Monday, December 18, 2006

Higher Education in Logan County, Arkansas

In Logan County, Arkansas according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 9.2 percent of the White Alone, 4 percent of Black or African American, 68.8 percent of the Asian alone and 12.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Logan County, Arkansas has a less-educated working age population, with 9.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Logan was reported to have a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors 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.

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Logan County, Arkansas, the largest educational attainment category for men is the High School Diploma category, with 38.4 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Logan have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 8.6 percent (Men) versus 10.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women is High School Diploma, with 38.4 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





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

 

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