Educational Attainment, 1990-2000 -- College Graduate or Professional Degree
By County Within Dept. of Transportation District

  College Graduate or Professional
  Change, 1990-2000 Percent of Population Age 25+
  2000 1990 Number Percent 2000 1990
              Missouri Totals
Missouri 784,476 585,761 198,715 33.9 21.6 17.8
              Dept. of Transportation District: D1 Northwest / St. Joseph
D1 Northwest / St. Joseph 20,899 15,498 5,401 34.8 15.9 12.4
Andrew 2,038 1,284 754 58.7 18.8 13.5
Atchison 749 707 42 5.9 16.6 14.2
Buchanan 9,377 7,234 2,143 29.6 16.9 13.5
Caldwell 692 451 241 53.4 11.7 8.1
Clinton 1,818 1,101 717 65.1 14.5 10.3
Daviess 623 462 161 34.8 12.0 8.9
DeKalb 879 566 313 55.3 10.7 8.3
Gentry 669 485 184 37.9 14.5 10.3
Harrison 566 496 70 14.1 9.3 8.3
Holt 436 496 -60 -12.1 11.7 12.2
Nodaway 2,866 2,067 799 38.7 23.6 17.5
Worth 186 149 37 24.8 11.3 8.7
              Dept. of Transportation District: D2 North Central / Macon
D2 North Central / Macon 16,977 14,275 2,702 18.9 14.7 12.5
Adair 3,791 2,973 818 27.5 28.5 22.7
Carroll 975 841 134 15.9 14.0 11.7
Chariton 674 646 28 4.3 11.4 10.4
Grundy 891 740 151 20.4 12.5 10.1
Howard 1,148 1,036 112 10.8 17.9 16.8
Linn 1,002 1,006 -4 -0.4 10.8 10.6
Livingston 1,305 1,233 72 5.8 13.1 12.5
Macon 1,397 1,193 204 17.1 13.0 11.5
Mercer 322 220 102 46.4 12.2 8.2
Putnam 407 313 94 30.0 11.2 8.7
Randolph 1,928 1,722 206 12.0 11.7 10.8
Saline 2,397 1,818 579 31.8 15.8 11.9
Schuyler 333 231 102 44.2 11.6 8.0
Sullivan 407 303 104 34.3 8.4 6.8
              Dept. of Transportation District: D3 Northeast / Hannibal
D3 Northeast / Hannibal 15,342 11,146 4,196 37.6 11.7 9.6
Audrain 2,221 1,707 514 30.1 12.7 10.9
Clark 533 385 148 38.4 10.7 7.9
Knox 383 253 130 51.4 12.8 8.1
Lewis 849 660 189 28.6 13.0 10.3
Lincoln 2,325 1,430 895 62.6 9.7 8.0
Marion 2,856 2,310 546 23.6 15.6 12.9
Monroe 590 482 108 22.4 9.5 8.1
Montgomery 809 586 223 38.1 9.9 7.8
Pike 1,251 1,105 146 13.2 10.2 10.6
Ralls 802 435 367 84.4 12.3 7.8
Scotland 356 279 77 27.6 11.2 8.5
Shelby 574 381 193 50.7 12.5 8.0
Warren 1,793 1,133 660 58.3 11.1 9.1
              Dept. of Transportation District: D4 Kansas City
D4 Kansas City 168,337 126,470 41,867 33.1 23.1 19.2
Cass 9,334 5,187 4,147 79.9 17.7 13.0
Clay 30,047 19,810 10,237 51.7 24.9 20.0
Henry 1,757 1,402 355 25.3 11.7 10.3
Jackson 100,132 82,214 17,918 21.8 23.4 20.0
Johnson 6,167 4,761 1,406 29.5 23.2 21.4
Lafayette 3,026 2,321 705 30.4 13.8 11.5
Platte 16,230 9,593 6,637 69.2 33.3 25.6
Ray 1,644 1,182 462 39.1 10.8 8.4
              Dept. of Transportation District: D5 Central / Jefferson City
D5 Central / Jefferson City 68,032 46,182 21,850 47.3 23.4 19.2
Benton 1,115 773 342 44.2 8.8 7.7
Boone 32,517 22,789 9,728 42.7 41.7 36.5
Callaway 4,258 2,856 1,402 49.1 16.5 13.9
Camden 4,842 2,453 2,389 97.4 17.7 12.4
Cole 12,980 9,183 3,797 41.3 27.4 22.3
Cooper 1,443 1,058 385 36.4 13.7 11.5
Gasconade 1,096 762 334 43.8 10.4 8.0
Maries 656 436 220 50.5 11.0 8.3
Miller 1,748 990 758 76.6 11.4 7.5
Moniteau 1,270 686 584 85.1 13.0 8.7
Morgan 1,445 776 669 86.2 10.7 7.2
Osage 868 526 342 65.0 10.4 7.1
Pettis 3,794 2,894 900 31.1 15.0 12.5
              Dept. of Transportation District: D6 St. Louis
D6 St. Louis 352,084 274,012 78,072 28.5 27.9 22.8
Franklin 7,721 4,648 3,073 66.1 12.8 9.3
Jefferson 15,290 9,332 5,958 63.8 12.1 9.0
St. Charles 47,006 27,547 19,459 70.6 26.3 21.2
St. Louis 239,729 193,308 46,421 24.0 35.4 29.2
St. Louis City 42,338 39,177 3,161 8.1 19.1 15.3
              Dept. of Transportation District: D7 Southwest / Joplin
D7 Southwest / Joplin 28,501 20,134 8,367 41.6 13.4 10.9
Barry 2,403 1,572 831 52.9 10.7 8.5
Barton 854 618 236 38.2 10.6 8.2
Bates 1,111 847 264 31.2 10.1 8.4
Cedar 949 646 303 46.9 10.0 7.6
Dade 538 455 83 18.2 9.9 9.0
Jasper 10,912 7,855 3,057 38.9 16.5 13.4
Lawrence 2,777 1,903 874 45.9 12.1 9.7
McDonald 942 716 226 31.6 7.0 6.6
Newton 5,524 3,448 2,076 60.2 16.1 12.1
St. Clair 619 467 152 32.5 9.0 7.9
Vernon 1,872 1,607 265 16.5 14.2 13.1
              Dept. of Transportation District: D8 Springfield
D8 Springfield 62,522 40,520 22,002 54.3 18.5 15.2
Christian 7,277 2,556 4,721 184.7 20.9 12.5
Dallas 976 538 438 81.4 9.5 6.5
Douglas 872 590 282 47.8 9.9 7.5
Greene 37,232 26,902 10,330 38.4 24.2 20.7
Hickory 514 356 158 44.4 7.7 6.4
Laclede 2,390 1,392 998 71.7 11.3 8.0
Ozark 566 483 83 17.2 8.3 8.0
Polk 2,435 1,603 832 51.9 14.6 12.0
Stone 2,962 1,513 1,449 95.8 14.2 11.1
Taney 3,998 2,526 1,472 58.3 14.9 14.3
Webster 2,154 1,265 889 70.3 11.0 8.5
Wright 1,146 796 350 44.0 9.8 7.4
              Dept. of Transportation District: D9 South Central / Willow Springs
D9 South Central / Willow Springs 20,456 14,218 6,238 43.9 12.4 9.7
Carter 428 313 115 36.7 10.8 8.8
Crawford 1,269 893 376 42.1 8.4 7.1
Dent 1,023 712 311 43.7 10.1 7.9
Howell 2,678 1,795 883 49.2 10.9 8.7
Iron 604 476 128 26.9 8.4 6.8
Oregon 652 504 148 29.4 9.1 7.8
Phelps 5,192 3,906 1,286 32.9 21.1 18.3
Pulaski 4,331 2,852 1,479 51.9 18.8 12.8
Reynolds 348 288 60 20.8 7.5 6.5
Ripley 708 487 221 45.4 7.8 6.1
Shannon 422 297 125 42.1 7.6 6.0
Texas 1,690 985 705 71.6 10.8 7.0
Washington 1,111 710 401 56.5 7.5 5.7
              Dept. of Transportation District: D10 Southeast / Sikeston
D10 Southeast / Sikeston 31,326 23,306 8,020 34.4 12.1 9.8
Bollinger 549 479 70 14.6 6.9 6.9
Butler 3,207 2,202 1,005 45.6 11.6 8.6
Cape Girardeau 10,515 7,247 3,268 45.1 24.2 19.2
Dunklin 1,989 1,732 257 14.8 9.1 8.0
Madison 620 495 125 25.3 7.8 6.7
Mississippi 838 651 187 28.7 9.6 7.2
New Madrid 1,235 874 361 41.3 9.6 6.7
Pemiscot 1,022 897 125 13.9 8.4 6.8
Perry 1,175 683 492 72.0 9.9 6.4
Ste. Genevieve 957 757 200 26.4 8.1 7.4
St. Francois 3,810 2,919 891 30.5 10.2 9.1
Scott 2,742 2,337 405 17.3 10.6 9.5
Stoddard 2,030 1,572 458 29.1 10.1 8.2
Wayne 637 461 176 38.2 6.8 5.9
 
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3
Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA)
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