Educational Attainment in the Big Stone Gap Area, Virginia (Metro Area)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Big Stone Gap Area
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma221.514506%44.249201%21.514506%21.5%8,99553.864001%44.388749%53.864001%53.9%22,52022.5k24.621493%11.362051%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k
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 Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
-100%0%+100%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-51.378768%-51.378768%-51.4%21.515%21.5%44.249%44.2%21.346067%21.346067%+21.3%53.864%53.9%44.389%44.4%116.699378%116.699378%+116.7%24.621%24.6%11.362%11.4%
% percentage with given level in the Big Stone Gap Area
ref. percentage with given level in Virginia
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Big Stone Gap Area
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None0.566864%1.748387%0.566864%0.6%2370.743859%2.438725%0.743859%0.7%3113.908249%11.506793%3.908249%3.9%1,6348.419240%21.196991%8.419240%8.4%3,5207.876295%7.358304%7.876295%7.9%3,29321.435576%19.873243%21.435576%21.4%8,96232.428425%24.515505%32.428425%32.4%13,55813.6k13.401421%6.714825%13.401421%13.4%5,6039.899782%3.428975%9.899782%9.9%4,1391.320290%1.218251%1.320290%1.3%552
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 Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
-100%0%+100%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-67.577908%-67.577908%-67.6%0.567%0.57%1.748%1.75%-69.498043%-69.498043%-69.5%0.744%0.74%2.439%2.44%-66.035286%-66.035286%-66.0%3.908%3.91%11.507%11.5%-60.280967%-60.280967%-60.3%8.419%8.42%21.197%21.2%7.039539%7.039539%+7.0%7.876%7.88%7.358%7.36%7.861488%7.861488%+7.9%21.436%21.4%19.873%19.9%32.277203%32.277203%+32.3%32.428%32.4%24.516%24.5%99.579590%99.579590%+99.6%13.401%13.4%6.715%6.71%188.709710%188.709710%+188.7%9.900%9.90%3.429%3.43%8.375868%8.375868%+8.4%1.320%1.32%1.218%1.22%
% percentage with given level in the Big Stone Gap Area
ref. percentage with given level in Virginia
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
More Females More Males
Virginia
Big Stone Gap Area
20%0%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-39.169251%-4.408259%-39.169251%39%25.116%25.1%18.047%18.0%8.973875%0.632318%8.973875%9%51.509%51.5%56.131%56.1%10.466232%15.383384%10.466232%10%23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%
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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
More Females More Males
Virginia
Big Stone Gap Area
0%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None184.044836%66.525788%184.044836%184%0.293%0.29%0.831%0.83%88.904717%48.618583%88.904717%89%0.512%0.51%0.967%0.97%-49.052370%-2.114647%-49.052370%49%4.695%4.70%3.150%3.15%-20.560645%-6.601225%-20.560645%21%9.220%9.22%7.648%7.65%-90.717304%-34.520906%-90.717304%91%10.395%10.4%5.451%5.45%-8.501137%-5.880163%-8.501137%9%22.327%22.3%20.577%20.6%21.834051%5.932053%21.834051%22%29.182%29.2%35.554%35.6%7.680577%16.239660%7.680577%8%12.897%12.9%13.887%13.9%14.464195%18.069688%14.464195%14%9.220%9.22%10.554%10.6%9.721695%3.841084%9.721695%10%1.258%1.26%1.380%1.38%
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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Big Stone Gap Area
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-345.115663%14.999428%5.115663%5.1%5029,8137.573212%20.686685%7.573212%7.6%1,26216,66416.7k11.153694%23.619719%11.153694%11.2%8447,56711.745010%26.028876%11.745010%11.7%9127,765
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 Virginia at large.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
60%50%40%30%20%10%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-65.894280%-65.894280%65.9%5.116%5.12%14.999%15.0%-63.390888%-63.390888%63.4%7.573%7.57%20.687%20.7%-52.778042%-52.778042%52.8%11.154%11.2%23.620%23.6%-54.877000%-54.877000%54.9%11.745%11.7%26.029%26.0%
% percentage in the Big Stone Gap Area with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in Virginia with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
More Females More Males
Virginia
Big Stone Gap Area
80%60%40%20%0%FM65+45-6435-4425-3410.228836%18.431517%10.228836%10.2%4.886%4.89%5.386%5.39%-8.943484%4.321853%4.321853%4.3%7.410%7.41%7.730%7.73%-41.692631%-15.319740%-41.692631%41.7%13.192%13.2%9.311%9.31%-93.083115%-16.847486%-93.083115%93.1%16.061%16.1%8.318%8.32%
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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Big Stone Gap Area
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$56,067.000000$79,135.000000$56,067.000000$56.1k2,1825.219%5.22%$38,627.000000$55,858.000000$38,627.000000$38.6k3,5208.419%8.42%$28,410.000000$36,317.000000$28,410.000000$28.4k12,25512.3k29.312%29.3%$25,465.000000$29,730.000000$25,465.000000$25.5k13,55813.6k32.428%32.4%$18,658.000000$22,432.000000$18,658.000000$18.7k10,29410.3k24.621%24.6%$30,356.000000$41,573.000000$30,356.000000$30.4k41,80941.8k100.000%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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Female Male
Virginia
Big Stone Gap Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-42,464.000000$-61,144.000000$-42,464.000000$42.5k$42,464.000000$32,151.000000$61,144.000000$40,354.000000$74,615.000000$74.6k1,1281,054$-34,678.000000$-45,665.000000$-34,678.000000$34.7k$34,678.000000$11,307.000000$45,665.000000$25,771.000000$45,985.000000$46.0k1,8911,629$-21,327.000000$-30,406.000000$-21,327.000000$21.3k$21,327.000000$16,467.000000$30,406.000000$13,585.000000$37,794.000000$37.8k6,7115,544$-16,569.000000$-23,924.000000$-16,569.000000$16.6k$16,569.000000$16,087.000000$23,924.000000$10,875.000000$32,656.000000$32.7k5,9857,573$-14,350.000000$-17,004.000000$-14,350.000000$14.4k$14,350.000000$7,552.000000$17,004.000000$9,739.000000$21,902.000000$21.9k4,7945,500$-22,469.000000$-34,834.000000$-22,469.000000$22.5k$22,469.000000$14,595.000000$34,834.000000$15,194.000000$37,064.000000$37.1k20,50920.5k21,30021.3k
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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Big Stone Gap Area
Virginia
0%20%40%60%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma30.000000%0.000000%0.0%47.149561%070.588235%40.732256%70.588235%70.6%2429.411765%11.793291%29.411765%29.4%100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.324892%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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Big Stone Gap Area
Virginia
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma381.944148%84.941682%81.944148%81.9%3,84458.849430%76.388505%58.849430%58.8%6,14844.721939%69.547879%44.721939%44.7%4,81723.558403%54.952948%23.558403%23.6%1,434
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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Female Male
Virginia
Big Stone Gap Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-23.468005%-7.627591%-23.468005%23.5%23.468005%1.143784%7.627591%1.530364%24.611789%24.6%4,7394,676-27.619048%-14.637404%-27.619048%27.6%27.619048%8.565610%14.637404%2.468740%36.184657%36.2%53387-0.000000%-2.362205%-8.092018%-4.555913%-2.362205%2.4%0.000000%8.092018%0.000000%0.0%03-0.000000%-26.666633%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%43.081761%26.666633%4.492664%43.081761%43.1%1370-35.000000%-19.815601%-35.000000%35.0%35.000000%12.169811%19.815601%4.486954%47.169811%47.2%17528
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 Virginia and the Big Stone Gap Area
Female Male
Virginia
Big Stone Gap Area
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-13.523760%-0.744747%-39.545898%-14.268507%14.3%13.523760%39.545898%1.360111%13.523760%13.5%2,6042,843-0.814664%-4.582161%-19.921195%-4.558639%-5.396825%5.4%0.814664%19.921195%0.814664%0.8%1217-50.000000%-24.015748%-55.110315%-74.015748%74.0%50.000000%55.110315%8.802282%50.000000%50.0%4194-1.886792%-56.863208%-21.473911%-3.597785%-58.750000%58.8%1.886792%21.473911%1.886792%1.9%647-7.008086%-34.241914%-26.177829%-3.987806%-41.250000%41.3%7.008086%26.177829%7.008086%7.0%2633
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 Big Stone Gap 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
16.4%19.1%21.7%24.3%26.9%29.6%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
53.21%53.37%53.52%53.67%53.82%53.98%

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
17.2%19.8%22.3%24.9%27.4%30.0%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.28%0.37%0.45%0.53%0.62%0.71%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.32%0.45%0.57%0.69%0.82%0.95%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.91%3.25%3.58%3.91%4.24%4.58%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.2%7.4%8.6%9.8%10.9%12.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
6.5%7.7%8.8%10.0%11.1%12.3%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
18.3%20.7%23.1%25.4%27.7%30.1%

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
23.1%25.6%28.0%30.4%32.8%35.2%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.7%11.4%12.0%12.7%13.3%14.0%

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
5.5%7.3%9.0%10.8%12.5%14.3%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.00%1.15%1.30%1.45%1.60%1.75%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Big Stone Gap 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
16.1%18.9%21.5%24.2%26.9%29.6%

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
50.5%51.8%53.0%54.2%55.4%56.7%

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
17.2%20.0%22.9%25.7%28.5%31.4%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.24%0.48%0.72%0.96%1.21%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.26%0.53%0.79%1.05%1.32%

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
1.4%2.2%3.0%3.8%4.6%5.5%

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
3.2%5.0%6.8%8.5%10.3%12.2%

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
4.9%6.5%8.1%9.7%11.3%12.9%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.6%19.3%22.0%24.7%27.4%30.1%

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
23.1%25.8%28.4%31.0%33.6%36.3%

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
8.5%10.3%12.1%13.9%15.7%17.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.5%7.5%9.4%11.4%13.4%15.4%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.25%0.72%1.18%1.63%2.09%2.56%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Big Stone Gap Area

There are 12 places that are fully or partially contained within the Big Stone Gap Area (10 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Big Stone Gap Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Big Stone Gap 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%Count#RiverviewHaysiClinchcoAppalachiaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapBig Stone GapCoeburnClintwoodPoundSt. PaulNortonWiseSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticDanteVirginia32.270916%32.270916%32.3%162131.621622%31.621622%31.6%117231.325301%31.325301%31.3%78324.886467%24.886467%24.9%274424.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k23.496333%23.496333%23.5%961523.180212%23.180212%23.2%328622.586521%22.586521%22.6%248721.997106%21.997106%22.0%152819.260204%19.260204%19.3%151917.214286%17.214286%17.2%4821015.346084%15.346084%15.3%3371114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.580645%12.580645%12.6%391211.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 12 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSt. PaulBig Stone GapWiseNortonPoundClintwoodAppalachiaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapCoeburnClinchcoDanteHaysiRiverview36.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M23.979592%23.979592%24.0%188122.273839%22.273839%22.3%911221.265938%21.265938%21.3%467317.321429%17.321429%17.3%485417.221418%17.221418%17.2%119516.939891%16.939891%16.9%186615.712988%15.712988%15.7%173713.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,70211.307420%11.307420%11.3%16089.236948%9.236948%9.2%2398.387097%8.387097%8.4%26105.945946%5.945946%5.9%22113.585657%3.585657%3.6%1812
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 12 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#VirginiaWiseSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthClinchcoBig Stone GapCoeburnClintwoodBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapPoundSt. PaulAppalachiaNortonRiverviewDanteHaysi4.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.098361%4.098361%4.1%9013.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.409639%2.409639%2.4%622.053790%2.053790%2.1%8431.908127%1.908127%1.9%2741.548270%1.548270%1.5%1751.310723%1.310723%1.3%5481.157742%1.157742%1.2%861.147959%1.147959%1.1%970.817439%0.817439%0.8%980.642857%0.642857%0.6%1890.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%012
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 12 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
10x5x0xFM#PoundHaysiWiseAppalachiaSouth AtlanticVirginiaSouthCoeburnNortonUnited StatesBig Stone GapClintwoodBig Stone GapSt. PaulClinchcoRiverviewDante-1.000000x-1.000000x1.749373x1.749373x1.75x16.046%16.0%28.070%28.1%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.700680x1.700680x1.70x21.600%21.6%36.735%36.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243445x1.243445x1.24x13.732%13.7%17.075%17.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.181444x1.181444x1.18x22.794%22.8%26.930%26.9%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129379x1.129379x1.13x21.739%21.7%24.552%24.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114568x1.114568x1.11x16.344%16.3%18.217%18.2%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104662x1.104662x1.10x23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089595x1.089595x1.09x21.703%21.7%23.647%23.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.013907x1.013907x1.01x23.317%23.3%23.641%23.6%8-1.049053x-1.049053x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x19.704%19.7%18.783%18.8%9-1.268499x-1.268499x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x34.884%34.9%27.500%27.5%10-1.427126x-1.427126x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x38.057%38.1%26.667%26.7%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x24.074%24.1%0.000%0%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 12 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected places in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#AppalachiaSt. PaulBig Stone GapClinchcoWiseBig Stone GapPoundVirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticCoeburnNortonClintwood-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%1.616%1.62%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%2.381%2.38%2-1.000000x-1.000000x8.880689x8.880689x8.88x0.383%0.38%3.403%3.40%3-1.000000x-1.000000x5.375000x5.375000x5.38x0.775%0.78%4.167%4.17%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.956604x4.956604x4.96x1.408%1.41%6.981%6.98%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.235011x2.235011x2.24x0.805%0.80%1.798%1.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.700780x1.700780x1.70x0.860%0.86%1.462%1.46%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.131550x-1.131550x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x2.029%2.03%1.793%1.79%7-1.363862x-1.363862x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x0.734%0.73%0.538%0.54%8-1.999332x-1.999332x2.00x1.000000x1.000000x2.003%2.00%1.002%1.00%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Big Stone Gap Area

There are 4 counties that are fully or partially contained within the Big Stone Gap Area (3 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 4 of those to each other, the Big Stone Gap Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Big Stone Gap 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected counties in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Buchanan CountyBuchananDickenson CountyDickensonWise CountyWiseBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapNorton CityNortonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia29.972846%29.972846%30.0%5,188126.152314%26.152314%26.2%2,888224.758635%24.758635%24.8%6,924324.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k17.214286%17.214286%17.2%482414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected counties in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthNorton CityNortonWise CountyWiseBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapDickenson CountyDickensonBuchanan CountyBuchanan36.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M17.321429%17.321429%17.3%485114.424659%14.424659%14.4%4,034213.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,70210.712669%10.712669%10.7%1,18339.937027%9.937027%9.9%1,7204
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected counties in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWise CountyWiseBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapBuchanan CountyBuchananNorton CityNortonDickenson CountyDickenson4.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M1.644854%1.644854%1.6%46011.310723%1.310723%1.3%5480.768386%0.768386%0.8%13320.642857%0.642857%0.6%1830.633886%0.633886%0.6%704
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected counties in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#BuchananSouth AtlanticVirginiaSouthWiseNortonUnited StatesBig Stone GapDickenson-1.000000x-1.000000x1.389753x1.389753x1.39x25.089%25.1%34.868%34.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145916x1.145916x1.15x23.029%23.0%26.390%26.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114568x1.114568x1.11x16.344%16.3%18.217%18.2%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104662x1.104662x1.10x23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%-1.001886x-1.001886x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x26.177%26.2%26.128%26.1%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 4 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected counties in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#BuchananWiseBig Stone GapVirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticNortonDickenson-1.000000x-1.000000x3.037665x3.037665x3.04x0.381%0.38%1.157%1.16%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.862582x2.862582x2.86x0.840%0.84%2.404%2.40%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.235011x2.235011x2.24x0.805%0.80%1.798%1.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.363862x-1.363862x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x0.734%0.73%0.538%0.54%3-1.375276x-1.375276x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x0.736%0.74%0.535%0.54%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in the Big Stone Gap Area

There are 10 county subdivisions in the Big Stone Gap Area. This section compares all 10 of those to each other, the Big Stone Gap Area, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Big Stone Gap Area.

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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected county subdivisions in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%Count#ErvintonWise District 11WillisKenadyWise District 22Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapWise District 33Sand LickClintwoodWise District 44NortonSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia31.341662%31.341662%31.3%577129.405723%29.405723%29.4%2,004228.447489%28.447489%28.4%623327.830401%27.830401%27.8%617425.035294%25.035294%25.0%1,596524.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k23.924696%23.924696%23.9%1,830622.398374%22.398374%22.4%551722.269807%22.269807%22.3%520820.962537%20.962537%21.0%1,494917.214286%17.214286%17.2%4821014.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Big Stone Gap Area, selected county subdivisions in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWise District 33NortonWise District 44Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapClintwoodWise District 22WillisSand LickKenadyWise District 11Ervinton36.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M30.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M19.048242%19.048242%19.0%1,457117.321429%17.321429%17.3%485215.392171%15.392171%15.4%1,097313.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,70213.490364%13.490364%13.5%315413.333333%13.333333%13.3%850511.598174%11.598174%11.6%254610.447154%10.447154%10.4%25779.562472%9.562472%9.6%21289.244314%9.244314%9.2%63097.876154%7.876154%7.9%14510
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected county subdivisions in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%1%2%3%4%Count#VirginiaSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthWise District 33Wise District 22KenadyWise District 44Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapClintwoodNortonWise District 11WillisErvintonSand Lick4.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M2.353249%2.353249%2.4%18012.196078%2.196078%2.2%14021.714028%1.714028%1.7%3831.501333%1.501333%1.5%10741.310723%1.310723%1.3%5480.728051%0.728051%0.7%1750.642857%0.642857%0.6%1860.484226%0.484226%0.5%3370.410959%0.410959%0.4%980.325910%0.325910%0.3%690.000000%0.000000%0.0%010
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected county subdivisions in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Clintwood1South AtlanticWillisVirginiaSouth2NortonUnited StatesBig Stone Gap3Sand Lick4ErvintonKenady-1.000000x-1.000000x1.709102x1.709102x1.71x16.015%16.0%27.372%27.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387160x1.387160x1.39x24.704%24.7%34.269%34.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.157119x1.157119x1.16x26.525%26.5%30.693%30.7%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125503x1.125503x1.13x23.479%23.5%26.425%26.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114568x1.114568x1.11x16.344%16.3%18.217%18.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104662x1.104662x1.10x23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.091611x1.091611x1.09x22.838%22.8%24.931%24.9%6-1.010949x-1.010949x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x22.520%22.5%22.276%22.3%7-1.016876x-1.016876x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x21.145%21.1%20.794%20.8%8-1.224536x-1.224536x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x34.659%34.7%28.304%28.3%9-1.430147x-1.430147x1.43x1.000000x1.000000x32.817%32.8%22.946%22.9%10
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 10 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected county subdivisions in the Big Stone Gap Area, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#13ErvintonBig Stone Gap2VirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth Atlantic4KenadyNortonClintwoodWillis-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.087%0.09%0.896%0.90%1-1.000000x-1.000000x9.493704x9.493704x9.49x0.435%0.44%4.130%4.13%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.578564x4.578564x4.58x0.114%0.11%0.520%0.52%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.235011x2.235011x2.24x0.805%0.80%1.798%1.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766633x1.766633x1.77x1.563%1.56%2.761%2.76%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136556x1.136556x1.14x1.402%1.40%1.593%1.59%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088294x1.088294x1.09x1.641%1.64%1.786%1.79%6-1.363862x-1.363862x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x0.734%0.73%0.538%0.54%7-2.942231x-2.942231x2.94x1.000000x1.000000x1.144%1.14%0.389%0.39%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.763%0.76%0.000%0%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in Virginia

There are 15 metro areas in Virginia. This section compares the Big Stone Gap Area to all of the metro areas in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Big Stone Gap 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapMartinsville Metro AreaMartinsvilleBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportSouthWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgStaunton and Waynesboro Metro AreaStaunton AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaVirginiaCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia Beach24.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k120.819963%20.819963%20.8%9,862218.749833%18.749833%18.7%14,00814.0k318.728769%18.728769%18.7%13,94913.9k416.986661%16.986661%17.0%13,33313.3k515.854856%15.854856%15.9%35,21335.2k614.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.322805%14.322805%14.3%13,07413.1k713.213588%13.213588%13.2%22,65822.7k813.185595%13.185595%13.2%11,29911.3k913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M11.937781%11.937781%11.9%13,16213.2k1011.756824%11.756824%11.8%26,05926.1k1111.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k1211.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.205419%11.205419%11.2%17,18917.2k139.603964%9.603964%9.6%390,528391k149.503565%9.503565%9.5%107,432107k15
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 15 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonCharlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleVirginiaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgSouthRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgStaunton and Waynesboro Metro AreaStaunton AreaKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapMartinsville Metro AreaMartinsville49.358204%49.358204%49.4%2,007,0632.01M141.747991%41.747991%41.7%64,04164.0k236.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M34.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k332.547277%32.547277%32.5%35,88535.9k430.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k528.312800%28.312800%28.3%22,22322.2k628.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M26.483194%26.483194%26.5%58,70058.7k726.071143%26.071143%26.1%23,79823.8k825.824756%25.824756%25.8%44,28344.3k925.295243%25.295243%25.3%21,67621.7k1019.909409%19.909409%19.9%44,21844.2k1117.407308%17.407308%17.4%13,00513.0k1216.027337%16.027337%16.0%11,93711.9k1313.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,7021412.903226%12.903226%12.9%6,11215
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 15 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Charlottesville Metro AreaCharlottesvilleWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgVirginiaHarrisonburg Metro AreaHarrisonburgSouth AtlanticRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthRoanoke Metro AreaRoanoke AreaWinchester Metro AreaWinchesterVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgStaunton and Waynesboro Metro AreaStaunton AreaKingsport, Bristol, and Bristol Metro AreaKingsportBluefield Metro AreaBluefieldMartinsville Metro AreaMartinsvilleDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap8.195621%8.195621%8.2%12,57212.6k17.310761%7.310761%7.3%297,279297k25.950751%5.950751%6.0%6,56134.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k3.525245%3.525245%3.5%2,76743.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k53.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.011053%3.011053%3.0%6,67462.804527%2.804527%2.8%2,56072.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k82.724595%2.724595%2.7%4,67292.576670%2.576670%2.6%2,208102.268388%2.268388%2.3%5,038111.916745%1.916745%1.9%1,432121.545347%1.545347%1.5%732131.534661%1.534661%1.5%1,143141.310723%1.310723%1.3%54815
Count number of people in category
# rank of metro area out of 15 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#CharlottesvilleWinchesterLynchburgRoanoke AreaBlacksburgHarrisonburgMartinsvilleDanville AreaSouth AtlanticRichmond AreaVirginiaSouthBluefieldStaunton AreaKingsportWashingtonUnited StatesBig Stone GapVirginia Beach-1.000000x-1.000000x1.329196x1.329196x1.33x9.690%9.69%12.880%12.9%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.326524x1.326524x1.33x12.345%12.3%16.375%16.4%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.290481x1.290481x1.29x11.616%11.6%14.990%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.255622x1.255622x1.26x10.487%10.5%13.168%13.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247784x1.247784x1.25x10.633%10.6%13.268%13.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.247355x1.247355x1.25x15.161%15.2%18.911%18.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.211490x1.211490x1.21x18.964%19.0%22.975%23.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.198987x1.198987x1.20x17.138%17.1%20.548%20.5%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.140228x1.140228x1.14x17.580%17.6%20.045%20.0%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136569x1.136569x1.14x12.368%12.4%14.057%14.1%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134889x1.134889x1.13x14.892%14.9%16.901%16.9%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133957x1.133957x1.13x9.026%9.03%10.235%10.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104662x1.104662x1.10x23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%15
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 15 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in Virginia, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Big Stone GapMartinsvilleBlacksburgBluefieldLynchburgHarrisonburgKingsportStaunton AreaRoanoke AreaVirginiaSouthUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachCharlottesvilleWinchesterRichmond AreaWashingtonDanville Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.235011x2.235011x2.24x0.805%0.80%1.798%1.80%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.225711x2.225711x2.23x0.986%0.99%2.195%2.19%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.997990x1.997990x2.00x3.983%3.98%7.958%7.96%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.971422x1.971422x1.97x1.312%1.31%2.586%2.59%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.935294x1.935294x1.94x1.888%1.89%3.655%3.65%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821383x1.821383x1.82x2.518%2.52%4.586%4.59%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.738822x1.738822x1.74x1.675%1.68%2.913%2.91%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683387x1.683387x1.68x1.936%1.94%3.259%3.26%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624015x1.624015x1.62x2.324%2.32%3.774%3.77%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.505061x1.505061x1.51x6.610%6.61%9.949%9.95%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504225x1.504225x1.50x2.248%2.25%3.382%3.38%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.399224x1.399224x1.40x1.294%1.29%1.810%1.81%15
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 15 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 Big Stone Gap Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Big Stone Gap 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%10%20%30%Count#McAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaGreenville, Anderson, and Mauldin Metro AreaGreenvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaSouthNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansGreensboro and High Point Metro AreaGreensboroShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportMemphis Metro AreaMemphis AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCape Coral and Fort Myers Metro AreaCape CoralSouth AtlanticBaton Rouge Metro AreaBaton RougePort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CityDurham and Chapel Hill Metro AreaDurham AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonVirginiaNashville, 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%167,932168k124.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k23.659605%23.659605%23.7%118,625119k219.047126%19.047126%19.0%55,17055.2k318.397417%18.397417%18.4%58,07258.1k417.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k516.008618%16.008618%16.0%69,99470.0k615.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k715.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k815.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k914.718440%14.718440%14.7%84,80584.8k1014.697356%14.697356%14.7%46,49246.5k1114.697327%14.697327%14.7%65,53265.5k1214.451328%14.451328%14.5%56,22056.2k1314.402722%14.402722%14.4%54,30154.3k1414.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k1514.186236%14.186236%14.2%71,24271.2k1614.117384%14.117384%14.1%41,62241.6k1713.475696%13.475696%13.5%116,915117k1813.205781%13.205781%13.2%49,80649.8k1913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.991218%12.991218%13.0%65,59565.6k2012.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.764900%12.764900%12.8%67,55967.6k2112.676142%12.676142%12.7%41,49741.5k2212.562362%12.562362%12.6%74,13174.1k2312.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k2412.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k2511.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k2611.691531%11.691531%11.7%42,40642.4k2711.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2811.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2911.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k3011.378432%11.378432%11.4%36,80936.8k3111.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.357704%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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap 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 AreaBaltimoreVirginiaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaLexington and Fayette Metro AreaLexingtonPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteColumbia Metro AreaColumbia AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro 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 AreaWinston and Salem Metro AreaWinston AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaAugusta and Richmond County Metro AreaAugusta AreaPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap49.358204%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%723,882724k536.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M635.651843%35.651843%35.7%115,333115k735.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M834.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k933.422563%33.422563%33.4%165,184165k1033.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M1132.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k1232.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k1331.726344%31.726344%31.7%165,648166k1431.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k1531.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M1630.713273%30.713273%30.7%176,398176k1730.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k1830.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M1929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k2029.432332%29.432332%29.4%93,10393.1k2129.335840%29.335840%29.3%110,641111k2229.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k2329.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k2429.001069%29.001069%29.0%139,775140k2528.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k2628.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k2728.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k2828.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M28.017826%28.017826%28.0%140,703141k2927.741551%27.741551%27.7%163,704164k3027.728533%27.728533%27.7%114,274114k3127.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k3227.271418%27.271418%27.3%157,133157k3327.249573%27.249573%27.2%144,220144k3426.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k3526.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k3626.717408%26.717408%26.7%134,901135k3726.559560%26.559560%26.6%169,961170k3826.272044%26.272044%26.3%117,141117k3925.594871%25.594871%25.6%81,31981.3k4024.748885%24.748885%24.7%93,30893.3k4124.719173%24.719173%24.7%96,16596.2k4224.041813%24.041813%24.0%78,70478.7k4322.831278%22.831278%22.8%67,31367.3k4422.570983%22.570983%22.6%102,031102k4521.620641%21.620641%21.6%108,402108k4621.603470%21.603470%21.6%68,19268.2k4719.561540%19.561540%19.6%56,66056.7k4819.460829%19.460829%19.5%85,08885.1k4917.417337%17.417337%17.4%79,64679.6k5013.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,702
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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap 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 AreaPhiladelphiaVirginiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaJackson Metro AreaJackson AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaNorth Port, Sarasota, and Bradenton Metro AreaNorth PortBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamKnoxville Metro AreaKnoxvilleSouth AtlanticCharleston and North Charleston Metro AreaCharlestonRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited 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 AreaGreensboroPort St. Lucie Metro AreaPort St. LucieCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteChattanooga Metro AreaChattanoogaShreveport and Bossier City Metro AreaShreveportTulsa Metro AreaTulsa AreaPalm Bay, Melbourne, and Titusville Metro AreaPalm Bay AreaDeltona, Daytona Beach, and Ormond Beach Metro AreaDeltona AreaPensacola, Ferry Pass, and Brent Metro AreaPensacolaCorpus Christi Metro AreaCorpus ChristiLafayette Metro AreaLafayetteEl Paso Metro AreaEl Paso AreaLakeland and Winter Haven Metro AreaLakeland AreaMcAllen, Edinburg, and Mission Metro AreaMcAllen AreaBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap9.069304%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%176,665177k54.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k64.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k73.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k83.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k93.844859%3.844859%3.8%14,50114.5k103.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k113.723591%3.723591%3.7%21,38621.4k123.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k133.695111%3.695111%3.7%21,80521.8k143.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.477335%3.477335%3.5%17,18617.2k153.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k163.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k173.375916%3.375916%3.4%10,67910.7k183.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.246916%3.246916%3.2%15,64915.6k203.142431%3.142431%3.1%12,22512.2k213.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k223.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.057130%3.057130%3.1%15,43615.4k233.035771%3.035771%3.0%16,06716.1k243.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k253.000105%3.000105%3.0%15,66415.7k262.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k272.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k282.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k292.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k302.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k312.705903%2.705903%2.7%12,06512.1k322.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k332.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k342.660444%2.660444%2.7%15,32915.3k352.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k362.611158%2.611158%2.6%13,11313.1k372.551602%2.551602%2.6%8,353382.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k392.520297%2.520297%2.5%9,502402.455330%2.455330%2.5%7,239412.404817%2.404817%2.4%15,38915.4k422.392524%2.392524%2.4%9,860432.360163%2.360163%2.4%10,66910.7k442.211094%2.211094%2.2%7,025452.002417%2.002417%2.0%5,800461.913810%1.913810%1.9%6,041471.653629%1.653629%1.7%8,291481.584760%1.584760%1.6%6,929491.370714%1.370714%1.4%6,268501.310723%1.310723%1.3%548
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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Durham AreaColumbia AreaJackson AreaCharlestonBaton RougeWinston AreaRaleigh AreaNew OrleansMemphis AreaCharlotteNorth PortLafayetteGreensboroBirminghamLakeland AreaPort St. LucieSouth AtlanticLexingtonAtlanta AreaRichmond AreaGreenvilleTulsa AreaVirginiaSouthTampa AreaNashvilleJacksonvilleKnoxvilleDeltona AreaWashingtonBaltimoreCape CoralShreveportCincinnatiUnited StatesAustin AreaAugusta AreaBig Stone GapOrlando AreaOklahoma CityDallas AreaPhiladelphiaHouston AreaLittle RockChattanoogaLouisvillePensacolaVirginia BeachFayettevilleMiami AreaSan AntonioPalm Bay AreaCorpus ChristiMcAllen AreaEl Paso Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.319514x1.319514x1.32x10.169%10.2%13.418%13.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.297960x1.297960x1.30x9.672%9.67%12.554%12.6%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.292886x1.292886x1.29x11.623%11.6%15.027%15.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.291704x1.291704x1.29x9.121%9.12%11.781%11.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.289464x1.289464x1.29x11.211%11.2%14.456%14.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.254786x1.254786x1.25x13.127%13.1%16.471%16.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246561x1.246561x1.25x8.275%8.28%10.316%10.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246178x1.246178x1.25x12.830%12.8%15.988%16.0%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.241336x1.241336x1.24x12.116%12.1%15.040%15.0%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.239815x1.239815x1.24x10.944%10.9%13.569%13.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.235935x1.235935x1.24x8.359%8.36%10.331%10.3%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230282x1.230282x1.23x16.567%16.6%20.382%20.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.228305x1.228305x1.23x12.817%12.8%15.743%15.7%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219510x1.219510x1.22x11.377%11.4%13.874%13.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.212648x1.212648x1.21x14.525%14.5%17.614%17.6%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199888x1.199888x1.20x11.563%11.6%13.875%13.9%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178860x1.178860x1.18x11.819%11.8%13.933%13.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177113x1.177113x1.18x10.483%10.5%12.339%12.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.175849x1.175849x1.18x10.603%10.6%12.468%12.5%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.174790x1.174790x1.17x10.550%10.5%12.394%12.4%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165632x1.165632x1.17x13.644%13.6%15.903%15.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154002x1.154002x1.15x10.426%10.4%12.032%12.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%-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-1.000000x1.104662x1.104662x1.10x23.375%23.4%25.822%25.8%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104560x1.104560x1.10x10.897%10.9%12.036%12.0%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.102150x1.102150x1.10x11.341%11.3%12.499%12.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101161x1.101161x1.10x14.723%14.7%16.213%16.2%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096533x1.096533x1.10x16.857%16.9%18.484%18.5%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085337x1.085337x1.09x9.815%9.81%10.652%10.7%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082227x1.082227x1.08x13.863%13.9%15.003%15.0%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.070454x1.070454x1.07x9.642%9.64%10.322%10.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047779x1.047779x1.05x9.292%9.29%9.736%9.74%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047072x1.047072x1.05x14.366%14.4%15.043%15.0%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.045794x1.045794x1.05x14.886%14.9%15.567%15.6%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021606x1.021606x1.02x15.585%15.6%15.921%15.9%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019950x1.019950x1.02x8.741%8.74%8.915%8.91%47-1.002791x-1.002791x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x19.073%19.1%19.020%19.0%48-1.027412x-1.027412x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x37.193%37.2%36.201%36.2%49-1.218417x-1.218417x1.22x1.000000x1.000000x25.853%25.9%21.219%21.2%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Metro Area#66

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the South, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Big Stone GapNorth PortFayettevilleEl Paso AreaCape CoralLafayetteKnoxvillePort St. LucieGreenvilleWinston AreaMcAllen AreaPensacolaPalm Bay AreaOklahoma CityLakeland AreaLittle RockOrlando AreaShreveportTulsa AreaSan AntonioGreensboroDeltona AreaMiami AreaNew OrleansDallas AreaAugusta AreaBirminghamMemphis AreaCincinnatiPhiladelphiaVirginiaSouthTampa AreaBaton RougeCharlotteChattanoogaHouston AreaUnited StatesSouth AtlanticVirginia BeachRichmond AreaLexingtonJacksonvilleAustin AreaColumbia AreaWashingtonLouisvilleNashvilleDurham AreaBaltimoreCharlestonRaleigh AreaJackson AreaCorpus ChristiAtlanta Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.235011x2.235011x2.24x0.805%0.80%1.798%1.80%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.099687x2.099687x2.10x2.455%2.45%5.154%5.15%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063449x2.063449x2.06x2.220%2.22%4.582%4.58%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989445x1.989445x1.99x1.126%1.13%2.241%2.24%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.983626x1.983626x1.98x2.073%2.07%4.112%4.11%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.958264x1.958264x1.96x1.311%1.31%2.567%2.57%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.926190x1.926190x1.93x2.560%2.56%4.931%4.93%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.865453x1.865453x1.87x1.801%1.80%3.360%3.36%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.844500x1.844500x1.84x1.898%1.90%3.501%3.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.821600x1.821600x1.82x1.952%1.95%3.557%3.56%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.804593x1.804593x1.80x0.993%0.99%1.792%1.79%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.757539x1.757539x1.76x1.613%1.61%2.835%2.84%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739789x1.739789x1.74x1.769%1.77%3.077%3.08%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739630x1.739630x1.74x2.234%2.23%3.887%3.89%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.731817x1.731817x1.73x1.173%1.17%2.031%2.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.703150x1.703150x1.70x2.436%2.44%4.149%4.15%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693471x1.693471x1.69x1.997%2.00%3.382%3.38%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.676776x1.676776x1.68x1.865%1.87%3.127%3.13%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.665817x1.665817x1.67x1.822%1.82%3.036%3.04%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.658329x1.658329x1.66x1.999%2.00%3.315%3.31%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.653009x1.653009x1.65x2.000%2.00%3.306%3.31%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.640107x1.640107x1.64x1.809%1.81%2.967%2.97%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624368x1.624368x1.62x2.984%2.98%4.846%4.85%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604693x1.604693x1.60x3.026%3.03%4.855%4.86%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.604110x1.604110x1.60x2.146%2.15%3.442%3.44%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.602266x1.602266x1.60x2.446%2.45%3.919%3.92%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.594348x1.594348x1.59x2.910%2.91%4.640%4.64%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582622x1.582622x1.58x2.268%2.27%3.589%3.59%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558034x1.558034x1.56x3.300%3.30%5.141%5.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.551164x1.551164x1.55x2.341%2.34%3.631%3.63%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547354x1.547354x1.55x2.405%2.41%3.722%3.72%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.547106x1.547106x1.55x2.010%2.01%3.110%3.11%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.544731x1.544731x1.54x2.004%2.00%3.095%3.09%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.537870x1.537870x1.54x2.657%2.66%4.086%4.09%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520688x1.520688x1.52x2.804%2.80%4.265%4.26%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520235x1.520235x1.52x2.230%2.23%3.390%3.39%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501343x1.501343x1.50x2.809%2.81%4.217%4.22%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.499352x1.499352x1.50x4.198%4.20%6.295%6.29%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.493778x1.493778x1.49x2.157%2.16%3.222%3.22%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473868x1.473868x1.47x3.319%3.32%4.892%4.89%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.467177x1.467177x1.47x2.458%2.46%3.606%3.61%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.465901x1.465901x1.47x5.978%5.98%8.764%8.76%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.431934x1.431934x1.43x2.859%2.86%4.094%4.09%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.425605x1.425605x1.43x7.561%7.56%10.779%10.8%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.388614x1.388614x1.39x4.142%4.14%5.751%5.75%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.376271x1.376271x1.38x2.949%2.95%4.058%4.06%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354664x1.354664x1.35x3.552%3.55%4.812%4.81%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339162x1.339162x1.34x3.321%3.32%4.448%4.45%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310554x1.310554x1.31x1.740%1.74%2.281%2.28%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236458x1.236458x1.24x3.361%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 Big Stone Gap Area to the 50 most populous metro areas in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Big Stone Gap 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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Big Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone GapLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSan Antonio and New Braunfels Metro AreaSan AntonioDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasSouthNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansProvidence and Warwick Metro 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 StatesSouth AtlanticBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteOklahoma City Metro AreaOklahoma CitySan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaVirginiaNashville, 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 AreaMinneapolis24.621493%24.621493%24.6%10,29410.3k20.663585%20.663585%20.7%1,820,9891.82M120.311003%20.311003%20.3%561,127561k217.651967%17.651967%17.7%725,854726k315.746914%15.746914%15.7%234,364234k415.441523%15.441523%15.4%686,420686k515.209542%15.209542%15.2%636,876637k615.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k714.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M14.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M814.328165%14.328165%14.3%122,665123k914.159793%14.159793%14.2%156,980157k1013.598133%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%27,818,38027.8M12.827640%12.827640%12.8%5,478,9325.48M12.549403%12.549403%12.5%97,35397.4k1512.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k1612.188242%12.188242%12.2%193,360193k1711.900538%11.900538%11.9%103,032103k1811.709212%11.709212%11.7%381,764382k1911.522403%11.522403%11.5%171,428171k2011.483160%11.483160%11.5%420,586421k2111.443376%11.443376%11.4%179,443179k2211.422345%11.422345%11.4%98,01098.0k2311.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k11.357704%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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap 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 AreaVirginiaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeDallas, Fort Worth, and Arlington Metro AreaDallas AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaSouth AtlanticProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News Metro AreaVirginia BeachMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaPhoenix, Mesa, and Scottsdale Metro AreaPhoenix AreaCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaOrlando, Kissimmee, and Sanford Metro AreaOrlando 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 AreaLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap49.358204%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%313,875314k1236.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M36.777509%36.777509%36.8%597,305597k1336.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k1436.485337%36.485337%36.5%1,336,3241.34M1536.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M1635.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M1734.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1834.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1934.266801%34.266801%34.3%294,028294k2033.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k2133.099010%33.099010%33.1%1,471,3461.47M2232.978451%32.978451%33.0%394,448394k2332.876863%32.876863%32.9%521,574522k2432.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k2532.595363%32.595363%32.6%2,872,4832.87M2632.546256%32.546256%32.5%550,613551k2732.203681%32.203681%32.2%229,068229k2832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k2931.804030%31.804030%31.8%473,174473k3031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k3131.304473%31.304473%31.3%1,287,2491.29M3230.539788%30.539788%30.5%240,663241k3330.457708%30.457708%30.5%13,009,07313.0M30.401522%30.401522%30.4%337,041337k3430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.123253%30.123253%30.1%340,525341k3530.116410%30.116410%30.1%1,261,0781.26M3629.822794%29.822794%29.8%877,454877k3729.705211%29.705211%29.7%424,131424k3829.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k3929.454848%29.454848%29.5%461,880462k4029.306136%29.306136%29.3%284,021284k4129.139754%29.139754%29.1%252,285252k4228.846496%28.846496%28.8%223,779224k4328.443508%28.443508%28.4%243,508244k4428.315055%28.315055%28.3%590,579591k4528.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M27.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k4626.959378%26.959378%27.0%401,241401k4726.902866%26.902866%26.9%233,409233k4822.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4920.312451%20.312451%20.3%561,167561k5013.638212%13.638212%13.6%5,702
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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%7%Count#Washington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoBoston, Cambridge, and Newton Metro AreaBoston AreaSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaBaltimore, Columbia, and Towson Metro AreaBaltimoreSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaHartford, West Hartford, and East Hartford Metro AreaHartford AreaSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue Metro AreaSeattle AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaVirginiaRaleigh Metro AreaRaleigh AreaAustin and Round Rock Metro AreaAustin AreaPortland, Vancouver, and Hillsboro Metro AreaPortland AreaDenver, Aurora, and Lakewood Metro AreaDenver AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoNew Orleans and Metairie Metro AreaNew OrleansMiami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach Metro AreaMiami AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaAtlanta, Sandy Springs, and Roswell Metro AreaAtlanta AreaBirmingham and Hoover Metro AreaBirminghamSalt Lake City Metro AreaSalt Lake CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaPittsburgh Metro AreaPittsburghSouth AtlanticRichmond Metro AreaRichmond AreaNashville, Davidson, Murfreesboro, and Franklin Metro AreaNashvilleCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandHouston, The Woodlands, and Sugar Land Metro AreaHouston AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisProvidence and Warwick Metro AreaProvidenceBuffalo, Cheektowaga, and Niagara Falls Metro AreaBuffalo AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro 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 AntonioCharlotte, Concord, and Gastonia Metro AreaCharlotteLas Vegas, Henderson, and Paradise Metro AreaLas VegasRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideBig Stone Gap Metro AreaBig Stone Gap7.310761%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%176,665177k104.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k4.152175%4.152175%4.2%34,00034.0k114.098217%4.098217%4.1%52,18652.2k124.068828%4.068828%4.1%66,08266.1k133.990842%3.990842%4.0%74,51874.5k143.980678%3.980678%4.0%93,14593.1k153.893990%3.893990%3.9%57,93457.9k163.893771%3.893771%3.9%33,33533.3k173.868322%3.868322%3.9%161,980162k183.781845%3.781845%3.8%333,277333k193.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k203.736247%3.736247%3.7%136,845137k213.722037%3.722037%3.7%28,87428.9k223.637936%3.637936%3.6%25,87725.9k233.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k243.600869%3.600869%3.6%60,91960.9k253.501306%3.501306%3.5%1,495,4751.50M3.475418%3.475418%3.5%29,82129.8k263.449524%3.449524%3.4%41,25941.3k273.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k283.355424%3.355424%3.4%137,976138k293.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k303.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k313.302809%3.302809%3.3%36,61636.6k323.301266%3.301266%3.3%26,01526.0k333.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k343.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k353.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k363.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M3.033002%3.033002%3.0%26,25926.3k372.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k382.960242%2.960242%3.0%87,09787.1k392.953194%2.953194%3.0%61,59661.6k402.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k412.882322%2.882322%2.9%25,00725.0k422.783963%2.783963%2.8%31,47131.5k432.770575%2.770575%2.8%123,160123k442.663669%2.663669%2.7%25,81525.8k452.661637%2.661637%2.7%41,73741.7k462.632705%2.632705%2.6%39,18339.2k472.531758%2.531758%2.5%40,16540.2k482.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k492.069552%2.069552%2.1%57,17557.2k501.310723%1.310723%1.3%548
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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

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 Big Stone Gap Area, selected other metro areas in the United States, and entities that contain the Big Stone Gap Area
Female
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of metro area out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

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

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

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

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

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State:
Virginia
City:
Norton
Counties:
Wise, Buchanan, Dickenson
Principal Town:
Big Stone Gap
Cities:
Norton
Districts:
Clintwood, Ervinton, Kenady, Sand Lick, Willis, 1, 2, 3, 4
Towns:
Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Clinchco, Clintwood, Coeburn, Haysi, Pound, St. Paul, Wise
Unincorporated Places:
Dante, Riverview
ZIP Codes:
24216, 24217, 24219, 24220, 24226, 24228, 24230, 24237, 24246, 24256, 24269, 24272, 24273, 24279, 24283, 24293, 24607
Unified School Districts:
Buchanan County, Dickenson County, Norton, Wise County
Congressional District:
VA-9
State Senate Districts:
VA-38, VA-40
State House Districts:
VA-1, VA-3, VA-4
Neighboring Metro Areas:
Kingsport Area
Nearby Metro Areas:
Greeneville Area, Johnson City Area