IBIS-PH - Health Indicator Report - Utah Population Characteristics: Education Level in the Population

Why Is This Important?

Education level is strongly related to health status. It is too simplistic to say that more education causes better health; however, higher levels of education often result in higher family income, greater self-determination, an understanding of health and illness factors, improved mental health, and a higher level of social and family support. All of those factors can result in better health.

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Data Table

Educational Attainment: High School Graduate or Higher by County and Sex, Utahns Age 25+, 2018-2022 ACS 5-year Estimate

	Males vs. Females Series Value	Males vs. Females	County	Percentage of Adults Age 25+	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI
Male
	1	Male	Beaver	90.6%	78.8%	100.0%
	1	Male	Box Elder	93.3%	88.1%	98.5%
	1	Male	Cache	94.1%	90.4%	97.8%
	1	Male	Carbon	92.7%	84.5%	100.0%
	1	Male	Daggett	92.9%	88.7%	97.1%
	1	Male	Davis	95.6%	93.0%	98.2%
	1	Male	Duchesne	86.9%	80.9%	92.9%
	1	Male	Emery	94.2%	84.7%	100.0%
	1	Male	Garfield	94.7%	80.0%	100.0%
	1	Male	Grand	92.9%	77.4%	100.0%
	1	Male	Iron	93.4%	87.0%	99.8%
	1	Male	Juab	93.6%	81.3%	100.0%
	1	Male	Kane	95.1%	81.0%	100.0%
	1	Male	Millard	88.4%	79.2%	97.6%
	1	Male	Morgan	99.7%	87.1%	100.0%
	1	Male	Piute	87.4%	68.5%	100.0%
	1	Male	Rich	95.6%	79.3%	100.0%
	1	Male	Salt Lake	91.1%	90.7%	91.6%
	1	Male	San Juan	87.9%	78.8%	97.0%
	1	Male	Sanpete	88.8%	81.1%	96.5%
	1	Male	Sevier	91.5%	84.7%	98.3%
	1	Male	Summit	95.8%	89.7%	100.0%
	1	Male	Tooele	90.9%	85.1%	96.7%
	1	Male	Uintah	86.8%	80.0%	93.6%
	1	Male	Utah	94.8%	94.4%	95.2%
	1	Male	Wasatch	94.8%	87.5%	100.0%
	1	Male	Washington	94.0%	89.9%	98.1%
	1	Male	Wayne	96.3%	78.2%	100.0%
	1	Male	Weber	91.6%	88.7%	94.5%
	1	Male	State	92.7%	92.5%	92.9%
	1	Male	U.S.	88.4%	88.3%	88.5%
Female
	2	Female	Beaver	94.1%	78.7%	100.0%
	2	Female	Box Elder	93.5%	88.4%	98.6%
	2	Female	Cache	94.2%	90.3%	98.1%
	2	Female	Carbon	91.3%	84.4%	98.2%
	2	Female	Daggett	92.5%	75.3%	100.0%
	2	Female	Davis	95.8%	93.4%	98.2%
	2	Female	Duchesne	91.5%	86.0%	97.0%
	2	Female	Emery	92.5%	83.8%	100.0%
	2	Female	Garfield	97.3%	84.0%	100.0%
	2	Female	Grand	96.0%	81.0%	100.0%
	2	Female	Iron	92.6%	86.3%	98.9%
	2	Female	Juab	93.5%	82.4%	100.0%
	2	Female	Kane	93.7%	81.9%	100.0%
	2	Female	Millard	92.7%	84.4%	100.0%
	2	Female	Morgan	96.7%	85.6%	100.0%
	2	Female	Piute	90.5%	69.4%	100.0%
	2	Female	Rich	96.0%	77.9%	100.0%
	2	Female	Salt Lake	92.5%	92.1%	92.9%
	2	Female	San Juan	87.7%	78.3%	97.1%
	2	Female	Sanpete	91.0%	84.9%	97.1%
	2	Female	Sevier	92.4%	85.7%	99.1%
	2	Female	Summit	96.3%	90.5%	100.0%
	2	Female	Tooele	94.4%	88.8%	100.0%
	2	Female	Uintah	90.6%	83.5%	97.7%
	2	Female	Utah	95.7%	95.3%	96.1%
	2	Female	Wasatch	96.2%	88.8%	100.0%
	2	Female	Washington	94.7%	91.0%	98.4%
	2	Female	Wayne	89.9%	73.3%	100.0%
	2	Female	Weber	92.9%	89.9%	95.9%
	2	Female	State	93.8%	93.6%	94.0%
	2	Female	U.S.	89.8%	89.7%	89.9%
Total
	3	Total	Beaver	92.3%	82.8%	100.0%
	3	Total	Box Elder	93.4%	89.7%	97.1%
	3	Total	Cache	94.2%	91.5%	96.9%
	3	Total	Carbon	92.0%	86.6%	97.4%
	3	Total	Daggett	92.8%	85.4%	100.0%
	3	Total	Davis	95.7%	93.9%	97.5%
	3	Total	Duchesne	89.2%	85.1%	93.3%
	3	Total	Emery	93.3%	86.9%	99.7%
	3	Total	Garfield	95.9%	86.0%	100.0%
	3	Total	Grand	94.5%	83.7%	100.0%
	3	Total	Iron	93.0%	88.5%	97.5%
	3	Total	Juab	93.6%	85.3%	100.0%
	3	Total	Kane	94.4%	85.3%	100.0%
	3	Total	Millard	90.5%	84.3%	96.7%
	3	Total	Morgan	98.2%	89.9%	100.0%
	3	Total	Piute	88.9%	74.8%	100.0%
	3	Total	Rich	95.8%	83.6%	100.0%
	3	Total	Salt Lake	91.8%	91.5%	92.1%
	3	Total	San Juan	87.8%	81.2%	94.4%
	3	Total	Sanpete	89.8%	84.8%	94.8%
	3	Total	Sevier	92.0%	87.2%	96.8%
	3	Total	Summit	96.0%	91.8%	100.0%
	3	Total	Tooele	92.6%	88.5%	96.7%
	3	Total	Uintah	88.7%	83.8%	93.6%
	3	Total	Utah	95.3%	95.0%	95.6%
	3	Total	Wasatch	95.5%	90.3%	100.0%
	3	Total	Washington	94.4%	91.7%	97.1%
	3	Total	Wayne	93.1%	80.8%	100.0%
	3	Total	Weber	92.2%	90.2%	94.2%
	3	Total	State	93.2%	93.1%	93.3%
	3	Total	U.S.	89.1%	89.0%	89.2%

Data Notes

Notes

2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B15002 and S1501

Data Sources

U.S. Bureau of the Census
American Community Survey

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Health Indicator Definition

Definition

Educational attainment among adults. Education level categories include: less than high school; high school graduate (includes equivalency); some college; Associate's degree; Bachelor's degree; and Graduate or Professional degree.

Numerator

Number of persons in the educational attainment category and population age group.

Denominator

Number of persons in the population age group.

Current Outlook

How Are We Doing?

Among Utah adults aged 25 and over in 2022, 93% were high school graduates or higher and 37.9% had a bachelor's or advanced degree.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

Education levels in the U.S. have also improved markedly, although Utahns on average still tend to have more years of schooling than their American counterparts. In 2022, 10.4% of U.S. residents aged 25 and over had not completed high school, while only 7% of Utahns in the same age group had not completed high school.

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