Subject |
United States |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
8,020,821 |
25.1% |
4,849,322 |
16.5% |
2,193,752 |
44.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
18,584,930 |
13.3% |
12,494,696 |
6.8% |
4,156,114 |
31.8% |
Some college, associate's degree |
24,165,018 |
9.2% |
16,962,654 |
4.1% |
5,392,119 |
24.5% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
27,860,394 |
2.8% |
23,540,902 |
1.9% |
3,154,943 |
9.0% |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
91,987 |
27.9% |
57,170 |
19.8% |
22,582 |
48.7% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
268,470 |
15.6% |
184,815 |
8.2% |
56,969 |
37.1% |
Some college, associate's degree |
322,540 |
11.1% |
229,291 |
4.5% |
69,639 |
32.0% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
281,147 |
2.9% |
234,308 |
1.7% |
34,425 |
9.5% |
Subject |
Canadian County, Oklahoma |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
1,617 |
31.5% |
1,064 |
27.1% |
470 |
45.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
6,698 |
8.4% |
5,190 |
0.0% |
947 |
41.6% |
Some college, associate's degree |
13,973 |
4.9% |
10,134 |
2.3% |
2,828 |
6.2% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
10,913 |
1.6% |
9,895 |
1.2% |
808 |
0.0% |
Subject |
Cleveland County, Oklahoma |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
4,157 |
13.4% |
2,718 |
14.5% |
760 |
21.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
13,834 |
11.3% |
9,506 |
1.7% |
3,508 |
37.2% |
Some college, associate's degree |
24,603 |
6.3% |
18,413 |
1.8% |
3,582 |
33.3% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
25,523 |
3.2% |
19,827 |
3.3% |
3,838 |
3.9% |
Subject |
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
19,393 |
28.6% |
11,331 |
16.5% |
5,585 |
55.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
39,422 |
19.4% |
24,754 |
13.1% |
9,915 |
34.4% |
Some college, associate's degree |
55,610 |
12.0% |
35,701 |
4.1% |
14,887 |
30.1% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
67,755 |
2.2% |
55,486 |
1.3% |
8,550 |
7.9% |
Subject |
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
1,526 |
35.5% |
765 |
35.2% |
535 |
51.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
5,553 |
10.4% |
4,549 |
7.8% |
579 |
33.9% |
Some college, associate's degree |
6,534 |
11.2% |
4,729 |
5.0% |
1,343 |
26.7% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
3,864 |
1.5% |
3,237 |
0.9% |
433 |
6.7% |
Subject |
Oklahoma City, OK Metro Area |
All families |
Married-couple families |
Female householder, no husband present |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Total |
% below poverty level |
Less than high school graduate |
28,954 |
25.7% |
17,715 |
16.8% |
7,539 |
49.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
75,093 |
15.5% |
50,679 |
8.3% |
16,944 |
35.5% |
Some college, associate's degree |
108,809 |
9.4% |
76,393 |
3.5% |
23,440 |
27.8% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
115,242 |
2.2% |
95,122 |
1.6% |
14,147 |
6.3% |
Data for Kingfisher, Lincoln and Logan counties available in December.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Families, Table S1702.