County-Level Education Data for ND

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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	38000	North Dakota			49.7	33.6	23.3	16.1
2	38001	Adams County	9	12	52.3	32.1	27.5	16.9
3	38003	Barnes County	6	6	49.6	34.2	24.6	15.0
4	38005	Benson County	9	12	60.4	44.8	34.6	26.2
5	38007	Billings County	9	8	70.1	38.7	28.5	22.2
6	38009	Bottineau County	9	10	53.6	40.1	25.1	18.7
7	38011	Bowman County	9	12	47.1	33.0	25.7	17.8
8	38013	Burke County	9	10	58.9	39.9	33.1	21.2
9	38015	Burleigh County	3	2	40.3	23.3	17.0	12.1
10	38017	Cass County	3	2	35.4	21.7	12.9	9.1
11	38019	Cavalier County	9	12	53.4	38.2	31.6	21.2
12	38021	Dickey County	9	10	54.3	39.4	31.2	20.4
13	38023	Divide County	9	10	54.3	41.7	30.6	19.6
14	38025	Dunn County	9	10	65.6	41.9	29.5	22.5
15	38027	Eddy County	9	12	56.0	44.1	33.5	24.5
16	38029	Emmons County	8	7	69.5	56.1	42.7	34.1
17	38031	Foster County	9	10	53.4	39.8	30.6	22.0
18	38033	Golden Valley County	9	12	52.3	31.8	25.4	12.6
19	38035	Grand Forks County	3	2	36.5	23.8	14.4	10.8
20	38037	Grant County	8	7	65.8	51.5	37.4	26.6
21	38039	Griggs County	9	12	58.5	39.4	32.1	21.3
22	38041	Hettinger County	9	10	57.4	45.9	30.5	25.2
23	38043	Kidder County	8	7	67.0	49.2	39.5	28.0
24	38045	LaMoure County	9	10	57.8	42.9	33.6	24.7
25	38047	Logan County	9	10	77.8	60.7	48.1	34.0
26	38049	McHenry County	9	8	56.4	45.7	33.3	23.1
27	38051	McIntosh County	9	12	73.8	63.3	51.2	40.7
28	38053	McKenzie County	9	10	54.7	37.4	27.3	20.9
29	38055	McLean County	8	7	56.1	39.4	31.8	21.0
30	38057	Mercer County	6	6	72.5	42.6	28.8	21.0
31	38059	Morton County	3	2	59.7	39.8	29.6	19.8
32	38061	Mountrail County	9	10	54.0	38.3	27.0	22.1
33	38063	Nelson County	8	7	57.5	38.5	30.6	18.6
34	38065	Oliver County	8	7	71.6	45.6	31.8	20.1
35	38067	Pembina County	9	12	53.6	39.3	26.9	20.2
36	38069	Pierce County	7	11	58.5	47.3	34.1	23.3
37	38071	Ramsey County	7	11	47.7	33.6	25.5	19.9
38	38073	Ransom County	8	7	51.3	37.6	26.9	18.7
39	38075	Renville County	9	8	48.4	34.2	25.8	15.9
40	38077	Richland County	6	5	53.2	36.7	24.1	16.8
41	38079	Rolette County	9	12	64.4	51.4	40.6	26.3
42	38081	Sargent County	9	10	55.8	37.0	27.3	18.9
43	38083	Sheridan County	9	12	69.3	55.4	50.5	32.2
44	38085	Sioux County	8	7	60.5	45.6	31.7	21.5
45	38087	Slope County	9	10	50.6	36.4	28.5	17.5
46	38089	Stark County	7	8	57.0	36.8	26.9	20.1
47	38091	Steele County	8	7	46.5	34.8	28.1	13.9
48	38093	Stutsman County	7	8	54.9	36.1	26.5	18.9
49	38095	Towner County	9	12	51.4	37.2	28.1	18.1
50	38097	Traill County	8	7	47.6	35.3	23.4	16.3
51	38099	Walsh County	6	6	60.6	46.4	32.0	23.4
52	38101	Ward County	5	8	37.8	25.2	17.2	12.6
53	38103	Wells County	9	12	56.6	45.3	36.8	27.4
54	38105	Williams County	7	8	46.3	28.9	23.2	17.5

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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.