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| Table 17. | Number and percentage of persons age 25 and over in metropolitan areas with populations greater than 1 million, by educational attainment and sex: 2012 |
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| 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 | 3,499 | (224.1) | 1,668 | (114.9) | 1,831 | (114.5) | 90.0 | (1.51) | 89.7 | (1.95) | 90.3 | (1.40) | 38.4 | (2.89) | 40.2 | (3.51) | 36.8 | (2.75) |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX CBSA | 1,110 | (71.5) | 547 | (44.5) | 563 | (46.3) | 88.6 | (2.82) | 86.5 | (3.43) | 90.7 | (2.79) | 43.1 | (4.03) | 41.9 | (4.69) | 44.3 | (4.77) |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL CBSA | 790 | (81.1) | 394 | (47.3) | 396 | (38.0) | 90.2 | (1.58) | 88.3 | (2.67) | 92.0 | (1.99) | 20.8 | (3.37) | 19.8 | (3.85) | 21.7 | (3.90) |
| Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-CT-ME CSA1 | 3,765 | (102.8) | 1,779 | (57.9) | 1,986 | (55.1) | 91.8 | (1.02) | 92.0 | (1.20) | 91.6 | (1.13) | 45.9 | (1.97) | 45.8 | (2.30) | 46.1 | (2.12) |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY CBSA | 752 | (50.1) | 371 | (31.7) | 381 | (26.8) | 87.1 | (2.43) | 87.6 | (3.00) | 86.5 | (3.04) | 28.8 | (4.14) | 33.5 | (5.21) | 24.2 | (4.54) |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC CBSA | 1,151 | (80.1) | 556 | (43.8) | 595 | (41.4) | 88.5 | (2.29) | 87.6 | (2.80) | 89.3 | (2.12) | 33.2 | (3.46) | 37.8 | (4.52) | 28.9 | (3.51) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA | 6,334 | (222.0) | 3,065 | (103.2) | 3,269 | (129.6) | 89.5 | (0.83) | 89.2 | (1.04) | 89.7 | (0.88) | 37.2 | (1.41) | 37.8 | (1.83) | 36.7 | (1.47) |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN CBSA1 | 1,339 | (70.3) | 609 | (35.9) | 730 | (42.3) | 90.2 | (1.60) | 92.2 | (1.73) | 88.6 | (2.11) | 26.1 | (2.79) | 28.5 | (3.62) | 24.1 | (2.93) |
| Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA | 1,813 | (79.4) | 861 | (47.0) | 953 | (41.6) | 92.3 | (0.87) | 92.8 | (1.39) | 91.9 | (1.37) | 28.5 | (2.25) | 29.6 | (2.81) | 27.5 | (2.59) |
| Columbus, OH CSA | 1,143 | (76.5) | 528 | (39.9) | 615 | (44.3) | 91.9 | (1.50) | 93.9 | (1.78) | 90.2 | (1.74) | 29.9 | (3.20) | 32.4 | (3.91) | 27.7 | (3.73) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CBSA | 4,482 | (185.3) | 2,201 | (97.9) | 2,281 | (99.7) | 84.0 | (1.32) | 84.6 | (1.49) | 83.4 | (1.51) | 32.4 | (1.77) | 34.0 | (2.16) | 30.8 | (1.84) |
| Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA | 1,888 | (36.1) | 931 | (25.4) | 957 | (22.4) | 91.7 | (1.00) | 92.2 | (1.14) | 91.3 | (1.12) | 44.9 | (1.90) | 46.2 | (2.38) | 43.7 | (2.10) |
| Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA | 3,545 | (171.3) | 1,646 | (84.8) | 1,899 | (93.4) | 92.2 | (0.92) | 92.5 | (1.15) | 91.8 | (1.10) | 35.1 | (1.72) | 35.9 | (2.17) | 34.5 | (1.99) |
| Fresno-Madera, CA CSA | 724 | (186.9) | 347 | (86.9) | 377 | (101.8) | 74.9 | (4.09) | 70.9 | (5.50) | 78.5 | (3.64) | 22.2 | (3.72) | 20.9 | (3.62) | 23.4 | (5.20) |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA | 924 | (192.5) | 437 | (94.1) | 487 | (100.2) | 93.0 | (1.26) | 93.6 | (1.95) | 92.5 | (1.26) | 26.6 | (3.00) | 29.5 | (3.68) | 23.9 | (3.10) |
| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA | 950 | (68.4) | 433 | (34.8) | 517 | (40.9) | 89.3 | (1.73) | 89.1 | (2.33) | 89.5 | (2.16) | 26.6 | (2.44) | 23.8 | (3.05) | 29.0 | (3.12) |
| Hartford-West Hartford, CT CBSA | 769 | (40.7) | 360 | (20.9) | 409 | (23.1) | 90.7 | (1.33) | 90.8 | (1.53) | 90.5 | (1.60) | 43.0 | (2.80) | 41.4 | (3.30) | 44.3 | (3.22) |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugarland, TX CBSA | 4,109 | (172.3) | 1,931 | (91.4) | 2,177 | (93.4) | 83.0 | (1.29) | 82.8 | (1.59) | 83.3 | (1.39) | 31.3 | (1.89) | 32.2 | (2.33) | 30.5 | (1.93) |
| Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA | 1,223 | (122.4) | 597 | (63.0) | 626 | (63.0) | 91.8 | (1.55) | 91.1 | (2.01) | 92.4 | (1.90) | 33.6 | (3.05) | 34.5 | (3.55) | 32.8 | (3.50) |
| Jacksonville, FL CBSA | 945 | (75.6) | 429 | (44.7) | 516 | (39.5) | 92.7 | (1.62) | 90.1 | (2.51) | 94.8 | (1.50) | 31.7 | (4.51) | 32.7 | (5.65) | 30.9 | (4.52) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS CSBA | 1,314 | (61.6) | 662 | (36.7) | 652 | (29.7) | 93.9 | (1.17) | 94.2 | (1.37) | 93.5 | (1.29) | 36.4 | (2.44) | 36.3 | (3.01) | 36.6 | (2.64) |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV CBSA | 1,282 | (32.3) | 640 | (21.1) | 642 | (16.8) | 87.6 | (1.22) | 88.2 | (1.49) | 87.1 | (1.40) | 28.2 | (1.70) | 28.6 | (2.12) | 27.9 | (2.08) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA | 11,571 | (147.7) | 5,662 | (98.0) | 5,909 | (77.3) | 79.5 | (0.87) | 79.1 | (1.02) | 79.8 | (0.90) | 29.4 | (0.98) | 30.3 | (1.22) | 28.4 | (1.02) |
| Louisville, KY-IN CBSA | 865 | (71.1) | 406 | (36.7) | 459 | (38.7) | 89.3 | (1.64) | 92.3 | (1.91) | 86.6 | (2.29) | 24.9 | (3.56) | 27.2 | (4.65) | 22.8 | (3.85) |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA1 | 886 | (74.5) | 427 | (40.4) | 459 | (42.2) | 85.7 | (2.36) | 79.5 | (4.25) | 91.5 | (1.97) | 30.3 | (3.29) | 28.0 | (3.69) | 32.5 | (3.80) |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL CBSA | 4,041 | (132.6) | 1,916 | (76.1) | 2,125 | (70.3) | 87.4 | (1.29) | 87.2 | (1.48) | 87.5 | (1.48) | 31.3 | (1.71) | 31.9 | (2.17) | 30.8 | (1.90) |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA | 1,210 | (136.2) | 583 | (69.5) | 626 | (68.9) | 90.4 | (1.64) | 89.7 | (2.03) | 91.1 | (1.64) | 33.7 | (2.74) | 32.6 | (3.04) | 34.7 | (3.42) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA1 | 2,348 | (42.9) | 1,135 | (28.9) | 1,213 | (23.9) | 93.8 | (0.68) | 94.9 | (0.67) | 92.9 | (0.97) | 38.0 | (1.69) | 39.2 | (2.14) | 36.8 | (1.82) |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CBSA | 1,121 | (189.2) | 549 | (96.4) | 571 | (94.7) | 89.3 | (2.36) | 92.3 | (2.33) | 86.3 | (3.50) | 38.1 | (4.17) | 41.8 | (4.18) | 34.5 | (5.29) |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA CBSA | 769 | (40.7) | 377 | (29.1) | 392 | (25.8) | 88.5 | (1.91) | 86.5 | (3.11) | 90.5 | (2.25) | 31.8 | (3.81) | 33.5 | (5.79) | 30.1 | (3.90) |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA CSA | 14,608 | (225.4) | 6,888 | (115.7) | 7,719 | (128.3) | 87.5 | (0.59) | 87.4 | (0.75) | 87.6 | (0.62) | 38.1 | (0.87) | 39.3 | (1.09) | 37.0 | (0.90) |
| Oklahoma City, OK CBSA | 891 | (59.3) | 419 | (33.4) | 472 | (29.4) | 92.1 | (1.47) | 91.8 | (1.84) | 92.4 | (1.66) | 31.1 | (2.35) | 32.5 | (3.77) | 29.9 | (2.52) |
| Orlando, FL CBSA | 1,416 | (99.8) | 673 | (52.1) | 743 | (57.3) | 88.5 | (1.83) | 85.4 | (2.40) | 91.3 | (1.85) | 31.0 | (3.04) | 29.5 | (3.54) | 32.3 | (3.26) |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA | 4,236 | (117.3) | 1,960 | (72.7) | 2,277 | (65.3) | 89.8 | (0.91) | 89.8 | (1.13) | 89.8 | (1.16) | 34.9 | (1.48) | 35.7 | (1.83) | 34.3 | (1.69) |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ CBSA | 2,806 | (236.0) | 1,390 | (129.2) | 1,416 | (111.3) | 86.4 | (1.44) | 84.9 | (1.66) | 87.8 | (1.63) | 34.2 | (2.95) | 35.8 | (3.32) | 32.6 | (3.23) |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CBSA | 1,583 | (64.3) | 768 | (38.7) | 815 | (37.3) | 91.0 | (1.30) | 92.9 | (1.41) | 89.3 | (1.82) | 33.1 | (2.30) | 36.7 | (3.16) | 29.6 | (2.65) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA CBSA | 1,499 | (60.2) | 712 | (34.6) | 787 | (32.7) | 93.1 | (1.11) | 92.5 | (1.59) | 93.6 | (1.02) | 38.7 | (2.54) | 39.9 | (3.27) | 37.6 | (2.62) |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA CBSA | 883 | (52.7) | 416 | (25.4) | 467 | (30.3) | 84.5 | (1.11) | 82.5 | (1.70) | 86.2 | (1.30) | 31.7 | (2.37) | 32.9 | (3.10) | 30.5 | (2.15) |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA | 1,231 | (72.0) | 582 | (45.2) | 649 | (35.1) | 89.0 | (1.64) | 86.3 | (2.80) | 91.4 | (1.27) | 42.9 | (3.38) | 43.6 | (3.97) | 42.2 | (3.83) |
| Richmond, VA CBSA | 1,016 | (70.0) | 477 | (36.2) | 539 | (39.0) | 86.9 | (2.79) | 85.0 | (3.01) | 88.6 | (2.96) | 31.9 | (3.29) | 34.9 | (4.01) | 29.2 | (3.58) |
| Rochester, NY CBSA | 664 | (43.8) | 316 | (23.2) | 348 | (30.0) | 89.7 | (2.96) | 90.0 | (3.17) | 89.5 | (4.26) | 32.1 | (3.56) | 28.1 | (5.02) | 35.7 | (3.75) |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA CBSA | 1,477 | (74.4) | 684 | (41.9) | 792 | (43.7) | 85.1 | (2.73) | 83.7 | (4.03) | 86.3 | (2.10) | 30.9 | (3.09) | 31.2 | (3.70) | 30.6 | (3.44) |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA | 999 | (36.0) | 489 | (23.1) | 510 | (18.1) | 90.8 | (1.39) | 90.9 | (1.57) | 90.7 | (1.71) | 31.1 | (2.47) | 32.6 | (3.00) | 29.7 | (2.74) |
| San Antonio, TX CBSA | 1,278 | (79.9) | 606 | (37.8) | 672 | (47.1) | 82.2 | (2.22) | 83.7 | (2.66) | 81.0 | (2.64) | 29.0 | (3.06) | 28.4 | (3.76) | 29.4 | (3.27) |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA CBSA | 1,946 | (91.2) | 914 | (52.5) | 1,033 | (48.7) | 89.6 | (1.76) | 89.7 | (2.13) | 89.5 | (1.77) | 38.3 | (2.35) | 37.7 | (2.90) | 38.9 | (2.79) |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA | 5,581 | (205.1) | 2,791 | (117.2) | 2,789 | (101.5) | 87.8 | (1.13) | 86.8 | (1.45) | 88.8 | (1.13) | 45.6 | (1.77) | 45.5 | (2.10) | 45.7 | (1.89) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA | 2,726 | (73.8) | 1,368 | (48.8) | 1,358 | (38.5) | 92.0 | (1.26) | 91.2 | (1.62) | 92.8 | (1.24) | 40.2 | (1.96) | 38.5 | (2.42) | 41.9 | (2.27) |
| St. Louis, MO-IL CBSA | 1,968 | (74.0) | 901 | (44.4) | 1,068 | (38.8) | 91.9 | (0.97) | 90.8 | (1.37) | 92.8 | (1.15) | 32.4 | (2.17) | 35.5 | (2.89) | 29.8 | (2.18) |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CBSA | 2,154 | (202.9) | 1,033 | (100.3) | 1,121 | (109.1) | 92.2 | (1.20) | 89.7 | (1.92) | 94.5 | (1.31) | 29.8 | (2.13) | 29.5 | (2.70) | 30.0 | (2.52) |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC CBSA1 | 992 | (59.2) | 443 | (30.2) | 549 | (34.7) | 93.8 | (1.23) | 91.3 | (2.03) | 95.8 | (1.17) | 32.0 | (3.08) | 34.6 | (3.95) | 30.0 | (3.29) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA1 |
5,717 | (97.4) | 2,723 | (57.8) | 2,994 | (50.2) | 91.8 | (0.62) | 91.3 | (0.71) | 92.3 | (0.74) | 46.9 | (1.45) | 47.7 | (1.68) | 46.1 | (1.60) |
| 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 2012. (This table was prepared November 2012.) |