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percent. The county with the highest percentage of households receiving publicassistance was Beltrami County at 8 percent. The lowest was Carver County with 1.2percent (U.S. Census Bureau 1999).Nationally, an average of 16.7 percent of households received retirement income in1999. On average, 13.7 percent of Minnesota households received retirement income.Within the analysis area, the average was very close to that of the State with 13.6percent. The counties with the highest percentage of households receiving retirementincome were Aikin, Itasca, Hubbard, and Cass with 23.5, 22.5, 22.1, and 21.5 percentrespectively (U.S. Census Bureau 1999).4.2.5 EducationThe Upper Mississippi River basin is home to many universities, State universities,private liberal arts colleges, community colleges, and technical and business colleges.The University of Minnesota, located in Minneapolis, is one of the most comprehensivepublic universities in the United States and ranks among the most prestigious. StateUniversities are also located in St. Cloud and Bemidji.Nationally, 80.4 percent of the population over age 25 had achieved a high schooldegree or higher in 2000. It was estimated that 87.9 percent of the Minnesota populationhad accomplished this level of education.On average across the analysis area, 88.6 percent of the population had achieved ahigh school degree or higher and 29.7 had achieved a bachelor’s degree or higher in2000. The county with the highest percentage of persons achieving a high schooldegree or higher was Washington County at 94 percent. The county with the lowestpercentage of the population with a high school degree or higher was Clearwater Countyat 76.4 percent (U.S. Census Bureau 2000).The State of Minnesota also had a higher percentage of the population that hadcompleted a bachelor’s degree or higher at 27.4 percent compared to 24.4 percentnationally. The average across the analysis area was also higher at 29.7 percent. Thecounty with the highest percentage of the population with a bachelor’s degree or higherwas Hennepin County with 39.1 percent. The county with the lowest percentage ofresidents with this level of education was Todd County at 10 percent (U.S. CensusBureau 2000).Table 4.2.5.a. Educational Attainment by County as a Percentage of thePopulation Age 25 and Over, 2000.LocationPercentage of Populationto Achieve a High SchoolDegree (or equivalent) orHigherPercentage of Populationto Achieve a Bachelor’sDegree or HigherUnited States 80.4 % 24.4 %Minnesota 87.9 % 27.4 %Aikin 80.4 % 11.3 %Anoka 91.0 % 21.3 %Becker 82.9 % 16.7 %Beltrami 83.4 % 23.5 %Headwaters ROPE Study 45
Table 4.2.5.a. Educational Attainment by County as a Percentage of thePopulation Age 25 and Over, 2000.LocationPercentage of Populationto Achieve a High SchoolDegree (or equivalent) orHigherPercentage of Populationto Achieve a Bachelor’sDegree or HigherBenton 84.9 % 17.2 %Carver 91.4 % 34.3 %Cass 83.9 % 16.6 %Clearwater 76.4 % 14.7 %Crow Wing 86.3 % 18.4 %Douglas 85.6 % 17.3 %Hennepin 90.6 % 39.1 %Hubbard 86.1 % 20.2 %Isanti 86.6 % 14.5 %Itasca 85.6 % 17.6 %Kanabec 80.6 % 10.5 %Kandiyohi 83.5 % 18.3 %McLeod 84.7 % 15.4 %Meeker 81.5 % 13.9 %Mille Lac 81.3 % 12.2 %Morrison 79.7 % 12.6 %Otter Tail 81.4 % 17.2 %Pine 79.0 % 10.3 %Pope 81.8 5 14.7 %Ramsey 87.6 % 34.3 %Renville 80.9 % 12.6 %Sherburne 89.9 % 19.4 %Stearns 86.2 % 22.0 %Todd 79.3 % 10.0 %Wadena 79.5 % 13.4 %Washington 94.0 % 33.9 %Wright 88.1 % 17.9 %Analysis Area Average 86.6 % 29.7 %Source: (U.S. Census Bureau 2000)Educational attainment within the analysis area was generally lower among minorityresidents as displayed in Table 4.2.5.b. An exception is that 35 percent of the Asianpopulation had a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than any other group (U.S. CensusBureau 2000).Table 4.2.5.b. Analysis Area Educational Attainment by Raceor Ethnicity as aPercentage of the Population Age 25 and Over, 2000.Race/EthnicityPercentage of Populationto Achieve a High SchoolDegree (or equivalent) orHigherPercentage ofPopulation to Achievea Bachelor’s Degreeor HigherWhite alone 90.2 % 30.6 %Black or African American alone 79.2 % 18.3 %American Indian or Alaska Native 73.2 % 8.8 %Headwaters ROPE Study 46
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