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Table 104.30. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2019
[Numbers in thousands. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity,
and age
Total Elementary
school
(kindergarten-
8th grade)
High school Postsecondary education
1 to 3 years 4 years, no
completion
Completion1 Some college,
no degree
Associate's
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Master's
degree
First-
professional
or doctor's
degree
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Total, 18 and over 250,563 (112.1) 8,879 (181.5) 13,976 (200.9) 3,705 (110.2) 70,947 (532.4) 45,028 (382.6) 24,550 (281.7) 53,312 (433.1) 22,459 (248.4) 7,707 (163.9)
18 and 19 years old 7,831 (86.2) 104 (16.5) 2,429 (65.7) 650 (36.7) 2,271 (66.4) 2,235 (70.3) 101 (16.0) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 21,254 (30.8) 172 (23.8) 845 (47.6) 385 (34.2) 6,417 (151.0) 8,103 (151.1) 1,711 (71.8) 3,344 (112.1) 234 (27.9) (†)
25 years old and over 221,478 (50.3) 8,603 (173.6) 10,701 (176.5) 2,671 (91.0) 62,259 (463.1) 34,690 (330.2) 22,738 (265.5) 49,937 (397.8) 22,214 (246.3) 7,665 (160.5)
25 to 29 years old 23,277 (42.7) 357 (34.3) 857 (49.9) 297 (33.7) 6,089 (128.6) 4,243 (111.2) 2,416 (87.3) 6,823 (117.4) 1,803 (75.3) 392 (37.9)
30 to 34 years old 21,932 (39.0) 554 (36.8) 930 (48.1) 269 (26.0) 5,549 (107.6) 3,287 (82.9) 2,323 (76.4) 5,904 (107.1) 2,294 (69.5) 821 (51.2)
35 to 39 years old 21,443 (39.7) 684 (39.6) 1,085 (49.4) 245 (22.7) 5,184 (102.8) 2,984 (64.6) 2,274 (70.0) 5,515 (97.0) 2,643 (73.7) 829 (44.7)
40 to 49 years old 39,929 (54.4) 1,605 (65.0) 1,908 (69.3) 449 (36.8) 10,289 (173.2) 5,737 (110.1) 4,311 (97.5) 9,457 (152.8) 4,590 (108.8) 1,582 (66.3)
50 to 59 years old 41,518 (161.7) 1,571 (66.3) 2,040 (70.4) 607 (42.4) 12,205 (173.1) 6,429 (123.7) 4,521 (120.4) 8,839 (154.9) 3,983 (107.2) 1,323 (64.1)
60 to 64 years old 20,592 (147.3) 812 (44.5) 991 (52.1) 241 (23.4) 6,423 (148.9) 3,223 (92.1) 2,280 (78.2) 4,051 (102.1) 1,867 (71.0) 705 (46.5)
65 years old and over 52,788 (159.2) 3,019 (97.6) 2,890 (81.1) 563 (43.9) 16,519 (207.5) 8,787 (163.3) 4,613 (111.2) 9,348 (175.4) 5,034 (128.7) 2,013 (86.2)

Males, 18 and over
121,301 (98.0) 4,458 (104.8) 7,156 (137.6) 2,003 (80.6) 36,076 (347.6) 21,500 (260.7) 10,758 (163.9) 25,206 (269.8) 9,721 (167.1) 4,423 (111.4)
18 and 19 years old 3,890 (68.2) 50 (10.1) 1,274 (46.0) 367 (26.0) 1,167 (48.6) 976 (48.5) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,716 (30.5) 96 (15.9) 502 (33.6) 225 (25.3) 3,651 (101.0) 3,933 (94.5) 783 (44.5) 1,411 (72.2) 93 (17.3) (†)
25 years old and over 106,695 (50.8) 4,313 (102.3) 5,380 (120.1) 1,412 (65.3) 31,257 (307.9) 16,591 (222.8) 9,936 (159.5) 23,785 (253.9) 9,621 (166.0) 4,400 (110.6)
25 to 29 years old 11,792 (44.0) 210 (24.5) 466 (33.3) 182 (24.7) 3,416 (99.1) 2,227 (83.1) 1,079 (59.7) 3,302 (90.7) 734 (46.6) 176 (25.4)
30 to 34 years old 10,935 (38.9) 316 (26.8) 492 (30.7) 163 (20.4) 3,178 (81.0) 1,632 (61.4) 1,000 (51.1) 2,841 (78.3) 858 (41.3) 454 (39.4)
35 to 39 years old 10,629 (39.5) 373 (29.5) 611 (38.2) 134 (18.3) 2,951 (81.9) 1,512 (56.5) 1,018 (46.6) 2,566 (71.6) 1,068 (50.8) 396 (30.1)
40 to 49 years old 19,621 (54.5) 840 (44.1) 1,042 (53.6) 231 (23.8) 5,680 (117.2) 2,822 (75.6) 2,053 (62.0) 4,206 (93.3) 1,952 (62.6) 796 (42.4)
50 to 59 years old 19,976 (156.9) 838 (45.4) 1,093 (48.8) 329 (29.5) 6,173 (122.9) 2,957 (88.7) 1,935 (75.1) 4,137 (98.0) 1,755 (63.9) 760 (44.1)
60 to 64 years old 9,819 (140.9) 395 (29.6) 464 (36.6) 122 (18.6) 3,171 (100.5) 1,487 (62.9) 972 (48.3) 1,949 (75.2) 817 (49.6) 443 (32.7)
65 years old and over 23,923 (159.2) 1,341 (56.5) 1,213 (51.6) 252 (28.4) 6,689 (124.1) 3,953 (104.3) 1,879 (70.0) 4,783 (116.2) 2,437 (88.4) 1,376 (62.6)

Females, 18 and over
129,262 (62.6) 4,421 (104.7) 6,820 (127.7) 1,702 (61.8) 34,872 (267.4) 23,528 (219.0) 13,792 (195.0) 28,106 (264.8) 12,738 (162.6) 3,284 (95.6)
18 and 19 years old 3,941 (62.5) (†) 1,155 (46.5) 283 (22.8) 1,104 (43.8) 1,258 (52.3) 61 (12.7) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,538 (3.5) 76 (16.2) 344 (32.2) 160 (22.5) 2,766 (88.3) 4,171 (96.2) 928 (51.9) 1,934 (73.8) 141 (20.9) (†)
25 years old and over 114,783 (11.5) 4,290 (98.4) 5,321 (105.7) 1,259 (51.7) 31,002 (246.9) 18,099 (206.8) 12,802 (183.5) 26,151 (245.3) 12,593 (160.2) 3,265 (93.5)
25 to 29 years old 11,485 (7.4) 147 (20.4) 391 (32.4) 116 (18.7) 2,674 (76.6) 2,015 (67.6) 1,337 (59.5) 3,521 (85.4) 1,069 (58.2) 216 (23.9)
30 to 34 years old 10,997 (3.9) 237 (23.5) 439 (32.5) 106 (16.2) 2,372 (62.6) 1,655 (53.0) 1,323 (51.1) 3,063 (69.6) 1,436 (54.0) 367 (28.1)
35 to 39 years old 10,814 (6.1) 312 (23.7) 475 (30.1) 111 (14.6) 2,232 (58.5) 1,472 (41.0) 1,256 (47.3) 2,949 (62.6) 1,574 (51.3) 433 (29.7)
40 to 49 years old 20,307 (4.0) 766 (37.0) 866 (38.2) 217 (24.0) 4,609 (90.6) 2,915 (71.6) 2,258 (73.0) 5,251 (105.8) 2,639 (80.7) 786 (41.6)
50 to 59 years old 21,542 (44.9) 734 (36.9) 947 (43.6) 278 (25.7) 6,032 (104.9) 3,472 (84.3) 2,586 (87.3) 4,702 (102.5) 2,228 (71.1) 563 (35.1)
60 to 64 years old 10,773 (44.9) 417 (26.4) 527 (37.7) 119 (17.7) 3,252 (85.6) 1,736 (60.0) 1,308 (54.5) 2,102 (62.4) 1,050 (53.2) 262 (27.9)
65 years old and over 28,865 (0.8) 1,678 (63.5) 1,678 (58.9) 311 (27.8) 9,830 (138.5) 4,834 (106.2) 2,735 (81.7) 4,565 (106.9) 2,597 (84.5) 637 (48.5)

White, 18 and over
158,197 (130.4) 1,951 (92.5) 6,398 (139.4) 1,528 (73.3) 43,449 (423.1) 28,674 (293.6) 16,743 (244.1) 37,806 (356.7) 16,000 (223.0) 5,647 (152.3)
18 and 19 years old 4,215 (65.2) 58 (13.7) 1,382 (49.7) 289 (25.3) 1,192 (52.9) 1,223 (54.3) 57 (12.3) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 11,425 (42.3) (†) 317 (29.8) 109 (19.4) 3,163 (101.2) 4,533 (106.2) 980 (58.3) 2,150 (81.7) 104 (19.3) (†)
25 years old and over 142,557 (111.7) 1,856 (87.2) 4,699 (120.5) 1,131 (63.5) 39,094 (386.6) 22,918 (259.9) 15,707 (229.9) 35,642 (337.8) 15,897 (222.8) 5,614 (148.6)
25 to 29 years old 12,558 (40.6) 70 (16.9) 312 (31.3) 84 (16.7) 2,999 (93.0) 2,099 (81.6) 1,350 (66.7) 4,353 (95.2) 1,056 (60.2) 234 (31.1)
30 to 34 years old 12,333 (47.7) 105 (16.6) 311 (32.2) 91 (15.5) 2,688 (79.7) 1,795 (68.2) 1,400 (56.7) 3,902 (90.0) 1,470 (59.5) 572 (43.3)
35 to 39 years old 12,190 (45.1) 99 (16.4) 323 (28.5) 72 (14.4) 2,611 (71.5) 1,662 (52.6) 1,382 (57.3) 3,758 (82.5) 1,740 (64.2) 543 (36.4)
40 to 49 years old 23,196 (55.1) 178 (25.1) 620 (36.0) 144 (21.3) 5,539 (123.0) 3,499 (87.5) 2,884 (78.2) 6,301 (119.0) 2,990 (92.3) 1,040 (55.9)
50 to 59 years old 27,443 (143.3) 252 (28.0) 928 (49.8) 267 (30.0) 7,930 (159.1) 4,396 (101.3) 3,202 (106.3) 6,601 (135.5) 2,909 (88.0) 958 (55.0)
60 to 64 years old 14,620 (131.8) 159 (21.0) 499 (40.5) 151 (21.8) 4,584 (121.5) 2,313 (76.7) 1,788 (76.1) 3,091 (91.0) 1,447 (66.6) 588 (44.8)
65 years old and over 40,218 (152.0) 993 (61.7) 1,706 (66.3) 323 (35.8) 12,743 (183.0) 7,153 (147.4) 3,701 (100.4) 7,636 (165.1) 4,284 (118.0) 1,679 (80.2)

Black, 18 and over
29,618 (83.0) 666 (46.6) 2,180 (76.8) 681 (51.6) 9,912 (163.2) 6,148 (125.3) 2,919 (87.5) 4,610 (112.4) 2,036 (73.5) 467 (37.8)
18 and 19 years old 1,015 (31.7) (†) 306 (27.1) 98 (13.2) 340 (26.8) 244 (22.9) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 2,875 (28.6) (†) 130 (18.5) (†) 1,151 (55.1) 1,010 (52.5) 154 (23.0) 321 (32.7) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 25,728 (70.5) 633 (45.0) 1,744 (67.8) 516 (41.7) 8,422 (141.1) 4,894 (108.7) 2,754 (83.7) 4,285 (106.8) 2,015 (72.4) 466 (37.7)
25 to 29 years old 3,322 (27.7) (†) 185 (24.9) (†) 964 (54.8) 759 (46.9) 349 (35.0) 758 (45.6) 186 (25.7) (†)
30 to 34 years old 2,870 (24.4) (†) 108 (17.5) (†) 962 (45.5) 640 (36.8) 298 (27.4) 531 (36.7) 215 (21.9) (†)
35 to 39 years old 2,624 (23.4) (†) 144 (17.8) 58 (11.8) 778 (42.1) 501 (30.8) 343 (28.7) 472 (33.1) 250 (22.7) 63 (12.4)
40 to 49 years old 4,864 (29.6) (†) 225 (25.9) 81 (16.1) 1,538 (57.5) 881 (40.7) 519 (35.7) 918 (45.3) 518 (34.9) 134 (18.6)
50 to 59 years old 4,999 (56.7) 95 (17.9) 357 (31.8) 110 (17.5) 1,685 (56.3) 895 (41.8) 598 (38.2) 761 (43.4) 394 (33.3) 105 (19.9)
60 to 64 years old 2,247 (63.7) 52 (14.0) 206 (22.5) (†) 833 (46.9) 416 (26.9) 232 (21.7) 285 (24.2) 160 (20.3) (†)
65 years old and over 4,803 (39.2) 343 (28.9) 519 (31.9) 128 (16.3) 1,661 (51.4) 802 (41.7) 415 (27.3) 560 (35.3) 292 (24.8) 84 (14.5)

Hispanic, 18 and over
41,217 (49.2) 5,482 (129.1) 4,461 (114.8) 1,188 (58.7) 13,029 (159.4) 6,915 (111.2) 3,236 (85.6) 4,900 (110.6) 1,555 (57.9) 452 (30.9)
18 and 19 years old 1,862 (44.1) (†) 549 (30.3) 196 (22.0) 544 (30.8) 518 (29.4) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 4,780 (8.8) 91 (13.9) 340 (28.9) 169 (20.8) 1,636 (55.0) 1,717 (54.1) 434 (28.8) 371 (31.5) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 34,575 (15.1) 5,367 (125.6) 3,572 (101.2) 823 (47.8) 10,848 (137.6) 4,680 (84.5) 2,775 (82.3) 4,527 (107.2) 1,532 (57.6) 452 (30.9)
25 to 29 years old 4,963 (31.3) 223 (25.6) 308 (25.9) 144 (19.8) 1,693 (54.5) 1,042 (46.5) 532 (35.5) 853 (42.5) 131 (17.3) (†)
30 to 34 years old 4,421 (30.1) 404 (30.3) 453 (31.2) 112 (16.5) 1,535 (50.1) 602 (32.4) 444 (33.2) 613 (39.2) 205 (23.1) 53 (10.3)
35 to 39 years old 4,480 (36.9) 530 (32.8) 564 (37.2) 91 (15.3) 1,434 (44.1) 585 (34.4) 383 (25.3) 596 (37.4) 244 (22.0) 54 (11.2)
40 to 49 years old 7,931 (51.8) 1,283 (55.5) 952 (50.6) 186 (18.4) 2,491 (70.1) 929 (43.6) 591 (34.1) 1,004 (47.1) 379 (32.6) 117 (16.3)
50 to 59 years old 5,992 (62.2) 1,095 (50.5) 607 (38.1) 185 (22.1) 1,806 (59.7) 757 (35.7) 424 (32.0) 747 (38.7) 301 (22.5) 70 (11.1)
60 to 64 years old 2,244 (50.7) 517 (34.4) 218 (21.7) (†) 630 (34.5) 305 (22.0) 145 (16.0) 264 (22.7) 95 (12.2) (†)
65 years old and over 4,544 (6.2) 1,314 (51.5) 470 (26.8) 72 (13.1) 1,258 (44.1) 460 (27.9) 255 (23.3) 452 (29.6) 178 (17.9) 85 (11.6)

Asian, 18 and over
15,400 (105.1) 679 (44.8) 517 (40.7) 186 (21.8) 2,657 (85.2) 1,839 (62.2) 995 (51.3) 4,994 (106.6) 2,512 (88.7) 1,021 (51.3)
18 and 19 years old 390 (23.0) (†) 92 (13.5) (†) 93 (14.6) 142 (15.4) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 1,327 (32.4) (†) (†) (†) 178 (21.5) 519 (33.5) 90 (16.3) 397 (35.3) 85 (17.4) (†)
25 years old and over 13,683 (99.1) 659 (42.6) 410 (38.4) 132 (17.9) 2,386 (80.2) 1,178 (50.9) 899 (47.4) 4,589 (101.6) 2,416 (82.8) 1,014 (51.3)
25 to 29 years old 1,646 (37.8) (†) (†) (†) 162 (20.7) 157 (19.2) 101 (18.3) 699 (37.3) 391 (30.9) 85 (15.4)
30 to 34 years old 1,659 (37.8) (†) (†) (†) 200 (22.1) 120 (17.0) 106 (15.4) 695 (39.5) 365 (29.6) 139 (18.6)
35 to 39 years old 1,596 (35.7) (†) (†) (†) 208 (22.1) 125 (17.5) 98 (14.3) 577 (31.7) 363 (26.7) 150 (18.8)
40 to 49 years old 2,970 (56.5) 87 (14.2) 69 (14.6) (†) 457 (31.2) 232 (24.1) 197 (22.3) 1,031 (49.3) 598 (36.2) 271 (23.6)
50 to 59 years old 2,255 (50.0) 118 (16.4) 97 (16.5) (†) 516 (35.3) 210 (21.3) 183 (19.6) 622 (33.1) 313 (27.6) 166 (18.8)
60 to 64 years old 1,115 (42.6) 80 (13.7) (†) (†) 242 (23.1) 106 (15.1) 55 (10.8) 373 (30.4) 150 (20.9) 55 (10.1)
65 years old and over 2,443 (37.9) 313 (26.7) 131 (18.1) (†) 601 (39.0) 229 (23.8) 158 (20.4) 592 (37.3) 235 (24.9) 149 (20.0)
†Not applicable.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes completion of high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.
NOTE: Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2019. (This table was prepared January 2020.)

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