Educational Attainment in the Atlanta Area, Georgia (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma243.711614%36.768677%43.711614%43.7%1,600,9961.60M44.805226%49.075236%44.805226%44.8%1,641,0511.64M11.483160%14.156087%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k
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 Georgia at large.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma218.882749%18.882749%+18.9%43.712%43.7%36.769%36.8%-8.700945%-8.700945%-8.7%44.805%44.8%49.075%49.1%-18.881825%-18.881825%-18.9%11.483%11.5%14.156%14.2%
% percentage with given level in the Atlanta Area
ref. percentage with given level in Georgia
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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.426296%1.258904%1.426296%1.4%52,24052.2k2.309950%1.988903%2.309950%2.3%84,60584.6k9.626818%7.821230%9.626818%9.6%352,595353k23.122273%18.342924%23.122273%23.1%846,884847k7.226277%7.356716%7.226277%7.2%264,672265k20.515542%20.990985%20.515542%20.5%751,409751k24.289684%28.084250%24.289684%24.3%889,642890k6.917401%8.924765%6.917401%6.9%253,359253k3.324794%3.882623%3.324794%3.3%121,775122k1.240965%1.348699%1.240965%1.2%45,45245.5k
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 Georgia at large.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None13.296672%13.296672%+13.3%1.426%1.43%1.259%1.26%16.141932%16.141932%+16.1%2.310%2.31%1.989%1.99%23.085720%23.085720%+23.1%9.627%9.63%7.821%7.82%26.055547%26.055547%+26.1%23.122%23.1%18.343%18.3%-1.773061%-1.773061%-1.8%7.226%7.23%7.357%7.36%-2.264990%-2.264990%-2.3%20.516%20.5%20.991%21.0%-13.511366%-13.511366%-13.5%24.290%24.3%28.084%28.1%-22.492069%-22.492069%-22.5%6.917%6.92%8.925%8.92%-14.367336%-14.367336%-14.4%3.325%3.32%3.883%3.88%-7.987973%-7.987973%-8.0%1.241%1.24%1.349%1.35%
% percentage with given level in the Atlanta Area
ref. percentage with given level in Georgia
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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
More Females More Males
Georgia
Atlanta Area
0%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-4.435236%-8.333340%-4.435236%4%44.606%44.6%42.711%42.7%0.066556%1.018551%0.066556%0%44.791%44.8%44.821%44.8%17.584910%18.760127%17.584910%18%10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%
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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
More Females More Males
Georgia
Atlanta Area
20%0%20%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None23.491349%31.242052%23.491349%23%1.284%1.28%1.586%1.59%23.741342%20.312659%23.741342%24%2.077%2.08%2.570%2.57%-15.630858%-24.128015%-15.630858%16%10.283%10.3%8.893%8.89%-0.370257%1.018591%1.018591%1%23.012%23.0%23.246%23.2%-23.898455%-29.942591%-23.898455%24%7.950%7.95%6.417%6.42%-7.431531%-7.731735%-7.431531%7%21.208%21.2%19.741%19.7%6.347187%7.589167%6.347187%6%23.583%23.6%25.080%25.1%18.422246%18.422487%18.422246%18%6.364%6.36%7.536%7.54%20.989357%22.169036%20.989357%21%3.025%3.03%3.660%3.66%4.711752%11.561516%4.711752%5%1.214%1.21%1.271%1.27%
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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3416.564311%13.352216%16.564311%16.6%99,985100.0k603,617604k23.079300%18.200056%23.079300%23.1%335,324335k1,452,9211.45M25.044332%20.341437%25.044332%25.0%206,059206k822,777823k26.236599%21.128008%26.236599%26.2%205,516206k783,318783k
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 Georgia at large.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3424.056647%24.056647%24.1%16.564%16.6%13.352%13.4%26.808955%26.808955%26.8%23.079%23.1%18.200%18.2%23.119773%23.119773%23.1%25.044%25.0%20.341%20.3%24.179237%24.179237%24.2%26.237%26.2%21.128%21.1%
% percentage in the Atlanta Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Georgia 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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
More Females More Males
Georgia
Atlanta Area
20%0%20%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3450.186056%48.498811%50.186056%50.2%13.620%13.6%20.455%20.5%1.508345%0.712301%1.508345%1.5%22.914%22.9%23.259%23.3%-6.167227%-11.085590%-6.167227%6.2%25.760%25.8%24.264%24.3%-17.385389%-22.241981%-17.385389%17.4%28.264%28.3%24.078%24.1%
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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$65,347.000000$61,703.000000$65,347.000000$65.3k489,440489k13.363%13.4%$52,181.000000$50,340.000000$52,181.000000$52.2k846,884847k23.122%23.1%$33,646.000000$31,892.000000$33,646.000000$33.6k1,016,0811.02M27.742%27.7%$27,426.000000$26,716.000000$27,426.000000$27.4k889,642890k24.290%24.3%$20,736.000000$20,339.000000$20,736.000000$20.7k420,586421k11.483%11.5%$38,355.000000$34,889.000000$38,355.000000$38.4k3,662,6333.66M100.000%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 Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Female Male
Georgia
Atlanta Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-55,022.000000$-53,106.000000$-55,022.000000$55.0k$55,022.000000$30,996.000000$53,106.000000$27,071.000000$86,018.000000$86.0k263,852264k225,588226k$-43,425.000000$-41,358.000000$-43,425.000000$43.4k$43,425.000000$22,489.000000$41,358.000000$20,402.000000$65,914.000000$65.9k445,005445k401,879402k$-28,905.000000$-26,844.000000$-28,905.000000$28.9k$28,905.000000$11,746.000000$26,844.000000$12,847.000000$40,651.000000$40.7k563,867564k452,214452k$-23,112.000000$-21,719.000000$-23,112.000000$23.1k$23,112.000000$8,325.000000$21,719.000000$9,564.000000$31,437.000000$31.4k456,057456k433,585434k$-16,018.000000$-15,513.000000$-16,018.000000$16.0k$16,018.000000$7,109.000000$15,513.000000$7,325.000000$23,127.000000$23.1k205,045205k215,541216k$-32,568.000000$-29,914.000000$-32,568.000000$32.6k$32,568.000000$11,352.000000$29,914.000000$10,649.000000$43,920.000000$43.9k1,933,8261.93M1,728,8071.73M
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%10%20%30%40%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma340.842648%35.049351%40.842648%40.8%1,42548.667240%49.797188%48.667240%48.7%1,69810.490112%14.737696%10.490112%10.5%3660.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.415765%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Atlanta Area
Georgia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.284052%82.577217%83.284052%83.3%969,767970k74.171268%72.624490%74.171268%74.2%643,771644k67.031909%64.038775%67.031909%67.0%473,500474k55.306221%50.010972%55.306221%55.3%177,132177k
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Female Male
Georgia
Atlanta Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-7.363103%-9.998083%-7.363103%7.4%7.363103%0.830424%9.998083%1.316258%8.193527%8.2%77,25377.3k74,04374.0k-9.763105%-13.529593%-9.763105%9.8%9.763105%2.417472%13.529593%3.525425%12.180578%12.2%61,87161.9k63,57963.6k-11.063475%-4.318921%-11.675730%-4.137080%-15.382396%15.4%11.063475%11.675730%11.063475%11.1%10,73510.7k16,52716.5k-33.992509%-36.645002%-33.992509%34.0%33.992509%6.167764%36.645002%6.358676%40.160273%40.2%64,99965.0k49,36849.4k-26.133971%-26.948825%-26.133971%26.1%26.133971%7.484180%26.948825%7.822659%33.618150%33.6%27,62027.6k20,22920.2k
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of Georgia and the Atlanta Area
Female Male
Georgia
Atlanta Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-40.941333%-32.551720%-40.941333%40.9%40.941333%2.464751%32.551720%1.168192%43.406084%43.4%409,256409k411,704412k-24.710994%-6.367740%-18.685293%-6.158828%-31.078734%31.1%24.710994%18.685293%24.710994%24.7%125,519126k202,390202k-51.534330%-49.566411%-51.534330%51.5%51.534330%8.346532%49.566411%8.591973%59.880863%59.9%58,10358.1k55,36955.4k-16.185457%-3.477565%-13.610380%-3.730000%-19.663022%19.7%16.185457%13.610380%16.185457%16.2%26,19626.2k28,55728.6k-18.903819%-6.469218%-16.770654%-5.881575%-25.373038%25.4%18.903819%16.770654%18.903819%18.9%15,53115.5k19,64019.6k
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 in the Atlanta Area

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14%22%31%39%47%56%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
35%42%48%54%60%66%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.4%8.9%12.4%15.9%19.4%23.0%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.08%0.57%1.05%1.54%2.02%2.51%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.4%1.1%1.8%2.5%3.1%3.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.6%4.1%6.6%9.2%11.7%14.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%11%16%22%27%33%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.8%4.9%6.0%7.0%8.1%9.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17.6%19.2%20.7%22.3%23.8%25.4%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
17%23%28%34%39%45%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.0%5.7%8.4%11.0%13.7%16.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.7%2.5%3.4%4.2%5.0%5.9%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.40%0.85%1.30%1.75%2.19%2.64%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Atlanta Area

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10%23%35%47%60%73%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
24%33%42%51%60%70%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1%9%15%22%29%37%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.3%4.4%5.5%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.1%3.9%7.7%11.5%15.2%19.0%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3%11%18%26%33%41%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.2%4.4%6.6%8.8%11.0%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11.0%15.3%19.6%23.9%28.2%32.6%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9%19%28%37%46%56%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.9%5.8%10.8%15.7%20.6%25.6%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%3.5%6.7%9.8%13.0%16.2%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.8%1.6%2.3%3.1%3.9%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Atlanta Area

There are 172 places that are fully or partially contained within the Atlanta Area (165 fully and 7 partially). This section compares all 172 of those to each other, the Atlanta Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected places in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%20%40%60%Count#Lakeview EstatesLakeview EstsOrchard HillShady DaleRest HavenFair OaksDoravilleRussellFranklinHilltopExperimentConleyWhitesburgForest ParkClarkstonBowdonWoodburyEast NewnanMilnerNorcrossTempleFlovillaNewbornLake CityJacksonBuchananEast GriffinMorrowLuthersvilleChambleeMansfieldWacoLilburnJasperCummingConyersSouthNelsonGeorgiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticGayAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBostwickAtlantaBonanzaRoswellPine LakeSandy SpringsDunwoodyJohns CreekDruid HillsMountain ParkViningsBerkeley LakeAvondale EstatesAvondale Ests62.916006%62.916006%62.9%794148.734177%48.734177%48.7%77243.646409%43.646409%43.6%79343.333333%43.333333%43.3%26441.495017%41.495017%41.5%2,498540.062696%40.062696%40.1%2,556638.049303%38.049303%38.0%355736.812412%36.812412%36.8%261836.700337%36.700337%36.7%109935.614133%35.614133%35.6%6351034.336333%34.336333%34.3%1,2211132.758621%32.758621%32.8%1521232.706271%32.706271%32.7%3,9641332.685198%32.685198%32.7%2,3871432.605905%32.605905%32.6%5081531.240188%31.240188%31.2%1991630.306748%30.306748%30.3%2471729.449424%29.449424%29.4%2301829.161159%29.161159%29.2%2,8681929.079894%29.079894%29.1%7682029.032258%29.032258%29.0%992128.349515%28.349515%28.3%1462228.164557%28.164557%28.2%4452328.109756%28.109756%28.1%9222427.920561%27.920561%27.9%2392527.765957%27.765957%27.8%2612627.619856%27.619856%27.6%1,3022727.226027%27.226027%27.2%1592826.240721%26.240721%26.2%4,9492926.071429%26.071429%26.1%733024.755700%24.755700%24.8%763721.944548%21.944548%21.9%1,7654920.041322%20.041322%20.0%4856218.135221%18.135221%18.1%7437416.139678%16.139678%16.1%1,5168614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.349776%14.349776%14.3%1289814.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.727273%12.727273%12.7%711011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k10.743802%10.743802%10.7%2612310.536277%10.536277%10.5%32,40032.4k1268.994465%8.994465%9.0%1951357.281975%7.281975%7.3%4,6961456.679035%6.679035%6.7%361475.989309%5.989309%6.0%4,3811545.369406%5.369406%5.4%1,8141594.685253%4.685253%4.7%2,5091601.985751%1.985751%2.0%1311681.969365%1.969365%2.0%91691.651771%1.651771%1.7%1461701.311953%1.311953%1.3%181711.130653%1.130653%1.1%27172
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 172 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected places in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Druid HillsAvondale EstatesAvondale EstsDecaturDunwoodyNorth Druid HillsN Druid HlsMiltonNorth DecaturBerkeley LakeViningsJohns CreekAlpharettaMountain ParkBrookhavenSandy SpringsPeachtree CityRoswellPeachtree CornersSmyrnaSuwaneePine LakeTuckerAtlantaTyroneBraseltonDuluthWoodstockMountain ParkWoolseyHolly SpringsTurinMariettaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaStone MountainStone MtnSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGeorgiaSouthGood HopeMcDonoughGresham ParkCandler-McAfeeWilliamsonWarm SpringsWaleskaJacksonFlovillaOrchard HillHilltopEast NewnanLakeview EstatesLakeview EstsRest Haven83.992724%83.992724%84.0%5,541174.623116%74.623116%74.6%1,782272.346390%72.346390%72.3%9,549369.151077%69.151077%69.2%23,36223.4k467.447596%67.447596%67.4%9,299567.239404%67.239404%67.2%15,84915.8k667.163473%67.163473%67.2%8,517766.034985%66.034985%66.0%906865.731418%65.731418%65.7%5,810964.747624%64.747624%64.7%34,67334.7k1064.097597%64.097597%64.1%26,13926.1k1163.676149%63.676149%63.7%2911262.833908%62.833908%62.8%22,79322.8k1360.702421%60.702421%60.7%44,40244.4k1457.481200%57.481200%57.5%13,30013.3k1556.013522%56.013522%56.0%36,12236.1k1653.614502%53.614502%53.6%14,67014.7k1751.832258%51.832258%51.8%20,08520.1k1851.065475%51.065475%51.1%5,9431950.463822%50.463822%50.5%2722048.727521%48.727521%48.7%12,13912.1k2148.281839%48.281839%48.3%148,471148k2246.786410%46.786410%46.8%2,1622345.080092%45.080092%45.1%2,5612443.666684%43.666684%43.7%8,6152543.559573%43.559573%43.6%7,6632643.052794%43.052794%43.1%3,8982742.975207%42.975207%43.0%522842.454698%42.454698%42.5%2,7882941.666667%41.666667%41.7%1153036.947905%36.947905%36.9%14,35514.4k3736.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M30.817158%30.817158%30.8%1,2864930.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M25.912409%25.912409%25.9%716222.934128%22.934128%22.9%3,3117420.850429%20.850429%20.9%1,1188618.809878%18.809878%18.8%3,1619816.171617%16.171617%16.2%4911013.622291%13.622291%13.6%4412311.920530%11.920530%11.9%181359.725610%9.725610%9.7%3191475.865103%5.865103%5.9%201592.531646%2.531646%2.5%41682.020202%2.020202%2.0%61691.840491%1.840491%1.8%151700.792393%0.792393%0.8%101710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0172
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 172 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected places in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%Count#Druid HillsDecaturAvondale EstatesAvondale EstsNorth DecaturNorth Druid HillsN Druid HlsMeansvilleViningsBrookhavenLone OakBerkeley LakeDunwoodyWoolseyGraysonAtlantaSandy SpringsTuckerJohns CreekCarrolltonScottdaleBremenAlpharettaMiltonTyroneTallapoosaMadisonPeachtree CityPine MountainSmyrnaPine LakeMountain ParkPeachtree CornersRoswellAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWaleskaGeorgiaSouthLilburnRedanMcDonoughFair OaksWoodburyCentralhatcheeNewbornPorterdaleGrantvilleHilltopJenkinsburgTaylorsvilleSunny SideRest Haven27.012278%27.012278%27.0%1,782117.092204%17.092204%17.1%2,256215.452261%15.452261%15.5%369312.948506%12.948506%12.9%1,642412.511786%12.511786%12.5%1,725511.214953%11.214953%11.2%12610.419731%10.419731%10.4%92179.124742%9.124742%9.1%3,31088.928571%8.928571%8.9%598.600583%8.600583%8.6%118108.068908%8.068908%8.1%2,726117.438017%7.438017%7.4%9127.410926%7.410926%7.4%156137.298648%7.298648%7.3%22,44422.4k147.106238%7.106238%7.1%5,198156.864162%6.864162%6.9%1,710166.655338%6.655338%6.7%3,564176.584174%6.584174%6.6%862186.520830%6.520830%6.5%468196.295150%6.295150%6.3%244205.443845%5.443845%5.4%2,220215.426159%5.426159%5.4%1,279225.258602%5.258602%5.3%243235.255474%5.255474%5.3%108245.229682%5.229682%5.2%148254.913994%4.913994%4.9%1,137264.892966%4.892966%4.9%48274.890323%4.890323%4.9%1,895284.823748%4.823748%4.8%26294.814004%4.814004%4.8%22304.122506%4.122506%4.1%1,128374.065873%4.065873%4.1%2,622383.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.311258%3.311258%3.3%5493.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.760164%2.760164%2.8%222622.221119%2.221119%2.2%492741.863268%1.863268%1.9%269861.710963%1.710963%1.7%103981.412873%1.412873%1.4%91101.045296%1.045296%1.0%31230.776699%0.776699%0.8%41350.460405%0.460405%0.5%51470.000000%0.000000%0.0%01590.000000%0.000000%0.0%01680.000000%0.000000%0.0%01690.000000%0.000000%0.0%01700.000000%0.000000%0.0%01710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0172
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 172 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected places in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
5x0x5x10xFM#Avondale EstsSenoiaWaleskaHeron BayPine LakeDawsonvilleWoolseyStone MtnMolenaChattahoochee HlsHiramMorelandEmersonRussellLoganvilleLovejoyTempleBethlehemOrchard HillDaculaSocial CircleBremenSuwaneeTurinScottdaleGresham ParkLilburnJonesboroNelsonRoswellLithia SpgsExperimentBelvedere PkVilla RicaGeorgiaSouth AtlanticAtlanta AreaConyersSouthUnited StatesAtlantaLake CityDallasPanthersvilleSandy SpringsEast NewnanMountain ParkJohns CreekTalking RockMansfieldMeansvilleLone OakGraysonBrooks-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.747%2.75%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.658%0.66%12.439%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x5.826667x5.826667x5.83x5.263%5.26%30.667%30.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x5.282993x5.282993x5.28x0.850%0.85%4.490%4.49%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.416667x4.416667x4.42x3.235%3.23%14.286%14.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.759295x3.759295x3.76x6.386%6.39%24.005%24.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.677966x3.677966x3.68x3.226%3.23%11.864%11.9%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.887990x2.887990x2.89x6.874%6.87%19.852%19.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.634580x2.634580x2.63x9.143%9.14%24.088%24.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.605159x2.605159x2.61x4.013%4.01%10.454%10.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.577259x2.577259x2.58x6.710%6.71%17.293%17.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.514706x2.514706x2.51x5.848%5.85%14.706%14.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392520x2.392520x2.39x13.958%14.0%33.394%33.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.340870x2.340870x2.34x22.517%22.5%52.708%52.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.322070x2.322070x2.32x7.042%7.04%16.353%16.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.157856x2.157856x2.16x7.541%7.54%16.272%16.3%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.065938x2.065938x2.07x18.745%18.7%38.726%38.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.051083x2.051083x2.05x16.968%17.0%34.802%34.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.824201x1.824201x1.82x35.294%35.3%64.384%64.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744212x1.744212x1.74x15.020%15.0%26.198%26.2%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.733976x1.733976x1.73x11.258%11.3%19.521%19.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.711176x1.711176x1.71x9.065%9.07%15.512%15.5%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.688966x1.688966x1.69x4.794%4.79%8.096%8.10%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669556x1.669556x1.67x9.701%9.70%16.197%16.2%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.657240x1.657240x1.66x13.706%13.7%22.714%22.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.617538x1.617538x1.62x14.625%14.6%23.656%23.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608508x1.608508x1.61x16.996%17.0%27.339%27.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.571885x1.571885x1.57x18.019%18.0%28.323%28.3%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567266x1.567266x1.57x11.469%11.5%17.975%18.0%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.564859x1.564859x1.56x5.692%5.69%8.907%8.91%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493857x1.493857x1.49x13.412%13.4%20.035%20.0%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.438770x1.438770x1.44x29.080%29.1%41.840%41.8%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325429x1.325429x1.33x15.593%15.6%20.668%20.7%62-1.000000x-1.000000x1.205157x1.205157x1.21x11.927%11.9%14.373%14.4%74-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187601x1.187601x1.19x12.997%13.0%15.435%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160578x1.160578x1.16x15.110%15.1%17.536%17.5%86-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.074487x1.074487x1.07x10.167%10.2%10.924%10.9%94-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042356x1.042356x1.04x27.645%27.6%28.816%28.8%98-1.013851x-1.013851x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.361%15.4%15.152%15.2%110-1.068482x-1.068482x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x10.820%10.8%10.127%10.1%123-1.070292x-1.070292x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x6.177%6.18%5.771%5.77%124-1.175156x-1.175156x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x32.692%32.7%27.820%27.8%135-1.318160x-1.318160x1.32x1.000000x1.000000x8.825%8.82%6.695%6.69%147-1.537772x-1.537772x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x5.618%5.62%3.653%3.65%155-1.785714x-1.785714x1.79x1.000000x1.000000x14.286%14.3%8.000%8.00%159-2.885802x-2.885802x2.89x1.000000x1.000000x38.194%38.2%13.235%13.2%168-3.187500x-3.187500x3.19x1.000000x1.000000x12.500%12.5%3.922%3.92%169-3.629032x-3.629032x3.63x1.000000x1.000000x29.032%29.0%8.000%8.00%170-3.834430x-3.834430x3.83x1.000000x1.000000x8.806%8.81%2.296%2.30%171-6.925532x-6.925532x6.93x1.000000x1.000000x7.447%7.45%1.075%1.08%172
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 172 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected places in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#AuburnConleyJonesboroPorterdaleWalnut GroveGreenvilleNewbornWhitesburgFlovillaWilliamsonCentralhatcheeGood HopeConcordShady DaleOrchard HillJerseyGayAustellJacksonWoolseyPine MountainRoopvilleFair OaksHolly SpringsCummingMonticelloZebulonStone MtnVilla RicaChattahoochee HlsCartersvilleSandy SpringsJohns CreekStockbridgeRoswellMariettaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticViningsAtlantaGeorgiaAtlanta AreaMadisonDuluthCantonLoganvilleMountain ParkUnion CityRussellHaralsonMeansvilleAldoraTalking RockLone Oak-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.538%0.54%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.510%2.51%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.138%1.14%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.136%1.14%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.835%1.83%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.563%1.56%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.439%1.44%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.797%0.80%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.282%1.28%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.333%1.33%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.190%2.19%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%9.574%9.57%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%5.882%5.88%13-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.250%1.25%14-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.370%1.37%15-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.852%1.85%16-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.846%3.85%17-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.193%0.19%3.558%3.56%18-1.000000x-1.000000x9.410672x9.410672x9.41x0.644%0.64%6.065%6.06%19-1.000000x-1.000000x8.406780x8.406780x8.41x1.613%1.61%13.559%13.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x5.984033x5.984033x5.98x1.752%1.75%10.482%10.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x5.574468x5.574468x5.57x0.763%0.76%4.255%4.26%22-1.000000x-1.000000x5.352895x5.352895x5.35x0.495%0.50%2.651%2.65%23-1.000000x-1.000000x4.490099x4.490099x4.49x1.413%1.41%6.343%6.34%24-1.000000x-1.000000x4.412811x4.412811x4.41x0.575%0.57%2.537%2.54%25-1.000000x-1.000000x4.379870x4.379870x4.38x0.704%0.70%3.084%3.08%26-1.000000x-1.000000x4.127214x4.127214x4.13x0.644%0.64%2.657%2.66%27-1.000000x-1.000000x3.795247x3.795247x3.80x1.576%1.58%5.982%5.98%28-1.000000x-1.000000x3.598421x3.598421x3.60x0.558%0.56%2.009%2.01%29-1.000000x-1.000000x3.268738x3.268738x3.27x1.901%1.90%6.213%6.21%30-1.000000x-1.000000x2.759822x2.759822x2.76x0.595%0.60%1.643%1.64%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.922304x1.922304x1.92x4.982%4.98%9.576%9.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.880175x1.880175x1.88x4.694%4.69%8.825%8.82%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.871674x1.871674x1.87x2.543%2.54%4.760%4.76%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.665352x1.665352x1.67x3.059%3.06%5.095%5.09%55-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634902x1.634902x1.63x3.093%3.09%5.056%5.06%56-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.397652x1.397652x1.40x8.888%8.89%12.422%12.4%67-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322471x1.322471x1.32x6.307%6.31%8.340%8.34%73-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244296x1.244296x1.24x2.910%2.91%3.621%3.62%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220840x1.220840x1.22x4.801%4.80%5.862%5.86%78-1.050938x-1.050938x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x2.984%2.98%2.839%2.84%89-1.261459x-1.261459x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x2.522%2.52%1.999%2.00%100-1.665261x-1.665261x1.67x1.000000x1.000000x2.074%2.07%1.246%1.25%111-2.348422x-2.348422x2.35x1.000000x1.000000x6.584%6.58%2.804%2.80%122-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.427%0.43%0.000%0%133-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.104%1.10%0.000%0%144-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.695%1.69%0.000%0%151-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x21.429%21.4%0.000%0%152-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x8.571%8.57%0.000%0%153-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.857%2.86%0.000%0%154-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x16.129%16.1%0.000%0%155
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 155 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Atlanta Area

There are 29 counties in the Atlanta Area. This section compares all 29 of those to each other, the Atlanta Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area.

No H.S. Diploma by County#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Meriwether CountyMeriwetherJasper CountyJasperButts CountyButtsHaralson CountyHaralsonHeard CountyHeardSpalding CountySpaldingCarroll CountyCarrollBartow CountyBartowBarrow CountyBarrowPickens CountyPickensMorgan CountyMorganClayton CountyClaytonLamar CountyLamarNewton CountyNewtonSouthGeorgiaDawson CountyDawsonWalton CountyWaltonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRockdale CountyRockdaleSouth AtlanticGwinnett CountyGwinnettPike CountyPikeDouglas CountyDouglasAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaDeKalb CountyDeKalbCoweta CountyCowetaHenry CountyHenryPaulding CountyPauldingCherokee CountyCherokeeCobb CountyCobbFulton CountyFultonForsyth CountyForsythFayette CountyFayette22.937776%22.937776%22.9%3,373122.822073%22.822073%22.8%2,101222.807556%22.807556%22.8%3,719321.705547%21.705547%21.7%4,187421.131787%21.131787%21.1%1,658520.661389%20.661389%20.7%8,847618.887807%18.887807%18.9%13,38913.4k718.403113%18.403113%18.4%12,39112.4k817.960961%17.960961%18.0%8,539916.764177%16.764177%16.8%3,6391016.608292%16.608292%16.6%2,0391116.439458%16.439458%16.4%27,19327.2k1216.006530%16.006530%16.0%1,8631315.612693%15.612693%15.6%10,26810.3k1414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k13.521490%13.521490%13.5%2,1991513.300518%13.300518%13.3%7,6471613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.875801%12.875801%12.9%7,3151712.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.466575%12.466575%12.5%68,72168.7k1812.138438%12.138438%12.1%1,4521911.743555%11.743555%11.7%10,38610.4k2011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k11.433755%11.433755%11.4%55,52355.5k2111.393736%11.393736%11.4%10,18610.2k2210.552494%10.552494%10.6%14,36314.4k2310.400962%10.400962%10.4%9,8652410.239395%10.239395%10.2%15,56915.6k258.810854%8.810854%8.8%42,42142.4k268.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k277.754131%7.754131%7.8%10,16910.2k285.425198%5.425198%5.4%3,99329
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 29 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Fulton CountyFultonForsyth CountyForsythFayette CountyFayetteCobb CountyCobbDeKalb CountyDeKalbAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaCherokee CountyCherokeeGwinnett CountyGwinnettSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDawson CountyDawsonGeorgiaSouthCoweta CountyCowetaHenry CountyHenryDouglas CountyDouglasRockdale CountyRockdalePickens CountyPickensPaulding CountyPauldingMorgan CountyMorganNewton CountyNewtonClayton CountyClaytonWalton CountyWaltonBartow CountyBartowCarroll CountyCarrollLamar CountyLamarBarrow CountyBarrowSpalding CountySpaldingPike CountyPikeHaralson CountyHaralsonHeard CountyHeardJasper CountyJasperButts CountyButtsMeriwether CountyMeriwether49.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k148.270209%48.270209%48.3%63,30363.3k245.776552%45.776552%45.8%33,69233.7k344.985804%44.985804%45.0%216,590217k441.744542%41.744542%41.7%202,714203k536.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M35.496876%35.496876%35.5%53,97354.0k634.929668%34.929668%34.9%192,547193k730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.840743%29.840743%29.8%4,853829.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.085011%28.085011%28.1%25,10825.1k927.478510%27.478510%27.5%37,40137.4k1026.147671%26.147671%26.1%23,12523.1k1125.961065%25.961065%26.0%14,74914.7k1224.756991%24.756991%24.8%5,3741324.633357%24.633357%24.6%23,36423.4k1420.770547%20.770547%20.8%2,5501519.813888%19.813888%19.8%13,03113.0k1619.028734%19.028734%19.0%31,47631.5k1718.582809%18.582809%18.6%10,68410.7k1818.514503%18.514503%18.5%12,46612.5k1918.185281%18.185281%18.2%12,89112.9k2017.157831%17.157831%17.2%1,9972116.785158%16.785158%16.8%7,9802215.390364%15.390364%15.4%6,5902315.306805%15.306805%15.3%1,8312413.763608%13.763608%13.8%2,6552510.502167%10.502167%10.5%8242610.362807%10.362807%10.4%9542710.204833%10.204833%10.2%1,6642810.146209%10.146209%10.1%1,49229
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 29 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#DeKalb CountyDeKalbFulton CountyFultonFayette CountyFayetteCobb CountyCobbAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGeorgiaCherokee CountyCherokeeForsyth CountyForsythSouthGwinnett CountyGwinnettCarroll CountyCarrollHenry CountyHenryMorgan CountyMorganPike CountyPikeDawson CountyDawsonHaralson CountyHaralsonPickens CountyPickensCoweta CountyCowetaDouglas CountyDouglasPaulding CountyPauldingRockdale CountyRockdaleSpalding CountySpaldingWalton CountyWaltonLamar CountyLamarNewton CountyNewtonClayton CountyClaytonHeard CountyHeardBartow CountyBartowBarrow CountyBarrowButts CountyButtsJasper CountyJasperMeriwether CountyMeriwether5.795439%5.795439%5.8%28,14328.1k15.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k24.687436%4.687436%4.7%3,45034.008408%4.008408%4.0%19,29919.3k43.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k3.155541%3.155541%3.2%4,79853.141609%3.141609%3.1%4,12063.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.925394%2.925394%2.9%16,12616.1k72.694429%2.694429%2.7%1,91082.594225%2.594225%2.6%3,53192.557628%2.557628%2.6%314102.549741%2.549741%2.5%305112.527209%2.527209%2.5%411122.415759%2.415759%2.4%466132.340259%2.340259%2.3%508142.252796%2.252796%2.3%2,014152.210538%2.210538%2.2%1,955162.201440%2.201440%2.2%2,088172.175597%2.175597%2.2%1,236182.101871%2.101871%2.1%900191.878457%1.878457%1.9%1,080201.804279%1.804279%1.8%210211.747077%1.747077%1.7%1,149221.548246%1.548246%1.5%2,561231.542187%1.542187%1.5%121241.516389%1.516389%1.5%1,021251.438728%1.438728%1.4%684261.428922%1.428922%1.4%233271.270910%1.270910%1.3%117281.006460%1.006460%1.0%14829
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 29 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#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#LamarHenryPauldingCherokeeBarrowPickensHaralsonDeKalbDawsonCobbHeardBartowCarrollButtsNewtonGeorgiaSouth AtlanticAtlanta AreaDouglasSouthClaytonUnited StatesMeriwetherRockdaleSpaldingFultonGwinnettFayetteJasperPikeWaltonForsythCowetaMorgan-1.000000x-1.000000x1.433147x1.433147x1.43x13.288%13.3%19.043%19.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.375955x1.375955x1.38x8.991%8.99%12.371%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371957x1.371957x1.37x8.836%8.84%12.123%12.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331895x1.331895x1.33x8.827%8.83%11.756%11.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.322629x1.322629x1.32x15.545%15.5%20.561%20.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.312199x1.312199x1.31x14.525%14.5%19.060%19.1%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.282776x1.282776x1.28x19.110%19.1%24.514%24.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.265826x1.265826x1.27x10.185%10.2%12.892%12.9%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.251061x1.251061x1.25x12.036%12.0%15.058%15.1%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248303x1.248303x1.25x7.887%7.89%9.845%9.85%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.233721x1.233721x1.23x18.939%18.9%23.366%23.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.232477x1.232477x1.23x16.537%16.5%20.381%20.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221434x1.221434x1.22x17.069%17.1%20.849%20.8%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212751x1.212751x1.21x20.504%20.5%24.866%24.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.202948x1.202948x1.20x14.289%14.3%17.188%17.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187601x1.187601x1.19x12.997%13.0%15.435%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169738x1.169738x1.17x10.888%10.9%12.736%12.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136228x1.136228x1.14x15.486%15.5%17.596%17.6%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108397x1.108397x1.11x21.836%21.8%24.203%24.2%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105511x1.105511x1.11x12.287%12.3%13.583%13.6%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096491x1.096491x1.10x19.766%19.8%21.673%21.7%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090368x1.090368x1.09x8.321%8.32%9.073%9.07%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089214x1.089214x1.09x11.957%12.0%13.024%13.0%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073928x1.073928x1.07x5.243%5.24%5.631%5.63%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073106x1.073106x1.07x22.054%22.1%23.666%23.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.064223x1.064223x1.06x11.774%11.8%12.530%12.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060542x1.060542x1.06x12.930%12.9%13.713%13.7%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.056791x1.056791x1.06x7.546%7.55%7.975%7.97%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035961x1.035961x1.04x11.201%11.2%11.604%11.6%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008985x1.008985x1.01x16.538%16.5%16.687%16.7%29
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 29 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected counties in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#DawsonSouthUnited StatesJasperSouth AtlanticFultonForsythPickensCherokeeGeorgiaAtlanta AreaCobbDeKalbBartowGwinnettFayetteButtsNewtonSpaldingPikeCarrollDouglasMorganWaltonHenryBarrowHaralsonCowetaClaytonPauldingMeriwetherRockdaleLamarHeard-1.000000x-1.000000x3.486636x3.486636x3.49x1.137%1.14%3.964%3.96%1-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.525075x1.525075x1.53x1.017%1.02%1.550%1.55%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510882x1.510882x1.51x4.604%4.60%6.956%6.96%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413951x1.413951x1.41x2.616%2.62%3.698%3.70%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363659x1.363659x1.36x1.984%1.98%2.705%2.71%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324980x1.324980x1.32x2.728%2.73%3.615%3.61%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244296x1.244296x1.24x2.910%2.91%3.621%3.62%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.224460x1.224460x1.22x3.625%3.62%4.438%4.44%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.222638x1.222638x1.22x5.256%5.26%6.426%6.43%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.213508x1.213508x1.21x1.374%1.37%1.667%1.67%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.200527x1.200527x1.20x2.670%2.67%3.205%3.21%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096636x1.096636x1.10x4.484%4.48%4.917%4.92%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070927x1.070927x1.07x1.377%1.38%1.475%1.48%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051401x1.051401x1.05x1.707%1.71%1.795%1.79%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037939x1.037939x1.04x2.065%2.07%2.143%2.14%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.014333x1.014333x1.01x2.532%2.53%2.569%2.57%15-1.038187x-1.038187x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x2.743%2.74%2.642%2.64%16-1.041591x-1.041591x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x2.252%2.25%2.162%2.16%17-1.053366x-1.053366x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x2.620%2.62%2.487%2.49%18-1.068541x-1.068541x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x1.937%1.94%1.813%1.81%19-1.087095x-1.087095x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x2.694%2.69%2.478%2.48%20-1.120976x-1.120976x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.518%1.52%1.354%1.35%21-1.156113x-1.156113x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x2.583%2.58%2.234%2.23%22-1.215039x-1.215039x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x2.461%2.46%2.025%2.03%23-1.261640x-1.261640x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x1.708%1.71%1.354%1.35%24-1.292362x-1.292362x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x2.467%2.47%1.909%1.91%25-1.429534x-1.429534x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x1.170%1.17%0.818%0.82%26-1.455077x-1.455077x1.46x1.000000x1.000000x2.536%2.54%1.743%1.74%27-1.484601x-1.484601x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x2.133%2.13%1.437%1.44%28-1.657329x-1.657329x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x1.919%1.92%1.158%1.16%29
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 29 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Atlanta Area

There are 134 county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Atlanta Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 28,030.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Fair OaksGriffinForest Park-MorrowFrst Pk-MorrowLilburnCantonCartersvilleCarrolltonMabletonCovington-PorterdaleChamblee-DoravilleNorcrossConyersSouthGeorgiaLawrencevilleDallasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticLocust GroveMariettaRiverdaleBuford-Sugar HillBuford-Sugar HlDouglasville-Lithia SpringsDouglasville-Lithia …JonesboroEast PointAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNewnanSmyrnaStone MountainStone MtnAtlanta-DecaturStockbridgeAustellFairburn-Union CityLoganvillePowder SpringsPowder SpgsBill ArpHiramAtlantaMcDonoughWoodstockCummingTuckerLithoniaSuwanee-DuluthDacula-Rocky CreekDacula-Rocky CrkSnellville-GraysonHolly SpringsNorth PauldingN PauldingFayettevilleAcworth-KennesawRoswell-AlpharettaBig CreekPeachtree City-TyronePeachtree City-Tyr…Northeast CobbNE CobbVinings31.724636%31.724636%31.7%5,272123.830416%23.830416%23.8%5,486223.511364%23.511364%23.5%13,71713.7k321.519375%21.519375%21.5%18,99319.0k419.108045%19.108045%19.1%4,653518.042126%18.042126%18.0%6,176617.451385%17.451385%17.5%5,923715.814871%15.814871%15.8%6,096815.774254%15.774254%15.8%8,237915.105568%15.105568%15.1%14,87414.9k1015.039931%15.039931%15.0%8,0791114.425487%14.425487%14.4%4,7771214.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k13.502715%13.502715%13.5%19,49919.5k1313.439919%13.439919%13.4%3,4551413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.738204%12.738204%12.7%2,3731512.727273%12.727273%12.7%10,42310.4k1612.544306%12.544306%12.5%6,1581712.476903%12.476903%12.5%3,9841812.402427%12.402427%12.4%5,8471912.398623%12.398623%12.4%6,4822012.389492%12.389492%12.4%2,9432111.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k11.329802%11.329802%11.3%7,9152211.291145%11.291145%11.3%4,6482311.278832%11.278832%11.3%3,1982411.251961%11.251961%11.3%28,12028.1k2511.205339%11.205339%11.2%4,4662611.072871%11.072871%11.1%2,4132711.004313%11.004313%11.0%5,5872810.790132%10.790132%10.8%2,2002910.694546%10.694546%10.7%2,7673010.047812%10.047812%10.0%2,7533110.020780%10.020780%10.0%3,472329.538552%9.538552%9.5%37,37337.4k339.411135%9.411135%9.4%5,982348.903717%8.903717%8.9%5,898358.674415%8.674415%8.7%5,523368.636616%8.636616%8.6%3,740378.526895%8.526895%8.5%5,591388.290390%8.290390%8.3%5,679397.892240%7.892240%7.9%5,074407.403080%7.403080%7.4%7,413417.031144%7.031144%7.0%2,585426.848659%6.848659%6.8%1,573436.700264%6.700264%6.7%1,981445.953054%5.953054%6.0%7,058455.031804%5.031804%5.0%9,200464.854555%4.854555%4.9%2,021474.852147%4.852147%4.9%1,823483.005022%3.005022%3.0%3,249491.713158%1.713158%1.7%49550
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 Subdivision#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%20%40%60%Count#ViningsBig CreekRoswell-AlpharettaNortheast CobbNE CobbChamblee-DoravillePeachtree City-TyronePeachtree City-Tyr…TuckerAtlantaSuwanee-DuluthCummingAcworth-KennesawSmyrnaNorcrossNorth PauldingN PauldingAtlanta-DecaturHolly SpringsDacula-Rocky CreekDacula-Rocky CrkMariettaWoodstockFayettevilleAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaSnellville-GraysonBuford-Sugar HillBuford-Sugar HlMabletonPowder SpringsPowder SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLithoniaLawrencevilleStone MountainStone MtnBill ArpGeorgiaStockbridgeCantonNewnanMcDonoughSouthLilburnAustellConyersFairburn-Union CityEast PointDouglasville-Lithia SpringsDouglasville-Lithia …CarrolltonJonesboroHiramCartersvilleDallasLoganvilleLocust GroveCovington-PorterdaleRiverdaleForest Park-MorrowFrst Pk-MorrowGriffinFair Oaks67.578044%67.578044%67.6%19,52619.5k162.494295%62.494295%62.5%26,01726.0k261.844156%61.844156%61.8%113,074113k360.734006%60.734006%60.7%65,66565.7k456.418902%56.418902%56.4%55,55455.6k553.980464%53.980464%54.0%20,28120.3k652.046000%52.046000%52.0%22,53822.5k749.803731%49.803731%49.8%195,136195k846.669392%46.669392%46.7%31,96932.0k945.057327%45.057327%45.1%28,68828.7k1044.624286%44.624286%44.6%52,90752.9k1143.668165%43.668165%43.7%17,97618.0k1239.482845%39.482845%39.5%21,20921.2k1338.697318%38.697318%38.7%8,8881438.537165%38.537165%38.5%96,30996.3k1538.215694%38.215694%38.2%14,05014.1k1638.014652%38.014652%38.0%24,44024.4k1737.794737%37.794737%37.8%30,95231.0k1837.677003%37.677003%37.7%24,95825.0k1936.531827%36.531827%36.5%10,80110.8k2036.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M35.486448%35.486448%35.5%35,53435.5k2134.922176%34.922176%34.9%11,15111.2k2233.871219%33.871219%33.9%13,05613.1k2331.975418%31.975418%32.0%8,2732430.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.250576%30.250576%30.3%19,83519.8k2530.037810%30.037810%30.0%43,37743.4k2629.900543%29.900543%29.9%8,4782729.439031%29.439031%29.4%8,0662829.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M29.302991%29.302991%29.3%11,67911.7k2929.255472%29.255472%29.3%7,1243029.122531%29.122531%29.1%20,34520.3k3128.837531%28.837531%28.8%18,33018.3k3228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.174711%28.174711%28.2%24,86724.9k3327.427496%27.427496%27.4%5,9773425.236298%25.236298%25.2%8,3573525.234878%25.234878%25.2%12,81212.8k3624.972636%24.972636%25.0%5,9323724.126082%24.126082%24.1%11,37411.4k3822.790218%22.790218%22.8%7,7353922.081102%22.081102%22.1%11,54411.5k4021.146964%21.146964%21.1%7,3274120.875814%20.875814%20.9%7,1464220.788112%20.788112%20.8%5,3444320.285448%20.285448%20.3%4,1364419.448172%19.448172%19.4%3,6234518.847907%18.847907%18.8%9,8424618.333673%18.333673%18.3%9,0004716.914058%16.914058%16.9%9,8684815.264324%15.264324%15.3%3,5144913.587676%13.587676%13.6%2,25850
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 Subdivision#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#TuckerViningsChamblee-DoravilleAtlantaAtlanta-DecaturPeachtree City-TyronePeachtree City-Tyr…Northeast CobbNE CobbRoswell-AlpharettaBig CreekNorth PauldingN PauldingSuwanee-DuluthSmyrnaStone MountainStone MtnHolly SpringsMariettaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaCarrolltonAcworth-KennesawFayettevilleSouth AtlanticSnellville-GraysonMcDonoughDacula-Rocky CreekDacula-Rocky CrkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGeorgiaNorcrossMabletonSouthWoodstockCummingNewnanBill ArpCantonLilburnLawrencevilleGriffinBuford-Sugar HillBuford-Sugar HlJonesboroConyersLithoniaDouglasville-Lithia SpringsDouglasville-Lithia …StockbridgeHiramAustellPowder SpringsPowder SpgsEast PointDallasLoganvilleCovington-PorterdaleCartersvilleRiverdaleLocust GroveForest Park-MorrowFrst Pk-MorrowFairburn-Union CityFair Oaks8.431092%8.431092%8.4%3,65117.787084%7.787084%7.8%2,25026.986097%6.986097%7.0%6,87936.889819%6.889819%6.9%26,99527.0k46.076539%6.076539%6.1%15,18615.2k55.536185%5.536185%5.5%2,08065.475448%5.475448%5.5%5,92075.309100%5.309100%5.3%9,70784.386155%4.386155%4.4%1,82694.345176%4.345176%4.3%998104.331324%4.331324%4.3%2,967114.015547%4.015547%4.0%1,653123.974748%3.974748%4.0%1,127133.968448%3.968448%4.0%1,459143.756029%3.756029%3.8%3,076153.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k3.671184%3.671184%3.7%1,246163.615860%3.615860%3.6%4,287173.551377%3.551377%3.6%1,050183.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.414425%3.414425%3.4%3,419193.387191%3.387191%3.4%2,153203.359724%3.359724%3.4%2,160213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k3.218720%3.218720%3.2%1,729223.144295%3.144295%3.1%1,212233.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.902992%2.902992%2.9%1,923242.654311%2.654311%2.7%1,690252.522187%2.522187%2.5%1,762262.448994%2.448994%2.4%671272.398259%2.398259%2.4%584282.301156%2.301156%2.3%2,031292.195862%2.195862%2.2%3,171302.076365%2.076365%2.1%478312.032508%2.032508%2.0%649322.029457%2.029457%2.0%1,061332.002114%2.002114%2.0%663341.982644%1.982644%2.0%1,300351.951468%1.951468%2.0%920361.881774%1.881774%1.9%750371.734588%1.734588%1.7%601381.702460%1.702460%1.7%371391.700615%1.700615%1.7%440401.633409%1.633409%1.6%388411.591006%1.591006%1.6%409421.510618%1.510618%1.5%308431.493738%1.493738%1.5%780441.413923%1.413923%1.4%484451.407619%1.407619%1.4%691461.401041%1.401041%1.4%261471.314662%1.314662%1.3%767480.825274%0.825274%0.8%419490.541581%0.541581%0.5%9050
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision 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 Subdivision#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#StockbridgeDacula-Rocky CrkCantonHiramViningsN PauldingWoodstockChamblee-DoravilleMariettaMabletonAcworth-KennesawFair OaksLocust GroveDallasDouglasville-Lithia SpgsDouglasville-Lithia …LithoniaCovington-PorterdaleAustellCarrolltonJonesboroFayettevilleNorcrossEast PointTuckerCartersvilleLoganvilleMcDonoughFairburn-Union CityGeorgiaAtlanta-DecaturSouth AtlanticAtlanta AreaSouthFrst Pk-MorrowLilburnRoswell-AlpharettaBuford-Sugar HlConyersUnited StatesStone MtnAtlantaSmyrnaBill ArpGriffinSnellville-GraysonPowder SpgsRiverdaleBig CreekNewnanCummingPeachtree City-TyronePeachtree City-Tyr…Suwanee-DuluthLawrencevilleNE CobbHolly Springs-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898727x1.898727x1.90x7.880%7.88%14.962%15.0%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539712x1.539712x1.54x6.284%6.28%9.675%9.68%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.519366x1.519366x1.52x15.270%15.3%23.201%23.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.434008x1.434008x1.43x8.277%8.28%11.870%11.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.430641x1.430641x1.43x1.433%1.43%2.050%2.05%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.414810x1.414810x1.41x5.705%5.70%8.071%8.07%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401340x1.401340x1.40x7.451%7.45%10.441%10.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380784x1.380784x1.38x12.639%12.6%17.452%17.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.380336x1.380336x1.38x10.742%10.7%14.827%14.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.359837x1.359837x1.36x13.624%13.6%18.526%18.5%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.353014x1.353014x1.35x5.100%5.10%6.901%6.90%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.338247x1.338247x1.34x27.329%27.3%36.573%36.6%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331161x1.331161x1.33x11.022%11.0%14.672%14.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.321951x1.321951x1.32x11.685%11.7%15.447%15.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318499x1.318499x1.32x10.862%10.9%14.321%14.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305847x1.305847x1.31x7.573%7.57%9.889%9.89%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278609x1.278609x1.28x14.018%14.0%17.924%17.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.278490x1.278490x1.28x9.859%9.86%12.605%12.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247459x1.247459x1.25x15.603%15.6%19.464%19.5%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231784x1.231784x1.23x11.206%11.2%13.803%13.8%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229571x1.229571x1.23x6.052%6.05%7.442%7.44%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226338x1.226338x1.23x13.507%13.5%16.564%16.6%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221057x1.221057x1.22x11.227%11.2%13.709%13.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.210654x1.210654x1.21x7.845%7.85%9.498%9.50%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.206869x1.206869x1.21x16.426%16.4%19.824%19.8%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198577x1.198577x1.20x9.876%9.88%11.837%11.8%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197002x1.197002x1.20x8.628%8.63%10.327%10.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.191233x1.191233x1.19x10.211%10.2%12.164%12.2%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187601x1.187601x1.19x12.997%13.0%15.435%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187413x1.187413x1.19x10.371%10.4%12.315%12.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148428x1.148428x1.15x22.023%22.0%25.292%25.3%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129637x1.129637x1.13x20.219%20.2%22.841%22.8%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128353x1.128353x1.13x4.738%4.74%5.347%5.35%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125399x1.125399x1.13x11.754%11.8%13.228%13.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113573x1.113573x1.11x13.729%13.7%15.288%15.3%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093571x1.093571x1.09x10.828%10.8%11.841%11.8%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073220x1.073220x1.07x9.215%9.21%9.889%9.89%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070554x1.070554x1.07x10.927%10.9%11.698%11.7%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033713x1.033713x1.03x9.889%9.89%10.223%10.2%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.032350x1.032350x1.03x23.464%23.5%24.223%24.2%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022583x1.022583x1.02x7.328%7.33%7.493%7.49%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020492x1.020492x1.02x10.596%10.6%10.813%10.8%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.007168x1.007168x1.01x12.505%12.5%12.595%12.6%42-1.020030x-1.020030x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x4.901%4.90%4.805%4.81%43-1.029897x-1.029897x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x11.488%11.5%11.155%11.2%44-1.064946x-1.064946x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x8.940%8.94%8.395%8.39%45-1.075284x-1.075284x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x5.017%5.02%4.666%4.67%46-1.090647x-1.090647x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x8.620%8.62%7.903%7.90%47-1.100820x-1.100820x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.125%14.1%12.831%12.8%48-1.120482x-1.120482x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x3.169%3.17%2.828%2.83%49-1.153449x-1.153449x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x7.504%7.50%6.505%6.51%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected county subdivisions in the Atlanta Area, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Georgia

There are 39 metro areas in Georgia. This section compares the Atlanta Area to all of the metro areas in Georgia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in Georgia, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Dalton Metro AreaDalton AreaSummerville Metro AreaSummervilleMoultrie Metro AreaMoultrie AreaEufaula Metro AreaEufaula AreaCalhoun Metro AreaCalhoun AreaCedartown Metro AreaCedartownGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleAmericus Metro AreaAmericus AreaCornelia Metro AreaCornelia AreaDouglas Metro AreaDouglas AreaThomaston Metro AreaThomastonBainbridge Metro AreaBainbridgeCordele Metro AreaCordele AreaRome Metro AreaRome AreaMilledgeville Metro AreaMilledgevilleVidalia Metro AreaVidalia AreaToccoa Metro AreaToccoa AreaFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldTifton Metro AreaTifton AreaDublin Metro AreaDublin AreaJefferson Metro AreaJeffersonWaycross Metro AreaWaycross AreaThomasville Metro AreaThomasvilleAlbany Metro AreaAlbany AreaJesup Metro AreaJesup AreaValdosta Metro AreaValdosta AreaLaGrange Metro AreaLaGrange AreaMacon and Bibb County Metro AreaMacon AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaSouthBrunswick Metro AreaBrunswickGeorgiaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaAthens and Clarke County Metro AreaAthens AreaStatesboro Metro AreaStatesboroUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaWarner Robins Metro AreaWarner RobinsSavannah Metro AreaSavannah AreaHinesville Metro AreaHinesvilleSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. Marys31.124705%31.124705%31.1%28,44328.4k127.504343%27.504343%27.5%4,750227.456726%27.456726%27.5%8,058325.986776%25.986776%26.0%5,188424.592501%24.592501%24.6%9,143524.288622%24.288622%24.3%6,564622.700781%22.700781%22.7%27,77127.8k721.780997%21.780997%21.8%4,931821.712007%21.712007%21.7%6,369921.252626%21.252626%21.3%5,8671020.897271%20.897271%20.9%3,7451120.492715%20.492715%20.5%3,6851220.346463%20.346463%20.3%3,0891320.266633%20.266633%20.3%12,87612.9k1420.006395%20.006395%20.0%6,8831519.838524%19.838524%19.8%4,6441618.921448%18.921448%18.9%3,2351718.833333%18.833333%18.8%2,1471818.780478%18.780478%18.8%4,8141918.580278%18.580278%18.6%7,1092018.278867%18.278867%18.3%7,5512118.188519%18.188519%18.2%6,6632218.071973%18.071973%18.1%5,5042317.934065%17.934065%17.9%17,91917.9k2417.864425%17.864425%17.9%3,5922517.258659%17.258659%17.3%14,87814.9k2616.350631%16.350631%16.4%7,2692716.108051%16.108051%16.1%24,59224.6k2814.451328%14.451328%14.5%56,22056.2k2914.402722%14.402722%14.4%54,30154.3k3014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.209403%14.209403%14.2%11,25211.3k3114.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k13.963166%13.963166%14.0%28,05228.1k3213.556261%13.556261%13.6%16,13916.1k3313.378348%13.378348%13.4%5,3103413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k3511.471414%11.471414%11.5%13,93113.9k3611.063222%11.063222%11.1%26,95227.0k3710.875878%10.875878%10.9%5,019388.971389%8.971389%9.0%2,86639
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 39 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in Georgia, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Atlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaAthens and Clarke County Metro AreaAthens AreaSavannah Metro AreaSavannah AreaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGeorgiaStatesboro Metro AreaStatesboroSouthChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaBrunswick Metro AreaBrunswickColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaWarner Robins Metro AreaWarner RobinsSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysMacon and Bibb County Metro AreaMacon AreaGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleValdosta Metro AreaValdosta AreaRome Metro AreaRome AreaThomasville Metro AreaThomasvilleAmericus Metro AreaAmericus AreaJefferson Metro AreaJeffersonLaGrange Metro AreaLaGrange AreaAlbany Metro AreaAlbany AreaHinesville Metro AreaHinesvilleToccoa Metro AreaToccoa AreaTifton Metro AreaTifton AreaCornelia Metro AreaCornelia AreaMilledgeville Metro AreaMilledgevilleBainbridge Metro AreaBainbridgeVidalia Metro AreaVidalia AreaCordele Metro AreaCordele AreaDublin Metro AreaDublin AreaThomaston Metro AreaThomastonJesup Metro AreaJesup AreaDouglas Metro AreaDouglas AreaCedartown Metro AreaCedartownMoultrie Metro AreaMoultrie AreaCalhoun Metro AreaCalhoun AreaWaycross Metro AreaWaycross AreaDalton Metro AreaDalton AreaEufaula Metro AreaEufaula AreaFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldSummerville Metro AreaSummerville36.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M135.630649%35.630649%35.6%42,41942.4k230.779745%30.779745%30.8%74,98575.0k330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M28.248217%28.248217%28.2%11,21211.2k428.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M24.748885%24.748885%24.7%93,30893.3k524.719173%24.719173%24.7%96,16596.2k623.424299%23.424299%23.4%18,54918.5k723.361872%23.361872%23.4%46,93446.9k822.655446%22.655446%22.7%27,51327.5k922.619420%22.619420%22.6%7,2261022.564502%22.564502%22.6%34,44934.4k1122.473536%22.473536%22.5%27,49327.5k1221.278101%21.278101%21.3%18,34318.3k1319.800733%19.800733%19.8%12,58012.6k1419.529814%19.529814%19.5%5,9481519.205795%19.205795%19.2%4,3481619.068022%19.068022%19.1%7,8771718.757451%18.757451%18.8%8,3391818.551583%18.551583%18.6%18,53618.5k1918.083124%18.083124%18.1%8,3452017.622975%17.622975%17.6%3,0132117.520384%17.520384%17.5%4,4912217.512102%17.512102%17.5%5,1372316.992210%16.992210%17.0%5,8462416.889111%16.889111%16.9%3,0372516.643171%16.643171%16.6%3,8962615.077065%15.077065%15.1%2,2892714.134497%14.134497%14.1%5,4082813.353049%13.353049%13.4%2,3932913.323718%13.323718%13.3%2,6793013.084112%13.084112%13.1%3,6123112.984274%12.984274%13.0%3,5093212.924220%12.924220%12.9%3,7933312.916241%12.916241%12.9%4,8023412.851800%12.851800%12.9%4,7083512.792174%12.792174%12.8%11,69011.7k3612.527550%12.527550%12.5%2,5013710.552632%10.552632%10.6%1,203388.859294%8.859294%8.9%1,53039
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 39 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in Georgia, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Athens and Clarke County Metro AreaAthens AreaStatesboro Metro AreaStatesboroAmericus Metro AreaAmericus AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaSouth AtlanticSavannah Metro AreaSavannah AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesThomasville Metro AreaThomasvilleGeorgiaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaRome Metro AreaRome AreaTifton Metro AreaTifton AreaSouthMacon and Bibb County Metro AreaMacon AreaGainesville Metro AreaGainesvilleColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaToccoa Metro AreaToccoa AreaBrunswick Metro AreaBrunswickMilledgeville Metro AreaMilledgevilleChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaValdosta Metro AreaValdosta AreaLaGrange Metro AreaLaGrange AreaBainbridge Metro AreaBainbridgeAlbany Metro AreaAlbany AreaCornelia Metro AreaCornelia AreaWaycross Metro AreaWaycross AreaJefferson Metro AreaJeffersonDublin Metro AreaDublin AreaWarner Robins Metro AreaWarner RobinsDouglas Metro AreaDouglas AreaDalton Metro AreaDalton AreaSt. Marys Metro AreaSt. MarysJesup Metro AreaJesup AreaVidalia Metro AreaVidalia AreaCordele Metro AreaCordele AreaCalhoun Metro AreaCalhoun AreaThomaston Metro AreaThomastonCedartown Metro AreaCedartownMoultrie Metro AreaMoultrie AreaHinesville Metro AreaHinesvilleEufaula Metro AreaEufaula AreaFitzgerald Metro AreaFitzgeraldSummerville Metro AreaSummerville6.928065%6.928065%6.9%8,24814.860044%4.860044%4.9%1,92923.785503%3.785503%3.8%85733.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k43.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.353611%3.353611%3.4%8,17053.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299842%3.299842%3.3%1,00563.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k3.142431%3.142431%3.1%12,22512.2k73.102325%3.102325%3.1%1,97183.081965%3.081965%3.1%79093.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.038600%3.038600%3.0%4,639102.821760%2.821760%2.8%3,452112.743156%2.743156%2.7%5,511122.731473%2.731473%2.7%467132.728983%2.728983%2.7%2,161142.522962%2.522962%2.5%868152.520297%2.520297%2.5%9,502162.427905%2.427905%2.4%2,093172.339339%2.339339%2.3%1,040182.318986%2.318986%2.3%417192.313944%2.313944%2.3%2,312202.284039%2.284039%2.3%670212.216581%2.216581%2.2%812222.139918%2.139918%2.1%884231.991584%1.991584%2.0%762241.825578%1.825578%1.8%2,217251.800333%1.800333%1.8%497261.786965%1.786965%1.8%1,633271.709134%1.709134%1.7%546281.705874%1.705874%1.7%343291.687385%1.687385%1.7%395301.666447%1.666447%1.7%253311.664963%1.664963%1.7%619321.618213%1.618213%1.6%290331.572618%1.572618%1.6%425341.403844%1.403844%1.4%412351.144145%1.144145%1.1%528361.051893%1.051893%1.1%210370.938596%0.938596%0.9%107380.775912%0.775912%0.8%13439
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 39 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 Metro Area#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in Georgia, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 39 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in Georgia, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
2x1x0x1x2xFM#StatesboroCordele AreaTifton AreaAugusta AreaAmericus AreaSavannah AreaSouthChattanoogaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticAthens AreaWarner RobinsColumbus AreaMacon AreaWaycross AreaValdosta AreaBrunswickMilledgevilleThomasvilleLaGrange AreaSt. MarysGeorgiaHinesvilleAtlanta AreaJesup AreaDalton AreaCalhoun AreaVidalia AreaRome AreaSummervilleGainesvilleAlbany AreaToccoa AreaDublin AreaCornelia AreaBainbridgeMoultrie AreaThomastonEufaula AreaDouglas AreaJeffersonCedartownFitzgerald-1.000000x-1.000000x2.029908x2.029908x2.03x3.255%3.25%6.606%6.61%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.998258x1.998258x2.00x1.150%1.15%2.298%2.30%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.848639x1.848639x1.85x2.204%2.20%4.075%4.08%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602266x1.602266x1.60x2.446%2.45%3.919%3.92%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.593505x1.593505x1.59x2.965%2.96%4.724%4.72%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.577718x1.577718x1.58x2.632%2.63%4.153%4.15%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.544731x1.544731x1.54x2.004%2.00%3.095%3.09%7-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.499468x1.499468x1.50x5.600%5.60%8.397%8.40%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.448567x1.448567x1.45x1.510%1.51%2.188%2.19%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.443189x1.443189x1.44x2.262%2.26%3.265%3.26%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431407x1.431407x1.43x2.530%2.53%3.621%3.62%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.427778x1.427778x1.43x1.838%1.84%2.624%2.62%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383133x1.383133x1.38x2.049%2.05%2.834%2.83%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379466x1.379466x1.38x2.318%2.32%3.198%3.20%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.378933x1.378933x1.38x2.110%2.11%2.910%2.91%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.270945x1.270945x1.27x2.937%2.94%3.732%3.73%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267728x1.267728x1.27x2.080%2.08%2.637%2.64%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250298x1.250298x1.25x1.521%1.52%1.901%1.90%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244296x1.244296x1.24x2.910%2.91%3.621%3.62%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.242016x1.242016x1.24x1.023%1.02%1.270%1.27%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.218542x1.218542x1.22x1.536%1.54%1.871%1.87%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.200524x1.200524x1.20x1.628%1.63%1.955%1.95%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134747x1.134747x1.13x1.564%1.56%1.774%1.77%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084147x1.084147x1.08x1.623%1.62%1.760%1.76%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076309x1.076309x1.08x2.993%2.99%3.221%3.22%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072924x1.072924x1.07x0.748%0.75%0.803%0.80%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069185x1.069185x1.07x2.729%2.73%2.918%2.92%27-1.013622x-1.013622x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x2.328%2.33%2.297%2.30%28-1.037343x-1.037343x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x2.778%2.78%2.678%2.68%29-1.143271x-1.143271x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x2.117%2.12%1.852%1.85%30-1.183104x-1.183104x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x2.458%2.46%2.078%2.08%31-1.283708x-1.283708x1.28x1.000000x1.000000x2.587%2.59%2.015%2.02%32-1.358592x-1.358592x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x1.610%1.61%1.185%1.19%33-1.384963x-1.384963x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x1.857%1.86%1.341%1.34%34-1.394684x-1.394684x1.39x1.000000x1.000000x1.238%1.24%0.887%0.89%35-1.593294x-1.593294x1.59x1.000000x1.000000x2.222%2.22%1.394%1.39%36-1.976306x-1.976306x1.98x1.000000x1.000000x2.816%2.82%1.425%1.42%37-2.677267x-2.677267x2.68x1.000000x1.000000x2.249%2.25%0.840%0.84%38-2.957452x-2.957452x2.96x1.000000x1.000000x1.351%1.35%0.457%0.46%39
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 39 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the South

There are 381 metro areas in the South. This section compares the Atlanta Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 445,227.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaSouthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroGeorgiaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralSouth AtlanticBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougePort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay Area36.724108%36.724108%36.7%167,932168k123.659605%23.659605%23.7%118,625119k219.047126%19.047126%19.0%55,17055.2k318.397417%18.397417%18.4%58,07258.1k417.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k516.008618%16.008618%16.0%69,99470.0k615.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k715.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k815.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k914.718440%14.718440%14.7%84,80584.8k1014.697356%14.697356%14.7%46,49246.5k1114.697327%14.697327%14.7%65,53265.5k1214.451328%14.451328%14.5%56,22056.2k1314.402722%14.402722%14.4%54,30154.3k1414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k1514.186236%14.186236%14.2%71,24271.2k1614.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k14.117384%14.117384%14.1%41,62241.6k1713.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1813.205781%13.205781%13.2%49,80649.8k1913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.991218%12.991218%13.0%65,59565.6k2012.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.764900%12.764900%12.8%67,55967.6k2112.676142%12.676142%12.7%41,49741.5k2212.562362%12.562362%12.6%74,13174.1k2312.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k2412.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k2511.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k2611.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k2711.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2811.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2911.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k3011.378432%11.378432%11.4%36,80936.8k3111.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k3211.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k3311.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k3411.197111%11.197111%11.2%71,65371.7k3511.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k3611.033201%11.033201%11.0%57,60657.6k3710.402725%10.402725%10.4%47,02547.0k3810.388099%10.388099%10.4%51,34151.3k3910.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k4010.211115%10.211115%10.2%49,21449.2k419.974631%9.974631%10.0%31,69131.7k429.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k439.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k449.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k459.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k469.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k479.285995%9.285995%9.3%53,33353.3k489.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k498.823708%8.823708%8.8%36,36436.4k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleGeorgiaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvillePalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen Area49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M145.903167%45.903167%45.9%166,494166k244.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k342.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k438.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k536.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M635.651843%35.651843%35.7%115,333115k735.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M834.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k933.422563%33.422563%33.4%165,184165k1033.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M1132.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k1232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k1331.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k1431.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k1531.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M1630.713273%30.713273%30.7%176,398176k1730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k1830.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M1929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k2029.432332%29.432332%29.4%93,10393.1k2129.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M29.335840%29.335840%29.3%110,641111k2229.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k2329.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k2429.001069%29.001069%29.0%139,775140k2528.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k2628.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k2728.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k2828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.017826%28.017826%28.0%140,703141k2927.741551%27.741551%27.7%163,704164k3027.728533%27.728533%27.7%114,274114k3127.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k3227.271418%27.271418%27.3%157,133157k3327.249573%27.249573%27.2%144,220144k3426.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k3526.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k3626.717408%26.717408%26.7%134,901135k3726.559560%26.559560%26.6%169,961170k3826.272044%26.272044%26.3%117,141117k3925.594871%25.594871%25.6%81,31981.3k4024.748885%24.748885%24.7%93,30893.3k4124.719173%24.719173%24.7%96,16596.2k4224.041813%24.041813%24.0%78,70478.7k4322.831278%22.831278%22.8%67,31367.3k4422.570983%22.570983%22.6%102,031102k4521.620641%21.620641%21.6%108,402108k4621.603470%21.603470%21.6%68,19268.2k4719.561540%19.561540%19.6%56,66056.7k4819.460829%19.460829%19.5%85,08885.1k4917.417337%17.417337%17.4%79,64679.6k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Durham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimorePhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleSouth AtlanticCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGeorgiaLittle Rock, North Little Rock, and Conway Metro AreaLittle RockAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouthCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen Area9.069304%9.069304%9.1%32,89532.9k17.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k25.209615%5.209615%5.2%16,85316.9k34.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k44.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k54.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k64.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k73.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k83.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k93.844859%3.844859%3.8%14,50114.5k103.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k113.723591%3.723591%3.7%21,38621.4k123.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k133.695111%3.695111%3.7%21,80521.8k143.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.477335%3.477335%3.5%17,18617.2k153.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k163.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k173.375916%3.375916%3.4%10,67910.7k183.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k3.246916%3.246916%3.2%15,64915.6k203.142431%3.142431%3.1%12,22512.2k213.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k223.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057130%3.057130%3.1%15,43615.4k233.035771%3.035771%3.0%16,06716.1k243.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k253.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k262.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k272.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k282.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k292.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k302.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k312.705903%2.705903%2.7%12,06512.1k322.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k332.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k342.660444%2.660444%2.7%15,32915.3k352.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k362.611158%2.611158%2.6%13,11313.1k372.551602%2.551602%2.6%8,353382.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k392.520297%2.520297%2.5%9,502402.455330%2.455330%2.5%7,239412.404817%2.404817%2.4%15,38915.4k422.392524%2.392524%2.4%9,860432.360163%2.360163%2.4%10,66910.7k442.211094%2.211094%2.2%7,025452.002417%2.002417%2.0%5,800461.913810%1.913810%1.9%6,041471.653629%1.653629%1.7%8,291481.584760%1.584760%1.6%6,929491.370714%1.370714%1.4%6,26850
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area 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 Metro Area#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaColumbia AreaJackson AreaCharlestonBaton RougeWinston AreaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteNorth PortLafayetteGreensboroBirminghamLakeland AreaPort St. LucieGeorgiaSouth AtlanticLexingtonAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaGreenvilleTulsa AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleKnoxvilleDeltona AreaWashingtonBaltimoreCape CoralShreveportCincinnatiUnited StatesAustin AreaAugusta AreaOrlando AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaPhiladelphiaHouston AreaLittle RockChattanoogaLouisvillePensacolaVirginia BeachFayettevilleMiami AreaSan AntonioPalm Bay AreaCorpus ChristiMcAllen AreaEl Paso Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292886x1.292886x1.29x11.623%11.6%15.027%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291704x1.291704x1.29x9.121%9.12%11.781%11.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289464x1.289464x1.29x11.211%11.2%14.456%14.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254786x1.254786x1.25x13.127%13.1%16.471%16.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235935x1.235935x1.24x8.359%8.36%10.331%10.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230282x1.230282x1.23x16.567%16.6%20.382%20.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.228305x1.228305x1.23x12.817%12.8%15.743%15.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212648x1.212648x1.21x14.525%14.5%17.614%17.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199888x1.199888x1.20x11.563%11.6%13.875%13.9%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187601x1.187601x1.19x12.997%13.0%15.435%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177113x1.177113x1.18x10.483%10.5%12.339%12.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165632x1.165632x1.17x13.644%13.6%15.903%15.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154002x1.154002x1.15x10.426%10.4%12.032%12.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138619x1.138619x1.14x11.781%11.8%13.414%13.4%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135637x1.135637x1.14x9.772%9.77%11.098%11.1%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126019x1.126019x1.13x12.246%12.2%13.790%13.8%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123313x1.123313x1.12x13.348%13.3%14.994%15.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107617x1.107617x1.11x13.751%13.8%15.231%15.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085337x1.085337x1.09x9.815%9.81%10.652%10.7%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082227x1.082227x1.08x13.863%13.9%15.003%15.0%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070454x1.070454x1.07x9.642%9.64%10.322%10.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047072x1.047072x1.05x14.366%14.4%15.043%15.0%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019950x1.019950x1.02x8.741%8.74%8.915%8.91%47-1.002791x-1.002791x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x19.073%19.1%19.020%19.0%48-1.027412x-1.027412x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x37.193%37.2%36.201%36.2%49-1.218417x-1.218417x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x25.853%25.9%21.219%21.2%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#66

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#North PortFayettevilleEl Paso AreaCape CoralLafayetteKnoxvillePort St. LucieGreenvilleWinston AreaMcAllen AreaPensacolaPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityLakeland AreaLittle RockOrlando AreaShreveportTulsa AreaSan AntonioGreensboroDeltona AreaMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaAugusta AreaBirminghamMemphis AreaCincinnatiPhiladelphiaSouthTampa AreaBaton RougeCharlotteChattanoogaHouston AreaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachRichmond AreaLexingtonJacksonvilleAustin AreaColumbia AreaWashingtonLouisvilleNashvilleDurham AreaBaltimoreCharlestonRaleigh AreaJackson AreaCorpus ChristiGeorgiaAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099687x2.099687x2.10x2.455%2.45%5.154%5.15%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063449x2.063449x2.06x2.220%2.22%4.582%4.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989445x1.989445x1.99x1.126%1.13%2.241%2.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983626x1.983626x1.98x2.073%2.07%4.112%4.11%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958264x1.958264x1.96x1.311%1.31%2.567%2.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.926190x1.926190x1.93x2.560%2.56%4.931%4.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.865453x1.865453x1.87x1.801%1.80%3.360%3.36%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.844500x1.844500x1.84x1.898%1.90%3.501%3.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821600x1.821600x1.82x1.952%1.95%3.557%3.56%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.804593x1.804593x1.80x0.993%0.99%1.792%1.79%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757539x1.757539x1.76x1.613%1.61%2.835%2.84%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739789x1.739789x1.74x1.769%1.77%3.077%3.08%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731817x1.731817x1.73x1.173%1.17%2.031%2.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703150x1.703150x1.70x2.436%2.44%4.149%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676776x1.676776x1.68x1.865%1.87%3.127%3.13%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.665817x1.665817x1.67x1.822%1.82%3.036%3.04%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653009x1.653009x1.65x2.000%2.00%3.306%3.31%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640107x1.640107x1.64x1.809%1.81%2.967%2.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602266x1.602266x1.60x2.446%2.45%3.919%3.92%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547354x1.547354x1.55x2.405%2.41%3.722%3.72%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.544731x1.544731x1.54x2.004%2.00%3.095%3.09%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%34-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499352x1.499352x1.50x4.198%4.20%6.295%6.29%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.376271x1.376271x1.38x2.949%2.95%4.058%4.06%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339162x1.339162x1.34x3.321%3.32%4.448%4.45%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310554x1.310554x1.31x1.740%1.74%2.281%2.28%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244296x1.244296x1.24x2.910%2.91%3.621%3.62%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%3.36%4.156%4.16%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the United States

There are 933 metro areas in the United States. This section compares the Atlanta Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Atlanta Area. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 1,135,503.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#67

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasSouthNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceGeorgiaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CitySan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CitySeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolis20.663585%20.663585%20.7%1,820,9891.82M120.311003%20.311003%20.3%561,127561k217.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k315.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k415.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k515.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k615.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M814.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k914.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k1014.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k13.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1113.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1213.238208%13.238208%13.2%389,498389k1313.172285%13.172285%13.2%174,062174k1413.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k1512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k1612.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k1711.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k1811.709212%11.709212%11.7%381,764382k1911.522403%11.522403%11.5%171,428171k2011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2111.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2211.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k2311.357704%11.357704%11.4%135,847136k2411.281549%11.281549%11.3%235,304235k2511.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k2611.081112%11.081112%11.1%141,105141k2710.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k2810.814583%10.814583%10.8%140,185140k2910.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k3010.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k3110.145084%10.145084%10.1%72,16372.2k329.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k339.924243%9.924243%9.9%96,18196.2k349.798726%9.798726%9.8%186,278186k359.648650%9.648650%9.6%180,162180k369.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k379.572772%9.572772%9.6%100,754101k389.566995%9.566995%9.6%79,71079.7k399.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k409.314501%9.314501%9.3%123,226123k419.246771%9.246771%9.2%75,71775.7k429.151544%9.151544%9.2%72,11772.1k439.047519%9.047519%9.0%173,200173k448.861053%8.861053%8.9%289,626290k458.780349%8.780349%8.8%142,602143k468.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k478.000039%8.000039%8.0%202,787203k487.130926%7.130926%7.1%120,640121k496.766618%6.766618%6.8%158,334158k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Metro Area#68

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSouth AtlanticProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaGeorgiaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaSouthLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M148.266872%48.266872%48.3%637,811638k246.577309%46.577309%46.6%1,518,5941.52M345.428829%45.428829%45.4%1,484,8541.48M444.297476%44.297476%44.3%362,729363k542.034879%42.034879%42.0%535,265535k641.264336%41.264336%41.3%770,498770k740.131883%40.131883%40.1%1,017,2731.02M839.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k938.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M1038.078150%38.078150%38.1%723,882724k1137.672067%37.672067%37.7%313,875314k1236.777509%36.777509%36.8%597,305597k1336.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k1436.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M1536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M1635.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1734.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1834.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1934.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k2033.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k2133.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M2232.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k2432.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k2532.595363%32.595363%32.6%2,872,4832.87M2632.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2732.203681%32.203681%32.2%229,068229k2832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k2931.804030%31.804030%31.8%473,174473k3031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k3131.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k3330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.401522%30.401522%30.4%337,041337k3430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k3530.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M3629.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k3729.705211%29.705211%29.7%424,131424k3829.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k3929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k4029.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M29.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k4129.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k4228.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k4328.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4626.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k4726.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k4822.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4920.312451%20.312451%20.3%561,167561k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#69

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSouth AtlanticRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeGeorgiaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouthOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaTampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater Metro AreaTampa AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiverside7.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k16.367860%6.367860%6.4%207,616208k26.250734%6.250734%6.3%204,307204k36.061633%6.061633%6.1%80,10080.1k44.897627%4.897627%4.9%93,10693.1k54.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k64.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k74.317930%4.317930%4.3%35,97636.0k84.306530%4.306530%4.3%109,163109k94.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k104.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k114.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k124.068828%4.068828%4.1%66,08266.1k133.990842%3.990842%4.0%74,51874.5k143.980678%3.980678%4.0%93,14593.1k153.893990%3.893990%3.9%57,93457.9k163.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k173.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k183.781845%3.781845%3.8%333,277333k193.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k203.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k213.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k223.637936%3.637936%3.6%25,87725.9k233.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k243.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k263.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k273.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k283.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k293.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k313.302809%3.302809%3.3%36,61636.6k323.301266%3.301266%3.3%26,01526.0k333.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k343.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k353.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k3.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k363.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k372.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k382.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k392.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k402.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k412.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k422.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k432.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k442.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k452.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k462.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k472.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k482.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k492.069552%2.069552%2.1%57,17557.2k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area 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 Metro Area#70

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 the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Raleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteBirminghamGeorgiaSouth AtlanticAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleWashingtonBaltimoreDenver AreaCincinnatiKansas CityPortland AreaUnited StatesAustin AreaIndianapolisOrlando AreaColumbus AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaHouston AreaClevelandPhoenix AreaSacramentoChicago AreaLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceRiversideMinneapolisBoston AreaHartford AreaSalt Lake CityVirginia BeachMiami AreaSt. LouisSeattle AreaSan AntonioNew York AreaPittsburghBuffalo AreaSan FranciscoLos AngelesLas VegasSan DiegoSan Jose Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187601x1.187601x1.19x12.997%13.0%15.435%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.148479x1.148479x1.15x10.539%10.5%12.104%12.1%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146783x1.146783x1.15x10.613%10.6%12.171%12.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141524x1.141524x1.14x9.298%9.30%10.614%10.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126675x1.126675x1.13x9.248%9.25%10.420%10.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121676x1.121676x1.12x9.104%9.10%10.212%10.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112452x1.112452x1.11x8.324%8.32%9.260%9.26%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107931x1.107931x1.11x10.519%10.5%11.654%11.7%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106374x1.106374x1.11x10.291%10.3%11.386%11.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104385x1.104385x1.10x8.867%8.87%9.793%9.79%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100654x1.100654x1.10x9.134%9.13%10.054%10.1%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095211x1.095211x1.10x9.995%10.00%10.947%10.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094586x1.094586x1.09x12.653%12.7%13.850%13.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093179x1.093179x1.09x11.030%11.0%12.057%12.1%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074286x1.074286x1.07x13.678%13.7%14.694%14.7%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073998x1.073998x1.07x19.602%19.6%21.053%21.1%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065442x1.065442x1.07x6.557%6.56%6.987%6.99%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065432x1.065432x1.07x8.593%8.59%9.156%9.16%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065066x1.065066x1.07x9.279%9.28%9.883%9.88%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060513x1.060513x1.06x9.849%9.85%10.445%10.4%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044797x1.044797x1.04x8.860%8.86%9.257%9.26%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.033172x1.033172x1.03x7.871%7.87%8.132%8.13%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015146x1.015146x1.02x7.080%7.08%7.187%7.19%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013065x1.013065x1.01x9.095%9.10%9.214%9.21%45-1.004675x-1.004675x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x11.736%11.7%11.681%11.7%46-1.006686x-1.006686x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x20.730%20.7%20.593%20.6%47-1.008231x-1.008231x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x15.170%15.2%15.046%15.0%48-1.097207x-1.097207x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x14.217%14.2%12.958%13.0%49-1.100976x-1.100976x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x13.802%13.8%12.537%12.5%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#71

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 the Atlanta Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Atlanta Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area 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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State:
Georgia
Counties:
Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb, DeKalb, Clayton, Cherokee, Henry, Forsyth, Paulding, Douglas, Coweta, Carroll, Fayette, Newton, Bartow, Rockdale, Walton, Barrow, Spalding, Pickens, Haralson, Butts, Dawson, Meriwether, Lamar, Morgan, Pike, Jasper, Heard
Principal Cities:
Atlanta, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Alpharetta, Marietta
Cities:
Acworth, Adairsville, Alpharetta, Atlanta, Auburn, Austell, Avondale Estates, Ball Ground, Barnesville, Berkeley Lake, Bostwick, Bowdon, Bremen, Brookhaven, Buchanan, Buford, Canton, Carrollton, Cartersville, Chamblee, Chattahoochee Hills, Clarkston, College Park, Concord, Conyers, Covington, Cumming, Dacula, Dallas, Dawsonville, Decatur, Doraville, Douglasville, Duluth, Dunwoody, East Point, Emerson, Ephesus, Euharlee, Fairburn, Fayetteville, Flovilla, Forest Park, Franklin, Good Hope, Grantville, Grayson, Greenville, Griffin, Hampton, Hapeville, Hiram, Holly Springs, Jackson, Jasper, Jenkinsburg, Jersey, Johns Creek, Jonesboro, Kennesaw, Kingston, Lake City, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Lithonia, Locust Grove, Loganville, Lovejoy, Luthersville, Madison, Manchester, Mansfield, Marietta, McDonough, Meansville, Milner, Milton, Molena, Monroe, Monticello, Morrow, Mount Zion, Mountain Park, Nelson, Newnan, Norcross, Oxford, Palmetto, Peachtree City, Peachtree Corners, Pine Lake, Porterdale, Powder Springs, Riverdale, Roswell, Rutledge, Sandy Springs, Senoia, Smyrna, Snellville, Social Circle, Statham, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Sugar Hill, Sunny Side, Suwanee, Tallapoosa, Temple, Tucker, Union City, Villa Rica, Waco, Waleska, Walnut Grove, Warm Springs, White, Whitesburg, Williamson, Winder, Woodbury, Woodstock, Zebulon
Towns:
Aldora, Bethlehem, Between, Braselton, Braswell, Brooks, Buckhead, Carl, Centralhatchee, Gay, Haralson, Lone Oak, Moreland, Newborn, Orchard Hill, Pine Mountain, Rest Haven, Roopville, Shady Dale, Sharpsburg, Talking Rock, Taylorsville, Turin, Tyrone, Woolsey
Unincorporated Places:
Belvedere Park, Bonanza, Candler-McAfee, Conley, Druid Hills, East Griffin, East Newnan, Experiment, Fair Oaks, Gresham Park, Heron Bay, Hilltop, Irondale, Lakeview Estates, Lithia Springs, Mableton, Mountain Park, North Decatur, North Druid Hills, Panthersville, Redan, Russell, Scottdale, Vinings
ZIP Codes:
30002, 30004, 30005, 30008, 30009, 30011, 30012, 30013, 30014, 30016, 30017, 30019, 30021, 30022, 30024, 30025, 30028, 30030, 30032, 30033, 30034, 30035, 30038, 30039, 30040, 30041, 30043, 30044, 30045, 30046, 30047, 30052, 30054, 30055, 30056, 30058, 30060, 30062, 30064, 30066, 30067, 30068, 30070, 30071, 30072, 30075, 30076, 30078, 30079, 30080, 30082, 30083, 30084, 30087, 30088, 30092, 30093, 30094, 30096, 30097, 30101, 30102, 30103, 30104, 30106, 30107, 30108, 30110, 30113, 30114, 30115, 30116, 30117, 30118, 30120, 30121, 30122, 30126, 30127, 30132, 30134, 30135, 30137, 30139, 30141, 30143, 30144, 30145, 30148, 30152, 30153, 30157, 30161, 30164, 30168, 30170, 30171, 30175, 30176, 30177, 30178, 30179, 30180, 30182, 30183, 30184, 30185, 30187, 30188, 30189, 30204, 30205, 30206, 30213, 30214, 30215, 30216, 30217, 30218, 30220, 30222, 30223, 30224, 30228, 30230, 30233, 30234, 30236, 30238, 30248, 30250, 30251, 30252, 30253, 30256, 30257, 30258, 30259, 30260, 30263, 30265, 30268, 30269, 30273, 30274, 30275, 30276, 30277, 30281, 30284, 30285, 30288, 30289, 30290, 30291, 30292, 30293, 30294, 30295, 30296, 30297, 30303, 30305, 30306, 30307, 30308, 30309, 30310, 30311, 30312, 30313, 30314, 30315, 30316, 30317, 30318, 30319, 30322, 30324, 30326, 30327, 30328, 30329, 30331, 30332, 30334, 30336, 30337, 30338, 30339, 30340, 30341, 30342, 30344, 30345, 30346, 30349, 30350, 30354, 30360, 30363, 30506, 30517, 30518, 30519, 30533, 30534, 30536, 30548, 30620, 30621, 30622, 30623, 30625, 30641, 30650, 30655, 30656, 30663, 30666, 30680, 30734, 31016, 31029, 31038, 31064, 31085, 31097, 31816, 31822, 31830
Unified School Districts:
Atlanta, Barrow County, Bartow County, Bremen, Buford, Butts County, Carroll County, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cherokee County, Clayton County, Cobb County, Coweta County, Dawson County, DeKalb County, Decatur, Douglas County, Fayette County, Forsyth County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, Haralson County, Heard County, Henry County, Jasper County, Lamar County, Marietta, Meriwether County, Morgan County, Newton County, Paulding County, Pickens County, Pike County, Rockdale County, Social Circle, Spalding County, Walton County
Congressional Districts:
GA-3, GA-4, GA-5, GA-6, GA-7, GA-9, GA-10, GA-11, GA-13, GA-14
State Senate Districts:
GA-5, GA-6, GA-9, GA-10, GA-14, GA-16, GA-17, GA-21, GA-25, GA-27, GA-28, GA-29, GA-30, GA-31, GA-32, GA-33, GA-34, GA-35, GA-36, GA-37, GA-38, GA-39, GA-40, GA-41, GA-42, GA-43, GA-44, GA-45, GA-46, GA-47, GA-48, GA-51, GA-52, GA-54, GA-55, GA-56
State House Districts:
GA-7, GA-9, GA-11, GA-14, GA-15, GA-16, GA-17, GA-18, GA-19, GA-20, GA-21, GA-22, GA-23, GA-24, GA-25, GA-26, GA-34, GA-35, GA-36, GA-37, GA-38, GA-39, GA-40, GA-41, GA-42, GA-43, GA-44, GA-45, GA-46, GA-47, GA-48, GA-49, GA-50, GA-51, GA-52, GA-53, GA-54, GA-55, GA-56, GA-57, GA-58, GA-59, GA-60, GA-61, GA-62, GA-63, GA-64, GA-65, GA-66, GA-67, GA-68, GA-69, GA-70, GA-71, GA-72, GA-73, GA-74, GA-75, GA-76, GA-77, GA-78, GA-79, GA-80, GA-81, GA-82, GA-83, GA-84, GA-85, GA-86, GA-87, GA-88, GA-89, GA-90, GA-91, GA-92, GA-93, GA-94, GA-95, GA-96, GA-97, GA-98, GA-99, GA-100, GA-101, GA-102, GA-103, GA-104, GA-105, GA-106, GA-107, GA-108, GA-109, GA-110, GA-111, GA-112, GA-113, GA-114, GA-115, GA-116, GA-117, GA-129, GA-130, GA-131, GA-132, GA-137
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Athens Area, Calhoun Area, Cedartown Area, Columbus Area, Gainesville Area, Jefferson Area, LaGrange Area, Macon Area, Rome Area, Thomaston Area