Table 16.

Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelor's or higher degree, by sex and state: 2008-10

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State	Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands)						Percent with high school completion or higher degree						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	202,046	(30.2)	97,175	(16.6)	104,871	(16.9)	85.3	(0.03)	84.7	(0.03)	86.0	(0.03)	28.0	(0.04)	28.6	(0.05)	27.5	(0.04)
Alabama	3,142	(1.7)	1,486	(1.5)	1,656	(1.3)	82.0	(0.17)	81.3	(0.24)	82.6	(0.19)	22.0	(0.16)	22.2	(0.22)	21.8	(0.22)
Alaska	439	(0.8)	227	(0.7)	212	(0.7)	91.5	(0.34)	91.5	(0.47)	91.5	(0.42)	27.6	(0.52)	26.0	(0.60)	29.3	(0.76)
Arizona	4,088	(1.7)	1,996	(1.3)	2,092	(1.1)	85.0	(0.13)	84.5	(0.17)	85.5	(0.17)	26.1	(0.16)	27.3	(0.22)	24.9	(0.18)
Arkansas	1,904	(1.6)	914	(1.3)	990	(1.1)	82.5	(0.20)	81.5	(0.29)	83.5	(0.23)	19.1	(0.22)	19.1	(0.26)	19.1	(0.26)
California	23,781	(3.0)	11,592	(3.0)	12,189	(2.7)	80.7	(0.05)	80.3	(0.07)	81.0	(0.07)	30.0	(0.07)	30.7	(0.09)	29.4	(0.08)
Colorado	3,268	(1.7)	1,613	(1.4)	1,655	(1.2)	89.5	(0.12)	89.0	(0.17)	90.0	(0.15)	36.2	(0.17)	36.7	(0.23)	35.8	(0.22)
Connecticut	2,416	(1.0)	1,145	(1.0)	1,271	(0.9)	88.5	(0.15)	88.0	(0.21)	89.0	(0.17)	35.6	(0.21)	36.7	(0.29)	34.6	(0.25)
Delaware	597	(0.7)	282	(0.5)	315	(0.5)	87.2	(0.29)	86.4	(0.41)	88.0	(0.36)	27.5	(0.40)	27.6	(0.54)	27.3	(0.49)
District of Columbia	406	(0.4)	190	(0.4)	216	(0.4)	87.0	(0.44)	86.9	(0.58)	87.1	(0.48)	49.8	(0.45)	51.2	(0.63)	48.6	(0.53)
Florida	12,927	(2.8)	6,181	(2.2)	6,746	(1.9)	85.4	(0.08)	84.5	(0.11)	86.3	(0.08)	25.8	(0.08)	27.0	(0.11)	24.6	(0.11)
Georgia	6,155	(3.3)	2,926	(2.7)	3,228	(2.0)	84.1	(0.11)	82.9	(0.16)	85.1	(0.13)	27.4	(0.13)	27.6	(0.17)	27.2	(0.16)
Hawaii	916	(0.5)	450	(0.6)	466	(0.5)	90.2	(0.24)	90.8	(0.28)	89.7	(0.29)	29.3	(0.38)	28.9	(0.47)	29.7	(0.49)
Idaho	972	(1.0)	480	(0.8)	492	(0.8)	88.4	(0.22)	87.9	(0.25)	88.9	(0.29)	24.4	(0.29)	25.7	(0.35)	23.1	(0.36)
Illinois	8,406	(2.2)	4,031	(2.2)	4,376	(2.0)	86.5	(0.09)	86.0	(0.12)	87.0	(0.12)	30.5	(0.12)	31.0	(0.17)	30.2	(0.14)
Indiana	4,201	(1.6)	2,023	(1.5)	2,177	(1.4)	86.6	(0.11)	86.1	(0.17)	87.1	(0.14)	22.8	(0.15)	23.3	(0.19)	22.3	(0.19)
Iowa	2,003	(1.8)	972	(1.4)	1,032	(1.3)	90.4	(0.14)	89.7	(0.19)	91.1	(0.17)	25.0	(0.24)	24.7	(0.29)	25.2	(0.25)
Kansas	1,825	(1.5)	887	(1.3)	938	(1.1)	89.5	(0.18)	88.8	(0.24)	90.1	(0.22)	29.8	(0.22)	30.2	(0.31)	29.4	(0.27)
Kentucky	2,880	(1.5)	1,383	(1.2)	1,497	(1.3)	81.7	(0.18)	80.4	(0.22)	82.9	(0.21)	20.5	(0.16)	20.3	(0.23)	20.6	(0.19)
Louisiana	2,901	(1.6)	1,388	(1.3)	1,514	(1.1)	81.8	(0.18)	80.4	(0.25)	83.1	(0.20)	21.1	(0.18)	20.6	(0.22)	21.7	(0.22)
Maine	935	(0.8)	447	(0.7)	488	(0.7)	90.1	(0.23)	88.8	(0.29)	91.4	(0.33)	26.2	(0.43)	24.8	(0.50)	27.6	(0.49)
Maryland	3,825	(1.4)	1,798	(1.3)	2,027	(1.2)	87.9	(0.13)	86.8	(0.18)	88.8	(0.15)	35.6	(0.16)	36.3	(0.19)	35.0	(0.22)
Massachusetts	4,420	(1.4)	2,088	(1.1)	2,332	(1.2)	89.0	(0.11)	88.6	(0.15)	89.3	(0.12)	38.6	(0.18)	39.1	(0.23)	38.1	(0.20)
Michigan	6,563	(2.3)	3,153	(2.1)	3,410	(1.7)	88.6	(0.08)	87.9	(0.12)	89.2	(0.10)	25.2	(0.11)	25.8	(0.12)	24.7	(0.15)
Minnesota	3,495	(2.2)	1,709	(1.9)	1,786	(1.7)	91.4	(0.11)	90.9	(0.15)	91.8	(0.14)	31.8	(0.17)	32.1	(0.22)	31.4	(0.25)
Mississippi	1,891	(1.8)	892	(1.3)	998	(1.1)	80.7	(0.19)	79.2	(0.27)	82.0	(0.24)	19.8	(0.19)	19.3	(0.26)	20.3	(0.24)
Missouri	3,944	(1.9)	1,888	(1.8)	2,056	(1.3)	86.8	(0.12)	86.5	(0.18)	87.0	(0.14)	25.4	(0.15)	25.7	(0.20)	25.1	(0.19)
Montana	664	(1.0)	328	(0.9)	337	(0.7)	91.7	(0.28)	91.0	(0.40)	92.4	(0.32)	28.5	(0.36)	28.3	(0.49)	28.7	(0.45)
Nebraska	1,176	(1.2)	573	(0.9)	603	(1.0)	90.1	(0.19)	89.1	(0.25)	91.1	(0.23)	27.6	(0.31)	27.5	(0.39)	27.6	(0.40)
Nevada	1,769	(0.9)	887	(0.8)	882	(0.8)	84.1	(0.15)	83.8	(0.21)	84.5	(0.21)	21.8	(0.19)	22.6	(0.25)	21.0	(0.25)
New Hampshire	902	(0.7)	438	(0.7)	464	(0.5)	91.3	(0.21)	90.2	(0.31)	92.2	(0.26)	33.0	(0.40)	33.6	(0.56)	32.5	(0.43)
New Jersey	5,924	(1.7)	2,808	(1.5)	3,117	(1.2)	87.7	(0.08)	87.4	(0.12)	88.0	(0.11)	35.0	(0.15)	36.3	(0.18)	33.8	(0.18)
New Mexico	1,316	(1.2)	637	(0.9)	679	(0.9)	83.1	(0.25)	82.1	(0.33)	84.0	(0.27)	25.2	(0.28)	25.2	(0.34)	25.2	(0.37)
New York	12,991	(2.8)	6,117	(2.2)	6,874	(1.9)	84.5	(0.09)	84.2	(0.11)	84.7	(0.10)	32.3	(0.09)	32.4	(0.11)	32.3	(0.12)
North Carolina	6,239	(2.1)	2,961	(1.6)	3,278	(1.8)	84.1	(0.11)	82.3	(0.18)	85.8	(0.12)	26.4	(0.12)	26.3	(0.17)	26.5	(0.15)
North Dakota	434	(0.9)	216	(0.5)	219	(0.6)	90.1	(0.35)	89.6	(0.46)	90.7	(0.43)	27.0	(0.53)	25.6	(0.63)	28.4	(0.71)
Ohio	7,690	(1.8)	3,669	(1.8)	4,021	(1.5)	87.7	(0.07)	87.3	(0.11)	88.2	(0.09)	24.4	(0.10)	25.2	(0.14)	23.7	(0.12)
Oklahoma	2,413	(1.6)	1,170	(1.1)	1,243	(1.2)	85.8	(0.16)	85.0	(0.22)	86.5	(0.20)	22.5	(0.20)	22.8	(0.24)	22.1	(0.25)
Oregon	2,580	(1.1)	1,257	(1.1)	1,323	(1.0)	88.8	(0.14)	87.9	(0.17)	89.7	(0.19)	28.7	(0.20)	29.6	(0.25)	27.9	(0.23)
Pennsylvania	8,604	(3.1)	4,093	(2.5)	4,511	(2.4)	88.0	(0.07)	87.8	(0.10)	88.1	(0.11)	26.6	(0.11)	27.6	(0.14)	25.7	(0.12)
Rhode Island	709	(0.6)	333	(0.5)	375	(0.5)	84.0	(0.26)	83.3	(0.36)	84.6	(0.34)	30.3	(0.38)	31.4	(0.51)	29.2	(0.43)
South Carolina	3,036	(1.2)	1,439	(1.2)	1,597	(0.9)	83.7	(0.15)	82.4	(0.22)	85.0	(0.18)	24.3	(0.13)	24.6	(0.19)	24.0	(0.18)
South Dakota	525	(1.0)	257	(0.8)	268	(0.9)	89.9	(0.34)	88.6	(0.47)	91.2	(0.36)	26.0	(0.43)	26.0	(0.57)	26.0	(0.63)
Tennessee	4,207	(1.8)	2,005	(1.4)	2,202	(1.3)	83.2	(0.14)	82.2	(0.20)	84.1	(0.16)	22.8	(0.16)	23.4	(0.20)	22.3	(0.19)
Texas	15,446	(3.8)	7,511	(2.9)	7,935	(2.6)	80.3	(0.08)	79.6	(0.12)	80.9	(0.08)	25.8	(0.08)	26.6	(0.11)	25.0	(0.08)
Utah	1,547	(1.0)	767	(1.0)	780	(0.8)	90.5	(0.18)	89.9	(0.22)	91.1	(0.23)	29.1	(0.26)	32.3	(0.36)	25.9	(0.29)
Vermont	429	(0.7)	207	(0.6)	223	(0.5)	91.1	(0.32)	90.0	(0.44)	92.0	(0.43)	33.7	(0.56)	32.0	(0.72)	35.3	(0.66)
Virginia	5,282	(2.4)	2,537	(1.9)	2,745	(1.9)	86.2	(0.11)	85.1	(0.17)	87.3	(0.13)	33.9	(0.16)	34.5	(0.21)	33.4	(0.19)
Washington	4,437	(1.9)	2,175	(1.7)	2,263	(1.5)	89.7	(0.12)	89.2	(0.15)	90.1	(0.14)	31.0	(0.14)	31.9	(0.20)	30.0	(0.16)
West Virginia	1,290	(0.8)	623	(0.8)	667	(0.7)	82.5	(0.25)	81.3	(0.35)	83.7	(0.31)	17.1	(0.21)	16.7	(0.30)	17.4	(0.29)
Wisconsin	3,771	(2.2)	1,842	(1.8)	1,929	(1.5)	89.9	(0.12)	89.2	(0.16)	90.5	(0.16)	25.8	(0.19)	25.5	(0.23)	26.1	(0.23)
Wyoming	364	(0.7)	184	(0.6)	180	(0.5)	92.2	(0.32)	91.7	(0.49)	92.7	(0.37)	23.7	(0.51)	23.7	(0.66)	23.7	(0.65)

NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 2008–10 data. Use of a 3-year average increases the sample size, thereby reducing the size of sampling errors and producing more stable estimates. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2008-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared August 2012.)