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Levels of education for Pennsylvania residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Pennsylvania

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Pennsylvania education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Pennsylvania 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	37.5%	581,086	1,550,861	30,153	140,530	512,384	286,708	130,455	331,218	119,413
Montgomery	55.6%	55,900	100,464	1,203	4,931	21,070	17,360	6,943	34,844	14,113
Chester	53.7%	29,024	54,062	1,487	2,769	11,963	8,819	3,170	19,434	6,420
Centre	52.7%	9,582	18,177	207	854	4,643	2,891	1,135	5,147	3,300
Allegheny	51.6%	82,685	160,292	1,166	8,640	35,722	32,079	17,068	45,733	19,884
Bucks	46.7%	35,022	74,941	479	4,051	20,237	15,152	6,474	21,423	7,125
Delaware	46.2%	31,627	68,403	665	4,452	17,794	13,865	5,521	18,992	7,114
Butler	43.3%	9,384	21,696	149	1,179	6,758	4,226	2,249	5,745	1,390
Cumberland	39.8%	10,780	27,089	409	2,199	8,642	5,059	2,083	6,923	1,774
Westmoreland	39.1%	16,387	41,945	306	2,628	13,887	8,737	4,965	9,105	2,317
Dauphin	38.5%	13,107	34,028	738	3,183	10,506	6,494	2,872	7,663	2,572
Lehigh	38.0%	15,356	40,452	855	3,602	12,471	8,168	4,059	8,143	3,154
Lackawanna	36.4%	9,054	24,881	277	1,528	9,150	4,872	2,183	5,244	1,627
Washington	36.2%	8,253	22,779	206	1,628	8,629	4,063	2,369	4,703	1,181
Beaver	36.0%	7,264	20,182	200	1,218	7,026	4,474	2,876	3,661	727
Northampton	35.7%	11,293	31,609	419	2,472	11,187	6,238	2,852	6,193	2,248
Erie	34.1%	11,886	34,809	458	2,865	12,736	6,864	2,963	7,047	1,876
Luzerne	33.4%	12,978	38,890	477	3,398	13,692	8,345	4,391	6,924	1,663
Elk	32.7%	1,443	4,417	44	335	1,850	745	659	694	90
Philadelphia	32.6%	72,231	221,700	6,588	34,891	66,873	41,117	12,544	38,544	21,143
York	32.4%	16,234	50,173	909	4,748	19,778	8,504	4,620	9,247	2,367
Lawrence	32.0%	3,288	10,277	163	804	4,194	1,828	1,039	1,763	486
Montour	31.7%	649	2,046	55	159	809	374	124	265	260
Monroe	31.2%	4,645	14,883	156	1,600	5,332	3,150	1,091	2,793	761
Mercer	30.9%	4,131	13,367	201	1,061	5,312	2,662	1,198	2,291	642
Berks	30.2%	14,108	46,739	1,605	5,195	17,174	8,657	4,117	7,856	2,135
Cambria	29.8%	5,146	17,260	194	1,394	7,298	3,228	2,011	2,436	699
Lancaster	29.8%	17,625	59,229	3,364	7,076	22,233	8,931	3,618	11,156	2,851
Columbia	29.4%	2,158	7,332	107	449	3,306	1,312	557	1,325	276
Indiana	29.2%	2,810	9,633	340	775	4,012	1,696	783	1,422	605
Blair	29.0%	4,461	15,402	166	1,064	6,915	2,796	1,429	2,455	577
Clarion	28.6%	1,355	4,737	79	322	2,242	739	374	832	149
Pike	28.2%	1,290	4,568	22	429	1,823	1,004	433	661	196
Jefferson	27.8%	1,495	5,384	102	414	2,565	808	633	705	157
Wyoming	27.7%	960	3,469	32	308	1,571	598	382	487	91
Venango	27.1%	1,701	6,280	222	589	2,782	986	642	890	169
Adams	26.6%	3,020	11,352	393	1,100	5,012	1,827	946	1,608	466
Lycoming	26.4%	3,810	14,436	593	1,657	5,658	2,718	1,378	2,039	393
Armstrong	25.9%	2,173	8,389	43	637	4,038	1,498	908	1,029	236
Warren	25.9%	1,276	4,935	104	277	2,280	998	424	682	170
Clinton	25.7%	1,136	4,422	130	429	2,009	718	466	542	128
Potter	25.6%	535	2,093	41	163	973	381	193	286	56
Carbon	25.5%	1,814	7,109	90	648	3,179	1,378	740	870	204
Fayette	24.8%	4,429	17,886	384	2,085	7,892	3,096	1,637	2,295	497
Sullivan	24.5%	148	605	9	56	295	97	71	57	20
Bradford	24.4%	1,775	7,282	154	755	3,383	1,215	677	812	286
Wayne	24.2%	1,267	5,236	86	597	2,308	978	458	611	198
Clearfield	23.7%	2,550	10,762	187	1,096	5,397	1,532	1,098	1,122	330
Crawford	23.6%	2,515	10,647	564	871	5,071	1,626	710	1,436	369
Northumberland	23.4%	2,696	11,519	227	1,322	5,309	1,965	876	1,478	342
Franklin	23.2%	3,950	16,998	323	1,976	7,823	2,926	1,322	2,043	585
Mc Kean	23.2%	1,419	6,125	73	732	2,778	1,123	537	681	201
Schuylkill	23.1%	4,506	19,500	298	2,566	8,273	3,857	1,897	2,166	443
Tioga	23.0%	1,035	4,496	72	407	2,053	929	431	472	132
Lebanon	22.6%	3,367	14,890	430	1,632	7,236	2,225	891	1,873	603
Perry	22.5%	1,275	5,669	128	635	2,794	837	476	651	148
Somerset	22.3%	2,164	9,720	250	1,113	4,915	1,278	807	1,141	216
Snyder	20.7%	935	4,523	320	544	2,137	587	260	497	178
Bedford	20.6%	1,298	6,291	123	590	3,233	1,047	570	575	153
Union	20.6%	1,284	6,232	203	1,578	2,203	964	281	740	263
Susquehanna	20.5%	930	4,536	56	481	2,215	854	386	431	113
Fulton	19.7%	370	1,874	16	210	996	282	166	147	57
Mifflin	19.3%	1,134	5,874	349	480	3,145	766	459	561	114
Greene	19.1%	1,071	5,606	175	806	2,708	846	334	577	160
Huntingdon	18.9%	1,187	6,264	165	1,361	2,779	772	384	623	180
Juniata	18.0%	523	2,907	110	404	1,537	333	186	308	29
Forest	17.0%	76	448	0	54	235	83	28	44	4
Cameron	16.6%	106	640	7	58	338	131	31	75	0

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