Educational Attainment in New Jersey (State)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%10%20%30%40%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma243.855908%38.491851%43.855908%43.9%2,680,7132.68M45.042124%48.487559%45.042124%45.0%2,753,2212.75M11.101968%13.020590%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k

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 New Jersey
-10%0%+10%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma213.935566%13.935566%+13.9%43.856%43.9%38.492%38.5%-7.105812%-7.105812%-7.1%45.042%45.0%48.488%48.5%-14.735295%-14.735295%-14.7%11.102%11.1%13.021%13.0%

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.504054%1.339910%1.504054%1.5%91,93691.9k2.465110%1.996248%2.465110%2.5%150,681151k10.395748%8.167687%10.395748%10.4%635,445635k23.099683%18.811177%23.099683%23.1%1,411,9791.41M6.391313%8.176828%6.391313%6.4%390,672391k16.805024%20.956248%16.805024%16.8%1,027,2151.03M28.237100%27.531311%28.237100%28.2%1,726,0061.73M5.897951%7.444199%5.897951%5.9%360,515361k3.899880%4.152553%3.899880%3.9%238,382238k1.304137%1.423839%1.304137%1.3%79,71679.7k

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 New Jersey
-20%0%+20%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None12.250338%12.250338%+12.3%1.504%1.50%1.340%1.34%23.487180%23.487180%+23.5%2.465%2.47%1.996%2.00%27.278972%27.278972%+27.3%10.396%10.4%8.168%8.17%22.797648%22.797648%+22.8%23.100%23.1%18.811%18.8%-21.836285%-21.836285%-21.8%6.391%6.39%8.177%8.18%-19.809003%-19.809003%-19.8%16.805%16.8%20.956%21.0%2.563586%2.563586%+2.6%28.237%28.2%27.531%27.5%-20.771183%-20.771183%-20.8%5.898%5.90%7.444%7.44%-6.084761%-6.084761%-6.1%3.900%3.90%4.153%4.15%-8.406949%-8.406949%-8.4%1.304%1.30%1.424%1.42%

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 New Jersey
More Females More Males
United States
New Jersey
5%0%5%10%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-2.362538%-5.680584%-2.362538%2%44.344%44.3%43.321%43.3%0.866282%1.610756%0.866282%1%44.857%44.9%45.245%45.2%5.878935%10.907029%5.878935%6%10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%

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 New Jersey
More Females More Males
United States
New Jersey
20%0%20%40%60%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None65.162762%59.026528%65.162762%65%1.147%1.15%1.895%1.90%53.687963%48.492399%53.687963%54%1.963%1.96%3.016%3.02%-9.048159%-17.934489%-9.048159%9%10.824%10.8%9.926%9.93%-0.980321%-2.272661%-0.980321%1%23.207%23.2%22.982%23.0%-30.928425%-24.239049%-30.928425%31%7.203%7.20%5.501%5.50%-2.923199%1.204559%1.204559%1%16.709%16.7%16.910%16.9%0.665475%5.130854%0.665475%1%28.148%28.1%28.335%28.3%10.852107%14.904521%10.852107%11%5.608%5.61%6.216%6.22%1.294077%7.698033%1.294077%1%3.876%3.88%3.926%3.93%-1.845454%-1.845454%2%0.412373%1.316%1.32%1.292%1.29%

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%5%10%15%20%25%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3415.058550%13.738218%15.058550%15.1%197,612198k1,312,2911.31M22.972917%18.106858%22.972917%23.0%570,435570k2,483,0762.48M26.227617%21.025394%26.227617%26.2%306,866307k1,170,0111.17M29.382419%23.496099%29.382419%29.4%337,066337k1,147,1691.15M

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 New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%25%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-349.610650%9.610650%9.6%15.059%15.1%13.738%13.7%26.874121%26.874121%26.9%22.973%23.0%18.107%18.1%24.742567%24.742567%24.7%26.228%26.2%21.025%21.0%25.052330%25.052330%25.1%29.382%29.4%23.496%23.5%

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 New Jersey
More Females More Males
United States
New Jersey
10%0%10%20%30%40%FM65+45-6435-4425-3441.722305%36.270984%41.722305%41.7%12.791%12.8%18.127%18.1%-4.060723%-3.335944%-4.060723%4.1%23.415%23.4%22.501%22.5%-15.439132%-14.693218%-15.439132%15.4%28.080%28.1%24.324%24.3%-15.240978%-19.571742%-15.240978%15.2%31.483%31.5%27.319%27.3%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$84,115.000000$67,832.000000$84,115.000000$84.1k878,062878k14.365%14.4%$61,574.000000$51,094.000000$61,574.000000$61.6k1,411,9791.41M23.100%23.1%$40,598.000000$34,412.000000$40,598.000000$40.6k1,417,8871.42M23.196%23.2%$32,160.000000$28,672.000000$32,160.000000$32.2k1,726,0061.73M28.237%28.2%$22,169.000000$20,924.000000$22,169.000000$22.2k678,613679k11.102%11.1%$46,297.000000$36,810.000000$46,297.000000$46.3k6,112,5476.11M100.000%100%

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of the United States and New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
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$50k$0k$50k$100kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-68,616.000000$-56,859.000000$-68,616.000000$68.6k$68,616.000000$34,292.000000$56,859.000000$28,268.000000$102,908.000000$102.9k445,541446k432,521433k$-51,801.000000$-42,154.000000$-51,801.000000$51.8k$51,801.000000$23,797.000000$42,154.000000$20,088.000000$75,598.000000$75.6k742,043742k669,936670k$-33,432.000000$-28,692.000000$-33,432.000000$33.4k$33,432.000000$16,543.000000$28,692.000000$13,039.000000$49,975.000000$50.0k764,574765k653,313653k$-25,806.000000$-22,571.000000$-25,806.000000$25.8k$25,806.000000$14,229.000000$22,571.000000$11,439.000000$40,035.000000$40.0k900,019900k825,987826k$-17,282.000000$-15,831.000000$-17,282.000000$17.3k$17,282.000000$8,963.000000$15,831.000000$8,813.000000$26,245.000000$26.2k345,302345k333,311333k$-38,035.000000$-31,001.000000$-38,035.000000$38.0k$38,035.000000$15,990.000000$31,001.000000$11,649.000000$54,025.000000$54.0k3,197,4793.20M2,915,0682.92M

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 New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma333.130352%37.814107%33.130352%33.1%1,74151.208373%48.434369%51.208373%51.2%2,69114.557564%13.428920%14.557564%14.6%7651.103711%0.322604%1.103711%1.1%58

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 New Jersey
New Jersey
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma382.958241%83.226008%82.958241%83.0%1,600,2961.60M75.912136%74.180718%75.912136%75.9%893,936894k68.825791%66.788302%68.825791%68.8%865,368865k58.488542%53.682838%58.488542%58.5%255,182255k

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 New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
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20%0%20%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-6.505844%-7.511854%-6.505844%6.5%6.505844%0.221926%7.511854%0.943343%6.727770%6.7%118,495118k125,457125k-12.557773%-14.435509%-12.557773%12.6%12.557773%1.039420%14.435509%2.667013%13.597193%13.6%47,85647.9k53,71653.7k-5.629361%-3.736483%-11.797853%-3.589964%-9.365843%9.4%5.629361%11.797853%5.629361%5.6%15,31415.3k27,84127.8k-26.365224%-32.762282%-26.365224%26.4%26.365224%3.208769%32.762282%3.005458%29.573993%29.6%150,568151k137,067137k-25.963656%-28.306632%-25.963656%26.0%25.963656%4.768225%28.306632%3.081081%30.731881%30.7%69,05369.1k58,36558.4k

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 New Jersey
Female Male
United States
New Jersey
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50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-40.254328%-33.484422%-40.254328%40.3%40.254328%2.393697%33.484422%0.720781%42.648026%42.6%751,152751k776,254776k-19.994317%-4.224913%-17.420662%-4.733632%-24.219230%24.2%19.994317%17.420662%19.994317%20.0%70,37170.4k103,598104k-65.874770%-49.840415%-65.874770%65.9%65.874770%5.483276%49.840415%4.827592%71.358046%71.4%194,121194k195,820196k-14.965539%-4.362650%-13.383648%-2.666528%-19.328189%19.3%14.965539%13.383648%14.965539%15.0%76,19376.2k100,483100k-15.035493%-4.340383%-14.758714%-3.083866%-19.375876%19.4%15.035493%14.758714%15.035493%15.0%33,78433.8k43,55643.6k

Map of Educational Attainment by County in New Jersey

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
20%29%36%44%51%59%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
35.2%39.6%44.0%48.4%52.8%57.2%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.3%8.8%12.3%15.7%19.2%22.7%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.3%1.0%1.7%2.4%3.1%3.8%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.5%1.2%1.8%2.5%3.1%3.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
2.9%5.7%8.5%11.2%14.0%16.8%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
10.1%14.2%18.3%22.4%26.5%30.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.6%5.6%6.4%7.3%8.2%9.2%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
14.0%15.3%16.7%18.0%19.3%20.7%

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
21.1%24.8%28.4%32.1%35.7%39.4%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
3.0%5.1%7.2%9.2%11.3%13.4%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.3%2.6%3.8%5.1%6.3%7.6%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.45%0.86%1.27%1.69%2.10%2.51%
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Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in New Jersey

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
0%20%40%60%80%100%

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
0%15%29%44%59%74%

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
0%8%16%24%32%40%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.3%6.6%9.9%13.2%16.6%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%15.6%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%10%20%30%40%50%

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
0%11%23%34%46%58%

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%2.9%5.7%8.6%11.4%14.3%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%14%21%28%36%

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
0%10%21%31%41%52%

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

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

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

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.9%9.9%14.8%19.7%24.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.6%9.1%13.7%18.3%22.9%
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Educational Attainment by Place in New Jersey

There are 545 places in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 19,411.

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 New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%Count#BridgetonNew BrunswickPassaicCamdenPerth AmboyUnion CityPatersonAtlantic CityTrentonPlainfieldWest New YorkElizabethPleasantvilleNewarkVinelandLakewoodKearnyLong BranchGarfieldNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldLodiEast OrangeMillvilleCarteretPalisades ParkPalisades PkJersey CityRoselleLindenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldBayonneHackensackMiddle AtlanticCliftonCliffside ParkCliffside PkNortheastNew JerseyRahwayElmwood ParkIselinBergenfieldSayrevilleEnglewoodToms RiverOld BridgeParamusFair LawnSummitFort LeeHobokenSomersetPrincetonRidgewoodWestfield39.890965%39.890965%39.9%6,000139.481518%39.481518%39.5%10,47810.5k234.157666%34.157666%34.2%13,53613.5k331.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k431.118039%31.118039%31.1%10,08110.1k530.460969%30.460969%30.5%14,31314.3k628.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k728.365385%28.365385%28.4%7,198828.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k927.787530%27.787530%27.8%9,1811027.249378%27.249378%27.2%10,07910.1k1126.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k1226.784361%26.784361%26.8%3,5351326.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1423.159433%23.159433%23.2%9,3491519.530159%19.530159%19.5%4,0571617.436901%17.436901%17.4%4,9881716.617014%16.617014%16.6%3,5141816.198284%16.198284%16.2%3,4181915.321568%15.321568%15.3%2,3182015.073162%15.073162%15.1%2,5652114.945564%14.945564%14.9%6,4522214.895406%14.895406%14.9%2,8342314.742956%14.742956%14.7%2,3862414.157763%14.157763%14.2%2,2132514.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k2614.088549%14.088549%14.1%2,0622713.945590%13.945590%13.9%4,0242813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.487640%12.487640%12.5%2,1472912.415231%12.415231%12.4%5,6573012.407806%12.407806%12.4%4,0883112.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1853211.643445%11.643445%11.6%2,2483311.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.101968%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k10.509745%10.509745%10.5%2,1033410.386995%10.386995%10.4%1,4443510.351836%10.351836%10.4%1,477369.729188%9.729188%9.7%1,843379.553654%9.553654%9.6%3,003388.920814%8.920814%8.9%1,807397.699536%7.699536%7.7%4,834407.648504%7.648504%7.6%1,276417.614868%7.614868%7.6%1,475426.639720%6.639720%6.6%1,577436.076781%6.076781%6.1%888445.905209%5.905209%5.9%1,687455.766454%5.766454%5.8%2,356465.693970%5.693970%5.7%1,001474.326012%4.326012%4.3%776482.654215%2.654215%2.7%432492.437208%2.437208%2.4%49150

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 New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#PrincetonHobokenRidgewoodSummitWestfieldFort LeeFair LawnSomersetParamusEnglewoodIselinJersey CityPalisades ParkPalisades PkCliffside ParkCliffside PkBergenfieldNew JerseySouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldOld BridgeNortheastHackensackMiddle AtlanticBayonneSayrevilleCliftonToms RiverElmwood ParkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRahwayLakewoodLong BranchWest New YorkCarteretNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldLodiKearnyLindenNew BrunswickUnion CityRoselleGarfieldPlainfieldMillvilleEast OrangeVinelandAtlantic CityPerth AmboyPassaicNewarkPleasantvilleTrentonElizabethPatersonCamdenBridgeton78.726725%78.726725%78.7%14,12214.1k177.942580%77.942580%77.9%31,84531.8k276.222659%76.222659%76.2%12,40612.4k370.320947%70.320947%70.3%10,27610.3k470.063536%70.063536%70.1%14,11514.1k558.898068%58.898068%58.9%16,82616.8k652.225169%52.225169%52.2%12,40412.4k750.620023%50.620023%50.6%8,899847.666495%47.666495%47.7%9,233947.319313%47.319313%47.3%9,5851046.208298%46.208298%46.2%6,5931144.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k1242.210991%42.210991%42.2%6,5981342.000311%42.000311%42.0%8,1091441.234229%41.234229%41.2%7,8111537.464595%37.464595%37.5%2,290,0412.29M37.055779%37.055779%37.1%6,3711635.023677%35.023677%35.0%5,8431734.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.264121%34.264121%34.3%11,28911.3k1833.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M31.715132%31.715132%31.7%14,45114.5k1931.527376%31.527376%31.5%9,9102031.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k2131.118296%31.118296%31.1%19,53719.5k2230.693425%30.693425%30.7%4,2672330.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.825587%28.825587%28.8%5,7682428.455206%28.455206%28.5%5,9112527.706058%27.706058%27.7%5,8592625.900292%25.900292%25.9%9,5802724.252348%24.252348%24.3%3,9252824.112631%24.112631%24.1%3,6482923.617559%23.617559%23.6%4,0193023.079074%23.079074%23.1%6,6023120.682724%20.682724%20.7%5,9683219.902785%19.902785%19.9%5,2823318.945263%18.945263%18.9%8,9023418.461328%18.461328%18.5%2,7023518.288233%18.288233%18.3%3,8593618.141646%18.141646%18.1%5,9943718.070009%18.070009%18.1%3,4383817.574705%17.574705%17.6%7,5873917.310741%17.310741%17.3%6,9884016.204288%16.204288%16.2%4,1124114.881467%14.881467%14.9%4,8214214.853134%14.853134%14.9%5,8864313.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4412.554933%12.554933%12.6%1,6574511.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054611.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864710.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,506488.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,509494.826807%4.826807%4.8%72650

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 New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count#PrincetonRidgewoodSummitWestfieldHobokenEnglewoodFort LeeParamusCliffside ParkCliffside PkSomersetFair LawnJersey CityNortheastNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticIselinNew BrunswickCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesLong BranchBergenfieldToms RiverSouth PlainfieldS PlainfieldElmwood ParkHackensackWest New YorkOld BridgeRahwayBayonneLakewoodSayrevilleMillvilleNorth PlainfieldN PlainfieldUnion CityPlainfieldGarfieldKearnyVinelandPalisades ParkPalisades PkPassaicAtlantic CityEast OrangeLindenRoselleTrentonNewarkElizabethPleasantvillePerth AmboyCarteretLodiCamdenBridgetonPaterson24.361690%24.361690%24.4%4,370112.902433%12.902433%12.9%2,100212.420448%12.420448%12.4%1,815311.962672%11.962672%12.0%2,41048.493037%8.493037%8.5%3,47057.790284%7.790284%7.8%1,57867.777933%7.777933%7.8%2,22275.916366%5.916366%5.9%1,14685.293417%5.293417%5.3%1,02295.250284%5.250284%5.3%923104.450339%4.450339%4.5%1,057114.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866124.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.969164%3.969164%4.0%242,617243k3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.651528%3.651528%3.7%521133.372395%3.372395%3.4%895143.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976153.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.035892%3.035892%3.0%642162.977353%2.977353%3.0%564172.714111%2.714111%2.7%1,704182.564997%2.564997%2.6%441192.496044%2.496044%2.5%347202.461529%2.461529%2.5%811212.316968%2.316968%2.3%857222.289756%2.289756%2.3%382232.273863%2.273863%2.3%455242.117854%2.117854%2.1%965251.896693%1.896693%1.9%394261.864283%1.864283%1.9%586271.839588%1.839588%1.8%350281.804481%1.804481%1.8%273291.738742%1.738742%1.7%817301.734262%1.734262%1.7%573311.611298%1.611298%1.6%340321.541635%1.541635%1.5%441331.513575%1.513575%1.5%611341.388267%1.388267%1.4%217351.357626%1.357626%1.4%538361.237390%1.237390%1.2%314371.220755%1.220755%1.2%527381.102062%1.102062%1.1%318391.100027%1.100027%1.1%161401.091987%1.091987%1.1%597411.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905421.051574%1.051574%1.1%848430.977421%0.977421%1.0%129440.938387%0.938387%0.9%304450.865052%0.865052%0.9%140460.728683%0.728683%0.7%124470.684212%0.684212%0.7%293480.598364%0.598364%0.6%90490.572354%0.572354%0.6%52350

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 New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#PrincetonN PlainfieldPlainfieldMillvillePleasantvilleTrentonPalisades PkRoselleNewarkFort LeeRahwayKearnyUnited StatesLong BranchVinelandCliffside PkElizabethNortheastEast OrangeBergenfieldBridgetonRidgewoodMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyToms RiverCamdenS PlainfieldLindenCarteretPassaicNew BrunswickPatersonWest New YorkPerth AmboyGarfieldUnion CityHackensackFair LawnOld BridgeParamusBayonneJersey CitySayrevilleLakewoodSummitCliftonAtlantic CityIselinEnglewoodHobokenLodiElmwood ParkSomersetWestfield-1.000000x-1.000000x1.557519x1.557519x1.56x3.394%3.39%5.286%5.29%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.473445x1.473445x1.47x12.393%12.4%18.260%18.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381053x1.381053x1.38x23.372%23.4%32.277%32.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.332433x1.332433x1.33x12.913%12.9%17.205%17.2%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.325251x1.325251x1.33x23.394%23.4%31.003%31.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320296x1.320296x1.32x24.167%24.2%31.908%31.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220201x1.220201x1.22x12.722%12.7%15.523%15.5%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.178670x1.178670x1.18x13.045%13.0%15.375%15.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.144588x1.144588x1.14x5.547%5.55%6.350%6.35%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.129161x1.129161x1.13x9.913%9.91%11.193%11.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127465x1.127465x1.13x16.398%16.4%18.488%18.5%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.108359x1.108359x1.11x15.774%15.8%17.483%17.5%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097338x1.097338x1.10x22.181%22.2%24.340%24.3%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080244x1.080244x1.08x11.223%11.2%12.124%12.1%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072282x1.072282x1.07x14.490%14.5%15.537%15.5%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069259x1.069259x1.07x9.427%9.43%10.080%10.1%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065009x1.065009x1.07x38.402%38.4%40.898%40.9%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.063108x1.063108x1.06x2.577%2.58%2.740%2.74%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058789x1.058789x1.06x10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.048066x1.048066x1.05x7.526%7.53%7.888%7.89%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047386x1.047386x1.05x30.494%30.5%31.938%31.9%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046537x1.046537x1.05x12.213%12.2%12.782%12.8%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.029681x1.029681x1.03x13.748%13.7%14.157%14.2%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.026535x1.026535x1.03x14.558%14.6%14.944%14.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025734x1.025734x1.03x33.736%33.7%34.604%34.6%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021803x1.021803x1.02x39.040%39.0%39.891%39.9%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006815x1.006815x1.01x27.160%27.2%27.345%27.3%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000634x1.000634x1.00x31.109%31.1%31.128%31.1%30-1.011906x-1.011906x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x16.286%16.3%16.095%16.1%31-1.028839x-1.028839x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x30.890%30.9%30.024%30.0%32-1.033921x-1.033921x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.608%12.6%12.195%12.2%33-1.036098x-1.036098x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x6.749%6.75%6.514%6.51%34-1.067077x-1.067077x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x7.880%7.88%7.385%7.39%35-1.072252x-1.072252x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x7.870%7.87%7.339%7.34%36-1.084932x-1.084932x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.910%12.9%11.900%11.9%37-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%38-1.124307x-1.124307x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x10.097%10.1%8.980%8.98%39-1.127482x-1.127482x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x20.750%20.8%18.404%18.4%40-1.133328x-1.133328x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x6.443%6.44%5.685%5.68%41-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%42-1.138299x-1.138299x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x30.135%30.1%26.474%26.5%43-1.145974x-1.145974x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x11.047%11.0%9.639%9.64%44-1.154680x-1.154680x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x9.520%9.52%8.245%8.24%45-1.338399x-1.338399x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x6.574%6.57%4.912%4.91%46-1.407785x-1.407785x1.41x1.000000x1.000000x17.436%17.4%12.385%12.4%47-1.477914x-1.477914x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x12.343%12.3%8.352%8.35%48-1.502151x-1.502151x1.50x1.000000x1.000000x6.751%6.75%4.494%4.49%49-1.872869x-1.872869x1.87x1.000000x1.000000x3.122%3.12%1.667%1.67%50

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 New Jersey, selected places in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
4x2x0x2x4xFM#MillvilleCarteretIselinLong BranchLakewoodBergenfieldOld BridgeRahwayElmwood ParkCliffside PkToms RiverPerth AmboyEnglewoodRidgewoodPrincetonLodiBayonneNew JerseyElizabethS PlainfieldUnited StatesWestfieldSomersetMiddle AtlanticLindenNortheastWest New YorkFort LeeEast OrangePalisades PkParamusCamdenBridgetonHobokenCliftonSummitTrentonPatersonAtlantic CityJersey CityVinelandNew BrunswickSayrevilleNewarkPassaicFair LawnHackensackPlainfieldKearnyUnion CityGarfieldN PlainfieldRosellePleasantville-1.000000x-1.000000x4.271658x4.271658x4.27x0.733%0.73%3.129%3.13%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.535591x3.535591x3.54x0.391%0.39%1.382%1.38%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.283426x3.283426x3.28x1.717%1.72%5.636%5.64%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.017799x3.017799x3.02x1.521%1.52%4.591%4.59%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.324158x2.324158x2.32x1.123%1.12%2.611%2.61%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.283324x2.283324x2.28x1.868%1.87%4.265%4.26%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.226571x2.226571x2.23x1.454%1.45%3.238%3.24%7-1.000000x-1.000000x2.032359x2.032359x2.03x1.535%1.54%3.120%3.12%8-1.000000x-1.000000x2.019296x2.019296x2.02x1.665%1.66%3.361%3.36%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.956480x1.956480x1.96x3.660%3.66%7.161%7.16%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.911522x1.911522x1.91x1.890%1.89%3.613%3.61%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.903562x1.903562x1.90x0.656%0.66%1.248%1.25%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.842788x1.842788x1.84x5.580%5.58%10.283%10.3%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.816750x1.816750x1.82x9.306%9.31%16.907%16.9%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.763210x1.763210x1.76x17.707%17.7%31.220%31.2%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.741141x1.741141x1.74x0.541%0.54%0.942%0.94%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624319x1.624319x1.62x1.622%1.62%2.634%2.63%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579216x1.579216x1.58x3.110%3.11%4.911%4.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556739x1.556739x1.56x0.827%0.83%1.287%1.29%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.553235x1.553235x1.55x2.024%2.02%3.144%3.14%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.520567x1.520567x1.52x9.609%9.61%14.611%14.6%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.510879x1.510879x1.51x4.237%4.24%6.401%6.40%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.488886x1.488886x1.49x0.892%0.89%1.327%1.33%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.435557x1.435557x1.44x1.913%1.91%2.746%2.75%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.416933x1.416933x1.42x6.558%6.56%9.293%9.29%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386087x1.386087x1.39x1.045%1.05%1.449%1.45%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366956x1.366956x1.37x1.168%1.17%1.597%1.60%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363015x1.363015x1.36x5.038%5.04%6.867%6.87%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361927x1.361927x1.36x0.587%0.59%0.800%0.80%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.353249x1.353249x1.35x0.494%0.49%0.669%0.67%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310911x1.310911x1.31x7.378%7.38%9.673%9.67%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305092x1.305092x1.31x2.921%2.92%3.812%3.81%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.274534x1.274534x1.27x10.967%11.0%13.978%14.0%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250422x1.250422x1.25x0.967%0.97%1.210%1.21%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231387x1.231387x1.23x0.516%0.52%0.635%0.64%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168748x1.168748x1.17x1.144%1.14%1.337%1.34%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165264x1.165264x1.17x3.973%3.97%4.630%4.63%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156233x1.156233x1.16x1.413%1.41%1.634%1.63%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142367x1.142367x1.14x3.140%3.14%3.588%3.59%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138299x1.138299x1.14x1.747%1.75%1.988%1.99%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113365x1.113365x1.11x1.015%1.01%1.130%1.13%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090004x1.090004x1.09x1.301%1.30%1.418%1.42%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.086116x1.086116x1.09x4.279%4.28%4.648%4.65%42-1.024046x-1.024046x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.490%2.49%2.431%2.43%43-1.151201x-1.151201x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x1.855%1.86%1.611%1.61%44-1.293797x-1.293797x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x1.738%1.74%1.343%1.34%45-1.296953x-1.296953x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x1.961%1.96%1.512%1.51%46-1.358683x-1.358683x1.36x1.000000x1.000000x1.834%1.83%1.350%1.35%47-1.546283x-1.546283x1.55x1.000000x1.000000x2.191%2.19%1.417%1.42%48-1.563762x-1.563762x1.56x1.000000x1.000000x1.312%1.31%0.839%0.84%49-4.651832x-4.651832x4.65x1.000000x1.000000x1.503%1.50%0.323%0.32%50

Educational Attainment by Metro Area in New Jersey

There are 7 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within New Jersey (4 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

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 New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Vineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTrenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaMiddle AtlanticNortheastNew JerseyAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaOcean City Metro AreaOcean City22.664975%22.664975%22.7%23,76423.8k114.343619%14.343619%14.3%1,972,5461.97M214.307758%14.307758%14.3%26,79726.8k313.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.323755%12.323755%12.3%30,54830.5k412.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.101968%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k10.683596%10.683596%10.7%61,35661.4k510.325347%10.325347%10.3%424,982425k69.927988%9.927988%9.9%6,9767

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 New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Trenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaNew JerseyPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastMiddle AtlanticOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland Area40.437875%40.437875%40.4%100,237100k138.119717%38.119717%38.1%5,242,2545.24M237.464595%37.464595%37.5%2,290,0412.29M35.513094%35.513094%35.5%1,461,6871.46M334.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M30.502661%30.502661%30.5%21,43321.4k430.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M27.670507%27.670507%27.7%158,912159k525.888195%25.888195%25.9%48,48648.5k614.270999%14.270999%14.3%14,96315.0k7

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 New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Trenton Metro AreaTrenton AreaNew York, Newark, and Jersey City Metro AreaNew York AreaPhiladelphia, Camden, and Wilmington Metro AreaPhiladelphiaNortheastNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesAllentown, Bethlehem, and Easton Metro AreaAllentownOcean City Metro AreaOcean CityAtlantic City and Hammonton Metro AreaAtlantic CityVineland and Bridgeton Metro AreaVineland Area6.357134%6.357134%6.4%15,75815.8k14.537015%4.537015%4.5%623,934624k24.292246%4.292246%4.3%176,665177k34.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.969164%3.969164%4.0%242,617243k3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.617791%2.617791%2.6%15,03415.0k42.546039%2.546039%2.5%1,78952.450745%2.450745%2.5%4,59061.196959%1.196959%1.2%1,2557

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 New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#Ocean CityVineland AreaTrenton AreaUnited StatesPhiladelphiaNortheastAtlantic CityMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyAllentownNew York Area-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340744x1.340744x1.34x8.543%8.54%11.455%11.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273013x1.273013x1.27x19.879%19.9%25.307%25.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214728x1.214728x1.21x11.170%11.2%13.569%13.6%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.098581x1.098581x1.10x9.867%9.87%10.839%10.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062117x1.062117x1.06x13.900%13.9%14.763%14.8%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058789x1.058789x1.06x10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047892x1.047892x1.05x10.444%10.4%10.944%10.9%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.015170x1.015170x1.02x14.242%14.2%14.458%14.5%7

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 New Jersey, selected metro areas in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Ocean CityTrenton AreaAtlantic CityVineland AreaAllentownNew JerseyPhiladelphiaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastNew York Area-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023429x2.023429x2.02x1.712%1.71%3.465%3.47%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695797x1.695797x1.70x4.763%4.76%8.078%8.08%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.690322x1.690322x1.69x1.848%1.85%3.123%3.12%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.638887x1.638887x1.64x0.901%0.90%1.477%1.48%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629153x1.629153x1.63x2.012%2.01%3.278%3.28%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579216x1.579216x1.58x3.110%3.11%4.911%4.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574153x1.574153x1.57x3.378%3.38%5.317%5.32%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429750x1.429750x1.43x3.772%3.77%5.393%5.39%7

Educational Attainment by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

No H.S. Diploma by County#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Cumberland CountyCumberlandPassaic CountyPassaicHudson CountyHudsonEssex CountyEssexAtlantic CountyAtlanticUnion CountyUnionSalem CountySalemUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMercer CountyMercerMiddle AtlanticCamden CountyCamdenNortheastNew JerseyMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexCape May CountyCape MayWarren CountyWarrenOcean CountyOceanGloucester CountyGloucesterBergen CountyBergenMonmouth CountyMonmouthBurlington CountyBurlingtonSussex CountySussexMorris CountyMorrisSomerset CountySomersetHunterdon CountyHunterdon22.664975%22.664975%22.7%23,76423.8k117.514576%17.514576%17.5%58,21658.2k216.604274%16.604274%16.6%78,19778.2k315.308808%15.308808%15.3%80,66980.7k414.307758%14.307758%14.3%26,79726.8k514.219678%14.219678%14.2%52,75652.8k613.442579%13.442579%13.4%6,013713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.323755%12.323755%12.3%30,54830.5k812.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.746047%11.746047%11.7%40,77140.8k911.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.101968%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k11.033802%11.033802%11.0%62,51362.5k109.927988%9.927988%9.9%6,976119.629818%9.629818%9.6%7,211129.092596%9.092596%9.1%36,75336.8k138.010669%8.010669%8.0%15,82715.8k147.989657%7.989657%8.0%52,18952.2k157.317740%7.317740%7.3%31,83131.8k167.110894%7.110894%7.1%22,24722.2k176.079483%6.079483%6.1%6,168186.034986%6.034986%6.0%20,90020.9k195.932648%5.932648%5.9%13,57213.6k205.314994%5.314994%5.3%4,69521

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Somerset CountySomersetMorris CountyMorrisHunterdon CountyHunterdonBergen CountyBergenMonmouth CountyMonmouthMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexMercer CountyMercerHudson CountyHudsonNew JerseyBurlington CountyBurlingtonNortheastSussex CountySussexMiddle AtlanticUnion CountyUnionEssex CountyEssexCamden CountyCamdenCape May CountyCape MayWarren CountyWarrenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester CountyGloucesterOcean CountyOceanPassaic CountyPassaicAtlantic CountyAtlanticSalem CountySalemCumberland CountyCumberland52.965450%52.965450%53.0%121,168121k151.878064%51.878064%51.9%179,661180k249.613404%49.613404%49.6%43,82643.8k347.567616%47.567616%47.6%310,715311k443.285500%43.285500%43.3%188,285188k541.468408%41.468408%41.5%234,943235k640.437875%40.437875%40.4%100,237100k738.552273%38.552273%38.6%181,560182k837.464595%37.464595%37.5%2,290,0412.29M36.363462%36.363462%36.4%113,766114k934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M33.747634%33.747634%33.7%34,23934.2k1033.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.393979%33.393979%33.4%123,894124k1133.328526%33.328526%33.3%175,623176k1230.644130%30.644130%30.6%106,367106k1330.502661%30.502661%30.5%21,43321.4k1430.439892%30.439892%30.4%22,79422.8k1530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.937644%29.937644%29.9%59,14959.1k1627.481891%27.481891%27.5%111,084111k1726.710511%26.710511%26.7%88,78288.8k1825.888195%25.888195%25.9%48,48648.5k1920.267823%20.267823%20.3%9,0662014.270999%14.270999%14.3%14,96315.0k21

Very Advanced Degrees by County#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 New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%1%2%3%4%5%6%Count#Somerset CountySomersetMercer CountyMercerHunterdon CountyHunterdonMorris CountyMorrisBergen CountyBergenMonmouth CountyMonmouthEssex CountyEssexNortheastMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticUnion CountyUnionHudson CountyHudsonBurlington CountyBurlingtonCamden CountyCamdenUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester CountyGloucesterCape May CountyCape MayAtlantic CountyAtlanticSussex CountySussexPassaic CountyPassaicWarren CountyWarrenOcean CountyOceanCumberland CountyCumberlandSalem CountySalem6.991362%6.991362%7.0%15,99416.0k16.357134%6.357134%6.4%15,75815.8k26.055357%6.055357%6.1%5,34935.798784%5.798784%5.8%20,08220.1k45.172939%5.172939%5.2%33,79033.8k54.682471%4.682471%4.7%20,36820.4k64.225868%4.225868%4.2%22,26822.3k74.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.001878%4.001878%4.0%22,67322.7k83.969164%3.969164%4.0%242,617243k3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.793190%3.793190%3.8%14,07314.1k93.645649%3.645649%3.6%17,16917.2k103.373735%3.373735%3.4%10,55510.6k113.364410%3.364410%3.4%11,67811.7k123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.570682%2.570682%2.6%5,079132.546039%2.546039%2.5%1,789142.450745%2.450745%2.5%4,590152.328103%2.328103%2.3%2,362162.283490%2.283490%2.3%7,590172.244865%2.244865%2.2%1,681181.978932%1.978932%2.0%7,999191.196959%1.196959%1.2%1,255201.151327%1.151327%1.2%51521

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#Cape MaySussexCumberlandWarrenMercerOceanUnionMonmouthUnited StatesSalemEssexBurlingtonNortheastGloucesterAtlanticMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyHunterdonCamdenMorrisPassaicSomersetBergenMiddlesexHudson-1.000000x-1.000000x1.340744x1.340744x1.34x8.543%8.54%11.455%11.5%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.287913x1.287913x1.29x5.329%5.33%6.863%6.86%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.273013x1.273013x1.27x19.879%19.9%25.307%25.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221900x1.221900x1.22x8.704%8.70%10.636%10.6%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214728x1.214728x1.21x11.170%11.2%13.569%13.6%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172020x1.172020x1.17x8.416%8.42%9.864%9.86%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155603x1.155603x1.16x13.239%13.2%15.299%15.3%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.128108x1.128108x1.13x6.897%6.90%7.781%7.78%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105794x1.105794x1.11x12.799%12.8%14.153%14.2%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101689x1.101689x1.10x14.616%14.6%16.102%16.1%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.089958x1.089958x1.09x6.817%6.82%7.430%7.43%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068826x1.068826x1.07x7.758%7.76%8.292%8.29%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.062117x1.062117x1.06x13.900%13.9%14.763%14.8%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058789x1.058789x1.06x10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.041720x1.041720x1.04x5.210%5.21%5.428%5.43%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.030470x1.030470x1.03x11.580%11.6%11.933%11.9%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.014159x1.014159x1.01x5.994%5.99%6.079%6.08%16-1.008845x-1.008845x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x17.588%17.6%17.434%17.4%17-1.019627x-1.019627x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x5.988%5.99%5.872%5.87%18-1.037389x-1.037389x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x8.128%8.13%7.835%7.84%19-1.062181x-1.062181x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x11.355%11.4%10.690%10.7%20-1.073527x-1.073527x1.07x1.000000x1.000000x17.180%17.2%16.003%16.0%21

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#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 New Jersey, selected counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#Cape MayOceanCamdenSomersetMonmouthSussexMercerAtlanticMorrisCumberlandBergenNew JerseyPassaicEssexHunterdonUnited StatesGloucesterMiddle AtlanticMiddlesexNortheastBurlingtonUnionWarrenHudsonSalem-1.000000x-1.000000x2.023429x2.023429x2.02x1.712%1.71%3.465%3.47%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.910996x1.910996x1.91x1.388%1.39%2.652%2.65%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.890088x1.890088x1.89x2.371%2.37%4.482%4.48%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.718316x1.718316x1.72x5.210%5.21%8.953%8.95%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.711649x1.711649x1.71x3.498%3.50%5.987%5.99%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.701553x1.701553x1.70x1.733%1.73%2.949%2.95%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695797x1.695797x1.70x4.763%4.76%8.078%8.08%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.690322x1.690322x1.69x1.848%1.85%3.123%3.12%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.677547x1.677547x1.68x4.376%4.38%7.341%7.34%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.638887x1.638887x1.64x0.901%0.90%1.477%1.48%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.610951x1.610951x1.61x4.015%4.01%6.468%6.47%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579216x1.579216x1.58x3.110%3.11%4.911%4.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.570843x1.570843x1.57x1.796%1.80%2.821%2.82%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.558630x1.558630x1.56x3.352%3.35%5.225%5.23%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.549652x1.549652x1.55x4.790%4.79%7.422%7.42%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524579x1.524579x1.52x2.059%2.06%3.140%3.14%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.495642x1.495642x1.50x3.229%3.23%4.830%4.83%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458014x1.458014x1.46x2.766%2.77%4.033%4.03%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.354862x1.354862x1.35x3.245%3.25%4.397%4.40%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.237160x1.237160x1.24x2.016%2.02%2.494%2.49%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199401x1.199401x1.20x3.322%3.32%3.984%3.98%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.034091x1.034091x1.03x1.133%1.13%1.172%1.17%21

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in New Jersey

There are 570 county subdivisions in New Jersey. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, New Jersey, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 42,029.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%Count#New BrunswickPassaicCamdenPerth AmboyUnion CityPatersonTrentonPlainfieldTown of West New YorkW New YorkElizabethNewarkVinelandNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenIrvington TownshipIrvingtonTown of KearnyKearnyLakewood TownshipLakewoodEast OrangeJersey CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBayonneHackensackMiddle AtlanticManchester TownshipManchesterCliftonUnion TownshipUnionNortheastEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrNew JerseyNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickHamilton TownshipHamiltonSayrevilleWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldGloucester TownshipGloucesterWest Orange TownshipW OrangeEdison TownshipEdisonOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgToms River TownshipToms RivPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayBrick TownshipBrickFranklin TownshipFranklinParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsMonroe TownshipMonroeWayne TownshipWayneWashington TownshipWashingtonJackson TownshipJacksonCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlHobokenEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickHowell TownshipHowellSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickMiddletown TownshipMiddletownBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterEvesham TownshipEvesham39.481518%39.481518%39.5%10,47810.5k134.157666%34.157666%34.2%13,53613.5k231.151484%31.151484%31.2%13,34013.3k331.118039%31.118039%31.1%10,08110.1k430.460969%30.460969%30.5%14,31314.3k528.603478%28.603478%28.6%26,13726.1k628.146549%28.146549%28.1%15,38815.4k727.787530%27.787530%27.8%9,181827.249378%27.249378%27.2%10,07910.1k926.935430%26.935430%26.9%21,72121.7k1026.717922%26.717922%26.7%47,54047.5k1123.159433%23.159433%23.2%9,3491218.222802%18.222802%18.2%7,9631317.758018%17.758018%17.8%6,2511417.436901%17.436901%17.4%4,9881516.179368%16.179368%16.2%7,1441614.945564%14.945564%14.9%6,4521714.106563%14.106563%14.1%25,82725.8k1813.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.415231%12.415231%12.4%5,6571912.407806%12.407806%12.4%4,0882012.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M12.197290%12.197290%12.2%4,5282112.152631%12.152631%12.2%7,1852211.797477%11.797477%11.8%4,8072311.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.610190%11.610190%11.6%3,3682411.101968%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k10.241339%10.241339%10.2%2,9622510.055228%10.055228%10.1%6,336269.553654%9.553654%9.6%3,003279.010786%9.010786%9.0%6,625288.493992%8.493992%8.5%2,877298.095887%8.095887%8.1%3,563307.999517%7.999517%8.0%2,648317.965713%7.965713%8.0%5,836327.619501%7.619501%7.6%3,679337.603506%7.603506%7.6%4,953347.494640%7.494640%7.5%2,552357.406182%7.406182%7.4%4,028366.950606%6.950606%7.0%3,290376.943053%6.943053%6.9%2,703386.936571%6.936571%6.9%2,325396.884846%6.884846%6.9%2,596406.608430%6.608430%6.6%2,209416.098463%6.098463%6.1%2,392425.926298%5.926298%5.9%2,951435.766454%5.766454%5.8%2,356445.764059%5.764059%5.8%1,972455.704767%5.704767%5.7%1,952464.924770%4.924770%4.9%1,486474.837512%4.837512%4.8%2,215484.667898%4.667898%4.7%1,440494.445057%4.445057%4.4%1,45150

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%20%40%60%Count#HobokenSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterCherry Hill TownshipCherry HlEdison TownshipEdisonParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickFranklin TownshipFranklinWest Orange TownshipW OrangeWayne TownshipWaynePiscataway TownshipPiscatawayNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickEvesham TownshipEveshamMiddletown TownshipMiddletownMonroe TownshipMonroeJersey CityBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldHowell TownshipHowellNew JerseyOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgNortheastWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeHackensackWashington TownshipWashingtonMiddle AtlanticUnion TownshipUnionBayonneSayrevilleToms River TownshipToms RivCliftonJackson TownshipJacksonEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBrick TownshipBrickGloucester TownshipGloucesterHamilton TownshipHamiltonLakewood TownshipLakewoodTown of West New YorkW New YorkNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenTown of KearnyKearnyNew BrunswickManchester TownshipManchesterUnion CityPlainfieldEast OrangeVinelandPerth AmboyPassaicIrvington TownshipIrvingtonNewarkTrentonElizabethPatersonCamden77.942580%77.942580%77.9%31,84531.8k160.939882%60.939882%60.9%18,38818.4k257.334111%57.334111%57.3%17,68717.7k354.611909%54.611909%54.6%27,19427.2k454.244922%54.244922%54.2%39,74239.7k554.141943%54.141943%54.1%21,07821.1k653.440313%53.440313%53.4%18,28318.3k750.946466%50.946466%50.9%24,11524.1k850.706906%50.706906%50.7%16,78516.8k950.543680%50.543680%50.5%19,05819.1k1050.248157%50.248157%50.2%17,11017.1k1146.158634%46.158634%46.2%13,35013.4k1245.881200%45.881200%45.9%14,97715.0k1345.367782%45.367782%45.4%20,77320.8k1445.238379%45.238379%45.2%15,16315.2k1544.105197%44.105197%44.1%80,75080.8k1639.641581%39.641581%39.6%13,42713.4k1738.156472%38.156472%38.2%13,05613.1k1837.464595%37.464595%37.5%2,290,0412.29M36.134123%36.134123%36.1%17,44717.4k1934.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.631340%34.631340%34.6%25,46225.5k2034.264121%34.264121%34.3%11,28911.3k2134.235797%34.235797%34.2%11,44411.4k2233.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.705051%32.705051%32.7%13,32613.3k2331.715132%31.715132%31.7%14,45114.5k2431.527376%31.527376%31.5%9,9102531.493222%31.493222%31.5%20,51520.5k2631.280551%31.280551%31.3%18,49418.5k2730.826301%30.826301%30.8%12,09112.1k2830.597401%30.597401%30.6%8,8762930.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M28.501296%28.501296%28.5%15,50115.5k3027.709611%27.709611%27.7%12,19512.2k3127.320193%27.320193%27.3%17,21517.2k3226.896161%26.896161%26.9%11,87611.9k3325.900292%25.900292%25.9%9,5803425.426793%25.426793%25.4%11,11111.1k3523.079074%23.079074%23.1%6,6023619.902785%19.902785%19.9%5,2823719.149853%19.149853%19.1%7,1093818.945263%18.945263%18.9%8,9023918.141646%18.141646%18.1%5,9944017.574705%17.574705%17.6%7,5874117.310741%17.310741%17.3%6,9884214.881467%14.881467%14.9%4,8214314.853134%14.853134%14.9%5,8864414.246754%14.246754%14.2%5,0154513.654578%13.654578%13.7%24,29624.3k4611.898447%11.898447%11.9%6,5054711.763247%11.763247%11.8%9,4864810.403055%10.403055%10.4%9,506498.194195%8.194195%8.2%3,50950

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#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 New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Cherry Hill TownshipCherry HlHobokenBridgewater TownshipBridgewaterWest Orange TownshipW OrangeEast Brunswick TownshipE BrunswickSouth Brunswick TownshipS BrunswickFranklin TownshipFranklinWayne TownshipWayneEdison TownshipEdisonNorth Brunswick TownshipN BrunswickPiscataway TownshipPiscatawayJersey CityEvesham TownshipEveshamNortheastMonroe TownshipMonroeParsippany-Troy Hills TownshipParsippany-Troy HlsNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticMiddletown TownshipMiddletownHowell TownshipHowellNew BrunswickCliftonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBloomfield TownshipBloomfieldOld Bridge TownshipOld BrgToms River TownshipToms RivHackensackWashington TownshipWashingtonUnion TownshipUnionTown of West New YorkW New YorkEgg Harbor TownshipEgg HbrWoodbridge TownshipWoodbridgeNorth Bergen TownshipN BergenBayonneLakewood TownshipLakewoodJackson TownshipJacksonSayrevilleHamilton TownshipHamiltonGloucester TownshipGloucesterUnion CityPlainfieldBrick TownshipBrickTown of KearnyKearnyVinelandPassaicEast OrangeTrentonNewarkElizabethPerth AmboyManchester TownshipManchesterIrvington TownshipIrvingtonCamdenPaterson9.302139%9.302139%9.3%4,63218.493037%8.493037%8.5%3,47027.883562%7.883562%7.9%2,43237.389282%7.389282%7.4%2,44645.816673%5.816673%5.8%1,99055.743355%5.743355%5.7%1,73365.594287%5.594287%5.6%2,64875.198112%5.198112%5.2%1,96085.170343%5.170343%5.2%3,78894.729963%4.729963%4.7%1,368104.325864%4.325864%4.3%1,473114.296365%4.296365%4.3%7,866124.193855%4.193855%4.2%1,369134.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M4.012769%4.012769%4.0%1,345144.007089%4.007089%4.0%1,560153.969164%3.969164%4.0%242,617243k3.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.697475%3.697475%3.7%1,693163.670690%3.670690%3.7%1,256173.372395%3.372395%3.4%895183.342185%3.342185%3.3%1,976193.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.161997%3.161997%3.2%1,071202.885014%2.885014%2.9%1,393212.735604%2.735604%2.7%1,782222.461529%2.461529%2.5%811232.456098%2.456098%2.5%821242.373239%2.373239%2.4%967252.316968%2.316968%2.3%857262.268262%2.268262%2.3%658272.147627%2.147627%2.1%1,579282.125955%2.125955%2.1%929292.117854%2.117854%2.1%965302.040539%2.040539%2.0%901311.950386%1.950386%2.0%765321.864283%1.864283%1.9%586331.847267%1.847267%1.8%1,164341.790502%1.790502%1.8%788351.738742%1.738742%1.7%817361.734262%1.734262%1.7%573371.601486%1.601486%1.6%871381.541635%1.541635%1.5%441391.513575%1.513575%1.5%611401.357626%1.357626%1.4%538411.220755%1.220755%1.2%527421.091987%1.091987%1.1%597431.070628%1.070628%1.1%1,905441.051574%1.051574%1.1%848450.938387%0.938387%0.9%304460.867387%0.867387%0.9%322470.704525%0.704525%0.7%248480.684212%0.684212%0.7%293490.572354%0.572354%0.6%52350

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#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 New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
2x1x0x1xFM#PlainfieldManchesterTrentonHowellJacksonMiddletownNewarkUnionKearnyUnited StatesVinelandIrvingtonBrickElizabethEveshamNortheastHamiltonEast OrangeGloucesterMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyCamdenToms RivWashingtonPassaicLakewoodNew BrunswickOld BrgPatersonW New YorkPerth AmboyW OrangeUnion CityHackensackN BrunswickBayonneWoodbridgeJersey CitySayrevilleCherry HlCliftonParsippany-Troy HlsBloomfieldMonroeN BergenEgg HbrE BrunswickWayneBridgewaterHobokenEdisonPiscatawayFranklinS Brunswick-1.000000x-1.000000x1.381053x1.381053x1.38x23.372%23.4%32.277%32.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.341155x1.341155x1.34x10.639%10.6%14.269%14.3%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.320296x1.320296x1.32x24.167%24.2%31.908%31.9%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.281611x1.281611x1.28x5.033%5.03%6.450%6.45%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.266341x1.266341x1.27x5.416%5.42%6.859%6.86%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.166080x1.166080x1.17x4.478%4.48%5.222%5.22%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.160031x1.160031x1.16x24.796%24.8%28.764%28.8%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145332x1.145332x1.15x11.055%11.1%12.662%12.7%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127465x1.127465x1.13x16.398%16.4%18.488%18.5%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097338x1.097338x1.10x22.181%22.2%24.340%24.3%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090897x1.090897x1.09x17.048%17.0%18.598%18.6%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090092x1.090092x1.09x7.107%7.11%7.747%7.75%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077654x1.077654x1.08x25.951%26.0%27.966%28.0%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.076000x1.076000x1.08x4.289%4.29%4.615%4.62%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072837x1.072837x1.07x9.723%9.72%10.431%10.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.072282x1.072282x1.07x14.490%14.5%15.537%15.5%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.069646x1.069646x1.07x7.833%7.83%8.378%8.38%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058789x1.058789x1.06x10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047386x1.047386x1.05x30.494%30.5%31.938%31.9%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.047109x1.047109x1.05x7.436%7.44%7.786%7.79%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.027366x1.027366x1.03x6.525%6.52%6.703%6.70%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.025734x1.025734x1.03x33.736%33.7%34.604%34.6%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.022095x1.022095x1.02x16.005%16.0%16.358%16.4%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.021803x1.021803x1.02x39.040%39.0%39.891%39.9%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.017473x1.017473x1.02x7.557%7.56%7.689%7.69%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.016806x1.016806x1.02x28.378%28.4%28.855%28.9%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.006815x1.006815x1.01x27.160%27.2%27.345%27.3%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.000634x1.000634x1.00x31.109%31.1%31.128%31.1%27-1.000802x-1.000802x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x8.002%8.00%7.996%8.00%28-1.028839x-1.028839x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x30.890%30.9%30.024%30.0%29-1.033921x-1.033921x1.03x1.000000x1.000000x12.608%12.6%12.195%12.2%30-1.040189x-1.040189x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x10.429%10.4%10.026%10.0%31-1.084932x-1.084932x1.08x1.000000x1.000000x12.910%12.9%11.900%11.9%32-1.092845x-1.092845x1.09x1.000000x1.000000x9.423%9.42%8.623%8.62%33-1.106483x-1.106483x1.11x1.000000x1.000000x14.808%14.8%13.383%13.4%34-1.124307x-1.124307x1.12x1.000000x1.000000x10.097%10.1%8.980%8.98%35-1.137931x-1.137931x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x6.287%6.29%5.525%5.52%36-1.138129x-1.138129x1.14x1.000000x1.000000x12.893%12.9%11.328%11.3%37-1.147544x-1.147544x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x7.404%7.40%6.452%6.45%38-1.153227x-1.153227x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x9.050%9.05%7.848%7.85%39-1.158742x-1.158742x1.16x1.000000x1.000000x7.393%7.39%6.380%6.38%40-1.244040x-1.244040x1.24x1.000000x1.000000x20.056%20.1%16.121%16.1%41-1.254630x-1.254630x1.25x1.000000x1.000000x12.814%12.8%10.213%10.2%42-1.255232x-1.255232x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x6.371%6.37%5.075%5.08%43-1.255756x-1.255756x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x7.597%7.60%6.050%6.05%44-1.305322x-1.305322x1.31x1.000000x1.000000x5.226%5.23%4.004%4.00%45-1.338399x-1.338399x1.34x1.000000x1.000000x6.574%6.57%4.912%4.91%46-1.377298x-1.377298x1.38x1.000000x1.000000x9.172%9.17%6.659%6.66%47-1.610474x-1.610474x1.61x1.000000x1.000000x9.151%9.15%5.682%5.68%48-1.617772x-1.617772x1.62x1.000000x1.000000x8.470%8.47%5.235%5.24%49-2.248476x-2.248476x2.25x1.000000x1.000000x6.692%6.69%2.976%2.98%50

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#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 New Jersey, selected county subdivisions in New Jersey, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1x0x1x2x3xFM#JacksonManchesterLakewoodWashingtonMonroeW OrangeWayneCherry HlEgg HbrMiddletownPerth AmboyToms RivWoodbridgeBridgewaterE BrunswickParsippany-Troy HlsBayonneNew JerseyElizabethFranklinEdisonUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastGloucesterHowellS BrunswickEveshamPiscatawayW New YorkEast OrangeHamiltonCamdenBloomfieldHobokenCliftonOld BrgTrentonN BrunswickBrickPatersonJersey CityVinelandNew BrunswickSayrevilleNewarkPassaicN BergenHackensackPlainfieldUnionIrvingtonKearnyUnion City-1.000000x-1.000000x3.571732x3.571732x3.57x0.880%0.88%3.144%3.14%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.374528x3.374528x3.37x0.430%0.43%1.449%1.45%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.794240x2.794240x2.79x1.082%1.08%3.024%3.02%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.322832x2.322832x2.32x1.516%1.52%3.521%3.52%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.217154x2.217154x2.22x2.591%2.59%5.745%5.74%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.207547x2.207547x2.21x4.757%4.76%10.501%10.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.059717x2.059717x2.06x3.494%3.49%7.196%7.20%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.980491x1.980491x1.98x6.355%6.36%12.587%12.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.944406x1.944406x1.94x1.578%1.58%3.069%3.07%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.929494x1.929494x1.93x2.552%2.55%4.924%4.92%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.903562x1.903562x1.90x0.656%0.66%1.248%1.25%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.866111x1.866111x1.87x1.933%1.93%3.608%3.61%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.800589x1.800589x1.80x1.521%1.52%2.738%2.74%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.787285x1.787285x1.79x5.799%5.80%10.364%10.4%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.717911x1.717911x1.72x4.353%4.35%7.479%7.48%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.664069x1.664069x1.66x3.032%3.03%5.046%5.05%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.624319x1.624319x1.62x1.622%1.62%2.634%2.63%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579216x1.579216x1.58x3.110%3.11%4.911%4.91%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.556739x1.556739x1.56x0.827%0.83%1.287%1.29%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.552245x1.552245x1.55x4.442%4.44%6.895%6.90%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526951x1.526951x1.53x4.127%4.13%6.301%6.30%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.479311x1.479311x1.48x1.454%1.45%2.151%2.15%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462352x1.462352x1.46x3.011%3.01%4.403%4.40%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.452494x1.452494x1.45x4.726%4.73%6.865%6.87%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.446372x1.446372x1.45x3.457%3.46%5.001%5.00%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.435805x1.435805x1.44x3.581%3.58%5.141%5.14%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.435557x1.435557x1.44x1.913%1.91%2.746%2.75%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386087x1.386087x1.39x1.045%1.05%1.449%1.45%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.373454x1.373454x1.37x1.572%1.57%2.158%2.16%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361927x1.361927x1.36x0.587%0.59%0.800%0.80%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.313018x1.313018x1.31x2.762%2.76%3.627%3.63%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.310911x1.310911x1.31x7.378%7.38%9.673%9.67%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.305092x1.305092x1.31x2.921%2.92%3.812%3.81%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.294004x1.294004x1.29x2.532%2.53%3.277%3.28%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.250422x1.250422x1.25x0.967%0.97%1.210%1.21%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.249589x1.249589x1.25x4.238%4.24%5.295%5.30%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248025x1.248025x1.25x1.435%1.44%1.791%1.79%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.231387x1.231387x1.23x0.516%0.52%0.635%0.64%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.165264x1.165264x1.17x3.973%3.97%4.630%4.63%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.156233x1.156233x1.16x1.413%1.41%1.634%1.63%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.142367x1.142367x1.14x3.140%3.14%3.588%3.59%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.138299x1.138299x1.14x1.747%1.75%1.988%1.99%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113365x1.113365x1.11x1.015%1.01%1.130%1.13%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.090004x1.090004x1.09x1.301%1.30%1.418%1.42%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.067822x1.067822x1.07x2.061%2.06%2.201%2.20%44-1.024046x-1.024046x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x2.490%2.49%2.431%2.43%45-1.151201x-1.151201x1.15x1.000000x1.000000x1.855%1.86%1.611%1.61%46-1.171038x-1.171038x1.17x1.000000x1.000000x2.545%2.54%2.173%2.17%47-1.229589x-1.229589x1.23x1.000000x1.000000x0.770%0.77%0.627%0.63%48-1.293797x-1.293797x1.29x1.000000x1.000000x1.738%1.74%1.343%1.34%49-1.296953x-1.296953x1.30x1.000000x1.000000x1.961%1.96%1.512%1.51%50

Educational Attainment by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

No H.S. Diploma by State#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%15%Count#CaliforniaTexasMississippiLouisianaNew MexicoKentuckyAlabamaArkansasWest VirginiaNevadaGeorgiaNew YorkTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArizonaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFloridaOklahomaMiddle AtlanticIndianaIllinoisNortheastVirginiaDelawareMissouriNew JerseyOhioPennsylvaniaMarylandMichiganIdahoOregonMassachusettsConnecticutKansasWashingtonNebraskaColoradoSouth DakotaHawaiiWisconsinUtahIowaVermontMaineNorth DakotaAlaskaWyomingNew HampshireMinnesotaMontana17.895004%17.895004%17.9%4,572,9634.57M117.652499%17.652499%17.7%3,015,9523.02M217.042052%17.042052%17.0%332,266332k316.184390%16.184390%16.2%496,210496k415.372147%15.372147%15.4%211,201211k515.359218%15.359218%15.4%456,180456k615.209259%15.209259%15.2%496,036496k714.806918%14.806918%14.8%292,228292k814.659268%14.659268%14.7%190,148190k914.579697%14.579697%14.6%280,240280k1014.156087%14.156087%14.2%932,810933k1114.076424%14.076424%14.1%1,900,8921.90M1214.016272%14.016272%14.0%620,548621k1313.950072%13.950072%14.0%456,087456k1413.764766%13.764766%13.8%611,243611k1513.685443%13.685443%13.7%914,827915k1613.047738%13.047738%13.0%94,55894.6k1713.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.824082%12.824082%12.8%1,807,3861.81M1812.740907%12.740907%12.7%322,890323k1912.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.923855%11.923855%11.9%517,458517k2011.703119%11.703119%11.7%1,008,6081.01M2111.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.362051%11.362051%11.4%638,662639k2211.194308%11.194308%11.2%71,74671.7k2311.167196%11.167196%11.2%454,882455k2411.101968%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k2510.514146%10.514146%10.5%825,155825k2610.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k2710.382272%10.382272%10.4%420,756421k2810.122386%10.122386%10.1%676,467676k2910.039080%10.039080%10.0%105,170105k3010.033363%10.033363%10.0%276,498276k319.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k329.850742%9.850742%9.9%242,932243k339.691216%9.691216%9.7%182,049182k349.418712%9.418712%9.4%452,496452k359.315025%9.315025%9.3%113,944114k369.015583%9.015583%9.0%323,691324k378.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k388.730504%8.730504%8.7%84,94384.9k398.637220%8.637220%8.6%336,096336k408.474181%8.474181%8.5%144,663145k418.255425%8.255425%8.3%169,966170k428.104202%8.104202%8.1%35,44035.4k438.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k447.963451%7.963451%8.0%38,03438.0k457.654998%7.654998%7.7%36,03236.0k467.608859%7.608859%7.6%29,45129.5k477.430090%7.430090%7.4%69,27469.3k487.376055%7.376055%7.4%270,121270k497.105467%7.105467%7.1%49,62749.6k50

Bachelor's Degrees by State#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MassachusettsColoradoMarylandConnecticutNew JerseyVirginiaVermontNew HampshireNortheastNew YorkMinnesotaMiddle AtlanticWashingtonIllinoisRhode IslandCaliforniaUtahKansasOregonHawaiiDelawareUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNebraskaMontanaGeorgiaPennsylvaniaMaineNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAlaskaWisconsinNorth DakotaTexasArizonaFloridaMissouriSouth DakotaMichiganIowaOhioNew MexicoSouth CarolinaS CarolinaIdahoWyomingTennesseeIndianaOklahomaAlabamaNevadaLouisianaKentuckyArkansasMississippiWest Virginia41.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M138.707368%38.707368%38.7%1,389,7301.39M238.412279%38.412279%38.4%1,556,7111.56M338.048253%38.048253%38.0%938,319938k437.464595%37.464595%37.5%2,290,0412.29M536.890897%36.890897%36.9%2,073,6412.07M636.181924%36.181924%36.2%158,225158k735.467167%35.467167%35.5%330,676331k834.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.740945%34.740945%34.7%4,691,4464.69M934.240609%34.240609%34.2%1,253,9371.25M1033.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M33.557116%33.557116%33.6%1,612,1591.61M1132.893660%32.893660%32.9%2,834,8692.83M1232.458314%32.458314%32.5%235,228235k1331.996381%31.996381%32.0%8,176,4878.18M1431.674773%31.674773%31.7%540,721541k1531.610465%31.610465%31.6%593,801594k1631.438326%31.438326%31.4%866,373866k1731.368782%31.368782%31.4%305,201305k1830.475336%30.475336%30.5%195,321195k1930.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.984843%29.984843%30.0%366,783367k2029.934396%29.934396%29.9%209,072209k2129.411961%29.411961%29.4%1,938,0901.94M2229.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M2329.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k2429.028126%29.028126%29.0%1,940,4351.94M2528.792286%28.792286%28.8%135,525136k2628.373439%28.373439%28.4%1,104,0821.10M2728.172535%28.172535%28.2%134,554135k2828.098572%28.098572%28.1%4,800,6774.80M2927.956024%27.956024%28.0%1,241,4251.24M3027.883378%27.883378%27.9%3,929,7963.93M3127.634687%27.634687%27.6%1,125,6651.13M3227.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k3327.410304%27.410304%27.4%1,831,7981.83M3427.172145%27.172145%27.2%559,431559k3526.667466%26.667466%26.7%2,092,8752.09M3626.656428%26.656428%26.7%366,238366k3726.459003%26.459003%26.5%865,057865k3826.248800%26.248800%26.2%274,984275k3926.009787%26.009787%26.0%100,674101k4025.351927%25.351927%25.4%1,122,4161.12M4124.611498%24.611498%24.6%1,068,0621.07M4224.469099%24.469099%24.5%620,115620k4324.010366%24.010366%24.0%783,076783k4423.180646%23.180646%23.2%445,561446k4522.957594%22.957594%23.0%703,875704k4622.698600%22.698600%22.7%674,165674k4721.506280%21.506280%21.5%424,446424k4821.023469%21.023469%21.0%409,891410k4919.559207%19.559207%19.6%253,706254k50

Very Advanced Degrees by State#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 New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#MarylandMassachusettsConnecticutVermontNew YorkVirginiaNortheastNew JerseyCaliforniaMiddle AtlanticRhode IslandColoradoHawaiiOregonWashingtonDelawareMinnesotaNew MexicoIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew HampshireGeorgiaFloridaUtahMaineKansasMontanaArizonaNebraskaAlaskaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaMissouriMichiganTennesseeWisconsinOhioIowaTexasKentuckyWyomingIdahoLouisianaSouth DakotaAlabamaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaNorth DakotaNevadaIndianaOklahomaMississippiArkansasWest Virginia5.485611%5.485611%5.5%222,312222k15.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k24.597610%4.597610%4.6%113,383113k34.271171%4.271171%4.3%18,67818.7k44.230387%4.230387%4.2%571,275571k54.187112%4.187112%4.2%235,358235k64.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.969164%3.969164%4.0%242,617243k73.893484%3.893484%3.9%994,957995k83.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.873560%3.873560%3.9%28,07228.1k93.857674%3.857674%3.9%138,504139k103.705862%3.705862%3.7%36,05636.1k113.591026%3.591026%3.6%98,96199.0k123.560013%3.560013%3.6%171,031171k133.481585%3.481585%3.5%22,31422.3k143.458748%3.458748%3.5%126,664127k153.389208%3.389208%3.4%46,56546.6k163.366505%3.366505%3.4%290,135290k173.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k183.279047%3.279047%3.3%30,57230.6k193.247807%3.247807%3.2%214,013214k203.143038%3.143038%3.1%442,970443k213.103621%3.103621%3.1%52,98253.0k223.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k233.019438%3.019438%3.0%56,72056.7k243.002861%3.002861%3.0%20,97321.0k252.939174%2.939174%2.9%130,518131k262.935920%2.935920%2.9%35,91335.9k272.878910%2.878910%2.9%13,55113.6k282.874397%2.874397%2.9%192,144192k292.822400%2.822400%2.8%114,967115k302.809013%2.809013%2.8%187,723188k312.790570%2.790570%2.8%123,548124k322.703886%2.703886%2.7%105,215105k332.683241%2.683241%2.7%210,582211k342.675779%2.675779%2.7%55,09055.1k352.627765%2.627765%2.6%448,957449k362.618117%2.618117%2.6%77,76077.8k372.585116%2.585116%2.6%10,00610.0k382.576255%2.576255%2.6%26,98927.0k392.563814%2.563814%2.6%78,60678.6k402.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k412.509806%2.509806%2.5%81,85581.9k422.483159%2.483159%2.5%81,18581.2k432.435475%2.435475%2.4%11,63211.6k442.404994%2.404994%2.4%46,22746.2k452.359248%2.359248%2.4%102,384102k462.301050%2.301050%2.3%58,31558.3k472.245391%2.245391%2.2%43,77843.8k482.170358%2.170358%2.2%42,83442.8k492.118620%2.118620%2.1%27,48127.5k50

Under-Education Sex Ratio by State#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 New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#VermontMaineNew HampshireN CarolinaLouisianaDelawareMississippiSouth DakotaIowaWisconsinNorth DakotaS CarolinaNebraskaMarylandGeorgiaKentuckyWest VirginiaIdahoTennesseeVirginiaOregonMontanaAlabamaColoradoMichiganMinnesotaKansasFloridaOklahomaWyomingArkansasIllinoisWashingtonUnited StatesNew MexicoOhioIndianaPennsylvaniaConnecticutMassachusettsMissouriUtahArizonaRhode IslandNortheastTexasMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyNew YorkCaliforniaNevadaAlaskaHawaii-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442482x1.442482x1.44x6.676%6.68%9.629%9.63%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314783x1.314783x1.31x6.441%6.44%8.468%8.47%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267161x1.267161x1.27x12.146%12.1%15.391%15.4%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.261498x1.261498x1.26x14.384%14.4%18.146%18.1%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.248925x1.248925x1.25x10.013%10.0%12.505%12.5%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.246480x1.246480x1.25x15.263%15.3%19.025%19.0%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.220410x1.220410x1.22x7.453%7.45%9.096%9.10%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.219291x1.219291x1.22x7.799%7.80%9.509%9.51%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.216853x1.216853x1.22x7.174%7.17%8.730%8.73%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.199802x1.199802x1.20x12.743%12.7%15.289%15.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.197869x1.197869x1.20x8.492%8.49%10.173%10.2%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.192582x1.192582x1.19x9.516%9.52%11.349%11.3%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.187601x1.187601x1.19x12.997%13.0%15.435%15.4%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.173310x1.173310x1.17x14.174%14.2%16.631%16.6%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.172392x1.172392x1.17x13.525%13.5%15.857%15.9%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.168174x1.168174x1.17x9.269%9.27%10.828%10.8%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.155483x1.155483x1.16x13.048%13.0%15.077%15.1%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153834x1.153834x1.15x10.578%10.6%12.205%12.2%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152993x1.152993x1.15x9.337%9.34%10.765%10.8%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.152911x1.152911x1.15x6.604%6.60%7.614%7.61%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.150006x1.150006x1.15x14.201%14.2%16.331%16.3%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145449x1.145449x1.15x8.409%8.41%9.633%9.63%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.145031x1.145031x1.15x9.461%9.46%10.834%10.8%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136388x1.136388x1.14x6.913%6.91%7.856%7.86%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.136078x1.136078x1.14x9.088%9.09%10.324%10.3%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.133869x1.133869x1.13x12.051%12.1%13.664%13.7%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.131274x1.131274x1.13x11.977%12.0%13.549%13.5%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127731x1.127731x1.13x7.148%7.15%8.061%8.06%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.126200x1.126200x1.13x13.960%14.0%15.722%15.7%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.113796x1.113796x1.11x11.095%11.1%12.358%12.4%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.111187x1.111187x1.11x8.930%8.93%9.923%9.92%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.107012x1.107012x1.11x14.612%14.6%16.176%16.2%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.105363x1.105363x1.11x10.008%10.0%11.063%11.1%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.101821x1.101821x1.10x11.365%11.4%12.522%12.5%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088837x1.088837x1.09x9.451%9.45%10.290%10.3%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087272x1.087272x1.09x10.718%10.7%11.653%11.7%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.080645x1.080645x1.08x8.148%8.15%8.805%8.81%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077884x1.077884x1.08x13.260%13.3%14.293%14.3%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077050x1.077050x1.08x12.588%12.6%13.557%13.6%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.065414x1.065414x1.07x17.107%17.1%18.226%18.2%44-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058789x1.058789x1.06x10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%45-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046080x1.046080x1.05x13.775%13.8%14.410%14.4%46-1.000000x-1.000000x1.035897x1.035897x1.04x17.587%17.6%18.218%18.2%47-1.000000x-1.000000x1.019933x1.019933x1.02x14.436%14.4%14.724%14.7%48-1.000000x-1.000000x1.010366x1.010366x1.01x7.614%7.61%7.693%7.69%49-1.095812x-1.095812x1.10x1.000000x1.000000x9.123%9.12%8.325%8.33%50

Over-Education Sex Ratio by State#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 New Jersey, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
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Educational Attainment by State in the Northeast

There are 9 states in the Northeast. This section compares New Jersey to all of the states in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with New Jersey.

No H.S. Diploma by State#67

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%5%10%Count#New YorkRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMiddle AtlanticNortheastNew JerseyPennsylvaniaMassachusettsConnecticutVermontMaineNew Hampshire14.076424%14.076424%14.1%1,900,8921.90M113.047738%13.047738%13.0%94,55894.6k213.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.313400%12.313400%12.3%3,505,1913.51M11.614335%11.614335%11.6%4,487,0854.49M11.101968%11.101968%11.1%678,613679k310.459911%10.459911%10.5%925,686926k49.943770%9.943770%9.9%462,385462k59.850742%9.850742%9.9%242,932243k68.104202%8.104202%8.1%35,44035.4k78.077290%8.077290%8.1%77,30577.3k87.430090%7.430090%7.4%69,27469.3k9

Bachelor's Degrees by State#68

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%10%20%30%40%Count#MassachusettsConnecticutNew JerseyVermontNew HampshireNortheastNew YorkMiddle AtlanticRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaMaine41.221661%41.221661%41.2%1,916,8061.92M138.048253%38.048253%38.0%938,319938k237.464595%37.464595%37.5%2,290,0412.29M336.181924%36.181924%36.2%158,225158k435.467167%35.467167%35.5%330,676331k534.780899%34.780899%34.8%13,437,26113.4M34.740945%34.740945%34.7%4,691,4464.69M633.644618%33.644618%33.6%9,577,4379.58M32.458314%32.458314%32.5%235,228235k730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M29.333279%29.333279%29.3%2,595,9502.60M829.315638%29.315638%29.3%280,570281k9

Very Advanced Degrees by State#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 New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
0%1%2%3%4%5%Count#MassachusettsConnecticutVermontNew YorkNortheastNew JerseyMiddle AtlanticRhode IslandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPennsylvaniaNew HampshireMaine5.434262%5.434262%5.4%252,693253k14.597610%4.597610%4.6%113,383113k24.271171%4.271171%4.3%18,67818.7k34.230387%4.230387%4.2%571,275571k44.085016%4.085016%4.1%1,578,2061.58M3.969164%3.969164%4.0%242,617243k53.884861%3.884861%3.9%1,105,8831.11M3.873560%3.873560%3.9%28,07228.1k63.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.299391%3.299391%3.3%291,991292k73.279047%3.279047%3.3%30,57230.6k83.022258%3.022258%3.0%28,92528.9k9

Under-Education Sex Ratio by State#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 New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1.0x0.5x0.0x0.5x1.0xFM#VermontMaineNew HampshireUnited StatesPennsylvaniaConnecticutMassachusettsRhode IslandNortheastMiddle AtlanticNew JerseyNew York-1.000000x-1.000000x1.442482x1.442482x1.44x6.676%6.68%9.629%9.63%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.339157x1.339157x1.34x6.946%6.95%9.302%9.30%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.314783x1.314783x1.31x6.441%6.44%8.468%8.47%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094514x1.094514x1.09x10.006%10.0%10.952%11.0%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.088837x1.088837x1.09x9.451%9.45%10.290%10.3%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.087930x1.087930x1.09x9.545%9.55%10.384%10.4%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.077050x1.077050x1.08x12.588%12.6%13.557%13.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.074442x1.074442x1.07x11.216%11.2%12.051%12.1%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.059800x1.059800x1.06x11.972%12.0%12.688%12.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.058789x1.058789x1.06x10.799%10.8%11.434%11.4%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.046080x1.046080x1.05x13.775%13.8%14.410%14.4%9

Over-Education Sex Ratio by State#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 New Jersey, selected other states in the Northeast, and entities that contain New Jersey
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#MainePennsylvaniaNew JerseyRhode IslandUnited StatesConnecticutMiddle AtlanticNew HampshireNortheastVermontNew YorkMassachusetts-1.000000x-1.000000x1.651252x1.651252x1.65x2.302%2.30%3.801%3.80%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.629829x1.629829x1.63x2.534%2.53%4.130%4.13%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.579216x1.579216x1.58x3.110%3.11%4.911%4.91%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.574993x1.574993x1.57x3.043%3.04%4.793%4.79%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.509265x1.509265x1.51x3.700%3.70%5.585%5.58%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502828x1.502828x1.50x3.134%3.13%4.710%4.71%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.494911x1.494911x1.49x2.641%2.64%3.948%3.95%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.486326x1.486326x1.49x3.316%3.32%4.929%4.93%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.450239x1.450239x1.45x3.507%3.51%5.087%5.09%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.415590x1.415590x1.42x3.534%3.53%5.003%5.00%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.387729x1.387729x1.39x4.589%4.59%6.368%6.37%9

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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