Education Attainment

Genesee County Outpaces Michigan and US Rates
of Improvement

The percentage of residents, age 25 and over, holding Bachelor's Degrees or higher in Genesee County has grown at a pace faster than that of Michigan and the US. During the period 1990-2000, the percentage of workers holding Bachelor's Degrees or higher in Genesee County grew by 27.34 percent. This compares with 23.86 and 20.20 percent respectively at the state and national levels. Estimates for 2006 show Genesee County with even greater improvement in comparison with state and national averages.