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Adult Literacy

Description

Percent of population 16 years and over lacking basic prose literacy skills, 2003.

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45% - Placer County: 6.7% Nevada County: 7.1% El Dorado County: 7.2% Marin County: 7.4% Alpine County: 8.2% Plumas County: 8.2% Calaveras County: 8.6% Mariposa County: 8.6% Sierra County: 9.2% Tuolumne County: 9.3% Humboldt County: 9.4% Shasta County: 9.5% Amador County: 9.6% Trinity County: 9.7% San Luis Obispo County: 10.1% Siskiyou County: 10.3% Butte County: 11.1% Mono County: 11.1% Sonoma County: 11.3% Lassen County: 12.0% Contra Costa County: 12.3% Inyo County: 12.3% Modoc County: 12.6% Sacramento County: 12.7% Mendocino County: 12.8% Lake County: 12.9% Santa Cruz County: 13.0% Solano County: 14.3% Napa County: 14.4% Del Norte County: 14.5% Tehama County: 14.7% San Mateo County: 15.4% Ventura County: 15.9% Yolo County: 15.9% Santa Clara County: 16.1% Santa Barbara County: 17.7% San Francisco County: 18.1% Yuba County: 18.4% Alameda County: 18.5% San Benito County: 18.6% Sutter County: 19.2% Riverside County: 19.9% San Bernardino County: 20.2% San Diego County: 21.1% Stanislaus County: 21.3% Glenn County: 21.9% San Joaquin County: 22.5% California State Average: 23.1% Merced County: 23.7% Kern County: 24.1% Kings County: 26.0% Orange County: 26.0% Fresno County: 26.9% Monterey County: 28.0% Madera County: 28.5% Tulare County: 31.5% Los Angeles County: 33.5% Colusa County: 33.8% Imperial County: 41.5%  
34% -
22% -
11% -
 

Placer County

Nevada County

El Dorado County

Marin County

Alpine County

Plumas County

Calaveras County

Mariposa County

Sierra County

Tuolumne County

Humboldt County

Shasta County

Amador County

Trinity County

San Luis Obispo County

Siskiyou County

Butte County

Mono County

Sonoma County

Lassen County

Contra Costa County

Inyo County

Modoc County

Sacramento County

Mendocino County

Lake County

Santa Cruz County

Solano County

Napa County

Del Norte County

Tehama County

San Mateo County

Ventura County

Yolo County

Santa Clara County

Santa Barbara County

San Francisco County

Yuba County

Alameda County

San Benito County

Sutter County

Riverside County

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

Stanislaus County

Glenn County

San Joaquin County

California State Average

Merced County

Kern County

Kings County

Orange County

Fresno County

Monterey County

Madera County

Tulare County

Los Angeles County

Colusa County

Imperial County

 
 
CA Reference Color State Average

View this data for: 1992 | 2003 

Source of Data: National Center for Education Statistics - State and County Literacy Estimates
http://nces.ed.gov/naal/estimates/Index.aspx
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