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| Table 14. | Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over for metropolitan areas with more than 1 million persons, by sex: 2010 |
| 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 |
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| 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 | 3,449 | (64.0) | 1,661 | (44.6) | 1,787 | (46.3) | 89.2 | (0.58) | 88.8 | (0.85) | 89.6 | (0.79) | 38.5 | (0.91) | 38.8 | (1.31) | 38.2 | (1.26) |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX CBSA | 1,109 | (36.5) | 568 | (26.2) | 540 | (25.5) | 88.2 | (1.06) | 88.8 | (1.45) | 87.6 | (1.56) | 46.6 | (1.65) | 47.9 | (2.30) | 45.3 | (2.35) |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL CBSA | 867 | (32.3) | 392 | (21.7) | 475 | (23.9) | 85.1 | (1.33) | 81.6 | (2.15) | 88.1 | (1.63) | 23.5 | (1.58) | 24.3 | (2.38) | 22.9 | (2.12) |
| Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-CT-ME CSA1 | 3,751 | (66.7) | 1,810 | (46.5) | 1,941 | (48.2) | 91.5 | (0.50) | 90.0 | (0.77) | 92.8 | (0.64) | 43.1 | (0.89) | 44.3 | (1.28) | 42.0 | (1.23) |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY CBSA | 775 | (30.5) | 371 | (21.1) | 404 | (22.0) | 92.2 | (1.06) | 92.3 | (1.52) | 92.1 | (1.47) | 30.5 | (1.82) | 31.1 | (2.64) | 30.0 | (2.50) |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC CBSA | 1,252 | (38.8) | 629 | (27.5) | 624 | (27.4) | 85.7 | (1.09) | 83.5 | (1.63) | 88.0 | (1.43) | 32.1 | (1.45) | 34.5 | (2.08) | 29.7 | (2.01) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA | 6,129 | (84.9) | 2,995 | (59.7) | 3,134 | (61.1) | 88.8 | (0.44) | 88.8 | (0.63) | 88.9 | (0.62) | 36.4 | (0.68) | 36.8 | (0.97) | 36.1 | (0.94) |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN CBSA1 | 1,290 | (39.3) | 615 | (27.2) | 675 | (28.5) | 89.3 | (0.95) | 89.0 | (1.39) | 89.6 | (1.29) | 28.1 | (1.37) | 28.4 | (2.00) | 27.8 | (1.89) |
| Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA | 1,962 | (48.4) | 947 | (33.7) | 1,015 | (34.9) | 89.2 | (0.77) | 87.8 | (1.17) | 90.4 | (1.01) | 27.0 | (1.10) | 25.8 | (1.56) | 28.1 | (1.55) |
| Columbus, OH CSA | 1,142 | (37.0) | 556 | (25.9) | 585 | (26.5) | 91.1 | (0.93) | 89.6 | (1.42) | 92.5 | (1.19) | 29.1 | (1.48) | 27.3 | (2.08) | 30.7 | (2.09) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CBSA | 4,078 | (69.5) | 2,045 | (49.4) | 2,034 | (49.3) | 82.8 | (0.65) | 81.5 | (0.94) | 84.2 | (0.89) | 31.5 | (0.80) | 32.8 | (1.14) | 30.1 | (1.12) |
| Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA | 1,967 | (48.5) | 978 | (34.3) | 989 | (34.5) | 90.7 | (0.72) | 91.3 | (0.99) | 90.2 | (1.04) | 47.5 | (1.24) | 49.7 | (1.76) | 45.3 | (1.74) |
| Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA | 3,591 | (65.3) | 1,731 | (45.5) | 1,859 | (47.2) | 90.2 | (0.55) | 89.5 | (0.81) | 90.8 | (0.73) | 32.5 | (0.86) | 33.2 | (1.24) | 31.9 | (1.19) |
| Fresno-Madera, CA CSA | 688 | (28.8) | 363 | (20.9) | 324 | (19.8) | 75.1 | (1.81) | 72.9 | (2.56) | 77.5 | (2.54) | 22.5 | (1.75) | 22.4 | (2.40) | 22.6 | (2.55) |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA | 883 | (32.6) | 428 | (22.7) | 455 | (23.4) | 92.5 | (0.97) | 91.3 | (1.49) | 93.6 | (1.26) | 26.6 | (1.63) | 25.6 | (2.32) | 27.5 | (2.30) |
| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA | 925 | (33.3) | 457 | (23.5) | 467 | (23.7) | 87.2 | (1.20) | 85.3 | (1.82) | 89.2 | (1.58) | 29.1 | (1.64) | 29.8 | (2.35) | 28.5 | (2.29) |
| Hartford-West Hartford, CT CBSA | 798 | (31.0) | 381 | (21.4) | 417 | (22.4) | 91.0 | (1.12) | 89.6 | (1.72) | 92.2 | (1.44) | 41.7 | (1.92) | 42.9 | (2.78) | 40.6 | (2.64) |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugarland, TX CBSA | 3,644 | (65.8) | 1,776 | (46.1) | 1,868 | (47.3) | 79.8 | (0.73) | 79.4 | (1.05) | 80.1 | (1.02) | 28.7 | (0.82) | 29.3 | (1.19) | 28.1 | (1.14) |
| Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA | 1,327 | (39.9) | 645 | (27.9) | 682 | (28.6) | 91.4 | (0.85) | 92.1 | (1.17) | 90.7 | (1.22) | 28.6 | (1.36) | 30.2 | (1.99) | 27.1 | (1.87) |
| Jacksonville, FL CBSA | 927 | (33.4) | 453 | (23.4) | 473 | (23.9) | 91.9 | (0.98) | 92.5 | (1.36) | 91.4 | (1.42) | 33.2 | (1.70) | 32.1 | (2.41) | 34.2 | (2.39) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS CSBA | 1,279 | (39.2) | 615 | (27.2) | 664 | (28.3) | 89.7 | (0.94) | 89.0 | (1.39) | 90.3 | (1.26) | 33.7 | (1.45) | 32.0 | (2.07) | 35.3 | (2.04) |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV CBSA | 1,197 | (37.9) | 605 | (27.0) | 592 | (26.7) | 87.0 | (1.07) | 88.2 | (1.44) | 85.9 | (1.57) | 23.2 | (1.34) | 24.8 | (1.93) | 21.6 | (1.86) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA | 11,276 | (113.9) | 5,514 | (80.6) | 5,762 | (82.4) | 79.7 | (0.42) | 79.4 | (0.60) | 80.0 | (0.58) | 30.2 | (0.47) | 30.2 | (0.68) | 30.2 | (0.66) |
| Louisville, KY-IN CBSA | 791 | (30.8) | 406 | (22.1) | 385 | (21.5) | 83.7 | (1.44) | 84.4 | (1.97) | 83.0 | (2.10) | 25.7 | (1.71) | 23.9 | (2.33) | 27.5 | (2.50) |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA1 | 817 | (31.3) | 358 | (20.8) | 459 | (23.5) | 86.6 | (1.31) | 83.4 | (2.16) | 89.1 | (1.59) | 31.6 | (1.79) | 32.7 | (2.72) | 30.7 | (2.36) |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL CBSA | 4,003 | (68.9) | 1,895 | (47.6) | 2,109 | (50.2) | 86.8 | (0.59) | 88.0 | (0.82) | 85.7 | (0.84) | 31.4 | (0.81) | 33.5 | (1.19) | 29.6 | (1.09) |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA | 1,201 | (38.0) | 579 | (26.4) | 621 | (27.3) | 86.8 | (1.07) | 85.5 | (1.61) | 88.0 | (1.43) | 30.9 | (1.46) | 31.7 | (2.12) | 30.1 | (2.02) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA1 | 2,142 | (50.6) | 1,031 | (35.2) | 1,111 | (36.5) | 92.7 | (0.62) | 91.6 | (0.95) | 93.6 | (0.80) | 37.6 | (1.15) | 37.2 | (1.65) | 38.0 | (1.60) |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CBSA | 1,070 | (35.8) | 518 | (25.0) | 552 | (25.8) | 86.7 | (1.14) | 83.7 | (1.78) | 89.5 | (1.43) | 34.3 | (1.59) | 35.8 | (2.31) | 32.8 | (2.19) |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA CBSA | 739 | (29.8) | 336 | (20.1) | 402 | (22.0) | 89.9 | (1.21) | 89.7 | (1.82) | 90.2 | (1.63) | 33.7 | (1.91) | 35.4 | (2.86) | 32.3 | (2.56) |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA CSA | 14,266 | (127.2) | 6,703 | (88.6) | 7,563 | (94.0) | 87.1 | (0.31) | 87.7 | (0.44) | 86.7 | (0.43) | 37.5 | (0.45) | 37.3 | (0.65) | 37.8 | (0.61) |
| Oklahoma City, OK CBSA | 837 | (31.7) | 381 | (21.4) | 457 | (23.4) | 88.0 | (1.24) | 87.6 | (1.86) | 88.2 | (1.65) | 29.0 | (1.72) | 31.4 | (2.61) | 26.9 | (2.28) |
| Orlando, FL CBSA | 1,383 | (40.7) | 657 | (28.1) | 726 | (29.5) | 85.3 | (1.05) | 83.8 | (1.58) | 86.7 | (1.38) | 28.7 | (1.34) | 27.1 | (1.90) | 30.1 | (1.87) |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA | 3,797 | (67.1) | 1,756 | (45.9) | 2,041 | (49.4) | 89.6 | (0.54) | 89.6 | (0.80) | 89.6 | (0.74) | 33.5 | (0.84) | 34.7 | (1.25) | 32.4 | (1.14) |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ CBSA | 2,681 | (56.5) | 1,368 | (40.5) | 1,313 | (39.7) | 86.5 | (0.73) | 85.8 | (1.04) | 87.2 | (1.01) | 31.4 | (0.98) | 32.1 | (1.39) | 30.7 | (1.40) |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CBSA | 1,671 | (44.7) | 774 | (30.5) | 897 | (32.8) | 92.6 | (0.70) | 94.0 | (0.94) | 91.4 | (1.03) | 28.8 | (1.22) | 30.1 | (1.81) | 27.6 | (1.64) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA CBSA | 1,495 | (42.3) | 714 | (29.3) | 781 | (30.6) | 91.8 | (0.78) | 89.7 | (1.25) | 93.7 | (0.95) | 36.5 | (1.37) | 35.2 | (1.96) | 37.8 | (1.91) |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA CBSA | 888 | (32.7) | 421 | (22.5) | 467 | (23.7) | 85.5 | (1.30) | 86.1 | (1.85) | 84.9 | (1.82) | 31.2 | (1.71) | 31.5 | (2.49) | 30.8 | (2.35) |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA | 1,130 | (36.8) | 529 | (25.2) | 600 | (26.9) | 88.9 | (1.03) | 87.0 | (1.61) | 90.5 | (1.31) | 37.8 | (1.58) | 38.0 | (2.32) | 37.7 | (2.17) |
| Richmond, VA CBSA | 938 | (33.6) | 436 | (22.9) | 502 | (24.6) | 87.9 | (1.17) | 86.8 | (1.78) | 88.9 | (1.54) | 34.0 | (1.70) | 33.8 | (2.49) | 34.1 | (2.32) |
| Rochester, NY CBSA | 679 | (28.6) | 323 | (19.7) | 357 | (20.7) | 91.0 | (1.21) | 89.8 | (1.85) | 92.0 | (1.58) | 27.9 | (1.89) | 29.8 | (2.80) | 26.1 | (2.55) |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA CBSA | 1,394 | (40.9) | 665 | (28.3) | 729 | (29.6) | 87.3 | (0.98) | 87.2 | (1.42) | 87.4 | (1.35) | 31.8 | (1.37) | 29.1 | (1.93) | 34.3 | (1.93) |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA | 989 | (34.5) | 498 | (24.5) | 492 | (24.3) | 91.6 | (0.97) | 91.9 | (1.34) | 91.3 | (1.39) | 32.0 | (1.63) | 38.8 | (2.40) | 25.1 | (2.15) |
| San Antonio, TX CBSA | 1,353 | (40.3) | 656 | (28.1) | 697 | (29.0) | 80.5 | (1.18) | 79.4 | (1.73) | 81.5 | (1.62) | 25.1 | (1.30) | 23.8 | (1.83) | 26.4 | (1.83) |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA CBSA | 1,881 | (47.4) | 911 | (33.1) | 970 | (34.1) | 88.4 | (0.81) | 89.3 | (1.12) | 87.4 | (1.17) | 34.6 | (1.20) | 37.3 | (1.76) | 32.1 | (1.65) |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA | 5,298 | (79.1) | 2,656 | (56.3) | 2,642 | (56.1) | 88.9 | (0.47) | 88.7 | (0.67) | 89.1 | (0.66) | 46.1 | (0.75) | 47.1 | (1.06) | 45.0 | (1.06) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA | 2,779 | (57.6) | 1,369 | (40.5) | 1,411 | (41.1) | 94.2 | (0.49) | 93.6 | (0.73) | 94.7 | (0.65) | 39.8 | (1.02) | 40.4 | (1.46) | 39.3 | (1.43) |
| St. Louis, MO-IL CBSA | 1,881 | (47.4) | 912 | (33.1) | 969 | (34.1) | 90.2 | (0.75) | 89.1 | (1.13) | 91.2 | (1.00) | 28.0 | (1.14) | 29.6 | (1.66) | 26.4 | (1.55) |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CBSA | 1,909 | (47.8) | 891 | (32.7) | 1,019 | (35.0) | 88.2 | (0.81) | 89.3 | (1.14) | 87.3 | (1.15) | 27.9 | (1.13) | 29.5 | (1.68) | 26.5 | (1.52) |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC CBSA1 | 1,032 | (35.2) | 492 | (24.3) | 540 | (25.5) | 92.8 | (0.88) | 93.8 | (1.20) | 91.9 | (1.29) | 29.7 | (1.56) | 27.8 | (2.22) | 31.4 | (2.19) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Northern | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA1 | 5,374 | (79.6) | 2,557 | (55.2) | 2,818 | (58.0) | 91.7 | (0.41) | 91.0 | (0.62) | 92.4 | (0.55) | 47.2 | (0.75) | 48.2 | (1.09) | 46.2 | (1.03) |
| 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 appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2010. (This table was prepared October 2010.) |
