Kentucky Data from Council on Postsecondary Education Workforce/Economic Development Policy Group May 24, 2004

Kentucky Data from www.higheredinfo.org

Council on Postsecondary EducationWorkforce/Economic Development Policy Group

May 24, 2004Christina E. Whitfield

http://www.higheredinfo.org/

The Workforce

Kentucky Educational Attainment and State Rank by Age, 2000Percent with a High School Diploma/GED

74.1%

50.4%

79.7%

75.2%

82.3%

84.2%

74.9%

25 and Over

65 and Over

25-64 Year Olds

45-64 Year Olds

35-44 Year Olds

25-34 Year Olds

18-24 Year Olds

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

36

35

42

49

46

50

49

Kentucky Educational Attainment and State Rank by Age, 2000Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher

17.1%

18.8%

18.0%

18.1%

20.8%

25 and Over

25-64 Year Olds

45-64 Year Olds

35-44 Year Olds

25-34 Year Olds


45

46

49

47

47

Pike

Ohio

Clay

Hart

Pulaski

Hardin

Logan

BellTrigg

Lewis

Christian

Graves

Casey

BarrenWarren

Adair

ToddKnox

Butler

Floyd

WayneHarlan

Laurel Leslie

Carter

Hopkins Perry

Allen

KnottGrayson

Daviess

Bath

Nelson

Owen

Union LeeBreathitt

Shelby

Whitley

Scott

Madison

Lyon

Estill

MorganMeade Bullitt

Marion

Green

Henry

Clark

Grant

Larue

Breckinridge

Letcher

Lincoln Jackson

Jefferson

Calloway

Henderson

Lawrence

McCreary

Fleming

Monroe

Taylor

Greenup

Rowan

Webster

Fayette

Boone

MuhlenbergCaldwell

Russell

Marshall

Elliott

Ballard

Mason

Wolfe

Harrison

Crittenden

MercerMartin

Bourbon

Metcalfe

Magoffin

Johnson

Livingston

Fulton

McLean

Boyle Garrard

Boyd

Rockcastle

Edmonson

Pendleton

Hickman ClintonSimpson

Owsley

Powell

Carlisle

Franklin

Cumberland

Bracken

Washington

Menifee

Oldham

Spencer

McCracken

Kenton

Hancock

Nicholas

Anderson

TrimbleCarroll

Woodford

Jessamine

Campbell

Montgomery

Gallatin

Robertson

Percent of Adults 25 and Older with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 2000

4.9 to 8.1

8.2 to 9.7

9.8 to 13.3

13.4 to 35.6


Pike

Ohio

Clay

Hart

Pulaski

Hardin

Logan

BellTrigg

Lewis

Christian

Graves

Casey

BarrenWarren

Adair

ToddKnox

Butler

Floyd

WayneHarlan

Laurel Leslie

Carter

Hopkins Per y

Allen

KnottGrayson

Daviess

Bath

Nelson

Owen

Union LeeBreathitt

Shelby

Whitley

Scott

Madison

Lyon

Estill

MorganMeade Bullitt

Marion

Green

Henry

Clark

Grant

Larue

Breckinridge

Letcher

Lincoln Jackson

Jefferson

Calloway

Henderson

Lawrence

McCreary

Fleming

Monroe

Taylor

Greenup

Rowan

Webster

Fayette

Boone

MuhlenbergCaldwell

Russell

Marshall

Elliott

Ballard

Mason

Wolfe

Harrison

Crittenden

MercerMartin

Bourbon

Metcalfe

Magoffin

Johnson

Livingston

Fulton

McLean

Boyl arrard

Boyd

Rockcastle

Edmonson

Pendleton


O sley

Powell

Carlisle

Franklin

Cumberland

Bracken

Washington

Menifee

Oldham

Spencer

McCracken

Ke

nton

Hancock

Nicholas

Anderson

TrimbleCarroll

Woodford

Jessamine

Campb ll

ontgomery

Gallatin

Robertson

Percent of Adults 25 and Older with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (Counties Above National Average), 2000

Above National Average (24.4%)


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r

e

Pike

Ohio

Clay

Hart

Pulaski

Hardin

Logan

BellTrigg

Lewis

Christian

Graves

Casey

BarrenWarren

Adair

ToddKnox

Butler

Floyd

WayneHarlan

Laurel Leslie

Carter

Hopkins Per y

Allen

KnottGrayson

Daviess

Bath

Nelson

Owen

Union LeeBreathitt

Shelby

Whitley

Scott

Madison

Lyon

Estill

MorganMeade Bullitt

Marion

Green

Henry

Clark

Grant

Larue

Breckinridge

Letcher

Lincoln Jackson

Jefferson

Calloway

Henderson

Lawrence

McCreary

Fleming

Monroe

Taylor

Greenup

Rowan

Webster

Fayette

Boone

MuhlenbergCaldwell

Russell

Marshall

Elliott

Ballard

Mason

Wolfe

Harrison

Crittenden

MercerMartin

Bourbon

Metcalfe

Magoffin

Johnson

Livingston

Fulton

McLean

Boyl arrard

Boyd

Rockcastle

Edmonson

Pendleton


O sley

Powell

Carlisle

Franklin

Cumberland

Bracken

Washington

Menifee

Oldham

Spencer

McCracken

Ke

nton

Hancock

Nicholas

Anderson

TrimbleCarroll

Woodford

Jessamine

Campb ll

ontgomery

Gallatin

Robertson

Percent of Adults 25 and Older with less than a High School Diploma or GED (Counties 30% or Higher), 2000

30% or higher


e G

M

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r

e

Kentucky Educational Attainment and State Rank by Age, 2000Percent with a Graduate or Professional Degree

7.5%

9.1%

6.8%

5.6%

25-64 Year Olds

45-64 Year Olds

35-44 Year Olds

25-34 Year Olds


29

34

37

35

Kentucky Per Capita Personal Income as a Percentage of U.S. Average, 1970-2003

77.5%80.9%

79.3%81.8% 83.0%

70.0%

80.0%

90.0%

100.0%

1970 1980 1990 2000 2003

US Average Kentucky

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Share of Gross State Product by Sector

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

Agricultu

reMining

Constructio

n

Manufacturin

g

Transportatio

n

Wholesale

Retail

Finance

Services

Government

Kentucky 1990 Kentucky 2001 US 2001

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Percent Employment in Professional and Management Occupations, 2000

Mar

yland

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Conn

ectic

ut

Virg

inia

New

Jers

ey

Colora

do

New

York

Verm

ont

Califor

nia

Minne

sota

New

Hamps

hire

Was

hing

ton

Dela

ware

Alas

ka

Illinois

New

Mexico

Kans

as

Rhod

e Island

Natio

n

North

Dako

ta

Texa

s

Mon

tana

Oreg

on

Nebr

aska

Arizon

a

Geor

gia

Penn

sylvan

ia

Sout

h Da

kota

Utah

Hawa

ii

Flor

ida

Maine

Michiga

n

Miss

ouri

Idah

o

Iowa

Wisc

onsin

North

Caro

lina

Ohio

Okla

hom

a

Wyo

ming

Louisian

a

Alab

ama

Tenn

esse

e

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Indian

a

Kent

ucky

Wes

t Virg

inia

Arka

nsas

Miss

issippi

Neva

da


41.3

33.6

25.728.7

Percent Employment in Professional, Education, Health and Social Service Occupations, 2000

Mas

sach

uset

ts

New

York

Mar

yland

Conn

ectic

ut

New

Jers

ey

Rhod

e Island

Verm

ont

New

Mexico

Penn

sylvan

ia

North

Dako

ta

Califor

nia

Maine

Virg

inia

Minne

sota

Wes

t Virg

inia

Illinois

Alas

ka

Louisian

a

Natio

n

Kans

as

Was

hing

ton

New

Hamps

hire

Texa

s

Colora

do

Flor

ida

Dela

ware

Utah

Hawa

ii

Arizon

a

Mon

tana

Oreg

on

Nebr

aska

Michiga

n

Miss

ouri

Iowa

Ohio

Okla

hom

a

Wyo

ming

Idah

o

Geor

gia

Sout

h Da

kota

North

Caro

lina

Kent

ucky

Wisc

onsin

Alab

ama

Tenn

esse

e

Indian

a

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Miss

issippi

Arka

nsas

Neva

da

35.3

29.2

21.7

26.6


College Participation and Completion

Education Pipeline, 2002

15

26

39

65

100

18

27

40

68

100

29

44

60

90

100

Graduate College

Still Enrolled Sophomore Year

Enter College

Graduate from High School

Ninth Graders

Top StatesUSKY

Source: Tom Mortenson, ACT, NCES-IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

Part-Time Undergraduate Enrollment as a Percent of 25- to 44-Year-Olds, 2000

Arizon

a

Califor

nia

Utah

New

Mexico

Kans

as

Alas

ka

Wyo

ming

Neva

da

Illinois

Oreg

on

Michiga

n

Nebr

aska

Colora

do

Flor

ida

Miss

ouri

Was

hing

ton

Rhod

e Island

Wisc

onsin

Natio

n

Mar

yland

Texa

s

Minne

sota

Virg

inia

Iowa

Okla

hom

a

Dela

ware

Maine

North

Caro

lina

Hawa

ii

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Alab

ama

Conn

ectic

ut

Idah

o

Ohio

Sout

h Da

kota

Verm

ont

Indian

a

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

New

Hamps

hire

New

Jers

ey

Tenn

esse

e

Arka

nsas

New

York

Kent

ucky

Geor

gia

Louisian

a

Miss

issippi

North

Dako

ta

Wes

t Virg

inia

Penn

sylvan

ia

Mon

tana

10.8

6.2

3.34.0

Source: NCES-IPEDS, U.S. Census Bureau

Import/Export Ratio of First-Time Freshmen, 2002(>1=Importer, 1<=Exporter)

Utah

Rhod

e Island

Arizon

a

Miss

issippi

North

Caro

lina

Iowa

Indian

a

Flor

ida

Wyo

ming

Alab

ama

Wes

t Virg

inia

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Dela

ware

North

Dako

ta

Penn

sylvan

ia

Okla

hom

a

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Verm

ont

Kent

ucky

Colora

do

Tenn

esse

e

Louisian

a

Kans

as

Idah

o

Arka

nsas

Virg

inia

New

Hamps

hire

Oreg

on

Miss

ouri

Natio

n

New

York

Califor

nia

Hawa

ii

Sout

h Da

kota

Geor

gia

Texa

s

Michiga

n

Wisc

onsin

Nebr

aska

Ohio

Minne

sota

New

Mexico

Mon

tana

Neva

da

Mar

yland

Maine

Was

hing

ton

Conn

ectic

ut

Illinois

New

Jers

ey

Alas

ka

Source: NCES-IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey

3.89

1.48

0.12

1.19

Kentucky imported 5,777 first-time freshmen and

exported 3,912.

Net Imports by Type of Institution, Fall 2000

241

455

1413

-445

-132

-94

-75

-34

-18

-500 -300 -100 100 300 500 700 900 1100 1300 1500

Private Non-Profit Doctoral

Proprietary

Public 2-Year

Private Other

Public Other

Private Non-Profit 2-Year

Public Doctoral

Private Non-Profit MA/BA

Public MA/BA

Source: NCES-IPEDS Residency and Migration Survey

Public Undergraduate FTE Enrollment by Sector, Fall 2001

Source: NCES-IPEDS, Fall Enrollment Survey

91

7068

6360 58 58 56

53 52 50 50 4947 46

44 44 43 43 43 4240 40 39 39 39 37 37 35 34

31 31 30 30 29 28 28 2826 26

23 22 22 21 21 18 1814

11 10

3

6

20

17

1020

20

05

39

25 31

10

28

27

17

32

17

2522

0

911

38

23 23

8 10

20

3633

24

33

2126

30

12

69

35

34

45

39

17

31

3

3240

30

21

49

16

41

3

1015

27

20 21

4239

8

2219

40

2226

36

24

39

3135

57

48 49

22

38 38

54 53

44

2933

45

36

4944

41

60

3

3740

29

38

61

47

77

47

42

52

65

40

74

56

0%

100%

Verm

ont

Idaho

Montana

Delaw

are

North D

akota

Indiana

Nevada

Ohio

West V

irginia

Arkansas

South D

akota

Iowa

Maine

Nebraska

Tennessee

New

Ham

pshire

Kansas

Colorado

Michigan

Wyom

ing

New

Mexico

Oregon

Louisiana

Alabam

a

Rhode Island

Florida

Haw

aii

Utah

Pennsylvania

Missouri

United S

tates

Oklahom

a

Texas

North C

arolina

South C

arolina

Mississippi

Alaska

Georgia

Maryland

Kentucky

Connecticut

Washington

Massachusetts

Arizona

New

Jersey

Minnesota

Virginia

California

Wisconsin

Illinois

New

York

Public Research and Doctoral Public Masters and Bachelors Public Two-Year

Rhod

e Island

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Dela

ware

New

Hamps

hire

Was

hing

ton

Conn

ectic

ut

Iowa

Virg

inia

Penn

sylvan

ia

Mar

yland

Verm

ont

New

Jers

ey

Califor

nia

Illinois

Maine

North

Caro

lina

Wisc

onsin

Minne

sota

New

York

Wyo

ming

Natio

n

Indian

a

Ohio

Michiga

n

Miss

ouri

Colora

do

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Oreg

on

Flor

ida

Miss

issippi

Utah

Kans

as

Nebr

aska

Alab

ama

Texa

s

Tenn

esse

e

Arizon

a

Sout

h Da

kota

Hawa

ii

North

Dako

ta

Neva

da

Idah

o

Kent

ucky

Mon

tana

Geor

gia

Okla

hom

a

New

Mexico

Wes

t Virg

inia

Alas

ka

Arka

nsas

Louisian

a

Source: NCES-IPEDS, Graduation Rate Survey

66.6

37.5

42.6

Graduation Rates: Bachelor’s Degree Students Graduating Within Six Years, 2000 (All Institutions)

54.3

Verm

ont

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Rhod

e Island

New

Hamps

hire

Penn

sylvan

ia

Mon

tana

North

Dako

ta

Dela

ware

Indian

a

New

York

Miss

ouri

Sout

h Da

kota

Iowa

Wes

t Virg

inia

Conn

ectic

ut

Utah

Maine

Nebr

aska

Ohio

Tenn

esse

e

Wisc

onsin

Colora

do

Louisian

a

Mar

yland

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Alab

ama

Michiga

n

Virg

inia

Okla

hom

a

New

Jers

ey

Miss

issippi

Natio

n

North

Caro

lina

Minne

sota

Geor

gia

Illinois

Kans

as

Hawa

ii

Arka

nsas

Kent

ucky

Oreg

on

Flor

ida

Texa

s

Was

hing

ton

Idah

o

Arizon

a

New

Mexico

Califor

nia

Wyo

ming

Alas

ka

Neva

da

14.8

5.3

8.7

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded as a Percent of All Undergraduates, 2002

9.5

Source: NCES-IPEDS Completions Survey, Enrollment Survey

Sout

h Da

kota

Wyo

ming

Alas

ka

Arizon

a

Penn

sylvan

ia

Califor

nia

North

Dako

ta

Nebr

aska

Maine

Wisc

onsin

New

Hamps

hire

Miss

ouri

Kans

as

Louisian

a

Wes

t Virg

inia

Flor

ida

Iowa

Minne

sota

Colora

do

Idah

o

Utah

Mon

tana

Geor

gia

Kent

ucky

Natio

n

Was

hing

ton

New

York

Verm

ont

Arka

nsas

Okla

hom

a

Indian

a

Illinois

Oreg

on

Tenn

esse

e

Ohio

Neva

da

Miss

issippi

Conn

ectic

ut

North

Caro

lina

Virg

inia

Texa

s

Alab

ama

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Hawa

ii

Michiga

n

Dela

ware

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Mar

yland

New

Jers

ey

New

Mexico

Rhod

e Island

60.6

12.1

29.2

Graduation Rates: Percent of Associate’s Degree Students at Two-Year Institutions Graduating within Three Years, 2000(All Institutions)

29.2

Source: NCES-IPEDS, Graduation Rate Survey

Sout

h Da

kota

North

Dako

ta

Geor

gia

Wisc

onsin

Louisian

a

Wyo

ming

Penn

sylvan

ia

Iowa

Maine

Flor

ida

Minne

sota

Miss

issippi

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Wes

t Virg

inia

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Kans

as

New

Hamps

hire

Arka

nsas

Kent

ucky

Nebr

aska

New

York

Mon

tana

Was

hing

ton

North

Caro

lina

Utah

Idah

o

Miss

ouri

Arizon

a

Alab

ama

Colora

do

Dela

ware

Ohio

Hawa

ii

Okla

hom

a

Natio

n

Illinois

Indian

a

Verm

ont

Tenn

esse

e

Virg

inia

Michiga

n

Conn

ectic

ut

Texa

s

Oreg

on

New

Jers

ey

Mar

yland

New

Mexico

Rhod

e Island

Califor

nia

Neva

da

Alas

ka

29.1

4.2

12.3

Credentials Awarded (Two-Year or Less) as a Percent of All Students at Two-Year Institutions, 2002

15.3

Source: NCES-IPEDS Completions Survey, Enrollment Survey

Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Engineering Per 1,000 Engineering Occupations, 2001

North

Dako

ta

Sout

h Da

kota

Mon

tana

Iowa

Wyo

ming

Utah

Wes

t Virg

inia

Penn

sylvan

ia

Louisian

a

Michiga

n

Indian

a

Alab

ama

Okla

hom

a

Miss

ouri

Idah

o

Wisc

onsin

Miss

issippi

North

Caro

lina

Tenn

esse

e

Rhod

e Island

New

York

Illinois

Maine

Flor

ida

Colora

do Ohio

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Oreg

on

Kent

ucky

Nebr

aska

Arka

nsas

Natio

n

New

Mexico

Verm

ont

Dela

ware

Mar

yland

Kans

as

Geor

gia

Neva

da

Virg

inia

New

Jers

ey

Arizon

a

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Minne

sota

Califor

nia

Texa

s

Hawa

ii

New

Hamps

hire

Was

hing

ton

Conn

ectic

ut

Alas

ka

225.7

20.2

49.551.5

Source: NCES, IPEDS Completions Survey, US Bureau of Labor Statistics

Note: Number of “occupations” equals number of current workers.

Degrees Awarded in Engineering Tech Per 1,000 Engineering Tech Occupations, 2001

Hawa

ii

North

Dako

ta

Rhod

e Island

Miss

ouri

Indian

a

Mon

tana

Verm

ont

Dela

ware

Nebr

aska

New

York

Wes

t Virg

inia

Kent

ucky

Miss

issippi

Sout

h Da

kota

Ohio

Alas

ka

Penn

sylvan

ia

Okla

hom

a

Wisc

onsin

Louisian

a

Iowa

Illinois

Wyo

ming

Michiga

n

Alab

ama

Tenn

esse

e

Utah

Virg

inia

Arka

nsas

North

Caro

lina

Arizon

a

Natio

n

Kans

as

New

Mexico

Maine

Texa

s

Was

hing

ton

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Oreg

on

Califor

nia

New

Hamps

hire

Minne

sota

Flor

ida

Conn

ectic

ut

Neva

da

Colora

do

Idah

o

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Geor

gia

New

Jers

ey

Mar

yland

178.5

18.9

66.0

96.6



Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Computer Science Per 1,000 Computer Science Occupations (Usually Requiring a Bachelor’s Degree), 2001

Hawa

ii

Sout

h Da

kota

North

Dako

ta

Arka

nsas

Rhod

e Island

Mon

tana

Miss

issippi

Louisian

a

Iowa

Utah

New

York

Alab

ama

Miss

ouri

Indian

a

Wes

t Virg

inia

New

Hamps

hire

Idah

o

Penn

sylvan

ia

Kans

as

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Wyo

ming

Geor

gia

Okla

hom

a

Ohio

Flor

ida

New

Mexico

Mar

yland

Verm

ont

Maine

Nebr

aska

Natio

n

Wisc

onsin

Arizon

a

North

Caro

lina

Michiga

n

Illinois

Tenn

esse

e

Minne

sota

Alas

ka

Dela

ware

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Neva

da

Kent

ucky

Oreg

on

New

Jers

ey

Califor

nia

Colora

do

Texa

s

Virg

inia

Was

hing

ton

Conn

ectic

ut

84.7

9.8

19.4

26.2



Associate Degrees Awarded in Computer Science Per 1,000 Computer Science Occupations (Usually Requiring an Associate’s Degree), 2001

11

2.7

87

.8

73

.16

8.7

66

.3

63

.8

60

.9

59

.9

59

.9

59

.35

8

52

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51

.6

44

43

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2.2

41

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39

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39

37

36

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36

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35

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3

32

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29

.5

28

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28

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7.7

25

.1

23

.2

22

.2

22

22

20

.2

19

.91

9.3

18

.7

15

.8

14

.7

14

.31

3.5

9.3

8.3

7.2

6.8

5.4

5 3.5

0.4

0

Louisian

a

Wes

t Virg

inia

Alab

ama

New

Hamps

hire

New

Mexico

Mon

tana

Rhod

e Island

Arka

nsas

New

York

Nebr

aska

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Indian

a

Wyo

ming

Verm

ont

Penn

sylvan

ia

Hawa

ii

Kent

ucky

Sout

h Da

kota

Flor

ida

Miss

ouri

Miss

issippi

Utah

Was

hing

ton

Idah

o

Arizon

a

Ohio

Texa

s

Wisc

onsin

Natio

n

Colora

do Iowa

Califor

nia

Dela

ware

Michiga

n

Kans

as

Tenn

esse

e

Virg

inia

Maine

New

Jers

ey

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Okla

hom

a

Neva

da

Oreg

on

Minne

sota

North

Dako

ta

Mar

yland

Conn

ectic

ut

North

Caro

lina

Geor

gia

Illinois

Alas

ka



Degrees Awarded in Registered Nursing Per 1,000 Registered Nursing Occupations, 2001

68

.5

64

.9

62

.26

2.1

61

.1

54

.1

49

.2

48

.4

47

.5

44

43

.3

42

39

.7

39

.3

38

.73

8.6

38

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38

37

.6

37

.3

36

.7

36

.2

35

.63

4.5

33

.7

33

.7

33

.6

33

.33

2.6

32

.2

32

32

32

31

.7

31

.6

30

.83

0.6

30

.3

28

.2

28

.2

28

27

.7

27

.4

27

.2

26

.3

22

.2

21

20

.71

9

18

.4

17

.7

Utah

Okla

hom

a

New

Mexico

Miss

issippi

Dela

ware

Alab

ama

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Iowa

Wyo

ming

Wes

t Virg

inia

Indian

a

Arka

nsas

Nebr

aska

Kent

ucky

Kans

as

North

Caro

lina

Texa

s

Virg

inia

Wisc

onsin

Rhod

e Island

Louisian

a

Idah

o

North

Dako

ta

Hawa

ii

Arizon

a

Miss

ouri

Minne

sota

Maine

Sout

h Da

kota

Natio

n

Illinois

Michiga

n

Tenn

esse

e

Mar

yland

Was

hing

ton

Verm

ont

Colora

do

Mon

tana

Flor

ida

Geor

gia

New

York

Oreg

on

Penn

sylvan

ia

Ohio

New

Hamps

hire

Neva

da

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Califor

nia

Conn

ectic

ut

New

Jers

ey

Alas

ka



Degrees Awarded in Health Tech Per 1,000 Health Tech Occupations, 2001

92

.97

3.4

71

.66

6.1

63

.16

0.0

59

.75

5.2

54

.45

4.1

53

.65

1.1

49

.54

8.8

48

.74

8.6

47

.04

5.5

45

.14

4.7

43

.94

2.9

42

.54

2.2

41

.14

0.2

39

.93

8.9

38

.93

8.4

38

.23

6.2

35

.33

4.6

34

.23

3.1

32

.93

2.8

32

.33

1.6

31

.12

9.7

29

.52

9.4

29

.12

9.1

28

.92

6.9

23

.82

3.1

20

.5

Wyo

ming

Idah

o

Miss

issippi

Utah

New

Hamps

hire

Sout

h Da

kota

New

Mexico

Wes

t Virg

inia

Maine

Colora

do

Dela

ware

Iowa

Alas

ka

Kans

as

North

Caro

lina

Flor

ida

Kent

ucky

New

York

Minne

sota

Oreg

on

Hawa

ii

Okla

hom

a

Arizon

a

Ohio

Michiga

n

Indian

a

Was

hing

ton

Alab

ama

Mon

tana

Natio

n

Rhod

e Island

Wisc

onsin

Illinois

Califor

nia

Virg

inia

Mar

yland

North

Dako

ta

Nebr

aska

Verm

ont

Texa

s

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Neva

da

Louisian

a

Penn

sylvan

ia

Arka

nsas

Miss

ouri

New

Jers

ey

Tenn

esse

e

Conn

ectic

ut

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Geor

gia



Bachelor’s Degrees Awarded in Elementary and Secondary Education Per 1,000 Teaching Occupations, 2001

64

.7

59

.1

56

.9

56

.3

50

.0

48

.1

47

.8

45

.9

45

.5

44

.8

44

.5

42

.7

39

.9

39

.5

39

.4

39

.1

38

.6

38

.2

37

.9

37

.3

36

.9

35

.9

35

.6

35

.4

33

.6

32

.9

31

.7

31

.5

27

.9

27

.8

27

.3

27

.1

25

.8

25

.4

25

.1

24

.0

23

.9

22

.3

22

.2

19

.0

17

.9

16

.8

15

.4

14

.3

14

.3

10

.5

10

.0

8.4

7.5

6.7

0.8

Utah

North

Dako

ta

Alab

ama

Indian

a

Nebr

aska

Iowa

Sout

h Da

kota

Wes

t Virg

inia

Mon

tana

Miss

issippi

Dela

ware

Rhod

e Island

Idah

o

Penn

sylvan

ia

Arka

nsas

Kent

ucky

Ohio

Louisian

a

Minne

sota

Michiga

n

Kans

as

Illinois

Wyo

ming

Okla

hom

a

Arizon

a

New

Mexico

Miss

ouri

Wisc

onsin

Flor

ida

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

North

Caro

lina

Maine

Natio

n

New

York

Geor

gia

New

Hamps

hire

Neva

da

Verm

ont

Was

hing

ton

Mar

yland

Tenn

esse

e

Hawa

ii

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Alas

ka

New

Jers

ey

Oreg

on

Califor

nia

Conn

ectic

ut

Virg

inia

Texa

s

Colora

do



Net Gain/Loss of Kentucky Residents

Kentucky Net Migration by Degree Level, Ages 22-29, 1995-2000

870

4,978

1,347

6,264

-1,398

540

197

-1500 -500 500 1500 2500 3500 4500 5500 6500

Doctoral/Professional

Masters

Bachelor's

Associates

Some College

High School

Less than High School

Source: U.S. Census, Public Use Microdata Samples, 2000

Kentucky Net Migration by Degree Level, Ages 30-64, 1995-2000

3,489

10,866

6,364

824

13,760

848

-68

18

-500 1500 3500 5500 7500 9500 11500 13500

Doctoral

Professional

Masters

Bachelor's

Associates

Some College

High School

Less than High School


Kentucky Net Migration by Degree Level, Ages 65 and Over, 1995-2000

358

-729

37

-58

361

-750 -500 -250 0 250 500

Graduate/Professional

Bachelor's

Some College andAssociates

High School

Less than HS


Net Migration of Residents 22-29 with Bachelor’s Degree or Higher, 1995-2000

Calif

orn

ia

Texas

Georg

ia

New

York

Illin

ois

Flori

da

Colo

rad

o

Vir

gin

ia

Mass

ach

use

tts

Wash

ing

ton

Nort

h C

aro

lina

New

Jers

ey

Mary

lan

d

Ari

zon

a

Ore

gon

Min

neso

ta

Ten

ness

ee

Nevad

a

Haw

aii

Ala

ska

Sou

th C

aro

lina

Dela

ware

Con

nect

icu

t

Mis

sou

ri

Idah

o

Ken

tuck

y

New

Mexic

o

Wyom

ing

Kan

sas

New

Ham

psh

ire

Rh

od

e Isl

an

d

Verm

on

t

Ark

an

sas

Neb

rask

a

Sou

th D

ako

ta

Main

e

Mon

tan

a

Mis

siss

ipp

i

Nort

h D

ako

ta

Okl

ah

om

a

West

Vir

gin

ia

Lou

isia

na

Ala

bam

a

Uta

h

Mic

hig

an

Oh

io

Wis

con

sin

Iow

a

Ind

ian

a

Pen

nsy

lvan

ia


Net Migration of Residents 22-29 with Associate’s Degrees or Higher, 1995-2000

Calif

orn

ia

Texas

Georg

ia

Flori

da

Illin

ois

New

York

Colo

rad

o

Vir

gin

ia

Nort

h C

aro

lina

Wash

ing

ton

Mass

ach

use

tts

Ari

zon

a

Mary

lan

d

New

Jers

ey

Ore

gon

Min

neso

ta

Ten

ness

ee

Nevad

a

Sou

th C

aro

lina

Haw

aii

Ala

ska

Mis

sou

ri

Dela

ware

Con

nect

icu

t

Ken

tuck

y New

Mexic

o

Wyom

ing

Idah

o

New

Ham

psh

ire

Rh

od

e Isl

an

d

Kan

sas

Verm

on

t

Ark

an

sas

Sou

th D

ako

ta

Neb

rask

a

Main

e

Mon

tan

a

Uta

h

Okl

ah

om

a

Mis

siss

ipp

i

Nort

h D

ako

ta

West

Vir

gin

ia

Mic

hig

an

Oh

io

Ala

bam

a

Lou

isia

na

Wis

con

sin

Ind

ian

a

Iow

a

Pen

nsy

lvan

ia


Occupations with High Net Imports and ExportsAll 22- to 29-Year-Olds, 1995-2000

399

402

546

580

615

646

724

751

829

950

-680

-482

-424

-185

-241

-209

-165

-167

-168

-304

-750 -500 -250 0 250 500 750 1000

Business Operations Specialists

Supervisors, Sales

Primary, Secondary, Special Ed Teachers

Financial Specialists

Secretaries

Sales Reps, Wholesale

Entertainers

Sales Reps, Service

Other Installation/Repair Occupations

Physical Scientists

Other Production Occupations

Postsecondary Teachers

Agricultural Workers

Construction Trades

Material Moving Workers

Nursing, Psychiatric, Home Health

Vehicle Mechanics

Metal/Plastic Workers

Military Enlisted

Cooks/Food Preparation


Occupations with High Net Imports and ExportsAll 30- to 64-Year-Olds, 1995-2000

930

960

988

1,041

1,063

1,078

1,309

1,641

1,684

1,720

-290

-211

-162

-141

-226

-250

-222

-354

-358

-507

-600 -100 400 900 1400 1900

Primary, Secondary, Special Ed Teachers

Other Military

Health Diagnosing/Treating Practitioners

Lawyers/Judges

Religious Workers

1st Line Enlisted Military Supervisors

Other Sales/Related Workers

Material Recording/Distributing Workers

Air Transportation

Military Enlisted

Bldg Cleaning/Pest Control

Metal/Plastic Workers

Motor Vehicle Operators

Cooks/Food Preparation

Operations Specialties Managers

Supervisors, Sales

Other Production Occupations

Other Mgmt Occupations

Construction Trades

Assemblers/Fabricators


States to Which Kentucky Loses Most of Its College-Educated Residents(Net Loss from 1995 to 2000)

22- to 29-Year OldsTennessee -3093Ohio -2818Indiana -1926Georgia -1323Illinois -1100North Carolina -1092Florida -1073Texas -1066Virginia -832Missouri -799

30- to 64-Year OldsOhio -4806Tennessee -4079Florida -3675Indiana -3450Georgia -2724North Carolina -2147Texas -1951Illinois -1842Virginia -1646California -1633

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Use Microdata Samples, 2000

The Economy

Median Earnings, Bachelor’s Degree Holders (2000)

New

Jers

ey

Texa

s

Was

hing

ton

Dela

ware

Neva

da

Natio

n

Ohio

New

Hamps

hire

Minne

sota

Penn

sylvan

ia

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Illinois

Alas

ka

Geor

gia

Rhod

e Island

Wisc

onsin

North

Caro

lina

Tenn

esse

e

Hawa

ii

Oreg

on

Indian

a

Colora

do Utah

Miss

ouri

Arizon

a

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Alab

ama

Flor

ida

Kans

as

Kent

ucky

Louisian

a

New

Mexico

Okla

hom

a

Idah

o

Maine

Miss

issippi

Wes

t Virg

inia

Arka

nsas

Nebr

aska

Iowa

Wyo

ming

Verm

ont

North

Dako

ta

Sout

h Da

kota

Mon

tana

$44,000

$36,000

$30,800

$25,000


Difference in Median Earnings between a High School Diploma and a Bachelor’s Degree (2000)

New

Jers

ey

Califor

nia

Michiga

n

Texa

s

Virg

inia

New

York

Mar

yland

Natio

n

Was

hing

ton

Penn

sylvan

ia

Geor

gia

Neva

da

North

Caro

lina

Ohio

Illinois

Utah

Dela

ware

Conn

ectic

ut

Tenn

esse

e

Alas

ka

Hawa

ii

Minne

sota

New

Mexico

Oreg

on

Rhod

e Island

Alab

ama

Miss

ouri

Arizon

a

New

Hamps

hire

Flor

ida

Idah

o

Miss

issippi

Okla

hom

a

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Wes

t Virg

inia

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Arka

nsas

Kans

as

Wisc

onsin

Colora

do

Louisian

a

Wyo

ming

Kent

ucky

Indian

a

Maine

Nebr

aska

North

Dako

ta

Iowa

Mon

tana

Verm

ont

Sout

h Da

kota

$19,000

$15,200

$10,800

$7,600


Difference in Median Earnings between a High School Diploma and an Associate’s Degree (2000)

Texa

s

Califor

nia

Conn

ectic

ut

Virg

inia

Alas

ka

Arizon

a

Dela

ware

Geor

gia

Hawa

ii

Michiga

n

Neva

da

Oreg

on

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

North

Caro

lina

New

Jers

ey

Mar

yland

Natio

n

Colora

do

Louisian

a

New

Mexico

Ohio

Okla

hom

a

Tenn

esse

e

Kent

ucky

Illinois

Indian

a

New

York

Verm

ont

New

Hamps

hire

Alab

ama

Miss

ouri

Flor

ida

Idah

o

Maine

Minne

sota

Miss

issippi

Rhod

e Island

Was

hing

ton

Wes

t Virg

inia

Wisc

onsin

Penn

sylvan

ia

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Arka

nsas

Kans

as

Sout

h Da

kota

Nebr

aska

Utah

North

Dako

ta

Iowa

Mon

tana

Wyo

ming

$10,400

$7,200$6,800

$4,000


Progressive Policy Institute:State New Economy Index, 2002

90

86.2

85.5

84.3

75.6

75.1

74.2

72.1

70.5

69.3

68.9

68.7

68.7

67.6

67.6

67.2

64.7

62.7

62.3

61.6

61.5

60.3

60.1

60

58.9

58.3

57.5

57.2

56.9

56.7

56.5

56.3

55.7

54.4

54.1

53.7

52.8

52.8

52.2

52.2

52

51.1

48.6

47.4

46.1

45.9

45.7

45.3

41.7

40.9

40.7

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Was

hing

ton

Califor

nia

Colora

do

Mar

yland

New

Jers

ey

Conn

ectic

ut

Virg

inia

Dela

ware

New

York

Oreg

on

Minne

sota

Utah

New

Hamps

hire

Texa

s

Arizon

a

Illinois

Flor

ida

Penn

sylvan

ia

Idah

o

Rhod

e Island

Natio

n

Geor

gia

Michiga

n

Miss

ouri

Maine

North

Caro

lina

New

Mexico

Verm

ont

Kans

as

Ohio

Alas

ka

Neva

da

Nebr

aska

Okla

hom

a

Hawa

ii

Indian

a

Mon

tana

Iowa

Tenn

esse

e

Wisc

onsin

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Kent

ucky

Sout

h Da

kota

North

Dako

ta

Louisian

a

Wyo

ming

Alab

ama

Arka

nsas

Miss

issippi

Wes

t Virg

inia

Source: Progressive Policy Institute

Development Report Card for the States, Kentucky, 2003

Strengths (Top 10 Rank)

Rank Measure1 Energy Costs7 University Spin-Outs8 Change in Average Annual Pay8 Crime Rate9 Cost of Urban Housing10 Rural/Urban Disparity

42 Patents Issued42 Science and Engineering Grad

Students42 Renewable Energy42 New Companies42 Technology Industry Employment43 University R&D43 Greenhouse Gas Emissions44 Electronic Public Services44 Per Capita Energy Consumption44 Highway Deficiency45 Mass Layoffs45 High School Attainment45 PhD Scientists and Engineers45 Households with Computers46 College Attainment46 Venture Capital Investments47 SBIR Grants48 Federal R&D

Weaknesses (Bottom 10 Rank)

Rank Measure

Source: Corporation for Enterprise Development

Employment DEarnings and Job Quality CEquity DQuality of Life CResource Efficiency D

Competitiveness of Existing Bus. BEntrepreneurial Energy D

Human Resources DFinancial Resources FInfrastructure Resources FAmenity Resources AInnovation Assets D

Performance

Business Vitality

DevelopmentCapacity

D

C

F

Total R&D Expenditures Per Capita, 2001

$3

01

.30

$2

45

.30

$1

79

.60

$1

54

.50

$1

49

.80

$1

47

.80

$1

46

.00

$1

44

.10

$1

39

.70

$1

36

.80

$1

36

.70

$1

33

.90

$1

33

.40

$1

33

.30

$1

29

.20

$1

27

.10

$1

26

.10

$1

25

.90

$1

24

.70

$1

19

.60

$1

18

.50

$1

16

.40

$1

15

.50

$1

13

.20

$1

10

.20

$1

03

.90

$1

03

.00

$1

01

.60

$9

9.3

0$

99.1

0$

99.0

0$

96.5

0$

94.9

0$

93.5

0$

91.7

0$

88.0

0$

87.2

0$

84.3

0$

83.7

0$

83.5

0$

73.1

0$

73.0

0$

72.5

0$

70.9

0$

61.5

0$

59.7

0$

53.3

0$

52.6

0$

51.9

0$

43.9

0$

42.3

0

Mar

yland

Mas

sach

uset

ts

Alas

ka

New

Hamps

hire

Iowa

New

Mexico

Utah

Conn

ectic

ut

Nebr

aska

Penn

sylvan

ia

North

Caro

lina

Wisc

onsin

North

Dako

ta

Rhod

e Island

New

York

Colora

do

Hawa

ii

Califor

nia

Verm

ont

Miss

ouri

Mon

tana

Was

hing

ton

Geor

gia

Natio

n

Michiga

n

Oreg

on

Texa

s

Illinois

Alab

ama

Dela

ware

Kans

as

Louisian

a

Indian

a

Minne

sota

Arizon

a

Sout

h Ca

rolin

a

Ohio

Miss

issippi

Virg

inia

Wyo

ming

Okla

hom

a

Tenn

esse

e

Kent

ucky

New

Jers

ey

Idah

o

Flor

ida

Neva

da

Maine

Arka

nsas

Wes

t Virg

inia

Sout

h Da

kota

Source: Current Population SurveySource: National Science Foundation, U.S. Census Bureau

Federal R&D Expenditures Per Capita, 2001

$2

19

.10

$1

77

.40

$1

00

.10

$9

7.3

0$

94.9

0$

94.8

0$

92.8

0$

92.0

0$

90.3

0$

90.2

0$

81.8

0$

81.2

0$

80.6

0$

78.7

0$

78.5

0$

74.7

0$

72.5

0$

72.3

0$

72.0

0$

71.0

0$

69.7

0$

66.4

0$

62.3

0$

61.8

0$

58.8

0$

56.5

0$

55.2

0$

54.6

0$

53.4

0$

50.7

0$

49.1

0$

48.8

0$

48.7

0$

47.3

0$

45.7

0$

44.2

0$

42.2

0$

41.2

0$

40.8

0$

40.3

0$

40.1

0$

31.8

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31.4

0$

29.2

0$

28.0

0$

27.6

0$

25.6

0$

23.6

0$

21.6

0$

19.7

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19.4

0

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sach

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Mexico

Colora

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Conn

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ut

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Utah

Alas

ka

New

Hamps

hire

New

York

Verm

ont

Was

hing

ton

North

Caro

lina

Hawa

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Iowa

Oreg

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Miss

ouri

Califor

nia

Wisc

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Alab

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Natio

n

Mon

tana

Michiga

n

Illinois

Texa

s

Geor

gia

Dela

ware

Minne

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Miss

issippi

Ohio

North

Dako

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Arizon

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Tenn

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Maine


Federal R&D Expenditures as a Percent of Total R&D, 2001

76

.67

2.7

72

.37

1.2

70

.26

9.8

69

.26

7.8

67

.76

5.8

65

.26

3.3

63

.06

2.6

62

.26

0.4

60

.15

9.6

58

.65

8.4

57

.95

7.6

57

.15

7.1

56

.55

6.3

56

.15

5.1

54

.95

3.1

53

.05

2.6

51

.05

0.3

49

.94

8.1

47

.84

6.9

46

.84

5.5

44

.94

4.3

42

.74

2.4

42

.34

1.6

40

.33

7.8

36

.93

6.6

31

.7

Colora

do

Mar

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Mas

sach

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Rhod

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Alab

ama

Oreg

on

Was

hing

ton

Penn

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Mexico

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New

York

Utah

Tenn

esse

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Miss

ouri

Miss

issippi

Neva

da

Natio

n

New

Hamps

hire

Illinois

North

Caro

lina

Califor

nia

Minne

sota

Virg

inia

Ohio

Michiga

n

Dela

ware

Texa

s

Arizon

a

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Mon

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ucky

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hom

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North

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State, Local, and Institutional R&D Expenditures as a Percent of Total R&D, 2001

55

.85

1.8

50

.55

0.1

48

.94

8.0

44

.74

4.4

43

.84

2.8

42

.74

2.6

40

.33

9.4

39

.23

8.0

37

.73

7.1

36

.93

6.7

36

.13

3.9

33

.13

2.7

31

.23

0.8

29

.92

9.4

28

.02

7.9

27

.52

7.3

27

.12

6.6

26

.52

4.7

24

.62

4.5

24

.12

3.8

22

.52

1.9

21

.32

1.1

20

.82

0.3

18

.31

6.4

15

.41

3.8

7.5

Nebr

aska

North

Dako

ta

Okla

hom

a

Maine

Idah

o

Kent

ucky

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a

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t Virg

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kota

Flor

ida

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gia

Mon

tana

Iowa

New

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Arizon

a

Miss

issippi

Wisc

onsin

Hawa

ii

Neva

da

Michiga

n

Illinois

Minne

sota

Virg

inia

New

Hamps

hire

Miss

ouri

Ohio

Califor

nia

Natio

n

Texa

s

Dela

ware

New

Mexico

Rhod

e Island

Alas

ka

North

Caro

lina

Tenn

esse

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Utah

New

York

Verm

ont

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on

Was

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ton

Alab

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Conn

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ut

Mar

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Colora

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Mas

sach

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ts


States’ Ability to Produce Graduates vs. Ability to Keep and Attract Graduates

Student Pipeline (Of 100 9th Graders—the Number Graduating from High School on time, Going Directly to College, Returning Their Second Year, and Completing College within 150 Percent of Degree Time)

Migration Rate of 22- to 29-Year-

Olds with a College Degree

100

7.5 15 22.5 30

400

AK

NV

NM

GA

ID

FL

OH

NC

MI

MO

VT

KS

NE

ME

PARI

TXOR

AZ

WA MD

IL

VA

UT

CA

CO

NY DEMN

CT

NH

NJ

MA

0

State New Economy Index Scores (2002)

Top Tier

Middle Tier

Low Tier

OKLA

AR

MS

HI

KY

AL

TN

SC

WVMT

IN

SD

WI

ND

IA

WY

Low Production, Importer of Capital High Production, Importer of Capital

Low Production, Exporter of Capital High Production, Exporter of Capital

200

300

-400

-100

-300

-200

Many of these data are available at: http://www.higheredinfo.org

Documents

Kentucky Data from Council on Postsecondary Education Workforce/Economic Development Policy Group May 24, 2004