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Table 8-6: Population Educational Attainment |
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Newton County |
Northeast Georgia Region |
Atlanta MSA |
State of Georgia |
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Less than High School |
14,705 |
24.8% |
85,335 |
25.2% |
548,743 |
16.6% |
1,260,943 |
21.1% |
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High School Graduate (or GED) |
20,709 |
34.9% |
111,787 |
33.1% |
834,694 |
25.3% |
1,715,877 |
28.7% |
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Some College or Assoc. Degree |
15,341 |
25.8% |
76,756 |
22.7% |
907,262 |
27.5% |
1,547,858 |
25.9% |
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Bachelor's Degree |
5,671 |
9.6% |
38,914 |
11.5% |
686,187 |
20.8% |
966,241 |
16.1% |
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Post-Graduate Degree |
2,926 |
4.9% |
25,185 |
7.5% |
325,822 |
9.9% |
492,272 |
8.2% |
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Total |
59,352 |
100.0% |
337,977 |
100.0% |
3,302,708 |
100.0% |
5,983,191 |
100.0% |
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Source: Claritas |
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