| Educational Attainment, 1990-2000 -- Through Grade 12, No Diploma |
| By County Within Dept. of Economic Development Region |
| Through Grade 12, No Diploma | ||||||
| Change, 1990-2000 | Percent of Population Age 25+ |
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| 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | 2000 | 1990 | |
| Missouri Totals | ||||||
| Missouri | 679,095 | 858,368 | -179,273 | -20.9 | 18.7 | 26.1 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: St. Louis MSA | ||||||
| St. Louis MSA | 213,154 | 289,407 | -76,253 | -26.3 | 16.3 | 23.5 |
| Franklin | 13,514 | 16,242 | -2,728 | -16.8 | 22.3 | 32.5 |
| Jefferson | 25,996 | 29,556 | -3,560 | -12.0 | 20.6 | 28.4 |
| Lincoln | 5,697 | 5,937 | -240 | -4.0 | 23.6 | 33.2 |
| St. Charles | 19,391 | 21,749 | -2,358 | -10.8 | 10.9 | 16.7 |
| St. Louis | 81,535 | 116,694 | -35,159 | -30.1 | 12.0 | 17.7 |
| Warren | 3,306 | 4,007 | -701 | -17.5 | 20.5 | 32.0 |
| St. Louis City | 63,715 | 95,222 | -31,507 | -33.1 | 28.7 | 37.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Kansas City MSA | ||||||
| Kansas City MSA | 104,752 | 124,486 | -19,734 | -15.9 | 15.0 | 19.7 |
| Cass | 7,006 | 7,958 | -952 | -12.0 | 13.3 | 20.0 |
| Clay | 13,587 | 15,159 | -1,572 | -10.4 | 11.3 | 15.3 |
| Clinton | 1,739 | 2,464 | -725 | -29.4 | 13.9 | 22.9 |
| Jackson | 70,886 | 84,464 | -13,578 | -16.1 | 16.6 | 20.5 |
| Lafayette | 4,387 | 5,839 | -1,452 | -24.9 | 20.1 | 28.9 |
| Platte | 4,015 | 4,563 | -548 | -12.0 | 8.2 | 12.2 |
| Ray | 3,132 | 4,039 | -907 | -22.5 | 20.7 | 28.8 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Springfield - Branson | ||||||
| Springfield - Branson | 48,941 | 53,819 | -4,878 | -9.1 | 17.3 | 24.7 |
| Christian | 4,913 | 4,795 | 118 | 2.5 | 14.1 | 23.4 |
| Dallas | 2,788 | 3,079 | -291 | -9.5 | 27.2 | 37.0 |
| Greene | 23,503 | 27,433 | -3,930 | -14.3 | 15.3 | 21.1 |
| Polk | 3,749 | 4,420 | -671 | -15.2 | 22.5 | 33.0 |
| Stone | 4,086 | 4,004 | 82 | 2.0 | 19.6 | 29.4 |
| Taney | 4,986 | 5,177 | -191 | -3.7 | 18.6 | 29.2 |
| Webster | 4,916 | 4,911 | 5 | 0.1 | 25.2 | 33.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Central | ||||||
| Central | 41,596 | 51,201 | -9,605 | -18.8 | 17.4 | 25.2 |
| Audrain | 4,354 | 5,038 | -684 | -13.6 | 24.9 | 32.0 |
| Boone | 8,423 | 9,464 | -1,041 | -11.0 | 10.8 | 15.2 |
| Callaway | 5,453 | 6,127 | -674 | -11.0 | 21.1 | 29.9 |
| Cole | 6,944 | 9,361 | -2,417 | -25.8 | 14.7 | 22.7 |
| Cooper | 2,073 | 2,684 | -611 | -22.8 | 19.7 | 29.1 |
| Gasconade | 2,743 | 3,698 | -955 | -25.8 | 26.0 | 38.9 |
| Howard | 1,202 | 1,849 | -647 | -35.0 | 18.7 | 30.1 |
| Moniteau | 2,189 | 2,530 | -341 | -13.5 | 22.4 | 32.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,361 | 2,828 | -467 | -16.5 | 28.9 | 37.4 |
| Osage | 2,081 | 2,581 | -500 | -19.4 | 24.8 | 35.0 |
| Randolph | 3,773 | 5,041 | -1,268 | -25.2 | 22.9 | 31.6 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Bootheel | ||||||
| Bootheel | 51,425 | 66,460 | -15,035 | -22.6 | 33.9 | 45.7 |
| Butler | 8,129 | 11,000 | -2,871 | -26.1 | 29.5 | 43.2 |
| Carter | 1,323 | 1,558 | -235 | -15.1 | 33.4 | 44.0 |
| Dunklin | 7,955 | 10,499 | -2,544 | -24.2 | 36.3 | 48.8 |
| Mississippi | 3,381 | 4,591 | -1,210 | -26.4 | 38.9 | 50.8 |
| New Madrid | 4,684 | 6,246 | -1,562 | -25.0 | 36.4 | 48.0 |
| Pemiscot | 5,110 | 6,667 | -1,557 | -23.4 | 41.8 | 50.5 |
| Ripley | 3,443 | 4,136 | -693 | -16.8 | 37.9 | 51.5 |
| Scott | 6,987 | 9,282 | -2,295 | -24.7 | 27.1 | 37.6 |
| Stoddard | 6,665 | 8,458 | -1,793 | -21.2 | 33.1 | 44.1 |
| Wayne | 3,748 | 4,023 | -275 | -6.8 | 40.3 | 51.1 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lake Ozark Rolla | ||||||
| Lake Ozark Rolla | 35,978 | 42,753 | -6,775 | -15.8 | 23.0 | 32.4 |
| Camden | 4,673 | 5,205 | -532 | -10.2 | 17.1 | 26.4 |
| Crawford | 4,606 | 5,195 | -589 | -11.3 | 30.6 | 41.4 |
| Dent | 3,401 | 4,185 | -784 | -18.7 | 33.7 | 46.1 |
| Laclede | 5,723 | 6,216 | -493 | -7.9 | 27.1 | 35.6 |
| Maries | 1,521 | 2,031 | -510 | -25.1 | 25.5 | 38.8 |
| Miller | 4,016 | 4,887 | -871 | -17.8 | 26.1 | 37.0 |
| Morgan | 3,432 | 3,867 | -435 | -11.2 | 25.5 | 35.7 |
| Phelps | 5,171 | 6,372 | -1,201 | -18.8 | 21.0 | 29.9 |
| Pulaski | 3,435 | 4,795 | -1,360 | -28.4 | 14.9 | 21.5 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Lower East Central-Cape | ||||||
| Lower East Central-Cape | 39,502 | 47,980 | -8,478 | -17.7 | 26.9 | 37.3 |
| Bollinger | 2,333 | 3,280 | -947 | -28.9 | 29.3 | 47.3 |
| Cape Girardeau | 8,212 | 9,677 | -1,465 | -15.1 | 18.9 | 25.6 |
| Iron | 2,510 | 3,075 | -565 | -18.4 | 34.8 | 43.7 |
| Madison | 2,502 | 3,360 | -858 | -25.5 | 31.4 | 45.6 |
| Perry | 3,418 | 4,624 | -1,206 | -26.1 | 28.8 | 43.6 |
| Reynolds | 1,615 | 2,072 | -457 | -22.1 | 34.8 | 46.9 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 3,075 | 3,809 | -734 | -19.3 | 26.2 | 37.2 |
| St. Francois | 10,289 | 11,980 | -1,691 | -14.1 | 27.6 | 37.5 |
| Washington | 5,548 | 6,103 | -555 | -9.1 | 37.5 | 49.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: North Central | ||||||
| North Central | 10,477 | 15,143 | -4,666 | -30.8 | 20.8 | 29.8 |
| Carroll | 1,451 | 2,132 | -681 | -31.9 | 20.9 | 29.7 |
| Chariton | 1,202 | 1,787 | -585 | -32.7 | 20.4 | 28.7 |
| Grundy | 1,504 | 2,098 | -594 | -28.3 | 21.0 | 28.7 |
| Linn | 1,852 | 2,775 | -923 | -33.3 | 20.0 | 29.2 |
| Livingston | 1,933 | 2,779 | -846 | -30.4 | 19.4 | 28.3 |
| Mercer | 463 | 778 | -315 | -40.5 | 17.5 | 29.0 |
| Putnam | 729 | 1,272 | -543 | -42.7 | 20.0 | 35.5 |
| Sullivan | 1,343 | 1,522 | -179 | -11.8 | 27.6 | 34.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northeast | ||||||
| Northeast | 18,963 | 25,905 | -6,942 | -26.8 | 20.5 | 29.2 |
| Adair | 2,045 | 3,365 | -1,320 | -39.2 | 15.4 | 25.7 |
| Clark | 1,017 | 1,589 | -572 | -36.0 | 20.4 | 32.6 |
| Knox | 598 | 867 | -269 | -31.0 | 20.0 | 27.8 |
| Lewis | 1,342 | 1,804 | -462 | -25.6 | 20.5 | 28.3 |
| Macon | 2,379 | 3,085 | -706 | -22.9 | 22.2 | 29.7 |
| Marion | 3,782 | 5,204 | -1,422 | -27.3 | 20.6 | 29.1 |
| Monroe | 1,324 | 1,799 | -475 | -26.4 | 21.3 | 30.2 |
| Pike | 2,943 | 3,379 | -436 | -12.9 | 24.0 | 32.5 |
| Ralls | 1,389 | 1,669 | -280 | -16.8 | 21.3 | 29.8 |
| Schuyler | 535 | 923 | -388 | -42.0 | 18.6 | 32.0 |
| Scotland | 736 | 1,000 | -264 | -26.4 | 23.2 | 30.5 |
| Shelby | 873 | 1,221 | -348 | -28.5 | 19.0 | 25.8 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Northwest | ||||||
| Northwest | 21,553 | 29,626 | -8,073 | -27.2 | 18.2 | 26.0 |
| Andrew | 1,658 | 2,029 | -371 | -18.3 | 15.3 | 21.4 |
| Atchison | 898 | 1,153 | -255 | -22.1 | 20.0 | 23.2 |
| Buchanan | 10,302 | 14,932 | -4,630 | -31.0 | 18.5 | 27.9 |
| Caldwell | 1,087 | 1,371 | -284 | -20.7 | 18.5 | 24.6 |
| Daviess | 1,087 | 1,530 | -443 | -29.0 | 20.9 | 29.4 |
| DeKalb | 1,896 | 1,829 | 67 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 26.9 |
| Gentry | 839 | 1,371 | -532 | -38.8 | 18.2 | 29.0 |
| Harrison | 1,214 | 1,701 | -487 | -28.6 | 19.9 | 28.4 |
| Holt | 677 | 1,000 | -323 | -32.3 | 18.1 | 24.6 |
| Nodaway | 1,569 | 2,273 | -704 | -31.0 | 12.9 | 19.3 |
| Worth | 326 | 437 | -111 | -25.4 | 19.8 | 25.7 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: South Central | ||||||
| South Central | 22,664 | 28,313 | -5,649 | -20.0 | 28.3 | 39.9 |
| Douglas | 2,661 | 3,163 | -502 | -15.9 | 30.3 | 40.2 |
| Howell | 6,538 | 7,988 | -1,450 | -18.2 | 26.6 | 38.8 |
| Oregon | 1,998 | 2,643 | -645 | -24.4 | 28.0 | 40.7 |
| Ozark | 1,833 | 2,376 | -543 | -22.9 | 27.0 | 39.1 |
| Shannon | 1,800 | 2,292 | -492 | -21.5 | 32.4 | 46.0 |
| Texas | 4,474 | 5,519 | -1,045 | -18.9 | 28.6 | 39.1 |
| Wright | 3,360 | 4,332 | -972 | -22.4 | 28.9 | 40.3 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: Southwest | ||||||
| Southwest | 43,754 | 51,709 | -7,955 | -15.4 | 22.4 | 30.5 |
| Barry | 5,442 | 6,041 | -599 | -9.9 | 24.3 | 32.6 |
| Barton | 1,831 | 2,393 | -562 | -23.5 | 22.7 | 31.8 |
| Cedar | 2,460 | 3,055 | -595 | -19.5 | 26.0 | 36.1 |
| Dade | 1,171 | 1,432 | -261 | -18.2 | 21.5 | 28.2 |
| Jasper | 13,561 | 16,756 | -3,195 | -19.1 | 20.5 | 28.6 |
| Lawrence | 5,174 | 6,124 | -950 | -15.5 | 22.6 | 31.1 |
| McDonald | 4,106 | 4,191 | -85 | -2.0 | 30.6 | 38.9 |
| Newton | 6,927 | 7,756 | -829 | -10.7 | 20.2 | 27.2 |
| Vernon | 3,082 | 3,961 | -879 | -22.2 | 23.4 | 32.2 |
| Dept. of Economic Development Region: West Central | ||||||
| West Central | 26,336 | 31,566 | -5,230 | -16.6 | 22.1 | 29.8 |
| Bates | 2,532 | 3,342 | -810 | -24.2 | 23.1 | 33.1 |
| Benton | 3,569 | 3,554 | 15 | 0.4 | 28.2 | 35.5 |
| Henry | 3,422 | 4,414 | -992 | -22.5 | 22.7 | 32.4 |
| Hickory | 1,788 | 2,195 | -407 | -18.5 | 26.6 | 39.6 |
| Johnson | 3,727 | 4,296 | -569 | -13.2 | 14.0 | 19.3 |
| Pettis | 5,504 | 6,439 | -935 | -14.5 | 21.7 | 27.8 |
| St. Clair | 1,853 | 2,326 | -473 | -20.3 | 26.9 | 39.2 |
| Saline | 3,941 | 5,000 | -1,059 | -21.2 | 26.0 | 32.7 |
| Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 15AUG2002 by setup in moco_nodipl_1990_2000 |
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