Data Sources:

Educational Attainment: U.S. Census, Bureau, Educational Attainment, 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, retrieved November 12, 2021 using the tidycensus R package.

Per Capita Income: U.S. Census Bureau, Per Capita Income, 2015-2019, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, retrieved November 12, 2021 using the tidycensus R package.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Total Population 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, retrieved November 12, 2021 using the tidycensus R package.


Methods:

Population over 25 with at least a bachelor’s degree is calculated as the sum of:

Proportion of population over 25 with at least a bachelor’s degree is calculated as Population over 25 with at least a bachelor’s degree divided by Total Population over 25.