County-Level Education Data for WI

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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	55000	Wisconsin			45.5	30.4	21.4	14.9
2	55001	Adams County	8	7	61.6	42.7	33.0	23.3
3	55003	Ashland County	7	11	52.8	34.3	24.7	15.9
4	55005	Barron County	6	6	55.7	37.4	27.0	17.6
5	55007	Bayfield County	8	7	52.2	31.9	21.5	13.1
6	55009	Brown County	2	2	41.6	26.1	17.4	13.7
7	55011	Buffalo County	8	6	53.5	39.2	27.4	15.9
8	55013	Burnett County	8	4	58.9	39.0	27.7	17.2
9	55015	Calumet County	3	2	50.7	33.5	20.3	12.7
10	55017	Chippewa County	3	2	52.3	36.5	25.1	15.7
11	55019	Clark County	8	6	58.4	43.8	32.5	24.6
12	55021	Columbia County	2	2	45.1	30.8	21.7	13.8
13	55023	Crawford County	7	9	55.8	37.7	27.6	18.7
14	55025	Dane County	2	2	28.8	16.3	11.1	7.8
15	55027	Dodge County	4	3	55.0	38.2	27.7	17.7
16	55029	Door County	6	6	50.7	32.2	20.4	12.2
17	55031	Douglas County	2	2	45.0	30.8	22.8	14.1
18	55033	Dunn County	6	5	50.2	32.4	22.3	13.4
19	55035	Eau Claire County	3	2	39.4	25.0	17.2	11.1
20	55037	Florence County	9	8	51.4	37.6	24.8	16.3
21	55039	Fond du Lac County	3	2	48.2	31.9	22.5	15.8
22	55041	Forest County	9	10	60.5	42.9	35.9	21.5
23	55043	Grant County	6	5	47.9	32.5	22.1	16.5
24	55045	Green County	6	5	49.2	33.1	23.2	15.9
25	55047	Green Lake County	6	6	50.9	37.5	25.4	18.1
26	55049	Iowa County	2	2	44.7	29.5	19.4	11.5
27	55051	Iron County	9	12	55.3	37.4	25.3	16.3
28	55053	Jackson County	6	6	57.4	38.8	31.2	21.0
29	55055	Jefferson County	4	3	48.0	32.3	23.0	15.3
30	55057	Juneau County	7	9	54.2	40.9	29.4	21.5
31	55059	Kenosha County	1	1	51.2	35.2	24.9	16.5
32	55061	Kewaunee County	2	2	55.2	37.0	26.5	16.0
33	55063	La Crosse County	3	2	40.0	26.5	17.4	10.3
34	55065	Lafayette County	8	7	47.1	33.2	23.0	14.5
35	55067	Langlade County	6	6	54.5	41.0	28.5	19.1
36	55069	Lincoln County	6	5	55.6	40.4	28.9	18.4
37	55071	Manitowoc County	4	5	49.3	33.1	24.6	15.4
38	55073	Marathon County	3	2	51.7	35.4	24.1	16.2
39	55075	Marinette County	6	5	51.1	35.1	26.4	17.5
40	55077	Marquette County	8	7	55.2	41.4	30.3	21.2
41	55078	Menominee County	8	7	69.4	59.5	37.3	21.8
42	55079	Milwaukee County	1	1	45.5	31.5	23.7	19.8
43	55081	Monroe County	6	6	50.3	36.0	24.3	18.9
44	55083	Oconto County	2	2	58.8	41.1	30.6	19.4
45	55085	Oneida County	7	9	45.0	29.5	22.4	14.9
46	55087	Outagamie County	3	2	43.7	27.7	18.5	11.9
47	55089	Ozaukee County	1	1	36.9	20.6	13.1	8.1
48	55091	Pepin County	8	7	56.8	41.2	29.0	17.4
49	55093	Pierce County	1	1	46.3	30.0	18.9	10.4
50	55095	Polk County	6	4	50.8	32.6	22.0	14.1
51	55097	Portage County	4	5	46.3	31.3	20.3	13.5
52	55099	Price County	9	11	57.5	39.1	26.7	17.6
53	55101	Racine County	3	2	47.9	32.3	23.6	17.1
54	55103	Richland County	6	6	52.9	36.7	26.3	17.9
55	55105	Rock County	3	2	39.9	28.9	21.8	16.1
56	55107	Rusk County	6	6	56.1	39.4	29.7	20.9
57	55109	St. Croix County	1	1	40.1	26.3	15.6	8.4
58	55111	Sauk County	4	5	51.4	34.2	25.3	16.5
59	55113	Sawyer County	9	12	55.0	35.2	26.3	15.3
60	55115	Shawano County	6	6	57.7	42.8	30.5	18.5
61	55117	Sheboygan County	3	2	48.5	32.2	22.6	15.6
62	55119	Taylor County	6	6	62.0	45.2	31.2	21.7
63	55121	Trempealeau County	8	7	57.9	40.1	28.3	19.1
64	55123	Vernon County	6	6	58.6	41.0	30.8	21.1
65	55125	Vilas County	9	12	47.5	30.1	23.9	14.6
66	55127	Walworth County	4	3	40.1	29.0	21.0	15.8
67	55129	Washburn County	6	6	53.2	35.5	25.1	16.3
68	55131	Washington County	1	1	45.6	27.9	18.7	11.2
69	55133	Waukesha County	1	1	32.3	18.9	12.0	8.0
70	55135	Waupaca County	6	6	52.8	37.7	27.9	17.3
71	55137	Waushara County	8	6	56.8	41.0	30.0	21.2
72	55139	Winnebago County	3	2	42.4	28.0	19.4	13.7
73	55141	Wood County	4	5	45.0	32.1	21.7	15.2

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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.