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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 - (Percent)
County
Value
Alcona
15.7
Alger
17.4
Allegan
22.7
Alpena
17.5
Antrim
28.2
Arenac
11.8
Baraga
14.5
Barry
20.1
Bay
18.9
Benzie
29.3
Berrien
27.7
Branch
14.2
Calhoun
21.2
Cass
19.1
Charlevoix
31.0
Cheboygan
20.5
Chippewa
21.0
Clare
12.1
Clinton
31.4
Crawford
18.8
Delta
21.5
Dickinson
26.5
Eaton
26.8
Emmet
33.7
Genesee
20.9
Gladwin
13.8
Gogebic
19.8
Grand Traverse
35.1
Gratiot
14.0
Hillsdale
17.0
Houghton
33.2
Huron
15.5
Ingham
38.5
Ionia
16.1
Iosco
16.3
Iron
18.8
Isabella
29.2
Jackson
21.4
Kalamazoo
38.1
Kalkaska
11.9
Kent
35.2
Keweenaw
30.4
Lake
11.3
Lapeer
17.8
Leelanau
42.8
Lenawee
20.9
Livingston
34.8
Luce
16.3
Mackinac
21.8
Macomb
24.5
Manistee
20.0
Marquette
31.5
Mason
23.2
Mecosta
21.9
Menominee
16.7
Midland
34.0
Missaukee
13.2
Monroe
19.1
Montcalm
13.0
Montmorency
12.8
Muskegon
19.1
Newaygo
15.9
Oakland
46.4
Oceana
18.8
Ogemaw
12.1
Ontonagon
17.5
Osceola
13.8
Oscoda
10.7
Otsego
24.2
Ottawa
33.5
Presque Isle
17.3
Roscommon
14.9
Saginaw
21.1
Sanilac
14.2
Schoolcraft
15.8
Shiawassee
17.2
St. Clair
18.3
St. Joseph
15.7
Tuscola
13.6
Van Buren
20.9
Washtenaw
55.2
Wayne
23.3
Wexford
17.9
Value for Michigan (Percent): 28.6%
Data item: Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS), 5-Year Estimates. The PRCS is part of the Census Bureau's ACS, customized for Puerto Rico. Both Surveys are updated every year.
Definition
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. For the complete definition, go to ACS subject definitions "Educational Attainment."
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.
Source and Accuracy
This Fact is based on data collected in the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) conducted annually by the U.S. Census Bureau. A sample of over 3.5 million housing unit addresses is interviewed each year over a 12 month period. This Fact (estimate) is based on five years of ACS and PRCS sample data and describes the average value of person, household and housing unit characteristics over this period of collection.
Statistics from all surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error. Sampling error is the uncertainty between an estimate based on a sample and the corresponding value that would be obtained if the estimate were based on the entire population (as from a census). Measures of sampling error are provided in the form of margins of error for all estimates included with ACS and PRCS published products. The Census Bureau recommends that data users incorporate this information into their analyses, as sampling error in survey estimates could impact the conclusions drawn from the results. The data for each geographic area are presented together with margins of error at Using margins of error. A more detailed explanation of margins of error and a demonstration of how to use them is provided below.
For more information on sampling and estimation methodology, confidentiality, and sampling and nonsampling errors, please see the Multiyear Accuracy (US) and the Multiyear Accuracy (Puerto Rico) documents at "Documentation - Accuracy of the data."
Margin of Error
As mentioned above, ACS estimates are based on a sample and are subject to sampling error. The margin of error measures the degree of uncertainty caused by sampling error. The margin of error is used with an ACS estimate to construct a confidence interval about the estimate. The interval is formed by adding the margin of error to the estimate (the upper bound) and subtracting the margin of error from the estimate (the lower bound). It is expected with 90 percent confidence that the interval will contain the full population value of the estimate. The following example is for demonstrating purposes only. Suppose the ACS reported that the percentage of people in a state who were 25 years and older with a bachelor's degree was 21.3 percent and that the margin of error associated with this estimate was 0.7 percent. By adding and subtracting the margin of error from the estimate, we calculate the 90-percent confidence interval for this estimate:
Therefore, we can be 90 percent confident that the percent of the population 25 years and older having a bachelor's degree in a state falls somewhere between 20.6 percent and 22.0 percent.
