Educational Attainment in the New Orleans Area, Louisiana (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
New Orleans Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma234.096980%28.642368%34.096980%34.1%291,908292k51.574854%55.173242%51.574854%51.6%441,538442k14.328165%16.184390%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k
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 Louisiana at large.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma219.043858%19.043858%+19.0%34.097%34.1%28.642%28.6%-6.521979%-6.521979%-6.5%51.575%51.6%55.173%55.2%-11.469228%-11.469228%-11.5%14.328%14.3%16.184%16.2%
% percentage with given level in the New Orleans Area
ref. percentage with given level in Louisiana
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
New Orleans Area
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.251940%0.951409%1.251940%1.3%10,71810.7k2.641830%1.612405%2.641830%2.6%22,61722.6k6.515861%5.331576%6.515861%6.5%55,78355.8k18.033876%15.062204%18.033876%18.0%154,390154k5.653473%5.684775%5.653473%5.7%48,40048.4k22.870165%21.298548%22.870165%22.9%195,794196k28.704689%33.874694%28.704689%28.7%245,744246k9.267490%10.601214%9.267490%9.3%79,34079.3k3.830928%4.312978%3.830928%3.8%32,79732.8k1.229747%1.270198%1.229747%1.2%10,52810.5k
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 Louisiana at large.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None31.588041%31.588041%+31.6%1.252%1.25%0.951%0.95%63.844087%63.844087%+63.8%2.642%2.64%1.612%1.61%22.212657%22.212657%+22.2%6.516%6.52%5.332%5.33%19.729336%19.729336%+19.7%18.034%18.0%15.062%15.1%-0.550633%-0.550633%-0.6%5.653%5.65%5.685%5.68%7.378989%7.378989%+7.4%22.870%22.9%21.299%21.3%-15.262145%-15.262145%-15.3%28.705%28.7%33.875%33.9%-12.580864%-12.580864%-12.6%9.267%9.27%10.601%10.6%-11.176722%-11.176722%-11.2%3.831%3.83%4.313%4.31%-3.184606%-3.184606%-3.2%1.230%1.23%1.270%1.27%
% percentage with given level in the New Orleans Area
ref. percentage with given level in Louisiana
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
More Females More Males
Louisiana
New Orleans Area
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-10.550043%-16.603478%-10.550043%11%35.714%35.7%32.306%32.3%0.485551%1.121092%0.485551%0%51.456%51.5%51.706%51.7%24.617761%26.149841%24.617761%25%12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
More Females More Males
Louisiana
New Orleans Area
0%50%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None43.700024%71.712131%43.700024%44%1.037%1.04%1.490%1.49%69.212764%59.331773%69.212764%69%1.989%1.99%3.365%3.37%-40.967913%-46.062797%-40.967913%41%7.558%7.56%5.361%5.36%-6.679985%-10.721381%-6.679985%7%18.586%18.6%17.422%17.4%-40.236297%-46.298913%-40.236297%40%6.544%6.54%4.667%4.67%-4.228702%-6.198917%-4.228702%4%23.319%23.3%22.373%22.4%4.250332%5.745480%4.250332%4%28.137%28.1%29.333%29.3%17.180859%20.308285%17.180859%17%8.569%8.57%10.041%10.0%49.179213%43.837451%49.179213%49%3.106%3.11%4.634%4.63%13.733575%20.432453%13.733575%14%1.155%1.15%1.313%1.31%
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
New Orleans Area
Louisiana
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3413.599154%11.114916%13.599154%13.6%23,27423.3k171,143171k16.435083%13.970655%16.435083%16.4%55,71055.7k338,970339k19.235520%17.009803%19.235520%19.2%30,21430.2k157,074157k23.920730%19.113493%23.920730%23.9%45,19245.2k188,924189k
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 Louisiana at large.
Scope: population of Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-3422.350490%22.350490%22.4%13.599%13.6%11.115%11.1%17.640028%17.640028%17.6%16.435%16.4%13.971%14.0%13.084904%13.084904%13.1%19.236%19.2%17.010%17.0%25.151014%25.151014%25.2%23.921%23.9%19.113%19.1%
% percentage in the New Orleans Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Louisiana 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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
More Females More Males
Louisiana
New Orleans Area
20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-3437.360532%38.771134%37.360532%37.4%11.706%11.7%16.079%16.1%-10.359212%-11.245840%-10.359212%10.4%17.215%17.2%15.599%15.6%-21.978147%-30.817227%-21.978147%22.0%21.089%21.1%17.289%17.3%-18.293842%-30.069324%-18.293842%18.3%25.865%25.9%21.865%21.9%
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
New Orleans Area
Louisiana
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$61,609.000000$58,049.000000$61,609.000000$61.6k89,11889.1k10.410%10.4%$46,974.000000$47,057.000000$46,974.000000$47.0k154,390154k18.034%18.0%$32,381.000000$32,088.000000$32,381.000000$32.4k244,194244k28.524%28.5%$27,745.000000$28,384.000000$27,745.000000$27.7k245,744246k28.705%28.7%$20,506.000000$20,565.000000$20,506.000000$20.5k122,665123k14.328%14.3%$35,482.000000$34,544.000000$35,482.000000$35.5k856,111856k100.000%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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
Female Male
Louisiana
New Orleans Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-51,859.000000$-50,372.000000$-51,859.000000$51.9k$51,859.000000$29,413.000000$50,372.000000$26,637.000000$81,272.000000$81.3k47,62347.6k41,49541.5k$-40,992.000000$-40,913.000000$-40,992.000000$41.0k$40,992.000000$16,973.000000$40,913.000000$19,836.000000$57,965.000000$58.0k83,63183.6k70,75970.8k$-26,953.000000$-25,784.000000$-26,953.000000$27.0k$26,953.000000$14,270.000000$25,784.000000$17,668.000000$41,223.000000$41.2k134,375134k109,819110k$-21,588.000000$-20,519.000000$-21,588.000000$21.6k$21,588.000000$13,674.000000$20,519.000000$19,079.000000$35,262.000000$35.3k126,609127k119,135119k$-14,582.000000$-13,661.000000$-14,582.000000$14.6k$14,582.000000$10,727.000000$13,661.000000$13,170.000000$25,309.000000$25.3k57,73057.7k64,93564.9k$-29,688.000000$-26,712.000000$-29,688.000000$29.7k$29,688.000000$12,205.000000$26,712.000000$16,646.000000$41,893.000000$41.9k449,968450k406,143406k
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
New Orleans Area
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma345.643521%40.341668%45.643521%45.6%1,03245.245467%45.943882%45.245467%45.2%1,0239.111013%13.676274%9.111013%9.1%2060.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.038175%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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
New Orleans Area
Louisiana
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma383.024452%83.029571%83.024452%83.0%168,039168k73.660464%72.594279%73.660464%73.7%152,321152k65.442513%64.594255%65.442513%65.4%122,422122k49.111199%45.056234%49.111199%49.1%43,56943.6k
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
Female Male
Louisiana
New Orleans Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%10%0%10%20%30%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-8.002240%-10.993970%-8.002240%8.0%8.002240%2.023411%10.993970%2.447139%10.025651%10.0%23,33423.3k19,86319.9k-17.553758%-19.321256%-17.553758%17.6%17.553758%5.080966%19.321256%6.583123%22.634725%22.6%27,38127.4k26,84926.8k-24.674047%-1.496992%-21.650280%-2.735830%-26.171039%26.2%24.674047%21.650280%24.674047%24.7%3,0093,302-23.601060%-24.555233%-23.601060%23.6%23.601060%6.257449%24.555233%7.868008%29.858509%29.9%10,67810.7k7,305-20.808657%-22.612952%-20.808657%20.8%20.808657%7.819769%22.612952%8.526859%28.628426%28.6%4,3772,846
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 Louisiana and the New Orleans Area
Female Male
Louisiana
New Orleans Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-35.691610%-26.485776%-0.820329%-35.691610%35.7%35.691610%0.245454%26.485776%35.937064%35.9%83,64183.6k88,59388.6k-13.235622%-6.296522%-10.875756%-6.339961%-19.532144%19.5%13.235622%10.875756%13.235622%13.2%16,01116.0k29,87529.9k-36.696521%-37.193957%-36.696521%36.7%36.696521%3.131278%37.193957%7.817013%39.827798%39.8%4,8574,630-18.189699%-2.542403%-15.167450%-5.151661%-20.732101%20.7%18.189699%15.167450%18.189699%18.2%6,5056,417-17.005690%-6.252334%-14.324871%-4.838945%-23.258024%23.3%17.005690%14.324871%17.005690%17.0%2,6003,181
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 New Orleans 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
18.7%23.1%27.5%31.9%36.3%40.8%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
44.9%48.6%52.2%55.9%59.5%63.2%

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
11.2%12.9%14.6%16.2%17.9%19.6%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.31%0.66%1.00%1.35%1.69%2.04%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.2%1.0%1.8%2.6%3.4%4.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.0%3.5%4.9%6.3%7.8%9.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.2%12.3%14.4%16.5%18.6%20.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.5%5.3%6.0%6.7%7.4%8.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.6%19.9%21.0%22.2%23.3%24.6%

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
22.9%27.3%31.6%35.9%40.2%44.5%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.6%8.6%9.5%10.4%11.3%12.2%

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
2.9%3.7%4.5%5.4%6.2%7.1%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.51%0.77%1.02%1.27%1.52%1.78%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the New Orleans 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
5%16%27%37%48%59%

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
36%44%50%57%63%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
3%13%22%30%39%49%

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%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.1%2.6%

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%1.5%2.9%4.4%5.9%7.4%

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
1.1%3.4%5.7%7.9%10.2%12.5%

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
1%8%15%21%27%34%

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%2.1%4.3%6.4%8.6%10.8%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
8.1%12.6%17.2%21.7%26.2%30.8%

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
16%23%30%37%43%51%

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
1%7%12%17%23%28%

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%6%11%16%21%27%

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%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the New Orleans Area

There are 79 places that are fully or partially contained within the New Orleans Area (77 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 79 of those to each other, the New Orleans Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the New Orleans 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 New Orleans Area, selected places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%20%40%Count#BoothvilleRomevilleMoonshineVenicePort SulphurBaratariaLemannvilleBurasPoydrasEmpireKillonaTriumphLafitteEstelleJean LafittePleasure BendUnionAvondaleTaftWestwegoHarveyMarreroBridge CityConventSunGrand IsleNew SarpyDes AllemandsGretnaPearl RiverLacombeCovingtonWest South CentralLouisianaMerauxKennerSouthNew OrleansNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSt. JamesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBelle ChasseMetairieWallaceMandevilleAbita SpringsDestrehanPaulinaElmwoodMadisonville54.470199%54.470199%54.5%329149.618321%49.618321%49.6%65243.442623%43.442623%43.4%53342.400000%42.400000%42.4%53436.967294%36.967294%37.0%373536.328626%36.328626%36.3%283635.746606%35.746606%35.7%237733.883058%33.883058%33.9%226831.987768%31.987768%32.0%523931.711146%31.711146%31.7%2021031.054131%31.054131%31.1%1091130.188679%30.188679%30.2%481227.978339%27.978339%28.0%1551326.649912%26.649912%26.6%2,8631425.806452%25.806452%25.8%3121525.806452%25.806452%25.8%561625.114155%25.114155%25.1%1101725.016057%25.016057%25.0%7791824.615385%24.615385%24.6%161923.924775%23.924775%23.9%1,4632023.856962%23.856962%23.9%3,2092123.741279%23.741279%23.7%5,0362223.684211%23.684211%23.7%1,0442323.393316%23.393316%23.4%912423.148148%23.148148%23.1%502522.727273%22.727273%22.7%1252622.655298%22.655298%22.7%1862722.537208%22.537208%22.5%3182821.324120%21.324120%21.3%2,6542921.315469%21.315469%21.3%3503019.425789%19.425789%19.4%1,1573417.238871%17.238871%17.2%1,1854016.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k16.007533%16.007533%16.0%6804515.330640%15.330640%15.3%7,0574814.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k5114.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k13.025210%13.025210%13.0%625613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.157746%12.157746%12.2%1,0796210.046088%10.046088%10.0%10,55010.6k659.451220%9.451220%9.5%31676.701693%6.701693%6.7%574736.253553%6.253553%6.3%110755.453606%5.453606%5.5%422764.057592%4.057592%4.1%31773.568488%3.568488%3.6%130783.505535%3.505535%3.5%1979
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 79 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 New Orleans Area, selected places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#MadisonvilleMandevilleElmwoodAbita SpringsNew OrleansRiver RidgeMetairieCovingtonDestrehanEden IsleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHarahanNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthWest South CentralTaftMontzHesterEdgardJeffersonKennerSlidellVeniceLouisianaLulingBelle ChassePaulinaTimberlaneBayou GaucheAmaLacombeWoodmereNorth VacherieN VacherieHahnvilleSt. JamesArabiLutcherHarveyBurasMarreroGramercyNorcoSunAvondaleBoothvillePort SulphurKillonaPleasure BendRomeville50.000000%50.000000%50.0%271149.760654%49.760654%49.8%4,262244.660994%44.660994%44.7%1,627338.658329%38.658329%38.7%680436.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k535.089125%35.089125%35.1%3,504634.569018%34.569018%34.6%36,30336.3k734.215886%34.215886%34.2%2,352834.078573%34.078573%34.1%2,637932.752200%32.752200%32.8%1,9351030.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.213320%29.213320%29.2%2,0091128.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M26.153846%26.153846%26.2%171225.472411%25.472411%25.5%3371325.301205%25.301205%25.3%631425.119048%25.119048%25.1%4221524.745479%24.745479%24.7%2,0661624.296142%24.296142%24.3%11,18411.2k1723.254082%23.254082%23.3%4,3721823.200000%23.200000%23.2%291922.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k22.093992%22.093992%22.1%1,8572020.484507%20.484507%20.5%1,8182120.157068%20.157068%20.2%1542219.946212%19.946212%19.9%1,3352319.610570%19.610570%19.6%2822419.558011%19.558011%19.6%1772519.341840%19.341840%19.3%1,1522618.700651%18.700651%18.7%1,3502718.441404%18.441404%18.4%3102818.155259%18.155259%18.2%4352918.067227%18.067227%18.1%863017.305108%17.305108%17.3%5153415.476636%15.476636%15.5%4144014.221991%14.221991%14.2%1,9134511.994003%11.994003%12.0%805111.403922%11.403922%11.4%2,4195210.541447%10.541447%10.5%220569.266802%9.266802%9.3%182627.870370%7.870370%7.9%17673.982017%3.982017%4.0%124732.152318%2.152318%2.2%13751.387512%1.387512%1.4%14760.000000%0.000000%0.0%0770.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%079
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 79 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 New Orleans Area, selected places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%2%4%6%Count#ElmwoodMandevilleAbita SpringsNew OrleansEden IsleMetairieConventRiver RidgeEdgardHarahanVeniceNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMadisonvilleJeffersonCovingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSlidellLouisianaWest South CentralKennerHesterGretnaLaplaceEstellePaulinaBurasChalmetteWelcomeHahnvilleGaryvilleLafittePearl RiverHarveyTerrytownFolsomDestrehanMarreroReserveSouth VacherieS VacherieWestwegoBayou GaucheLemannvillePleasure BendRomevilleTriumphPointe a la HachePt a la HacheMoonshineTaft7.850673%7.850673%7.9%28617.157034%7.157034%7.2%61326.708357%6.708357%6.7%11836.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k45.297901%5.297901%5.3%31354.908776%4.908776%4.9%5,15564.627249%4.627249%4.6%1874.245944%4.245944%4.2%42484.226190%4.226190%4.2%7194.086084%4.086084%4.1%281104.000000%4.000000%4.0%5113.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k3.874539%3.874539%3.9%21123.533357%3.533357%3.5%295133.389584%3.389584%3.4%233143.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.792405%2.792405%2.8%525152.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.159367%2.159367%2.2%994162.008032%2.008032%2.0%5171.976539%1.976539%2.0%246181.740741%1.740741%1.7%329191.666201%1.666201%1.7%179201.570681%1.570681%1.6%12211.499250%1.499250%1.5%10221.471212%1.471212%1.5%208231.467505%1.467505%1.5%7241.460768%1.460768%1.5%35251.453856%1.453856%1.5%23261.444043%1.444043%1.4%8271.339829%1.339829%1.3%22281.308453%1.308453%1.3%176291.275021%1.275021%1.3%193301.060071%1.060071%1.1%6340.827087%0.827087%0.8%64400.650575%0.650575%0.7%138440.605755%0.605755%0.6%36450.399042%0.399042%0.4%10510.114473%0.114473%0.1%7560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0620.000000%0.000000%0.0%0670.000000%0.000000%0.0%0730.000000%0.000000%0.0%0750.000000%0.000000%0.0%0760.000000%0.000000%0.0%0770.000000%0.000000%0.0%0780.000000%0.000000%0.0%079
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 79 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 New Orleans Area, selected places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#HesterTaftPleasure BendMoonshineVioletSt. JamesHarahanPaulinaConventLafitteElmwoodFolsomDestrehanBurasLemannvilleSunVeniceJeffersonEdgardLulingCovingtonNew SarpyGrand IsleMandevilleKillonaGaryvilleTimberlaneWoodmereWestwegoUnionLacombeMarreroKennerMetairieLouisianaJean LafitteNew OrleansNew OrleansSouthUnited StatesWest South CentralArabiBaratariaSt. RoseGrand PointParadisEden IsleBoutteTriumphPt a la Hache-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%16.418%16.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%32.000%32.0%2-1.000000x-1.000000x8.557627x8.557627x8.56x5.051%5.05%43.220%43.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.031395x3.031395x3.03x25.316%25.3%76.744%76.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.600017x2.600017x2.60x12.072%12.1%31.386%31.4%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.392941x2.392941x2.39x7.522%7.52%18.000%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.341535x2.341535x2.34x6.143%6.14%14.384%14.4%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.255399x2.255399x2.26x2.600%2.60%5.865%5.87%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.180083x2.180083x2.18x13.514%13.5%29.461%29.5%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063543x2.063543x2.06x18.954%19.0%39.113%39.1%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.048966x2.048966x2.05x2.346%2.35%4.807%4.81%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.044653x2.044653x2.04x12.759%12.8%26.087%26.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.014399x2.014399x2.01x3.696%3.70%7.446%7.45%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.013232x2.013232x2.01x22.188%22.2%44.669%44.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918074x1.918074x1.92x21.019%21.0%40.316%40.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.875000x1.875000x1.88x16.667%16.7%31.250%31.3%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.863636x1.863636x1.86x26.829%26.8%50.000%50.0%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.859310x1.859310x1.86x11.021%11.0%20.492%20.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.844051x1.844051x1.84x6.583%6.58%12.140%12.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.796171x1.796171x1.80x8.948%8.95%16.073%16.1%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.788553x1.788553x1.79x12.223%12.2%21.862%21.9%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.786011x1.786011x1.79x16.169%16.2%28.878%28.9%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.784726x1.784726x1.78x16.092%16.1%28.720%28.7%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.747485x1.747485x1.75x4.899%4.90%8.561%8.56%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.716364x1.716364x1.72x24.038%24.0%41.259%41.3%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.671531x1.671531x1.67x14.720%14.7%24.605%24.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664681x1.664681x1.66x13.233%13.2%22.029%22.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.529407x1.529407x1.53x11.617%11.6%17.767%17.8%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.527025x1.527025x1.53x19.415%19.4%29.647%29.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524444x1.524444x1.52x20.087%20.1%30.622%30.6%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.395422x1.395422x1.40x16.271%16.3%22.705%22.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.284167x1.284167x1.28x21.040%21.0%27.019%27.0%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273170x1.273170x1.27x13.568%13.6%17.274%17.3%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.266424x1.266424x1.27x8.916%8.92%11.292%11.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254338x1.254338x1.25x22.871%22.9%28.689%28.7%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%51-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.084619x1.084619x1.08x12.459%12.5%13.514%13.5%56-1.000000x-1.000000x1.026778x1.026778x1.03x35.759%35.8%36.717%36.7%62-1.138860x-1.138860x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x15.127%15.1%13.282%13.3%67-1.624368x-1.624368x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x13.311%13.3%8.195%8.19%73-1.874586x-1.874586x1.87x1.000000x1.000000x20.285%20.3%10.821%10.8%75-2.088991x-2.088991x2.09x1.000000x1.000000x8.818%8.82%4.221%4.22%76-2.234072x-2.234072x2.23x1.000000x1.000000x22.395%22.4%10.024%10.0%77-4.064394x-4.064394x4.06x1.000000x1.000000x51.389%51.4%12.644%12.6%78-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x12.500%12.5%0.000%0%79
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 79 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 New Orleans Area, selected places in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#ReserveWestwegoAvondaleNorcoGaryvilleN VacheriePort SulphurAmaBaratariaLafitteUnionConventHesterDestrehanMarreroEdgardBelle ChasseHarveyRiver RidgeMandevilleEden IsleLutcherMadisonvilleKennerMetairieWest South CentralLouisianaWaggamanNew OrleansSouthUnited StatesAbita SpringsNew OrleansEstelleJeffersonLulingElmwoodBoutteArabiMerauxJean LafittePaulinaWelcomeFolsomVenice-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.318%1.32%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.260%0.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.592%0.59%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.900%0.90%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.026%3.03%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.148%1.15%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.821%0.82%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.962%0.96%8-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.512%1.51%9-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.226%3.23%10-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.914%1.91%11-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%7.469%7.47%12-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.731%3.73%13-1.000000x-1.000000x7.938224x7.938224x7.94x0.195%0.19%1.544%1.54%14-1.000000x-1.000000x7.161031x7.161031x7.16x0.172%0.17%1.231%1.23%15-1.000000x-1.000000x6.014336x6.014336x6.01x1.249%1.25%7.509%7.51%16-1.000000x-1.000000x5.935217x5.935217x5.94x0.327%0.33%1.938%1.94%17-1.000000x-1.000000x4.832835x4.832835x4.83x0.465%0.47%2.249%2.25%18-1.000000x-1.000000x4.382873x4.382873x4.38x1.641%1.64%7.193%7.19%19-1.000000x-1.000000x3.451507x3.451507x3.45x3.243%3.24%11.193%11.2%20-1.000000x-1.000000x3.204033x3.204033x3.20x2.538%2.54%8.133%8.13%21-1.000000x-1.000000x2.315803x2.315803x2.32x0.434%0.43%1.005%1.01%22-1.000000x-1.000000x2.201550x2.201550x2.20x2.465%2.46%5.426%5.43%23-1.000000x-1.000000x2.019668x2.019668x2.02x1.454%1.45%2.937%2.94%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887915x1.887915x1.89x3.451%3.45%6.516%6.52%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.610506x1.610506x1.61x0.766%0.77%1.234%1.23%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%-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-1.000000x1.495658x1.495658x1.50x5.408%5.41%8.089%8.09%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409566x1.409566x1.41x1.388%1.39%1.956%1.96%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377377x1.377377x1.38x2.975%2.98%4.098%4.10%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243221x1.243221x1.24x0.415%0.42%0.516%0.52%33-1.029772x-1.029772x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x7.965%7.97%7.735%7.73%37-1.180234x-1.180234x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x0.998%1.00%0.845%0.85%41-2.353229x-2.353229x2.35x1.000000x1.000000x0.652%0.65%0.277%0.28%45-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.196%0.20%0.000%0%49-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.501%0.50%0.000%0%53-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.837%2.84%0.000%0%54-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.280%2.28%0.000%0%55-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.069%2.07%0.000%0%56-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x12.195%12.2%0.000%0%57
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 57 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the New Orleans Area

There are 8 counties in the New Orleans Area. This section compares all 8 of those to each other, the New Orleans Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the New Orleans 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 New Orleans Area, selected counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%5%10%15%Count#Plaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistWest South CentralLouisianaJefferson ParishJeffersonSt. James ParishSt. JamesSouthOrleans ParishOrleansNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany19.550945%19.550945%19.6%2,978118.180203%18.180203%18.2%5,115217.029807%17.029807%17.0%4,885316.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k15.313162%15.313162%15.3%46,39046.4k414.487462%14.487462%14.5%2,103514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k614.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.830634%12.830634%12.8%4,453711.237997%11.237997%11.2%18,73718.7k8
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 8 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 New Orleans Area, selected counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Orleans ParishOrleansSt. Tammany ParishSt. TammanyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthWest South CentralJefferson ParishJeffersonLouisianaSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. James ParishSt. JamesSt. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard36.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k131.286699%31.286699%31.3%52,16452.2k230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M24.816301%24.816301%24.8%75,17975.2k322.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k20.656371%20.656371%20.7%7,169416.879902%16.879902%16.9%4,842515.808824%15.808824%15.8%2,408614.432351%14.432351%14.4%2,095713.225520%13.225520%13.2%3,7218
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 8 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 New Orleans Area, selected counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Orleans ParishOrleansSt. Tammany ParishSt. TammanyNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthJefferson ParishJeffersonLouisianaWest South CentralSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesSt. James ParishSt. James6.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k13.938127%3.938127%3.9%6,56623.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.965254%2.965254%3.0%8,98332.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k1.600139%1.600139%1.6%45940.902790%0.902790%0.9%25450.892857%0.892857%0.9%13660.651184%0.651184%0.7%22670.578672%0.578672%0.6%848
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 8 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 New Orleans Area, selected counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#St. BernardSt. CharlesJeffersonSt. John the BaptistPlaqueminesLouisianaSt. TammanyNew OrleansOrleansSouthUnited StatesWest South CentralSt. James-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315213x1.315213x1.32x15.756%15.8%20.722%20.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.312810x1.312810x1.31x11.155%11.2%14.645%14.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.299150x1.299150x1.30x13.405%13.4%17.415%17.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297854x1.297854x1.30x14.912%14.9%19.354%19.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.270147x1.270147x1.27x17.282%17.3%21.951%22.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.259734x1.259734x1.26x10.004%10.0%12.603%12.6%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%7-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.075929x1.075929x1.08x13.993%14.0%15.056%15.1%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 8 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 New Orleans Area, selected counties in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3x4xFM#PlaqueminesJeffersonSt. John the BaptistSt. TammanyWest South CentralLouisianaSt. JamesNew OrleansSouthUnited StatesOrleansSt. CharlesSt. Bernard-1.000000x-1.000000x4.695496x4.695496x4.70x0.319%0.32%1.499%1.50%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.874402x1.874402x1.87x2.094%2.09%3.925%3.92%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.830988x1.830988x1.83x1.146%1.15%2.098%2.10%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.724564x1.724564x1.72x2.930%2.93%5.053%5.05%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.608497x1.608497x1.61x0.451%0.45%0.725%0.73%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%-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-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.293373x1.293373x1.29x0.571%0.57%0.738%0.74%7-1.031855x-1.031855x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x0.917%0.92%0.888%0.89%8
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 8 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the New Orleans Area

There are 55 county subdivisions in the New Orleans Area. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the New Orleans Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the New Orleans Area. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,788.

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 New Orleans Area, selected county subdivisions in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#District ESt. John the Baptist District 44St. James District 44Jefferson District 33Plaquemines District 55St. Tammany District 1414St. John the Baptist District 22St. John the Baptist District 66St. James District 55St. Tammany District 66Jefferson District 11St. Charles District 44St. Charles District 11District BDistrict CDistrict DJefferson District 22West South CentralSt. John the Baptist District 11LouisianaSt. John the Baptist District 55St. Tammany District 33District ASt. John the Baptist District 33St. Tammany District 1111St. Charles District 77St. James District 66SouthSt. Charles District 55New OrleansNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSt. James District 11St. James District 77St. Tammany District 1212St. Charles District 66Plaquemines District 33St. Tammany District 99United States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Tammany District 77Jefferson District 44St. James District 22Plaquemines District 22St. Tammany District 22St. Tammany District 1313St. Tammany District 88Jefferson District 55Plaquemines District 44St. James District 33St. Charles District 22St. John the Baptist District 77St. Tammany District 55St. Tammany District 11St. Tammany District 1010St. Tammany District 44St. Charles District 3323.261391%23.261391%23.3%1,358123.002271%23.002271%23.0%1,114222.976797%22.976797%23.0%406322.914706%22.914706%22.9%11,20311.2k422.596154%22.596154%22.6%564522.406840%22.406840%22.4%1,389620.777549%20.777549%20.8%807720.341832%20.341832%20.3%726820.232986%20.232986%20.2%330920.225537%20.225537%20.2%2,2241019.238580%19.238580%19.2%11,55711.6k1118.181818%18.181818%18.2%7501217.719507%17.719507%17.7%8921317.559800%17.559800%17.6%9471417.305699%17.305699%17.3%1,1691517.132867%17.132867%17.1%9311616.984847%16.984847%17.0%9,9201716.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.310563%16.310563%16.3%5421816.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k16.079512%16.079512%16.1%8171915.703485%15.703485%15.7%2,4512015.058324%15.058324%15.1%7102114.803625%14.803625%14.8%5392214.724110%14.724110%14.7%1,4732314.716619%14.716619%14.7%7662414.404050%14.404050%14.4%3132514.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.380287%14.380287%14.4%7822614.332154%14.332154%14.3%38,00438.0k2714.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k14.230954%14.230954%14.2%2972814.170854%14.170854%14.2%2822914.078491%14.078491%14.1%1,5823014.077670%14.077670%14.1%6963113.163224%13.163224%13.2%3253213.048155%13.048155%13.0%1,5773313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.639939%12.639939%12.6%1,6713410.956654%10.956654%11.0%7,0703510.783201%10.783201%10.8%2853610.721944%10.721944%10.7%3003710.347401%10.347401%10.3%1,2483810.140820%10.140820%10.1%1,145399.431330%9.431330%9.4%879409.345794%9.345794%9.3%6,640419.253631%9.253631%9.3%274428.539326%8.539326%8.5%190437.993800%7.993800%8.0%361447.826888%7.826888%7.8%340457.247094%7.247094%7.2%879466.012237%6.012237%6.0%1,130474.919881%4.919881%4.9%611484.206265%4.206265%4.2%478493.783982%3.783982%3.8%20650
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 New Orleans Area, selected county subdivisions in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#St. Tammany District 44St. Tammany District 1010St. Tammany District 11St. Charles District 33Jefferson District 55New OrleansSt. Tammany District 55United States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Tammany District 99Jefferson District 44New Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSt. Tammany District 77SouthPlaquemines District 44St. Tammany District 22West South CentralSt. Tammany District 33St. Tammany District 88St. John the Baptist District 77St. Tammany District 1313St. Tammany District 1212St. Charles District 22LouisianaSt. John the Baptist District 55Jefferson District 22Plaquemines District 33St. Charles District 77St. Tammany District 1111Jefferson District 11St. John the Baptist District 11St. James District 66St. Charles District 11St. Tammany District 1414District APlaquemines District 22St. John the Baptist District 33District CSt. James District 77St. James District 55St. James District 33St. Charles District 66St. James District 22St. John the Baptist District 66District BSt. Charles District 55St. James District 44Jefferson District 33St. Charles District 44St. Tammany District 66District DPlaquemines District 55St. John the Baptist District 44St. James District 11St. John the Baptist District 22District E52.912707%52.912707%52.9%6,013151.163540%51.163540%51.2%6,354245.554669%45.554669%45.6%8,562340.833946%40.833946%40.8%2,223436.894775%36.894775%36.9%26,21326.2k536.177338%36.177338%36.2%95,93095.9k634.512326%34.512326%34.5%4,186730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.960285%29.960285%30.0%3,621829.507028%29.507028%29.5%19,04019.0k928.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k28.358548%28.358548%28.4%3,7491028.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.220534%27.220534%27.2%8061127.070724%27.070724%27.1%3,2651226.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M26.422348%26.422348%26.4%4,1241325.600858%25.600858%25.6%2,3861425.414365%25.414365%25.4%1,1041525.356479%25.356479%25.4%2,8631625.122364%25.122364%25.1%2,8231724.734278%24.734278%24.7%1,1171822.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k22.377485%22.377485%22.4%1,1371921.850869%21.850869%21.9%12,76212.8k2020.737141%20.737141%20.7%5122119.365994%19.365994%19.4%1,0082218.142743%18.142743%18.1%1,8152318.103276%18.103276%18.1%10,87510.9k2417.363828%17.363828%17.4%5772517.027151%17.027151%17.0%3702616.964640%16.964640%17.0%8542716.728505%16.728505%16.7%1,0372816.224814%16.224814%16.2%7652916.154396%16.154396%16.2%4523015.929690%15.929690%15.9%5803115.884530%15.884530%15.9%1,0733215.276382%15.276382%15.3%3043315.266708%15.266708%15.3%2493414.966292%14.966292%15.0%3333514.906958%14.906958%14.9%7373614.680288%14.680288%14.7%3883714.345755%14.345755%14.3%5123813.554608%13.554608%13.6%7313913.111438%13.111438%13.1%7134013.073005%13.073005%13.1%2314112.863571%12.863571%12.9%6,2894212.533333%12.533333%12.5%5174312.422699%12.422699%12.4%1,3664412.366581%12.366581%12.4%6724511.217949%11.217949%11.2%2804610.964278%10.964278%11.0%5314710.541447%10.541447%10.5%2204810.324408%10.324408%10.3%401498.221994%8.221994%8.2%48050
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 New Orleans Area, selected county subdivisions in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#St. Tammany District 44St. Tammany District 1010New OrleansJefferson District 55St. Tammany District 11St. Tammany District 99St. Tammany District 22St. Tammany District 55New Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSt. Tammany District 33St. Tammany District 1212United States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Tammany District 1313SouthSt. John the Baptist District 55St. Tammany District 88Jefferson District 44Jefferson District 22LouisianaWest South CentralSt. John the Baptist District 11St. John the Baptist District 77St. Tammany District 1414Jefferson District 11District CSt. Tammany District 77St. Tammany District 1111St. James District 44St. John the Baptist District 66Plaquemines District 22Plaquemines District 44Plaquemines District 33St. Charles District 33St. John the Baptist District 33St. Charles District 11St. Charles District 77Plaquemines District 55St. James District 22District AJefferson District 33District BSt. Charles District 55St. John the Baptist District 22St. Tammany District 66St. James District 33St. Charles District 66St. James District 77District EDistrict DSt. James District 55St. James District 66St. John the Baptist District 44St. Charles District 22St. Charles District 44St. James District 119.468497%9.468497%9.5%1,07616.473951%6.473951%6.5%80426.270412%6.270412%6.3%16,62716.6k35.832677%5.832677%5.8%4,14445.208832%5.208832%5.2%97954.327321%4.327321%4.3%52364.220214%4.220214%4.2%50974.196554%4.196554%4.2%50983.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k3.427729%3.427729%3.4%53593.363887%3.363887%3.4%378103.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.250376%3.250376%3.3%367113.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.873450%2.873450%2.9%146122.864807%2.864807%2.9%267132.763184%2.763184%2.8%1,783142.657307%2.657307%2.7%1,552152.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.377370%2.377370%2.4%79162.371087%2.371087%2.4%103172.290692%2.290692%2.3%142181.950992%1.950992%2.0%1,172191.939304%1.939304%1.9%131201.913767%1.913767%1.9%253211.589364%1.589364%1.6%159221.528014%1.528014%1.5%27231.485010%1.485010%1.5%53241.215154%1.215154%1.2%34251.182033%1.182033%1.2%35261.174565%1.174565%1.2%29271.157237%1.157237%1.2%63280.988739%0.988739%1.0%36290.834327%0.834327%0.8%42300.787704%0.787704%0.8%41310.761218%0.761218%0.8%19320.718880%0.718880%0.7%19330.699894%0.699894%0.7%33340.679075%0.679075%0.7%332350.667532%0.667532%0.7%36360.662008%0.662008%0.7%36370.592173%0.592173%0.6%23380.591124%0.591124%0.6%65390.539326%0.539326%0.5%12400.505663%0.505663%0.5%25410.502513%0.502513%0.5%10420.479616%0.479616%0.5%28430.478469%0.478469%0.5%26440.429185%0.429185%0.4%7450.414174%0.414174%0.4%9460.392319%0.392319%0.4%19470.221435%0.221435%0.2%10480.218182%0.218182%0.2%9490.000000%0.000000%0.0%050
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 New Orleans Area, selected county subdivisions in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#3711055725236District EDistrict B167132District D21135Louisiana3New Orleans4New Orleans4South6District AUnited StatesWest South Central11District C4144321257249135846-1.000000x-1.000000x3.545355x3.545355x3.55x1.700%1.70%6.028%6.03%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.460076x3.460076x3.46x3.571%3.57%12.357%12.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.566816x2.566816x2.57x3.456%3.46%8.872%8.87%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.379716x2.379716x2.38x2.954%2.95%7.031%7.03%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.075083x2.075083x2.08x14.729%14.7%30.565%30.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.968743x1.968743x1.97x10.753%10.8%21.170%21.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.928911x1.928911x1.93x10.229%10.2%19.731%19.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.688831x1.688831x1.69x15.506%15.5%26.187%26.2%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614857x1.614857x1.61x16.241%16.2%26.227%26.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582882x1.582882x1.58x8.039%8.04%12.725%12.7%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.550619x1.550619x1.55x12.343%12.3%19.140%19.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.543705x1.543705x1.54x16.001%16.0%24.700%24.7%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.508999x1.508999x1.51x18.656%18.7%28.153%28.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504079x1.504079x1.50x14.185%14.2%21.336%21.3%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466594x1.466594x1.47x14.376%14.4%21.084%21.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.449595x1.449595x1.45x11.878%11.9%17.218%17.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.439387x1.439387x1.44x10.449%10.4%15.040%15.0%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.418955x1.418955x1.42x8.431%8.43%11.963%12.0%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.406998x1.406998x1.41x14.218%14.2%20.005%20.0%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388259x1.388259x1.39x14.369%14.4%19.948%19.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.379129x1.379129x1.38x6.673%6.67%9.203%9.20%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.336041x1.336041x1.34x14.100%14.1%18.839%18.8%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316653x1.316653x1.32x16.650%16.7%21.923%21.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290776x1.290776x1.29x20.201%20.2%26.075%26.1%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269014x1.269014x1.27x8.289%8.29%10.519%10.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246326x1.246326x1.25x7.660%7.66%9.547%9.55%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174166x1.174166x1.17x10.123%10.1%11.886%11.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.161502x1.161502x1.16x13.321%13.3%15.473%15.5%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155348x1.155348x1.16x21.314%21.3%24.625%24.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.135780x1.135780x1.14x13.231%13.2%15.028%15.0%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116146x1.116146x1.12x14.244%14.2%15.898%15.9%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086938x1.086938x1.09x14.178%14.2%15.411%15.4%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074972x1.074972x1.07x16.686%16.7%17.937%17.9%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069295x1.069295x1.07x17.604%17.6%18.824%18.8%34-1.002442x-1.002442x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x22.430%22.4%22.376%22.4%35-1.056171x-1.056171x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x23.581%23.6%22.327%22.3%36-1.058854x-1.058854x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x13.537%13.5%12.785%12.8%37-1.067017x-1.067017x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x11.038%11.0%10.345%10.3%38-1.082206x-1.082206x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x14.605%14.6%13.496%13.5%39-1.090068x-1.090068x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x14.932%14.9%13.698%13.7%40-1.092613x-1.092613x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x14.762%14.8%13.511%13.5%41-1.118704x-1.118704x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x11.390%11.4%10.181%10.2%42-1.142179x-1.142179x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x4.467%4.47%3.911%3.91%43-1.186776x-1.186776x1.19x1.000000x1.000000x14.150%14.2%11.923%11.9%44-1.198208x-1.198208x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x15.352%15.4%12.812%12.8%45-1.203699x-1.203699x1.20x1.000000x1.000000x15.973%16.0%13.270%13.3%46-1.219631x-1.219631x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x7.904%7.90%6.481%6.48%47-1.372196x-1.372196x1.37x1.000000x1.000000x10.737%10.7%7.825%7.82%48-1.427229x-1.427229x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x10.783%10.8%7.555%7.56%49-1.538688x-1.538688x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x23.753%23.8%15.437%15.4%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 New Orleans Area, selected county subdivisions in the New Orleans Area, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#4322356431711District E1347District B258925101West South CentralLouisiana7New Orleans24SouthUnited States4New Orleans512133621District CDistrict A65District D1446375-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.770%0.77%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.286%2.29%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.200%1.20%3-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.665%2.66%4-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.362%2.36%5-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.532%1.53%6-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.875%0.88%7-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.173%3.17%8-1.000000x-1.000000x7.404855x7.404855x7.40x0.283%0.28%2.098%2.10%9-1.000000x-1.000000x3.612224x3.612224x3.61x1.072%1.07%3.871%3.87%10-1.000000x-1.000000x3.446832x3.446832x3.45x0.883%0.88%3.043%3.04%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.740740x2.740740x2.74x0.897%0.90%2.459%2.46%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.655422x2.655422x2.66x0.266%0.27%0.706%0.71%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.623052x2.623052x2.62x1.820%1.82%4.774%4.77%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.546837x2.546837x2.55x5.492%5.49%13.988%14.0%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.407085x2.407085x2.41x0.473%0.47%1.139%1.14%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.238114x2.238114x2.24x0.421%0.42%0.943%0.94%17-1.000000x-1.000000x2.151961x2.151961x2.15x0.456%0.46%0.980%0.98%18-1.000000x-1.000000x2.136066x2.136066x2.14x3.791%3.79%8.098%8.10%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.990027x1.990027x1.99x1.984%1.98%3.948%3.95%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.979041x1.979041x1.98x2.915%2.92%5.769%5.77%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.912314x1.912314x1.91x1.850%1.85%3.538%3.54%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.815613x1.815613x1.82x3.048%3.05%5.535%5.53%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766417x1.766417x1.77x4.727%4.73%8.350%8.35%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669872x1.669872x1.67x1.468%1.47%2.452%2.45%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.609942x1.609942x1.61x1.830%1.83%2.947%2.95%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.591550x1.591550x1.59x3.268%3.27%5.201%5.20%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567358x1.567358x1.57x2.179%2.18%3.415%3.41%28-1.000000x-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-1.000000x1.480637x1.480637x1.48x0.963%0.96%1.426%1.43%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.457008x1.457008x1.46x5.162%5.16%7.521%7.52%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.409304x1.409304x1.41x2.376%2.38%3.349%3.35%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.397754x1.397754x1.40x2.830%2.83%3.955%3.96%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387497x1.387497x1.39x4.403%4.40%6.110%6.11%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.362187x1.362187x1.36x0.582%0.58%0.792%0.79%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.122797x1.122797x1.12x3.232%3.23%3.628%3.63%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.027080x1.027080x1.03x0.583%0.58%0.599%0.60%36-1.092678x-1.092678x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x0.232%0.23%0.212%0.21%37-1.093030x-1.093030x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x0.871%0.87%0.797%0.80%38-1.160777x-1.160777x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x2.082%2.08%1.794%1.79%39-1.163409x-1.163409x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x0.752%0.75%0.646%0.65%40-1.583344x-1.583344x1.58x1.000000x1.000000x0.612%0.61%0.386%0.39%41-4.042235x-4.042235x4.04x1.000000x1.000000x0.998%1.00%0.247%0.25%42-7.526866x-7.526866x7.53x1.000000x1.000000x0.839%0.84%0.111%0.11%43-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x4.032%4.03%0.000%0%44-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.415%0.41%0.000%0%45-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.518%2.52%0.000%0%46-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.010%1.01%0.000%0%47-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.952%0.95%0.000%0%48-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.715%0.72%0.000%0%49
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 49 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Louisiana

There are 19 metro areas in Louisiana. This section compares the New Orleans Area to all of the metro areas in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the New Orleans 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Opelousas Metro AreaOpelousasBogalusa Metro AreaBogalusa AreaHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaMorgan City Metro AreaMorgan CityJennings Metro AreaJennings AreaNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaBastrop Metro AreaBastrop AreaHammond Metro AreaHammond AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteWest South CentralNatchitoches Metro AreaNatchitochesLouisianaAlexandria Metro AreaAlexandriaDeRidder Metro AreaDeRidder AreaMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesSouthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeRuston Metro AreaRuston AreaFort Polk South Metro AreaFort Polk South23.940182%23.940182%23.9%12,88712.9k123.530915%23.530915%23.5%7,368223.364317%23.364317%23.4%32,37532.4k321.707123%21.707123%21.7%7,637420.978750%20.978750%21.0%4,334520.642035%20.642035%20.6%7,369619.727663%19.727663%19.7%3,535718.634548%18.634548%18.6%15,16215.2k818.397417%18.397417%18.4%58,07258.1k916.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.519275%16.519275%16.5%3,8481016.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k15.828700%15.828700%15.8%16,22616.2k1115.533054%15.533054%15.5%3,7431214.944771%14.944771%14.9%17,23717.2k1314.620767%14.620767%14.6%19,53719.5k1414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k1514.117384%14.117384%14.1%41,62241.6k1613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.764900%12.764900%12.8%67,55967.6k1712.517647%12.517647%12.5%3,1921812.457447%12.457447%12.5%3,87919
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 19 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%10%20%30%Count#Ruston Metro AreaRuston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansSouthBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeWest South CentralLouisianaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesHammond Metro AreaHammond AreaNatchitoches Metro AreaNatchitochesAlexandria Metro AreaAlexandriaFort Polk South Metro AreaFort Polk SouthDeRidder Metro AreaDeRidder AreaNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaJennings Metro AreaJennings AreaBastrop Metro AreaBastrop AreaOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasBogalusa Metro AreaBogalusa AreaMorgan City Metro AreaMorgan City35.364706%35.364706%35.4%9,018130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k228.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.249573%27.249573%27.2%144,220144k326.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M22.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k22.831278%22.831278%22.8%67,31367.3k422.558047%22.558047%22.6%26,01826.0k521.603470%21.603470%21.6%68,19268.2k620.447521%20.447521%20.4%27,32327.3k719.793523%19.793523%19.8%16,10516.1k818.747317%18.747317%18.7%4,367918.240172%18.240172%18.2%18,69818.7k1017.772497%17.772497%17.8%5,5341116.333983%16.333983%16.3%3,9361215.496232%15.496232%15.5%5,5321315.176883%15.176883%15.2%21,03021.0k1414.545719%14.545719%14.5%3,0051513.655896%13.655896%13.7%2,4471613.152517%13.152517%13.2%7,0801711.921947%11.921947%11.9%3,7331810.982889%10.982889%11.0%3,86419
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 19 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Ruston Metro AreaRuston AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougeLouisianaWest South CentralShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportAlexandria Metro AreaAlexandriaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteNatchitoches Metro AreaNatchitochesMonroe Metro AreaMonroe AreaLake Charles Metro AreaLake CharlesHammond Metro AreaHammond AreaBastrop Metro AreaBastrop AreaNatchez Metro AreaNatchez AreaHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaDeRidder Metro AreaDeRidder AreaFort Polk South Metro AreaFort Polk SouthOpelousas Metro AreaOpelousasJennings Metro AreaJennings AreaBogalusa Metro AreaBogalusa AreaMorgan City Metro AreaMorgan City4.627451%4.627451%4.6%1,18013.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k23.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.035771%3.035771%3.0%16,06716.1k32.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.455330%2.455330%2.5%7,23942.057360%2.057360%2.1%2,10951.913810%1.913810%1.9%6,04161.897484%1.897484%1.9%44271.868422%1.868422%1.9%2,15581.860430%1.860430%1.9%2,48691.771032%1.771032%1.8%1,441101.512361%1.512361%1.5%271111.310961%1.310961%1.3%468121.282421%1.282421%1.3%1,777131.182720%1.182720%1.2%285141.136875%1.136875%1.1%354151.079324%1.079324%1.1%581160.895493%0.895493%0.9%185170.823965%0.823965%0.8%258180.821443%0.821443%0.8%28919
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 19 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Natchez AreaBastrop AreaJennings AreaHouma AreaOpelousasAlexandriaBaton RougeLouisianaNew OrleansLake CharlesBogalusa AreaLafayetteHammond AreaMonroe AreaMorgan CityRuston AreaSouthNatchitochesDeRidder AreaShreveportUnited StatesWest South CentralFort Polk South-1.000000x-1.000000x1.603547x1.603547x1.60x15.869%15.9%25.447%25.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.433717x1.433717x1.43x16.424%16.4%23.547%23.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.391758x1.391758x1.39x17.710%17.7%24.648%24.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363182x1.363182x1.36x19.858%19.9%27.071%27.1%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.315052x1.315052x1.32x20.879%20.9%27.457%27.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.303962x1.303962x1.30x13.799%13.8%17.994%18.0%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289464x1.289464x1.29x11.211%11.2%14.456%14.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241946x1.241946x1.24x13.105%13.1%16.276%16.3%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237203x1.237203x1.24x21.109%21.1%26.116%26.1%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230282x1.230282x1.23x16.567%16.6%20.382%20.4%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201925x1.201925x1.20x17.010%17.0%20.444%20.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201605x1.201605x1.20x13.657%13.7%16.410%16.4%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.191848x1.191848x1.19x19.855%19.9%23.664%23.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178190x1.178190x1.18x11.547%11.5%13.604%13.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144458x1.144458x1.14x15.487%15.5%17.724%17.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125001x1.125001x1.13x14.617%14.6%16.444%16.4%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123313x1.123313x1.12x13.348%13.3%14.994%15.0%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-1.138220x-1.138220x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x13.280%13.3%11.668%11.7%19
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 19 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in Louisiana, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#Jennings AreaDeRidder AreaRuston AreaBogalusa AreaOpelousasAlexandriaLafayetteHouma AreaBastrop AreaMonroe AreaHammond AreaShreveportWest South CentralLouisianaNatchitochesLake CharlesNew OrleansSouthBaton RougeUnited StatesMorgan CityFort Polk SouthNatchez Area-1.000000x-1.000000x3.822093x3.822093x3.82x0.384%0.38%1.469%1.47%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.115660x3.115660x3.12x0.574%0.57%1.789%1.79%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.719849x2.719849x2.72x2.554%2.55%6.948%6.95%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.331749x2.331749x2.33x0.501%0.50%1.168%1.17%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.309710x2.309710x2.31x0.671%0.67%1.549%1.55%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.092934x2.092934x2.09x1.346%1.35%2.816%2.82%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958264x1.958264x1.96x1.311%1.31%2.567%2.57%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.869016x1.869016x1.87x0.902%0.90%1.685%1.69%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799525x1.799525x1.80x1.103%1.10%1.985%1.99%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766363x1.766363x1.77x1.375%1.38%2.429%2.43%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.746904x1.746904x1.75x1.309%1.31%2.286%2.29%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676776x1.676776x1.68x1.865%1.87%3.127%3.13%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636739x1.636739x1.64x1.467%1.47%2.400%2.40%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631579x1.631579x1.63x1.429%1.43%2.332%2.33%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547354x1.547354x1.55x2.405%2.41%3.722%3.72%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310642x1.310642x1.31x0.714%0.71%0.935%0.94%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290055x1.290055x1.29x0.990%0.99%1.278%1.28%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134813x1.134813x1.13x1.228%1.23%1.394%1.39%19
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 19 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 New Orleans Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the New Orleans 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the New Orleans 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 AreaWest South CentralLouisianaLakeland 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 AreaGreensboroShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralBaton 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%725,854726k516.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k16.008618%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%71,24271.2k1614.117384%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%65,59565.6k2012.764900%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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the New Orleans 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 PortUnited 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 AreaFayettevilleJackson 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 AreaWest South CentralWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieLouisianaShreveport 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%176,398176k1730.315023%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%93,10393.1k2129.335840%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%169,961170k3826.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M26.272044%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%78,70478.7k4322.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k22.831278%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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the New Orleans 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 AreaKnoxvilleCharleston 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 StatesLittle 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 AreaGreensboroLouisianaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieWest South CentralCharlotte, 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%21,80521.8k143.477335%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%7,127,6737.13M3.246916%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%13,11313.1k372.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.551602%2.551602%2.6%8,353382.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.531758%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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaColumbia AreaJackson AreaCharlestonBaton RougeLouisianaWinston AreaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteNorth PortLafayetteGreensboroBirminghamLakeland AreaPort St. LucieLexingtonAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaGreenvilleTulsa AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleKnoxvilleDeltona AreaWashingtonBaltimoreCape CoralShreveportCincinnatiUnited StatesAustin AreaAugusta AreaOrlando AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaPhiladelphiaWest South CentralHouston 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-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-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-1.000000x1.177113x1.177113x1.18x10.483%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-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#North PortFayettevilleEl Paso AreaCape CoralLafayetteKnoxvillePort St. LucieGreenvilleWinston AreaMcAllen AreaPensacolaPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityLakeland AreaLittle RockOrlando AreaShreveportTulsa AreaSan AntonioWest South CentralGreensboroDeltona AreaLouisianaMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaAugusta AreaBirminghamMemphis AreaCincinnatiPhiladelphiaSouthTampa AreaBaton RougeCharlotteChattanoogaHouston AreaUnited StatesVirginia BeachRichmond AreaLexingtonJacksonvilleAustin AreaColumbia AreaWashingtonLouisvilleNashvilleDurham AreaBaltimoreCharlestonRaleigh AreaJackson AreaCorpus ChristiAtlanta 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-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-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-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-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-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%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-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%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 New Orleans Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the New Orleans 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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the New Orleans 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 AreaWest South CentralLouisianaSan 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 AreaProvidenceSan 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 StatesBirmingham 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%725,854726k316.737435%16.737435%16.7%4,127,2804.13M16.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k15.746914%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%156,980157k1013.598133%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%27,818,38027.8M12.549403%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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the New Orleans 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 AreaProvidence 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 AreaJacksonville 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 AreaWest South CentralLouisianaLas 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%240,663241k3330.401522%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%461,880462k4029.306136%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%233,409233k4826.558739%26.558739%26.6%6,549,1136.55M22.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k22.823853%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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
0%2%4%6%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 AreaPittsburghRichmond 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 AreaMilwaukeeCincinnati 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 AntonioLouisianaWest South CentralCharlotte, 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%60,91960.9k253.475418%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%34,58734.6k353.129371%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%39,18339.2k472.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k2.549627%2.549627%2.5%628,712629k2.531758%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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#LouisianaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteBirminghamAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleWashingtonBaltimoreDenver AreaCincinnatiKansas CityPortland AreaUnited StatesAustin AreaIndianapolisOrlando AreaColumbus AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaMilwaukeePhiladelphiaWest South CentralHouston AreaClevelandPhoenix AreaSacramentoChicago AreaLouisvilleDetroit AreaProvidenceRiversideMinneapolisBoston AreaHartford AreaSalt Lake CityVirginia BeachMiami AreaSt. LouisSeattle AreaSan AntonioNew York AreaPittsburghBuffalo AreaSan FranciscoLos AngelesLas VegasSan DiegoSan Jose Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%-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-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%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-1.000000x1.097204x1.097204x1.10x15.983%16.0%17.537%17.5%-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 New Orleans Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the New Orleans Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Salt Lake CityBuffalo AreaOklahoma CityOrlando AreaPhoenix AreaClevelandDetroit AreaSan AntonioWest South CentralLouisianaPittsburghMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaBirminghamMilwaukeeSt. LouisMemphis AreaCincinnatiLas VegasPhiladelphiaColumbus AreaSouthIndianapolisTampa AreaProvidenceCharlotteHouston AreaUnited StatesVirginia BeachKansas CitySan Jose AreaRichmond AreaHartford AreaJacksonvillePortland AreaSan DiegoRiversideAustin AreaChicago AreaWashingtonLouisvilleMinneapolisNashvilleNew York AreaLos AngelesBaltimoreSeattle AreaBoston AreaRaleigh AreaSacramentoDenver AreaSan FranciscoAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.083000x2.083000x2.08x2.365%2.37%4.927%4.93%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.744443x1.744443x1.74x2.440%2.44%4.257%4.26%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674947x1.674947x1.67x2.226%2.23%3.728%3.73%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673200x1.673200x1.67x2.601%2.60%4.352%4.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653316x1.653316x1.65x1.936%1.94%3.200%3.20%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.637964x1.637964x1.64x1.964%1.96%3.217%3.22%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.634496x1.634496x1.63x2.765%2.77%4.520%4.52%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583700x1.583700x1.58x2.571%2.57%4.071%4.07%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582808x1.582808x1.58x2.619%2.62%4.146%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574188x1.574188x1.57x1.803%1.80%2.838%2.84%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567060x1.567060x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.454%4.45%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553893x1.553893x1.55x2.618%2.62%4.069%4.07%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549874x1.549874x1.55x2.620%2.62%4.060%4.06%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.511752x1.511752x1.51x4.831%4.83%7.303%7.30%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493884x1.493884x1.49x3.495%3.50%5.222%5.22%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488397x1.488397x1.49x3.287%3.29%4.892%4.89%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488172x1.488172x1.49x3.830%3.83%5.700%5.70%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.484460x1.484460x1.48x1.673%1.67%2.484%2.48%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437316x1.437316x1.44x3.281%3.28%4.716%4.72%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413910x1.413910x1.41x3.150%3.15%4.454%4.45%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.371625x1.371625x1.37x3.640%3.64%4.993%4.99%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354925x1.354925x1.35x5.347%5.35%7.245%7.25%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.335422x1.335422x1.34x3.355%3.35%4.480%4.48%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.331176x1.331176x1.33x3.432%3.43%4.568%4.57%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.311314x1.311314x1.31x5.529%5.53%7.250%7.25%49-1.000000x-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

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:
Louisiana
Parishes:
Jefferson, Orleans, St. Tammany, St. Charles, St. Bernard, St. John the Baptist, Plaquemines, St. James
Principal City:
New Orleans
Principal Unincorporated Place:
Metairie
Cities:
Covington, Gretna, Harahan, Kenner, Mandeville, New Orleans, Slidell, Westwego
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Towns:
Abita Springs, Gramercy, Grand Isle, Jean Lafitte, Lutcher, Madisonville, Pearl River
Unincorporated Places:
Ama, Arabi, Avondale, Barataria, Bayou Gauche, Belle Chasse, Boothville, Boutte, Bridge City, Buras, Chalmette, Convent, Des Allemands, Destrehan, Eden Isle, Edgard, Elmwood, Empire, Estelle, Garyville, Grand Point, Hahnville, Harvey, Hester, Jefferson, Killona, Lacombe, Lafitte, Laplace, Lemannville, Luling, Marrero, Meraux, Metairie, Montz, Moonshine, New Sarpy, Norco, North Vacherie, Paradis, Paulina, Pleasure Bend, Pointe a la Hache, Port Sulphur, Poydras, Reserve, River Ridge, Romeville, South Vacherie, St. James, St. Rose, Taft, Terrytown, Timberlane, Triumph, Union, Venice, Violet, Waggaman, Wallace, Welcome, Woodmere
Villages:
Folsom, Sun
ZIP Codes:
70001, 70002, 70003, 70005, 70006, 70030, 70031, 70032, 70036, 70037, 70038, 70039, 70040, 70041, 70043, 70047, 70049, 70050, 70051, 70052, 70053, 70056, 70057, 70058, 70062, 70065, 70067, 70068, 70070, 70071, 70072, 70075, 70076, 70079, 70080, 70082, 70083, 70084, 70085, 70086, 70087, 70090, 70091, 70092, 70094, 70112, 70113, 70114, 70115, 70116, 70117, 70118, 70119, 70121, 70122, 70123, 70124, 70125, 70126, 70127, 70128, 70129, 70130, 70131, 70139, 70163, 70357, 70358, 70420, 70427, 70431, 70433, 70435, 70437, 70445, 70447, 70448, 70452, 70458, 70460, 70461, 70463, 70464, 70471, 70723, 70743, 70763
Unified School Districts:
Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. James Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St. Tammany Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-1, LA-2, LA-6
State Senate Districts:
LA-1, LA-2, LA-3, LA-4, LA-5, LA-7, LA-8, LA-9, LA-10, LA-11, LA-12, LA-18, LA-19
State House Districts:
LA-54, LA-56, LA-57, LA-58, LA-74, LA-75, LA-76, LA-77, LA-78, LA-79, LA-80, LA-81, LA-82, LA-83, LA-84, LA-85, LA-87, LA-89, LA-90, LA-91, LA-92, LA-93, LA-94, LA-97, LA-98, LA-99, LA-100, LA-102, LA-103, LA-104, LA-105
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Baton Rouge Area, Bogalusa Area, Gulfport Area, Hammond Area, Houma Area, Picayune Area