1. Educational Attainment of Tennessee Residents by County and Ethnicity A mapping tool using Geographic Information System (GIS) July 25, 2013

2. Goal: » Disseminate & update data on educational attainment of TN adults Features: » Web-based » Dynamic interface » Data by county & ethnicity GIS mapping tool

3. American Community Survey 2011: »5-year estimates: 60 months of data »More precise estimations Definitions: »College degree: Associate’s degree or higher »Working-age population: 25-64 years old »Adult population: 25+ years Data source & definitions

4. Educational attainment: » All levels of attainment Educational needs: » Without a college degree Populations: » Age 25-64: number & percent » Age 25+: by ethnicity Maps: Topics & populations

5. »Working-age adults: 3.37 million ( 53.5%) »College degree (Associate’s + ): 31.7% -National rank: 43 rd »No college degree: 68.3% -Some college, no degree: 21.8% TN working-age adult population (25-64) Source: 2011 ACS

6. GIS web demonstration Maps: » Educational attainment » Population without a college degree - Total population: Age 25-64 - By ethnicity: Age 25+ Report (THEC, 2013): »Educational Attainment of Adult Residents of Tennessee Counties

7. Counties with the highest % of residents with a college degree State: 31.7%

8. Counties with the highest % of residents with no college degree State: 68.3% 69.9%77.2%84.1%

9. Counties with the highest share of residents with some college but no degree Source: 2011 ACS

10. Other counties of interest State: 21.8%State: 31.7%

11. Attainment by age group: Example

12. Relationship exists between attainment levels & extent of urbanization Population density Sources: 2011 ACS & 2010 BERC MTSU Educational attainment

13. For policy decisions consider percentages & absolute numbers Ed. needs: Percentage Ed. needs: Numbers

14. Even high-attainment counties have subpopulations with enormous needs