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| KRADD Education Demographics | |
| KRADD Vital Statistics | |
| KRADD Occupational Projections | |
| KRADD Projected Job Growth and Decline |
As the following U.S. Census table illustrates, the KRADD region made considerable progress closing the gap in educational attainment from 1990-2000 by increasing the percentage of persons graduating from high school and obtaining some college or an associate degree. Unfortunately, the gap actually widened in obtaining bachelor degrees.
Educational Attainment |
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AREA |
Percent High School Graduate or Higher |
Percent with some college or an Associate's Degree |
Percent with Bachelor's Degree or Higher |
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1990 |
2000 |
Percent Change |
1990 |
2000 |
Percent Change |
1990 |
2000 |
Percent Change |
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U.S. |
75.2 |
80.4 |
7.0 |
24.9 |
27.3 |
9.6 |
20.3 |
24.4 |
20.2 |
Kentucky |
64.6 |
74.1 |
14.7 |
19.2 |
23.4 |
21.9 |
13.6 |
17.1 |
25.7 |
Service Area |
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Breathitt |
47.8 |
57.5 |
20.3 |
11.9 |
16.4 |
37.8 |
8.6 |
10.0 |
16.3 |
Knott |
45.1 |
58.7 |
30.2 |
11.8 |
17.6 |
49.2 |
8.2 |
10.2 |
24.4 |
Leslie |
40.4 |
52.5 |
30.0 |
9.2 |
16.0 |
73.9 |
6.6 |
6.3 |
-4.5 |
Letcher |
45.6 |
58.5 |
28.3 |
11.1 |
17.9 |
61.3 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
14.9 |
Lee |
43.4 |
50.9 |
17.3 |
10.2 |
13.8 |
35.3 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
8.6 |
Perry |
47.6 |
58.3 |
22.5 |
12.5 |
18.1 |
44.8 |
6.7 |
8.9 |
32.8 |
Owsley |
33.5 |
49.2 |
38.6 |
6.8 |
13.5 |
98.5 |
9.8 |
7.7 |
-21.4 |
Wolfe |
42.8 |
53.6 |
25.2 |
11.2 |
12.3 |
9.8 |
7.7 |
10.6 |
37.7 |
Average |
45.3 |
57.1 |
26.0 |
11.3 |
17.2 |
52.2 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
16.2 |
Additional Information |
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Floyd |
50.8 |
61.3 |
20.7 |
15.9 |
21.7 |
36.5 |
7.4 |
9.7 |
31.1 |
Madison |
64.8 |
75.5 |
16.0 |
19.7 |
23.7 |
20.3 |
19.1 |
21.8 |
14.1 |
Magoffin |
38.2 |
50.1 |
31.2 |
10.6 |
15.6 |
47.2 |
4.6 |
6.3 |
37.0 |
Morgan |
44.1 |
56.4 |
27.9 |
12.1 |
15.9 |
31.4 |
6.7 |
7.7 |
14.9 |
Rowan |
57.9 |
70.9 |
22.5 |
17.8 |
20.0 |
12.4 |
17.3 |
21.9 |
26.9 |
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