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Degree attainment among residents
age 25 and over, 2019
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Median earnings by educational attainment
for residents age 25 and over, 2019
1
1 In 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars.
S O U R C E : U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
35% $75K
$65K
$55K
$45K
$35K
$25K
$15K
$70K
$60K
$50K
$40K
$30K
$20K
$10K
$5K
25%
30%
15%
20%
10%
5%
0% $0
No high school
diploma
High school
diploma
Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
Graduate
degree
Graduate degree Bachelor's degree Some college /
associate's
High school
diploma
No high school
diploma
4.9% $70.5K $43.1K $55.5K $38K $30.2K 18.6% 10% 31.4% 20.8% 12.4% 6.6% $52.9K $30.4K $40.7K $25.7K $19.5K 20% 8.6% 26.9% 20.3% 12.8%
Maine U.S.
Men Women