This project visualizes census data on education. Around the U.S. access to education and quality of education are not uniform. The attainment of education varies by state of residence, age, and sex, amongst other factors. Education leads to differences in income as well. The visualizations below explain these phenomena.
Educational Attainment By State
The size of the blob represents the percentage of people who attained the level of education, in population 25 years or older.
U.S. Census Bureau
About 17.5% of Puerto Ricans attain less than a high school degree. Washington D.C. ranked the highest in the percentage of attaining graduate or professional degree with a big gap between Massachusetts, which came in second.
Educational Attainment Broken Down Into Age Groups
The two axes of this diagram are age group and level of highest education. Each dot is colored to indicate the distribution of individuals by sex.
Age
High School
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Professional
High School
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Professional
High School
Bachelors
Masters
Doctorate
Professional
Annual Income Distribution, By Educational Attainment
Select different education levels to see the income for each bracket of the group. Click the box to activate the layer. Distance from the center represents the percent earning at that level.