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Levels of education for Alabama residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Alabama

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Alabama education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Alabama PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	29.1%	174,477	599,226	19,094	87,545	168,397	149,713	43,898	97,785	32,794
Shelby	50.6%	11,659	23,043	432	1,806	4,008	5,138	1,295	7,936	2,428
Madison	41.4%	15,714	37,986	690	3,718	7,603	10,261	2,724	10,058	2,932
Jefferson	38.2%	35,277	92,237	2,101	9,294	20,973	24,592	6,154	20,934	8,189
Lee	37.9%	6,237	16,460	290	1,793	3,868	4,272	1,422	3,226	1,589
Tuscaloosa	37.0%	8,450	22,813	431	2,536	5,329	6,067	1,755	4,739	1,956
Montgomery	36.1%	11,949	33,081	619	4,224	7,270	9,019	2,432	7,197	2,320
Coffee	31.1%	1,746	5,614	197	801	1,467	1,403	522	1,014	210
Baldwin	29.7%	5,140	17,282	292	2,397	5,115	4,338	1,257	2,973	910
Mobile	29.7%	15,565	52,364	1,269	7,971	14,460	13,099	4,101	8,647	2,817
Dale	29.3%	2,141	7,297	164	848	1,788	2,356	919	1,026	196
Houston	28.6%	3,339	11,663	271	1,600	3,380	3,073	964	1,913	462
Lauderdale	26.6%	3,025	11,378	345	1,439	3,695	2,874	753	1,785	487
Morgan	26.4%	3,905	14,801	761	2,213	4,160	3,762	1,102	2,193	610
Autauga	26.3%	1,498	5,703	196	756	1,777	1,476	343	839	316
Limestone	25.4%	2,428	9,568	476	1,548	2,791	2,325	691	1,422	315
Macon	25.0%	655	2,617	35	473	659	795	114	361	180
Etowah	24.2%	3,241	13,373	315	2,391	3,852	3,574	1,228	1,484	529
Cullman	24.1%	2,464	10,207	390	1,554	3,094	2,705	1,023	1,102	339
Pike	24.1%	889	3,687	138	708	949	1,003	120	533	236
Conecuh	23.3%	364	1,562	73	246	541	338	140	186	38
Calhoun	23.3%	3,253	13,965	512	2,169	4,500	3,531	838	1,685	730
Marshall	22.8%	2,548	11,193	733	2,166	3,330	2,416	963	1,219	366
Henry	22.7%	429	1,888	65	308	653	433	150	210	69
Colbert	22.7%	1,563	6,893	311	1,107	2,045	1,867	568	771	224
Tallapoosa	22.2%	1,121	5,046	169	979	1,650	1,127	394	581	146
Elmore	22.0%	2,155	9,776	326	1,847	3,009	2,439	593	1,220	342
Choctaw	21.9%	425	1,940	68	336	741	370	212	162	51
Clarke	21.8%	766	3,509	54	495	1,355	839	288	339	139
Covington	21.2%	889	4,186	103	766	1,461	967	364	344	181
Russell	20.5%	1,399	6,834	173	1,225	2,295	1,742	485	682	232
Marengo	20.4%	568	2,785	95	408	1,143	571	260	242	66
Pickens	20.3%	501	2,469	92	436	893	547	201	216	84
Blount	20.3%	1,451	7,151	522	1,056	2,405	1,717	712	526	213
Dallas	20.1%	1,040	5,183	163	848	1,952	1,180	462	451	127
Sumter	20.0%	361	1,806	57	377	606	405	97	219	45
Geneva	19.1%	592	3,101	93	548	1,099	769	266	263	63
St. Clair	18.9%	1,711	9,053	318	1,931	2,866	2,227	535	930	246
Chilton	18.9%	1,046	5,547	343	1,194	1,955	1,009	382	513	151
Walker	18.7%	1,713	9,173	457	1,887	2,863	2,253	801	646	266
Bibb	18.5%	572	3,095	193	659	1,086	585	246	210	116
Butler	18.2%	397	2,180	78	490	785	430	174	188	35
Jackson	17.7%	1,334	7,525	416	1,412	2,700	1,663	502	639	193
Crenshaw	17.6%	282	1,602	73	305	583	359	91	164	27
Franklin	17.6%	780	4,438	507	884	1,250	1,017	355	331	94
Washington	17.5%	389	2,227	67	289	937	545	219	145	25
Monroe	17.4%	521	2,996	106	565	1,157	647	163	244	114
Cherokee	17.2%	536	3,110	157	741	1,127	549	193	254	89
Chambers	17.1%	817	4,773	114	844	1,845	1,153	326	392	99
Cleburne	17.0%	324	1,902	73	362	778	365	80	194	50
Marion	17.0%	703	4,142	202	792	1,495	950	337	275	91
Clay	16.7%	302	1,804	35	324	749	394	148	119	35
Lowndes	16.6%	263	1,583	72	279	696	273	105	120	38
Talladega	16.6%	1,763	10,624	444	2,229	3,612	2,576	601	959	203
Fayette	16.5%	368	2,227	86	437	734	602	188	153	27
Hale	16.5%	338	2,054	31	323	931	431	182	101	55
Lamar	16.4%	330	2,013	103	319	855	406	156	159	15
Coosa	15.7%	250	1,591	32	372	674	263	120	114	16
Escambia	15.4%	801	5,214	260	1,202	1,667	1,284	373	332	96
Randolph	15.0%	406	2,704	173	606	949	570	142	203	61
DeKalb	14.8%	1,367	9,254	799	1,952	3,180	1,956	626	523	218
Perry	14.6%	187	1,277	29	285	401	375	73	80	34
Barbour	14.6%	584	3,989	249	953	1,380	823	225	289	70
Wilcox	14.4%	220	1,528	73	423	530	282	101	83	36
Lawrence	14.3%	699	4,879	201	939	2,061	979	256	373	70
Greene	13.6%	148	1,091	21	135	494	293	60	79	9
Winston	12.5%	431	3,452	224	621	1,411	765	163	196	72
Bullock	8.6%	148	1,718	137	404	730	299	63	79	6

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