Wow these past couple weeks have been busy! Oh well, I'm back for a little bit at least and I've got some graphs saved up to share. This one has been floating around the Internet for the past few days:
The unit of measurement is number of degrees per square mile, which in of itself isn't bad but it doesn't put the figures into perspective. What would be really fascinating is to compare that number with the total number of people living per square mile. For example, the top two cities in the graph are San Francisco and New York. As a Bay Area resident and a frequent visitor to New York, I can tell you that the overall density and number of people in New York City is way, way higher than the overall density of San Francisco. With so many people packed into such a small space, it makes sense that New York has a high number of graduates, but as a percentage this group may be just a tiny fraction of the overall population. Considering San Francisco has a small total population and population density than New York, it's all the more impressive that it ranks on the top of the list. (of course, as a native, I may be a bit biased in my perceptions, hehehe).
The unit of measurement is number of degrees per square mile, which in of itself isn't bad but it doesn't put the figures into perspective. What would be really fascinating is to compare that number with the total number of people living per square mile. For example, the top two cities in the graph are San Francisco and New York. As a Bay Area resident and a frequent visitor to New York, I can tell you that the overall density and number of people in New York City is way, way higher than the overall density of San Francisco. With so many people packed into such a small space, it makes sense that New York has a high number of graduates, but as a percentage this group may be just a tiny fraction of the overall population. Considering San Francisco has a small total population and population density than New York, it's all the more impressive that it ranks on the top of the list. (of course, as a native, I may be a bit biased in my perceptions, hehehe). 
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