Chesterfield County

Educational Attainment

Population 18 to 24:

Less than high school graduate: 14.4%

High school graduate (includes equivalency): 29.6%

Some college or Associate’s degree: 47.2%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.9%

Population 25 years and over:

Less than 9th grade: 3.8%

9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 6.6%

High school graduate (includes equivalency): 23.9%

Some college, no degree: 22.2%

Associate’s degree: 7.1%

Bachelor’s degree: 23.6%

Graduate or professional degree: 12.8%

On-time graduation rate:

Class of 2008 – 84.7%

Class of 2010 – 88.0%

Class of 2012 – 86.9%

Sources: Census Fact Finder and Virginia Department of Education

Death rate per 1,000 population:

Chesterfield: 6.5

Virginia: 7.5

US: 8

Teen pregnancy rate (per 1,000 females) ages 10-17:

2000 – 10.5

2005 – 7.7

2011 – 5.3

Percent of low-weight births (less than 5.5 pounds): 

2000 – 6.8%

2005 – 8.8%

2011 – 7.8%

Percent of women who received prenatal care in the first 13 weeks:

2000 – 89.9%

2005 – 92.2%

2011 – 90.3%

Percent of births to single mothers:

2000 – 23.8%

2005 – 27.9%

2011 – 34.9%

Percent of births to mothers with less than a 12th grade education:

2000 – 10.6%

2005 – 11.9%

2011 – 10.8%

Health Snapshot

Source: The Division of Health Statistics at the Virginia Department of Health