County-Level Education Data for NH

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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	33000	New Hampshire			42.4	27.7	17.8	12.6
2	33001	Belknap County	4	3	44.2	29.8	19.6	14.3
3	33003	Carroll County	8	4	36.8	22.5	16.5	11.8
4	33005	Cheshire County	4	5	43.0	28.1	19.2	13.8
5	33007	Coos County	7	8	54.7	41.3	30.0	23.1
6	33009	Grafton County	5	8	39.2	26.9	18.6	12.3
7	33011	Hillsborough County	2	2	44.8	28.9	17.8	13.0
8	33013	Merrimack County	4	5	40.0	26.0	16.8	11.8
9	33015	Rockingham County	1	1	34.6	22.7	13.8	9.5
10	33017	Strafford County	1	1	46.8	30.0	20.2	13.6
11	33019	Sullivan County	7	9	48.5	34.5	25.0	17.0

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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.