County-Level Education Data for MI

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		Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing less than high school4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	26000	Michigan			47.2	32.0	23.2	16.6
2	26001	Alcona County	9	10	60.8	40.8	31.4	20.3
3	26003	Alger County	9	9	53.9	36.8	27.0	18.5
4	26005	Allegan County	4	5	53.7	35.2	25.6	17.7
5	26007	Alpena County	7	8	50.2	36.1	26.4	16.9
6	26009	Antrim County	9	10	49.7	31.7	23.6	15.4
7	26011	Arenac County	8	7	61.3	46.6	34.6	23.2
8	26013	Baraga County	9	10	57.3	34.1	29.5	19.4
9	26015	Barry County	2	2	45.6	30.6	21.7	13.2
10	26017	Bay County	3	2	52.2	35.6	26.0	17.6
11	26019	Benzie County	9	8	46.8	32.6	23.4	14.6
12	26021	Berrien County	3	2	47.9	35.2	25.3	18.1
13	26023	Branch County	6	5	50.8	34.7	26.2	20.0
14	26025	Calhoun County	3	2	46.8	32.2	23.2	16.8
15	26027	Cass County	2	2	50.3	36.6	27.7	19.6
16	26029	Charlevoix County	7	11	47.0	30.7	20.3	14.0
17	26031	Cheboygan County	7	11	50.6	35.6	26.5	18.1
18	26033	Chippewa County	5	8	45.9	35.3	26.4	17.6
19	26035	Clare County	7	9	56.7	42.2	33.1	23.9
20	26037	Clinton County	2	2	44.7	27.0	16.3	10.8
21	26039	Crawford County	7	12	48.3	29.1	26.8	19.2
22	26041	Delta County	5	8	50.6	31.3	23.1	13.9
23	26043	Dickinson County	5	8	50.0	30.6	21.5	11.2
24	26045	Eaton County	2	2	38.1	21.9	14.5	10.5
25	26047	Emmet County	7	11	42.9	24.6	18.5	11.0
26	26049	Genesee County	2	2	47.7	32.2	23.2	16.9
27	26051	Gladwin County	6	6	58.5	42.6	35.2	21.7
28	26053	Gogebic County	7	11	50.3	34.4	23.7	14.5
29	26055	Grand Traverse County	5	8	40.5	22.8	15.1	10.7
30	26057	Gratiot County	6	5	45.9	30.6	22.9	16.5
31	26059	Hillsdale County	6	6	43.4	31.3	24.8	16.9
32	26061	Houghton County	5	8	54.7	36.8	26.1	15.4
33	26063	Huron County	7	11	58.2	42.7	32.0	21.7
34	26065	Ingham County	2	2	35.0	22.0	16.1	11.9
35	26067	Ionia County	2	2	47.5	32.8	22.8	16.6
36	26069	Iosco County	7	11	42.4	32.1	23.7	22.1
37	26071	Iron County	7	10	51.7	36.6	27.0	15.2
38	26073	Isabella County	5	8	45.9	29.2	20.3	13.9
39	26075	Jackson County	3	2	47.8	30.8	22.3	15.8
40	26077	Kalamazoo County	2	2	39.3	24.2	16.6	11.2
41	26079	Kalkaska County	7	8	56.7	37.3	30.4	20.0
42	26081	Kent County	2	2	45.0	29.1	19.7	15.4
43	26083	Keweenaw County	9	8	67.0	50.2	35.7	16.3
44	26085	Lake County	8	7	64.0	50.9	38.7	27.8
45	26087	Lapeer County	1	1	48.1	32.5	22.4	15.5
46	26089	Leelanau County	9	8	46.2	23.2	14.9	9.3
47	26091	Lenawee County	4	5	45.9	32.2	23.7	16.6
48	26093	Livingston County	1	1	42.9	22.7	14.4	8.6
49	26095	Luce County	7	9	57.7	41.5	30.4	24.5
50	26097	Mackinac County	7	9	54.1	37.0	28.6	17.5
51	26099	Macomb County	1	1	44.1	30.8	23.1	17.1
52	26101	Manistee County	7	9	50.4	37.8	26.7	18.6
53	26103	Marquette County	5	8	41.0	24.4	18.2	11.5
54	26105	Mason County	7	11	47.5	33.9	23.9	17.3
55	26107	Mecosta County	6	5	44.6	30.4	22.3	16.2
56	26109	Menominee County	7	8	52.0	32.9	25.7	16.5
57	26111	Midland County	4	5	33.0	23.1	16.8	11.0
58	26113	Missaukee County	9	8	61.2	40.5	30.6	21.4
59	26115	Monroe County	3	2	54.2	36.6	25.9	16.9
60	26117	Montcalm County	6	6	50.6	36.2	26.6	18.8
61	26119	Montmorency County	9	10	57.3	39.9	32.4	25.2
62	26121	Muskegon County	3	2	53.5	34.7	25.8	16.9
63	26123	Newaygo County	2	2	55.0	39.4	28.9	21.3
64	26125	Oakland County	1	1	36.1	22.2	15.4	10.7
65	26127	Oceana County	8	7	51.2	36.4	26.7	20.2
66	26129	Ogemaw County	9	11	57.8	42.5	37.0	25.0
67	26131	Ontonagon County	9	10	50.3	35.4	25.4	16.2
68	26133	Osceola County	7	10	53.5	38.3	27.9	19.5
69	26135	Oscoda County	9	12	55.6	40.7	33.4	26.3
70	26137	Otsego County	7	11	44.0	29.1	20.5	14.5
71	26139	Ottawa County	3	2	49.5	30.9	20.2	13.4
72	26141	Presque Isle County	7	9	60.4	43.1	34.3	23.0
73	26143	Roscommon County	7	11	53.4	37.1	30.6	20.5
74	26145	Saginaw County	3	2	49.4	34.2	25.2	18.4
75	26147	St. Clair County	1	1	48.6	35.0	25.2	17.2
76	26149	St. Joseph County	4	5	46.2	34.3	26.2	21.4
77	26151	Sanilac County	6	4	53.4	39.2	27.9	20.3
78	26153	Schoolcraft County	7	9	57.5	41.3	28.4	20.6
79	26155	Shiawassee County	4	5	46.8	32.4	21.3	15.6
80	26157	Tuscola County	6	6	53.0	37.4	27.0	18.8
81	26159	Van Buren County	2	2	53.1	37.9	28.2	21.1
82	26161	Washtenaw County	2	2	32.5	19.1	12.8	8.5
83	26163	Wayne County	1	1	52.5	38.6	30.0	23.0
84	26165	Wexford County	7	8	50.0	37.4	25.4	18.0

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¹See the Census Bureau web site for a description of FIPS codes.

²The 2003 Rural-urban continuum codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 3) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 4 through 9) by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. See the Rural-urban continuum codes for precise definitions of each code.

³The 2003 Urban influence codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 2) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 3 through 12) by the size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micro areas. See the Urban influence codes for precise definitions of each code.

⁴For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults with less than high school includes those who had not completed the 12th grade. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who did not receive a high school diploma or its equivalent (such as a GED).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population.