Definition

Young adults ages 18 to 24 who are not enrolled in school (full- or part-time), not employed (full- or part-time), and do not have a degree beyond a high school diploma or GED--this includes those who have completed some college but did not attain an associate's degree or higher. This measure reflects those young adults who are considered having difficulty navigating what most would consider a successful transition to adulthood.

Data Source

PRB analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census Supplementary Survey & American Community Survey.

Notes

S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points.

N.A. - Data not available.

Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data are collected may change over time.

A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at [Young adults ages 18 to 24 not attending school, not working, and no degree beyond high school](/~/media/176/CI Disconnected Youth 07.xls).

Last Updated

2009-12