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Table 104.95. Number of persons age 25 and over in metropolitan areas with populations greater than 1 million and rates of high school completion and bachelor's degree attainment among persons in this age group, by sex: 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Metropolitan area Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands) Percent with high school completion or higher Percent with bachelor's
or higher degree
Total Males Females Total Male Female Total Male Female
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA CBSA 3,516 (205.4) 1,648 (101.9) 1,867 (111.2) 90.2 (1.43) 89.0 (1.92) 91.3 (1.40) 39.4 (2.47) 39.0 (3.11) 39.8 (2.31)
Austin-Round Rock, TX CBSA 1,282 (88.0) 666 (44.4) 616 (51.7) 90.6 (2.12) 89.2 (2.99) 92.1 (1.81) 49.0 (3.52) 49.5 (3.97) 48.5 (4.16)
Birmingham-Hoover, AL CBSA 818 (57.2) 396 (30.1) 422 (31.0) 87.9 (2.21) 85.7 (2.69) 90.0 (2.66) 27.7 (4.13) 27.6 (4.57) 27.7 (4.61)
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-CT-ME CSA1 3,885 (101.4) 1,836 (58.1) 2,049 (52.5) 91.9 (1.07) 92.8 (1.08) 91.0 (1.34) 45.7 (2.01) 47.3 (2.28) 44.2 (2.17)
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY CBSA 800 (49.8) 396 (30.6) 404 (26.0) 89.8 (2.29) 90.9 (3.03) 88.7 (3.00) 26.5 (3.91) 28.1 (4.79) 24.9 (4.64)
                                     
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC CBSA 1,143 (70.7) 544 (42.5) 600 (37.0) 86.9 (2.69) 84.6 (3.44) 89.0 (2.23) 33.8 (3.98) 36.7 (4.93) 31.2 (3.72)
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA 6,339 (253.9) 3,045 (122.1) 3,295 (141.9) 90.7 (0.76) 90.2 (0.97) 91.2 (0.78) 39.0 (1.56) 40.3 (1.80) 37.9 (1.64)
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN CBSA1 1,313 (71.3) 634 (39.4) 679 (38.9) 88.9 (1.72) 88.6 (2.10) 89.2 (2.09) 27.1 (2.56) 29.5 (2.98) 24.9 (2.84)
Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA 1,832 (78.1) 873 (47.7) 958 (43.0) 90.9 (1.47) 88.7 (2.38) 93.0 (1.29) 29.7 (2.67) 31.1 (3.34) 28.4 (2.80)
Columbus, OH CSA 1,133 (64.4) 551 (34.8) 583 (39.3) 93.2 (1.42) 92.8 (2.01) 93.6 (1.48) 33.0 (3.56) 34.8 (4.30) 31.3 (4.01)
                                     
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CBSA 4,482 (164.3) 2,268 (96.5) 2,214 (82.9) 83.4 (1.43) 82.2 (1.75) 84.7 (1.46) 33.4 (1.78) 33.4 (2.14) 33.4 (2.02)
Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA 1,968 (47.7) 971 (33.6) 997 (23.6) 91.3 (0.98) 91.1 (1.10) 91.5 (1.23) 48.5 (1.84) 49.9 (2.16) 47.2 (2.12)
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA 3,592 (188.3) 1,718 (96.3) 1,874 (99.0) 91.9 (0.97) 91.5 (1.49) 92.2 (1.08) 32.2 (1.89) 31.0 (2.21) 33.4 (2.19)
Fresno-Madera, CA CSA 734 (183.2) 361 (84.6) 372 (100.0) 77.6 (2.49) 75.7 (3.10) 79.4 (2.95) 24.9 (3.92) 22.2 (3.97) 27.5 (5.29)
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA 911 (164.5) 428 (79.8) 483 (86.5) 95.3 (1.09) 94.4 (1.84) 96.2 (1.12) 29.7 (3.92) 28.9 (3.99) 30.4 (4.77)
                                     
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA 1,015 (73.6) 478 (40.4) 537 (42.3) 87.8 (2.76) 87.6 (3.78) 88.0 (2.74) 28.9 (3.65) 24.9 (3.66) 32.5 (4.54)
Hartford-West Hartford, CT CBSA 753 (35.2) 351 (17.9) 402 (20.8) 90.5 (1.29) 88.7 (1.73) 92.0 (1.48) 40.6 (3.01) 38.8 (3.32) 42.2 (3.38)
Houston-Baytown-Sugarland, TX CBSA 4,014 (157.4) 1,995 (87.0) 2,019 (84.5) 83.5 (1.42) 82.8 (1.75) 84.2 (1.50) 29.6 (1.73) 31.4 (2.00) 27.8 (1.85)
Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA 1,254 (116.1) 600 (53.5) 654 (67.2) 92.8 (1.37) 91.6 (1.88) 94.0 (1.45) 34.5 (3.73) 36.6 (4.53) 32.7 (3.74)
Jacksonville, FL CBSA 881 (61.5) 396 (33.7) 485 (36.5) 93.2 (1.47) 94.1 (2.11) 92.6 (1.78) 31.3 (3.27) 30.0 (4.78) 32.4 (3.54)
                                     
Kansas City, MO-KS CSBA 1,330 (62.6) 639 (34.3) 691 (35.3) 92.4 (1.53) 92.2 (1.88) 92.6 (1.54) 39.0 (2.67) 38.9 (3.11) 39.1 (2.90)
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV CBSA 1,282 (33.2) 628 (22.1) 654 (16.1) 88.9 (1.12) 88.3 (1.41) 89.4 (1.26) 22.5 (1.51) 23.0 (1.82) 22.0 (1.82)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA 11,805 (173.3) 5,719 (106.7) 6,086 (90.2) 80.6 (0.88) 80.3 (1.09) 80.9 (0.87) 30.8 (1.03) 31.7 (1.23) 30.0 (1.13)
Louisville, KY-IN CBSA 851 (84.5) 413 (52.0) 438 (37.3) 90.7 (1.75) 90.4 (2.23) 91.1 (2.03) 28.4 (3.41) 29.9 (4.70) 26.9 (3.89)
Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA1 847 (67.6) 394 (35.1) 453 (36.2) 87.2 (2.71) 86.3 (3.60) 88.0 (3.06) 28.3 (3.30) 24.2 (4.05) 31.9 (4.13)
                                     
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL CBSA 4,055 (140.0) 1,875 (77.6) 2,180 (74.5) 87.8 (1.25) 86.9 (1.58) 88.6 (1.31) 31.2 (1.70) 32.0 (2.02) 30.5 (1.84)
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA 1,177 (148.8) 565 (78.9) 612 (72.5) 91.4 (1.53) 90.2 (2.28) 92.6 (1.52) 32.7 (2.90) 27.3 (3.18) 37.6 (3.12)
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA1 2,337 (49.0) 1,158 (35.9) 1,179 (21.6) 93.1 (0.72) 93.4 (0.89) 92.9 (0.88) 40.1 (1.69) 38.5 (1.89) 41.6 (2.05)
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CBSA 1,188 (211.4) 595 (116.0) 593 (97.4) 90.5 (2.12) 90.1 (2.69) 91.0 (2.22) 39.5 (3.18) 42.4 (4.01) 36.7 (4.38)
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA CBSA 736 (47.0) 338 (27.7) 397 (29.4) 89.1 (1.97) 90.8 (2.65) 87.7 (2.21) 31.0 (3.38) 33.6 (5.13) 28.8 (3.50)
                                     
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA CSA 14,708 (208.1) 6,871 (124.1) 7,837 (106.5) 87.5 (0.56) 87.5 (0.68) 87.6 (0.68) 40.1 (0.91) 40.9 (1.19) 39.4 (0.95)
Oklahoma City, OK CBSA 904 (41.4) 407 (26.5) 497 (21.5) 91.2 (1.74) 90.2 (2.08) 92.1 (2.39) 26.5 (2.59) 27.6 (3.41) 25.5 (2.54)
Orlando, FL CBSA 1,437 (88.6) 702 (47.1) 735 (48.0) 90.7 (1.27) 88.8 (1.98) 92.5 (1.31) 34.9 (2.69) 34.1 (3.10) 35.8 (3.21)
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 4,132 (110.2) 1,859 (62.5) 2,273 (65.1) 92.5 (0.69) 91.5 (0.83) 93.4 (0.86) 35.8 (1.71) 37.8 (2.00) 34.1 (1.87)
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ CBSA 2,840 (244.2) 1,435 (126.1) 1,405 (121.9) 85.3 (1.58) 85.1 (2.07) 85.5 (1.74) 32.1 (2.78) 34.2 (3.02) 30.0 (3.15)
                                     
Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CBSA 1,644 (80.8) 786 (44.1) 857 (47.6) 92.5 (1.14) 92.0 (1.54) 92.8 (1.47) 35.0 (2.62) 38.0 (3.15) 32.2 (2.94)
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA CBSA 1,455 (64.4) 693 (39.7) 762 (32.1) 93.4 (1.15) 92.8 (1.43) 93.9 (1.16) 34.6 (2.30) 34.6 (3.13) 34.6 (2.58)
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA CBSA 876 (47.1) 418 (24.9) 459 (23.8) 87.9 (1.29) 88.4 (1.29) 87.5 (1.82) 37.3 (2.50) 40.8 (3.73) 34.2 (1.91)
Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA 1,259 (64.6) 613 (39.2) 646 (37.5) 88.2 (2.03) 87.3 (2.72) 89.1 (2.09) 42.7 (2.99) 43.7 (3.65) 41.7 (3.09)
Richmond, VA CBSA 985 (71.9) 466 (35.1) 519 (41.3) 88.5 (2.50) 88.0 (2.28) 89.0 (3.42) 33.3 (3.31) 31.3 (4.21) 35.1 (3.88)
                                     
Rochester, NY CBSA 698 (47.9) 336 (23.4) 361 (29.7) 92.3 (2.25) 92.4 (2.98) 92.2 (2.72) 39.7 (3.94) 40.7 (5.04) 38.8 (4.53)
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA CBSA 1,478 (79.7) 713 (45.5) 765 (42.8) 87.8 (2.13) 87.8 (2.78) 87.9 (2.17) 33.7 (3.32) 35.5 (4.26) 32.0 (3.03)
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA 1,029 (39.8) 504 (24.1) 525 (20.7) 92.7 (1.15) 92.1 (1.58) 93.2 (1.17) 33.7 (2.29) 35.3 (2.44) 32.2 (2.78)
San Antonio, TX CBSA 1,432 (82.6) 678 (47.3) 754 (44.5) 80.7 (2.57) 79.7 (3.13) 81.7 (2.57) 25.5 (2.79) 26.3 (3.33) 24.7 (3.01)
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA CBSA 2,004 (79.6) 961 (44.8) 1,043 (45.5) 89.4 (1.46) 91.1 (1.63) 87.8 (1.69) 41.1 (2.37) 43.4 (2.95) 38.9 (2.71)
                                     
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA 5,716 (197.2) 2,880 (108.3) 2,836 (103.2) 88.5 (1.06) 87.3 (1.38) 89.7 (0.98) 46.2 (1.57) 47.3 (1.94) 45.0 (1.61)
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA 2,939 (76.1) 1,417 (47.9) 1,521 (41.7) 94.0 (0.69) 94.1 (0.91) 93.9 (0.85) 41.7 (2.00) 41.2 (2.35) 42.2 (2.37)
St. Louis, MO-IL CBSA 1,890 (77.5) 898 (44.4) 992 (40.0) 91.6 (1.31) 92.2 (1.70) 91.0 (1.59) 34.9 (2.43) 35.9 (3.01) 33.9 (2.53)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CBSA 2,242 (223.0) 1,066 (118.5) 1,176 (109.3) 91.7 (1.02) 91.6 (1.45) 91.8 (1.46) 28.1 (2.05) 30.1 (2.67) 26.4 (2.22)
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC CBSA1 1,052 (65.9) 476 (38.5) 576 (33.3) 95.1 (1.05) 94.0 (1.34) 95.9 (1.11) 30.5 (2.84) 32.3 (4.09) 29.0 (2.83)
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
     DC-MD-VA-WV CSA1
5,854 (99.7) 2,774 (60.2) 3,080 (51.7) 91.6 (0.64) 90.5 (0.82) 92.6 (0.66) 49.2 (1.39) 50.3 (1.59) 48.2 (1.52)
1 Information on metropolitan status was suppressed for a small portion of sample observations. As a result, population estimates for these areas may be slightly underestimated.
NOTE: CSA = Combined Statistical Area; CBSA = Core Based Statistical Area. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2013. (This table was prepared February 2014.)

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