Educational distribution among the Unaffiliated by metro area (2014) Switch to: Metro area among the Unaffiliated by educational group

% of the Unaffiliated who have completed…

Metro areaHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Boston Metro Area26%30%28%16%152
Chicago Metro Area32%35%18%14%170
Dallas/Fort Worth Metro Area36%37%15%12%103
Houston Metro Area37%29%20%14%102
Los Angeles Metro Area38%28%23%11%274
New York City Metro Area32%24%25%20%388
Philadelphia Metro Area40%26%25%9%151
San Francisco Metro Area17%28%32%24%187
Seattle Metro Area36%28%25%11%118
Washington, DC Metro Area22%26%24%28%232
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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