Table 2.9b. Percentage distribution of adults age 25 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, locale, and poverty status: 2004

Status of Education in Rural America

NCES 2007-040
June 2007

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Table 2.9b.

Percentage distribution of adults age 25 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, locale, and poverty status: 2004

Locale and poverty status	Total	Less than high school graduate ¹	High school graduate or higher
			Total	High school graduate or equivalent ²	Some college/ associate's degree	Bachelor's degree or higher
			Total	High school graduate or equivalent ²	Some college/ associate's degree	Total	Bachelor's degree	Graduate or professional degree
Total	100.0	16.1	83.9	29.5	27.4	27.0	17.2	9.9
Incomes below the poverty threshold
City	100.0	39.1	60.9	28.6	20.3	12.0	8.2	3.8
Suburban	100.0	33.0	67.0	32.3	22.3	12.4	8.6	3.8
Town	100.0	38.2	61.8	34.7	21.0	6.1	4.5	1.6
Rural	100.0	38.3	61.7	36.1	19.4	6.2	4.6	1.6
Incomes 100-185 percent of the poverty threshold
City	100.0	33.4	66.6	31.8	22.7	12.1	8.6	3.6
Suburban	100.0	28.6	71.4	35.9	24.1	11.3	8.0	3.4
Town	100.0	31.3	68.7	37.4	23.5	7.8	5.8	2.0
Rural	100.0	31.7	68.3	39.7	21.6	7.0	5.1	1.9
Incomes above 185 percent of the poverty threshold
City	100.0	11.6	88.4	23.8	28.0	36.6	22.5	14.1
Suburban	100.0	9.0	91.0	25.9	29.3	35.7	22.5	13.3
Town	100.0	11.6	88.4	32.6	30.3	25.5	16.2	9.3
Rural	100.0	11.6	88.4	35.7	29.6	23.1	15.0	8.0
¹ Includes those currently enrolled in school. ² Includes those currently enrolled in college. NOTE: For a comparison of poverty definitions, see appendix B. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2004, previously unpublished data.