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Levels of education for Colorado residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Colorado

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Colorado education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Colorado 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	42.4%	281,582	664,455	30,337	57,515	134,496	160,525	50,279	178,908	52,395
Douglas	63.5%	18,453	29,076	71	504	3,119	6,929	1,787	13,094	3,572
Boulder	63.4%	30,085	47,458	1,548	2,242	5,276	8,307	2,610	19,616	7,859
Pitkin	62.1%	1,795	2,890	64	77	308	646	177	1,427	191
San Miguel	61.1%	937	1,533	40	77	142	337	86	776	75
Routt	58.0%	1,989	3,430	26	110	398	907	344	1,362	283
Mineral	56.0%	42	75	0	0	11	22	5	37	0
Summit	54.6%	3,314	6,070	209	328	1,135	1,084	487	2,459	368
San Juan	54.4%	37	68	2	7	10	12	0	35	2
Larimer	51.7%	18,641	36,052	541	1,585	5,720	9,565	3,164	11,776	3,701
Gunnison	51.6%	1,324	2,566	77	93	314	758	97	1,062	165
Eagle	49.4%	4,892	9,894	963	742	1,712	1,585	693	3,640	559
Gilpin	47.3%	387	819	9	27	195	201	97	226	64
Grand	47.2%	922	1,955	15	106	448	464	160	643	119
Jefferson	46.0%	32,858	71,356	1,077	4,668	13,986	18,767	6,067	20,986	5,805
Denver	45.3%	51,454	113,480	9,518	13,456	18,131	20,921	5,675	33,750	12,029
Clear Creek	45.3%	503	1,110	9	71	250	277	78	362	63
Ouray	44.1%	162	367	3	8	66	128	14	111	37
Arapahoe	43.6%	32,539	74,672	2,493	5,719	14,228	19,693	6,075	21,089	5,375
Teller	42.0%	948	2,257	45	130	499	635	152	637	159
Hinsdale	41.6%	32	77	3	4	15	23	13	19	0
La Plata	41.5%	2,354	5,672	81	249	1,265	1,723	336	1,627	391
Park	40.6%	676	1,664	10	125	366	487	164	441	71
Jackson	40.4%	63	156	7	10	35	41	16	35	12
Kiowa	38.8%	57	147	7	7	30	46	14	25	18
El Paso	38.6%	29,918	77,421	1,376	4,523	17,816	23,788	7,291	17,460	5,167
Elbert	38.4%	779	2,029	16	83	466	685	254	422	103
Rio Blanco	38.0%	261	686	27	47	152	199	96	125	40
Washington	34.8%	169	486	16	26	111	164	65	93	11
Chaffee	32.8%	680	2,071	8	203	655	525	197	337	146
Las Animas	32.8%	450	1,371	22	113	401	385	207	161	82
Baca	32.4%	129	398	12	45	103	109	46	74	9
Yuma	32.0%	349	1,091	103	166	229	244	128	166	55
Weld	31.3%	8,086	25,806	2,291	3,167	5,951	6,311	2,139	4,732	1,215
Phillips	30.0%	136	453	24	28	129	136	37	68	31
Kit Carson	29.0%	264	909	78	117	238	212	80	124	60
Mesa	28.3%	3,715	13,149	468	1,443	4,157	3,366	1,114	2,219	382
Cheyenne	28.2%	61	216	21	23	41	70	15	36	10
Adams	28.1%	17,558	62,512	4,961	8,946	16,558	14,489	5,065	10,124	2,369
Otero	27.5%	607	2,209	97	270	713	522	241	285	81
Crowley	27.0%	256	948	15	173	292	212	79	45	132
Pueblo	27.0%	4,718	17,494	469	1,950	5,222	5,135	1,782	2,357	579
Garfield	27.0%	1,753	6,500	544	794	1,774	1,635	509	1,047	197
Logan	26.4%	653	2,476	124	292	716	691	422	225	6
Lake	26.1%	363	1,392	146	180	355	348	141	191	31
Alamosa	25.9%	485	1,874	56	260	522	551	92	328	65
Rio Grande	24.8%	323	1,304	87	96	391	407	92	190	41
Dolores	23.2%	47	203	0	10	74	72	12	33	2
Archuleta	21.8%	209	959	24	104	328	294	38	155	16
Montezuma	21.8%	592	2,719	77	408	971	671	135	391	66
Prowers	21.4%	381	1,782	276	264	509	352	181	146	54
Delta	21.3%	557	2,614	219	320	958	560	187	312	58
Lincoln	20.9%	180	863	44	130	251	258	83	72	25
Morgan	20.0%	723	3,616	646	628	884	735	302	329	92
Conejos	19.9%	160	803	38	105	307	193	44	106	10
Montrose	19.9%	714	3,595	383	410	1,250	838	203	447	64
Huerfano	18.7%	168	900	74	147	326	185	57	97	14
Costilla	18.3%	60	327	20	52	106	89	12	46	2
Saguache	17.9%	109	610	94	130	154	123	47	44	18
Moffat	17.2%	281	1,633	123	227	579	423	91	157	33
Bent	16.7%	129	774	30	146	310	159	73	46	10
Sedgwick	16.3%	46	282	12	43	103	78	28	18	0
Fremont	14.7%	1,015	6,890	496	1,063	2,650	1,666	380	447	188
Custer	13.8%	34	246	2	38	85	87	3	18	13

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