Higher Education in the State of Vermont
According to the 2000 Census Decennial, the counties in the State of Vermont range, in terms of percent of population (over 25) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, from a high of 41.2 percent in Chittenden County to a low of 10.8 percent in Essex County.
The ten most highly-educated counties in Vermont
Percent of the population (over 25) holding a bachelors degree or higher
1. Chittenden County (41.2 percent)
2. Washington County (32.2 percent)
3. Lamoille County (31.2 percent)
4. Windham County (30.4 percent)
5. Windsor County (30.2 percent)
6. Addison County (29.8 percent)
7. Bennington County (27 percent)
8. Grand Isle County (25 percent)
9. Orange County (23.8 percent)
10. Rutland County (23.2 percent)
From 2000, the State of Vermont has increased in the percent of the total population (+25) with a BA or Higher. The portion of this population has grown by 3.0 percent to a total of 32.4 percent in 2005, according to the American Community Survey. The 2005 proportion of highly educated population is greater than the US percent of 27.2.
From 2000 to 2005, the percent of male population that is highly educated has increased by 1.6 percent. By the year 2005, 30.6 percent of total male population (over 25), in this area, held at least a Bachelors Degree. At the same time, the percent of women (over 25) holding a BA or higher has increased by a total of 4.8 percent. By 2005, a total of 34.4 percent of the women in the population had received a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
In the State of Vermont according to the American Community Survey of 2005, 32.4 percent of the White Alone, . percent of Black or African American, 49.2 percent of the Asian alone and 41.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
According to the 2005 American Community Survey in the State of Vermont, the most common level of education achieved in the area for the male population is the High School Diploma category, with 34.8 percent reaching this education level. The female population in the Vermont on average have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than the men in the area: 30.6 percent (Men) versus 34.4 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 34.4 percent of the areas female population attaining this level of education.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.
