About this application: This application provides summary profiles showing frequently requested data items from various US Census Bureau programs. Profiles are available for the nation, states, and counties.
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 - (Percent)
County
Value
Adams
12.4
Ashland
21.1
Barron
19.9
Bayfield
30.5
Brown
29.6
Buffalo
17.9
Burnett
20.0
Calumet
28.7
Chippewa
20.1
Clark
11.5
Columbia
23.2
Crawford
17.8
Dane
50.7
Dodge
16.5
Door
32.1
Douglas
24.0
Dunn
28.0
Eau Claire
31.8
Florence
18.3
Fond du Lac
22.7
Forest
15.6
Grant
23.0
Green
23.0
Green Lake
19.3
Iowa
24.3
Iron
20.0
Jackson
14.4
Jefferson
24.8
Juneau
13.6
Kenosha
25.7
Kewaunee
19.1
La Crosse
34.3
Lafayette
18.9
Langlade
16.5
Lincoln
18.3
Manitowoc
19.9
Marathon
25.6
Marinette
15.0
Marquette
14.2
Menominee
17.2
Milwaukee
30.5
Monroe
19.9
Oconto
16.0
Oneida
27.1
Outagamie
28.9
Ozaukee
48.4
Pepin
19.2
Pierce
28.2
Polk
20.4
Portage
32.0
Price
16.9
Racine
24.7
Richland
18.9
Rock
21.8
Rusk
15.8
Sauk
23.8
Sawyer
23.2
Shawano
16.1
Sheboygan
23.9
St. Croix
33.7
Taylor
14.7
Trempealeau
19.4
Vernon
21.8
Vilas
27.1
Walworth
28.3
Washburn
22.3
Washington
30.7
Waukesha
43.8
Waupaca
19.1
Waushara
15.7
Winnebago
27.3
Wood
21.6
Value for Wisconsin (Percent): 29.5%
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.
