Educational Attainment in Mercer County, West Virginia (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma225.360882%26.334921%25.360882%25.4%10,99811.0k57.685745%59.005811%57.685745%57.7%25,01625.0k16.953374%14.659268%16.953374%17.0%7,352
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 West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Mercer County
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-3.698660%-3.698660%-3.7%25.361%25.4%26.335%26.3%-2.237181%-2.237181%-2.2%57.686%57.7%59.006%59.0%15.649526%15.649526%+15.6%16.953%17.0%14.659%14.7%
% percentage with given level in Mercer County
ref. percentage with given level in West Virginia
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.652585%0.831073%0.652585%0.7%2831.309782%1.287547%1.309782%1.3%5684.542729%5.580911%4.542729%4.5%1,97012.959461%11.859677%12.959461%13.0%5,6205.896324%6.775714%5.896324%5.9%2,55718.973389%18.533703%18.973389%19.0%8,22838.712355%40.472108%38.712355%38.7%16,78816.8k10.980953%9.721629%10.980953%11.0%4,7624.890928%4.073261%4.890928%4.9%2,1211.081492%0.864378%1.081492%1.1%469
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 West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Mercer County
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-21.476835%-21.476835%-21.5%0.653%0.65%0.831%0.83%1.726940%1.726940%+1.7%1.310%1.31%1.288%1.29%-18.602368%-18.602368%-18.6%4.543%4.54%5.581%5.58%9.273311%9.273311%+9.3%12.959%13.0%11.860%11.9%-12.978548%-12.978548%-13.0%5.896%5.90%6.776%6.78%2.372360%2.372360%+2.4%18.973%19.0%18.534%18.5%-4.348063%-4.348063%-4.3%38.712%38.7%40.472%40.5%12.953835%12.953835%+13.0%10.981%11.0%9.722%9.72%20.074027%20.074027%+20.1%4.891%4.89%4.073%4.07%25.118023%25.118023%+25.1%1.081%1.08%0.864%0.86%
% percentage with given level in Mercer County
ref. percentage with given level in West Virginia
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Mercer County
20%10%0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-24.011514%-16.835636%-24.011514%24%27.875%27.9%22.477%22.5%6.583915%3.007613%6.583915%7%55.969%56.0%59.654%59.7%10.597989%17.239198%10.597989%11%16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Mercer County
0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None72.564181%61.914137%72.564181%73%0.488%0.49%0.842%0.84%149.273865%87.407886%149.273865%149%0.773%0.77%1.926%1.93%-66.131751%-37.035920%-66.131751%66%5.577%5.58%3.357%3.36%-7.787547%-4.038336%-7.787547%8%13.411%13.4%12.442%12.4%-94.997607%-58.806936%-94.997607%95%7.627%7.63%3.911%3.91%-8.688459%4.577177%4.577177%5%18.577%18.6%19.428%19.4%7.580915%8.465197%7.580915%8%37.392%37.4%40.227%40.2%14.031955%16.566807%14.031955%14%10.307%10.3%11.754%11.8%-4.634800%-4.634800%5%19.087535%4.994%4.99%4.773%4.77%56.994442%16.191007%56.994442%57%0.855%0.85%1.342%1.34%
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-349.569418%7.815033%9.569418%9.6%1,14912,00712.0k11.218853%11.180304%11.218853%11.2%1,90917,01617.0k15.032589%14.590091%15.032589%15.0%1,0847,21120.723500%16.703334%20.723500%20.7%1,4787,132
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 West Virginia at large.
Scope: population of West Virginia and Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3422.448842%22.448842%22.4%9.569%9.57%7.815%7.82%0.344794%0.344794%0.3%11.219%11.2%11.180%11.2%3.032870%3.032870%3.0%15.033%15.0%14.590%14.6%24.068044%24.068044%24.1%20.723%20.7%16.703%16.7%
% percentage in Mercer County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in West Virginia 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 West Virginia and Mercer County
More Females More Males
West Virginia
Mercer County
20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3438.467216%44.175094%38.467216%38.5%8.209%8.21%11.367%11.4%-37.268841%-4.405046%-37.268841%37.3%12.879%12.9%9.382%9.38%-7.773274%-31.799143%-7.773274%7.8%15.580%15.6%14.456%14.5%-15.277365%-21.723277%-15.277365%15.3%22.135%22.1%19.202%19.2%
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
$0k$20k$40kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$51,380.000000$54,710.000000$51,380.000000$51.4k2,8216.505%6.51%$35,549.000000$42,248.000000$35,549.000000$35.5k5,62012.959%13.0%$26,873.000000$30,568.000000$26,873.000000$26.9k10,78510.8k24.870%24.9%$25,655.000000$27,008.000000$25,655.000000$25.7k16,78816.8k38.712%38.7%$19,167.000000$20,338.000000$19,167.000000$19.2k7,35216.953%17.0%$29,811.000000$31,891.000000$29,811.000000$29.8k43,36643.4k100.000%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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Female Male
West Virginia
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-45,857.000000$-49,444.000000$-45,857.000000$45.9k$45,857.000000$20,006.000000$49,444.000000$18,099.000000$65,863.000000$65.9k1,5841,237$-31,389.000000$-36,727.000000$-31,389.000000$31.4k$31,389.000000$13,981.000000$36,727.000000$15,543.000000$45,370.000000$45.4k3,1072,513$-22,281.000000$-24,889.000000$-22,281.000000$22.3k$22,281.000000$10,210.000000$24,889.000000$15,846.000000$32,491.000000$32.5k6,0714,714$-20,521.000000$-20,781.000000$-20,521.000000$20.5k$20,521.000000$10,317.000000$20,781.000000$14,206.000000$30,838.000000$30.8k8,6638,125$-12,500.000000$-14,171.000000$-12,500.000000$12.5k$12,500.000000$14,291.000000$14,171.000000$11,284.000000$26,791.000000$26.8k3,7433,609$-24,843.000000$-25,838.000000$-24,843.000000$24.8k$24,843.000000$10,968.000000$25,838.000000$14,308.000000$35,811.000000$35.8k23,16823.2k20,19820.2k
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Mercer County
West Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.501907%82.218510%82.501907%82.5%5,40868.899632%67.944752%68.899632%68.9%5,98654.668346%58.955766%54.668346%54.7%6,51128.554446%33.664991%28.554446%28.6%1,201
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Female Male
West Virginia
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
10%0%10%20%30%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-16.708837%-13.556815%-16.708837%16.7%16.708837%1.805118%13.556815%2.383879%18.513955%18.5%3,4563,566-7.351460%-5.015452%-11.350645%-12.366912%12.4%7.351460%11.350645%1.863672%7.351460%7.4%73151-0.000000%-3.828198%-5.904162%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%3.828198%0.000000%0.0%00-14.965986%-17.344517%-14.965986%15.0%14.965986%29.034014%17.344517%6.742684%44.000000%44.0%5522-2.931596%-15.988550%-2.931596%2.9%2.931596%13.113180%15.988550%3.026143%16.044776%16.0%439
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 West Virginia and Mercer County
Female Male
West Virginia
Mercer County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%100%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-18.074677%-1.656370%-18.798575%-0.981129%-19.731047%19.7%18.074677%18.798575%18.074677%18.1%3,3744,211-16.314199%-2.850420%-14.405954%-2.764279%-19.164619%19.2%16.314199%14.405954%16.314199%16.3%162234-59.782609%-56.260528%-59.782609%59.8%59.782609%40.217391%56.260528%16.498576%100.000000%100.0%167110-7.200000%-0.282993%-18.483349%-3.244773%-7.482993%7.5%7.200000%18.483349%7.200000%7.2%911-14.179104%-26.537508%-18.784212%-4.217219%-40.716612%40.7%14.179104%18.784212%14.179104%14.2%38125
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 Mercer 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
22.3%23.2%24.2%25.1%26.1%27.0%

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
54.9%55.9%56.8%57.7%58.6%59.6%

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
14.8%15.6%16.3%16.9%17.6%18.3%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.24%0.37%0.50%0.63%0.75%0.89%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.67%0.99%1.30%1.61%1.92%2.24%

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
3.88%4.20%4.52%4.83%5.14%5.46%

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
11.3%12.4%13.5%14.6%15.6%16.8%

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
5.05%5.42%5.78%6.15%6.51%6.88%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17.85%18.34%18.83%19.32%19.81%20.31%

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
36.4%37.5%38.6%39.6%40.6%41.7%

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
8.7%9.5%10.2%11.0%11.7%12.5%

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
4.819%4.844%4.868%4.892%4.916%4.940%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.93%0.99%1.04%1.09%1.15%1.21%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Mercer 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
12%18%24%30%35%41%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
50.5%53.5%56.5%59.4%62.4%65.4%

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
8%13%18%23%28%34%

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%0.38%0.75%1.13%1.50%1.88%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.8%3.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.5%2.3%4.0%5.7%7.4%9.2%

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%8.5%12.3%16.1%19.9%23.7%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.0%3.6%5.2%6.8%8.3%10.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.9%13.3%16.6%20.0%23.3%26.7%

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
26%32%38%43%49%55%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.9%8.0%11.2%14.3%17.4%20.6%

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
1.3%3.4%5.5%7.6%9.6%11.8%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.0%1.6%2.3%2.9%3.6%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Mercer County

There are 10 places in Mercer County. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#BluewellMontcalmOakvalePrincetonBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldBrush ForkMatoakaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerWest VirginiaSouthBramwellUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBluefieldLashmeetAthens38.216146%38.216146%38.2%587131.403118%31.403118%31.4%141220.000000%20.000000%20.0%30319.152897%19.152897%19.2%823418.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k18.536585%18.536585%18.5%152517.777778%17.777778%17.8%24616.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35214.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.617021%13.617021%13.6%32713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.938241%11.938241%11.9%86689.634551%9.634551%9.6%2995.322129%5.322129%5.3%1910
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 10 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 Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#AthensLashmeetSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthBluefieldBrush ForkOakvalePrincetonWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldBramwellBluewellMontcalmMatoaka42.577031%42.577031%42.6%152135.548173%35.548173%35.5%107230.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.771436%26.771436%26.8%1,942323.048780%23.048780%23.0%189421.333333%21.333333%21.3%32520.153596%20.153596%20.2%866619.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k19.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44117.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k16.595745%16.595745%16.6%3979.830729%9.830729%9.8%15183.563474%3.563474%3.6%1690.000000%0.000000%0.0%010
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 10 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 Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%Count#LashmeetAthensSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthBramwellWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldPrincetonBluefieldBluewellBrush ForkMontcalmOakvaleMatoaka16.279070%16.279070%16.3%4915.882353%5.882353%5.9%2123.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.127660%2.127660%2.1%532.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,4321.885036%1.885036%1.9%8141.736973%1.736973%1.7%12650.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%070.000000%0.000000%0.0%080.000000%0.000000%0.0%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%010
Count number of people in category
# rank of place 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 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 Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#LashmeetAthensBramwellMontcalmMatoakaSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthBluefieldUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerPrincetonBluefieldBrush ForkOakvaleBluewell-1.000000x-1.000000x3.914373x3.914373x3.91x4.688%4.69%18.349%18.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.784358x2.784358x2.78x2.809%2.81%7.821%7.82%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.595238x2.595238x2.60x7.339%7.34%19.048%19.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556687x1.556687x1.56x24.554%24.6%38.222%38.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.300000x1.300000x1.30x15.385%15.4%20.000%20.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.063790x-1.063790x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x19.692%19.7%18.511%18.5%6-1.138571x-1.138571x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.639%12.6%11.101%11.1%7-1.354664x-1.354664x1.35x1.000000x1.000000x21.088%21.1%15.567%15.6%8-1.379347x-1.379347x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x23.288%23.3%16.883%16.9%9-1.734258x-1.734258x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x45.865%45.9%26.446%26.4%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 10 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 Mercer County, selected places in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#PrincetonAthensMercer CountyMercerBluefieldWest VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBluefieldBramwellLashmeet-1.000000x-1.000000x4.169301x4.169301x4.17x0.771%0.77%3.213%3.21%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.486034x2.486034x2.49x3.371%3.37%8.380%8.38%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971422x1.971422x1.97x1.312%1.31%2.586%2.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-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-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.492740x1.492740x1.49x1.418%1.42%2.117%2.12%3-1.733945x-1.733945x1.73x1.000000x1.000000x2.752%2.75%1.587%1.59%4-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x25.521%25.5%0.000%0%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Mercer County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Mercer County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Mercer County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%Count#Bluefield Metro AreaBluefieldDistrict IDistrict IIIMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerDistrict IIWest VirginiaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic18.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k18.297189%18.297189%18.3%2,278118.172320%18.172320%18.2%2,609216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35214.886165%14.886165%14.9%2,465314.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M
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 Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthDistrict IDistrict IIWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldDistrict III30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M21.662651%21.662651%21.7%2,697120.115949%20.115949%20.1%3,331219.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k19.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44117.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k16.807132%16.807132%16.8%2,4133
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 Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDistrict IISouthWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldDistrict IIIDistrict I3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.116130%3.116130%3.1%51613.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,4321.420910%1.420910%1.4%20421.052209%1.052209%1.1%1313
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 Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#District IIDistrict IIISouth AtlanticWest VirginiaSouthBluefieldUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerDistrict I-1.000000x-1.000000x1.242892x1.242892x1.24x13.420%13.4%16.680%16.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.240023x1.240023x1.24x16.235%16.2%20.132%20.1%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.190357x-1.190357x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x19.719%19.7%16.566%16.6%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

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 Mercer County, selected county subdivisions in Mercer County, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#District IIMercer CountyMercerBluefieldWest VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDistrict IDistrict III-1.000000x-1.000000x3.828292x3.828292x3.83x1.372%1.37%5.251%5.25%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971422x1.971422x1.97x1.312%1.31%2.586%2.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-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-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485970x1.485970x1.49x0.863%0.86%1.283%1.28%2-1.112377x-1.112377x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x1.496%1.50%1.345%1.34%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 Bluefield Area

There are 2 counties in the Bluefield Area. This section compares Mercer County to all of the counties in the Bluefield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Tazewell CountyTazewellBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerWest VirginiaSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth Atlantic21.235324%21.235324%21.2%6,656118.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k16.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,352214.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldTazewell CountyTazewell30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M19.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k19.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,441117.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k14.561001%14.561001%14.6%4,5642
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%1%2%3%Count#South AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldTazewell CountyTazewell3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.962367%1.962367%2.0%85111.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,4321.853624%1.853624%1.9%5812
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#South AtlanticWest VirginiaTazewellSouthBluefieldUnited StatesMercer CountyMercer-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167921x1.167921x1.17x19.631%19.6%22.927%22.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the Bluefield Area, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Mercer CountyMercerBluefieldWest VirginiaTazewellSouthUnited StatesSouth Atlantic-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971422x1.971422x1.97x1.312%1.31%2.586%2.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.692716x1.692716x1.69x1.386%1.39%2.346%2.35%2-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%
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 West Virginia

There are 55 counties in West Virginia. This section compares Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in West Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 8,363.

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 Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#McDowell CountyMcDowellClay CountyClayWebster CountyWebsterMingo CountyMingoWyoming CountyWyomingLogan CountyLoganRoane CountyRoaneDoddridge CountyDoddridgeLincoln CountyLincolnBoone CountyBooneWayne CountyWayneHampshire CountyHampshireHardy CountyHardyGilmer CountyGilmerBraxton CountyBraxtonBarbour CountyBarbourBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMonroe CountyMonroeFayette CountyFayetteGrant CountyGrantRitchie CountyRitchieRandolph CountyRandolphSummers CountySummersMorgan CountyMorganMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerWetzel CountyWetzelPreston CountyPrestonNicholas CountyNicholasGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierUpshur CountyUpshurRaleigh CountyRaleighMason CountyMasonPocahontas CountyPocahontasWest VirginiaSouthTaylor CountyTaylorJackson CountyJacksonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCabell CountyCabellHancock CountyHancockSouth AtlanticBerkeley CountyBerkeleyLewis CountyLewisTyler CountyTylerHarrison CountyHarrisonKanawha CountyKanawhaMineral CountyMineralJefferson CountyJeffersonMarion CountyMarionMarshall CountyMarshallWood CountyWoodBrooke CountyBrookeMonongalia CountyMonongaliaOhio CountyOhioPutnam CountyPutnam35.092155%35.092155%35.1%5,274128.047244%28.047244%28.0%1,781226.108682%26.108682%26.1%1,672326.061819%26.061819%26.1%4,688422.638690%22.638690%22.6%3,636522.321005%22.321005%22.3%5,649621.849308%21.849308%21.8%2,259721.665265%21.665265%21.7%1,288820.894136%20.894136%20.9%3,150920.815592%20.815592%20.8%3,4711020.628495%20.628495%20.6%6,0131120.023641%20.023641%20.0%3,3881219.683414%19.683414%19.7%2,0021319.451827%19.451827%19.5%1,1711418.977544%18.977544%19.0%1,9861518.877685%18.877685%18.9%2,1531618.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k18.649712%18.649712%18.6%1,8481718.277648%18.277648%18.3%5,9301818.258427%18.258427%18.3%1,5601918.066123%18.066123%18.1%1,3062017.197844%17.197844%17.2%3,6372117.191498%17.191498%17.2%1,7472217.137331%17.137331%17.1%2,2152316.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,3522416.947084%16.947084%16.9%1,9442516.522582%16.522582%16.5%4,0902616.333441%16.333441%16.3%3,0392716.151809%16.151809%16.2%4,2092816.125150%16.125150%16.1%2,6802915.658951%15.658951%15.7%8,7203015.270076%15.270076%15.3%2,9743115.241010%15.241010%15.2%9963214.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.098280%14.098280%14.1%1,7303313.432908%13.432908%13.4%2,7703413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.954439%12.954439%13.0%8,3313512.845948%12.845948%12.8%2,8363612.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.765020%12.765020%12.8%9,5613712.752472%12.752472%12.8%1,5093812.429292%12.429292%12.4%8133912.291705%12.291705%12.3%5,9974011.961448%11.961448%12.0%16,28316.3k4111.306507%11.306507%11.3%2,1864211.247015%11.247015%11.2%4,2394311.054295%11.054295%11.1%4,3024410.822622%10.822622%10.8%2,5264510.370080%10.370080%10.4%6,344469.890175%9.890175%9.9%1,666478.414734%8.414734%8.4%5,229488.103386%8.103386%8.1%2,458498.041537%8.041537%8.0%3,20650
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%10%20%30%Count#Monongalia CountyMonongaliaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOhio CountyOhioJefferson CountyJeffersonSouthCabell CountyCabellKanawha CountyKanawhaPutnam CountyPutnamMarion CountyMarionHarrison CountyHarrisonWood CountyWoodBerkeley CountyBerkeleyBrooke CountyBrookeGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerUpshur CountyUpshurTaylor CountyTaylorRandolph CountyRandolphHancock CountyHancockRaleigh CountyRaleighJackson CountyJacksonMorgan CountyMorganBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldPocahontas CountyPocahontasMarshall CountyMarshallGilmer CountyGilmerNicholas CountyNicholasDoddridge CountyDoddridgeSummers CountySummersHardy CountyHardyPreston CountyPrestonLewis CountyLewisGrant CountyGrantTyler CountyTylerMonroe CountyMonroeFayette CountyFayetteWayne CountyWayneBarbour CountyBarbourMineral CountyMineralBraxton CountyBraxtonRoane CountyRoaneMason CountyMasonHampshire CountyHampshireWetzel CountyWetzelRitchie CountyRitchieClay CountyClayMingo CountyMingoWebster CountyWebsterLincoln CountyLincolnLogan CountyLoganBoone CountyBooneWyoming CountyWyomingMcDowell CountyMcDowell39.165768%39.165768%39.2%24,33824.3k130.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.119012%30.119012%30.1%9,136229.885911%29.885911%29.9%11,26411.3k328.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.139014%26.139014%26.1%16,81016.8k425.181996%25.181996%25.2%34,28034.3k525.020066%25.020066%25.0%9,975621.818229%21.818229%21.8%8,491721.566337%21.566337%21.6%10,52210.5k820.261214%20.261214%20.3%12,39512.4k920.252336%20.252336%20.3%15,16915.2k1019.839715%19.839715%19.8%3,3421119.582486%19.582486%19.6%5,1031219.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k19.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,4411318.561974%18.561974%18.6%3,0851418.523348%18.523348%18.5%2,2731518.299603%18.299603%18.3%3,8701618.163700%18.163700%18.2%4,0101718.149658%18.149658%18.1%10,10710.1k1817.681005%17.681005%17.7%3,6461917.663443%17.663443%17.7%2,2832017.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k16.205050%16.205050%16.2%1,0592116.131105%16.131105%16.1%3,7652215.980066%15.980066%16.0%9622315.285392%15.285392%15.3%2,8442414.819176%14.819176%14.8%8812514.780555%14.780555%14.8%1,5022614.659326%14.659326%14.7%1,4912714.575422%14.575422%14.6%3,6082814.028564%14.028564%14.0%1,6602914.009831%14.009831%14.0%1,1973013.744076%13.744076%13.7%8993113.361590%13.361590%13.4%1,3243213.161139%13.161139%13.2%4,2703312.878658%12.878658%12.9%3,7543412.827707%12.827707%12.8%1,4633512.366815%12.366815%12.4%2,3913612.202580%12.202580%12.2%1,2773711.683915%11.683915%11.7%1,2083811.367837%11.367837%11.4%2,2143911.353428%11.353428%11.4%1,9214010.748845%10.748845%10.7%1,2334110.388712%10.388712%10.4%7514210.110236%10.110236%10.1%642439.917723%9.917723%9.9%1,784449.181761%9.181761%9.2%588459.020960%9.020960%9.0%1,360468.890469%8.890469%8.9%2,250478.689655%8.689655%8.7%1,449488.212440%8.212440%8.2%1,319495.150043%5.150043%5.2%77450
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%2%4%6%Count#Monongalia CountyMonongaliaCabell CountyCabellKanawha CountyKanawhaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthOhio CountyOhioJefferson CountyJeffersonGreenbrier CountyGreenbrierGilmer CountyGilmerPutnam CountyPutnamWest VirginiaRandolph CountyRandolphNicholas CountyNicholasMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerHarrison CountyHarrisonBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldWood CountyWoodLewis CountyLewisPocahontas CountyPocahontasJackson CountyJacksonGrant CountyGrantBerkeley CountyBerkeleyMarion CountyMarionUpshur CountyUpshurHardy CountyHardyBrooke CountyBrookeDoddridge CountyDoddridgeRoane CountyRoaneRaleigh CountyRaleighMorgan CountyMorganHancock CountyHancockPreston CountyPrestonLincoln CountyLincolnWayne CountyWayneMarshall CountyMarshallFayette CountyFayetteTaylor CountyTaylorWetzel CountyWetzelBraxton CountyBraxtonTyler CountyTylerRitchie CountyRitchieSummers CountySummersLogan CountyLoganMonroe CountyMonroeWebster CountyWebsterBarbour CountyBarbourMineral CountyMineralMcDowell CountyMcDowellMingo CountyMingoHampshire CountyHampshireMason CountyMasonBoone CountyBooneClay CountyClayWyoming CountyWyoming7.991503%7.991503%8.0%4,96613.926295%3.926295%3.9%2,52523.598058%3.598058%3.6%4,89833.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.993439%2.993439%3.0%90842.504643%2.504643%2.5%94452.459803%2.459803%2.5%64162.308970%2.308970%2.3%13972.172168%2.172168%2.2%86682.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k2.075846%2.075846%2.1%43991.988606%1.988606%2.0%370101.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.962367%1.962367%2.0%851111.955359%1.955359%2.0%954121.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,4321.901072%1.901072%1.9%1,163131.833854%1.833854%1.8%217141.805662%1.805662%1.8%118151.726395%1.726395%1.7%356161.556648%1.556648%1.6%133171.554072%1.554072%1.6%1,164181.544312%1.544312%1.5%601191.540313%1.540313%1.5%256201.455117%1.455117%1.5%148211.442565%1.442565%1.4%243221.429773%1.429773%1.4%85231.296063%1.296063%1.3%134241.249843%1.249843%1.2%696251.168279%1.168279%1.2%151261.164107%1.164107%1.2%257271.110932%1.110932%1.1%275281.101088%1.101088%1.1%166291.080655%1.080655%1.1%315301.062554%1.062554%1.1%248311.054124%1.054124%1.1%342321.034960%1.034960%1.0%127331.002528%1.002528%1.0%115340.955566%0.955566%1.0%100350.902003%0.902003%0.9%59360.899156%0.899156%0.9%65370.885652%0.885652%0.9%90380.869290%0.869290%0.9%220390.847714%0.847714%0.8%84400.843223%0.843223%0.8%54410.789128%0.789128%0.8%90420.786180%0.786180%0.8%152430.658726%0.658726%0.7%99440.650434%0.650434%0.7%117450.472813%0.472813%0.5%80460.415896%0.415896%0.4%81470.395802%0.395802%0.4%66480.346457%0.346457%0.3%22490.323766%0.323766%0.3%5250
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LewisSummersBarbourBraxtonBooneWetzelMorganPrestonClayGreenbrierRandolphDoddridgeMonongaliaTylerWebsterWyomingRitchieMineralRoaneRaleighLincolnMarionHarrisonGrantJacksonNicholasJeffersonGilmerHampshireSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaOhioSouthBluefieldUpshurFayetteWayneMcDowellUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerKanawhaBerkeleyMingoMonroeTaylorHardyLoganHancockMarshallWoodCabellPocahontasBrookeMasonPutnam-1.000000x-1.000000x1.630486x1.630486x1.63x9.740%9.74%15.880%15.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594085x1.594085x1.59x13.568%13.6%21.629%21.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522398x1.522398x1.52x15.093%15.1%22.977%23.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494435x1.494435x1.49x15.225%15.2%22.753%22.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.454518x1.454518x1.45x17.060%17.1%24.814%24.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388022x1.388022x1.39x14.274%14.3%19.812%19.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387734x1.387734x1.39x14.401%14.4%19.984%20.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387642x1.387642x1.39x13.771%13.8%19.110%19.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.357030x1.357030x1.36x23.817%23.8%32.320%32.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.348867x1.348867x1.35x13.830%13.8%18.655%18.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.334927x1.334927x1.33x14.676%14.7%19.591%19.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325912x1.325912x1.33x18.477%18.5%24.500%24.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325115x1.325115x1.33x7.217%7.22%9.563%9.56%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320214x1.320214x1.32x10.727%10.7%14.162%14.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303780x1.303780x1.30x22.729%22.7%29.633%29.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.296781x1.296781x1.30x19.782%19.8%25.653%25.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.288905x1.288905x1.29x15.818%15.8%20.388%20.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.277167x1.277167x1.28x9.973%9.97%12.737%12.7%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.275082x1.275082x1.28x19.258%19.3%24.555%24.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274191x1.274191x1.27x13.789%13.8%17.570%17.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273402x1.273402x1.27x18.419%18.4%23.455%23.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267830x1.267830x1.27x9.790%9.79%12.411%12.4%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248175x1.248175x1.25x10.985%11.0%13.711%13.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247935x1.247935x1.25x16.266%16.3%20.298%20.3%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221309x1.221309x1.22x12.139%12.1%14.825%14.8%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210818x1.210818x1.21x14.834%14.8%17.962%18.0%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.207039x1.207039x1.21x10.218%10.2%12.333%12.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.192067x1.192067x1.19x17.386%17.4%20.725%20.7%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.186395x1.186395x1.19x18.290%18.3%21.699%21.7%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154824x1.154824x1.15x7.552%7.55%8.721%8.72%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136214x1.136214x1.14x15.104%15.1%17.162%17.2%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129919x1.129919x1.13x17.170%17.2%19.400%19.4%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126545x1.126545x1.13x19.454%19.5%21.916%21.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124554x1.124554x1.12x33.004%33.0%37.115%37.1%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.103796x1.103796x1.10x11.402%11.4%12.586%12.6%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101361x1.101361x1.10x12.165%12.2%13.398%13.4%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097076x1.097076x1.10x24.910%24.9%27.328%27.3%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096149x1.096149x1.10x17.815%17.8%19.528%19.5%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058492x1.058492x1.06x13.700%13.7%14.501%14.5%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029233x1.029233x1.03x19.405%19.4%19.972%20.0%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028756x1.028756x1.03x22.012%22.0%22.645%22.6%42-1.013178x-1.013178x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x12.926%12.9%12.758%12.8%43-1.015737x-1.015737x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.904%10.9%10.735%10.7%44-1.019371x-1.019371x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x10.465%10.5%10.266%10.3%45-1.023259x-1.023259x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x13.097%13.1%12.800%12.8%46-1.045317x-1.045317x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x15.594%15.6%14.918%14.9%47-1.064207x-1.064207x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x10.182%10.2%9.568%9.57%48-1.115104x-1.115104x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x16.048%16.0%14.392%14.4%49-1.198799x-1.198799x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x8.742%8.74%7.292%7.29%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#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 Mercer County, selected other counties in West Virginia, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#RoaneJacksonClayMineralTylerMorganLoganGrantMingoOhioPutnamWayneTaylorJeffersonPocahontasWoodMercer CountyMercerRandolphWetzelFayetteWyomingBluefieldKanawhaCabellHancockPrestonWebsterWest VirginiaHarrisonLewisBarbourSouthUnited StatesBerkeleySouth AtlanticRaleighMonongaliaBraxtonGreenbrierLincolnMarionBrookeRitchieBooneUpshurMarshallSummersHardyGilmerNicholasDoddridgeMonroeMcDowellHampshireMason-1.000000x-1.000000x7.185786x7.185786x7.19x0.322%0.32%2.313%2.31%1-1.000000x-1.000000x6.147941x6.147941x6.15x0.496%0.50%3.050%3.05%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.545584x4.545584x4.55x0.125%0.13%0.570%0.57%3-1.000000x-1.000000x4.363154x4.363154x4.36x0.300%0.30%1.308%1.31%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.272799x3.272799x3.27x0.424%0.42%1.388%1.39%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.093383x3.093383x3.09x0.577%0.58%1.784%1.78%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.001856x3.001856x3.00x0.440%0.44%1.320%1.32%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.980731x2.980731x2.98x0.787%0.79%2.345%2.34%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.919085x2.919085x2.92x0.340%0.34%0.992%0.99%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.887604x2.887604x2.89x1.584%1.58%4.574%4.57%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.729241x2.729241x2.73x1.184%1.18%3.230%3.23%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.658058x2.658058x2.66x0.603%0.60%1.604%1.60%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.458339x2.458339x2.46x0.600%0.60%1.475%1.47%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.402962x2.402962x2.40x1.488%1.49%3.577%3.58%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.357588x2.357588x2.36x1.057%1.06%2.491%2.49%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.286439x2.286439x2.29x1.180%1.18%2.698%2.70%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.195883x2.195883x2.20x1.260%1.26%2.768%2.77%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.136479x2.136479x2.14x1.311%1.31%2.801%2.80%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.088440x2.088440x2.09x0.657%0.66%1.373%1.37%19-1.000000x-1.000000x2.027059x2.027059x2.03x0.698%0.70%1.415%1.42%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.992565x1.992565x1.99x0.218%0.22%0.435%0.44%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971422x1.971422x1.97x1.312%1.31%2.586%2.59%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.915786x1.915786x1.92x2.512%2.51%4.812%4.81%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795705x1.795705x1.80x2.840%2.84%5.100%5.10%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.795376x1.795376x1.80x0.845%0.85%1.517%1.52%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.781569x1.781569x1.78x0.792%0.79%1.411%1.41%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.772663x1.772663x1.77x0.612%0.61%1.085%1.08%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768492x1.768492x1.77x1.542%1.54%2.727%2.73%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.737976x1.737976x1.74x1.444%1.44%2.510%2.51%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709008x1.709008x1.71x1.361%1.36%2.325%2.33%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.702022x1.702022x1.70x0.590%0.59%1.005%1.00%29-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.523138x1.523138x1.52x1.239%1.24%1.887%1.89%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500982x1.500982x1.50x1.002%1.00%1.504%1.50%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.444549x1.444549x1.44x6.513%6.51%9.409%9.41%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.389158x1.389158x1.39x0.800%0.80%1.112%1.11%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.364197x1.364197x1.36x2.093%2.09%2.855%2.86%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.255251x1.255251x1.26x0.978%0.98%1.228%1.23%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166175x1.166175x1.17x1.430%1.43%1.667%1.67%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077119x1.077119x1.08x1.392%1.39%1.499%1.50%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065180x1.065180x1.07x0.871%0.87%0.928%0.93%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.002127x1.002127x1.00x0.395%0.40%0.396%0.40%39-1.188163x-1.188163x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x1.672%1.67%1.407%1.41%40-1.236553x-1.236553x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x1.171%1.17%0.947%0.95%41-1.283212x-1.283212x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x0.983%0.98%0.766%0.77%42-1.303051x-1.303051x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x1.643%1.64%1.261%1.26%43-1.306907x-1.306907x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x2.702%2.70%2.067%2.07%44-1.320504x-1.320504x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x2.250%2.25%1.704%1.70%45-1.326607x-1.326607x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x1.644%1.64%1.239%1.24%46-1.397927x-1.397927x1.40x1.000000x1.000000x0.984%0.98%0.704%0.70%47-1.522265x-1.522265x1.52x1.000000x1.000000x0.798%0.80%0.524%0.52%48-1.551948x-1.551948x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x0.577%0.58%0.372%0.37%49-1.985302x-1.985302x1.99x1.000000x1.000000x0.542%0.54%0.273%0.27%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 Mercer County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Mercer 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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantWest VirginiaSouthCook CountyCookSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSouth AtlanticAlameda 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%274,381274k520.017506%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%315,505316k1018.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k17.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.953374%16.953374%17.0%7,35216.576437%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%182,543183k1614.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k14.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1713.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.827640%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%108,416108k2812.054893%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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer 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 CountyQueensSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarris CountyHarrisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoSouthMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideFresno CountyFresnoWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronxBluefield Metro AreaBluefield60.434640%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%499,006499k3730.457708%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%286,583287k4128.191926%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%272,786273k4422.823853%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%114,275114k4819.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k19.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.464557%19.464557%19.5%8,44119.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k5017.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k
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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer 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 CountyBrowardSouth AtlanticHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaSouthDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneWest VirginiaMercer County School DistrictMercer CountyMercer CountyMercerBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldSan 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%24,10124.1k323.517075%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%18,59118.6k412.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k482.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k1.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.962367%1.962367%2.0%8511.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,4321.852789%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#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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MecklenburgPalm BeachWakeSouth AtlanticWest VirginiaWestchesterFairfieldSouthContra CostaBluefieldHillsboroughFresnoDallasSuffolkMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerOrangeHarrisFultonPhiladelphiaSan BernardinoTarrantCookMaricopaCuyahogaTravisBrowardRiversideOaklandNassauSalt LakeFranklinSacramentoMontgomeryBronxMiddlesexKingsFairfaxBexarPimaKingLos AngelesClarkOrangeSt. LouisHennepinMiami-DadeQueensAlamedaAlleghenyNew YorkSan DiegoSanta ClaraHonolulu-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282326x1.282326x1.28x9.163%9.16%11.750%11.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244689x1.244689x1.24x10.804%10.8%13.447%13.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.180227x1.180227x1.18x7.089%7.09%8.367%8.37%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%-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-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%-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-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105980x1.105980x1.11x16.156%16.2%17.868%17.9%-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#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 Mercer County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Mercer 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:
Bluefield
Cities:
Bluefield, Princeton
Districts:
I, II, III
Towns:
Athens, Bramwell, Matoaka, Oakvale
Unincorporated Places:
Bluewell, Brush Fork, Lashmeet, Montcalm
ZIP Codes:
24701, 24712, 24714, 24715, 24724, 24729, 24731, 24733, 24736, 24737, 24738, 24740, 24747, 25820, 25841, 25902, 25922, 25971, 25979
Unified School District:
Mercer County
Congressional District:
WV-3
State Senate District:
WV-6
State House Districts:
WV-25, WV-26, WV-27
Neighboring Counties:
Bland, Giles, McDowell, Raleigh, Summers, Tazewell, Wyoming
Nearby Cities:
Radford
Nearby Counties:
Carroll, Craig, Fayette, Greenbrier, Monroe, Montgomery, Pulaski, Smyth, Wythe