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Levels of education for Indiana residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Indiana

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Indiana education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Indiana 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	31.1%	257,472	826,867	23,411	86,094	267,831	192,059	63,988	151,615	41,869
Hamilton	63.1%	17,626	27,948	241	800	4,074	5,207	1,980	12,527	3,119
Monroe	55.7%	9,935	17,851	209	997	3,246	3,464	1,069	5,580	3,286
Tippecanoe	49.3%	10,729	21,744	586	1,393	4,483	4,553	1,546	5,792	3,391
Marion	37.2%	52,614	141,268	3,794	17,089	35,906	31,865	8,950	33,841	9,823
Hendricks	37.2%	5,338	14,359	123	983	4,510	3,405	1,301	3,484	553
Warrick	37.0%	2,365	6,388	96	464	1,677	1,786	663	1,382	320
Boone	36.7%	2,049	5,589	77	389	1,975	1,099	398	1,255	396
Allen	35.8%	16,766	46,894	1,497	3,771	12,650	12,210	4,759	9,900	2,107
St. Joseph	35.6%	12,333	34,641	1,061	3,763	9,452	8,032	2,799	7,226	2,308
Hancock	35.4%	2,460	6,944	31	490	2,219	1,744	599	1,603	258
Knox	34.0%	1,473	4,331	88	470	1,164	1,136	847	439	187
Vanderburgh	33.6%	7,223	21,476	336	1,938	6,257	5,722	1,792	4,535	896
Floyd	33.2%	2,972	8,950	95	882	2,634	2,367	736	1,845	391
Vigo	32.5%	4,502	13,845	325	1,698	4,070	3,250	1,139	2,466	897
Porter	32.3%	5,785	17,936	114	1,106	5,911	5,020	1,500	3,487	798
Johnson	31.7%	5,178	16,329	303	1,315	5,399	4,134	1,128	3,246	804
Dubois	31.3%	1,606	5,125	155	297	2,196	871	606	817	183
Bartholomew	31.1%	3,077	9,879	247	1,067	3,363	2,125	769	1,759	549
Delaware	30.7%	4,564	14,870	144	1,624	4,939	3,599	1,027	2,636	901
Gibson	30.5%	1,238	4,064	23	467	1,467	869	552	598	88
Union	29.7%	281	946	14	95	421	135	93	168	20
Wells	29.2%	930	3,184	44	202	1,302	706	354	538	38
Howard	28.9%	3,262	11,292	268	981	3,782	2,999	812	2,020	430
Spencer	28.5%	713	2,502	31	252	940	566	319	303	91
Brown	28.5%	473	1,660	30	132	656	369	114	275	84
Lake	27.8%	16,766	60,363	1,358	6,157	19,416	16,666	4,585	9,872	2,309
Ohio	27.5%	181	658	6	76	274	121	54	96	31
Posey	27.2%	810	2,978	36	216	1,074	842	259	514	37
Greene	27.1%	1,120	4,133	98	407	1,564	944	505	528	87
Clark	26.8%	3,680	13,751	260	1,508	4,611	3,692	1,203	1,948	529
Dearborn	26.7%	1,519	5,698	86	580	2,274	1,239	559	726	234
Wabash	26.4%	1,081	4,087	61	411	1,671	863	396	547	138
Decatur	26.3%	881	3,353	96	349	1,369	658	318	487	76
Vermillion	26.2%	546	2,083	29	220	833	455	227	266	53
Clay	25.8%	827	3,200	109	296	1,283	685	313	455	59
Madison	25.1%	4,432	17,647	332	1,864	6,489	4,530	1,762	2,190	480
Marshall	25.1%	1,414	5,633	347	727	2,008	1,137	522	744	148
Montgomery	24.6%	1,149	4,678	51	396	2,107	975	347	649	153
Jasper	24.5%	904	3,686	92	284	1,520	886	305	478	121
Jefferson	24.5%	968	3,950	117	335	1,656	874	230	600	138
Whitley	24.0%	916	3,821	93	237	1,577	998	310	547	59
Huntington	23.8%	1,115	4,693	41	443	2,098	996	406	535	174
Martin	23.1%	311	1,349	46	139	642	211	191	99	21
Harrison	22.9%	993	4,334	85	400	1,647	1,209	370	520	103
Morgan	22.4%	2,038	9,092	102	1,156	4,102	1,694	639	1,048	351
De Kalb	22.3%	1,221	5,471	103	473	2,323	1,351	511	588	122
Benton	22.3%	261	1,173	8	63	483	358	117	133	11
Jackson	22.0%	1,310	5,952	116	599	2,823	1,104	495	640	175
Ripley	21.9%	767	3,500	55	344	1,671	663	312	350	105
Franklin	21.8%	614	2,812	102	377	1,088	631	254	291	69
Steuben	21.8%	934	4,292	78	437	1,783	1,060	316	548	70
Blackford	21.7%	392	1,810	13	228	803	374	171	198	23
Grant	21.6%	1,819	8,417	209	1,018	3,447	1,924	648	925	246
Henry	21.6%	1,327	6,157	69	645	2,648	1,468	514	735	78
Sullivan	21.4%	665	3,109	53	393	1,248	750	396	225	44
Fountain	21.2%	471	2,224	35	231	965	522	220	219	32
La Porte	21.2%	3,120	14,737	386	2,001	5,580	3,650	1,090	1,665	365
Shelby	21.0%	1,188	5,655	179	664	2,318	1,306	339	692	157
Pulaski	20.8%	320	1,541	36	197	601	387	138	163	19
Elkhart	20.6%	5,399	26,271	2,143	4,010	9,169	5,550	1,436	3,176	787
Putnam	20.4%	932	4,574	38	736	2,175	693	375	426	131
Randolph	20.4%	685	3,366	62	361	1,482	776	289	346	50
Adams	20.3%	849	4,176	511	248	1,634	934	370	393	86
Lawrence	20.2%	1,193	5,902	114	811	2,685	1,099	402	631	160
Cass	20.1%	1,029	5,111	186	667	2,047	1,182	331	600	98
Warren	20.1%	206	1,027	5	83	437	296	50	144	12
Wayne	20.0%	1,782	8,893	182	1,530	3,150	2,249	554	963	265
Newton	19.8%	353	1,780	32	213	800	382	137	178	38
Carroll	19.8%	508	2,562	106	299	1,095	554	214	253	41
Jay	19.4%	549	2,836	194	212	1,316	565	200	294	55
Kosciusko	19.2%	1,893	9,852	523	1,360	3,932	2,144	572	1,105	216
Daviess	19.1%	678	3,543	656	438	1,129	642	374	243	61
Washington	19.1%	703	3,682	144	525	1,391	919	243	385	75
Miami	19.1%	910	4,770	162	528	1,917	1,253	325	456	129
Rush	18.7%	445	2,380	69	294	1,115	457	194	237	14
Perry	18.6%	436	2,343	71	304	1,054	478	182	172	82
White	18.5%	577	3,119	183	410	1,184	765	230	272	75
Tipton	18.5%	392	2,123	32	189	1,045	465	140	207	45
Fulton	17.8%	446	2,502	73	389	1,117	477	203	148	95
Orange	17.0%	404	2,373	79	308	1,125	457	136	194	74
Clinton	16.7%	755	4,508	329	561	2,042	821	245	412	98
Noble	16.5%	1,074	6,490	486	1,060	2,582	1,288	382	628	64
Starke	16.5%	483	2,921	84	561	1,264	529	195	233	55
Jennings	15.6%	643	4,131	109	643	1,918	818	268	330	45
Owen	15.3%	401	2,613	136	391	1,041	644	179	179	43
Pike	15.2%	237	1,557	32	209	796	283	129	92	16
Parke	14.6%	315	2,154	65	357	964	453	128	164	23
Fayette	14.0%	455	3,248	85	529	1,465	714	214	204	37
Switzerland	13.0%	141	1,083	45	158	539	200	65	58	18
Scott	12.3%	394	3,203	48	497	1,559	705	156	164	74
Crawford	11.5%	154	1,344	49	220	691	230	50	97	7
LaGrange	11.4%	499	4,378	1,559	457	1,282	581	146	288	65

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