Table 13.

Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by sex and state: 2005-07

State	Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands)						Percent with high school completion or higher						Percent with bachelor's or higher degree
	Total		Males		Females		Total		Male		Female		Total		Male		Female
1	2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10
United States	195,632	(48.7)	94,204	(31.5)	101,428	(28.0)	84.1	(0.03)	83.5	(0.03)	84.6	(0.03)	27.0	(0.04)	27.9	(0.04)	26.2	(0.04)
Alabama	3,018	(4.6)	1,421	(2.9)	1,597	(3.4)	80.0	(0.20)	79.1	(0.25)	80.7	(0.22)	21.0	(0.17)	21.7	(0.22)	20.4	(0.21)
Alaska	416	(2.7)	212	(1.8)	204	(1.6)	90.5	(0.36)	90.0	(0.53)	91.1	(0.45)	26.2	(0.45)	24.6	(0.52)	28.0	(0.75)
Arizona	3,961	(4.8)	1,945	(3.4)	2,017	(2.8)	83.4	(0.16)	82.5	(0.20)	84.3	(0.18)	25.3	(0.14)	26.4	(0.17)	24.2	(0.18)
Arkansas	1,845	(4.2)	880	(3.0)	965	(2.5)	80.7	(0.20)	79.8	(0.31)	81.5	(0.23)	18.7	(0.26)	18.9	(0.33)	18.6	(0.33)
California	23,052	(11.7)	11,323	(7.9)	11,729	(8.0)	80.0	(0.06)	79.7	(0.09)	80.3	(0.08)	29.1	(0.07)	30.1	(0.10)	28.1	(0.08)
Colorado	3,134	(4.8)	1,559	(3.5)	1,575	(3.6)	88.3	(0.15)	87.5	(0.19)	89.0	(0.19)	34.7	(0.17)	35.7	(0.23)	33.8	(0.23)
Connecticut	2,355	(3.7)	1,116	(2.8)	1,239	(2.3)	87.8	(0.16)	87.7	(0.22)	87.9	(0.19)	34.2	(0.24)	35.3	(0.32)	33.3	(0.27)
Delaware	565	(2.1)	267	(1.5)	299	(1.4)	85.5	(0.35)	84.4	(0.48)	86.5	(0.43)	26.8	(0.48)	27.5	(0.64)	26.2	(0.53)
District of Columbia	397	(1.7)	184	(1.3)	213	(1.1)	84.0	(0.43)	84.0	(0.48)	84.0	(0.57)	45.3	(0.42)	47.0	(0.61)	43.8	(0.60)
Florida	12,417	(5.5)	5,961	(4.9)	6,456	(4.2)	84.5	(0.08)	83.7	(0.12)	85.3	(0.09)	25.2	(0.09)	26.8	(0.12)	23.7	(0.12)
Georgia	5,947	(5.6)	2,848	(4.4)	3,099	(3.6)	82.2	(0.13)	81.0	(0.17)	83.2	(0.16)	26.4	(0.14)	26.8	(0.16)	26.1	(0.18)
Hawaii	867	(2.5)	426	(1.7)	441	(1.7)	88.8	(0.29)	89.9	(0.35)	87.7	(0.35)	28.5	(0.36)	28.2	(0.44)	28.8	(0.49)
Idaho	917	(2.9)	454	(2.0)	463	(1.8)	87.3	(0.30)	86.6	(0.38)	88.0	(0.35)	23.8	(0.34)	25.3	(0.42)	22.3	(0.42)
Illinois	8,296	(8.0)	3,994	(4.4)	4,302	(5.8)	85.3	(0.10)	85.0	(0.13)	85.6	(0.12)	29.0	(0.12)	30.0	(0.15)	28.1	(0.16)
Indiana	4,106	(6.0)	1,977	(3.8)	2,130	(3.9)	85.3	(0.12)	84.9	(0.17)	85.7	(0.17)	21.7	(0.15)	22.6	(0.20)	20.9	(0.18)
Iowa	1,955	(5.1)	943	(3.3)	1,012	(3.3)	89.1	(0.17)	88.3	(0.24)	89.8	(0.19)	23.9	(0.25)	24.5	(0.30)	23.4	(0.33)
Kansas	1,772	(4.3)	861	(2.9)	911	(2.9)	88.6	(0.19)	88.2	(0.26)	89.1	(0.21)	28.5	(0.25)	29.3	(0.33)	27.6	(0.33)
Kentucky	2,807	(4.5)	1,341	(3.2)	1,466	(2.9)	79.6	(0.18)	78.2	(0.26)	80.8	(0.21)	19.7	(0.17)	19.8	(0.24)	19.7	(0.22)
Louisiana	2,766	(4.9)	1,308	(3.2)	1,458	(3.2)	79.2	(0.20)	77.6	(0.27)	80.7	(0.27)	20.0	(0.19)	19.7	(0.26)	20.3	(0.21)
Maine	923	(3.0)	439	(1.9)	483	(2.2)	88.9	(0.23)	87.8	(0.34)	89.9	(0.28)	25.9	(0.40)	25.4	(0.47)	26.3	(0.49)
Maryland	3,700	(5.1)	1,738	(3.6)	1,962	(3.4)	86.9	(0.14)	86.0	(0.20)	87.7	(0.15)	34.8	(0.18)	35.8	(0.25)	33.9	(0.23)
Massachusetts	4,354	(4.9)	2,058	(3.1)	2,296	(3.3)	88.0	(0.12)	87.4	(0.18)	88.5	(0.13)	37.0	(0.16)	37.8	(0.23)	36.3	(0.19)
Michigan	6,644	(8.0)	3,204	(5.0)	3,440	(5.0)	87.1	(0.12)	86.4	(0.18)	87.8	(0.13)	24.7	(0.13)	25.6	(0.16)	23.9	(0.14)
Minnesota	3,397	(7.1)	1,666	(5.0)	1,731	(4.3)	90.7	(0.13)	90.0	(0.20)	91.4	(0.15)	30.4	(0.21)	30.8	(0.25)	30.1	(0.26)
Mississippi	1,828	(3.6)	857	(2.1)	971	(2.5)	78.0	(0.21)	76.6	(0.30)	79.3	(0.26)	18.6	(0.20)	18.5	(0.26)	18.8	(0.26)
Missouri	3,839	(5.6)	1,827	(4.6)	2,012	(3.2)	85.0	(0.13)	84.7	(0.19)	85.2	(0.18)	24.1	(0.17)	24.8	(0.23)	23.4	(0.19)
Montana	632	(2.9)	309	(1.7)	323	(2.0)	89.9	(0.35)	89.1	(0.43)	90.6	(0.43)	26.4	(0.46)	27.1	(0.70)	25.6	(0.50)
Nebraska	1,122	(3.8)	543	(2.6)	579	(2.4)	89.6	(0.22)	89.1	(0.28)	90.0	(0.29)	26.6	(0.32)	27.0	(0.43)	26.2	(0.39)
Nevada	1,642	(2.7)	829	(2.0)	812	(1.6)	83.4	(0.21)	83.3	(0.27)	83.5	(0.29)	20.9	(0.24)	22.0	(0.32)	19.9	(0.28)
New Hampshire	890	(2.4)	429	(1.9)	461	(1.5)	89.7	(0.24)	88.7	(0.34)	90.6	(0.31)	31.4	(0.39)	32.4	(0.50)	30.5	(0.43)
New Jersey	5,835	(5.7)	2,777	(3.4)	3,058	(3.7)	86.3	(0.11)	86.1	(0.15)	86.4	(0.14)	33.6	(0.15)	35.5	(0.19)	31.9	(0.17)
New Mexico	1,240	(3.3)	599	(2.1)	641	(2.1)	81.9	(0.27)	81.5	(0.37)	82.4	(0.39)	24.8	(0.30)	25.5	(0.41)	24.2	(0.35)
New York	12,859	(10.2)	6,068	(7.3)	6,791	(6.5)	83.8	(0.08)	83.7	(0.11)	84.0	(0.10)	31.2	(0.11)	31.7	(0.16)	30.6	(0.12)
North Carolina	5,846	(5.2)	2,774	(4.3)	3,072	(3.5)	82.2	(0.12)	80.6	(0.18)	83.7	(0.14)	25.1	(0.14)	25.3	(0.16)	24.8	(0.17)
North Dakota	411	(2.3)	204	(1.7)	207	(1.6)	88.0	(0.41)	87.3	(0.51)	88.7	(0.48)	26.3	(0.60)	26.6	(0.77)	25.9	(0.73)
Ohio	7,603	(6.9)	3,617	(5.3)	3,985	(4.2)	86.3	(0.11)	86.1	(0.15)	86.5	(0.11)	23.4	(0.11)	24.4	(0.15)	22.5	(0.12)
Oklahoma	2,313	(5.2)	1,115	(3.2)	1,198	(3.6)	84.1	(0.18)	83.6	(0.24)	84.6	(0.23)	22.2	(0.22)	23.0	(0.26)	21.5	(0.26)
Oregon	2,498	(3.7)	1,220	(2.3)	1,278	(2.5)	87.6	(0.16)	86.8	(0.20)	88.3	(0.21)	27.5	(0.22)	28.4	(0.28)	26.7	(0.25)
Pennsylvania	8,394	(7.6)	3,979	(5.6)	4,415	(5.0)	86.3	(0.09)	86.3	(0.13)	86.4	(0.12)	25.6	(0.12)	27.0	(0.15)	24.4	(0.14)
Rhode Island	711	(1.7)	334	(1.3)	377	(1.2)	82.5	(0.40)	81.8	(0.54)	83.1	(0.43)	29.1	(0.34)	29.8	(0.46)	28.5	(0.50)
South Carolina	2,851	(4.0)	1,348	(2.7)	1,503	(2.7)	81.5	(0.19)	80.4	(0.21)	82.4	(0.23)	23.0	(0.18)	23.9	(0.23)	22.3	(0.22)
South Dakota	510	(2.7)	249	(1.7)	261	(1.9)	87.6	(0.33)	86.9	(0.47)	88.3	(0.43)	24.4	(0.52)	24.9	(0.64)	24.0	(0.64)
Tennessee	4,062	(4.8)	1,934	(3.6)	2,128	(3.1)	80.9	(0.12)	80.1	(0.19)	81.6	(0.15)	21.8	(0.16)	22.7	(0.21)	21.0	(0.18)
Texas	14,486	(10.0)	7,080	(7.2)	7,405	(5.5)	78.6	(0.09)	78.1	(0.11)	79.1	(0.11)	24.8	(0.09)	25.7	(0.10)	23.8	(0.12)
Utah	1,448	(3.8)	714	(2.5)	734	(2.4)	90.3	(0.19)	90.0	(0.28)	90.5	(0.24)	28.3	(0.25)	31.6	(0.32)	25.1	(0.31)
Vermont	424	(2.2)	205	(1.3)	219	(1.6)	90.5	(0.29)	88.9	(0.50)	92.0	(0.37)	32.9	(0.58)	31.6	(0.74)	34.1	(0.70)
Virginia	5,056	(5.5)	2,417	(4.0)	2,639	(3.7)	85.3	(0.11)	84.6	(0.17)	85.9	(0.14)	32.9	(0.16)	33.8	(0.19)	32.1	(0.19)
Washington	4,240	(4.3)	2,080	(3.2)	2,160	(3.2)	89.0	(0.11)	88.6	(0.15)	89.3	(0.15)	30.0	(0.15)	31.5	(0.21)	28.7	(0.21)
West Virginia	1,257	(2.6)	601	(1.9)	656	(1.8)	81.0	(0.26)	80.2	(0.33)	81.6	(0.32)	17.0	(0.25)	17.4	(0.30)	16.6	(0.31)
Wisconsin	3,688	(7.6)	1,803	(4.6)	1,885	(5.7)	88.5	(0.14)	87.8	(0.19)	89.2	(0.17)	25.5	(0.19)	25.5	(0.23)	25.4	(0.23)
Wyoming	336	(1.7)	167	(1.2)	169	(1.2)	90.5	(0.39)	90.2	(0.60)	90.9	(0.49)	22.7	(0.51)	23.5	(0.73)	22.0	(0.59)

NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 2005–07 data. Use of a 3-year average increases the sample size, thereby reducing the size of sampling errors and producing more stable estimates. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2005-2007 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared July 2009.)