.063%1.06%1.030%1.03%
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Missouri
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.405684%11.437371%10.405684%10.4%1,36213,08913.1k13.629848%16.440713%13.629848%13.6%3,13823,02323.0k14.837175%20.448858%14.837175%14.8%1,62210,93210.9k16.704483%22.612652%16.704483%16.7%2,13512,78112.8k
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 Missouri at large.
Scope: population of Missouri and Buchanan County
25%20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-9.020313%-9.020313%9.0%10.406%10.4%11.437%11.4%-17.096973%-17.096973%17.1%13.630%13.6%16.441%16.4%-27.442523%-27.442523%27.4%14.837%14.8%20.449%20.4%-26.127713%-26.127713%26.1%16.704%16.7%22.613%22.6%
% percentage in Buchanan County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Missouri 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 Missouri and Buchanan County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Buchanan County
80%60%40%20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3415.963479%46.170442%15.963479%16.0%9.753%9.75%11.309%11.3%-32.320903%-7.368311%-32.320903%32.3%15.533%15.5%11.739%11.7%-27.450295%-18.661409%-27.450295%27.5%16.786%16.8%13.170%13.2%-80.921619%-23.381513%-80.921619%80.9%21.909%21.9%12.110%12.1%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Missouri and Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Missouri
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$52,882.000000$56,958.000000$52,882.000000$52.9k3,9966.679%6.68%$41,119.000000$45,096.000000$41,119.000000$41.1k8,25713.802%13.8%$29,937.000000$31,870.000000$29,937.000000$29.9k18,10318.1k30.260%30.3%$28,692.000000$27,747.000000$28,692.000000$28.7k21,79421.8k36.430%36.4%$17,977.000000$20,285.000000$17,977.000000$18.0k7,67512.829%12.8%$30,996.000000$34,358.000000$30,996.000000$31.0k59,82559.8k100.000%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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Female Male
Missouri
Buchanan County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-48,906.000000$-50,115.000000$-48,906.000000$48.9k$48,906.000000$7,144.000000$50,115.000000$22,411.000000$56,050.000000$56.1k2,1151,881$-35,757.000000$-38,193.000000$-35,757.000000$35.8k$35,757.000000$12,967.000000$38,193.000000$17,538.000000$48,724.000000$48.7k4,6823,575$-23,269.000000$-26,777.000000$-23,269.000000$23.3k$23,269.000000$12,804.000000$26,777.000000$13,333.000000$36,073.000000$36.1k9,6448,459$-21,743.000000$-21,986.000000$-21,743.000000$21.7k$21,743.000000$11,742.000000$21,986.000000$10,670.000000$33,485.000000$33.5k10,06610.1k11,72811.7k$-16,301.000000$-15,771.000000$-16,301.000000$16.3k$16,301.000000$5,242.000000$15,771.000000$8,531.000000$21,543.000000$21.5k3,5964,079$-25,729.000000$-29,185.000000$-25,729.000000$25.7k$25,729.000000$10,878.000000$29,185.000000$11,638.000000$36,607.000000$36.6k30,10330.1k29,72229.7k
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma35.813953%37.129417%5.813953%5.8%540.697674%48.802100%40.697674%40.7%3553.488372%14.068483%53.488372%53.5%460.000000%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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Buchanan County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.088364%84.592387%84.088364%84.1%8,26073.046448%74.614370%73.046448%73.0%10,69410.7k68.139342%67.263994%68.139342%68.1%11,52111.5k43.634669%47.414879%43.634669%43.6%2,341
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Female Male
Missouri
Buchanan County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-11.079809%-9.498711%-11.079809%11.1%11.079809%0.583258%9.498711%0.719125%11.663067%11.7%2,9702,989-12.909836%-13.967637%-12.909836%12.9%12.909836%3.041409%13.967637%3.023967%15.951245%16.0%301126-55.118110%-11.389464%-5.429197%-55.118110%55.1%55.118110%3.893518%11.389464%59.011628%59.0%203140-19.471154%-28.803228%-19.471154%19.5%19.471154%9.001938%28.803228%1.968382%28.473091%28.5%455243-19.567568%-21.240389%-19.567568%19.6%19.567568%21.784093%21.240389%2.647945%41.351661%41.4%361181
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 Missouri and Buchanan County
Female Male
Missouri
Buchanan County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-19.776163%-3.284221%-28.209523%-0.922744%-23.060385%23.1%19.776163%28.209523%19.776163%19.8%5,0366,221-5.723370%-14.665974%-14.568460%-5.178594%-20.389344%20.4%5.723370%14.568460%5.723370%5.7%108199-19.476744%-4.932705%-52.300460%-24.409449%24.4%19.476744%52.300460%10.793604%19.476744%19.5%6762-13.329161%-6.542633%-17.284714%-3.767090%-19.871795%19.9%13.329161%17.284714%13.329161%13.3%213248-8.705613%-6.321414%-18.196535%-4.532394%-15.027027%15.0%8.705613%18.196535%8.705613%8.7%76139
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 Buchanan 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
15%21%26%32%37%43%

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
55.6%60.5%65.3%70.1%75.0%79.8%

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
0.0%3.2%6.5%9.7%13.0%16.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.27%0.53%0.80%1.07%1.34%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.3%4.9%6.5%8.2%

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
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

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
0.0%4.8%9.7%14.5%19.3%24.2%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.3%6.9%10.4%14.0%17.5%21.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18%24%30%36%42%48%

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
27%33%39%44%49%55%

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
0.0%2.1%4.2%6.2%8.3%10.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.24%0.48%0.71%0.95%1.19%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Buchanan 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
9%16%23%29%36%44%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
48.0%53.0%58.0%63.0%68.0%73.1%

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
4.4%8.7%13.1%17.4%21.8%26.1%

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%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%2.6%

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%1.2%2.4%3.5%4.7%6.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.1%2.5%4.8%7.1%9.4%11.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.1%6.5%10.9%15.3%19.7%24.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.7%4.3%5.9%7.5%9.1%10.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
19.1%21.8%24.4%27.1%29.8%32.5%

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
25%31%36%42%47%53%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.1%5.2%7.4%9.5%11.6%13.8%

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
0.5%2.4%4.3%6.2%8.0%10.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.4%3.2%4.1%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Buchanan County

There are 8 places that are fully or partially contained within Buchanan County (6 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Buchanan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, selected places in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#EastonRushvilleSt. JosephDe KalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephMissouriAgencyLewis and Clark VillageLewis and Clark VlgMidwestWest North CentralDearbornGower22.631579%22.631579%22.6%43114.925373%14.925373%14.9%30213.704955%13.704955%13.7%6,975313.475177%13.475177%13.5%19413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.829085%12.829085%12.8%7,67512.276360%12.276360%12.3%10,61510.6k11.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.071429%11.071429%11.1%62510.975610%10.975610%11.0%9610.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.609272%8.609272%8.6%2675.206287%5.206287%5.2%538
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 8 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 Buchanan County, selected places in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. JosephSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephGowerAgencyDearbornDe KalbEastonRushvilleLewis and Clark VillageLewis and Clark Vlg30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M20.481404%20.481404%20.5%12,25312.3k20.114355%20.114355%20.1%10,23710.2k119.996068%19.996068%20.0%17,29017.3k18.664047%18.664047%18.7%190216.607143%16.607143%16.6%93316.225166%16.225166%16.2%49414.184397%14.184397%14.2%20512.105263%12.105263%12.1%2368.955224%8.955224%9.0%1878.536585%8.536585%8.5%78
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 8 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 Buchanan County, selected places in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSt. JosephBuchanan CountyBuchananDearbornSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephLewis and Clark VillageLewis and Clark VlgAgencyRushvilleGowerEastonDe Kalb3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.145636%2.145636%2.1%1,09212.061011%2.061011%2.1%1,2331.986755%1.986755%2.0%621.704697%1.704697%1.7%1,4741.219512%1.219512%1.2%131.071429%1.071429%1.1%640.995025%0.995025%1.0%250.294695%0.294695%0.3%360.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%08
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 8 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 Buchanan County, selected places in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#Lewis and Clark VlgGowerEastonAgencySt. JosephBuchananSt. JosephWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesMissouriDearbornRushvilleDe Kalb-1.000000x-1.000000x3.858974x3.858974x3.86x4.651%4.65%17.949%17.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.250971x3.250971x3.25x2.486%2.49%8.081%8.08%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.563456x2.563456x2.56x12.360%12.4%31.683%31.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.463631x1.463631x1.46x8.922%8.92%13.058%13.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222720x1.222720x1.22x11.021%11.0%13.476%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148856x1.148856x1.15x11.946%11.9%13.724%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141870x1.141870x1.14x12.806%12.8%14.623%14.6%5-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018634x1.018634x1.02x8.537%8.54%8.696%8.70%6-1.557522x-1.557522x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x17.699%17.7%11.364%11.4%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x24.675%24.7%0.000%0%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 8 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 Buchanan County, selected places in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#AgencyRushvilleSt. JosephBuchananMidwestMissouriSt. JosephWest North CentralUnited StatesDearbornGowerLewis and Clark Vlg-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.062%2.06%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.273%2.27%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.665005x1.665005x1.67x1.614%1.61%2.688%2.69%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.621792x1.621792x1.62x1.575%1.57%2.554%2.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589406x1.589406x1.59x2.200%2.20%3.496%3.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574030x1.574030x1.57x1.318%1.32%2.074%2.07%-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%-1.682927x-1.682927x1.68x1.000000x1.000000x2.439%2.44%1.449%1.45%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.574%0.57%0.000%0%5-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.326%2.33%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 Buchanan County

There are 12 county subdivisions in Buchanan County. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, Buchanan County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, selected county subdivisions in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%5%10%15%Count#Wayne TownshipWayneBloomington TownshipBloomingtonWashington TownshipWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephRush TownshipMissouriMidwestMarion TownshipMarionWest North CentralCenter TownshipCtrCrawford TownshipCrawfordAgency TownshipAgencyPlatte TownshipPlatteJackson TownshipJacksonTremont TownshipTremontLake Township16.211878%16.211878%16.2%101113.711584%13.711584%13.7%58213.448887%13.448887%13.4%7,053313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.829085%12.829085%12.8%7,67512.276360%12.276360%12.3%10,61510.6k11.544992%11.544992%11.5%68411.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.092961%10.092961%10.1%7659.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M7.869742%7.869742%7.9%17467.264957%7.264957%7.3%5176.659267%6.659267%6.7%6084.878049%4.878049%4.9%1294.536082%4.536082%4.5%22100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 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 Buchanan County, selected county subdivisions in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%10%20%30%Count#Tremont TownshipTremontUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralPlatte TownshipPlatteMidwestCrawford TownshipCrawfordMissouriMarion TownshipMarionWashington TownshipWashingtonBuchanan CountyBuchananCenter TownshipCtrSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephAgency TownshipAgencyWayne TownshipWayneBloomington TownshipBloomingtonRush TownshipJackson TownshipJacksonLake Township35.581395%35.581395%35.6%153130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.268293%29.268293%29.3%72228.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.777778%27.777778%27.8%195327.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M26.427623%26.427623%26.4%199420.553744%20.553744%20.6%10,77910.8k520.481404%20.481404%20.5%12,25312.3k20.126640%20.126640%20.1%445619.996068%19.996068%20.0%17,29017.3k17.869034%17.869034%17.9%161715.248796%15.248796%15.2%95814.893617%14.893617%14.9%6398.828523%8.828523%8.8%52108.041237%8.041237%8.0%39110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 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 Buchanan County, selected county subdivisions in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Platte TownshipPlatteTremont TownshipTremontUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriAgency TownshipAgencyWashington TownshipWashingtonWayne TownshipWayneBuchanan CountyBuchananMarion TownshipMarionSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephRush TownshipBloomington TownshipBloomingtonCenter TownshipCtrCrawford TownshipCrawfordJackson TownshipJacksonLake Township8.130081%8.130081%8.1%2016.744186%6.744186%6.7%2923.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.663707%2.663707%2.7%2432.116584%2.116584%2.1%1,11042.086677%2.086677%2.1%1352.061011%2.061011%2.1%1,2331.992032%1.992032%2.0%1561.704697%1.704697%1.7%1,4741.528014%1.528014%1.5%971.182033%1.182033%1.2%580.361827%0.361827%0.4%890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 12 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 Buchanan County, selected county subdivisions in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#PlatteJacksonCtrMarionAgencyWayneCrawfordSt. JosephBuchananWest North CentralWashingtonMidwestUnited StatesMissouriRush TownshipBloomington-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%9.677%9.68%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.493750x2.493750x2.49x2.807%2.81%7.000%7.00%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.892797x1.892797x1.89x5.310%5.31%10.050%10.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.871429x1.871429x1.87x7.125%7.12%13.333%13.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.542250x1.542250x1.54x5.215%5.22%8.043%8.04%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274445x1.274445x1.27x14.138%14.1%18.018%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246622x1.246622x1.25x6.504%6.50%8.108%8.11%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222720x1.222720x1.22x11.021%11.0%13.476%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148856x1.148856x1.15x11.946%11.9%13.724%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129340x1.129340x1.13x12.639%12.6%14.274%14.3%8-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%-1.225777x-1.225777x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x12.618%12.6%10.294%10.3%9-1.656410x-1.656410x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x17.436%17.4%10.526%10.5%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

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 Buchanan County, selected county subdivisions in Buchanan County, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#CtrBloomingtonRush TownshipWayneAgencyWashingtonBuchananMidwestMissouriSt. JosephWest North CentralUnited StatesMarionPlatteTremont-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.670%0.67%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.193%2.19%2-1.000000x-1.000000x9.323529x9.323529x9.32x0.315%0.32%2.941%2.94%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.959459x1.959459x1.96x1.379%1.38%2.703%2.70%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.917391x1.917391x1.92x1.814%1.81%3.478%3.48%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705183x1.705183x1.71x1.569%1.57%2.675%2.67%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.621792x1.621792x1.62x1.575%1.57%2.554%2.55%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589406x1.589406x1.59x2.200%2.20%3.496%3.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574030x1.574030x1.57x1.318%1.32%2.074%2.07%-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-1.000000x1.247619x1.247619x1.25x1.781%1.78%2.222%2.22%7-1.016393x-1.016393x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.197%8.20%8.065%8.06%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x14.010%14.0%0.000%0%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the St. Joseph Area

There are 4 counties in the St. Joseph Area. This section compares Buchanan County to all of the counties in the St. Joseph Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the St. Joseph Area, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%5%10%Count#DeKalb CountyDeKalbUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephMissouriMidwestAndrew CountyAndrewDoniphan CountyDoniphanWest North Central14.055081%14.055081%14.1%1,332113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.829085%12.829085%12.8%7,675212.276360%12.276360%12.3%10,61510.6k11.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.396085%9.396085%9.4%1,12839.302326%9.302326%9.3%48049.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the St. Joseph Area, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriAndrew CountyAndrewBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephDoniphan CountyDoniphanDeKalb CountyDeKalb30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M23.981674%23.981674%24.0%2,879120.481404%20.481404%20.5%12,25312.3k219.996068%19.996068%20.0%17,29017.3k16.879845%16.879845%16.9%871313.580247%13.580247%13.6%1,2874
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the St. Joseph Area, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephAndrew CountyAndrewDoniphan CountyDoniphanDeKalb CountyDeKalb3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.061011%2.061011%2.1%1,23311.704697%1.704697%1.7%1,4741.182840%1.182840%1.2%14221.065891%1.065891%1.1%5530.464282%0.464282%0.5%444
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the St. Joseph Area, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#AndrewDeKalbDoniphanSt. JosephBuchananWest North CentralMidwestUnited StatesMissouri-1.000000x-1.000000x1.541188x1.541188x1.54x7.445%7.45%11.474%11.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344835x1.344835x1.34x11.490%11.5%15.452%15.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.255984x1.255984x1.26x8.264%8.26%10.379%10.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222720x1.222720x1.22x11.021%11.0%13.476%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148856x1.148856x1.15x11.946%11.9%13.724%13.7%4-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the St. Joseph Area, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#DeKalbAndrewBuchananMidwestMissouriSt. JosephWest North CentralUnited StatesDoniphan-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.060%0.06%0.685%0.68%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.635841x1.635841x1.64x0.904%0.90%1.479%1.48%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.621792x1.621792x1.62x1.575%1.57%2.554%2.55%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589406x1.589406x1.59x2.200%2.20%3.496%3.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574030x1.574030x1.57x1.318%1.32%2.074%2.07%-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-1.000000x1.243567x1.243567x1.24x0.952%0.95%1.184%1.18%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Missouri

There are 115 counties in Missouri. This section compares Buchanan County to the 50 most populous counties in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 22,921.

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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Dunklin CountyDunklinWashington CountyWashingtonCrawford CountyCrawfordStoddard CountyStoddardLaclede CountyLacledeBarry CountyBarryTexas CountyTexasSt. Francois CountySt. FrancoisScott CountyScottPettis CountyPettisButler CountyButlerLawrence CountyLawrenceAudrain CountyAudrainSt. Louis CitySt. LouisSaline CountySalineHowell CountyHowellMiller CountyMillerNewton CountyNewtonCallaway CountyCallawayWarren CountyWarrenWebster CountyWebsterRandolph CountyRandolphPolk CountyPolkStone CountyStonePhelps CountyPhelpsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesJasper CountyJasperMarion CountyMarionFranklin CountyFranklinBuchanan CountyBuchananLincoln CountyLincolnJefferson CountyJeffersonSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephRay CountyRayCamden CountyCamdenTaney CountyTaneyMissouriLafayette CountyLafayetteMidwestJackson CountyJacksonAdair CountyAdairPulaski CountyPulaskiCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauWest North CentralChristian CountyChristianGreene CountyGreeneCole CountyColeJohnson CountyJohnsonCass CountyCassNodaway CountyNodawayClay CountyClaySt. Louis CountySt. LouisBoone CountyBooneSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesPlatte CountyPlatte26.085473%26.085473%26.1%5,353123.031884%23.031884%23.0%3,973221.721093%21.721093%21.7%3,665319.558329%19.558329%19.6%4,074418.220638%18.220638%18.2%4,395517.956092%17.956092%18.0%4,433617.905405%17.905405%17.9%3,180717.826276%17.826276%17.8%8,209816.959352%16.959352%17.0%4,481916.900448%16.900448%16.9%4,7111016.812160%16.812160%16.8%4,9111115.921919%15.921919%15.9%4,0621215.493516%15.493516%15.5%2,7361315.466266%15.466266%15.5%33,80433.8k1415.409533%15.409533%15.4%2,3311515.264202%15.264202%15.3%4,1541615.147633%15.147633%15.1%2,6011714.362300%14.362300%14.4%5,6261814.331900%14.331900%14.3%4,3001914.246263%14.246263%14.2%3,2502013.966829%13.966829%14.0%3,3602113.555077%13.555077%13.6%2,3272213.456277%13.456277%13.5%2,6562313.291325%13.291325%13.3%3,1642413.048956%13.048956%13.0%3,6252513.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.968027%12.968027%13.0%9,8642612.922075%12.922075%12.9%2,4992712.843484%12.843484%12.8%8,9602812.829085%12.829085%12.8%7,6752912.773185%12.773185%12.8%4,5123012.543236%12.543236%12.5%18,96619.0k3112.276360%12.276360%12.3%10,61510.6k11.961570%11.961570%12.0%1,8803211.781513%11.781513%11.8%3,8763311.756129%11.756129%11.8%4,3543411.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.082063%11.082063%11.1%2,5013510.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.173992%10.173992%10.2%46,70946.7k3610.146098%10.146098%10.1%1,3823710.139262%10.139262%10.1%2,905389.841993%9.841993%9.8%4,927399.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.866461%8.866461%8.9%4,823408.818503%8.818503%8.8%16,35716.4k418.689297%8.689297%8.7%4,518428.596921%8.596921%8.6%2,669437.524633%7.524633%7.5%5,109447.424797%7.424797%7.4%933457.334701%7.334701%7.3%11,43711.4k467.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k476.333845%6.333845%6.3%6,440485.703937%5.703937%5.7%14,48814.5k494.698112%4.698112%4.7%3,01650
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#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Buchanan County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Boone CountyBooneSt. Louis CountySt. LouisPlatte CountyPlatteSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesSt. Louis CitySt. LouisClay CountyClayCole CountyColeAdair CountyAdairUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralGreene CountyGreeneCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauJackson CountyJacksonMidwestPhelps CountyPhelpsJohnson CountyJohnsonMissouriChristian CountyChristianCass CountyCassNodaway CountyNodawayPulaski CountyPulaskiJasper CountyJasperCamden CountyCamdenBuchanan CountyBuchananMarion CountyMarionCallaway CountyCallawaySt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephFranklin CountyFranklinPolk CountyPolkSaline CountySalineTaney CountyTaneyNewton CountyNewtonJefferson CountyJeffersonLafayette CountyLafayetteWarren CountyWarrenPettis CountyPettisStone CountyStoneLawrence CountyLawrenceWebster CountyWebsterMiller CountyMillerButler CountyButlerLincoln CountyLincolnRandolph CountyRandolphHowell CountyHowellScott CountyScottRay CountyRaySt. Francois CountySt. FrancoisLaclede CountyLacledeStoddard CountyStoddardTexas CountyTexasBarry CountyBarryAudrain CountyAudrainCrawford CountyCrawfordDunklin CountyDunklinWashington CountyWashington46.750462%46.750462%46.8%47,53447.5k142.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k240.728394%40.728394%40.7%26,14626.1k336.146063%36.146063%36.1%91,81191.8k433.007421%33.007421%33.0%72,14372.1k531.876483%31.876483%31.9%49,70549.7k631.739590%31.739590%31.7%16,50316.5k730.489685%30.489685%30.5%4,153830.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.882201%29.882201%29.9%55,42755.4k929.855576%29.855576%29.9%14,94614.9k1029.426576%29.426576%29.4%135,098135k1128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.850972%27.850972%27.9%7,7371227.791020%27.791020%27.8%8,6281327.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M26.470696%26.470696%26.5%14,39914.4k1425.283886%25.283886%25.3%17,16717.2k1524.972147%24.972147%25.0%3,1381623.877003%23.877003%23.9%6,8411722.056426%22.056426%22.1%16,77716.8k1821.319797%21.319797%21.3%7,0141920.481404%20.481404%20.5%12,25312.3k2020.471586%20.471586%20.5%3,9592120.461287%20.461287%20.5%6,1392219.996068%19.996068%20.0%17,29017.3k19.725356%19.725356%19.7%13,76113.8k2319.611916%19.611916%19.6%3,8712418.847095%18.847095%18.8%2,8512518.446917%18.446917%18.4%6,8322618.436638%18.436638%18.4%7,2222718.431269%18.431269%18.4%27,86927.9k2818.322403%18.322403%18.3%4,1352918.208916%18.208916%18.2%4,1543017.230493%17.230493%17.2%4,8033116.857803%16.857803%16.9%4,0133216.208059%16.208059%16.2%4,1353316.194871%16.194871%16.2%3,8963415.665948%15.665948%15.7%2,6903515.603711%15.603711%15.6%4,5583615.213453%15.213453%15.2%5,3743714.393895%14.393895%14.4%2,4713814.374954%14.374954%14.4%3,9123913.897510%13.897510%13.9%3,6724013.870331%13.870331%13.9%2,1804113.763301%13.763301%13.8%6,3384213.672733%13.672733%13.7%3,2984313.571771%13.571771%13.6%2,8274413.490991%13.490991%13.5%2,3964512.811892%12.811892%12.8%3,1634612.594145%12.594145%12.6%2,2244712.511112%12.511112%12.5%2,1114811.446811%11.446811%11.4%2,349497.953623%7.953623%8.0%1,37250
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#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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Buchanan County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Boone CountyBooneAdair CountyAdairSt. Louis CountySt. LouisSt. Louis CitySt. LouisPhelps CountyPhelpsNodaway CountyNodawayPlatte CountyPlatteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGreene CountyGreeneCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauJackson CountyJacksonJohnson CountyJohnsonWest North CentralMidwestMissouriCole CountyColeClay CountyClayChristian CountyChristianCamden CountyCamdenBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesPettis CountyPettisHowell CountyHowellCass CountyCassNewton CountyNewtonMarion CountyMarionTaney CountyTaneySt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephButler CountyButlerDunklin CountyDunklinPolk CountyPolkJasper CountyJasperSaline CountySalineCallaway CountyCallawayWebster CountyWebsterFranklin CountyFranklinLafayette CountyLafayetteRandolph CountyRandolphScott CountyScottStone CountyStoneWarren CountyWarrenCrawford CountyCrawfordAudrain CountyAudrainJefferson CountyJeffersonLaclede CountyLacledeSt. Francois CountySt. FrancoisPulaski CountyPulaskiLincoln CountyLincolnStoddard CountyStoddardTexas CountyTexasBarry CountyBarryLawrence CountyLawrenceRay CountyRayWashington CountyWashingtonMiller CountyMiller8.069751%8.069751%8.1%8,20515.697085%5.697085%5.7%77625.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k34.880448%4.880448%4.9%10,66710.7k44.701224%4.701224%4.7%1,30654.209772%4.209772%4.2%52963.646645%3.646645%3.6%2,34173.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.102138%3.102138%3.1%5,75483.038293%3.038293%3.0%1,52193.016759%3.016759%3.0%13,85013.9k102.995555%2.995555%3.0%930112.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.757957%2.757957%2.8%1,434122.288206%2.288206%2.3%3,568132.257519%2.257519%2.3%1,228142.094289%2.094289%2.1%689152.061011%2.061011%2.1%1,233161.939370%1.939370%1.9%4,926171.872646%1.872646%1.9%522181.866686%1.866686%1.9%508191.851334%1.851334%1.9%1,257201.840600%1.840600%1.8%721211.737422%1.737422%1.7%336221.709148%1.709148%1.7%633231.704697%1.704697%1.7%1,4741.701414%1.701414%1.7%497241.666585%1.666585%1.7%342251.626305%1.626305%1.6%321261.586822%1.586822%1.6%1,207271.487407%1.487407%1.5%225281.469853%1.469853%1.5%441291.450721%1.450721%1.5%349301.400456%1.400456%1.4%977311.351471%1.351471%1.4%305321.351430%1.351430%1.4%232331.317084%1.317084%1.3%348341.314850%1.314850%1.3%313351.201070%1.201070%1.2%274361.167546%1.167546%1.2%197371.166544%1.166544%1.2%206381.107106%1.107106%1.1%1,674391.106919%1.106919%1.1%267401.100977%1.100977%1.1%507410.984259%0.984259%1.0%282420.973842%0.973842%1.0%344430.931349%0.931349%0.9%194440.782658%0.782658%0.8%139450.753402%0.753402%0.8%186460.689871%0.689871%0.7%176470.617166%0.617166%0.6%97480.608696%0.608696%0.6%105490.570730%0.570730%0.6%9850
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#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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#NodawayChristianCallawayMarionMillerHowellColeLincolnTexasWarrenAdairSt. JosephRandolphWebsterJasperBarrySt. FrancoisPolkBuchananJeffersonAudrainWest North CentralJacksonMidwestUnited StatesPettisWashingtonMissouriCrawfordLacledeScottStonePhelpsLafayetteClayPulaskiDunklinButlerSt. LouisCassFranklinJohnsonBooneTaneyGreeneSt. LouisLawrenceNewtonRaySt. CharlesSalineStoddardCape GirardeauCamdenPlatte-1.000000x-1.000000x1.919322x1.919322x1.92x5.065%5.07%9.722%9.72%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545488x1.545488x1.55x7.035%7.04%10.873%10.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500418x1.500418x1.50x11.401%11.4%17.106%17.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465058x1.465058x1.47x10.573%10.6%15.490%15.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335694x1.335694x1.34x13.028%13.0%17.402%17.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.333761x1.333761x1.33x13.174%13.2%17.571%17.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.321501x1.321501x1.32x7.478%7.48%9.882%9.88%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289399x1.289399x1.29x11.183%11.2%14.420%14.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.276179x1.276179x1.28x15.680%15.7%20.011%20.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249935x1.249935x1.25x12.681%12.7%15.850%15.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229081x1.229081x1.23x9.146%9.15%11.241%11.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222720x1.222720x1.22x11.021%11.0%13.476%13.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215624x1.215624x1.22x12.183%12.2%14.810%14.8%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.209680x1.209680x1.21x12.634%12.6%15.283%15.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206837x1.206837x1.21x11.802%11.8%14.244%14.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.182261x1.182261x1.18x16.486%16.5%19.490%19.5%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180737x1.180737x1.18x16.240%16.2%19.175%19.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176492x1.176492x1.18x12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148856x1.148856x1.15x11.946%11.9%13.724%13.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145748x1.145748x1.15x11.708%11.7%13.415%13.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145251x1.145251x1.15x14.584%14.6%16.702%16.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134893x1.134893x1.13x9.563%9.56%10.853%10.9%21-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.090953x1.090953x1.09x16.189%16.2%17.661%17.7%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087560x1.087560x1.09x22.039%22.0%23.969%24.0%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078283x1.078283x1.08x20.926%20.9%22.564%22.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062352x1.062352x1.06x17.684%17.7%18.787%18.8%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060758x1.060758x1.06x16.486%16.5%17.488%17.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057787x1.057787x1.06x12.932%12.9%13.679%13.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043331x1.043331x1.04x12.779%12.8%13.333%13.3%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038145x1.038145x1.04x10.881%10.9%11.296%11.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033063x1.033063x1.03x7.220%7.22%7.459%7.46%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.027965x1.027965x1.03x9.993%9.99%10.272%10.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021989x1.021989x1.02x25.823%25.8%26.391%26.4%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019058x1.019058x1.02x16.662%16.7%16.980%17.0%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018183x1.018183x1.02x15.334%15.3%15.613%15.6%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011653x1.011653x1.01x7.483%7.48%7.570%7.57%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011452x1.011452x1.01x12.772%12.8%12.919%12.9%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.005970x1.005970x1.01x8.571%8.57%8.622%8.62%37-1.011170x-1.011170x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x6.368%6.37%6.297%6.30%38-1.012869x-1.012869x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x11.828%11.8%11.678%11.7%39-1.015264x-1.015264x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.883%8.88%8.749%8.75%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.056955x-1.056955x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x16.352%16.4%15.471%15.5%42-1.062490x-1.062490x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x14.781%14.8%13.912%13.9%43-1.084050x-1.084050x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.429%12.4%11.465%11.5%44-1.092571x-1.092571x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x5.947%5.95%5.443%5.44%45-1.116390x-1.116390x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x16.226%16.2%14.534%14.5%46-1.147585x-1.147585x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x20.846%20.8%18.165%18.2%47-1.180297x-1.180297x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x10.618%10.6%8.996%9.00%48-1.190910x-1.190910x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x12.787%12.8%10.737%10.7%49-1.311177x-1.311177x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x5.310%5.31%4.050%4.05%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#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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
0x2x4xFM#RandolphAdairLafayetteMarionWashingtonScottLacledePhelpsJasperNewtonAudrainStoneTaneyButlerPulaskiTexasSt. LouisSalineCamdenHowellRayBarryGreeneSt. FrancoisLincolnDunklinBuchananMidwestMissouriChristianSt. JosephWest North CentralBooneWebsterUnited StatesPolkJacksonClaySt. CharlesColeJohnsonFranklinLawrenceSt. LouisCape GirardeauStoddardCallawayPettisCassNodawayPlatteJeffersonMillerWarrenCrawford-1.000000x-1.000000x5.514496x5.514496x5.51x0.402%0.40%2.219%2.22%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.759072x3.759072x3.76x2.459%2.46%9.242%9.24%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.392963x3.392963x3.39x0.626%0.63%2.126%2.13%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.081452x3.081452x3.08x0.871%0.87%2.685%2.68%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.867946x2.867946x2.87x0.310%0.31%0.890%0.89%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.769264x2.769264x2.77x0.717%0.72%1.987%1.99%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.651695x2.651695x2.65x0.614%0.61%1.627%1.63%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.621566x2.621566x2.62x2.626%2.63%6.884%6.88%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.595351x2.595351x2.60x0.901%0.90%2.338%2.34%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.373675x2.373675x2.37x1.108%1.11%2.630%2.63%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.271307x2.271307x2.27x0.754%0.75%1.714%1.71%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.200724x2.200724x2.20x0.834%0.83%1.834%1.83%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.144087x2.144087x2.14x1.104%1.10%2.367%2.37%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.078445x2.078445x2.08x1.128%1.13%2.344%2.34%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.065127x2.065127x2.07x0.631%0.63%1.304%1.30%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.976718x1.976718x1.98x0.521%0.52%1.030%1.03%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898944x1.898944x1.90x3.714%3.71%7.052%7.05%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.869798x1.869798x1.87x1.048%1.05%1.959%1.96%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.811945x1.811945x1.81x1.498%1.50%2.714%2.71%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.801443x1.801443x1.80x1.352%1.35%2.435%2.44%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799139x1.799139x1.80x0.445%0.44%0.800%0.80%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768906x1.768906x1.77x0.547%0.55%0.968%0.97%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.758911x1.758911x1.76x2.274%2.27%4.001%4.00%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.684984x1.684984x1.68x0.803%0.80%1.354%1.35%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.643338x1.643338x1.64x0.740%0.74%1.216%1.22%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636515x1.636515x1.64x1.288%1.29%2.107%2.11%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.621792x1.621792x1.62x1.575%1.57%2.554%2.55%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589406x1.589406x1.59x2.200%2.20%3.496%3.50%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579523x1.579523x1.58x1.769%1.77%2.793%2.79%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574030x1.574030x1.57x1.318%1.32%2.074%2.07%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.533028x1.533028x1.53x6.428%6.43%9.854%9.85%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527886x1.527886x1.53x1.146%1.15%1.751%1.75%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526128x1.526128x1.53x1.298%1.30%1.981%1.98%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495280x1.495280x1.50x2.444%2.44%3.654%3.65%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451929x1.451929x1.45x1.880%1.88%2.730%2.73%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450105x1.450105x1.45x1.594%1.59%2.311%2.31%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.428958x1.428958x1.43x2.268%2.27%3.241%3.24%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354791x1.354791x1.35x2.540%2.54%3.441%3.44%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.344211x1.344211x1.34x1.200%1.20%1.613%1.61%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319620x1.319620x1.32x0.597%0.60%0.788%0.79%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273345x1.273345x1.27x4.319%4.32%5.500%5.50%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267052x1.267052x1.27x2.694%2.69%3.413%3.41%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198871x1.198871x1.20x0.850%0.85%1.019%1.02%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.182781x1.182781x1.18x1.344%1.34%1.589%1.59%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136065x1.136065x1.14x1.757%1.76%1.996%2.00%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134478x1.134478x1.13x1.739%1.74%1.973%1.97%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111575x1.111575x1.11x3.985%3.98%4.429%4.43%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082891x1.082891x1.08x3.506%3.51%3.796%3.80%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059217x1.059217x1.06x1.076%1.08%1.140%1.14%47-1.153914x-1.153914x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x0.610%0.61%0.529%0.53%48-1.349436x-1.349436x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x1.377%1.38%1.021%1.02%49-1.567789x-1.567789x1.57x1.000000x1.000000x1.417%1.42%0.904%0.90%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 Buchanan County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Buchanan 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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buchanan 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 ClaraBuchanan CountyBuchananAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangeSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephPima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMissouriContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWest North CentralNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%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%166,105166k2312.829085%12.829085%12.8%7,67512.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.276360%12.276360%12.3%10,61510.6k12.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3211.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k10.940787%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%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Buchanan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buchanan 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 CountySacramentoMidwestMissouriMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephFresno 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%13,118,64213.1M27.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M27.281635%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%311,245311k4720.481404%20.481404%20.5%12,25312.3k19.996068%19.996068%20.0%17,29017.3k19.731980%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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buchanan 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 CentralMidwestMissouriBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneBuchanan CountyBuchananSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoSt. Joseph Metro AreaSt. JosephBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.475020%4.475020%4.5%45,34945.3k204.348784%4.348784%4.3%91,34591.3k214.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k224.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k244.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k253.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.784527%3.784527%3.8%70,75670.8k283.768025%3.768025%3.8%25,47225.5k293.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k303.604427%3.604427%3.6%241,932242k313.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%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%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.818073%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%25,45125.5k482.061011%2.061011%2.1%1,2331.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.704697%1.704697%1.7%1,4741.664253%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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachSt. JosephWakeWestchesterFairfieldBuchananContra CostaWest North CentralHillsboroughFresnoMidwestDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaMissouriSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222720x1.222720x1.22x11.021%11.0%13.476%13.5%-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-1.000000x1.148856x1.148856x1.15x11.946%11.9%13.724%13.7%-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-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%-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#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 Buchanan County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Buchanan County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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Principal City:
St. Joseph
Cities:
Dearborn, Easton, Gower, St. Joseph
Towns:
De Kalb, Lewis and Clark Village, Rushville
Townships:
Agency, Bloomington, Center, Crawford, Jackson, Lake, Marion, Platte, Rush, Tremont, Washington, Wayne
Villages:
Agency
ZIP Codes:
64401, 64439, 64440, 64443, 64444, 64448, 64454, 64484, 64490, 64501, 64503, 64504, 64505, 64506, 64507
Unified School Districts:
Buchanan County R-IV, East Buchanan County C-1, Mid-Buchanan County R-V, North Platte County R-I, St. Joseph
Congressional District:
MO-6
State Senate District:
MO-34
State House Districts:
MO-9, MO-10, MO-11
Neighboring Counties:
Andrew, Atchison, Clinton, DeKalb, Doniphan, Platte
Nearby Counties:
Brown, Caldwell, Clay, Daviess, Gentry, Holt, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Nodaway, Wyandotte