Educational Attainment in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma250.648339%38.120270%50.648339%50.6%339,237339k38.973766%48.194287%38.973766%39.0%261,042261k10.377895%13.685443%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma232.864586%32.864586%+32.9%50.648%50.6%38.120%38.1%-19.131978%-19.131978%-19.1%38.974%39.0%48.194%48.2%-24.168367%-24.168367%-24.2%10.378%10.4%13.685%13.7%
% percentage with given level in Mecklenburg County
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.160365%1.303714%1.160365%1.2%7,7722.437932%1.570683%2.437932%2.4%16,32916.3k10.835801%7.371102%10.835801%10.8%72,57772.6k28.663803%18.782627%28.663803%28.7%191,987192k7.550438%9.092144%7.550438%7.6%50,57250.6k20.543485%21.779049%20.543485%20.5%137,598138k18.430282%26.415238%18.430282%18.4%123,444123k5.812726%8.519865%5.812726%5.8%38,93338.9k3.331646%3.918203%3.331646%3.3%22,31522.3k1.233523%1.247376%1.233523%1.2%8,262
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-10.995395%-10.995395%-11.0%1.160%1.16%1.304%1.30%55.214776%55.214776%+55.2%2.438%2.44%1.571%1.57%47.003804%47.003804%+47.0%10.836%10.8%7.371%7.37%52.608063%52.608063%+52.6%28.664%28.7%18.783%18.8%-16.956467%-16.956467%-17.0%7.550%7.55%9.092%9.09%-5.673180%-5.673180%-5.7%20.543%20.5%21.779%21.8%-30.228598%-30.228598%-30.2%18.430%18.4%26.415%26.4%-31.774431%-31.774431%-31.8%5.813%5.81%8.520%8.52%-14.970039%-14.970039%-15.0%3.332%3.33%3.918%3.92%-1.110595%-1.110595%-1.1%1.234%1.23%1.247%1.25%
% percentage with given level in Mecklenburg County
ref. percentage with given level in North Carolina
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-1.964988%-11.967223%-1.964988%2%51.111%51.1%50.126%50.1%-4.201839%-4.201839%4%2.195107%39.726%39.7%38.124%38.1%28.232608%26.716071%28.232608%28%9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
20%0%20%40%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None52.906551%57.251242%52.906551%53%0.929%0.93%1.421%1.42%58.478947%54.631395%58.478947%58%1.913%1.91%3.031%3.03%-12.875531%-23.461949%-12.875531%13%11.449%11.4%10.143%10.1%-7.145987%3.623856%3.623856%4%28.184%28.2%29.205%29.2%-36.528108%-35.609983%-36.528108%37%8.636%8.64%6.325%6.33%-12.429131%-6.763147%-12.429131%12%21.669%21.7%19.273%19.3%4.394677%9.782208%4.394677%4%18.058%18.1%18.851%18.9%25.928062%24.458884%25.928062%26%5.182%5.18%6.525%6.53%44.378965%32.724670%44.378965%44%2.757%2.76%3.980%3.98%1.624456%23.906473%1.624456%2%1.224%1.22%1.244%1.24%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3419.965906%13.488519%19.965906%20.0%20,26220.3k101,483101k27.229299%18.362663%27.229299%27.2%66,86166.9k245,548246k30.855468%21.758919%30.855468%30.9%47,69747.7k154,582155k33.992365%22.595424%33.992365%34.0%57,16757.2k168,176168k
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than North Carolina at large.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3448.021484%48.021484%48.0%19.966%20.0%13.489%13.5%48.286225%48.286225%48.3%27.229%27.2%18.363%18.4%41.806074%41.806074%41.8%30.855%30.9%21.759%21.8%50.439158%50.439158%50.4%33.992%34.0%22.595%22.6%
% percentage in Mecklenburg County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in North Carolina with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
More Females More Males
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
20%10%0%10%20%30%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3441.935674%31.986189%41.935674%41.9%17.005%17.0%24.137%24.1%-8.621992%5.585985%5.585985%5.6%26.526%26.5%28.008%28.0%-5.600737%-20.654504%-5.600737%5.6%31.663%31.7%29.984%30.0%-6.936962%-25.488303%-6.936962%6.9%35.098%35.1%32.821%32.8%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$68,629.000000$59,736.000000$68,629.000000$68.6k96,67896.7k14.434%14.4%$52,297.000000$45,922.000000$52,297.000000$52.3k191,987192k28.664%28.7%$31,903.000000$31,242.000000$31,903.000000$31.9k188,170188k28.094%28.1%$26,041.000000$26,460.000000$26,041.000000$26.0k123,444123k18.430%18.4%$19,616.000000$19,187.000000$19,616.000000$19.6k69,51069.5k10.378%10.4%$38,709.000000$33,074.000000$38,709.000000$38.7k669,789670k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Female Male
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-52,879.000000$-50,440.000000$-52,879.000000$52.9k$52,879.000000$42,324.000000$50,440.000000$28,722.000000$95,203.000000$95.2k50,75950.8k45,91945.9k$-41,910.000000$-38,851.000000$-41,910.000000$41.9k$41,910.000000$24,300.000000$38,851.000000$18,914.000000$66,210.000000$66.2k100,103100k91,88491.9k$-29,062.000000$-26,431.000000$-29,062.000000$29.1k$29,062.000000$7,937.000000$26,431.000000$11,617.000000$36,999.000000$37.0k107,634108k80,53680.5k$-21,232.000000$-21,547.000000$-21,232.000000$21.2k$21,232.000000$8,268.000000$21,547.000000$9,178.000000$29,500.000000$29.5k64,13664.1k59,30859.3k$-15,939.000000$-14,797.000000$-15,939.000000$15.9k$15,939.000000$6,127.000000$14,797.000000$7,099.000000$22,066.000000$22.1k32,54432.5k36,96637.0k$-33,546.000000$-29,144.000000$-33,546.000000$33.5k$33,546.000000$11,398.000000$29,144.000000$9,455.000000$44,944.000000$44.9k355,176355k314,613315k
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma330.912477%30.336622%30.912477%30.9%16648.417132%53.409946%48.417132%48.4%26018.249534%16.025628%18.249534%18.2%982.420857%0.227804%2.420857%2.4%13
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.564462%82.577602%84.564462%84.6%216,140216k77.068660%73.306683%77.068660%77.1%123,101123k69.340100%64.960229%69.340100%69.3%67,76467.8k61.522314%51.254883%61.522314%61.5%33,99634.0k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Female Male
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-3.467566%-8.803413%-3.467566%3.5%3.467566%1.109218%8.803413%2.266904%4.576784%4.6%7,8826,434-9.722938%-14.413876%-9.722938%9.7%9.722938%2.845050%14.413876%4.148863%12.567988%12.6%10,58310.6k10,93510.9k-15.839799%-2.410421%-12.593961%-4.169797%-18.250220%18.3%15.839799%12.593961%15.839799%15.8%2,8993,323-35.020828%-39.700857%-35.020828%35.0%35.020828%8.572202%39.700857%7.676096%43.593029%43.6%15,30915.3k11,51811.5k-28.471196%-29.332668%-28.471196%28.5%28.471196%9.721363%29.332668%9.263701%38.192559%38.2%7,1765,397
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of North Carolina and Mecklenburg County
Female Male
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-53.163602%-32.528372%-0.206331%-53.163602%53.2%53.163602%3.773286%32.528372%56.936888%56.9%98,05598.1k98,64498.6k-25.339049%-4.221884%-15.811327%-6.448538%-29.560934%29.6%25.339049%15.811327%25.339049%25.3%21,33721.3k33,24633.2k-52.224297%-49.911204%-52.224297%52.2%52.224297%7.812857%49.911204%8.647936%60.037154%60.0%10,98811.0k9,509-15.211572%-3.515054%-11.393412%-4.416435%-18.726626%18.7%15.211572%11.393412%15.211572%15.2%5,3426,159-18.260684%-8.612074%-12.979944%-5.568712%-26.872758%26.9%18.260684%12.979944%18.260684%18.3%3,4315,094
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Mecklenburg 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
26%35%43%51%59%68%

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

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.5%5.0%8.4%11.8%15.2%18.7%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.2%0.8%1.4%1.9%2.5%3.1%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.2%1.2%2.1%3.1%4.1%5.1%

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
5.3%7.4%9.5%11.5%13.6%15.7%

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
10%17%23%29%35%42%

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
5.3%6.6%7.9%9.2%10.4%11.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.2%17.6%19.9%22.3%24.6%27.1%

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
10.8%15.5%20.1%24.7%29.3%33.9%

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
0.7%2.8%4.9%6.9%9.0%11.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

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%0.28%0.56%0.85%1.13%1.42%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Mecklenburg 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
8%24%40%57%73%89%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%21%32%42%53%64%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%9%19%28%38%47%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.9%6.5%8.1%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.9%5.9%8.8%11.8%14.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%5%11%16%22%28%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%15%25%36%47%58%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.6%4.5%7.3%10.1%12.9%15.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%12%18%25%31%38%

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
1%10%18%26%34%43%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%6%13%19%26%33%

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%6%12%18%24%31%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.8%6.4%8.0%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Mecklenburg County

There are 9 places that are fully or partially contained within Mecklenburg County (5 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Mecklenburg County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, selected places in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%5%10%Count#SouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgPinevilleStallingsMint HillMatthewsHuntersvilleWeddingtonCorneliusDavidson14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k110.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k7.173211%7.173211%7.2%42226.797106%6.797106%6.8%66735.906817%5.906817%5.9%1,05145.595395%5.595395%5.6%1,18654.723586%4.723586%4.7%1,62663.124083%3.124083%3.1%21372.902589%2.902589%2.9%57382.636054%2.636054%2.6%1869
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected places in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%20%40%60%Count#DavidsonWeddingtonHuntersvilleCorneliusMatthewsCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCharlotteStallingsPinevilleMint HillCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouth69.090136%69.090136%69.1%4,875160.046935%60.046935%60.0%4,094254.977776%54.977776%55.0%18,92518.9k354.242440%54.242440%54.2%10,70810.7k451.962634%51.962634%52.0%11,01411.0k543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k43.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k41.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k641.618261%41.618261%41.6%4,084738.670746%38.670746%38.7%2,275837.065138%37.065138%37.1%6,595932.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#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 Mecklenburg County, selected places in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%5%10%Count#DavidsonWeddingtonCorneliusMatthewsHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticCharlotteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMint HillSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteStallingsPineville11.876417%11.876417%11.9%83816.380170%6.380170%6.4%43525.318879%5.318879%5.3%1,05034.250802%4.250802%4.3%90143.886936%3.886936%3.9%1,33853.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k63.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.242848%3.242848%3.2%57773.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k1.987160%1.987160%2.0%19580.781914%0.781914%0.8%469
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 9 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#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 Mecklenburg County, selected places in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#HuntersvilleDavidsonPinevilleMatthewsCharlotteCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaCharlotteStallingsSouth AtlanticSouthUnited StatesCorneliusMint HillWeddington-1.000000x-1.000000x1.894868x1.894868x1.89x3.306%3.31%6.265%6.27%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494874x1.494874x1.49x2.143%2.14%3.204%3.20%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448893x1.448893x1.45x6.109%6.11%8.852%8.85%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.302374x1.302374x1.30x4.915%4.92%6.401%6.40%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188087x1.188087x1.19x6.234%6.23%7.407%7.41%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.058422x-1.058422x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x2.980%2.98%2.815%2.82%7-1.254350x-1.254350x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x6.547%6.55%5.220%5.22%8-1.741250x-1.741250x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x3.939%3.94%2.262%2.26%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#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 Mecklenburg County, selected places in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2x3xFM#StallingsMatthewsWeddingtonCharlotteCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaSouthCharlotteMint HillUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDavidsonCorneliusHuntersvillePineville-1.000000x-1.000000x3.056626x3.056626x3.06x1.000%1.00%3.056%3.06%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050287x2.050287x2.05x2.871%2.87%5.886%5.89%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.028320x2.028320x2.03x4.253%4.25%8.627%8.63%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.528422x1.528422x1.53x2.584%2.58%3.950%3.95%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.508994x1.508994x1.51x9.606%9.61%14.495%14.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387480x1.387480x1.39x4.503%4.50%6.247%6.25%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211487x1.211487x1.21x3.529%3.53%4.276%4.28%8-2.016359x-2.016359x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x0.972%0.97%0.482%0.48%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Mecklenburg County

There are 14 county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County. This section compares all 14 of those to each other, Mecklenburg County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%5%10%15%Count#Township 2:Berryhill2, BerryhillSouthTownship 12:Paw Creek12, Paw CrkNorth CarolinaN CarolinaTownship 7:Crab Orchard7, Crab OrchUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgTownship 11:Long Creek11, Long CrkTownship 3:Steele Creek3, Steele CrkTownship 14:Pineville14, PinevilleTownship 6:Clear Creek6, Clear CrkTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarTownship 15:Huntersville15, HuntersvilleTownship 5:Providence5, ProvidenceTownship 9:Deweese9, DeweeseTownship 8:Mallard Creek8, Mallard CrkTownship 10:Lemley10, Lemley18.640351%18.640351%18.6%510114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.050545%14.050545%14.1%606213.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.464448%13.464448%13.5%356313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k11.553484%11.553484%11.6%61,37861.4k410.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k7.476526%7.476526%7.5%63757.436662%7.436662%7.4%49967.173211%7.173211%7.2%42277.103748%7.103748%7.1%1,01285.769159%5.769159%5.8%1,54795.612801%5.612801%5.6%1,133104.871892%4.871892%4.9%386114.010434%4.010434%4.0%615122.935421%2.935421%2.9%105131.547074%1.547074%1.5%30414
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%20%40%60%Count#Township 5:Providence5, ProvidenceTownship 10:Lemley10, LemleyTownship 9:Deweese9, DeweeseTownship 15:Huntersville15, HuntersvilleTownship 3:Steele Creek3, Steele CrkTownship 8:Mallard Creek8, Mallard CrkTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteTownship 14:Pineville14, PinevilleTownship 11:Long Creek11, Long CrkTownship 7:Crab Orchard7, Crab OrchTownship 6:Clear Creek6, Clear CrkCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthTownship 12:Paw Creek12, Paw CrkTownship 2:Berryhill2, Berryhill61.845261%61.845261%61.8%4,900158.508906%58.508906%58.5%11,49711.5k256.739485%56.739485%56.7%8,701356.628356%56.628356%56.6%11,43111.4k448.062593%48.062593%48.1%3,225547.777467%47.777467%47.8%1,709643.102741%43.102741%43.1%11,55811.6k743.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k43.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k41.989192%41.989192%42.0%223,068223k838.670746%38.670746%38.7%2,275937.664319%37.664319%37.7%3,2091033.661120%33.661120%33.7%8901133.012776%33.012776%33.0%4,7031232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M22.907489%22.907489%22.9%9881318.676901%18.676901%18.7%51114
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County 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 Mecklenburg County, selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%2%4%6%Count#Township 9:Deweese9, DeweeseTownship 5:Providence5, ProvidenceTownship 3:Steele Creek3, Steele CrkTownship 10:Lemley10, LemleyTownship 15:Huntersville15, HuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgTownship 13:Morning Star13, Morning StarSouth AtlanticTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaTownship 11:Long Creek11, Long CrkCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteTownship 2:Berryhill2, BerryhillTownship 8:Mallard Creek8, Mallard CrkTownship 6:Clear Creek6, Clear CrkTownship 7:Crab Orchard7, Crab OrchTownship 12:Paw Creek12, Paw CrkTownship 14:Pineville14, Pineville7.375285%7.375285%7.4%1,13116.323362%6.323362%6.3%50125.663189%5.663189%5.7%38035.582697%5.582697%5.6%1,09743.844248%3.844248%3.8%77653.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k3.505501%3.505501%3.5%94063.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.490252%3.490252%3.5%18,54218.5k73.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.758216%2.758216%2.8%23582.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.485380%2.485380%2.5%6892.376293%2.376293%2.4%85101.586410%1.586410%1.6%226111.512859%1.512859%1.5%40120.788314%0.788314%0.8%34130.781914%0.781914%0.8%4614
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County 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 Mecklenburg County, selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#11, Long Crk8, Mallard Crk15, Huntersville2, Berryhill14, Pineville9, Deweese1, CharlotteCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaCharlotte3, Steele CrkSouth AtlanticSouthUnited States6, Clear Crk7, Crab Orch12, Paw Crk13, Morning Star5, Providence10, Lemley-1.000000x-1.000000x1.864206x1.864206x1.86x5.289%5.29%9.860%9.86%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822488x1.822488x1.82x2.077%2.08%3.786%3.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.802653x1.802653x1.80x4.047%4.05%7.295%7.29%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467037x1.467037x1.47x15.289%15.3%22.430%22.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448893x1.448893x1.45x6.109%6.11%8.852%8.85%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407139x1.407139x1.41x3.380%3.38%4.756%4.76%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.285784x1.285784x1.29x10.185%10.2%13.096%13.1%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197405x1.197405x1.20x6.783%6.78%8.122%8.12%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082941x1.082941x1.08x6.836%6.84%7.403%7.40%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.057470x1.057470x1.06x13.146%13.1%13.901%13.9%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050911x1.050911x1.05x13.720%13.7%14.419%14.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048078x1.048078x1.05x5.643%5.64%5.914%5.91%12-1.028655x-1.028655x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x4.935%4.93%4.797%4.80%13-1.268516x-1.268516x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x1.721%1.72%1.356%1.36%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#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 Mecklenburg County, selected county subdivisions in Mecklenburg County, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
2x0x2x4x6xFM#8, Mallard Crk12, Paw Crk6, Clear Crk5, Providence9, Deweese1, CharlotteCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaSouthCharlotteUnited States13, Morning StarSouth Atlantic3, Steele Crk10, Lemley11, Long Crk15, Huntersville2, Berryhill7, Crab Orch14, Pineville-1.000000x-1.000000x6.032526x6.032526x6.03x0.674%0.67%4.065%4.06%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.624571x3.624571x3.62x0.352%0.35%1.275%1.28%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.962851x1.962851x1.96x1.091%1.09%2.141%2.14%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.767836x1.767836x1.77x4.679%4.68%8.271%8.27%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683248x1.683248x1.68x5.618%5.62%9.456%9.46%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.611479x1.611479x1.61x2.711%2.71%4.369%4.37%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.523016x1.523016x1.52x2.818%2.82%4.292%4.29%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337761x1.337761x1.34x4.862%4.86%6.504%6.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297455x1.297455x1.30x4.890%4.89%6.344%6.34%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137153x1.137153x1.14x2.588%2.59%2.943%2.94%10-1.006009x-1.006009x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x3.855%3.86%3.832%3.83%11-1.189228x-1.189228x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x2.686%2.69%2.259%2.26%12-1.701548x-1.701548x1.70x1.000000x1.000000x1.831%1.83%1.076%1.08%13-2.016359x-2.016359x2.02x1.000000x1.000000x0.972%0.97%0.482%0.48%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Charlotte Area

There are 10 counties in the Charlotte Area. This section compares Mecklenburg County to all of the counties in the Charlotte Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Chester CountyChesterGaston CountyGastonRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnLancaster CountyLancasterSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteIredell CountyIredellYork CountyYorkCabarrus CountyCabarrusUnion CountyUnionCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg20.395389%20.395389%20.4%4,529116.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k216.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k316.070248%16.070248%16.1%8,995415.769119%15.769119%15.8%9,256514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.136106%12.136106%12.1%13,77813.8k611.526411%11.526411%11.5%18,79918.8k711.076731%11.076731%11.1%13,99714.0k810.841169%10.841169%10.8%14,87314.9k910.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgUnion CountyUnionCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesYork CountyYorkNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCabarrus CountyCabarrusSouthIredell CountyIredellLancaster CountyLancasterGaston CountyGastonLincoln CountyLincolnRowan CountyRowanChester CountyChester43.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k43.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k133.629273%33.629273%33.6%46,13646.1k232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.505503%29.505503%29.5%48,12248.1k329.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.615745%28.615745%28.6%36,16036.2k428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.684186%25.684186%25.7%29,15929.2k523.294206%23.294206%23.3%13,67313.7k619.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k719.711289%19.711289%19.7%11,03311.0k817.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k914.406016%14.406016%14.4%3,19910
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%1%2%3%Count#Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteUnion CountyUnionCabarrus CountyCabarrusYork CountyYorkIredell CountyIredellLincoln CountyLincolnLancaster CountyLancasterGaston CountyGastonRowan CountyRowanChester CountyChester3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k13.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.353670%2.353670%2.4%3,22922.223735%2.223735%2.2%2,81031.924032%1.924032%1.9%3,13841.914048%1.914048%1.9%2,17351.375663%1.375663%1.4%77061.368043%1.368043%1.4%80371.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,96181.014661%1.014661%1.0%96290.981717%0.981717%1.0%21810
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#RowanCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaCharlotteCabarrusLancasterYorkChesterUnionIredellSouth AtlanticGastonSouthUnited StatesLincoln-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230131x1.230131x1.23x9.989%9.99%12.287%12.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227949x1.227949x1.23x14.213%14.2%17.453%17.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226811x1.226811x1.23x10.410%10.4%12.771%12.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222312x1.222312x1.22x18.448%18.4%22.549%22.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207877x1.207877x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.903%11.9%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188370x1.188370x1.19x11.127%11.1%13.223%13.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060649x1.060649x1.06x15.610%15.6%16.557%16.6%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 10 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the Charlotte Area, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#ChesterGastonRowanUnionCabarrusCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaSouthCharlotteUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLancasterIredellYorkLincoln-1.000000x-1.000000x2.911499x2.911499x2.91x0.515%0.51%1.498%1.50%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.756219x1.756219x1.76x0.743%0.74%1.305%1.30%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604056x1.604056x1.60x1.823%1.82%2.925%2.92%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582851x1.582851x1.58x1.743%1.74%2.759%2.76%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.436649x1.436649x1.44x1.131%1.13%1.625%1.62%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422795x1.422795x1.42x1.590%1.59%2.263%2.26%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377156x1.377156x1.38x1.633%1.63%2.249%2.25%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126137x1.126137x1.13x1.296%1.30%1.460%1.46%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 10 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in North Carolina

There are 100 counties in North Carolina. This section compares Mecklenburg County to the 50 most populous counties in North Carolina and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mecklenburg County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 56,358.

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 Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%10%20%Count#Duplin CountyDuplinSampson CountySampsonRobeson CountyRobesonWilkes CountyWilkesCaldwell CountyCaldwellSurry CountySurryBurke CountyBurkeRandolph CountyRandolphWilson CountyWilsonLenoir CountyLenoirColumbus CountyColumbusLee CountyLeeRutherford CountyRutherfordRockingham CountyRockinghamGranville CountyGranvilleDavidson CountyDavidsonWayne CountyWayneFranklin CountyFranklinGaston CountyGastonCatawba CountyCatawbaCleveland CountyClevelandRowan CountyRowanLincoln CountyLincolnNash CountyNashAlamance CountyAlamanceStanly CountyStanlyJohnston CountyJohnstonPender CountyPenderSouthHarnett CountyHarnettNorth CarolinaN CarolinaChatham CountyChathamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHaywood CountyHaywoodSouth AtlanticCraven CountyCravenDurham CountyDurhamCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteIredell CountyIredellForsyth CountyForsythBrunswick CountyBrunswickGuilford CountyGuilfordHenderson CountyHendersonPitt CountyPittCabarrus CountyCabarrusUnion CountyUnionMoore CountyMooreCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBuncombe CountyBuncombeCarteret CountyCarteretCumberland CountyCumberlandOnslow CountyOnslowNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverWake CountyWakeOrange CountyOrange27.951239%27.951239%28.0%11,02911.0k124.287394%24.287394%24.3%10,32710.3k223.613329%23.613329%23.6%20,11120.1k323.131534%23.131534%23.1%11,30611.3k422.445425%22.445425%22.4%13,01713.0k522.425697%22.425697%22.4%11,40111.4k620.395955%20.395955%20.4%12,88812.9k720.021953%20.021953%20.0%19,51819.5k819.778242%19.778242%19.8%10,88110.9k919.728246%19.728246%19.7%7,9421019.300610%19.300610%19.3%7,5891119.049186%19.049186%19.0%7,5251219.009136%19.009136%19.0%9,0091318.874962%18.874962%18.9%12,34812.3k1418.399032%18.399032%18.4%7,4541517.642623%17.642623%17.6%20,12020.1k1616.965430%16.965430%17.0%13,90313.9k1716.815759%16.815759%16.8%7,2561816.798348%16.798348%16.8%24,32324.3k1916.612448%16.612448%16.6%17,72017.7k2016.455677%16.455677%16.5%10,89310.9k2116.137538%16.137538%16.1%15,30015.3k2216.070248%16.070248%16.1%8,9952315.902497%15.902497%15.9%10,24910.2k2415.278717%15.278717%15.3%16,04816.0k2515.258048%15.258048%15.3%6,3802615.030726%15.030726%15.0%17,95318.0k2714.480051%14.480051%14.5%5,7162814.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.216846%14.216846%14.2%11,41311.4k2913.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.118739%13.118739%13.1%6,6393013.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.993039%12.993039%13.0%5,7683112.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.704693%12.704693%12.7%8,5733212.580092%12.580092%12.6%25,03325.0k3312.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.136106%12.136106%12.1%13,77813.8k3412.114622%12.114622%12.1%29,35729.4k3511.976738%11.976738%12.0%11,01811.0k3611.605480%11.605480%11.6%39,37639.4k3711.299925%11.299925%11.3%9,2433811.226014%11.226014%11.2%11,64811.6k3911.076731%11.076731%11.1%13,99714.0k4010.841169%10.841169%10.8%14,87314.9k4110.426943%10.426943%10.4%6,9974210.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k4310.036034%10.036034%10.0%18,18718.2k449.992770%9.992770%10.0%5,114459.700391%9.700391%9.7%19,52019.5k469.018363%9.018363%9.0%9,007477.713957%7.713957%7.7%11,32011.3k487.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k497.620483%7.620483%7.6%6,52150
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%20%40%Count#Orange CountyOrangeWake CountyWakeDurham CountyDurhamCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgChatham CountyChathamNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverBuncombe CountyBuncombeGuilford CountyGuilfordMoore CountyMooreUnion CountyUnionForsyth CountyForsythCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHenderson CountyHendersonPitt CountyPittNorth CarolinaN CarolinaCabarrus CountyCabarrusSouthBrunswick CountyBrunswickCarteret CountyCarteretIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandHaywood CountyHaywoodPender CountyPenderCraven CountyCravenAlamance CountyAlamanceCatawba CountyCatawbaJohnston CountyJohnstonLee CountyLeeFranklin CountyFranklinGaston CountyGastonLincoln CountyLincolnNash CountyNashOnslow CountyOnslowGranville CountyGranvilleHarnett CountyHarnettWayne CountyWayneWilson CountyWilsonDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanBurke CountyBurkeRutherford CountyRutherfordCleveland CountyClevelandStanly CountyStanlySurry CountySurryRandolph CountyRandolphRockingham CountyRockinghamCaldwell CountyCaldwellWilkes CountyWilkesLenoir CountyLenoirRobeson CountyRobesonColumbus CountyColumbusSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplin57.692937%57.692937%57.7%49,36949.4k150.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k246.928222%46.928222%46.9%93,38293.4k343.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k43.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k438.806884%38.806884%38.8%19,63919.6k537.925818%37.925818%37.9%55,65555.7k636.574383%36.574383%36.6%66,27966.3k734.459515%34.459515%34.5%116,917117k834.176291%34.176291%34.2%22,93422.9k933.629273%33.629273%33.6%46,13646.1k1033.604179%33.604179%33.6%81,43281.4k1132.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.722361%29.722361%29.7%24,31224.3k1229.458649%29.458649%29.5%30,56630.6k1329.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.615745%28.615745%28.6%36,16036.2k1428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.991684%26.991684%27.0%24,83124.8k1525.939387%25.939387%25.9%13,27513.3k1625.684186%25.684186%25.7%29,15929.2k1724.113324%24.113324%24.1%48,52348.5k1823.767261%23.767261%23.8%10,55110.6k1923.105763%23.105763%23.1%9,1212022.463285%22.463285%22.5%15,15815.2k2122.072642%22.072642%22.1%23,18423.2k2221.611182%21.611182%21.6%23,05223.1k2321.207783%21.207783%21.2%25,33125.3k2420.821203%20.821203%20.8%8,2252520.405562%20.405562%20.4%8,8052619.833004%19.833004%19.8%28,71728.7k2719.711289%19.711289%19.7%11,03311.0k2819.573616%19.573616%19.6%12,61512.6k2919.515590%19.515590%19.5%19,49119.5k3019.420927%19.420927%19.4%7,8683119.263061%19.263061%19.3%15,46415.5k3218.664047%18.664047%18.7%15,29515.3k3318.564028%18.564028%18.6%10,21310.2k3418.193297%18.193297%18.2%20,74820.7k3517.624723%17.624723%17.6%16,71016.7k3616.866860%16.866860%16.9%10,65810.7k3716.728209%16.728209%16.7%7,9283816.303100%16.303100%16.3%10,79210.8k3916.104654%16.104654%16.1%6,7344015.281575%15.281575%15.3%7,7694115.118533%15.118533%15.1%14,73814.7k4213.830633%13.830633%13.8%9,0484313.792806%13.792806%13.8%7,9994413.761074%13.761074%13.8%6,7264513.682093%13.682093%13.7%5,5084612.629156%12.629156%12.6%10,75610.8k4711.978637%11.978637%12.0%4,7104811.923801%11.923801%11.9%5,0704910.261544%10.261544%10.3%4,04950
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
0%5%10%Count#Orange CountyOrangeDurham CountyDurhamChatham CountyChathamWake CountyWakeMoore CountyMooreForsyth CountyForsythBuncombe CountyBuncombeNew Hanover CountyNew HanoverCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSouth AtlanticGuilford CountyGuilfordPitt CountyPittUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthCarteret CountyCarteretNorth CarolinaN CarolinaHenderson CountyHendersonCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteUnion CountyUnionPender CountyPenderCabarrus CountyCabarrusBrunswick CountyBrunswickHaywood CountyHaywoodAlamance CountyAlamanceCraven CountyCravenIredell CountyIredellCumberland CountyCumberlandCleveland CountyClevelandRutherford CountyRutherfordCatawba CountyCatawbaBurke CountyBurkeNash CountyNashGranville CountyGranvilleWayne CountyWayneOnslow CountyOnslowLincoln CountyLincolnGaston CountyGastonWilson CountyWilsonHarnett CountyHarnettJohnston CountyJohnstonLee CountyLeeSurry CountySurryCaldwell CountyCaldwellRandolph CountyRandolphDavidson CountyDavidsonRowan CountyRowanStanly CountyStanlyRobeson CountyRobesonLenoir CountyLenoirFranklin CountyFranklinRockingham CountyRockinghamWilkes CountyWilkesColumbus CountyColumbusSampson CountySampsonDuplin CountyDuplin14.293227%14.293227%14.3%12,23112.2k18.443180%8.443180%8.4%16,80116.8k27.269745%7.269745%7.3%3,67934.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k44.302213%4.302213%4.3%2,88754.027203%4.027203%4.0%9,75963.989140%3.989140%4.0%7,22973.986453%3.986453%4.0%5,85083.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k93.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.382377%3.382377%3.4%11,47611.5k103.365491%3.365491%3.4%3,492113.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.997440%2.997440%3.0%1,534122.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.754380%2.754380%2.8%2,253132.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.353670%2.353670%2.4%3,229142.254592%2.254592%2.3%890152.223735%2.223735%2.2%2,810162.172944%2.172944%2.2%1,999172.171514%2.171514%2.2%964182.073595%2.073595%2.1%2,178192.027297%2.027297%2.0%1,368201.914048%1.914048%1.9%2,173211.719931%1.719931%1.7%3,461221.667774%1.667774%1.7%1,104231.662693%1.662693%1.7%788241.654682%1.654682%1.7%1,765251.641108%1.641108%1.6%1,037261.582647%1.582647%1.6%1,020271.574803%1.574803%1.6%638281.439920%1.439920%1.4%1,180291.425797%1.425797%1.4%1,424301.375663%1.375663%1.4%770311.354338%1.354338%1.4%1,961321.270563%1.270563%1.3%699331.245671%1.245671%1.2%1,000341.240770%1.240770%1.2%1,482351.164469%1.164469%1.2%460361.164460%1.164460%1.2%592371.050109%1.050109%1.1%609381.042233%1.042233%1.0%1,016391.041721%1.041721%1.0%1,188401.014661%1.014661%1.0%962411.011623%1.011623%1.0%423420.986286%0.986286%1.0%840430.983680%0.983680%1.0%396440.957126%0.957126%1.0%413450.949251%0.949251%0.9%621460.930908%0.930908%0.9%455470.790946%0.790946%0.8%311480.785513%0.785513%0.8%334490.638654%0.638654%0.6%25250
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LenoirColumbusOrangeFranklinCravenRobesonHendersonSampsonBrunswickSurryGranvilleRowanStanlyJohnstonNashBurkeHarnettLeeCaldwellChathamBuncombeDurhamDuplinCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgDavidsonNew HanoverCarteretN CarolinaClevelandAlamanceCharlotteRockinghamWayneCabarrusRandolphGuilfordForsythUnionWilsonWilkesPenderIredellRutherfordWakeSouth AtlanticGastonCatawbaMooreSouthPittHaywoodUnited StatesOnslowLincolnCumberland-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517697x1.517697x1.52x15.915%15.9%24.155%24.2%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494642x1.494642x1.49x15.576%15.6%23.281%23.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493547x1.493547x1.49x6.181%6.18%9.231%9.23%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474849x1.474849x1.47x13.690%13.7%20.191%20.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.460001x1.460001x1.46x10.399%10.4%15.182%15.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.421149x1.421149x1.42x19.725%19.7%28.032%28.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416105x1.416105x1.42x9.448%9.45%13.379%13.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.407871x1.407871x1.41x20.307%20.3%28.590%28.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400328x1.400328x1.40x10.059%10.1%14.086%14.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382234x1.382234x1.38x18.985%19.0%26.241%26.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366903x1.366903x1.37x15.562%15.6%21.272%21.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363802x1.363802x1.36x13.724%13.7%18.717%18.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.355744x1.355744x1.36x13.003%13.0%17.629%17.6%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.346674x1.346674x1.35x12.890%12.9%17.359%17.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.342142x1.342142x1.34x13.714%13.7%18.406%18.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339535x1.339535x1.34x17.540%17.5%23.496%23.5%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.337752x1.337752x1.34x12.210%12.2%16.334%16.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335869x1.335869x1.34x16.424%16.4%21.941%21.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315480x1.315480x1.32x19.450%19.5%25.586%25.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303648x1.303648x1.30x11.475%11.5%14.960%15.0%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290004x1.290004x1.29x8.833%8.83%11.395%11.4%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286535x1.286535x1.29x11.099%11.1%14.279%14.3%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284954x1.284954x1.28x24.597%24.6%31.605%31.6%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278697x1.278697x1.28x15.569%15.6%19.908%19.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277896x1.277896x1.28x6.818%6.82%8.713%8.71%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273195x1.273195x1.27x8.833%8.83%11.246%11.2%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260896x1.260896x1.26x14.664%14.7%18.489%18.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259157x1.259157x1.26x13.642%13.6%17.178%17.2%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237111x1.237111x1.24x16.980%17.0%21.006%21.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232794x1.232794x1.23x15.277%15.3%18.833%18.8%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230131x1.230131x1.23x9.989%9.99%12.287%12.3%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227358x1.227358x1.23x18.041%18.0%22.142%22.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.209326x1.209326x1.21x10.580%10.6%12.794%12.8%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208882x1.208882x1.21x11.049%11.0%13.357%13.4%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207877x1.207877x1.21x9.855%9.85%11.903%11.9%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198600x1.198600x1.20x18.127%18.1%21.727%21.7%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197009x1.197009x1.20x21.115%21.1%25.274%25.3%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.195578x1.195578x1.20x13.205%13.2%15.787%15.8%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188370x1.188370x1.19x11.127%11.1%13.223%13.2%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183413x1.183413x1.18x17.491%17.5%20.699%20.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175597x1.175597x1.18x15.518%15.5%18.243%18.2%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157706x1.157706x1.16x15.443%15.4%17.878%17.9%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152181x1.152181x1.15x9.731%9.73%11.212%11.2%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.143698x1.143698x1.14x10.531%10.5%12.045%12.0%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129540x1.129540x1.13x12.245%12.2%13.831%13.8%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079083x1.079083x1.08x8.675%8.68%9.362%9.36%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060649x1.060649x1.06x15.610%15.6%16.557%16.6%49-1.061581x-1.061581x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x9.972%9.97%9.393%9.39%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in North Carolina, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#SurryHaywoodColumbusClevelandCatawbaMooreBurkeNashBrunswickHendersonLeeCarteretForsythPittCravenGastonRockinghamRowanBuncombeWayneSampsonGuilfordAlamanceCaldwellRutherfordRobesonUnionCabarrusCharlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgCumberlandN CarolinaSouthCharlotteRandolphDavidsonOrangeUnited StatesSouth AtlanticChathamNew HanoverPenderDuplinIredellWakeDurhamOnslowJohnstonHarnettWilkesLenoirGranvilleStanlyLincolnWilsonFranklin-1.000000x-1.000000x3.546874x3.546874x3.55x0.527%0.53%1.871%1.87%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.999314x2.999314x3.00x1.117%1.12%3.351%3.35%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.841515x2.841515x2.84x0.418%0.42%1.189%1.19%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.582930x2.582930x2.58x0.958%0.96%2.474%2.47%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.577934x2.577934x2.58x0.941%0.94%2.427%2.43%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.357083x2.357083x2.36x2.627%2.63%6.193%6.19%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.254778x2.254778x2.25x1.025%1.02%2.310%2.31%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.170075x2.170075x2.17x1.024%1.02%2.222%2.22%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099734x2.099734x2.10x1.426%1.43%2.994%2.99%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.050644x2.050644x2.05x1.842%1.84%3.778%3.78%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.969653x1.969653x1.97x0.797%0.80%1.569%1.57%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.955713x1.955713x1.96x2.054%2.05%4.017%4.02%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.928204x1.928204x1.93x2.819%2.82%5.436%5.44%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882666x1.882666x1.88x2.395%2.39%4.509%4.51%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.864871x1.864871x1.86x1.431%1.43%2.668%2.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.854906x1.854906x1.85x0.966%0.97%1.792%1.79%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822213x1.822213x1.82x0.684%0.68%1.247%1.25%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.756219x1.756219x1.76x0.743%0.74%1.305%1.30%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739778x1.739778x1.74x2.961%2.96%5.151%5.15%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.725158x1.725158x1.73x1.071%1.07%1.848%1.85%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.717623x1.717623x1.72x0.584%0.58%1.003%1.00%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676858x1.676858x1.68x2.575%2.58%4.318%4.32%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.663667x1.663667x1.66x1.586%1.59%2.639%2.64%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.657446x1.657446x1.66x0.795%0.79%1.318%1.32%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.654155x1.654155x1.65x1.270%1.27%2.100%2.10%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630502x1.630502x1.63x0.762%0.76%1.242%1.24%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604056x1.604056x1.60x1.823%1.82%2.925%2.92%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582851x1.582851x1.58x1.743%1.74%2.759%2.76%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.566566x1.566566x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.452%4.45%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558542x1.558542x1.56x1.363%1.36%2.124%2.12%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558133x1.558133x1.56x2.273%2.27%3.541%3.54%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.543728x1.543728x1.54x0.825%0.83%1.274%1.27%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.534180x1.534180x1.53x0.830%0.83%1.273%1.27%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.532849x1.532849x1.53x11.421%11.4%17.507%17.5%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517979x1.517979x1.52x5.842%5.84%8.869%8.87%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.512142x1.512142x1.51x3.210%3.21%4.853%4.85%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494547x1.494547x1.49x1.812%1.81%2.708%2.71%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.476117x1.476117x1.48x0.520%0.52%0.768%0.77%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.422795x1.422795x1.42x1.590%1.59%2.263%2.26%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.367936x1.367936x1.37x4.164%4.16%5.696%5.70%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.336916x1.336916x1.34x7.298%7.30%9.757%9.76%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.301527x1.301527x1.30x1.239%1.24%1.613%1.61%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286175x1.286175x1.29x1.091%1.09%1.403%1.40%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232994x1.232994x1.23x1.119%1.12%1.379%1.38%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175438x1.175438x1.18x0.858%0.86%1.008%1.01%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172655x1.172655x1.17x0.911%0.91%1.068%1.07%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155279x1.155279x1.16x1.462%1.46%1.689%1.69%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128941x1.128941x1.13x0.952%0.95%1.075%1.07%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126137x1.126137x1.13x1.296%1.30%1.460%1.46%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061766x1.061766x1.06x1.236%1.24%1.312%1.31%49-1.065958x-1.065958x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x0.986%0.99%0.925%0.93%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Mecklenburg County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mecklenburg 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 CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSouth AtlanticAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlottePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinNassau 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%182,543183k1614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k13.598133%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%166,105166k2312.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.700590%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%108,416108k2812.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k12.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k10.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mecklenburg 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 CountyNassauCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoNorth CarolinaN CarolinaSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%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%288,665289k43.097901%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%224,744225k2732.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k32.800693%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%499,006499k3730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4129.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4719.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mecklenburg 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 AngelesCharlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsCharlotte-Mecklen…Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeNorth CarolinaN CarolinaBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%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%24,10124.1k3.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%3.517075%3.5%45,87545.9k333.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.474402%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%83,20583.2k383.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k2.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Charlotte-MecklenburgCharlotte-Mecklen…MecklenburgN CarolinaPalm BeachCharlotteWakeSouth AtlanticWestchesterFairfieldSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-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-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145263x1.145263x1.15x10.231%10.2%11.718%11.7%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132218x1.132218x1.13x11.472%11.5%12.989%13.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130389x1.130389x1.13x24.647%24.6%27.860%27.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120951x1.120951x1.12x20.762%20.8%23.273%23.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.117209x1.117209x1.12x9.458%9.46%10.567%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101852x1.101852x1.10x11.740%11.7%12.936%12.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098530x1.098530x1.10x18.925%18.9%20.790%20.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090163x1.090163x1.09x16.700%16.7%18.206%18.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084622x1.084622x1.08x20.369%20.4%22.092%22.1%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079174x1.079174x1.08x14.234%14.2%15.361%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072566x1.072566x1.07x12.608%12.6%13.523%13.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066137x1.066137x1.07x11.462%11.5%12.220%12.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x11.337%11.3%12.076%12.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064463x1.064463x1.06x18.923%18.9%20.143%20.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061865x1.061865x1.06x8.863%8.86%9.411%9.41%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061606x1.061606x1.06x9.934%9.93%10.546%10.5%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056584x1.056584x1.06x12.873%12.9%13.601%13.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048432x1.048432x1.05x8.640%8.64%9.059%9.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030539x1.030539x1.03x28.448%28.4%29.316%29.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025105x1.025105x1.03x7.273%7.27%7.455%7.46%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018960x1.018960x1.02x19.845%19.8%20.221%20.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016052x1.016052x1.02x8.218%8.22%8.350%8.35%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009187x1.009187x1.01x16.504%16.5%16.655%16.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001235x1.001235x1.00x12.245%12.2%12.260%12.3%36-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.560%7.56%7.526%7.53%37-1.004399x-1.004399x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.330%22.3%22.232%22.2%38-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%39-1.015422x-1.015422x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x15.605%15.6%15.368%15.4%40-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%41-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%42-1.022059x-1.022059x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x19.576%19.6%19.154%19.2%43-1.027762x-1.027762x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x19.596%19.6%19.067%19.1%44-1.029280x-1.029280x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.877%12.9%12.511%12.5%45-1.033862x-1.033862x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x6.229%6.23%6.025%6.02%46-1.044246x-1.044246x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x13.260%13.3%12.698%12.7%47-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%48-1.110312x-1.110312x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x13.602%13.6%12.250%12.3%49-1.156494x-1.156494x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x9.584%9.58%8.287%8.29%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Mecklenburg County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mecklenburg County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

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

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

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

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

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Principal City:
Charlotte
Cities:
Charlotte
Towns:
Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Matthews, Mint Hill, Pineville, Stallings, Weddington
Townships:
1, Charlotte, 2, Berryhill, 3, Steele Creek, 5, Providence, 6, Clear Creek, 7, Crab Orchard, 8, Mallard Creek, 9, Deweese, 10, Lemley, 11, Long Creek, 12, Paw Creek, 13, Morning Star, 14, Pineville, 15, Huntersville
ZIP Codes:
28031, 28036, 28078, 28104, 28105, 28107, 28115, 28134, 28202, 28203, 28204, 28205, 28206, 28207, 28208, 28209, 28210, 28211, 28212, 28213, 28214, 28215, 28216, 28217, 28226, 28227, 28244, 28262, 28269, 28270, 28273, 28277, 28278, 28280, 28282
Unified School District:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Congressional Districts:
NC-8, NC-9, NC-12, NC-13
State Senate Districts:
NC-37, NC-38, NC-39, NC-40, NC-41
State House Districts:
NC-88, NC-92, NC-98, NC-99, NC-100, NC-101, NC-102, NC-103, NC-104, NC-105, NC-106, NC-107
Neighboring Counties:
Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lancaster, Lincoln, Union, York
Nearby Counties:
Alexander, Anson, Catawba, Cherokee, Chester, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Rowan, Stanly