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Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Arkansas by County
Education: At least bachelors degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 491,269.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 75,808,834.
• Rank within US : N/A

Calhoun County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 421.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2909 of 3143

Lafayette County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 490.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3041 of 3143

Dallas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 536.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2979 of 3143

Lee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 610.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3088 of 3143

Nevada County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 637.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3010 of 3143

Monroe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 655.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2773 of 3143

Woodruff County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 720.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2367 of 3143

Scott County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 757.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3025 of 3143

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 862.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3120 of 3143

Newton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 877.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2304 of 3143

Searcy County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 884.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2495 of 3143

Bradley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 908.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2887 of 3143

Prairie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 921.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2506 of 3143

Cleveland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 924.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2256 of 3143

Montgomery County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 985.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2492 of 3143

Fulton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 989.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2991 of 3143

Chicot County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,050.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2595 of 3143

Desha County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,057.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2751 of 3143

Sevier County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,169.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2972 of 3143

Howard County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,227.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2675 of 3143

Perry County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,241.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2126 of 3143

Little River County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,246.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2573 of 3143

Franklin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,251.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3051 of 3143

Stone County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,304.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2660 of 3143

Sharp County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,391.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3009 of 3143

Pike County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,392.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1749 of 3143

Clay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,448.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2715 of 3143

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,519.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2865 of 3143

Madison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,556.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2768 of 3143

Phillips County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,575.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2662 of 3143

Ashley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,612.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2932 of 3143

Lawrence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,631.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2575 of 3143

Cross County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,651.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2703 of 3143

Izard County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,748.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2202 of 3143

Poinsett County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,816.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2977 of 3143

St. Francis County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,903.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2987 of 3143

Logan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,908.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2870 of 3143

Van Buren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,910.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2332 of 3143

Marion County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,933.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2541 of 3143

Yell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,953.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2706 of 3143

Arkansas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,987.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2277 of 3143

Randolph County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,030.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2374 of 3143

Polk County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,112.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2467 of 3143

Ouachita County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,131.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2800 of 3143

Hempstead County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,159.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2387 of 3143

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,255.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2055 of 3143

Drew County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,652.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1140 of 3143

Conway County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,686.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1916 of 3143

Johnson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,716.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2381 of 3143

Columbia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,832.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1637 of 3143

Cleburne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,144.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2210 of 3143

Clark County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,516.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 752 of 3143

Mississippi County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,813.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2680 of 3143

Hot Spring County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,880.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2300 of 3143

Independence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,178.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2295 of 3143

Carroll County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,389.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1363 of 3143

Boone County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,648.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2085 of 3143

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,931.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1954 of 3143

Miller County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,950.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2215 of 3143

Greene County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,004.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2331 of 3143

Crittenden County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,392.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2130 of 3143

Baxter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 5,892.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1929 of 3143

Crawford County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,792.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1843 of 3143

Jefferson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,030.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1755 of 3143

Pope County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 9,502.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1201 of 3143

Lonoke County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 10,015.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1605 of 3143

White County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 10,174.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1614 of 3143

Garland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 17,178.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1138 of 3143

Craighead County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 20,412.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 682 of 3143

Sebastian County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 20,559.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1106 of 3143

Saline County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 23,685.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 751 of 3143

Faulkner County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 25,155.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 461 of 3143

Washington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 50,160.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 413 of 3143

Benton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 63,211.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 376 of 3143

Pulaski County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 36.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 98,432.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 317 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/01/2024 7:16 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.