Monday, December 18, 2006

Higher Education in Lawrence County, Arkansas

Lawrence County, Arkansas can be considered to have a less-educated 2000 population, with 8.4 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Lawrence has a lower percent of highly educated individuals than the State of Arkansas's proportion of 16.6 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Lawrence County, Arkansas, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 37.8 percent achieving this level. The female population in Lawrence have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men; 9 percent (Men) versus 8.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 36.6 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

In Lawrence County, Arkansas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 8.6 percent of the White Alone, 0 percent of Black or African American, 11.6 percent of the Asian alone and 0 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

 

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