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* EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, 1980 & 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Educational Attainment
Persons Less 1 to 3 Yrs High
25 Yrs Than High School
& Over 9th Grade School Graduate
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1980
United States 132,835,687 24257683 20,277,514 45,947,035
Arkansas 1,337,118 358670 236,967 443,429
Northwest 174,390 42975 27,629 60,733
White River 115,445 37809 22,114 36,055
East 215,097 80379 38,281 60,012
Western 115,555 28927 20,967 40,183
West Central 146,136 39405 26,471 49,638
Central 284,458 49932 44,412 101,518
Southwest 147,216 38846 30,077 50,170
Southeast 138,821 40397 27,016 45,120
1990
United States 158,868,436 16,502,211 22,841,507 47,642,763
Arkansas 1,496,150 227,633 275,848 489,570
Northwest 214,175 28,175 34,716 72,730
White River 128,176 24,908 26,009 44,211
East 228,219 52,852 44,821 69,756
Western 131,856 18,987 25,644 42,323
West Central 162,826 24,658 31,216 55,314
Central 336,556 30,919 50,715 103,555
Southwest 152,907 22,874 33,578 52,495
Southeast 141,435 24,260 29,149 49,186
Educational Attainment
Persons
25 Yrs 1 to 3 Yrs 4 5 or
& Over College Years More Yrs.
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1980
United States 132,835,687 20,794,975 11,420,499 10,137,981
Arkansas 1,337,118 153,375 83,580 61,097
Northwest 174,390 21,407 11,331 10,315
White River 115,445 10,372 5,492 3,603
East 215,097 18,694 10,295 7,436
Western 115,555 15,244 6,009 4,225
West Central 146,136 15,959 8,325 6,338
Central 284,458 43,210 25,714 19,672
Southwest 147,216 15,370 7,961 4,792
Southeast 138,821 13,119 8,453 4,716
1990
United States 158,868,436 39,571,702 20,832,567 11,477,686
Arkansas 1,496,150 303,795 132,712 66,592
Northwest 214,175 47,661 20,124 10,769
White River 128,176 21,017 7,902 4,129
East 228,219 38,165 15,115 7,510
Western 131,856 30,243 9,949 4,710
West Central 162,826 31,568 13,132 6,938
Central 336,556 84,370 43,932 23,065
Southwest 152,907 28,093 11,095 4,772
Southeast 141,435 22,678 11,463 4,699
Educational Attainment
Persons Percent Percent
25 Yrs High School College(4 Yrs)
& Over Graduate Graduate
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1980
United States 132,835,687 66.5 16.2
Arkansas 1,337,118 55.5 10.8
Northwest 174,390 59.5 12.4
White River 115,445 48.1 7.9
East 215,097 44.8 8.2
Western 115,555 56.8 8.9
West Central 146,136 54.9 10.0
Central 284,458 66.8 16.0
Southwest 147,216 53.2 8.7
Southeast 138,821 51.4 9.5
1990
United States 158,868,436 75.2 20.3
Arkansas 1,496,150 66.3 13.3
Northwest 214,175 70.6 14.4
White River 128,176 60.3 9.4
East 228,219 57.2 9.9
Western 131,856 66.2 11.1
West Central 162,826 65.7 12.3
Central 336,556 75.7 19.9
Southwest 152,907 63.1 10.4
Southeast 141,435 62.2 11.4
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