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| Table 14. | Number of persons age 25 and over in metropolitan areas with populations greater than 1 million and percentage with high school completion or higher and a bachelor's or higher degree, by sex: 2011 |
| Metropolitan area | Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands) |
Percent with high school completion or higher |
Percent with bachelor's or higher degree |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA CBSA | 3,510 | (230.5) | 1,684 | (115.0) | 1,826 | (120.9) | 90.4 | (1.26) | 88.6 | (1.58) | 92.0 | (1.24) | 36.0 | (2.18) | 37.0 | (2.63) | 35.1 | (2.37) |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX CBSA | 1,151 | (86.4) | 558 | (49.6) | 592 | (42.8) | 87.5 | (3.20) | 85.7 | (3.40) | 89.2 | (3.40) | 43.9 | (3.92) | 43.3 | (4.95) | 44.4 | (4.17) |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL CBSA | 837 | (64.3) | 395 | (34.7) | 442 | (34.6) | 90.5 | (2.22) | 89.9 | (3.02) | 91.0 | (2.31) | 24.2 | (3.83) | 25.9 | (4.03) | 22.7 | (4.79) |
| Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH-CT-ME CSA1 | 3,894 | (104.8) | 1,875 | (63.6) | 2,020 | (54.8) | 93.1 | (0.78) | 93.1 | (0.95) | 93.1 | (1.02) | 43.9 | (2.10) | 46.3 | (2.43) | 41.6 | (2.23) |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY CBSA | 728 | (55.5) | 381 | (33.4) | 347 | (32.5) | 92.6 | (1.69) | 91.4 | (2.35) | 93.8 | (2.15) | 34.7 | (3.63) | 34.3 | (4.60) | 35.1 | (4.75) |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC CBSA | 1,230 | (80.3) | 603 | (45.5) | 626 | (42.5) | 89.4 | (1.93) | 86.3 | (2.58) | 92.4 | (1.75) | 36.1 | (3.47) | 39.0 | (4.03) | 33.3 | (3.53) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA | 6,309 | (256.0) | 3,084 | (135.3) | 3,225 | (130.4) | 89.0 | (0.81) | 89.0 | (1.04) | 89.0 | (0.92) | 36.4 | (1.58) | 35.7 | (1.87) | 37.2 | (1.76) |
| Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN CBSA1 | 1,272 | (76.0) | 584 | (41.9) | 688 | (42.9) | 88.3 | (1.91) | 88.4 | (3.00) | 88.2 | (2.21) | 26.5 | (2.98) | 26.4 | (3.24) | 26.6 | (3.30) |
| Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH CSA | 1,913 | (79.1) | 947 | (48.5) | 966 | (41.8) | 91.9 | (1.13) | 92.5 | (1.35) | 91.3 | (1.62) | 27.2 | (2.47) | 26.5 | (3.05) | 27.8 | (2.70) |
| Columbus, OH CSA | 1,150 | (67.4) | 530 | (35.4) | 620 | (37.6) | 90.4 | (1.70) | 91.4 | (2.32) | 89.6 | (2.18) | 29.6 | (3.10) | 29.3 | (3.78) | 29.8 | (3.32) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX CBSA | 4,281 | (159.5) | 2,182 | (97.3) | 2,099 | (77.5) | 81.9 | (1.51) | 80.5 | (1.70) | 83.4 | (1.62) | 32.3 | (1.66) | 33.1 | (1.95) | 31.4 | (1.90) |
| Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO CSA | 1,946 | (44.9) | 975 | (31.1) | 971 | (21.8) | 91.6 | (1.04) | 92.3 | (1.25) | 90.8 | (1.18) | 47.6 | (2.09) | 49.8 | (2.49) | 45.3 | (2.25) |
| Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA | 3,530 | (187.4) | 1,679 | (90.9) | 1,851 | (101.1) | 88.8 | (1.03) | 88.0 | (1.37) | 89.5 | (1.20) | 32.3 | (1.77) | 33.4 | (2.09) | 31.3 | (2.04) |
| Fresno-Madera, CA CSA | 723 | (187.1) | 364 | (82.4) | 360 | (106.1) | 77.2 | (3.69) | 74.0 | (5.62) | 80.5 | (3.06) | 16.5 | (3.58) | 17.7 | (4.20) | 15.3 | (3.41) |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI CSA | 887 | (167.7) | 429 | (77.8) | 458 | (91.2) | 91.3 | (1.86) | 89.9 | (2.45) | 92.7 | (1.78) | 25.6 | (3.37) | 27.5 | (3.44) | 23.8 | (4.16) |
| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC CSA | 911 | (61.0) | 413 | (32.5) | 498 | (36.7) | 87.6 | (2.24) | 89.9 | (2.96) | 85.8 | (2.49) | 28.2 | (3.49) | 28.9 | (5.04) | 27.6 | (3.64) |
| Hartford-West Hartford, CT CBSA | 780 | (40.9) | 381 | (21.4) | 398 | (22.6) | 92.5 | (1.18) | 92.3 | (1.33) | 92.7 | (1.35) | 43.7 | (2.99) | 45.0 | (3.42) | 42.4 | (3.11) |
| Houston-Baytown-Sugarland, TX CBSA | 3,784 | (158.0) | 1,863 | (88.7) | 1,921 | (82.7) | 82.6 | (1.43) | 82.3 | (1.59) | 82.9 | (1.68) | 31.0 | (2.05) | 32.0 | (2.40) | 30.0 | (2.28) |
| Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN CSA | 1,198 | (143.4) | 579 | (72.7) | 619 | (74.5) | 91.4 | (1.33) | 91.6 | (1.88) | 91.2 | (1.59) | 31.3 | (3.73) | 32.3 | (4.87) | 30.3 | (3.49) |
| Jacksonville, FL CBSA | 1,000 | (69.6) | 485 | (35.2) | 515 | (40.4) | 93.8 | (1.45) | 94.3 | (1.66) | 93.4 | (2.28) | 28.7 | (3.54) | 28.1 | (4.33) | 29.2 | (4.43) |
| Kansas City, MO-KS CSBA | 1,273 | (63.9) | 609 | (36.5) | 663 | (34.5) | 90.5 | (1.38) | 89.5 | (2.16) | 91.4 | (1.55) | 34.9 | (2.44) | 33.3 | (3.05) | 36.3 | (2.76) |
| Las Vegas-Paradise, NV CBSA | 1,241 | (35.4) | 634 | (23.0) | 607 | (16.6) | 88.6 | (1.15) | 88.9 | (1.38) | 88.3 | (1.34) | 25.4 | (1.64) | 25.8 | (1.84) | 25.0 | (1.96) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA | 11,476 | (137.1) | 5,594 | (89.6) | 5,882 | (68.4) | 80.3 | (0.84) | 80.5 | (1.01) | 80.2 | (0.90) | 29.7 | (1.09) | 30.2 | (1.30) | 29.3 | (1.13) |
| Louisville, KY-IN CBSA | 835 | (71.4) | 397 | (36.5) | 438 | (38.1) | 89.7 | (1.73) | 91.0 | (2.05) | 88.5 | (2.20) | 26.0 | (2.90) | 27.3 | (3.73) | 24.8 | (4.11) |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR CBSA1 | 915 | (64.9) | 469 | (39.4) | 446 | (34.2) | 87.8 | (2.41) | 85.9 | (3.40) | 89.8 | (2.55) | 31.5 | (3.44) | 31.2 | (4.02) | 31.9 | (3.79) |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL CBSA | 3,824 | (140.0) | 1,803 | (80.0) | 2,020 | (73.4) | 87.9 | (1.10) | 87.3 | (1.43) | 88.4 | (1.09) | 32.7 | (1.67) | 35.3 | (2.15) | 30.3 | (1.86) |
| Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA | 1,190 | (157.7) | 570 | (83.7) | 620 | (75.7) | 89.9 | (1.45) | 91.1 | (1.49) | 88.8 | (1.88) | 33.0 | (2.88) | 34.6 | (3.45) | 31.4 | (2.96) |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA1 | 2,180 | (45.7) | 1,056 | (28.9) | 1,125 | (28.3) | 93.8 | (0.68) | 94.2 | (0.98) | 93.5 | (0.87) | 38.4 | (1.70) | 38.8 | (2.18) | 38.0 | (1.77) |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN CBSA | 1,088 | (180.9) | 527 | (83.6) | 561 | (99.8) | 87.6 | (2.47) | 87.9 | (2.49) | 87.3 | (3.30) | 37.4 | (3.39) | 40.1 | (4.18) | 34.8 | (3.75) |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA CBSA | 741 | (54.1) | 345 | (30.4) | 396 | (29.5) | 85.3 | (3.16) | 82.5 | (3.92) | 87.8 | (3.44) | 35.5 | (3.44) | 37.3 | (4.43) | 34.0 | (3.81) |
| New York-Newark, NY-NJ-PA CSA | 14,498 | (198.0) | 6,893 | (111.2) | 7,605 | (115.4) | 87.2 | (0.54) | 87.2 | (0.72) | 87.3 | (0.58) | 38.2 | (0.89) | 38.4 | (1.09) | 37.9 | (1.00) |
| Oklahoma City, OK CBSA | 882 | (51.5) | 407 | (25.4) | 475 | (28.9) | 90.1 | (1.60) | 90.6 | (1.98) | 89.6 | (1.84) | 28.3 | (2.52) | 28.5 | (3.44) | 28.2 | (2.51) |
| Orlando, FL CBSA | 1,382 | (93.6) | 666 | (52.0) | 716 | (50.1) | 86.0 | (2.04) | 82.6 | (2.82) | 89.1 | (2.10) | 33.2 | (2.71) | 29.7 | (3.22) | 36.5 | (2.96) |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA | 3,909 | (91.2) | 1,856 | (58.1) | 2,053 | (49.6) | 90.8 | (0.95) | 91.4 | (1.15) | 90.2 | (1.08) | 33.7 | (1.52) | 33.4 | (1.87) | 34.0 | (1.88) |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ CBSA | 2,775 | (242.4) | 1,390 | (124.6) | 1,386 | (122.3) | 88.4 | (1.40) | 88.4 | (1.64) | 88.5 | (1.58) | 33.6 | (2.86) | 33.8 | (3.27) | 33.3 | (3.03) |
| Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA CBSA | 1,638 | (68.0) | 746 | (38.5) | 892 | (40.1) | 91.8 | (1.17) | 92.3 | (1.44) | 91.3 | (1.47) | 33.8 | (2.17) | 37.1 | (3.34) | 31.0 | (2.31) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA CBSA | 1,442 | (57.1) | 687 | (32.6) | 755 | (31.1) | 92.8 | (1.00) | 93.4 | (1.41) | 92.3 | (1.20) | 40.1 | (2.23) | 39.5 | (2.94) | 40.6 | (2.37) |
| Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA CBSA | 884 | (45.0) | 426 | (22.0) | 458 | (26.1) | 85.5 | (1.19) | 86.2 | (1.28) | 84.9 | (1.60) | 31.1 | (1.96) | 30.9 | (2.47) | 31.2 | (2.12) |
| Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC CSA | 1,111 | (67.3) | 515 | (37.1) | 596 | (39.6) | 87.7 | (2.20) | 83.5 | (3.42) | 91.3 | (1.60) | 34.7 | (3.59) | 33.6 | (4.46) | 35.6 | (3.91) |
| Richmond, VA CBSA | 954 | (61.5) | 442 | (32.2) | 513 | (36.5) | 89.3 | (1.99) | 87.3 | (2.85) | 91.1 | (2.27) | 33.8 | (3.34) | 36.2 | (4.89) | 31.7 | (3.20) |
| Rochester, NY CBSA | 686 | (48.9) | 310 | (26.3) | 376 | (31.8) | 91.2 | (2.97) | 91.4 | (2.65) | 91.1 | (3.90) | 32.7 | (3.82) | 33.5 | (5.31) | 32.1 | (3.86) |
| Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA CBSA | 1,364 | (70.8) | 651 | (41.2) | 713 | (39.5) | 83.0 | (2.39) | 83.9 | (2.97) | 82.3 | (2.60) | 30.9 | (2.57) | 31.7 | (3.26) | 30.1 | (2.79) |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield, UT CSA | 1,014 | (44.3) | 490 | (25.0) | 523 | (23.5) | 91.3 | (1.22) | 90.8 | (1.33) | 91.7 | (1.79) | 32.7 | (2.43) | 37.5 | (3.12) | 28.3 | (2.53) |
| San Antonio, TX CBSA | 1,328 | (89.2) | 615 | (45.5) | 712 | (49.5) | 79.0 | (2.87) | 78.7 | (3.70) | 79.3 | (2.72) | 25.9 | (3.04) | 25.9 | (3.99) | 26.0 | (2.96) |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA CBSA | 1,889 | (88.3) | 936 | (51.1) | 953 | (45.2) | 87.9 | (1.86) | 88.5 | (2.19) | 87.3 | (1.96) | 37.3 | (2.68) | 36.7 | (3.29) | 37.8 | (2.87) |
| San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA | 5,309 | (192.3) | 2,671 | (108.7) | 2,638 | (100.6) | 88.0 | (1.00) | 87.9 | (1.13) | 88.0 | (1.08) | 44.2 | (1.60) | 46.0 | (1.88) | 42.3 | (1.75) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA | 2,796 | (75.9) | 1,402 | (48.4) | 1,393 | (39.6) | 93.1 | (0.88) | 93.1 | (1.05) | 93.0 | (1.15) | 36.1 | (1.78) | 37.4 | (2.30) | 34.8 | (1.92) |
| St. Louis, MO-IL CBSA | 1,929 | (83.9) | 923 | (49.6) | 1,006 | (44.1) | 92.3 | (0.99) | 90.6 | (1.56) | 93.8 | (1.13) | 30.5 | (2.19) | 33.8 | (2.62) | 27.4 | (2.49) |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL CBSA | 1,944 | (184.7) | 937 | (89.0) | 1,006 | (101.6) | 93.5 | (1.16) | 93.1 | (1.64) | 93.8 | (1.26) | 28.2 | (2.37) | 31.0 | (2.89) | 25.5 | (2.70) |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC CBSA1 | 1,013 | (67.1) | 453 | (35.4) | 559 | (36.6) | 94.9 | (1.29) | 94.5 | (1.93) | 95.3 | (1.15) | 30.3 | (3.14) | 29.3 | (4.13) | 31.0 | (3.19) |
| Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV CSA1 |
5,588 | (108.3) | 2,687 | (66.9) | 2,902 | (51.4) | 91.6 | (0.68) | 91.1 | (1.01) | 92.1 | (0.62) | 47.7 | (1.23) | 47.4 | (1.52) | 47.9 | (1.41) |
| 1 Information on metropolitan status was suppressed for a small portion of sample observations. As a result, population estimates for these areas may be slightly underestimated. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: CSA = Combined Statistical Area; CBSA = Core Based Statistical Area. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses and were computed using replicate weights. For more information, see Appendix A: Guide to Sources. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2011. (This table was prepared September 2011.) |