Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - percent bachelor's degree or higher, 2006-2010 - (Percent)
County
Value
Ada
35.0
Adams
21.3
Bannock
27.3
Bear Lake
16.7
Benewah
12.1
Bingham
15.9
Blaine
43.2
Boise
23.9
Bonner
22.5
Bonneville
26.2
Boundary
12.9
Butte
17.5
Camas
22.6
Canyon
16.7
Caribou
16.2
Cassia
15.7
Clark
5.3
Clearwater
14.4
Custer
24.5
Elmore
14.6
Franklin
18.5
Fremont
19.8
Gem
12.6
Gooding
11.5
Idaho
12.3
Jefferson
17.8
Jerome
12.1
Kootenai
23.2
Latah
41.8
Lemhi
22.3
Lewis
15.5
Lincoln
11.4
Madison
30.0
Minidoka
9.4
Nez Perce
18.2
Oneida
15.6
Owyhee
10.3
Payette
13.8
Power
18.9
Shoshone
11.9
Teton
31.6
Twin Falls
16.8
Valley
36.1
Washington
17.4
Value for Idaho (Percent): 24.3%
Data item: Educational attainment - persons 25 years and over - percent bachelor's degree or higher, 2006-2010
Source: U. S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 5-Year Estimates. Updated every year. http://factfinder2.census.gov
Definitions:
High School Graduates include people whose highest degree was a high school diploma or its equivalent, people who attended college but did not receive a degree, and people who received an associate�s, bachelor�s, master�s, or professional or doctorate degree. People who reported completing the 12th grade but not receiving a diploma are not included.
Persons with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher are those who have received a bachelor's degree from a college or university, or a master's, professional, or doctorate degree.
These data include only persons 25 years old and over. The percentages are obtained by dividing the counts of graduates by the total number of persons 25 years old and over.
Scope and Methodology:
These data are collected in the American Community Survey (ACS). The data are estimates and are subject to sampling variability. The data for each geographic area are presented together with margins of error at factfinder2.census.gov. The data are period estimates, that is, they represent the characteristics of the population over a specific 60-month data collection period.
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