Higher Education in Putnam County, Ohio

In Putnam County, Ohio as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.2 percent of the White Alone, 35 percent of Black or African American, 9.8 percent of the Asian alone and 2.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino (+25) population has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Putnam County, Ohio can be considered to have a moderately-educated 2000 population, with 13 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Putnam has a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of Ohio's proportion of 21 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Putnam County, Ohio, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 50.6 percent achieving this level. The female population in Putnam have on average achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 12.8 percent (Men) versus 13 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 45 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.





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