County-Level Education Data for Massachusetts

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					Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing college4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	25000	Massachusetts			12.6	20.0	27.2	33.2
2	25001	Barnstable County	3	2	15.3	23.7	28.1	33.6
3	25003	Berkshire County	3	2	10.7	16.3	20.9	26.0
4	25005	Bristol County	1	1	6.0	10.8	15.9	19.9
5	25007	Dukes County	7	12	13.6	23.7	32.1	38.4
6	25009	Essex County	1	1	11.3	18.3	25.9	31.3
7	25011	Franklin County	2	2	10.4	19.1	24.2	29.1
8	25013	Hampden County	2	2	9.3	14.1	17.6	20.5
9	25015	Hampshire County	2	2	15.5	24.9	31.9	37.9
10	25017	Middlesex County	1	1	17.3	26.3	35.4	43.6
11	25019	Nantucket County	7	11	12.5	18.7	32.9	38.4
12	25021	Norfolk County	1	1	17.9	25.7	34.4	42.9
13	25023	Plymouth County	1	1	11.4	17.6	22.2	27.8
14	25025	Suffolk County	1	1	9.8	18.8	27.7	32.5
15	25027	Worcester County	2	2	8.9	15.4	22.2	26.9

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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 who are college graduates includes those who completed at least four years of college. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who received a bachelor's or higher degree.