Educational Attainment in Lafayette County, Missouri (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Missouri and Lafayette County
Lafayette County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma225.327898%35.185327%25.327898%25.3%5,71663.590039%53.647477%63.590039%63.6%14,35114.4k11.082063%11.167196%11.082063%11.1%2,501

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 Lafayette County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-28.015737%-28.015737%-28.0%25.328%25.3%35.185%35.2%18.533139%18.533139%+18.5%63.590%63.6%53.647%53.6%-0.762349%-0.762349%-0.8%11.082%11.1%11.167%11.2%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Missouri and Lafayette County
Lafayette County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.895073%1.152042%0.895073%0.9%2020.456398%1.670359%0.456398%0.5%1034.293690%7.581793%4.293690%4.3%96912.677242%17.230495%12.677242%12.7%2,8617.005495%7.550639%7.005495%7.0%1,58120.865828%22.523106%20.865828%20.9%4,70942.724211%31.124372%42.724211%42.7%9,6427.138426%7.580688%7.138426%7.1%1,6112.193371%2.770576%2.193371%2.2%4951.750266%0.815932%1.750266%1.8%395

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 Lafayette County
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-22.305529%-22.305529%-22.3%0.895%0.90%1.152%1.15%-72.676618%-72.676618%-72.7%0.456%0.46%1.670%1.67%-43.368404%-43.368404%-43.4%4.294%4.29%7.582%7.58%-26.425547%-26.425547%-26.4%12.677%12.7%17.230%17.2%-7.219848%-7.219848%-7.2%7.005%7.01%7.551%7.55%-7.358123%-7.358123%-7.4%20.866%20.9%22.523%22.5%37.269313%37.269313%+37.3%42.724%42.7%31.124%31.1%-5.834060%-5.834060%-5.8%7.138%7.14%7.581%7.58%-20.833384%-20.833384%-20.8%2.193%2.19%2.771%2.77%114.511154%114.511154%+114.5%1.750%1.75%0.816%0.82%

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 Lafayette County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Lafayette County
40%20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-46.638255%-8.692738%-46.638255%47%29.932%29.9%20.412%20.4%15.383357%3.778721%15.383357%15%59.186%59.2%68.291%68.3%3.814455%8.727221%3.814455%4%10.881%10.9%11.296%11.3%

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 Lafayette County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Lafayette County
0%200%400%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None591.971633%58.209796%591.971633%592%0.232%0.23%1.603%1.60%32.291223%59.446923%32.291223%32%0.395%0.39%0.522%0.52%-29.887798%-28.756887%-29.887798%30%4.831%4.83%3.720%3.72%-39.360008%-4.110054%-39.360008%39%14.683%14.7%10.536%10.5%-142.895216%-24.357521%-142.895216%143%9.791%9.79%4.031%4.03%-3.453672%11.820897%11.820897%12%19.737%19.7%22.071%22.1%17.165749%9.245461%17.165749%17%39.449%39.4%46.221%46.2%29.168038%10.657024%29.168038%29%6.256%6.26%8.081%8.08%-16.129962%-16.129962%16%3.655568%2.351%2.35%2.025%2.02%-90.936306%-90.936306%91%8.589654%2.274%2.27%1.191%1.19%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Missouri and Lafayette County
Lafayette County
Missouri
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-347.980178%11.437371%7.980178%8.0%4675,85212.546957%16.440713%12.546957%12.5%1,1699,31714.839572%20.448858%14.839572%14.8%5553,74018.311014%22.612652%18.311014%18.3%6703,659

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 Lafayette County
30%25%20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-30.227166%-30.227166%30.2%7.980%7.98%11.437%11.4%-23.683617%-23.683617%23.7%12.547%12.5%16.441%16.4%-27.430801%-27.430801%27.4%14.840%14.8%20.449%20.4%-19.023148%-19.023148%19.0%18.311%18.3%22.613%22.6%

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 Lafayette County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Lafayette County
150%100%50%0%50%FM65+45-6435-4425-3463.678364%46.170442%63.678364%63.7%6.225%6.23%10.189%10.2%-70.848425%-7.368311%-70.848425%70.8%15.794%15.8%9.244%9.24%-162.728954%-18.661409%-162.728954%162.7%21.410%21.4%8.149%8.15%-20.459397%-23.381513%-20.459397%20.5%20.033%20.0%16.631%16.6%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Missouri and Lafayette County
Lafayette County
Missouri
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$41,905.000000$56,958.000000$41,905.000000$41.9k1,2745.645%5.65%$40,153.000000$45,096.000000$40,153.000000$40.2k2,86112.677%12.7%$31,722.000000$31,870.000000$31,722.000000$31.7k6,29027.871%27.9%$28,162.000000$27,747.000000$28,162.000000$28.2k9,64242.724%42.7%$23,459.000000$20,285.000000$23,459.000000$23.5k2,50111.082%11.1%$31,950.000000$34,358.000000$31,950.000000$32.0k22,56822.6k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Missouri and Lafayette County
Female Male
Missouri
Lafayette County
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$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-35,196.000000$-50,115.000000$-35,196.000000$35.2k$35,196.000000$25,142.000000$50,115.000000$22,411.000000$60,338.000000$60.3k636638$-37,566.000000$-38,193.000000$-37,566.000000$37.6k$37,566.000000$17,494.000000$38,193.000000$17,538.000000$55,060.000000$55.1k1,7111,150$-23,365.000000$-26,777.000000$-23,365.000000$23.4k$23,365.000000$19,260.000000$26,777.000000$13,333.000000$42,625.000000$42.6k3,4412,849$-19,487.000000$-21,986.000000$-19,487.000000$19.5k$19,487.000000$18,972.000000$21,986.000000$10,670.000000$38,459.000000$38.5k4,5975,045$-12,941.000000$-15,771.000000$-12,941.000000$12.9k$12,941.000000$23,587.000000$15,771.000000$8,531.000000$36,528.000000$36.5k1,2681,233$-23,763.000000$-29,185.000000$-23,763.000000$23.8k$23,763.000000$17,133.000000$29,185.000000$11,638.000000$40,896.000000$40.9k11,65311.7k10,91510.9k

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 Lafayette County
Lafayette County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma340.000000%37.129417%40.000000%40.0%260.000000%48.802100%60.000000%60.0%30.000000%0.000000%0.0%14.068483%00.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

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 Lafayette County
Lafayette County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma385.412899%84.592387%85.412899%85.4%2,83475.257132%74.614370%75.257132%75.3%3,87869.930174%67.263994%69.930174%69.9%4,70750.066050%47.414879%50.066050%50.1%758

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 Lafayette County
Female Male
Missouri
Lafayette County
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40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-9.443431%-9.498711%-9.443431%9.4%9.443431%0.302332%9.498711%0.719125%9.745763%9.7%9891,035-18.867925%-13.967637%-18.867925%18.9%18.867925%1.808767%13.967637%3.023967%20.676692%20.7%5550-48.648649%-10.174881%-11.389464%-5.429197%-58.823529%58.8%48.648649%11.389464%48.648649%48.6%1850-51.000000%-28.803228%-51.000000%51.0%51.000000%0.020408%28.803228%1.968382%51.020408%51.0%125102-19.095477%-21.240389%-19.095477%19.1%19.095477%15.584657%21.240389%2.647945%34.680135%34.7%10338

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Missouri and Lafayette County
Female Male
Missouri
Lafayette County
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40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-16.505715%-3.758883%-28.209523%-0.922744%-20.264599%20.3%16.505715%28.209523%16.505715%16.5%1,6752,221-15.789474%-17.040715%-14.568460%-5.178594%-32.830189%32.8%15.789474%14.568460%15.789474%15.8%4287-0.000000%-24.705882%-52.300460%-24.705882%24.7%0.000000%52.300460%10.793604%0.000000%0.0%021-0.000000%-2.000000%-17.284714%-3.767090%-2.000000%2.0%0.000000%17.284714%0.000000%0.0%04-7.035176%-18.196535%-4.532394%-7.035176%7.0%7.035176%16.870548%18.196535%23.905724%23.9%7114

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Lafayette 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
19.2%23.3%27.3%31.4%35.5%39.6%

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
51.5%55.2%58.8%62.5%66.1%69.8%

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
7.9%9.2%10.5%11.8%13.0%14.4%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.09%0.50%0.90%1.30%1.70%2.11%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.57%0.77%0.96%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.0%4.2%5.5%6.7%7.9%9.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.5%9.8%12.1%14.4%16.7%19.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.9%4.3%5.6%6.9%8.3%9.7%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.6%15.1%17.5%19.9%22.4%24.8%

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
36.3%39.0%41.7%44.4%47.1%49.8%

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
4.1%5.2%6.3%7.3%8.4%9.5%

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
0.6%1.5%2.4%3.3%4.2%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
0.2%1.8%3.3%4.9%6.4%8.0%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Lafayette 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
18.8%22.5%26.2%29.8%33.5%37.2%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
53.3%56.7%60.0%63.4%66.7%70.1%

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
8.2%9.7%11.2%12.7%14.1%15.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.42%0.83%1.25%1.67%2.09%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.22%0.43%0.65%0.87%1.09%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.8%4.0%5.3%6.5%7.7%9.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.8%9.0%11.1%13.2%15.3%17.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.3%5.3%6.2%7.1%8.0%9.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12.5%15.5%18.4%21.3%24.3%27.3%

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
34.4%38.5%42.6%46.7%50.8%54.9%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.1%6.7%7.2%7.8%8.3%8.9%

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%1.5%2.3%3.2%4.1%5.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.5%3.7%4.9%6.2%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Lafayette County

There are 17 places that are fully or partially contained within Lafayette County (14 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Lafayette County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, selected places in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#DoverLake LafayetteLk LafayetteHigginsvilleAullvilleWaverlyLexingtonEmmaMayviewUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriLafayette CountyLafayetteConcordiaMidwestAlmaBates CityWest North CentralCorderNapoleonKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityOdessaWellingtonOak GroveBlackburn26.027397%26.027397%26.0%19124.497992%24.497992%24.5%61217.327960%17.327960%17.3%559317.241379%17.241379%17.2%15416.261682%16.261682%16.3%87515.710145%15.710145%15.7%542615.168539%15.168539%15.2%27714.857143%14.857143%14.9%26813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.082063%11.082063%11.1%2,50110.727969%10.727969%10.7%168910.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.698997%9.698997%9.7%29109.467456%9.467456%9.5%16119.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.019608%9.019608%9.0%23128.982036%8.982036%9.0%15138.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k6.880048%6.880048%6.9%230146.870229%6.870229%6.9%36156.270627%6.270627%6.3%304165.622490%5.622490%5.6%1417

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 Lafayette County, selected places in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%10%20%30%Count#Kansas City Metro AreaKansas CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralAlmaMidwestConcordiaMissouriEmmaLexingtonHigginsvilleLafayette CountyLafayetteOak GroveWellingtonBlackburnOdessaBates CityWaverlyCorderNapoleonDoverLake LafayetteLk LafayetteMayviewAullville34.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.431438%29.431438%29.4%88128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.863346%28.863346%28.9%452227.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M20.786517%20.786517%20.8%37320.782609%20.782609%20.8%717420.613763%20.613763%20.6%665518.322403%18.322403%18.3%4,13514.129538%14.129538%14.1%685612.977099%12.977099%13.0%68712.851406%12.851406%12.9%32812.743045%12.743045%12.7%426911.834320%11.834320%11.8%201011.775701%11.775701%11.8%631111.372549%11.372549%11.4%29128.982036%8.982036%9.0%15136.849315%6.849315%6.8%5144.016064%4.016064%4.0%10153.428571%3.428571%3.4%6162.298851%2.298851%2.3%217

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 Lafayette County, selected places in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityWest North CentralMidwestLexingtonMissouriNapoleonConcordiaBlackburnHigginsvilleCorderLafayette CountyLafayetteAullvilleAlmaWaverlyEmmaOdessaOak GroveWellingtonLake LafayetteLk LafayetteMayviewBates CityDover3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.840580%2.840580%2.8%9812.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.395210%2.395210%2.4%421.724138%1.724138%1.7%2731.606426%1.606426%1.6%441.580905%1.580905%1.6%5151.568627%1.568627%1.6%461.351471%1.351471%1.4%3051.149425%1.149425%1.1%171.003344%1.003344%1.0%380.747664%0.747664%0.7%490.561798%0.561798%0.6%1100.478612%0.478612%0.5%16110.288779%0.288779%0.3%14120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017

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 Lafayette County, selected places in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
5x0x5x10xFM#NapoleonBates CityAullvilleDoverWaverlyMayviewWest North CentralMidwestKansas CityUnited StatesMissouriLafayetteLexingtonHigginsvilleLk LafayetteConcordiaOdessaWellingtonBlackburnEmmaAlmaOak GroveCorder-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%16.854%16.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.182171x4.182171x4.18x3.614%3.61%15.116%15.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.972222x3.972222x3.97x6.061%6.06%24.074%24.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666667x1.666667x1.67x20.000%20.0%33.333%33.3%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.306151x1.306151x1.31x14.465%14.5%18.894%18.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243590x1.243590x1.24x13.402%13.4%16.667%16.7%6-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%-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-1.000000x1.038145x1.038145x1.04x10.881%10.9%11.296%11.3%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038134x1.038134x1.04x15.424%15.4%16.012%16.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.036284x1.036284x1.04x17.019%17.0%17.636%17.6%8-1.108538x-1.108538x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x25.893%25.9%23.358%23.4%9-1.190065x-1.190065x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x11.565%11.6%9.718%9.72%10-1.203979x-1.203979x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x7.472%7.47%6.206%6.21%11-1.287698x-1.287698x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x7.639%7.64%5.932%5.93%12-1.305556x-1.305556x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x6.481%6.48%4.965%4.96%13-1.367647x-1.367647x1.37x1.000000x1.000000x17.647%17.6%12.903%12.9%14-1.531701x-1.531701x1.53x1.000000x1.000000x11.299%11.3%7.377%7.38%15-1.539770x-1.539770x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x7.518%7.52%4.882%4.88%16-8.511905x-8.511905x8.51x1.000000x1.000000x17.857%17.9%2.098%2.10%17

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 Lafayette County, selected places in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#Oak GroveWaverlyCorderEmmaConcordiaOdessaLexingtonLafayetteAlmaHigginsvilleMidwestMissouriWest North CentralUnited StatesKansas CityNapoleonBlackburnAullville-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.610%0.61%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.843%1.84%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.797%2.80%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.075%1.08%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.117%0.12%3.662%3.66%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.056%0.06%0.960%0.96%6-1.000000x-1.000000x7.550595x7.550595x7.55x0.678%0.68%5.119%5.12%7-1.000000x-1.000000x3.392963x3.392963x3.39x0.626%0.63%2.126%2.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.901639x2.901639x2.90x0.565%0.56%1.639%1.64%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.391089x2.391089x2.39x0.932%0.93%2.228%2.23%9-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%-1.141026x-1.141026x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x2.564%2.56%2.247%2.25%10-3.916667x-3.916667x3.92x1.000000x1.000000x2.778%2.78%0.709%0.71%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x3.030%3.03%0.000%0%12

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Lafayette County

There are 8 county subdivisions in Lafayette County. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, Lafayette County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, selected county subdivisions in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%5%10%Count#Dover TownshipDoverDavis TownshipDavisLexington TownshipLexingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashington TownshipWashingtonMiddleton TownshipMiddletonMissouriLafayette CountyLafayetteMidwestWest North CentralClay TownshipFreedom TownshipFreedomKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-Bar14.313222%14.313222%14.3%223113.687986%13.687986%13.7%458213.535304%13.535304%13.5%554313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.754805%12.754805%12.8%219411.742060%11.742060%11.7%122511.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.082063%11.082063%11.1%2,50110.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.157189%9.157189%9.2%31468.960418%8.960418%9.0%20678.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k7.961470%7.961470%8.0%4058

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 Lafayette County, selected county subdivisions in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%10%20%30%Count#Kansas City Metro AreaKansas CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralFreedom TownshipFreedomMidwestMissouriDavis TownshipDavisLexington TownshipLexingtonLafayette CountyLafayetteDover TownshipDoverMiddleton TownshipMiddletonSni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-BarWashington TownshipWashingtonClay Township34.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.926055%29.926055%29.9%688128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M19.844591%19.844591%19.8%664219.252382%19.252382%19.3%788318.322403%18.322403%18.3%4,13517.073171%17.073171%17.1%266416.169394%16.169394%16.2%168515.647730%15.647730%15.6%796614.967967%14.967967%15.0%257714.814815%14.814815%14.8%5088

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 Lafayette County, selected county subdivisions in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityWest North CentralMidwestMissouriLexington TownshipLexingtonDavis TownshipDavisFreedom TownshipFreedomLafayette CountyLafayetteDover TownshipDoverWashington TownshipWashingtonClay TownshipMiddleton TownshipMiddletonSni-A-Bar TownshipSni-A-Bar3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.394332%2.394332%2.4%9812.032277%2.032277%2.0%6821.870378%1.870378%1.9%4331.351471%1.351471%1.4%3051.347882%1.347882%1.3%2140.873617%0.873617%0.9%1550.729076%0.729076%0.7%2560.673725%0.673725%0.7%770.550423%0.550423%0.6%288

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 Lafayette County, selected county subdivisions in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#Sni-A-BarDavisFreedomWest North CentralMiddletonMidwestKansas CityUnited StatesMissouriLexingtonLafayetteClay TownshipWashingtonDover-1.000000x-1.000000x2.002114x2.002114x2.00x5.325%5.32%10.660%10.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.483171x1.483171x1.48x11.079%11.1%16.432%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142826x1.142826x1.14x8.395%8.40%9.594%9.59%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137046x1.137046x1.14x11.092%11.1%12.613%12.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%-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-1.000000x1.039988x1.039988x1.04x13.276%13.3%13.807%13.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038145x1.038145x1.04x10.881%10.9%11.296%11.3%-1.264144x-1.264144x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x10.136%10.1%8.018%8.02%6-2.111286x-2.111286x2.11x1.000000x1.000000x17.285%17.3%8.187%8.19%7-2.649121x-2.649121x2.65x1.000000x1.000000x21.088%21.1%7.960%7.96%8

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 Lafayette County, selected county subdivisions in Lafayette County, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#DoverSni-A-BarFreedomMiddletonLexingtonLafayetteClay TownshipMidwestMissouriWest North CentralUnited StatesKansas CityDavisWashington-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.612%2.61%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.039%0.04%1.074%1.07%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.165%0.16%3.782%3.78%3-1.000000x-1.000000x8.040541x8.040541x8.04x0.168%0.17%1.351%1.35%4-1.000000x-1.000000x7.507254x7.507254x7.51x0.573%0.57%4.302%4.30%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.392963x3.392963x3.39x0.626%0.63%2.126%2.13%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.747159x1.747159x1.75x0.542%0.54%0.947%0.95%6-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.182940x1.182940x1.18x1.866%1.87%2.207%2.21%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.740%1.74%0.000%0%8

Educational Attainment by County in the Kansas City Area

There are 14 counties in the Kansas City Area. This section compares Lafayette County to all of the counties in the Kansas City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Wyandotte CountyWyandotteBates CountyBatesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRay CountyRayMissouriLafayette CountyLafayetteLinn CountyLinnMidwestJackson CountyJacksonCaldwell CountyCaldwellWest North CentralKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityLeavenworth CountyLeavenworthCass CountyCassClinton CountyClintonClay CountyClayMiami CountyMiamiPlatte CountyPlatteJohnson CountyJohnson21.898364%21.898364%21.9%22,23122.2k114.678089%14.678089%14.7%1,662213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.961570%11.961570%12.0%1,880311.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.082063%11.082063%11.1%2,501411.036339%11.036339%11.0%738510.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.173992%10.173992%10.2%46,70946.7k610.027318%10.027318%10.0%62479.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k8.532565%8.532565%8.5%4,52987.524633%7.524633%7.5%5,10997.504090%7.504090%7.5%1,055107.334701%7.334701%7.3%11,43711.4k115.310904%5.310904%5.3%1,165124.698112%4.698112%4.7%3,016134.246543%4.246543%4.2%16,27716.3k14

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonPlatte CountyPlatteKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityClay CountyClayUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralLeavenworth CountyLeavenworthJackson CountyJacksonMidwestMissouriCass CountyCassMiami CountyMiamiClinton CountyClintonLafayette CountyLafayetteCaldwell CountyCaldwellWyandotte CountyWyandotteLinn CountyLinnRay CountyRayBates CountyBates53.580746%53.580746%53.6%205,375205k140.728394%40.728394%40.7%26,14626.1k234.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k31.876483%31.876483%31.9%49,70549.7k330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M30.055201%30.055201%30.1%15,95316.0k429.426576%29.426576%29.4%135,098135k528.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M25.283886%25.283886%25.3%17,16717.2k624.703683%24.703683%24.7%5,419718.593072%18.593072%18.6%2,614818.322403%18.322403%18.3%4,135917.853126%17.853126%17.9%1,1111016.273801%16.273801%16.3%16,52116.5k1115.986242%15.986242%16.0%1,0691213.870331%13.870331%13.9%2,1801313.777268%13.777268%13.8%1,56014

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Johnson CountyJohnsonPlatte CountyPlatteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityJackson CountyJacksonWest North CentralMidwestMissouriClay CountyClayLeavenworth CountyLeavenworthCass CountyCassClinton CountyClintonWyandotte CountyWyandotteLafayette CountyLafayetteMiami CountyMiamiCaldwell CountyCaldwellLinn CountyLinnBates CountyBatesRay CountyRay5.486564%5.486564%5.5%21,03021.0k13.646645%3.646645%3.6%2,34123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k3.016759%3.016759%3.0%13,85013.9k32.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.288206%2.288206%2.3%3,56841.878332%1.878332%1.9%99751.851334%1.851334%1.9%1,25761.451028%1.451028%1.5%20471.377082%1.377082%1.4%1,39881.351471%1.351471%1.4%30591.326586%1.326586%1.3%291101.237345%1.237345%1.2%77110.972035%0.972035%1.0%65120.715358%0.715358%0.7%81130.617166%0.617166%0.6%9714

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LinnMiamiLeavenworthClintonWyandotteBatesWest North CentralJacksonMidwestKansas CityUnited StatesMissouriJohnsonLafayetteClayCassRayCaldwellPlatte-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585555x1.585555x1.59x8.562%8.56%13.576%13.6%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.578422x1.578422x1.58x4.145%4.14%6.542%6.54%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.258907x1.258907x1.26x7.491%7.49%9.431%9.43%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.189214x1.189214x1.19x6.865%6.86%8.164%8.16%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.184313x1.184313x1.18x20.101%20.1%23.806%23.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143562x1.143562x1.14x13.733%13.7%15.705%15.7%6-1.000000x-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%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%-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-1.000000x1.086204x1.086204x1.09x4.078%4.08%4.430%4.43%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038145x1.038145x1.04x10.881%10.9%11.296%11.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033063x1.033063x1.03x7.220%7.22%7.459%7.46%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011653x1.011653x1.01x7.483%7.48%7.570%7.57%11-1.084050x-1.084050x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.429%12.4%11.465%11.5%12-1.085927x-1.085927x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x10.443%10.4%9.617%9.62%13-1.311177x-1.311177x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x5.310%5.31%4.050%4.05%14

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the Kansas City Area, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#ClintonLafayetteCaldwellRayJohnsonWyandotteMidwestMissouriWest North CentralUnited StatesKansas CityJacksonClayCassMiamiPlatteLeavenworthBatesLinn-1.000000x-1.000000x3.542476x3.542476x3.54x0.644%0.64%2.283%2.28%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.392963x3.392963x3.39x0.626%0.63%2.126%2.13%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.016546x3.016546x3.02x0.614%0.61%1.853%1.85%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799139x1.799139x1.80x0.445%0.44%0.800%0.80%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669060x1.669060x1.67x4.156%4.16%6.937%6.94%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.617555x1.617555x1.62x1.060%1.06%1.714%1.71%6-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495280x1.495280x1.50x2.444%2.44%3.654%3.65%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.451929x1.451929x1.45x1.880%1.88%2.730%2.73%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134478x1.134478x1.13x1.739%1.74%1.973%1.97%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108109x1.108109x1.11x1.260%1.26%1.397%1.40%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082891x1.082891x1.08x3.506%3.51%3.796%3.80%11-1.067198x-1.067198x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.944%1.94%1.822%1.82%12-1.208884x-1.208884x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x0.780%0.78%0.645%0.65%13-1.461470x-1.461470x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x1.151%1.15%0.788%0.79%14

Educational Attainment by County in Missouri

There are 115 counties in Missouri. This section compares Lafayette County to the 50 most populous counties in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Lafayette 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 CountyJeffersonRay CountyRayCamden CountyCamdenTaney CountyTaneyMissouriLafayette CountyLafayetteMidwestJackson CountyJacksonAdair CountyAdairPulaski CountyPulaskiCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauWest North CentralChristian CountyChristianGreene CountyGreeneCole CountyColeJohnson CountyJohnsonKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityCass 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%18,96619.0k3111.961570%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%2,669438.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k7.524633%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

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Boone CountyBooneSt. Louis CountySt. LouisPlatte CountyPlatteSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySt. 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 CountyCallawayFranklin 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%91,81191.8k434.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k33.007421%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%6,1392219.725356%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

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Boone CountyBooneAdair CountyAdairSt. Louis CountySt. LouisSt. Louis CitySt. LouisPhelps CountyPhelpsNodaway CountyNodawayPlatte CountyPlatteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityGreene CountyGreeneCape Girardeau CountyCape GirardeauJackson CountyJacksonJohnson CountyJohnsonWest North CentralMidwestMissouriCole CountyColeClay CountyClayChristian CountyChristianCamden CountyCamdenBuchanan CountyBuchananSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesPettis CountyPettisHowell CountyHowellCass CountyCassNewton CountyNewtonMarion CountyMarionTaney CountyTaneyButler 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%7,127,6737.13M3.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k3.102138%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%633231.701414%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

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#NodawayChristianCallawayMarionMillerHowellColeLincolnTexasWarrenAdairRandolphWebsterJasperBarrySt. FrancoisPolkBuchananJeffersonAudrainWest North CentralJacksonMidwestKansas CityUnited 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-1.000000x1.215624x1.215624x1.22x12.183%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-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%-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

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
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Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lafayette County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette County
0%10%20%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMissouriLafayette CountyLafayetteContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWest North CentralNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomeryFulton CountyFultonKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityFairfax 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%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3211.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k11.082063%11.082063%11.1%2,50110.940787%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%57,57157.6k428.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k8.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Lafayette County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette 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 CountyCookKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySuffolk 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 CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxLafayette CountyLafayette60.434640%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%1,293,5181.29M2334.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k34.384794%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%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k5018.322403%18.322403%18.3%4,135

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette 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 StatesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWest North CentralMidwestMissouriBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxLafayette CountyLafayette12.399695%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%7,127,6737.13M3.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k3.266254%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%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k501.351471%1.351471%1.4%305

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaWest North CentralHillsboroughFresnoMidwestDallasSuffolkKansas CityMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaMissouriSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryLafayetteBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos 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-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%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-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%-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-1.000000x1.038145x1.038145x1.04x10.881%10.9%11.296%11.3%-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

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 Lafayette County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette County
Female
Male
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Definitions

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

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

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

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

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