Educational Attainment in the Midwest (Region)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma237.886464%38.491851%37.886464%37.9%17,166,51517.2M51.869016%48.487559%51.869016%51.9%23,502,06823.5M10.244520%13.020590%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M
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 the United States at large.
Scope: population of the United States and the Midwest
-20%0%+20%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-1.572767%-1.572767%-1.6%37.886%37.9%38.492%38.5%6.973866%6.973866%+7.0%51.869%51.9%48.488%48.5%-21.320615%-21.320615%-21.3%10.245%10.2%13.021%13.0%
% percentage with given level in the Midwest
ref. percentage with given level in the United States
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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.150680%1.339910%1.150680%1.2%521,378521k1.742736%1.996248%1.742736%1.7%789,641790k7.671633%8.167687%7.671633%7.7%3,476,0493.48M18.387767%18.811177%18.387767%18.4%8,331,5748.33M8.933647%8.176828%8.933647%8.9%4,047,8734.05M21.771655%20.956248%21.771655%21.8%9,864,8289.86M30.097361%27.531311%30.097361%30.1%13,637,24013.6M6.569694%7.444199%6.569694%6.6%2,976,7562.98M2.704034%4.152553%2.704034%2.7%1,225,2091.23M0.970792%1.423839%0.970792%1.0%439,870440k
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 the United States at large.
Scope: population of the United States and the Midwest
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None-14.122598%-14.122598%-14.1%1.151%1.15%1.340%1.34%-12.699404%-12.699404%-12.7%1.743%1.74%1.996%2.00%-6.073373%-6.073373%-6.1%7.672%7.67%8.168%8.17%-2.250846%-2.250846%-2.3%18.388%18.4%18.811%18.8%9.255656%9.255656%+9.3%8.934%8.93%8.177%8.18%3.890999%3.890999%+3.9%21.772%21.8%20.956%21.0%9.320478%9.320478%+9.3%30.097%30.1%27.531%27.5%-11.747460%-11.747460%-11.7%6.570%6.57%7.444%7.44%-34.882618%-34.882618%-34.9%2.704%2.70%4.153%4.15%-31.818663%-31.818663%-31.8%0.971%0.97%1.424%1.42%
% percentage with given level in the Midwest
ref. percentage with given level in the United States
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 the United States and the Midwest
More Females More Males
United States
Midwest
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-7.524072%-5.680584%-7.524072%8%39.215%39.2%36.470%36.5%2.952861%1.610756%2.952861%3%51.138%51.1%52.648%52.6%12.791479%10.907029%12.791479%13%9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States and the Midwest
More Females More Males
United States
Midwest
20%0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None56.812658%59.026528%56.812658%57%0.903%0.90%1.415%1.42%60.453153%48.492399%60.453153%60%1.348%1.35%2.163%2.16%-22.374787%-17.934489%-22.374787%22%8.416%8.42%6.878%6.88%-3.640925%-2.272661%-3.640925%4%18.706%18.7%18.049%18.0%-23.549694%-24.239049%-23.549694%24%9.842%9.84%7.966%7.97%-1.702175%-2.923199%-1.702175%2%21.949%21.9%21.582%21.6%6.431951%5.130854%6.431951%6%29.189%29.2%31.066%31.1%15.279615%14.904521%15.279615%15%6.117%6.12%7.052%7.05%9.178160%7.698033%9.178160%9%2.589%2.59%2.827%2.83%6.557516%0.412373%6.557516%7%0.941%0.94%1.003%1.00%
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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3412.143558%13.738218%12.143558%12.1%1,219,7931.22M10,044,77410.0M17.481353%18.106858%17.481353%17.5%3,171,4273.17M18,141,77118.1M21.515788%21.025394%21.515788%21.5%1,785,6571.79M8,299,2878.30M24.416975%23.496099%24.416975%24.4%2,154,6972.15M8,824,5868.82M
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 the United States at large.
Scope: population of the United States and the Midwest
10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-11.607472%-11.607472%11.6%12.144%12.1%13.738%13.7%-3.454523%-3.454523%3.5%17.481%17.5%18.107%18.1%2.332388%2.332388%2.3%21.516%21.5%21.025%21.0%3.919276%3.919276%3.9%24.417%24.4%23.496%23.5%
% percentage in the Midwest with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in the United States 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 the United States and the Midwest
More Females More Males
United States
Midwest
10%0%10%20%30%FM65+45-6435-4425-3432.026909%36.270984%32.026909%32.0%10.650%10.7%14.061%14.1%-4.796339%-3.335944%-4.796339%4.8%17.884%17.9%17.065%17.1%-16.269781%-14.693218%-16.269781%16.3%23.136%23.1%19.899%19.9%-19.894162%-19.571742%-19.894162%19.9%26.650%26.7%22.228%22.2%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$64,045.000000$67,832.000000$64,045.000000$64.0k4,787,0684.79M10.565%10.6%$49,569.000000$51,094.000000$49,569.000000$49.6k8,331,5748.33M18.388%18.4%$33,703.000000$34,412.000000$33,703.000000$33.7k13,912,70113.9M30.705%30.7%$29,198.000000$28,672.000000$29,198.000000$29.2k13,637,24013.6M30.097%30.1%$21,433.000000$20,924.000000$21,433.000000$21.4k4,641,8354.64M10.245%10.2%$36,572.000000$36,810.000000$36,572.000000$36.6k45,310,41845.3M100.000%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 the United States and the Midwest
Female Male
United States
Midwest
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-55,228.000000$-56,859.000000$-55,228.000000$55.2k$55,228.000000$23,883.000000$56,859.000000$28,268.000000$79,111.000000$79.1k2,494,0542.49M2,293,0142.29M$-40,718.000000$-42,154.000000$-40,718.000000$40.7k$40,718.000000$20,358.000000$42,154.000000$20,088.000000$61,076.000000$61.1k4,373,5344.37M3,958,0403.96M$-27,443.000000$-28,692.000000$-27,443.000000$27.4k$27,443.000000$14,484.000000$28,692.000000$13,039.000000$41,927.000000$41.9k7,432,9347.43M6,479,7676.48M$-22,294.000000$-22,571.000000$-22,294.000000$22.3k$22,294.000000$13,170.000000$22,571.000000$11,439.000000$35,464.000000$35.5k6,824,5006.82M6,812,7406.81M$-16,131.000000$-15,831.000000$-16,131.000000$16.1k$16,131.000000$9,530.000000$15,831.000000$8,813.000000$25,661.000000$25.7k2,255,5892.26M2,386,2462.39M$-30,370.000000$-31,001.000000$-30,370.000000$30.4k$30,370.000000$12,954.000000$31,001.000000$11,649.000000$43,324.000000$43.3k23,380,61123.4M21,929,80721.9M
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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma338.683446%37.814107%38.683446%38.7%21,02621.0k49.365272%48.434369%49.365272%49.4%26,83226.8k11.599882%13.428920%11.599882%11.6%6,3050.351400%0.322604%0.351400%0.4%191
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 the United States and the Midwest
Midwest
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma384.953817%83.226008%84.953817%85.0%9,287,1709.29M76.504337%74.180718%76.504337%76.5%8,786,4948.79M68.537851%66.788302%68.537851%68.5%6,689,6396.69M50.788350%53.682838%50.788350%50.8%1,568,4241.57M
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 the United States and the Midwest
Female Male
United States
Midwest
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-7.322200%-7.511854%-7.322200%7.3%7.322200%0.898189%7.511854%0.943343%8.220390%8.2%1,453,1801.45M1,375,6131.38M-14.199490%-14.435509%-14.199490%14.2%14.199490%2.797672%14.435509%2.667013%16.997162%17.0%331,848332k325,196325k-10.968050%-4.102898%-11.797853%-3.589964%-15.070947%15.1%10.968050%11.797853%10.968050%11.0%66,02766.0k102,134102k-32.763899%-32.762282%-32.763899%32.8%32.763899%3.617474%32.762282%3.005458%36.381374%36.4%489,845490k409,975410k-25.421144%-28.306632%-25.421144%25.4%25.421144%3.688099%28.306632%3.081081%29.109243%29.1%249,447249k210,226210k
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 the United States and the Midwest
Female Male
United States
Midwest
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%60%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-30.139360%-0.472583%-33.484422%-30.611943%30.6%30.139360%33.484422%0.720781%30.139360%30.1%5,327,9615.33M5,751,0295.75M-15.461902%-4.287683%-17.420662%-4.733632%-19.749585%19.7%15.461902%17.420662%15.461902%15.5%301,874302k452,304452k-54.095247%-49.840415%-54.095247%54.1%54.095247%6.972139%49.840415%4.827592%61.067386%61.1%367,622368k366,597367k-12.738401%-3.164407%-13.383648%-2.666528%-15.902808%15.9%12.738401%13.383648%12.738401%12.7%171,512172k198,992199k-15.149708%-3.568315%-14.758714%-3.083866%-18.718023%18.7%15.149708%14.758714%15.149708%15.1%129,823130k154,793155k
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by State in the Midwest

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
33.0%35.4%37.9%40.3%42.8%45.3%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by State#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
47.4%48.9%50.5%52.0%53.5%55.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.3%8.3%9.2%10.1%11.0%12.0%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by State#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.98%1.06%1.14%1.21%1.29%1.37%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by State#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.33%1.49%1.65%1.81%1.97%2.13%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.2%6.1%6.9%7.7%8.5%9.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.7%17.1%18.5%20.0%21.4%22.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.5%8.7%9.9%11.0%12.2%13.4%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by State#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20.6%21.3%21.9%22.6%23.3%24.0%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25.6%27.4%29.1%30.8%32.5%34.3%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by State#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.3%5.1%5.8%6.5%7.3%8.1%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.95%2.38%2.81%3.23%3.66%4.09%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by State#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.55%0.68%0.81%0.94%1.07%1.20%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County in the Midwest

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
12%22%32%43%53%63%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
33%41%49%57%65%73%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1%9%17%25%33%42%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.5%3.1%4.6%6.2%7.8%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.1%2.2%3.2%4.3%5.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.8%4.3%7.6%11.0%14.4%17.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5%11%17%24%30%36%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.6%6.0%9.4%12.8%16.1%19.5%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.0%14.7%19.3%24.0%28.6%33.3%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14%22%29%37%44%52%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.0%4.3%7.5%10.7%13.9%17.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%13%20%27%34%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%0.9%1.7%2.6%3.4%4.3%
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Educational Attainment by Place in the Midwest

There are 9,721 places in the Midwest. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 95,520.

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 Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%20%Count#AuroraKansas CityClevelandDetroitElginDearbornMilwaukeeSouth BendDaytonChicagoFlintRockfordSt. LouisWarrenJolietGrand RapidsIndianapolisToledoCincinnatiAkronSt. PaulSterling HeightsSterling HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes MoinesWichitaGreen BayEvansvilleOmahaFort WayneKenoshaIndependenceLansingColumbusPeoriaTopekaMinneapolisKansas CitySpringfieldMidwestDavenportSioux FallsSpringfieldLincolnOlatheRochesterFargoCedar RapidsColumbiaMadisonOverland ParkNapervilleAnn Arbor23.424721%23.424721%23.4%28,12728.1k122.659362%22.659362%22.7%21,21821.2k221.582420%21.582420%21.6%54,98155.0k321.003600%21.003600%21.0%90,67890.7k420.908753%20.908753%20.9%14,62414.6k519.742370%19.742370%19.7%11,37211.4k617.485105%17.485105%17.5%63,80063.8k716.981967%16.981967%17.0%10,74510.7k816.928359%16.928359%16.9%14,88914.9k916.905373%16.905373%16.9%309,770310k1016.821517%16.821517%16.8%10,50110.5k1116.593998%16.593998%16.6%16,17516.2k1215.466266%15.466266%15.5%33,80433.8k1315.286174%15.286174%15.3%14,05914.1k1415.156779%15.156779%15.2%13,69913.7k1514.563179%14.563179%14.6%17,64317.6k1614.507103%14.507103%14.5%80,02880.0k1714.332972%14.332972%14.3%26,34326.3k1813.761583%13.761583%13.8%26,28626.3k1913.591726%13.591726%13.6%17,95118.0k2013.278342%13.278342%13.3%24,61324.6k2113.132171%13.132171%13.1%12,21212.2k2213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.832375%12.832375%12.8%17,69717.7k2312.568464%12.568464%12.6%31,23131.2k2412.535944%12.535944%12.5%8,4142512.455825%12.455825%12.5%10,18610.2k2612.198899%12.198899%12.2%35,05035.1k2711.804005%11.804005%11.8%19,71819.7k2811.549265%11.549265%11.5%7,3602911.512997%11.512997%11.5%9,3903011.480129%11.480129%11.5%8,3343111.226988%11.226988%11.2%61,30861.3k3211.214599%11.214599%11.2%8,2723311.032803%11.032803%11.0%9,3773410.958428%10.958428%11.0%29,34729.3k3510.852627%10.852627%10.9%34,34934.3k3610.767091%10.767091%10.8%11,14911.1k3710.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M8.840661%8.840661%8.8%5,980388.819364%8.819364%8.8%9,714398.670273%8.670273%8.7%6,892407.092309%7.092309%7.1%11,88611.9k416.424130%6.424130%6.4%5,331426.300465%6.300465%6.3%4,713436.055621%6.055621%6.1%4,270445.981653%5.981653%6.0%5,099455.781884%5.781884%5.8%3,717464.836248%4.836248%4.8%7,351473.377424%3.377424%3.4%4,282483.251388%3.251388%3.3%3,075493.157717%3.157717%3.2%2,05750
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 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 Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%20%40%60%Count#Ann ArborNapervilleOverland ParkMadisonColumbiaMinneapolisOlatheRochesterSt. PaulFargoLincolnChicagoSpringfieldColumbusOmahaPeoriaCincinnatiSioux FallsSt. LouisKansas CityGrand RapidsCedar RapidsAuroraUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesIndianapolisMidwestDearbornWichitaSterling HeightsSterling HtsTopekaSpringfieldFort WayneDavenportLansingDes MoinesSouth BendElginGreen BayMilwaukeeKenoshaJolietRockfordAkronEvansvilleIndependenceToledoDaytonWarrenKansas CityClevelandDetroitFlint72.810169%72.810169%72.8%47,43047.4k165.974095%65.974095%66.0%62,39562.4k258.823344%58.823344%58.8%74,57874.6k356.337583%56.337583%56.3%85,63285.6k454.763794%54.763794%54.8%35,20635.2k547.670489%47.670489%47.7%127,663128k646.512581%46.512581%46.5%38,59838.6k743.718250%43.718250%43.7%32,70332.7k839.969357%39.969357%40.0%74,08874.1k938.241175%38.241175%38.2%26,96527.0k1037.146608%37.146608%37.1%62,25462.3k1136.546320%36.546320%36.5%669,666670k1236.222166%36.222166%36.2%28,79328.8k1334.813955%34.813955%34.8%190,111190k1434.651487%34.651487%34.7%99,56199.6k1533.910874%33.910874%33.9%25,01325.0k1633.783048%33.783048%33.8%64,52964.5k1733.448940%33.448940%33.4%36,84236.8k1833.007421%33.007421%33.0%72,14372.1k1932.996107%32.996107%33.0%104,434104k2032.904381%32.904381%32.9%39,86339.9k2131.793440%31.793440%31.8%27,10227.1k2231.119143%31.119143%31.1%37,36637.4k2330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.985384%28.985384%29.0%159,897160k2428.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.929551%28.929551%28.9%16,66416.7k2528.877567%28.877567%28.9%71,75771.8k2627.532180%27.532180%27.5%25,60325.6k2727.007248%27.007248%27.0%22,95423.0k2826.964567%26.964567%27.0%27,92127.9k2926.787393%26.787393%26.8%44,74744.7k3026.697910%26.697910%26.7%18,05918.1k3125.441146%25.441146%25.4%18,46918.5k3225.166595%25.166595%25.2%34,70734.7k3324.410096%24.410096%24.4%15,44515.4k3424.265820%24.265820%24.3%16,97217.0k3524.139215%24.139215%24.1%16,20216.2k3623.517740%23.517740%23.5%85,81285.8k3722.927488%22.927488%22.9%14,61114.6k3822.412649%22.412649%22.4%20,25720.3k3921.564504%21.564504%21.6%21,02021.0k4020.213821%20.213821%20.2%26,69726.7k4119.599643%19.599643%19.6%16,02816.0k4218.113046%18.113046%18.1%14,77314.8k4318.048021%18.048021%18.0%33,17133.2k4417.635555%17.635555%17.6%15,51115.5k4517.280259%17.280259%17.3%15,89315.9k4616.167409%16.167409%16.2%15,13915.1k4716.073076%16.073076%16.1%40,94640.9k4813.833543%13.833543%13.8%59,72359.7k4911.202063%11.202063%11.2%6,99350
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 50 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 Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%Count#Ann ArborColumbiaMadisonRochesterNapervilleMinneapolisOverland ParkSt. PaulSt. LouisCincinnatiLincolnChicagoFargoSpringfieldOmahaPeoriaKansas CityColumbusSouth BendUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSioux FallsTopekaGrand RapidsIndianapolisDearbornSpringfieldCedar RapidsMidwestOlatheLansingWichitaDes MoinesFort WayneAuroraAkronDavenportRockfordMilwaukeeClevelandGreen BayKenoshaToledoEvansvilleElginSterling HeightsSterling HtsKansas CityDetroitDaytonIndependenceJolietWarrenFlint17.877867%17.877867%17.9%11,64611.6k110.490457%10.490457%10.5%6,74429.171173%9.171173%9.2%13,94013.9k38.768248%8.768248%8.8%6,55947.148824%7.148824%7.1%6,76156.241155%6.241155%6.2%16,71416.7k65.940071%5.940071%5.9%7,53175.920847%5.920847%5.9%10,97511.0k84.880448%4.880448%4.9%10,66710.7k94.729595%4.729595%4.7%9,034104.568292%4.568292%4.6%7,656114.485379%4.485379%4.5%82,18982.2k124.336789%4.336789%4.3%3,058134.223173%4.223173%4.2%3,357144.059919%4.059919%4.1%11,66511.7k153.980423%3.980423%4.0%2,936163.435344%3.435344%3.4%10,87310.9k173.353556%3.353556%3.4%18,31318.3k183.336336%3.336336%3.3%2,111193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.298409%3.298409%3.3%3,633203.233245%3.233245%3.2%2,748213.174629%3.174629%3.2%3,846223.103434%3.103434%3.1%17,12017.1k232.946078%2.946078%2.9%1,697242.911721%2.911721%2.9%3,015252.905776%2.905776%2.9%2,477262.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.830666%2.830666%2.8%2,349272.704043%2.704043%2.7%1,963282.519246%2.519246%2.5%6,260292.488598%2.488598%2.5%3,432302.379000%2.379000%2.4%3,974312.296917%2.296917%2.3%2,758322.163955%2.163955%2.2%2,858332.105201%2.105201%2.1%1,424342.068223%2.068223%2.1%2,016352.043126%2.043126%2.0%7,455361.927780%1.927780%1.9%4,911371.777440%1.777440%1.8%1,193381.762204%1.762204%1.8%1,123391.642065%1.642065%1.6%3,018401.608032%1.608032%1.6%1,315411.512682%1.512682%1.5%1,058421.439893%1.439893%1.4%1,339431.388310%1.388310%1.4%1,300441.318660%1.318660%1.3%5,693451.257490%1.257490%1.3%1,106461.230996%1.230996%1.2%1,004471.142927%1.142927%1.1%1,033481.047058%1.047058%1.0%963490.978759%0.978759%1.0%61150
Count number of people in category
# rank of place 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 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 Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Green BayCedar RapidsLincolnDetroitOmahaToledoFort WayneKansas CityMadisonJolietFargoKenoshaSioux FallsRockfordMidwestIndependenceTopekaMilwaukeeIndianapolisAuroraDaytonFlintUnited StatesOlatheKansas CityDavenportOverland ParkLansingEvansvilleDes MoinesGrand RapidsPeoriaChicagoWichitaColumbusElginSouth BendClevelandSpringfieldWarrenNapervilleSpringfieldSt. LouisCincinnatiAkronAnn ArborRochesterSt. PaulMinneapolisSterling HtsColumbiaDearborn-1.000000x-1.000000x1.408197x1.408197x1.41x10.435%10.4%14.694%14.7%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243824x1.243824x1.24x5.354%5.35%6.660%6.66%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.238529x1.238529x1.24x6.342%6.34%7.854%7.85%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237056x1.237056x1.24x18.951%19.0%23.443%23.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.230289x1.230289x1.23x10.968%11.0%13.494%13.5%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.227011x1.227011x1.23x12.945%12.9%15.884%15.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.191541x1.191541x1.19x10.828%10.8%12.902%12.9%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.189752x1.189752x1.19x20.748%20.7%24.685%24.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.189278x1.189278x1.19x4.425%4.43%5.263%5.26%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.177685x1.177685x1.18x13.962%14.0%16.443%16.4%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.176963x1.176963x1.18x5.565%5.56%6.550%6.55%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152187x1.152187x1.15x10.767%10.8%12.406%12.4%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.146019x1.146019x1.15x8.230%8.23%9.431%9.43%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132138x1.132138x1.13x15.627%15.6%17.692%17.7%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127644x1.127644x1.13x10.866%10.9%12.253%12.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.125507x1.125507x1.13x10.423%10.4%11.732%11.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.123984x1.123984x1.12x16.526%16.5%18.574%18.6%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121475x1.121475x1.12x13.722%13.7%15.389%15.4%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115072x1.115072x1.12x22.176%22.2%24.728%24.7%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.114342x1.114342x1.11x16.070%16.1%17.907%17.9%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.112012x1.112012x1.11x15.982%16.0%17.772%17.8%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107847x1.107847x1.11x6.105%6.11%6.764%6.76%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107254x1.107254x1.11x10.323%10.3%11.430%11.4%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.096081x1.096081x1.10x8.447%8.45%9.259%9.26%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095440x1.095440x1.10x3.232%3.23%3.540%3.54%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093835x1.093835x1.09x10.992%11.0%12.023%12.0%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.093598x1.093598x1.09x11.930%11.9%13.047%13.0%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088975x1.088975x1.09x12.306%12.3%13.400%13.4%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.078480x1.078480x1.08x14.031%14.0%15.132%15.1%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077594x1.077594x1.08x10.821%10.8%11.661%11.7%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068021x1.068021x1.07x16.372%16.4%17.486%17.5%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059528x1.059528x1.06x12.215%12.2%12.942%12.9%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050970x1.050970x1.05x10.959%11.0%11.517%11.5%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.050288x1.050288x1.05x20.396%20.4%21.422%21.4%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.049072x1.049072x1.05x16.603%16.6%17.418%17.4%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046686x1.046686x1.05x21.119%21.1%22.105%22.1%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043321x1.043321x1.04x8.500%8.50%8.869%8.87%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037373x1.037373x1.04x15.022%15.0%15.584%15.6%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029433x1.029433x1.03x3.206%3.21%3.301%3.30%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.028857x1.028857x1.03x10.622%10.6%10.928%10.9%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018183x1.018183x1.02x15.334%15.3%15.613%15.6%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.001229x1.001229x1.00x13.754%13.8%13.771%13.8%42-1.001506x-1.001506x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x13.601%13.6%13.581%13.6%43-1.031649x-1.031649x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x3.205%3.21%3.107%3.11%44-1.041504x-1.041504x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x6.423%6.42%6.167%6.17%45-1.060004x-1.060004x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x13.651%13.7%12.879%12.9%46-1.092939x-1.092939x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x11.450%11.4%10.476%10.5%47-1.131063x-1.131063x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x13.912%13.9%12.300%12.3%48-1.369846x-1.369846x1.37x1.000000x1.000000x6.643%6.64%4.849%4.85%49-1.376263x-1.376263x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x22.724%22.7%16.511%16.5%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 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 Midwest, selected places in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#ElginRockfordFort WaynePeoriaGreen BayDaytonIndependenceSpringfieldDearbornSioux FallsAkronEvansvilleWichitaWarrenNapervilleSpringfieldOverland ParkGrand RapidsOlatheOmahaRochesterFargoDes MoinesLincolnMidwestKansas CityColumbiaUnited StatesAnn ArborIndianapolisTopekaSterling HtsSouth BendKansas CityColumbusMadisonJolietAuroraMilwaukeeCedar RapidsLansingDavenportClevelandCincinnatiSt. PaulSt. LouisChicagoKenoshaToledoMinneapolisDetroitFlint-1.000000x-1.000000x2.494030x2.494030x2.49x0.866%0.87%2.160%2.16%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.143320x2.143320x2.14x1.347%1.35%2.887%2.89%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.081609x2.081609x2.08x1.577%1.58%3.282%3.28%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.069962x2.069962x2.07x2.651%2.65%5.488%5.49%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.006236x2.006236x2.01x1.188%1.19%2.383%2.38%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.989047x1.989047x1.99x0.860%0.86%1.711%1.71%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.918212x1.918212x1.92x0.862%0.86%1.653%1.65%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.903242x1.903242x1.90x2.981%2.98%5.674%5.67%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.882766x1.882766x1.88x2.069%2.07%3.896%3.90%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.868919x1.868919x1.87x2.312%2.31%4.322%4.32%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.846298x1.846298x1.85x1.550%1.55%2.862%2.86%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.831528x1.831528x1.83x1.156%1.16%2.116%2.12%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.792728x1.792728x1.79x1.819%1.82%3.261%3.26%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.768853x1.768853x1.77x0.769%0.77%1.361%1.36%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.752623x1.752623x1.75x5.260%5.26%9.219%9.22%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.751445x1.751445x1.75x2.146%2.15%3.759%3.76%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.732234x1.732234x1.73x4.415%4.41%7.647%7.65%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.689013x1.689013x1.69x2.382%2.38%4.023%4.02%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.678153x1.678153x1.68x2.131%2.13%3.576%3.58%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669388x1.669388x1.67x3.061%3.06%5.110%5.11%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656189x1.656189x1.66x6.670%6.67%11.046%11.0%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627456x1.627456x1.63x3.304%3.30%5.377%5.38%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.599534x1.599534x1.60x1.931%1.93%3.089%3.09%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.596978x1.596978x1.60x3.524%3.52%5.628%5.63%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570028x1.570028x1.57x1.087%1.09%1.707%1.71%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.569233x1.569233x1.57x8.240%8.24%12.930%12.9%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522839x1.522839x1.52x14.269%14.3%21.730%21.7%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.501963x1.501963x1.50x2.510%2.51%3.770%3.77%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481288x1.481288x1.48x2.641%2.64%3.912%3.91%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.476996x1.476996x1.48x1.170%1.17%1.728%1.73%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.464237x1.464237x1.46x2.744%2.74%4.018%4.02%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.430657x1.430657x1.43x2.849%2.85%4.076%4.08%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429727x1.429727x1.43x2.780%2.78%3.974%3.97%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387878x1.387878x1.39x7.705%7.70%10.693%10.7%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.377880x1.377880x1.38x0.967%0.97%1.332%1.33%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.375514x1.375514x1.38x1.940%1.94%2.669%2.67%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.368590x1.368590x1.37x1.742%1.74%2.385%2.38%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.346658x1.346658x1.35x2.491%2.49%3.354%3.35%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314458x1.314458x1.31x2.354%2.35%3.094%3.09%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.295510x1.295510x1.30x1.841%1.84%2.386%2.39%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.286599x1.286599x1.29x1.699%1.70%2.186%2.19%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280610x1.280610x1.28x4.179%4.18%5.351%5.35%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274509x1.274509x1.27x5.228%5.23%6.663%6.66%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273345x1.273345x1.27x4.319%4.32%5.500%5.50%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.238186x1.238186x1.24x4.026%4.03%4.985%4.99%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229981x1.229981x1.23x1.588%1.59%1.953%1.95%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.141406x1.141406x1.14x1.539%1.54%1.757%1.76%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124528x1.124528x1.12x5.872%5.87%6.603%6.60%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046557x1.046557x1.05x1.291%1.29%1.351%1.35%49-1.116231x-1.116231x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x1.029%1.03%0.922%0.92%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in the Midwest

There are 293 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within the Midwest (283 fully and 10 partially). This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared metro areas has a population of 193,118.

No H.S. Diploma by Metro Area#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%Count#Elkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaMidwestToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaAnn Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborMadison Metro AreaMadison Area19.491099%19.491099%19.5%24,78824.8k114.697356%14.697356%14.7%46,49246.5k213.502945%13.502945%13.5%33,97834.0k313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.782214%12.782214%12.8%29,34429.3k412.363193%12.363193%12.4%786,419786k512.270240%12.270240%12.3%25,76125.8k611.528984%11.528984%11.5%15,20515.2k711.252381%11.252381%11.3%97,64497.6k811.170104%11.170104%11.2%14,74814.7k910.891515%10.891515%10.9%318,915319k1010.814583%10.814583%10.8%140,185140k1110.585664%10.585664%10.6%29,30829.3k1210.480092%10.480092%10.5%40,85840.9k1310.442639%10.442639%10.4%149,100149k1410.404141%10.404141%10.4%42,95143.0k1510.351514%10.351514%10.4%28,82728.8k1610.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.029971%10.029971%10.0%39,95840.0k179.940523%9.940523%9.9%141,727142k189.932585%9.932585%9.9%29,30529.3k199.889035%9.889035%9.9%65,53865.5k209.844056%9.844056%9.8%53,48053.5k219.808753%9.808753%9.8%27,34727.3k229.774004%9.774004%9.8%20,91520.9k239.633039%9.633039%9.6%11,59511.6k249.572772%9.572772%9.6%100,754101k259.314501%9.314501%9.3%123,226123k269.275401%9.275401%9.3%24,25124.3k279.047519%9.047519%9.0%173,200173k288.929054%8.929054%8.9%52,55952.6k298.814416%8.814416%8.8%42,18842.2k308.685969%8.685969%8.7%18,36918.4k318.596307%8.596307%8.6%118,933119k328.494979%8.494979%8.5%13,40113.4k338.425299%8.425299%8.4%21,65921.7k348.106981%8.106981%8.1%17,10817.1k357.880882%7.880882%7.9%9,535367.847835%7.847835%7.8%12,67712.7k377.784245%7.784245%7.8%11,28711.3k387.421437%7.421437%7.4%29,87729.9k397.102978%7.102978%7.1%21,11921.1k406.766618%6.766618%6.8%158,334158k416.668155%6.668155%6.7%13,14213.1k426.661760%6.661760%6.7%10,31910.3k436.391349%6.391349%6.4%12,23412.2k446.187739%6.187739%6.2%8,901455.763043%5.763043%5.8%10,20910.2k465.697702%5.697702%5.7%7,961475.545532%5.545532%5.5%7,807485.315730%5.315730%5.3%11,77711.8k495.241862%5.241862%5.2%21,97222.0k50
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#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Ann Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaMidwestAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvillePeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart Area53.235838%53.235838%53.2%117,944118k143.867317%43.867317%43.9%183,876184k240.937426%40.937426%40.9%57,19957.2k339.983752%39.983752%40.0%935,591936k436.744365%36.744365%36.7%72,41872.4k536.220344%36.220344%36.2%50,99151.0k636.061733%36.061733%36.1%2,293,8762.29M735.991908%35.991908%36.0%51,77451.8k835.914868%35.914868%35.9%144,585145k934.986657%34.986657%35.0%484,053484k1034.785494%34.785494%34.8%460,194460k1134.550285%34.550285%34.6%203,373203k1233.810164%33.810164%33.8%355,854356k1333.687361%33.687361%33.7%48,84648.8k1433.340172%33.340172%33.3%99,12999.1k1532.608574%32.608574%32.6%624,238624k1632.341921%32.341921%32.3%38,92938.9k1732.296662%32.296662%32.3%68,15568.2k1832.189632%32.189632%32.2%417,261417k1931.999257%31.999257%32.0%51,69051.7k2031.723093%31.723093%31.7%452,292452k2130.838164%30.838164%30.8%204,375204k2230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.971272%29.971272%30.0%143,450143k2329.922776%29.922776%29.9%53,00753.0k2429.705211%29.705211%29.7%424,131424k2529.536919%29.536919%29.5%864,872865k2629.432332%29.432332%29.4%93,10393.1k2729.268021%29.268021%29.3%120,826121k2828.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.982104%27.982104%28.0%43,34443.3k2927.783136%27.783136%27.8%150,938151k3027.701458%27.701458%27.7%240,383240k3127.438334%27.438334%27.4%70,53670.5k3227.207896%27.207896%27.2%42,92142.9k3326.805948%26.805948%26.8%79,08879.1k3426.353318%26.353318%26.4%55,32855.3k3526.209545%26.209545%26.2%50,16950.2k3626.094357%26.094357%26.1%68,22568.2k3725.942607%25.942607%25.9%71,82671.8k3825.916521%25.916521%25.9%54,80854.8k3925.829974%25.829974%25.8%102,903103k4025.127904%25.127904%25.1%30,40230.4k4124.033815%24.033815%24.0%51,42951.4k4223.972400%23.972400%24.0%31,65131.7k4322.273478%22.273478%22.3%51,13351.1k4421.826960%21.826960%21.8%60,85460.9k4520.741132%20.741132%20.7%80,86280.9k4620.726390%20.726390%20.7%27,33527.3k4719.903333%19.903333%19.9%55,42755.4k4819.440139%19.440139%19.4%48,91848.9k4918.269170%18.269170%18.3%23,23423.2k50
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 bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Metro Area#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 Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Ann Arbor Metro AreaAnn ArborChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaignMadison Metro AreaMadison AreaRochester Metro AreaRochesterLansing and East Lansing Metro AreaLansing AreaLafayette and West Lafayette Metro AreaLafayetteLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaMinneapolis, St. Paul, and Bloomington Metro AreaMinneapolisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaColumbus Metro AreaColumbus AreaKalamazoo and Portage Metro AreaKalamazooSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldCleveland and Elyria Metro AreaClevelandFargo Metro AreaFargo AreaFayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers Metro AreaFayettevilleSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes Moines and West Des Moines Metro AreaDes MoinesIndianapolis, Carmel, and Anderson Metro AreaIndianapolisOmaha and Council Bluffs Metro AreaOmaha AreaKansas City Metro AreaKansas CityMilwaukee, Waukesha, and West Allis Metro AreaMilwaukeeCincinnati Metro AreaCincinnatiSouth Bend and Mishawaka Metro AreaSouth BendAkron Metro AreaAkron AreaLouisville and Jefferson County Metro AreaLouisvilleToledo Metro AreaToledo AreaSioux Falls Metro AreaSioux FallsDetroit, Warren, and Dearborn Metro AreaDetroit AreaMidwestTopeka Metro AreaTopeka AreaDayton Metro AreaDayton AreaGrand Rapids and Wyoming Metro AreaGrand RapidsSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSt. Cloud Metro AreaSt. CloudDuluth Metro AreaDuluth AreaCedar Rapids Metro AreaCedar RapidsFort Wayne Metro AreaFort WayneHuntington and Ashland Metro AreaHuntingtonWichita Metro AreaWichita AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportEvansville Metro AreaEvansvilleRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaCanton and Massillon Metro AreaCanton AreaSaginaw Metro AreaSaginaw AreaGreen Bay Metro AreaGreen BayYoungstown, Warren, and Boardman Metro AreaYoungstownAppleton Metro AreaAppleton AreaFlint Metro AreaFlint AreaRacine Metro AreaRacine AreaElkhart and Goshen Metro AreaElkhart Area10.178741%10.178741%10.2%22,55122.6k16.935866%6.935866%6.9%9,69125.974750%5.974750%6.0%25,04425.0k35.925658%5.925658%5.9%8,52444.862340%4.862340%4.9%14,45714.5k54.816104%4.816104%4.8%5,79764.467085%4.467085%4.5%8,80473.980678%3.980678%4.0%93,14593.1k83.767884%3.767884%3.8%239,674240k93.620928%3.620928%3.6%47,90347.9k103.483898%3.483898%3.5%7,352113.455910%3.455910%3.5%5,011123.424359%3.424359%3.4%48,89348.9k133.377610%3.377610%3.4%4,755143.375916%3.375916%3.4%10,67910.7k153.340948%3.340948%3.3%63,95764.0k163.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.331040%3.331040%3.3%13,41013.4k173.311452%3.311452%3.3%42,92542.9k183.305648%3.305648%3.3%19,45819.5k193.293084%3.293084%3.3%45,56145.6k203.286157%3.286157%3.3%34,58734.6k213.129371%3.129371%3.1%44,61744.6k223.087446%3.087446%3.1%6,482233.009036%3.009036%3.0%14,40214.4k242.993329%2.993329%3.0%25,97526.0k252.958688%2.958688%3.0%11,78711.8k262.941158%2.941158%2.9%4,751272.895695%2.895695%2.9%84,78984.8k282.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.744181%2.744181%2.7%4,329292.681530%2.681530%2.7%14,56814.6k302.626997%2.626997%2.6%17,41017.4k312.625755%2.625755%2.6%7,747322.555604%2.555604%2.6%3,092332.399498%2.399498%2.4%4,593342.360765%2.360765%2.4%4,182352.307984%2.307984%2.3%6,390362.228634%2.228634%2.2%5,608372.227815%2.227815%2.2%9,197382.187722%2.187722%2.2%5,624392.156777%2.156777%2.2%5,639402.090324%2.090324%2.1%4,473411.937544%1.937544%1.9%4,448421.919283%1.919283%1.9%5,351431.916063%1.916063%1.9%2,527441.879146%1.879146%1.9%3,974451.851676%1.851676%1.9%7,219461.764375%1.764375%1.8%2,733471.717891%1.717891%1.7%4,784481.651885%1.651885%1.7%2,181491.351670%1.351670%1.4%1,71950
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#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 Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#Fargo AreaRacine AreaCedar RapidsAppleton AreaKalamazooGreen BayMadison AreaLincoln AreaSioux FallsLansing AreaOmaha AreaRockford AreaFort WayneDes MoinesFlint AreaGrand RapidsYoungstownAnn ArborDuluth AreaChampaignMidwestRochesterToledo AreaDavenportSpringfieldTopeka AreaCincinnatiSpringfieldKansas CityUnited StatesIndianapolisColumbus AreaMilwaukeeClevelandSt. CloudChicago AreaLouisvilleDetroit AreaEvansvilleWichita AreaSaginaw AreaMinneapolisLafayetteSouth BendCanton AreaFayettevilleSt. LouisElkhart AreaPeoria AreaHuntingtonDayton AreaAkron Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.364273x1.364273x1.36x4.692%4.69%6.401%6.40%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.324710x1.324710x1.32x9.652%9.65%12.786%12.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.316098x1.316098x1.32x4.992%4.99%6.570%6.57%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.280375x1.280375x1.28x5.854%5.85%7.496%7.50%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267354x1.267354x1.27x7.183%7.18%9.103%9.10%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.245810x1.245810x1.25x7.746%7.75%9.650%9.65%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231258x1.231258x1.23x4.707%4.71%5.796%5.80%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220448x1.220448x1.22x6.010%6.01%7.335%7.33%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220437x1.220437x1.22x7.077%7.08%8.637%8.64%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.208973x1.208973x1.21x6.457%6.46%7.806%7.81%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201095x1.201095x1.20x8.134%8.13%9.770%9.77%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197136x1.197136x1.20x11.674%11.7%13.976%14.0%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.183178x1.183178x1.18x9.731%9.73%11.514%11.5%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.171756x1.171756x1.17x6.851%6.85%8.028%8.03%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156614x1.156614x1.16x9.644%9.64%11.154%11.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.154260x1.154260x1.15x9.199%9.20%10.618%10.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151998x1.151998x1.15x9.771%9.77%11.257%11.3%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149873x1.149873x1.15x4.956%4.96%5.698%5.70%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145804x1.145804x1.15x5.958%5.96%6.826%6.83%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128717x1.128717x1.13x5.363%5.36%6.054%6.05%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127663x1.127663x1.13x5.826%5.83%6.570%6.57%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126592x1.126592x1.13x9.459%9.46%10.657%10.7%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126332x1.126332x1.13x8.740%8.74%9.844%9.84%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124459x1.124459x1.12x9.371%9.37%10.537%10.5%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.122508x1.122508x1.12x8.025%8.02%9.008%9.01%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.120901x1.120901x1.12x9.396%9.40%10.532%10.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116459x1.116459x1.12x7.381%7.38%8.241%8.24%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.115083x1.115083x1.12x8.146%8.15%9.083%9.08%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.106374x1.106374x1.11x10.291%10.3%11.386%11.4%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.104385x1.104385x1.10x8.867%8.87%9.793%9.79%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.100654x1.100654x1.10x9.134%9.13%10.054%10.1%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.095211x1.095211x1.10x9.995%10.00%10.947%10.9%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092140x1.092140x1.09x7.533%7.53%8.227%8.23%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086510x1.086510x1.09x11.871%11.9%12.898%12.9%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082090x1.082090x1.08x10.827%10.8%11.716%11.7%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080090x1.080090x1.08x10.493%10.5%11.334%11.3%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.073397x1.073397x1.07x9.442%9.44%10.135%10.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066981x1.066981x1.07x10.076%10.1%10.751%10.8%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066017x1.066017x1.07x11.180%11.2%11.918%11.9%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065442x1.065442x1.07x6.557%6.56%6.987%6.99%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062264x1.062264x1.06x9.348%9.35%9.930%9.93%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.061296x1.061296x1.06x11.920%11.9%12.650%12.7%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.051981x1.051981x1.05x9.572%9.57%10.070%10.1%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047072x1.047072x1.05x14.366%14.4%15.043%15.0%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.044797x1.044797x1.04x8.860%8.86%9.257%9.26%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.043214x1.043214x1.04x19.091%19.1%19.916%19.9%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034753x1.034753x1.03x8.287%8.29%8.575%8.57%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.020826x1.020826x1.02x13.369%13.4%13.647%13.6%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000795x1.000795x1.00x9.840%9.84%9.848%9.85%49-1.039520x-1.039520x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x8.977%8.98%8.636%8.64%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#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 Midwest, selected metro areas in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Rockford AreaDayton AreaSpringfieldYoungstownFayettevilleSouth BendHuntingtonFort WayneLafayetteGrand RapidsEvansvillePeoria AreaElkhart AreaSaginaw AreaWichita AreaChampaignFargo AreaGreen BaySpringfieldClevelandDetroit AreaRochesterAkron AreaRacine AreaCanton AreaSioux FallsDes MoinesLincoln AreaMidwestFlint AreaMilwaukeeSt. LouisCincinnatiOmaha AreaColumbus AreaIndianapolisDavenportUnited StatesKansas CityCedar RapidsTopeka AreaAnn ArborLansing AreaAppleton AreaKalamazooToledo AreaChicago AreaLouisvilleMinneapolisSt. CloudDuluth AreaMadison Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.178330x2.178330x2.18x1.236%1.24%2.693%2.69%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.159743x2.159743x2.16x1.731%1.73%3.739%3.74%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.076764x2.076764x2.08x2.296%2.30%4.769%4.77%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.070307x2.070307x2.07x1.226%1.23%2.537%2.54%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.063449x2.063449x2.06x2.220%2.22%4.582%4.58%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.051996x2.051996x2.05x2.052%2.05%4.211%4.21%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.966531x1.966531x1.97x1.521%1.52%2.991%2.99%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.911788x1.911788x1.91x1.606%1.61%3.070%3.07%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.860052x1.860052x1.86x3.387%3.39%6.300%6.30%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.829345x1.829345x1.83x1.872%1.87%3.425%3.42%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.822958x1.822958x1.82x1.500%1.50%2.734%2.73%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.814773x1.814773x1.81x1.572%1.57%2.852%2.85%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.788271x1.788271x1.79x0.978%0.98%1.748%1.75%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.780842x1.780842x1.78x1.399%1.40%2.492%2.49%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.755445x1.755445x1.76x1.630%1.63%2.861%2.86%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.748761x1.748761x1.75x5.090%5.09%8.901%8.90%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.738820x1.738820x1.74x2.467%2.47%4.290%4.29%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.720824x1.720824x1.72x1.386%1.39%2.385%2.38%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.705184x1.705184x1.71x1.960%1.96%3.342%3.34%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.673200x1.673200x1.67x2.601%2.60%4.352%4.35%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669274x1.669274x1.67x2.198%2.20%3.670%3.67%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.652184x1.652184x1.65x4.500%4.50%7.434%7.43%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647907x1.647907x1.65x2.299%2.30%3.788%3.79%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.641913x1.641913x1.64x1.260%1.26%2.069%2.07%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.636723x1.636723x1.64x1.473%1.47%2.411%2.41%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.627265x1.627265x1.63x2.245%2.25%3.653%3.65%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.622797x1.622797x1.62x2.559%2.56%4.153%4.15%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.618038x1.618038x1.62x3.417%3.42%5.530%5.53%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585985x1.585985x1.59x1.348%1.35%2.137%2.14%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583700x1.583700x1.58x2.571%2.57%4.071%4.07%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582808x1.582808x1.58x2.619%2.62%4.146%4.15%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.582232x1.582232x1.58x2.447%2.45%3.871%3.87%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570793x1.570793x1.57x2.588%2.59%4.065%4.06%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567060x1.567060x1.57x2.842%2.84%4.454%4.45%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553893x1.553893x1.55x2.618%2.62%4.069%4.07%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.539221x1.539221x1.54x1.710%1.71%2.632%2.63%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.517617x1.517617x1.52x2.637%2.64%4.002%4.00%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.516116x1.516116x1.52x1.885%1.89%2.858%2.86%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.508702x1.508702x1.51x2.207%2.21%3.330%3.33%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504022x1.504022x1.50x8.180%8.18%12.302%12.3%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494686x1.494686x1.49x3.931%3.93%5.875%5.88%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.485583x1.485583x1.49x1.424%1.42%2.116%2.12%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477769x1.477769x1.48x2.832%2.83%4.186%4.19%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.477674x1.477674x1.48x2.410%2.41%3.561%3.56%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.466259x1.466259x1.47x3.080%3.08%4.516%4.52%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.455075x1.455075x1.46x2.458%2.46%3.577%3.58%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.437316x1.437316x1.44x3.281%3.28%4.716%4.72%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.403058x1.403058x1.40x2.126%2.13%2.983%2.98%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.401612x1.401612x1.40x1.999%2.00%2.801%2.80%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.400349x1.400349x1.40x4.993%4.99%6.992%6.99%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 State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares all 12 of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States.

No H.S. Diploma by State#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesIndianaIllinoisMissouriOhioMidwestMichiganKansasNebraskaSouth DakotaWisconsinIowaNorth DakotaMinnesota13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.923855%11.923855%11.9%517,458517k111.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M211.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k310.514146%10.514146%10.5%825,155825k410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k59.691216%9.691216%9.7%182,049182k69.315025%9.315025%9.3%113,944114k78.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k88.637220%8.637220%8.6%336,096336k98.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k107.963451%7.963451%8.0%38,03438.0k117.376055%7.376055%7.4%270,121270k12
Count number of people in category
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by State#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%Count#MinnesotaIllinoisKansasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNebraskaMidwestWisconsinNorth DakotaMissouriSouth DakotaMichiganIowaOhioIndiana34.240609%34.240609%34.2%1,253,9371.25M132.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M231.610465%31.610465%31.6%593,801594k330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.984843%29.984843%30.0%366,783367k428.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.373439%28.373439%28.4%1,104,0821.10M528.172535%28.172535%28.2%134,554135k627.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M727.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k827.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M927.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k1026.667466%26.667466%26.7%2,092,8752.09M1124.611498%24.611498%24.6%1,068,0621.07M12
Count number of people in category
# rank of state out of 12 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by State#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 Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%1%2%3%Count#MinnesotaIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKansasNebraskaMidwestMissouriMichiganWisconsinOhioIowaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaIndiana3.458748%3.458748%3.5%126,664127k13.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k23.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.019438%3.019438%3.0%56,72056.7k32.935920%2.935920%2.9%35,91335.9k42.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k52.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k62.703886%2.703886%2.7%105,215105k72.683241%2.683241%2.7%210,582211k82.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k92.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k102.435475%2.435475%2.4%11,63211.6k112.359248%2.359248%2.4%102,384102k12
Count number of people in category
# rank of state 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 State#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 Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#South DakotaIowaWisconsinNorth DakotaNebraskaMichiganMinnesotaKansasMidwestIllinoisUnited StatesOhioIndianaMissouri-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219291x1.219291x1.22x7.799%7.80%9.509%9.51%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216853x1.216853x1.22x7.174%7.17%8.730%8.73%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197869x1.197869x1.20x8.492%8.49%10.173%10.2%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136388x1.136388x1.14x6.913%6.91%7.856%7.86%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136078x1.136078x1.14x9.088%9.09%10.324%10.3%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105363x1.105363x1.11x10.008%10.0%11.063%11.1%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101821x1.101821x1.10x11.365%11.4%12.522%12.5%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of state out of 12 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by State#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 Midwest, selected states in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#IndianaNebraskaNorth DakotaOhioSouth DakotaIowaMichiganMidwestMissouriWisconsinKansasUnited StatesIllinoisMinnesota-1.000000x-1.000000x1.691858x1.691858x1.69x1.769%1.77%2.992%2.99%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674648x1.674648x1.67x2.207%2.21%3.696%3.70%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.674474x1.674474x1.67x1.815%1.81%3.038%3.04%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669500x1.669500x1.67x2.031%2.03%3.391%3.39%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656908x1.656908x1.66x1.896%1.90%3.141%3.14%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.647686x1.647686x1.65x2.033%2.03%3.349%3.35%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.645347x1.645347x1.65x2.143%2.14%3.526%3.53%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589406x1.589406x1.59x2.200%2.20%3.496%3.50%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.576114x1.576114x1.58x2.109%2.11%3.323%3.32%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.571500x1.571500x1.57x2.361%2.36%3.710%3.71%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.497824x1.497824x1.50x2.715%2.72%4.067%4.07%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481015x1.481015x1.48x2.798%2.80%4.144%4.14%12
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of state out of 12 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Midwest

There are 1,055 counties in the Midwest. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, the Midwest, and the United States. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 256,621.

No H.S. Diploma by County#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%15%Count#Kane CountyKaneSt. Louis CitySt. LouisWayne CountyWayneMarion CountyMarionCook CountyCookMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWinnebago CountyWinnebagoLake CountyLakeSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaLucas CountyLucasSedgwick CountySedgwickLorain CountyLorainMacomb CountyMacombAllen CountyAllenDouglas CountyDouglasKent CountyKentMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGenesee CountyGeneseeButler CountyButlerMidwestLake CountyLakeJackson CountyJacksonHamilton CountyHamiltonRamsey CountyRamseyFranklin CountyFranklinStark CountyStarkSt. Clair CountySt. ClairWill CountyWillSummit CountySummitGreene CountyGreeneBrown CountyBrownPolk CountyPolkOttawa CountyOttawaIngham CountyInghamDuPage CountyDuPageMadison CountyMadisonMcHenry CountyMcHenryHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisLancaster CountyLancasterOakland CountyOaklandAnoka CountyAnokaKalamazoo CountyKalamazooSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesDakota CountyDakotaWashtenaw CountyWashtenawDane CountyDaneJohnson CountyJohnsonWaukesha CountyWaukeshaHamilton CountyHamilton16.875440%16.875440%16.9%56,86556.9k115.466266%15.466266%15.5%33,80433.8k214.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k314.344003%14.344003%14.3%87,22087.2k414.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k513.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k613.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.584582%12.584582%12.6%24,53124.5k712.411771%12.411771%12.4%40,39240.4k812.286266%12.286266%12.3%21,30521.3k911.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k1011.204220%11.204220%11.2%32,51732.5k1111.017004%11.017004%11.0%35,86235.9k1210.838036%10.838036%10.8%22,53022.5k1310.833101%10.833101%10.8%64,77164.8k1410.798136%10.798136%10.8%25,39725.4k1510.572905%10.572905%10.6%37,17037.2k1610.457094%10.457094%10.5%42,72842.7k1710.369633%10.369633%10.4%37,59537.6k1810.351514%10.351514%10.4%28,82728.8k1910.314030%10.314030%10.3%24,52824.5k2010.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.194843%10.194843%10.2%46,16546.2k2110.173992%10.173992%10.2%46,70946.7k229.873275%9.873275%9.9%53,29153.3k239.707847%9.707847%9.7%33,97334.0k249.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k259.565083%9.565083%9.6%24,75324.8k269.457389%9.457389%9.5%16,78816.8k279.176975%9.176975%9.2%40,40240.4k289.016560%9.016560%9.0%33,82433.8k298.818503%8.818503%8.8%16,35716.4k308.601954%8.601954%8.6%14,60514.6k318.280778%8.280778%8.3%25,01325.0k328.254713%8.254713%8.3%14,00814.0k337.663421%7.663421%7.7%13,04013.0k347.562669%7.562669%7.6%47,59847.6k357.440742%7.440742%7.4%13,67413.7k367.387894%7.387894%7.4%15,06015.1k377.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k387.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k396.636272%6.636272%6.6%12,35812.4k406.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k416.524509%6.524509%6.5%15,00215.0k426.388054%6.388054%6.4%10,22910.2k435.703937%5.703937%5.7%14,48814.5k445.344224%5.344224%5.3%14,71514.7k455.315730%5.315730%5.3%11,77711.8k464.746468%4.746468%4.7%15,98916.0k474.246543%4.246543%4.2%16,27716.3k484.116150%4.116150%4.1%11,37011.4k494.030092%4.030092%4.0%7,86450
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Hamilton CountyHamiltonJohnson CountyJohnsonWashtenaw CountyWashtenawDane CountyDaneHennepin CountyHennepinDuPage CountyDuPageOakland CountyOaklandLake CountyLakeSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWaukesha CountyWaukeshaRamsey CountyRamseyDakota CountyDakotaFranklin CountyFranklinIngham CountyInghamDouglas CountyDouglasLancaster CountyLancasterCook CountyCookSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesKalamazoo CountyKalamazooHamilton CountyHamiltonPolk CountyPolkKent CountyKentWill CountyWillMcHenry CountyMcHenrySt. Louis CitySt. LouisKane CountyKaneOttawa CountyOttawaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaSummit CountySummitUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSedgwick CountySedgwickGreene CountyGreeneMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeJackson CountyJacksonButler CountyButlerMarion CountyMarionMidwestSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephBrown CountyBrownAnoka CountyAnokaAllen CountyAllenSt. Clair CountySt. ClairMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMadison CountyMadisonLucas CountyLucasMacomb CountyMacombLorain CountyLorainStark CountyStarkWinnebago CountyWinnebagoWayne CountyWayneLake CountyLakeGenesee CountyGenesee56.280877%56.280877%56.3%109,822110k153.580746%53.580746%53.6%205,375205k253.235838%53.235838%53.2%117,944118k349.026156%49.026156%49.0%165,150165k447.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k547.312042%47.312042%47.3%297,773298k645.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k743.696158%43.696158%43.7%197,868198k842.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k941.623436%41.623436%41.6%114,976115k1041.002246%41.002246%41.0%143,489143k1140.723604%40.723604%40.7%112,130112k1238.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k1337.725304%37.725304%37.7%64,19364.2k1437.606206%37.606206%37.6%132,208132k1537.302316%37.302316%37.3%69,46469.5k1636.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M1736.146063%36.146063%36.1%91,81191.8k1836.100720%36.100720%36.1%57,80757.8k1935.595553%35.595553%35.6%192,127192k2035.568643%35.568643%35.6%107,439107k2133.657364%33.657364%33.7%137,525138k2233.454551%33.454551%33.5%147,285147k2333.246504%33.246504%33.2%67,77267.8k2433.007421%33.007421%33.0%72,14372.1k2532.104140%32.104140%32.1%108,181108k2631.602798%31.602798%31.6%53,62953.6k2730.891280%30.891280%30.9%269,342269k2830.713722%30.713722%30.7%115,217115k2930.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.041319%30.041319%30.0%97,78997.8k3029.882201%29.882201%29.9%55,42755.4k3129.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3229.426576%29.426576%29.4%135,098135k3329.134358%29.134358%29.1%69,28569.3k3429.021032%29.021032%29.0%176,465176k3528.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.245437%28.245437%28.2%48,97949.0k3628.243623%28.243623%28.2%47,95448.0k3728.225614%28.225614%28.2%64,90064.9k3827.369706%27.369706%27.4%64,37364.4k3926.144711%26.144711%26.1%46,41046.4k4026.143225%26.143225%26.1%94,78294.8k4125.664410%25.664410%25.7%47,16447.2k4225.090190%25.090190%25.1%72,81772.8k4323.797832%23.797832%23.8%142,287142k4423.488664%23.488664%23.5%48,82848.8k4522.631528%22.631528%22.6%58,56758.6k4622.409185%22.409185%22.4%43,68243.7k4722.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4820.887863%20.887863%20.9%67,97668.0k4919.903333%19.903333%19.9%55,42755.4k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#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 Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Washtenaw CountyWashtenawDane CountyDaneHamilton CountyHamiltonIngham CountyInghamRamsey CountyRamseyJohnson CountyJohnsonSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinLake CountyLakeSt. Louis CitySt. LouisDuPage CountyDuPageLancaster CountyLancasterFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookHamilton CountyHamiltonCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaDouglas CountyDouglasKalamazoo CountyKalamazooWaukesha CountyWaukeshaSt. Joseph CountySt. JosephPolk CountyPolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDakota CountyDakotaSummit CountySummitGreene CountyGreeneKent CountyKentMarion CountyMarionJackson CountyJacksonMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeLucas CountyLucasMidwestAllen CountyAllenButler CountyButlerMontgomery CountyMontgomeryWill CountyWillSedgwick CountySedgwickOttawa CountyOttawaMadison CountyMadisonKane CountyKaneWayne CountyWayneMcHenry CountyMcHenryBrown CountyBrownLorain CountyLorainStark CountyStarkSt. Charles CountySt. CharlesSt. Clair CountySt. ClairWinnebago CountyWinnebagoAnoka CountyAnokaGenesee CountyGeneseeLake CountyLakeMacomb CountyMacomb10.178741%10.178741%10.2%22,55122.6k16.978843%6.978843%7.0%23,50923.5k26.792325%6.792325%6.8%13,25413.3k36.528600%6.528600%6.5%11,10911.1k45.718752%5.718752%5.7%20,01320.0k55.486564%5.486564%5.5%21,03021.0k65.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k75.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k85.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k94.931243%4.931243%4.9%22,33022.3k104.880448%4.880448%4.9%10,66710.7k114.837928%4.837928%4.8%30,44930.4k124.546797%4.546797%4.5%8,467134.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k144.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k154.198425%4.198425%4.2%22,66122.7k164.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k174.168006%4.168006%4.2%14,65314.7k184.079887%4.079887%4.1%6,533193.942743%3.942743%3.9%10,89110.9k203.481445%3.481445%3.5%6,037213.356276%3.356276%3.4%10,13810.1k223.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.172758%3.172758%3.2%8,736233.147959%3.147959%3.1%11,80911.8k243.102138%3.102138%3.1%5,754253.088083%3.088083%3.1%12,61812.6k263.052335%3.052335%3.1%18,56018.6k273.016759%3.016759%3.0%13,85013.9k282.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k292.925012%2.925012%2.9%8,489302.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.485565%2.485565%2.5%5,846312.445209%2.445209%2.4%5,815322.444911%2.444911%2.4%8,864332.419967%2.419967%2.4%10,65410.7k342.387601%2.387601%2.4%7,772352.298803%2.298803%2.3%3,901362.238099%2.238099%2.2%4,113372.229285%2.229285%2.2%7,512382.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k392.165350%2.165350%2.2%4,414402.072008%2.072008%2.1%3,518412.027141%2.027141%2.0%4,214421.963406%1.963406%2.0%5,081431.939370%1.939370%1.9%4,926441.882126%1.882126%1.9%3,341451.862730%1.862730%1.9%3,631461.760513%1.760513%1.8%4,048471.717891%1.717891%1.7%4,784481.547169%1.547169%1.5%5,035491.523501%1.523501%1.5%9,10950
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#BrownDouglasWillHamiltonLancasterLorainAnokaKalamazooAllenDaneWinnebagoLucasInghamMcHenryGeneseeKentWashtenawWaukeshaJacksonMarionMidwestPolkKaneMilwaukeeWayneUnited StatesSt. ClairJohnsonLakeCookLakeCuyahogaSedgwickOaklandFranklinButlerSt. JosephMontgomeryStarkOttawaDuPageSt. LouisHamiltonMacombRamseyDakotaGreeneMadisonSt. LouisHennepinSummitSt. Charles-1.000000x-1.000000x1.236680x1.236680x1.24x7.707%7.71%9.531%9.53%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.229451x1.229451x1.23x9.515%9.51%11.698%11.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.226303x1.226303x1.23x8.266%8.27%10.137%10.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.225460x1.225460x1.23x3.639%3.64%4.459%4.46%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.217631x1.217631x1.22x5.989%5.99%7.292%7.29%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216863x1.216863x1.22x9.813%9.81%11.941%11.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199939x1.199939x1.20x5.938%5.94%7.125%7.13%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.188112x1.188112x1.19x5.860%5.86%6.962%6.96%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187949x1.187949x1.19x9.908%9.91%11.770%11.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187155x1.187155x1.19x4.348%4.35%5.162%5.16%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178189x1.178189x1.18x11.594%11.6%13.660%13.7%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.169306x1.169306x1.17x10.373%10.4%12.129%12.1%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.167475x1.167475x1.17x7.097%7.10%8.285%8.29%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.158108x1.158108x1.16x6.857%6.86%7.941%7.94%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156614x1.156614x1.16x9.644%9.64%11.154%11.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.151453x1.151453x1.15x9.746%9.75%11.222%11.2%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149873x1.149873x1.15x4.956%4.96%5.698%5.70%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142369x1.142369x1.14x3.851%3.85%4.400%4.40%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.134893x1.134893x1.13x9.563%9.56%10.853%10.9%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.130511x1.130511x1.13x13.515%13.5%15.278%15.3%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.121675x1.121675x1.12x7.820%7.82%8.771%8.77%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.116173x1.116173x1.12x15.967%16.0%17.822%17.8%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111013x1.111013x1.11x12.441%12.4%13.822%13.8%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109962x1.109962x1.11x14.154%14.2%15.710%15.7%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088751x1.088751x1.09x9.080%9.08%9.886%9.89%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086204x1.086204x1.09x4.078%4.08%4.430%4.43%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.083517x1.083517x1.08x11.942%11.9%12.940%12.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.079067x1.079067x1.08x13.676%13.7%14.757%14.8%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072897x1.072897x1.07x9.846%9.85%10.564%10.6%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068330x1.068330x1.07x11.121%11.1%11.881%11.9%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067656x1.067656x1.07x10.667%10.7%11.389%11.4%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062700x1.062700x1.06x6.352%6.35%6.750%6.75%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059046x1.059046x1.06x9.376%9.38%9.930%9.93%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.042157x1.042157x1.04x10.109%10.1%10.535%10.5%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037252x1.037252x1.04x12.072%12.1%12.522%12.5%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.037009x1.037009x1.04x10.193%10.2%10.570%10.6%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.031161x1.031161x1.03x9.426%9.43%9.720%9.72%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025980x1.025980x1.03x8.152%8.15%8.363%8.36%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019988x1.019988x1.02x7.491%7.49%7.640%7.64%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.018183x1.018183x1.02x15.334%15.3%15.613%15.6%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.012905x1.012905x1.01x9.814%9.81%9.941%9.94%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.008198x1.008198x1.01x10.791%10.8%10.879%10.9%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006778x1.006778x1.01x9.677%9.68%9.742%9.74%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.003455x1.003455x1.00x5.335%5.34%5.354%5.35%44-1.015264x-1.015264x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x8.883%8.88%8.749%8.75%45-1.015586x-1.015586x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.496%7.50%7.381%7.38%46-1.015859x-1.015859x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.101%7.10%6.990%6.99%47-1.016401x-1.016401x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x7.230%7.23%7.114%7.11%48-1.057764x-1.057764x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x9.256%9.26%8.751%8.75%49-1.092571x-1.092571x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x5.947%5.95%5.443%5.44%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 Midwest, selected counties in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#MontgomeryWinnebagoLorainSt. JosephAllenSt. LouisKentLakeSedgwickOaklandButlerOttawaGreeneBrownWaukeshaDuPageCuyahogaHamiltonJohnsonLakeStarkKaneDouglasLancasterSummitHamiltonMidwestGeneseeFranklinPolkWayneMacombUnited StatesAnokaKalamazooWashtenawMarionRamseyJacksonMilwaukeeInghamSt. CharlesLucasHennepinDaneCookDakotaSt. ClairWillSt. LouisMadisonMcHenry-1.000000x-1.000000x2.146385x2.146385x2.15x1.591%1.59%3.414%3.41%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.098816x2.098816x2.10x1.220%1.22%2.561%2.56%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.086342x2.086342x2.09x1.331%1.33%2.776%2.78%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.036268x2.036268x2.04x2.330%2.33%4.745%4.75%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.909603x1.909603x1.91x1.732%1.73%3.308%3.31%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.898944x1.898944x1.90x3.714%3.71%7.052%7.05%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.887519x1.887519x1.89x2.163%2.16%4.082%4.08%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.846889x1.846889x1.85x3.494%3.49%6.454%6.45%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.835442x1.835442x1.84x1.699%1.70%3.119%3.12%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.827444x1.827444x1.83x3.743%3.74%6.840%6.84%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.799448x1.799448x1.80x1.767%1.77%3.179%3.18%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.778046x1.778046x1.78x1.667%1.67%2.965%2.96%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.758911x1.758911x1.76x2.274%2.27%4.001%4.00%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.733262x1.733262x1.73x1.524%1.52%2.641%2.64%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695850x1.695850x1.70x2.951%2.95%5.005%5.00%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.693272x1.693272x1.69x3.629%3.63%6.145%6.14%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.683297x1.683297x1.68x3.179%3.18%5.351%5.35%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.681135x1.681135x1.68x5.128%5.13%8.620%8.62%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.669060x1.669060x1.67x4.156%4.16%6.937%6.94%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.667917x1.667917x1.67x1.177%1.18%1.963%1.96%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.666317x1.666317x1.67x1.492%1.49%2.486%2.49%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664337x1.664337x1.66x1.682%1.68%2.800%2.80%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.618741x1.618741x1.62x3.206%3.21%5.190%5.19%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.614446x1.614446x1.61x3.483%3.48%5.623%5.62%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.609994x1.609994x1.61x2.442%2.44%3.932%3.93%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.601589x1.601589x1.60x3.275%3.27%5.245%5.24%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.585985x1.585985x1.59x1.348%1.35%2.137%2.14%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.567965x1.567965x1.57x3.409%3.41%5.346%5.35%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552883x1.552883x1.55x2.647%2.65%4.111%4.11%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.545600x1.545600x1.55x1.736%1.74%2.683%2.68%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.531352x1.531352x1.53x1.216%1.22%1.862%1.86%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.523149x1.523149x1.52x1.399%1.40%2.131%2.13%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.518061x1.518061x1.52x3.268%3.27%4.961%4.96%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.504022x1.504022x1.50x8.180%8.18%12.302%12.3%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502652x1.502652x1.50x2.469%2.47%3.710%3.71%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.500145x1.500145x1.50x4.618%4.62%6.928%6.93%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495280x1.495280x1.50x2.444%2.44%3.654%3.65%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.492516x1.492516x1.49x2.423%2.42%3.616%3.62%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.481313x1.481313x1.48x5.310%5.31%7.866%7.87%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450105x1.450105x1.45x1.594%1.59%2.311%2.31%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.435534x1.435534x1.44x2.425%2.43%3.481%3.48%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.413446x1.413446x1.41x4.324%4.32%6.112%6.11%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.404212x1.404212x1.40x5.827%5.83%8.182%8.18%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.383306x1.383306x1.38x3.586%3.59%4.961%4.96%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.360675x1.360675x1.36x2.703%2.70%3.678%3.68%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.350107x1.350107x1.35x1.617%1.62%2.183%2.18%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.321469x1.321469x1.32x2.092%2.09%2.765%2.77%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273345x1.273345x1.27x4.319%4.32%5.500%5.50%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261210x1.261210x1.26x1.989%1.99%2.509%2.51%49-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243444x1.243444x1.24x1.935%1.93%2.406%2.41%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by Region in the United States

There are 5 regions in the United States. This section compares the Midwest to all of the regions in the United States and to the United States.

No H.S. Diploma by Region#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%5%10%Count#WestSouthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNortheastMidwest14.435746%14.435746%14.4%7,178,2187.18M114.392758%14.392758%14.4%11,511,24211.5M213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M310.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M4
Count number of people in category
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Region#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of the Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%10%20%30%Count#NortheastWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSouth34.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M131.501368%31.501368%31.5%15,664,15015.7M230.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M328.191926%28.191926%28.2%22,547,73422.5M4
Count number of people in category
# rank of region out of 4 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Region#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 Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
0%1%2%3%4%Count#NortheastWestUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthMidwest4.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M13.594387%3.594387%3.6%1,787,3201.79M23.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.064699%3.064699%3.1%2,451,1282.45M32.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M4
Count number of people in category
# rank of region 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 Region#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 Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#SouthMidwestUnited StatesNortheastWest-1.000000x-1.000000x1.149925x1.149925x1.15x13.427%13.4%15.440%15.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.053669x1.053669x1.05x14.065%14.1%14.820%14.8%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of region out of 4 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Region#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 Midwest, selected other regions in the United States, and entities that contain the Midwest
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0x1.5xFM#MidwestSouthUnited StatesNortheastWest-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.555780x1.555780x1.56x2.420%2.42%3.764%3.76%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.478410x1.478410x1.48x2.911%2.91%4.304%4.30%4
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of region out of 4 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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