Educational Attainment in Polk County, Missouri (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Missouri and Polk County
Polk County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma226.527510%35.185327%26.527510%26.5%5,23660.016212%53.647477%60.016212%60.0%11,84611.8k13.456277%11.167196%13.456277%13.5%2,656

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 Polk County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-24.606326%-24.606326%-24.6%26.528%26.5%35.185%35.2%11.871453%11.871453%+11.9%60.016%60.0%53.647%53.6%20.498261%20.498261%+20.5%13.456%13.5%11.167%11.2%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Missouri and Polk County
Polk County
Missouri
0%10%20%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.790354%1.152042%0.790354%0.8%1560.835951%1.670359%0.835951%0.8%1656.246834%7.581793%6.246834%6.2%1,23311.738778%17.230495%11.738778%11.7%2,3176.915594%7.550639%6.915594%6.9%1,36522.737866%22.523106%22.737866%22.7%4,48837.278346%31.124372%37.278346%37.3%7,35810.153004%7.580688%10.153004%10.2%2,0043.014490%2.770576%3.014490%3.0%5950.288783%0.815932%0.288783%0.3%57

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 Polk County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-31.395395%-31.395395%-31.4%0.790%0.79%1.152%1.15%-49.953801%-49.953801%-50.0%0.836%0.84%1.670%1.67%-17.607434%-17.607434%-17.6%6.247%6.25%7.582%7.58%-31.872077%-31.872077%-31.9%11.739%11.7%17.230%17.2%-8.410479%-8.410479%-8.4%6.916%6.92%7.551%7.55%0.953512%0.953512%+1.0%22.738%22.7%22.523%22.5%19.772205%19.772205%+19.8%37.278%37.3%31.124%31.1%33.932493%33.932493%+33.9%10.153%10.2%7.581%7.58%8.803728%8.803728%+8.8%3.014%3.01%2.771%2.77%-64.606984%-64.606984%-64.6%0.289%0.29%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 Polk County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Polk County
20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-37.876819%-8.692738%-37.876819%38%30.565%30.6%22.168%22.2%10.884424%3.778721%10.884424%11%57.031%57.0%63.239%63.2%17.649202%8.727221%17.649202%18%12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%

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 Polk County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Polk County
100%0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None7.965441%58.209796%7.965441%8%0.761%0.76%0.822%0.82%115.930882%59.446923%115.930882%116%0.537%0.54%1.159%1.16%-117.712581%-28.756887%-117.712581%118%8.441%8.44%3.877%3.88%-21.769087%-4.110054%-21.769087%22%12.843%12.8%10.547%10.5%-38.510027%-24.357521%-38.510027%39%7.983%7.98%5.763%5.76%-7.999667%-3.453672%-7.999667%8%23.578%23.6%21.831%21.8%23.776016%9.245461%23.776016%24%33.454%33.5%41.408%41.4%3.947139%10.657024%3.947139%4%9.964%9.96%10.357%10.4%78.817762%3.655568%78.817762%79%2.186%2.19%3.909%3.91%28.728026%8.589654%28.728026%29%0.254%0.25%0.327%0.33%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Missouri and Polk County
Polk County
Missouri
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.297948%11.437371%9.297948%9.3%4945,31310.752688%16.440713%10.752688%10.8%8307,71917.666368%20.448858%17.666368%17.7%5923,35111.952310%22.612652%11.952310%12.0%4013,355

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 Polk County
40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-18.705544%-18.705544%18.7%9.298%9.30%11.437%11.4%-34.597189%-34.597189%34.6%10.753%10.8%16.441%16.4%-13.607065%-13.607065%13.6%17.666%17.7%20.449%20.4%-47.143263%-47.143263%47.1%11.952%12.0%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 Polk County
More Females More Males
Missouri
Polk County
100%50%0%50%FM65+45-6435-4425-3455.031889%46.170442%55.031889%55.0%7.441%7.44%11.535%11.5%-24.344898%-7.368311%-24.344898%24.3%11.885%11.9%9.558%9.56%-136.299827%-18.661409%-136.299827%136.3%24.662%24.7%10.437%10.4%-8.789295%-23.381513%-8.789295%8.8%12.455%12.5%11.449%11.4%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Missouri and Polk County
Polk County
Missouri
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$43,592.000000$56,958.000000$43,592.000000$43.6k1,5547.873%7.87%$37,292.000000$45,096.000000$37,292.000000$37.3k2,31711.739%11.7%$26,827.000000$31,870.000000$26,827.000000$26.8k5,85329.653%29.7%$27,121.000000$27,747.000000$27,121.000000$27.1k7,35837.278%37.3%$19,623.000000$20,285.000000$19,623.000000$19.6k2,65613.456%13.5%$29,171.000000$34,358.000000$29,171.000000$29.2k19,73819.7k100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of Missouri and Polk County
Female Male
Missouri
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-42,768.000000$-50,115.000000$-42,768.000000$42.8k$42,768.000000$5,107.000000$50,115.000000$22,411.000000$47,875.000000$47.9k998556$-32,132.000000$-38,193.000000$-32,132.000000$32.1k$32,132.000000$22,035.000000$38,193.000000$17,538.000000$54,167.000000$54.2k1,3161,001$-25,187.000000$-26,777.000000$-25,187.000000$25.2k$25,187.000000$5,867.000000$26,777.000000$13,333.000000$31,054.000000$31.1k3,2342,619$-21,126.000000$-21,986.000000$-21,126.000000$21.1k$21,126.000000$13,621.000000$21,986.000000$10,670.000000$34,747.000000$34.7k3,4283,930$-16,625.000000$-15,771.000000$-16,625.000000$16.6k$16,625.000000$5,521.000000$15,771.000000$8,531.000000$22,146.000000$22.1k1,2711,385$-25,330.000000$-29,185.000000$-25,330.000000$25.3k$25,330.000000$7,059.000000$29,185.000000$11,638.000000$32,389.000000$32.4k10,24710.2k9,491

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 Polk County
Polk County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%80%100%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%37.129417%0100.000000%48.802100%100.000000%100.0%230.000000%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 Polk County
Polk County
Missouri
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma379.480346%84.592387%79.480346%79.5%2,38674.117647%74.614370%74.117647%74.1%3,46565.241998%67.263994%65.241998%65.2%3,34340.024631%47.414879%40.024631%40.0%650

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 Polk County
Female Male
Missouri
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-12.687711%-9.498711%-12.687711%12.7%12.687711%2.092129%9.498711%0.719125%14.779840%14.8%1,3461,242-2.564103%-13.435897%-13.967637%-16.000000%16.0%2.564103%13.967637%3.023967%2.564103%2.6%14-0.000000%-7.092199%-28.803228%-7.092199%7.1%0.000000%28.803228%1.968382%0.000000%0.0%010-8.250825%-21.240389%-8.250825%8.3%8.250825%5.035888%21.240389%2.647945%13.286713%13.3%3825

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Missouri and Polk County
Female Male
Missouri
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackHispanic2Other1-16.789283%-4.857463%-28.209523%-0.922744%-21.646746%21.6%16.789283%28.209523%16.789283%16.8%1,5292,119-0.000000%-14.568460%-5.178594%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%14.568460%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-49.645390%-17.284714%-3.767090%-49.645390%49.6%0.000000%17.284714%0.000000%0.0%070-9.790210%-29.813751%-18.196535%-4.532394%-39.603960%39.6%9.790210%18.196535%9.790210%9.8%28120

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Polk 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
10%16%22%28%34%40%

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
42%49%57%64%71%78%

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%6%12%17%23%29%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.4%8.8%13.2%17.6%22.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.7%2.5%3.3%4.2%

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%2.4%4.7%7.1%9.5%11.9%

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%7%14%21%27%35%

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
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.6%11.5%14.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.9%13.6%18.3%23.0%27.7%32.5%

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
18%27%36%45%53%63%

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%4.9%9.7%14.6%19.4%24.3%

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%3.7%7.5%11.2%15.0%18.8%

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%0.31%0.62%0.94%1.25%1.56%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk 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
20.1%22.7%25.2%27.7%30.2%32.7%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
52.6%54.8%56.9%59.0%61.2%63.3%

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
11.1%12.2%13.3%14.4%15.5%16.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.50%0.68%0.86%1.03%1.20%1.38%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.59%0.77%0.95%1.12%1.30%1.48%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.7%4.8%5.9%7.0%8.1%9.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.1%9.0%10.9%12.7%14.6%16.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.9%5.8%6.6%7.4%8.3%9.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.6%20.1%21.4%22.8%24.1%25.6%

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
33.9%35.4%36.8%38.2%39.6%41.0%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.5%9.3%10.0%10.8%11.5%12.3%

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
2.19%2.52%2.84%3.16%3.49%3.81%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.04%0.13%0.22%0.31%0.40%0.50%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Polk County

There are 9 places in Polk County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#HalfwayAldrichFair PlayFlemingtonHumansvilleMorrisvillePolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriBolivarMidwestSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest North CentralPleasant HopeGoodnight27.777778%27.777778%27.8%30125.000000%25.000000%25.0%13224.187726%24.187726%24.2%67323.809524%23.809524%23.8%15422.641509%22.641509%22.6%168515.178571%15.178571%15.2%34613.456277%13.456277%13.5%2,65613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k10.700155%10.700155%10.7%622710.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.625337%8.625337%8.6%3280.000000%0.000000%0.0%09

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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldGoodnightBolivarPolk CountyPolkPleasant HopeAldrichMorrisvilleHalfwayHumansvilleFair PlayFlemington30.315023%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%1,125,6651.13M26.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k25.000000%25.000000%25.0%2123.567865%23.567865%23.6%1,370219.611916%19.611916%19.6%3,87115.363881%15.363881%15.4%5739.615385%9.615385%9.6%549.375000%9.375000%9.4%2157.407407%7.407407%7.4%865.795148%5.795148%5.8%4373.971119%3.971119%4.0%1180.000000%0.000000%0.0%09

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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldAldrichHalfwayPolk CountyPolkBolivarPleasant HopeHumansvilleFair PlayMorrisvilleFlemingtonGoodnight3.336158%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%114,967115k2.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,7471.923077%1.923077%1.9%111.851852%1.851852%1.9%221.626305%1.626305%1.6%3211.427834%1.427834%1.4%8330.808625%0.808625%0.8%340.000000%0.000000%0.0%050.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%09

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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
4x2x0xFM#MorrisvilleHalfwayPolkWest North CentralHumansvilleMidwestSpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriBolivarFair PlayPleasant HopeAldrichFlemington-1.000000x-1.000000x1.866366x1.866366x1.87x10.619%10.6%19.820%19.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249641x1.249641x1.25x25.373%25.4%31.707%31.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176492x1.176492x1.18x12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134433x1.134433x1.13x21.412%21.4%24.290%24.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%-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-1.000000x1.056550x1.056550x1.06x10.427%10.4%11.016%11.0%4-1.206905x-1.206905x1.21x1.000000x1.000000x26.429%26.4%21.898%21.9%5-1.334951x-1.334951x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x9.709%9.71%7.273%7.27%6-3.437500x-3.437500x3.44x1.000000x1.000000x34.375%34.4%10.000%10.0%7-4.875000x-4.875000x4.88x1.000000x1.000000x36.111%36.1%7.407%7.41%8

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 Polk County, selected places in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#AldrichBolivarSpringfieldMidwestMissouriWest North CentralUnited StatesPolkPleasant HopeHalfway-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.000%5.00%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.413417x3.413417x3.41x0.674%0.67%2.300%2.30%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%-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-1.000000x1.526128x1.526128x1.53x1.298%1.30%1.981%1.98%-1.601942x-1.601942x1.60x1.000000x1.000000x0.971%0.97%0.606%0.61%3-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.985%2.99%0.000%0%4

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 22 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 22 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%Count#Union TownshipUnionSouth Benton TownshipS BentonCampbell TownshipCampbellEast Madison TownshipE MadisonWishart TownshipWishartJohnson TownshipJohnsonCliquot TownshipCliquotSouth Green TownshipS GrnNortheast Marion TownshipNE MarionWest Madison TownshipW MadisonPolk CountyPolkJackson TownshipJacksonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Looney TownshipE LooneyNorth Benton TownshipN BentonMooney TownshipMooneyMissouriMidwestSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest Looney TownshipW LooneyWest North CentralSoutheast Marion TownshipSE MarionSouthwest Marion TownshipSW MarionNorthwest Marion TownshipNW MarionFlemington TownshipFlemingtonMcKinley TownshipMcKinleyJefferson TownshipJeffersonNorth Green TownshipN Grn28.921569%28.921569%28.9%118128.489209%28.489209%28.5%198228.358209%28.358209%28.4%76323.991507%23.991507%24.0%113420.833333%20.833333%20.8%55518.870843%18.870843%18.9%244618.039216%18.039216%18.0%46717.938931%17.938931%17.9%47817.656766%17.656766%17.7%535913.766234%13.766234%13.8%531013.456277%13.456277%13.5%2,65613.126079%13.126079%13.1%761113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.890232%12.890232%12.9%1281212.168142%12.168142%12.2%551311.225928%11.225928%11.2%2391411.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k9.473684%9.473684%9.5%54159.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.107223%9.107223%9.1%203168.862087%8.862087%8.9%169178.220339%8.220339%8.2%194187.425743%7.425743%7.4%15194.831933%4.831933%4.8%23204.687500%4.687500%4.7%15210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022

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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#North Green TownshipN GrnCliquot TownshipCliquotNortheast Marion TownshipNE MarionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSoutheast Marion TownshipSE MarionNorthwest Marion TownshipNW MarionWest Looney TownshipW LooneySouth Green TownshipS GrnSouthwest Marion TownshipSW MarionPolk CountyPolkFlemington TownshipFlemingtonMooney TownshipMooneyNorth Benton TownshipN BentonEast Looney TownshipE LooneyJefferson TownshipJeffersonSouth Benton TownshipS BentonMcKinley TownshipMcKinleyWishart TownshipWishartWest Madison TownshipW MadisonEast Madison TownshipE MadisonCampbell TownshipCampbellJackson TownshipJacksonJohnson TownshipJohnsonUnion TownshipUnion36.315789%36.315789%36.3%69134.509804%34.509804%34.5%88231.617162%31.617162%31.6%958330.315023%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%1,125,6651.13M26.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k26.783311%26.783311%26.8%597423.728814%23.728814%23.7%560522.982456%22.982456%23.0%131621.374046%21.374046%21.4%56720.975354%20.975354%21.0%400819.611916%19.611916%19.6%3,87119.306931%19.306931%19.3%39918.224519%18.224519%18.2%3881017.477876%17.477876%17.5%791112.890232%12.890232%12.9%1281212.187500%12.187500%12.2%391311.510791%11.510791%11.5%801410.924370%10.924370%10.9%52158.712121%8.712121%8.7%23167.532468%7.532468%7.5%29177.006369%7.006369%7.0%33186.716418%6.716418%6.7%18195.181347%5.181347%5.2%30204.795050%4.795050%4.8%62212.941176%2.941176%2.9%1222

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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Cliquot TownshipCliquotWishart TownshipWishartUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSoutheast Marion TownshipSE MarionNortheast Marion TownshipNE MarionSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldNorthwest Marion TownshipNW MarionPolk CountyPolkEast Madison TownshipE MadisonEast Looney TownshipE LooneySouthwest Marion TownshipSW MarionMooney TownshipMooneySouth Benton TownshipS BentonUnion TownshipUnionJohnson TownshipJohnsonJackson TownshipJacksonWest Looney TownshipW LooneyNorth Benton TownshipN BentonMcKinley TownshipMcKinleyWest Madison TownshipW MadisonJefferson TownshipJeffersonCampbell TownshipCampbellSouth Green TownshipS GrnNorth Green TownshipN GrnFlemington TownshipFlemington21.960784%21.960784%22.0%5614.166667%4.166667%4.2%1123.336158%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%114,967115k2.736653%2.736653%2.7%6132.706271%2.706271%2.7%8242.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,7472.372881%2.372881%2.4%5651.626305%1.626305%1.6%3211.486200%1.486200%1.5%761.107754%1.107754%1.1%1171.101206%1.101206%1.1%2180.610615%0.610615%0.6%1390.287770%0.287770%0.3%2100.245098%0.245098%0.2%1110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%0190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%0210.000000%0.000000%0.0%022

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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#MooneyE LooneyNW MarionW MadisonJohnsonNE MarionS GrnS BentonSE MarionPolkMcKinleyWest North CentralMidwestSpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriN BentonSW MarionUnionW LooneyJacksonCampbellJeffersonE MadisonWishartFlemingtonCliquot-1.000000x-1.000000x2.780852x2.780852x2.78x6.082%6.08%16.914%16.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.877231x1.877231x1.88x9.125%9.13%17.131%17.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.533778x1.533778x1.53x6.466%6.47%9.917%9.92%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416471x1.416471x1.42x11.628%11.6%16.471%16.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.412829x1.412829x1.41x15.820%15.8%22.351%22.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.410951x1.410951x1.41x14.763%14.8%20.830%20.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296131x1.296131x1.30x15.672%15.7%20.313%20.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249641x1.249641x1.25x25.356%25.4%31.686%31.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205440x1.205440x1.21x8.259%8.26%9.955%9.96%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176492x1.176492x1.18x12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157025x1.157025x1.16x4.490%4.49%5.195%5.19%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%-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-1.000000x1.046875x1.046875x1.05x11.940%11.9%12.500%12.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020296x1.020296x1.02x8.776%8.78%8.954%8.95%12-1.075052x-1.075052x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x29.952%30.0%27.861%27.9%13-1.169160x-1.169160x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x10.127%10.1%8.661%8.66%14-1.186508x-1.186508x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x14.286%14.3%12.040%12.0%15-1.990783x-1.990783x1.99x1.000000x1.000000x38.710%38.7%19.444%19.4%16-2.488095x-2.488095x2.49x1.000000x1.000000x6.548%6.55%2.632%2.63%17-2.660785x-2.660785x2.66x1.000000x1.000000x33.865%33.9%12.727%12.7%18-3.282759x-3.282759x3.28x1.000000x1.000000x30.345%30.3%9.244%9.24%19-7.177083x-7.177083x7.18x1.000000x1.000000x13.542%13.5%1.887%1.89%20-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x26.286%26.3%0.000%0%21

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 Polk County, selected county subdivisions in Polk County, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#SW MarionSE MarionE LooneyUnionNW MarionSpringfieldMidwestMissouriWest North CentralUnited StatesPolkNE MarionMooneyS BentonE MadisonWishartCliquot-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.265%2.27%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.471%5.47%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.355%2.36%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.498%0.50%4-1.000000x-1.000000x5.048148x5.048148x5.05x0.776%0.78%3.917%3.92%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%-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-1.000000x1.526128x1.526128x1.53x1.298%1.30%1.981%1.98%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401576x1.401576x1.40x2.271%2.27%3.183%3.18%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.073%1.07%0.099%0.10%7-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.570%0.57%0.000%0%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.789%2.79%0.000%0%9-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x7.586%7.59%0.000%0%10-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x32.000%32.0%0.000%0%11

Educational Attainment by County in the Springfield Area

There are 5 counties in the Springfield Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%Count#Dallas CountyDallasWebster CountyWebsterPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldWest North CentralChristian CountyChristianGreene CountyGreene18.560239%18.560239%18.6%2,109113.966829%13.966829%14.0%3,360213.456277%13.456277%13.5%2,656313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k10.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.866461%8.866461%8.9%4,82348.818503%8.818503%8.8%16,35716.4k5

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralGreene CountyGreeneMidwestMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldChristian CountyChristianPolk CountyPolkWebster CountyWebsterDallas CountyDallas30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.882201%29.882201%29.9%55,42755.4k128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M26.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k26.470696%26.470696%26.5%14,39914.4k219.611916%19.611916%19.6%3,871316.194871%16.194871%16.2%3,896413.156737%13.156737%13.2%1,4955

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesGreene CountyGreeneWest North CentralMidwestMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldChristian CountyChristianPolk CountyPolkWebster CountyWebsterDallas CountyDallas3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.102138%3.102138%3.1%5,75412.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k2.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,7472.257519%2.257519%2.3%1,22821.626305%1.626305%1.6%32131.450721%1.450721%1.5%34940.836047%0.836047%0.8%955

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#ChristianWebsterDallasPolkWest North CentralMidwestSpringfieldUnited StatesMissouriGreene-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545488x1.545488x1.55x7.035%7.04%10.873%10.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.209680x1.209680x1.21x12.634%12.6%15.283%15.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.196509x1.196509x1.20x16.921%16.9%20.246%20.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176492x1.176492x1.18x12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%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-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%-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%-1.015264x-1.015264x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.883%8.88%8.749%8.75%5

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#DallasGreeneSpringfieldMidwestMissouriChristianWest North CentralWebsterUnited StatesPolk-1.000000x-1.000000x2.341281x2.341281x2.34x0.503%0.50%1.178%1.18%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.758911x1.758911x1.76x2.274%2.27%4.001%4.00%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%-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%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527886x1.527886x1.53x1.146%1.15%1.751%1.75%4-1.000000x-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%5

Educational Attainment by County in Missouri

There are 115 counties in Missouri. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Missouri and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyPulaskiSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldCape 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%18,96619.0k3111.961570%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%2,905389.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k9.841993%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

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 Polk County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyJohnsonMissouriSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldChristian 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%91,81191.8k433.007421%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%1,125,6651.13M26.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k26.470696%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 Polk County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyColeSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldClay 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%7,127,6737.13M3.102138%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%1,434122.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,7472.288206%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 Polk County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#NodawayChristianCallawayMarionMillerHowellColeLincolnTexasWarrenAdairRandolphWebsterJasperBarrySt. FrancoisPolkBuchananJeffersonAudrainWest North CentralJacksonMidwestSpringfieldUnited 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-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%-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 Polk County, selected other counties in Missouri, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
0x2x4xFM#RandolphAdairLafayetteMarionWashingtonScottLacledePhelpsJasperNewtonAudrainStoneTaneyButlerPulaskiTexasSt. LouisSalineCamdenHowellRayBarryGreeneSpringfieldSt. FrancoisLincolnDunklinBuchananMidwestMissouriChristianWest 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-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%-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-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%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

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk 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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 DiegoPolk CountyPolkSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaMissouriContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldFranklin 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%293,959294k1813.456277%13.456277%13.5%2,65613.220947%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%454,882455k10.940787%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%102,414102k379.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k9.640656%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

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyBexarSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoPolk CountyPolkSan 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%315,328315k4326.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k26.349720%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%114,275114k4819.611916%19.611916%19.6%3,87119.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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 CountyQueensSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxPolk CountyPolk12.399695%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%44,96545.0k432.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,7472.392530%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%15,06415.1k501.626305%1.626305%1.6%321

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakePolkWestchesterFairfieldContra CostaWest North CentralHillsboroughFresnoMidwestSpringfieldDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited 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-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176492x1.176492x1.18x12.404%12.4%14.593%14.6%-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-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%-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

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 Polk County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Polk 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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