Are the Richest Americans Also the Best Educated?

READING, WRITING, AND EARNING MONEY KING COUNTY, WA 44% EAGLE COUNTY, co HENNEPIN COUNTY, MN 47% 43° NEW YORK COUNTY, NY 57% The latest data from the U.S. Census's American Community Survey paints a fascinating picture of the United States at the county level. We've looked at the educational achievement and the median income of the entire nation, to see where people are going to school, where they're earning money, and if there is any correlation. HOLMES COUNTY, OH 54% 9% 45= A HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES 65% 75% 82" B) COLLEGE GRADUATES 15% 22% 30% 40% BREATHITT COUNTY, KY 60 9% 19* © MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME 25% 40" 50 65 ALACHUA COUNTY, FL 39 39* The map at right is a product of overlaying the three sets of data. The variation in hue and value has been produced from the data shown above. In general, darker counties represent a more educated, better paid population while lighter areas represent communities with fewer graduates and lower incomes. COSTILLA COUNTY, co 73 17 23 = A collaboration between GOOD and Gregory Hubacek SOURCE: US Census