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Postsecondary Attainment Rates
The share of adults in the Western U.S. with an associate degree or higher increased by seven percentage points from 39% to 46% between 2010 and 2022, and the number of adults with a degree increased from 15 million to 19.5 million. Additionally, the number of adults with a high school diploma or lower level of education stayed about the same and the number of adults with some college, but no degree, increased by about half million people.
Notes: Number of adults ages 25-64 with an associate degree or higher credential, as a percentage of total adults ages 25-64. Data not available for the U.S. Pacific Territories and Freely Associated States.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Table B15001, 5-Year PUMS Estimates, 2010-2022.
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