County-Level Education Data for WV

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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	54000	West Virginia			58.4	44.0	34.0	24.8
2	54001	Barbour County	7	9	68.5	50.7	40.2	27.3
3	54003	Berkeley County	3	2	58.5	44.1	31.6	22.4
4	54005	Boone County	2	2	76.0	58.6	45.9	36.0
5	54007	Braxton County	8	7	73.4	54.9	43.2	32.7
6	54009	Brooke County	3	2	56.1	37.3	28.4	20.3
7	54011	Cabell County	2	2	50.6	38.4	28.1	20.0
8	54013	Calhoun County	8	7	75.9	57.1	43.7	37.6
9	54015	Clay County	2	2	80.9	63.3	50.6	36.3
10	54017	Doddridge County	9	8	69.6	48.2	35.4	30.6
11	54019	Fayette County	6	5	70.7	53.3	42.9	31.4
12	54021	Gilmer County	9	12	64.5	53.5	43.4	30.0
13	54023	Grant County	6	7	68.7	55.0	39.8	29.2
14	54025	Greenbrier County	7	11	62.4	46.7	37.0	26.6
15	54027	Hampshire County	3	2	62.5	46.9	38.2	28.7
16	54029	Hancock County	3	2	54.4	37.9	27.5	17.1
17	54031	Hardy County	8	7	71.0	56.2	44.7	29.7
18	54033	Harrison County	5	8	49.5	39.3	29.4	21.6
19	54035	Jackson County	6	6	55.1	42.1	34.6	22.6
20	54037	Jefferson County	1	1	58.3	43.3	31.8	21.0
21	54039	Kanawha County	2	2	47.2	35.0	27.6	20.0
22	54041	Lewis County	7	9	66.7	49.2	37.9	26.3
23	54043	Lincoln County	2	2	75.5	59.1	50.9	37.3
24	54045	Logan County	6	6	71.2	54.9	46.6	36.9
25	54047	McDowell County	7	9	75.6	64.1	57.7	50.0
26	54049	Marion County	4	5	51.8	38.2	28.6	20.5
27	54051	Marshall County	3	2	58.7	39.3	29.1	20.3
28	54053	Mason County	6	5	63.1	47.3	38.9	27.6
29	54055	Mercer County	5	8	56.7	46.8	36.9	27.9
30	54057	Mineral County	3	2	55.5	40.0	27.2	19.7
31	54059	Mingo County	6	6	75.7	60.6	49.6	40.4
32	54061	Monongalia County	3	2	47.3	33.8	24.6	16.4
33	54063	Monroe County	8	7	61.4	47.6	37.9	26.3
34	54065	Morgan County	3	2	68.5	46.0	35.2	24.2
35	54067	Nicholas County	6	6	68.3	52.1	38.8	30.0
36	54069	Ohio County	3	2	52.3	34.6	24.9	17.0
37	54071	Pendleton County	8	7	70.1	52.9	39.4	28.0
38	54073	Pleasants County	3	2	53.4	42.4	31.3	20.6
39	54075	Pocahontas County	9	12	67.9	53.2	39.4	29.1
40	54077	Preston County	3	2	65.5	49.6	37.3	26.0
41	54079	Putnam County	2	2	58.4	37.4	26.2	16.2
42	54081	Raleigh County	4	5	64.3	46.4	36.8	28.0
43	54083	Randolph County	7	11	59.5	47.2	34.1	26.5
44	54085	Ritchie County	8	7	67.0	49.5	38.5	26.6
45	54087	Roane County	6	7	71.5	52.2	42.8	33.2
46	54089	Summers County	7	9	69.4	51.9	42.0	34.6
47	54091	Taylor County	6	5	59.5	43.9	34.0	25.3
48	54093	Tucker County	9	12	62.2	46.5	36.0	24.5
49	54095	Tyler County	6	6	55.4	42.3	31.3	24.6
50	54097	Upshur County	7	9	59.1	42.9	35.7	25.4
51	54099	Wayne County	2	2	63.7	49.4	36.9	29.5
52	54101	Webster County	9	12	77.3	65.0	53.5	41.8
53	54103	Wetzel County	6	6	52.4	40.8	29.9	22.4
54	54105	Wirt County	3	2	63.8	48.3	33.8	27.6
55	54107	Wood County	3	2	48.7	34.9	26.8	18.6
56	54109	Wyoming County	7	10	72.5	57.9	47.0	35.7

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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.