Indicators Idaho

20 percent of the population 25 years and older in 2000 had no high school diploma, compared to 15 percent in Idaho
12 percent of the population 25 years and older in 2000 had a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 22 percent in Idaho

Ask questions:

· Does your county have a relatively high level of educational attainment, e.g., do a high percentage of your residents have a college degree?

· Is the percentage of high school graduates or college graduates increasing?

Look at other indicators:

· “Education: Educational attainment, 2008-2012” – Counties with more than 20,000 people can find more recent data by using this indicator.

· “County types: County policy type codes” – Is your county classified as a “low education” county?

· “Income and poverty: Per capita income” or “Income and Poverty: Poverty rate, overall” – If your county has low levels of educational attainment, does it also have relatively low levels of income and/or high poverty rates?

· “Employment: Employment by industry” – Does your local economy provide jobs that require high or low levels of education?

Dig deeper:

· Look at the county rankings for your state and/or view maps to see how your county compares to others.

· Download data for your county or state to see how many people are in each educational attainment category.

· Take a Big Picture view of your county.

· If you have specific questions, send us an e-mail.

Source: 1990: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/data/tables.1990.List_1115666347.html);
2000: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Demographic Profiles, (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/advanced); DATE LAST UPDATED: October 29, 2008.