Educational Attainment in Polk County, Tennessee (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
Polk County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma217.562843%32.165973%17.562843%17.6%2,11061.436657%53.817755%61.436657%61.4%7,38121.000499%14.016272%21.000499%21.0%2,523
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 Tennessee at large.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
0%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-45.399310%-45.399310%-45.4%17.563%17.6%32.166%32.2%14.156856%14.156856%+14.2%61.437%61.4%53.818%53.8%49.829427%49.829427%+49.8%21.000%21.0%14.016%14.0%
% percentage with given level in Polk County
ref. percentage with given level in Tennessee
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 Tennessee and Polk County
Polk County
Tennessee
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.158149%1.171584%0.158149%0.2%190.624272%1.618986%0.624272%0.6%752.580323%6.461826%2.580323%2.6%3106.317629%16.099532%6.317629%6.3%7597.882470%6.814046%7.882470%7.9%94719.643749%21.030528%19.643749%19.6%2,36041.792908%32.787227%41.792908%41.8%5,02111.095389%8.648195%11.095389%11.1%1,3338.090561%4.228340%8.090561%8.1%9721.814550%1.139736%1.814550%1.8%218
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 Tennessee at large.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-86.501280%-86.501280%-86.5%0.158%0.16%1.172%1.17%-61.440568%-61.440568%-61.4%0.624%0.62%1.619%1.62%-60.068206%-60.068206%-60.1%2.580%2.58%6.462%6.46%-60.758924%-60.758924%-60.8%6.318%6.32%16.100%16.1%15.679730%15.679730%+15.7%7.882%7.88%6.814%6.81%-6.594126%-6.594126%-6.6%19.644%19.6%21.031%21.0%27.467043%27.467043%+27.5%41.793%41.8%32.787%32.8%28.297160%28.297160%+28.3%11.095%11.1%8.648%8.65%91.341295%91.341295%+91.3%8.091%8.09%4.228%4.23%59.207856%59.207856%+59.2%1.815%1.81%1.140%1.14%
% percentage with given level in Polk County
ref. percentage with given level in Tennessee
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 Tennessee and Polk County
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Polk County
20%0%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-27.482082%-8.169317%-27.482082%27%19.638%19.6%15.404%15.4%-2.714739%-2.714739%3%0.917001%62.243%62.2%60.598%60.6%32.442806%15.548317%32.442806%32%18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%
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 Tennessee and Polk County
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Polk County
0%500%1,000%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1,000.000000%58.029765%1,000.000000%> 1000%0.000%0%0.323%0.32%229.466712%60.135902%229.466712%229%0.294%0.29%0.968%0.97%-104.850991%-30.829278%-104.850991%105%3.444%3.44%1.681%1.68%-1.250019%22.877331%22.877331%23%5.681%5.68%6.980%6.98%-87.439065%-32.509889%-87.439065%87%10.219%10.2%5.452%5.45%-3.209519%-5.522669%-3.209519%3%19.948%19.9%19.327%19.3%-2.483028%-2.483028%2%5.060958%42.295%42.3%41.270%41.3%32.627071%15.048612%32.627071%33%9.566%9.57%12.687%12.7%35.033389%15.822995%35.033389%35%6.905%6.90%9.324%9.32%20.524039%18.365494%20.524039%21%1.649%1.65%1.987%1.99%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
Polk County
Tennessee
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-344.961240%11.062737%4.961240%5.0%1603,2256.533865%15.477056%6.533865%6.5%3285,0206.515581%18.354375%6.515581%6.5%1382,1188.055724%20.914654%8.055724%8.1%1331,651
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 Tennessee at large.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
60%50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-55.153589%-55.153589%55.2%4.961%4.96%11.063%11.1%-57.783544%-57.783544%57.8%6.534%6.53%15.477%15.5%-64.501212%-64.501212%64.5%6.516%6.52%18.354%18.4%-61.482873%-61.482873%61.5%8.056%8.06%20.915%20.9%
% percentage in Polk County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Tennessee 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 Tennessee and Polk County
More Females More Males
Tennessee
Polk County
100%50%0%50%FM65+45-6435-4425-3432.323106%51.619871%32.323106%32.3%4.310%4.31%5.703%5.70%-0.580343%70.474740%70.474740%70.5%4.837%4.84%8.247%8.25%-21.948490%23.277126%23.277126%23.3%5.838%5.84%7.197%7.20%-109.556025%-20.568723%-109.556025%109.6%10.909%10.9%5.206%5.21%
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 Tennessee and Polk County
Polk County
Tennessee
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$45,221.000000$56,683.000000$45,221.000000$45.2k4043.363%3.36%$45,875.000000$45,055.000000$45,875.000000$45.9k7596.318%6.32%$31,869.000000$31,820.000000$31,869.000000$31.9k3,30727.526%27.5%$30,519.000000$26,408.000000$30,519.000000$30.5k5,02141.793%41.8%$18,567.000000$19,941.000000$18,567.000000$18.6k2,52321.000%21.0%$31,321.000000$32,454.000000$31,321.000000$31.3k12,01412.0k100.000%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 Tennessee and Polk County
Female Male
Tennessee
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-43,125.000000$-48,910.000000$-43,125.000000$43.1k$43,125.000000$7,263.000000$48,910.000000$25,630.000000$50,388.000000$50.4k229175$-43,967.000000$-3,414.000000$-38,520.000000$-47,381.000000$47.4k$43,967.000000$38,520.000000$16,457.000000$43,967.000000$44.0k348411$-27,261.000000$-26,938.000000$-27,261.000000$27.3k$27,261.000000$13,460.000000$26,938.000000$12,374.000000$40,721.000000$40.7k1,8481,459$-20,777.000000$-21,183.000000$-20,777.000000$20.8k$20,777.000000$15,427.000000$21,183.000000$10,291.000000$36,204.000000$36.2k2,5912,430$-17,173.000000$-6,468.000000$-15,028.000000$-23,641.000000$23.6k$17,173.000000$15,028.000000$7,131.000000$17,173.000000$17.2k1,1101,413$-26,483.000000$-27,909.000000$-26,483.000000$26.5k$26,483.000000$10,099.000000$27,909.000000$10,594.000000$36,582.000000$36.6k6,1265,888
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

Employment by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
Polk County
Tennessee
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma375.242196%82.980891%75.242196%75.2%69963.865546%73.345654%63.865546%63.9%1,74864.029732%64.342746%64.029732%64.0%2,41235.176991%44.710778%35.176991%35.2%477
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#13

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
Female Male
Tennessee
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-17.938284%-11.671798%-17.938284%17.9%17.938284%5.517624%11.671798%1.482138%23.455909%23.5%1,3141,058-0.000000%-12.823581%-3.768907%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%12.823581%0.000000%0.0%00-27.777778%-36.745236%-27.777778%27.8%27.777778%15.277778%36.745236%5.180015%43.055556%43.1%3130-22.500000%-26.934608%-22.500000%22.5%22.500000%7.873832%26.934608%5.270625%30.373832%30.4%6527
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Tennessee and Polk County
Female Male
Tennessee
Polk County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1AsianHispanic2Other1-9.036962%-26.516711%-9.036962%9.0%9.036962%0.852364%26.516711%0.314220%9.889325%9.9%554533-0.000000%-100.000000%-47.369928%-100.000000%100.0%0.000000%47.369928%8.909596%0.000000%0.0%05-31.944444%-4.166667%-12.831232%-3.269489%-36.111111%36.1%31.944444%12.831232%31.944444%31.9%2339-0.000000%-18.347025%-0.692894%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%4.205607%18.347025%4.205607%4.2%90
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 Polk County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.8%16.8%17.8%18.8%19.8%20.9%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
58.0%60.0%61.8%63.7%65.6%67.6%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.6%18.5%20.3%22.1%23.9%25.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.06%0.11%0.17%0.23%0.29%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.45%0.51%0.57%0.63%0.68%0.74%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.10%2.32%2.55%2.77%2.99%3.22%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.8%5.6%6.3%7.0%7.7%8.5%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.94%7.41%7.88%8.35%8.82%9.29%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17.3%18.6%19.8%21.1%22.4%23.7%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
40.3%41.1%41.8%42.5%43.2%43.9%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.6%9.5%10.3%11.1%12.0%12.9%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.0%7.0%7.9%8.8%9.7%10.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.21%1.43%1.64%1.85%2.07%2.29%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Polk County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.1%16.0%17.9%19.8%21.7%23.7%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
57.4%58.9%60.4%61.8%63.3%64.8%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.9%20.3%21.6%22.9%24.3%25.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.06%0.12%0.17%0.23%0.30%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.19%0.38%0.57%0.76%0.95%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%1.5%2.0%2.6%3.2%3.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.7%5.6%6.4%7.3%8.1%9.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.2%5.0%6.7%8.4%10.1%11.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.9%17.4%19.8%22.3%24.8%27.3%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
37.4%39.1%40.7%42.3%43.9%45.6%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.0%8.1%9.3%10.4%11.5%12.7%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.8%7.2%8.5%9.7%11.0%12.4%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.96%1.27%1.57%1.87%2.18%2.48%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Polk County

There are 3 places in Polk County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Polk County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#41

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#DucktownBentonPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkCopperhillCleveland Metro AreaClevelandEast South CentralSouthTennesseeUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.757576%25.757576%25.8%102124.872232%24.872232%24.9%292221.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52321.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52318.954248%18.954248%19.0%58317.197405%17.197405%17.2%13,97114.0k15.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#42

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 StatesSouthTennesseeEast South CentralCleveland Metro AreaClevelandDucktownCopperhillPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkBenton30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M19.240759%19.240759%19.2%15,63115.6k11.616162%11.616162%11.6%46110.457516%10.457516%10.5%3229.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1639.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1636.473595%6.473595%6.5%763
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#43

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 StatesSouthTennesseeEast South CentralCleveland Metro AreaClevelandDucktownPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkBentonCopperhill3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k1.883332%1.883332%1.9%1,5301.515152%1.515152%1.5%610.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.000000%0.000000%0.0%020.000000%0.000000%0.0%03
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 3 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#44

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
1x0x1x2x3xFM#CopperhillBentonPolk CountyPolkEast South CentralTennesseeSouthUnited StatesClevelandDucktown-1.000000x-1.000000x3.894231x3.894231x3.89x8.025%8.02%31.250%31.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744913x1.744913x1.74x18.072%18.1%31.535%31.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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-1.000000x1.049282x1.049282x1.05x16.801%16.8%17.629%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048030x1.048030x1.05x25.225%25.2%26.437%26.4%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

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
0x5x10xFM#DucktownPolk CountyPolkClevelandTennesseeEast South CentralSouthUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.448%3.45%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.542999x2.542999x2.54x1.083%1.08%2.755%2.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 1 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Polk County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Polk County. This section compares all 3 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#46

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%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Polk District 22Polk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkPolk District 33Cleveland Metro AreaClevelandPolk District 11East South CentralSouthTennesseeUnited States of AmericaUnited States25.747592%25.747592%25.7%1,016121.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52321.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52320.887055%20.887055%20.9%810217.197405%17.197405%17.2%13,97114.0k16.634845%16.634845%16.6%697315.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#47

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#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTennesseeEast South CentralCleveland Metro AreaClevelandPolk District 33Polk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkPolk District 11Polk District 2230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M19.240759%19.240759%19.2%15,63115.6k11.526560%11.526560%11.5%44719.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1639.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1638.902148%8.902148%8.9%37328.692347%8.692347%8.7%3433
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#48

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%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTennesseeEast South CentralCleveland Metro AreaClevelandPolk District 11Polk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkPolk District 33Polk District 223.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k1.883332%1.883332%1.9%1,5301.026253%1.026253%1.0%4310.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.670449%0.670449%0.7%2620.633553%0.633553%0.6%253
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 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#49

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
1x0x1xFM#31Polk CountyPolkEast South CentralTennesseeSouthUnited States2Cleveland-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614090x1.614090x1.61x16.041%16.0%25.891%25.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.445066x1.445066x1.45x13.709%13.7%19.811%19.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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-1.000000x1.054661x1.054661x1.05x25.063%25.1%26.433%26.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049282x1.049282x1.05x16.801%16.8%17.629%17.6%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

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
0x5x10xFM#13Polk CountyPolkClevelandTennesseeEast South CentralSouthUnited States2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.140%2.14%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.363%1.36%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.542999x2.542999x2.54x1.083%1.08%2.755%2.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-2.566221x-2.566221x2.57x1.000000x1.000000x0.911%0.91%0.355%0.36%3
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Cleveland Area

There are 2 counties in the Cleveland Area. This section compares Polk County to all of the counties in the Cleveland Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#51

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 Cleveland Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Polk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkCleveland Metro AreaClevelandBradley CountyBradleyEast South CentralSouthTennesseeUnited States of AmericaUnited States21.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52321.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,523117.197405%17.197405%17.2%13,97114.0k16.537378%16.537378%16.5%11,44811.4k215.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#52

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 Cleveland Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTennesseeEast South CentralBradley CountyBradleyCleveland Metro AreaClevelandPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolk30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M20.899964%20.899964%20.9%14,46814.5k119.240759%19.240759%19.2%15,63115.6k9.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1639.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1632
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#53

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 Cleveland Area, and entities that contain Polk County
0%1%2%3%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthTennesseeEast South CentralBradley CountyBradleyCleveland Metro AreaClevelandPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolk3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.074395%2.074395%2.1%1,43611.883332%1.883332%1.9%1,5300.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.782421%0.782421%0.8%942
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 2 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#54

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 Cleveland Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Polk CountyPolkEast South CentralTennesseeSouthUnited StatesClevelandBradley-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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-1.000000x1.049282x1.049282x1.05x16.801%16.8%17.629%17.6%-1.005216x-1.005216x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.578%16.6%16.492%16.5%2
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#55

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 Cleveland Area, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3x4xFM#Polk CountyPolkClevelandBradleyTennesseeEast South CentralSouthUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.542999x2.542999x2.54x1.083%1.08%2.755%2.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.478884x2.478884x2.48x1.217%1.22%3.017%3.02%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 2 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in Tennessee

There are 95 counties in Tennessee. This section compares Polk County to the 50 most populous counties in Tennessee and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Polk County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,034.

No H.S. Diploma by County#56

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 Tennessee, and entities that contain Polk County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Campbell CountyCampbellRhea CountyRheaClaiborne CountyClaiborneWarren CountyWarrenCocke CountyCockePolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkMonroe CountyMonroeLawrence CountyLawrenceBedford CountyBedfordCarter CountyCarterHamblen CountyHamblenGreene CountyGreeneHawkins CountyHawkinsCleveland Metro AreaClevelandObion CountyObionMcMinn CountyMcMinnDyer CountyDyerGiles CountyGilesLincoln CountyLincolnBradley CountyBradleySevier CountySevierCumberland CountyCumberlandDickson CountyDicksonJefferson CountyJeffersonMarshall CountyMarshallHenry CountyHenryWeakley CountyWeakleyGibson CountyGibsonEast South CentralPutnam CountyPutnamLoudon CountyLoudonFranklin CountyFranklinCoffee CountyCoffeeAnderson CountyAndersonSouthCheatham CountyCheathamSullivan CountySullivanTipton CountyTiptonRoane CountyRoaneTennesseeFayette CountyFayetteRobertson CountyRobertsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesShelby CountyShelbyDavidson CountyDavidsonHamilton CountyHamiltonMaury CountyMauryBlount CountyBlountWashington CountyWashingtonMadison CountyMadisonSumner CountySumnerWilson CountyWilsonKnox CountyKnoxRutherford CountyRutherfordMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWilliamson CountyWilliamson25.625262%25.625262%25.6%7,336124.084507%24.084507%24.1%5,301222.759203%22.759203%22.8%5,119321.404805%21.404805%21.4%5,854421.245494%21.245494%21.2%5,363521.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52321.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52320.890390%20.890390%20.9%6,682620.135358%20.135358%20.1%5,742719.538264%19.538264%19.5%5,941818.687593%18.687593%18.7%7,692918.535079%18.535079%18.5%8,0421018.113931%18.113931%18.1%8,8781118.005245%18.005245%18.0%7,2771217.197405%17.197405%17.2%13,97114.0k17.062775%17.062775%17.1%3,6831316.826739%16.826739%16.8%6,1671416.778891%16.778891%16.8%4,2861516.699430%16.699430%16.7%3,3981616.694264%16.694264%16.7%3,9321716.537378%16.537378%16.5%11,44811.4k1816.473607%16.473607%16.5%10,97911.0k1916.436787%16.436787%16.4%7,1742016.357315%16.357315%16.4%5,6932116.315690%16.315690%16.3%6,0202215.974590%15.974590%16.0%3,4202315.710841%15.710841%15.7%3,6492415.201303%15.201303%15.2%3,2662515.198762%15.198762%15.2%5,1082615.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M14.813647%14.813647%14.8%7,0472714.702476%14.702476%14.7%5,4582814.693240%14.693240%14.7%4,1362914.574710%14.574710%14.6%5,3173014.503674%14.503674%14.5%7,7763114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.389417%14.389417%14.4%3,9053214.292408%14.292408%14.3%16,16716.2k3314.291743%14.291743%14.3%5,7573414.183629%14.183629%14.2%5,4983514.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.780479%13.780479%13.8%3,8773613.458169%13.458169%13.5%6,1453713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.933863%12.933863%12.9%77,97878.0k3812.503936%12.503936%12.5%56,79056.8k3912.237341%12.237341%12.2%29,77729.8k4011.846915%11.846915%11.8%6,9684111.842753%11.842753%11.8%10,57710.6k4211.560943%11.560943%11.6%9,9094311.464228%11.464228%11.5%7,3954410.741603%10.741603%10.7%12,55512.6k4510.211165%10.211165%10.2%8,738469.437692%9.437692%9.4%28,07628.1k479.231386%9.231386%9.2%16,56616.6k487.764356%7.764356%7.8%8,986494.418839%4.418839%4.4%5,87950
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#57

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 Tennessee, and entities that contain Polk County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Williamson CountyWilliamsonDavidson CountyDavidsonKnox CountyKnoxWashington CountyWashingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRutherford CountyRutherfordShelby CountyShelbyHamilton CountyHamiltonWilson CountyWilsonSouthSumner CountySumnerMadison CountyMadisonLoudon CountyLoudonTennesseeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPutnam CountyPutnamAnderson CountyAndersonEast South CentralBlount CountyBlountFayette CountyFayetteSullivan CountySullivanWeakley CountyWeakleyBradley CountyBradleyMaury CountyMauryCheatham CountyCheathamCleveland Metro AreaClevelandFranklin CountyFranklinRoane CountyRoaneCumberland CountyCumberlandCoffee CountyCoffeeDyer CountyDyerRobertson CountyRobertsonSevier CountySevierLincoln CountyLincolnGibson CountyGibsonObion CountyObionCarter CountyCarterHamblen CountyHamblenJefferson CountyJeffersonTipton CountyTiptonHenry CountyHenryGreene CountyGreeneBedford CountyBedfordDickson CountyDicksonMarshall CountyMarshallGiles CountyGilesMcMinn CountyMcMinnClaiborne CountyClaiborneRhea CountyRheaWarren CountyWarrenHawkins CountyHawkinsMonroe CountyMonroeLawrence CountyLawrenceCampbell CountyCampbellCocke CountyCockePolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolk56.580530%56.580530%56.6%75,27775.3k138.202947%38.202947%38.2%173,509174k235.660934%35.660934%35.7%106,087106k330.861850%30.861850%30.9%26,45226.5k430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.231871%30.231871%30.2%54,25254.3k530.169614%30.169614%30.2%181,892182k629.597787%29.597787%29.6%72,02072.0k728.860739%28.860739%28.9%24,69724.7k828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.601034%25.601034%25.6%29,92329.9k925.536005%25.536005%25.5%16,47216.5k1025.375104%25.375104%25.4%9,4201125.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M25.330499%25.330499%25.3%29,31629.3k1224.382502%24.382502%24.4%11,59911.6k1323.967620%23.967620%24.0%12,85012.9k1423.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M23.121193%23.121193%23.1%20,65020.7k1522.072937%22.072937%22.1%6,2101621.361257%21.361257%21.4%24,16324.2k1721.112404%21.112404%21.1%4,5361820.899964%20.899964%20.9%14,46814.5k1919.562371%19.562371%19.6%11,50611.5k2019.419264%19.419264%19.4%5,2702119.240759%19.240759%19.2%15,63115.6k19.016661%19.016661%19.0%5,3532218.778216%18.778216%18.8%7,2792318.762315%18.762315%18.8%8,1892418.450700%18.450700%18.5%6,7312518.442687%18.442687%18.4%4,7112618.131844%18.131844%18.1%8,2792717.534436%17.534436%17.5%11,68611.7k2817.505201%17.505201%17.5%4,1232917.317305%17.317305%17.3%5,8203016.576326%16.576326%16.6%3,5783116.102621%16.102621%16.1%6,6283215.967549%15.967549%16.0%6,9283315.624577%15.624577%15.6%5,7653415.617397%15.617397%15.6%6,2913514.694739%14.694739%14.7%3,4133614.686199%14.686199%14.7%7,1983714.253297%14.253297%14.3%4,3343814.136306%14.136306%14.1%4,9203914.031482%14.031482%14.0%3,0044014.016120%14.016120%14.0%2,8524113.680764%13.680764%13.7%5,0144213.186911%13.186911%13.2%2,9664313.180373%13.180373%13.2%2,9014413.166843%13.166843%13.2%3,6014512.987431%12.987431%13.0%5,2494612.152192%12.152192%12.2%3,8874711.677245%11.677245%11.7%3,3304810.622468%10.622468%10.6%3,0414910.244424%10.244424%10.2%2,586509.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1639.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,163
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#58

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 Tennessee, and entities that contain Polk County
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#Williamson CountyWilliamsonKnox CountyKnoxDavidson CountyDavidsonWashington CountyWashingtonAnderson CountyAndersonShelby CountyShelbyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMadison CountyMadisonSouthHamilton CountyHamiltonLoudon CountyLoudonPutnam CountyPutnamTennesseeBlount CountyBlountEast South CentralFranklin CountyFranklinSullivan CountySullivanRutherford CountyRutherfordWilson CountyWilsonWeakley CountyWeakleySumner CountySumnerDyer CountyDyerBradley CountyBradleyRoane CountyRoaneCleveland Metro AreaClevelandCumberland CountyCumberlandHenry CountyHenryMaury CountyMaurySevier CountySevierDickson CountyDicksonMontgomery CountyMontgomeryObion CountyObionFayette CountyFayetteWarren CountyWarrenClaiborne CountyClaiborneCoffee CountyCoffeeHamblen CountyHamblenLawrence CountyLawrenceGibson CountyGibsonJefferson CountyJeffersonCarter CountyCarterMcMinn CountyMcMinnHawkins CountyHawkinsBedford CountyBedfordRobertson CountyRobertsonMonroe CountyMonroeCheatham CountyCheathamRhea CountyRheaGreene CountyGreeneTipton CountyTiptonGiles CountyGilesCampbell CountyCampbellMarshall CountyMarshallLincoln CountyLincolnCocke CountyCockePolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolk5.739455%5.739455%5.7%7,63614.999866%4.999866%5.0%14,87414.9k24.698829%4.698829%4.7%21,34121.3k34.296998%4.296998%4.3%3,68343.721043%3.721043%3.7%1,99553.537083%3.537083%3.5%21,32521.3k63.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.154794%3.154794%3.2%2,03573.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.051424%3.051424%3.1%7,42582.960429%2.960429%3.0%1,09992.938765%2.938765%2.9%1,398102.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.747671%2.747671%2.7%2,454112.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.579132%2.579132%2.6%726122.504509%2.504509%2.5%2,833132.393384%2.393384%2.4%4,295142.357052%2.357052%2.4%2,017152.317896%2.317896%2.3%498162.246710%2.246710%2.2%2,626172.110085%2.110085%2.1%539182.074395%2.074395%2.1%1,436191.947734%1.947734%1.9%755201.883332%1.883332%1.9%1,5301.853549%1.853549%1.9%809211.838457%1.838457%1.8%427221.800500%1.800500%1.8%1,059231.790055%1.790055%1.8%1,193241.755545%1.755545%1.8%611251.754022%1.754022%1.8%2,030261.704888%1.704888%1.7%368271.638587%1.638587%1.6%461281.630773%1.630773%1.6%446291.565001%1.565001%1.6%352301.510375%1.510375%1.5%551311.500415%1.500415%1.5%651321.476312%1.476312%1.5%421331.443109%1.443109%1.4%485341.433721%1.433721%1.4%529351.406671%1.406671%1.4%579361.405184%1.405184%1.4%515371.348476%1.348476%1.3%545381.325353%1.325353%1.3%403391.279019%1.279019%1.3%584401.259926%1.259926%1.3%403411.227062%1.227062%1.2%333421.163108%1.163108%1.2%256431.142577%1.142577%1.1%560441.109677%1.109677%1.1%447451.061529%1.061529%1.1%216461.033953%1.033953%1.0%296470.910832%0.910832%0.9%195480.900098%0.900098%0.9%212490.808145%0.808145%0.8%204500.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.782421%0.782421%0.8%94
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#59

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 Tennessee, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#BedfordLincolnBlountPolk CountyPolkTiptonGibsonSevierLawrenceMonroeCampbellJeffersonCheathamFayetteRobertsonCockeHenryHawkinsRheaRoaneWarrenCarterShelbyWashingtonCumberlandDyerCoffeeMcMinnEast South CentralGilesDavidsonTennesseeSouthMarshallDicksonWilsonGreeneUnited StatesWilliamsonWeakleySumnerMauryHamiltonClevelandSullivanKnoxObionHamblenLoudonRutherfordClaiborneBradleyAndersonMadisonPutnamFranklinMontgomery-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425817x1.425817x1.43x16.189%16.2%23.083%23.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379003x1.379003x1.38x14.145%14.1%19.505%19.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325682x1.325682x1.33x10.254%10.3%13.594%13.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.323899x1.323899x1.32x12.371%12.4%16.378%16.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316111x1.316111x1.32x13.250%13.2%17.438%17.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.307010x1.307010x1.31x14.367%14.4%18.778%18.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296058x1.296058x1.30x17.652%17.7%22.878%22.9%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.271181x1.271181x1.27x18.461%18.5%23.467%23.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.256145x1.256145x1.26x22.831%22.8%28.679%28.7%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249741x1.249741x1.25x14.564%14.6%18.201%18.2%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246520x1.246520x1.25x12.847%12.8%16.015%16.0%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239824x1.239824x1.24x12.348%12.3%15.309%15.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.234325x1.234325x1.23x12.090%12.1%14.923%14.9%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227818x1.227818x1.23x19.167%19.2%23.533%23.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.223893x1.223893x1.22x14.200%14.2%17.379%17.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.218484x1.218484x1.22x16.289%16.3%19.848%19.8%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.217386x1.217386x1.22x21.794%21.8%26.532%26.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210457x1.210457x1.21x12.874%12.9%15.583%15.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210214x1.210214x1.21x19.425%19.4%23.509%23.5%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206330x1.206330x1.21x16.995%17.0%20.501%20.5%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.203094x1.203094x1.20x11.826%11.8%14.228%14.2%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199284x1.199284x1.20x10.545%10.5%12.647%12.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187515x1.187515x1.19x15.078%15.1%17.906%17.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.185395x1.185395x1.19x15.437%15.4%18.299%18.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.181095x1.181095x1.18x13.421%13.4%15.851%15.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.179802x1.179802x1.18x15.494%15.5%18.280%18.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.163364x1.163364x1.16x15.489%15.5%18.019%18.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156941x1.156941x1.16x11.637%11.6%13.463%13.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144528x1.144528x1.14x14.939%14.9%17.099%17.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125673x1.125673x1.13x15.432%15.4%17.371%17.4%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114566x1.114566x1.11x9.681%9.68%10.790%10.8%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111747x1.111747x1.11x17.196%17.2%19.118%19.1%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106742x1.106742x1.11x4.205%4.21%4.654%4.65%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105329x1.105329x1.11x14.474%14.5%15.998%16.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099925x1.099925x1.10x10.254%10.3%11.279%11.3%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.099333x1.099333x1.10x11.319%11.3%12.443%12.4%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060326x1.060326x1.06x11.898%11.9%12.616%12.6%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049282x1.049282x1.05x16.801%16.8%17.629%17.6%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044168x1.044168x1.04x13.999%14.0%14.617%14.6%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041966x1.041966x1.04x9.254%9.25%9.642%9.64%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031200x1.031200x1.03x16.814%16.8%17.338%17.3%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030139x1.030139x1.03x18.274%18.3%18.824%18.8%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020662x1.020662x1.02x14.558%14.6%14.859%14.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019939x1.019939x1.02x9.143%9.14%9.326%9.33%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.011641x1.011641x1.01x22.632%22.6%22.895%22.9%44-1.005216x-1.005216x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.578%16.6%16.492%16.5%45-1.012927x-1.012927x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x14.592%14.6%14.406%14.4%46-1.020898x-1.020898x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x11.573%11.6%11.336%11.3%47-1.051205x-1.051205x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.166%15.2%14.427%14.4%48-1.100656x-1.100656x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x15.372%15.4%13.966%14.0%49-1.332674x-1.332674x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x8.852%8.85%6.642%6.64%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#60

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 Tennessee, and entities that contain Polk County
Female
Male
0x2x4xFM#Polk CountyPolkWeakleyAndersonClevelandCockeRoaneLoudonBradleyFayetteCoffeeRheaLincolnHenryCampbellSullivanPutnamDyerKnoxMadisonGilesCumberlandObionGibsonGreeneWilliamsonMarshallSumnerWashingtonLawrenceHamblenShelbyHamiltonRobertsonTennesseeSevierEast South CentralSouthUnited StatesTiptonWilsonCarterCheathamRutherfordDicksonMonroeDavidsonMontgomeryFranklinBlountHawkinsMauryBedfordMcMinnWarrenJeffersonClaiborne-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x4.392889x4.392889x4.39x0.294%0.29%1.291%1.29%-1.000000x-1.000000x3.568677x3.568677x3.57x1.041%1.04%3.717%3.72%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.739298x2.739298x2.74x2.036%2.04%5.577%5.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.542999x2.542999x2.54x1.083%1.08%2.755%2.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.520746x2.520746x2.52x0.469%0.47%1.182%1.18%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.517344x2.517344x2.52x1.124%1.12%2.828%2.83%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.491465x2.491465x2.49x1.725%1.73%4.298%4.30%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.478884x2.478884x2.48x1.217%1.22%3.017%3.02%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.348224x2.348224x2.35x0.992%0.99%2.329%2.33%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.189389x2.189389x2.19x0.965%0.97%2.114%2.11%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.188104x2.188104x2.19x0.739%0.74%1.617%1.62%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.143888x2.143888x2.14x0.583%0.58%1.250%1.25%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.125913x2.125913x2.13x1.198%1.20%2.546%2.55%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.109944x2.109944x2.11x0.676%0.68%1.426%1.43%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.012230x2.012230x2.01x1.692%1.69%3.404%3.40%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.010727x2.010727x2.01x1.984%1.98%3.988%3.99%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.997667x1.997667x2.00x1.438%1.44%2.872%2.87%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.994093x1.994093x1.99x3.398%3.40%6.776%6.78%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.979257x1.979257x1.98x2.174%2.17%4.302%4.30%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.968393x1.968393x1.97x0.725%0.73%1.428%1.43%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966603x1.966603x1.97x1.266%1.27%2.489%2.49%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.908976x1.908976x1.91x1.191%1.19%2.273%2.27%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.896368x1.896368x1.90x1.018%1.02%1.931%1.93%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.864534x1.864534x1.86x0.809%0.81%1.508%1.51%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.862164x1.862164x1.86x4.069%4.07%7.577%7.58%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.775485x1.775485x1.78x0.664%0.66%1.179%1.18%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.737664x1.737664x1.74x1.663%1.66%2.890%2.89%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724037x1.724037x1.72x3.183%3.18%5.488%5.49%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.680013x1.680013x1.68x1.116%1.12%1.875%1.87%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674114x1.674114x1.67x1.137%1.14%1.903%1.90%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666279x1.666279x1.67x2.706%2.71%4.508%4.51%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658856x1.658856x1.66x2.327%2.33%3.861%3.86%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.648600x1.648600x1.65x0.974%0.97%1.606%1.61%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.592476x1.592476x1.59x2.175%2.18%3.464%3.46%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.569850x1.569850x1.57x1.407%1.41%2.209%2.21%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558753x1.558753x1.56x2.048%2.05%3.192%3.19%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.496829x1.496829x1.50x0.896%0.90%1.342%1.34%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.474875x1.474875x1.47x1.921%1.92%2.833%2.83%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439975x1.439975x1.44x1.160%1.16%1.671%1.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400269x1.400269x1.40x1.027%1.03%1.438%1.44%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.385475x1.385475x1.39x2.018%2.02%2.796%2.80%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.355541x1.355541x1.36x1.501%1.50%2.034%2.03%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.353986x1.353986x1.35x1.075%1.08%1.456%1.46%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.304378x1.304378x1.30x4.105%4.11%5.355%5.36%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210483x1.210483x1.21x1.589%1.59%1.924%1.92%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202866x1.202866x1.20x2.349%2.35%2.826%2.83%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137434x1.137434x1.14x2.579%2.58%2.934%2.93%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134678x1.134678x1.13x1.266%1.27%1.437%1.44%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086101x1.086101x1.09x1.731%1.73%1.880%1.88%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074156x1.074156x1.07x1.279%1.28%1.374%1.37%46-1.126829x-1.126829x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x1.485%1.49%1.318%1.32%47-1.168002x-1.168002x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x1.753%1.75%1.501%1.50%48-1.411889x-1.411889x1.41x1.000000x1.000000x1.668%1.67%1.182%1.18%49-1.744425x-1.744425x1.74x1.000000x1.000000x1.972%1.97%1.131%1.13%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 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#61

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 BernardinoPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolkKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaCleveland Metro AreaClevelandBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeEast South CentralClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantSouthCook CountyCookTennesseeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg 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%274,381274k521.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52321.000499%21.000499%21.0%2,52320.017506%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%180,039180k1117.197405%17.197405%17.2%13,97114.0k16.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.109088%15.109088%15.1%1,905,0301.91M15.108430%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%503,252503k1714.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k13.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.640656%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#62

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 CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaTennesseeEast South CentralClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCleveland Metro AreaClevelandBronx CountyBronxPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk CountyPolk60.434640%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%839,907840k3829.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4128.191926%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%272,786273k4425.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M23.710569%23.710569%23.7%2,989,5482.99M22.823853%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%249,922250k4919.240759%19.240759%19.2%15,63115.6k19.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k509.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,1639.680373%9.680373%9.7%1,163
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#63

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 CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarTennesseeQueens CountyQueensEast South CentralFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneCleveland Metro AreaClevelandSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxPolk County School DistrictPolk CountyPolk 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%83,20583.2k383.064699%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%18,59118.6k412.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k2.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.593020%2.593020%2.6%326,941327k2.392530%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%25,45125.5k481.883332%1.883332%1.9%1,5301.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k500.782421%0.782421%0.8%940.782421%0.782421%0.8%94
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#64

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#Polk CountyPolkMecklenburgPalm BeachWakeEast South CentralWestchesterFairfieldTennesseeSouthContra CostaHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoClevelandMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324428x1.324428x1.32x18.119%18.1%23.998%24.0%-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-1.000000x1.173351x1.173351x1.17x13.956%14.0%16.375%16.4%-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-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%-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-1.000000x1.049282x1.049282x1.05x16.801%16.8%17.629%17.6%-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#65

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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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

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

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

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

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

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Cities:
Copperhill, Ducktown
Districts:
1, 2, 3
Towns:
Benton
ZIP Codes:
37307, 37309, 37310, 37317, 37323, 37325, 37326, 37333, 37361, 37362, 37369, 37391
Unified School District:
Polk County
Congressional District:
TN-3
State Senate District:
TN-9
State House District:
TN-22
Neighboring Counties:
Bradley, Cherokee, Fannin, McMinn, Monroe, Murray
Nearby Counties:
Catoosa, Clay, Gilmer, Graham, Hamilton, Meigs, Pickens, Rhea, Union, Whitfield