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Table 104.88. Rates of high school completion and bachelor's degree attainment among persons age 25 and over, by sex and state: 2011 and 2012
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State 2011 2012
Percent with high school completion or higher Percent with bachelor's or higher degree Percent with high school completion or higher Percent with bachelor's or higher degree
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 85.9 (0.04) 85.2 (0.04) 86.5 (0.04) 28.6 (0.06) 28.8 (0.07) 28.4 (0.07) 86.4 (0.04) 85.7 (0.05) 87.0 (0.04) 29.2 (0.05) 29.2 (0.06) 29.2 (0.06)
                                                 
Alabama 82.7 (0.37) 81.2 (0.48) 84.1 (0.40) 22.5 (0.32) 22.5 (0.40) 22.5 (0.40) 83.8 (0.24) 82.9 (0.37) 84.6 (0.32) 23.4 (0.29) 23.3 (0.36) 23.4 (0.39)
Alaska 92.8 (0.50) 93.7 (0.63) 91.9 (0.68) 25.8 (1.24) 22.2 (1.37) 29.6 (1.61) 91.8 (0.56) 92.2 (0.57) 91.4 (0.92) 28.9 (1.22) 25.6 (1.48) 32.4 (1.57)
Arizona 85.7 (0.23) 85.1 (0.31) 86.3 (0.31) 26.4 (0.26) 27.4 (0.37) 25.4 (0.30) 85.8 (0.21) 85.3 (0.29) 86.2 (0.25) 27.5 (0.29) 28.5 (0.37) 26.5 (0.36)
Arkansas 83.7 (0.43) 82.9 (0.56) 84.4 (0.48) 20.4 (0.38) 20.5 (0.49) 20.2 (0.48) 85.1 (0.34) 84.2 (0.48) 86.0 (0.42) 21.2 (0.35) 20.6 (0.51) 21.8 (0.44)
California 81.1 (0.10) 80.9 (0.12) 81.3 (0.11) 30.3 (0.13) 30.7 (0.18) 30.0 (0.15) 81.4 (0.09) 81.1 (0.13) 81.7 (0.12) 31.0 (0.11) 31.4 (0.16) 30.6 (0.13)
                                                 
Colorado 90.2 (0.21) 89.5 (0.29) 91.0 (0.28) 36.8 (0.37) 37.2 (0.45) 36.5 (0.47) 90.4 (0.20) 89.7 (0.30) 91.1 (0.23) 37.6 (0.34) 37.7 (0.43) 37.5 (0.43)
Connecticut 89.0 (0.27) 88.4 (0.39) 89.5 (0.30) 36.2 (0.42) 36.6 (0.50) 35.8 (0.54) 89.9 (0.26) 89.3 (0.36) 90.4 (0.31) 37.2 (0.35) 37.8 (0.51) 36.7 (0.39)
Delaware 87.3 (0.52) 86.1 (0.75) 88.5 (0.57) 28.2 (0.68) 28.2 (0.92) 28.2 (0.97) 88.3 (0.60) 87.1 (0.81) 89.3 (0.67) 30.2 (0.82) 29.0 (1.00) 31.3 (1.06)
District of Columbia 87.1 (0.73) 85.9 (0.99) 88.1 (0.90) 52.5 (0.80) 52.5 (1.12) 52.5 (0.95) 89.2 (0.46) 88.9 (0.68) 89.5 (0.65) 53.7 (0.76) 55.5 (1.07) 52.1 (0.84)
Florida 85.9 (0.12) 84.9 (0.17) 86.9 (0.12) 25.9 (0.16) 26.7 (0.21) 25.1 (0.21) 86.4 (0.13) 85.5 (0.20) 87.3 (0.14) 26.8 (0.15) 27.8 (0.21) 25.9 (0.19)
                                                 
Georgia 84.3 (0.19) 83.2 (0.25) 85.2 (0.26) 27.6 (0.24) 27.7 (0.28) 27.6 (0.37) 85.2 (0.21) 84.0 (0.30) 86.2 (0.23) 28.3 (0.23) 27.9 (0.27) 28.7 (0.30)
Hawaii 90.5 (0.40) 90.6 (0.52) 90.4 (0.55) 29.7 (0.55) 29.1 (0.79) 30.3 (0.74) 90.0 (0.43) 90.8 (0.54) 89.2 (0.59) 30.1 (0.58) 27.9 (0.70) 32.2 (0.82)
Idaho 88.7 (0.35) 87.9 (0.49) 89.4 (0.50) 25.6 (0.68) 26.5 (0.85) 24.6 (0.93) 89.8 (0.40) 89.1 (0.54) 90.4 (0.55) 25.8 (0.70) 26.5 (0.80) 25.1 (0.95)
Illinois 87.3 (0.14) 86.9 (0.20) 87.7 (0.18) 31.0 (0.22) 31.1 (0.27) 30.8 (0.27) 87.7 (0.17) 86.9 (0.23) 88.4 (0.21) 31.5 (0.20) 31.2 (0.26) 31.8 (0.25)
Indiana 87.2 (0.20) 86.5 (0.30) 87.8 (0.27) 22.8 (0.27) 23.3 (0.34) 22.3 (0.35) 87.3 (0.22) 86.7 (0.31) 87.9 (0.26) 23.3 (0.29) 23.3 (0.37) 23.4 (0.32)
                                                 
Iowa 91.0 (0.28) 90.2 (0.33) 91.7 (0.35) 25.8 (0.47) 25.1 (0.63) 26.4 (0.56) 92.1 (0.27) 91.6 (0.37) 92.5 (0.32) 26.8 (0.37) 26.5 (0.50) 27.1 (0.48)
Kansas 89.6 (0.32) 88.6 (0.44) 90.4 (0.41) 30.5 (0.51) 30.3 (0.60) 30.6 (0.63) 90.1 (0.30) 89.3 (0.44) 90.9 (0.34) 30.2 (0.44) 29.6 (0.63) 30.7 (0.47)
Kentucky 83.1 (0.31) 82.1 (0.41) 84.1 (0.38) 20.7 (0.33) 20.6 (0.41) 20.9 (0.41) 83.5 (0.29) 82.3 (0.40) 84.6 (0.36) 21.5 (0.31) 21.0 (0.36) 22.1 (0.38)
Louisiana 82.6 (0.29) 80.6 (0.37) 84.4 (0.35) 21.1 (0.36) 20.3 (0.43) 21.8 (0.42) 83.2 (0.31) 81.3 (0.41) 85.0 (0.36) 22.2 (0.31) 21.3 (0.51) 23.0 (0.36)
Maine 90.8 (0.40) 89.6 (0.62) 91.9 (0.49) 28.6 (0.70) 27.5 (0.84) 29.5 (0.85) 92.1 (0.38) 90.9 (0.56) 93.3 (0.44) 28.0 (0.71) 27.0 (0.91) 29.0 (0.77)
                                                 
Maryland 89.0 (0.21) 88.3 (0.28) 89.7 (0.23) 37.0 (0.28) 36.8 (0.39) 37.2 (0.35) 89.2 (0.22) 88.2 (0.28) 90.1 (0.25) 37.0 (0.31) 36.9 (0.41) 37.0 (0.38)
Massachusetts 89.1 (0.20) 88.8 (0.23) 89.3 (0.26) 39.2 (0.32) 39.8 (0.42) 38.7 (0.34) 89.7 (0.17) 89.2 (0.24) 90.2 (0.20) 39.5 (0.30) 39.8 (0.37) 39.2 (0.36)
Michigan 88.7 (0.17) 87.9 (0.22) 89.4 (0.23) 25.8 (0.22) 25.9 (0.29) 25.6 (0.29) 89.6 (0.17) 89.2 (0.21) 89.9 (0.20) 26.3 (0.23) 26.4 (0.28) 26.2 (0.26)
Minnesota 92.1 (0.16) 91.6 (0.25) 92.6 (0.21) 32.6 (0.40) 32.0 (0.56) 33.3 (0.44) 92.4 (0.19) 91.8 (0.26) 92.9 (0.23) 32.7 (0.42) 31.9 (0.54) 33.5 (0.51)
Mississippi 80.8 (0.37) 78.3 (0.55) 83.1 (0.42) 20.1 (0.47) 19.0 (0.56) 21.1 (0.54) 82.5 (0.35) 80.6 (0.54) 84.2 (0.37) 20.6 (0.41) 18.9 (0.49) 22.1 (0.52)
                                                 
Missouri 87.7 (0.21) 87.4 (0.31) 88.0 (0.26) 26.4 (0.34) 26.9 (0.42) 25.9 (0.42) 87.8 (0.21) 87.3 (0.28) 88.2 (0.27) 26.0 (0.30) 25.4 (0.37) 26.6 (0.39)
Montana 92.5 (0.47) 91.9 (0.64) 93.2 (0.62) 29.4 (0.82) 29.5 (0.99) 29.3 (0.98) 92.8 (0.46) 92.3 (0.59) 93.3 (0.57) 28.5 (0.71) 27.6 (1.01) 29.4 (0.99)
Nebraska 91.1 (0.32) 90.5 (0.45) 91.6 (0.37) 28.1 (0.54) 28.1 (0.74) 28.2 (0.77) 90.8 (0.29) 90.4 (0.47) 91.1 (0.38) 29.7 (0.50) 29.2 (0.68) 30.2 (0.75)
Nevada 84.0 (0.37) 83.6 (0.49) 84.4 (0.45) 22.4 (0.43) 22.2 (0.62) 22.6 (0.52) 85.6 (0.30) 85.6 (0.44) 85.6 (0.38) 22.6 (0.34) 23.0 (0.44) 22.3 (0.48)
New Hampshire 91.8 (0.42) 90.9 (0.58) 92.6 (0.45) 33.5 (0.65) 33.0 (0.77) 33.9 (0.82) 92.0 (0.46) 91.0 (0.54) 92.9 (0.57) 35.3 (0.74) 34.5 (0.83) 36.1 (0.95)
                                                 
New Jersey 88.0 (0.15) 87.7 (0.22) 88.2 (0.19) 35.2 (0.24) 36.4 (0.32) 34.2 (0.26) 88.4 (0.18) 88.1 (0.23) 88.6 (0.20) 36.3 (0.26) 36.8 (0.34) 35.8 (0.28)
New Mexico 83.0 (0.42) 81.7 (0.53) 84.2 (0.55) 25.6 (0.49) 25.8 (0.60) 25.3 (0.60) 84.5 (0.38) 83.5 (0.55) 85.5 (0.48) 26.2 (0.43) 26.0 (0.63) 26.4 (0.55)
New York 85.1 (0.12) 84.8 (0.18) 85.3 (0.14) 33.1 (0.15) 32.9 (0.22) 33.3 (0.16) 85.4 (0.11) 84.9 (0.17) 85.8 (0.13) 33.5 (0.17) 32.9 (0.20) 34.0 (0.23)
North Carolina 84.8 (0.20) 83.3 (0.25) 86.3 (0.25) 26.7 (0.26) 26.3 (0.33) 27.1 (0.32) 85.1 (0.21) 83.2 (0.31) 86.7 (0.20) 27.3 (0.23) 26.7 (0.28) 27.9 (0.29)
North Dakota 90.8 (0.49) 90.5 (0.72) 91.1 (0.71) 26.2 (0.97) 23.7 (1.18) 28.7 (1.29) 91.8 (0.49) 91.2 (0.57) 92.3 (0.69) 28.8 (0.91) 27.9 (1.29) 29.7 (1.14)
                                                 
Ohio 88.4 (0.14) 87.8 (0.20) 88.9 (0.19) 24.8 (0.21) 25.5 (0.29) 24.2 (0.29) 88.9 (0.15) 88.3 (0.18) 89.4 (0.19) 25.2 (0.19) 25.5 (0.23) 24.9 (0.26)
Oklahoma 86.1 (0.33) 85.3 (0.44) 86.8 (0.40) 23.8 (0.42) 23.6 (0.52) 23.9 (0.54) 86.6 (0.30) 86.1 (0.43) 87.1 (0.36) 23.7 (0.38) 23.3 (0.48) 24.0 (0.48)
Oregon 89.3 (0.27) 88.5 (0.39) 90.1 (0.33) 29.2 (0.33) 29.6 (0.49) 28.8 (0.42) 90.1 (0.23) 89.1 (0.36) 91.1 (0.26) 30.2 (0.35) 30.3 (0.43) 30.0 (0.40)
Pennsylvania 88.7 (0.17) 88.5 (0.22) 88.9 (0.19) 27.1 (0.20) 27.3 (0.27) 26.8 (0.25) 88.9 (0.15) 88.6 (0.20) 89.2 (0.18) 28.1 (0.23) 28.5 (0.30) 27.7 (0.26)
Rhode Island 84.5 (0.52) 83.3 (0.69) 85.6 (0.67) 31.0 (0.61) 31.8 (0.81) 30.3 (0.78) 85.8 (0.53) 85.4 (0.76) 86.2 (0.57) 31.2 (0.65) 31.7 (0.90) 30.8 (0.71)
                                                 
South Carolina 84.2 (0.25) 82.9 (0.40) 85.4 (0.31) 23.8 (0.35) 23.7 (0.43) 23.8 (0.40) 84.9 (0.20) 83.8 (0.31) 85.8 (0.29) 25.3 (0.34) 25.4 (0.47) 25.3 (0.38)
South Dakota 90.4 (0.52) 89.5 (0.69) 91.3 (0.67) 25.7 (0.92) 25.1 (1.09) 26.3 (1.25) 90.6 (0.49) 90.0 (0.74) 91.2 (0.70) 26.7 (1.02) 26.1 (1.33) 27.2 (1.16)
Tennessee 84.2 (0.21) 83.0 (0.30) 85.3 (0.27) 23.7 (0.26) 23.5 (0.36) 23.8 (0.30) 85.1 (0.23) 84.2 (0.30) 85.9 (0.28) 24.6 (0.21) 24.3 (0.31) 24.8 (0.29)
Texas 81.1 (0.13) 80.5 (0.17) 81.6 (0.17) 26.5 (0.15) 26.9 (0.20) 26.1 (0.18) 81.5 (0.11) 80.8 (0.18) 82.2 (0.14) 26.9 (0.14) 27.0 (0.18) 26.9 (0.19)
Utah 90.7 (0.28) 90.0 (0.39) 91.4 (0.31) 29.7 (0.47) 32.7 (0.64) 26.8 (0.60) 91.3 (0.32) 91.0 (0.41) 91.6 (0.42) 30.7 (0.45) 33.0 (0.53) 28.5 (0.64)
                                                 
Vermont 92.0 (0.50) 90.6 (0.77) 93.3 (0.59) 37.0 (1.20) 33.0 (1.46) 40.9 (1.52) 92.3 (0.51) 90.9 (0.68) 93.6 (0.63) 35.1 (1.07) 32.9 (1.14) 37.3 (1.46)
Virginia 87.8 (0.16) 87.0 (0.23) 88.5 (0.21) 35.4 (0.27) 36.0 (0.32) 34.7 (0.35) 88.1 (0.15) 87.4 (0.23) 88.7 (0.20) 35.7 (0.25) 36.2 (0.32) 35.4 (0.31)
Washington 90.0 (0.18) 89.7 (0.26) 90.3 (0.23) 31.8 (0.31) 32.9 (0.40) 30.6 (0.37) 90.6 (0.18) 90.0 (0.25) 91.1 (0.21) 31.8 (0.32) 32.4 (0.38) 31.3 (0.39)
West Virginia 83.9 (0.42) 82.7 (0.59) 85.0 (0.52) 18.6 (0.52) 18.7 (0.69) 18.6 (0.57) 83.9 (0.44) 83.0 (0.67) 84.8 (0.52) 18.2 (0.40) 17.7 (0.52) 18.7 (0.52)
Wisconsin 90.5 (0.22) 89.5 (0.27) 91.4 (0.29) 26.4 (0.34) 25.5 (0.43) 27.2 (0.45) 90.9 (0.21) 90.0 (0.29) 91.7 (0.23) 27.5 (0.36) 26.8 (0.42) 28.1 (0.46)
Wyoming 92.4 (0.52) 91.3 (0.78) 93.5 (0.64) 24.8 (1.04) 23.1 (1.35) 26.5 (1.23) 91.5 (0.58) 91.5 (0.75) 91.6 (0.84) 25.4 (1.02) 25.0 (1.23) 25.8 (1.30)
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2011 and 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared January 2014.)

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