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(34 KB) | Table 12. | Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by race/ethnicity and state: April 1990 and April 2000 |
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| Percent with high school diploma or higher | Percent with bachelor's degree or higher
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| 1990 | 2000 | 1990 | 2000
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State | | | | | Asian/ |American | | | | | Asian/ |American | | | | |Asian/ |American | | | | |Asian/ |American
|Total|White\1\| Black |Hispan- | Pacific |Indian or|Total|White\1\| Black |Hispan- | Pacific |Indian or|Total|White\1\|Black\1|Hispan-|Pacific|Indian or|Total|White\1\|Black\1\|Hispan-|Pacific|Indian or
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| | | | | der\1\ |Native\1\| | | | | der\1\ |Native\1\| | | | |der\1\ |Native\1\| | | | |der\1\ |Native\1\
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United States ....|75.2 | 77.9 | 63.1 | 49.8 | 77.5 | 65.5 |80.4 | 83.6 | 72.3 | 52.4 | 80.4 | 70.9 |20.3 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 36.6 | 9.3 |24.4 | 26.1 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 44.1 | 11.5
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Alabama .............|66.9 | 70.3 | 54.6 | 73.8 | 78.9 | 64.9 |75.3 | 78.0 | 66.9 | 56.9 | 81.1 | 72.4 |15.7 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 20.1 | 43.7 | 11.6 |19.0 | 21.2 | 11.5 | 14.6 | 48.3 | 13.0
Alaska ..............|86.6 | 91.1 | 88.2 | 80.4 | 75.4 | 63.1 |88.3 | 92.5 | 88.7 | 78.3 | 73.0 | 71.8 |23.0 | 26.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 20.5 | 4.1 |24.7 | 29.3 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 21.2 | 6.0
Arizona .............|78.7 | 82.4 | 75.1 | 51.7 | 80.2 | 52.1 |81.0 | 85.4 | 81.7 | 52.5 | 83.4 | 61.9 |20.3 | 22.2 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 37.5 | 4.6 |23.5 | 26.0 | 18.6 | 8.1 | 44.5 | 7.3
Arkansas ............|66.3 | 68.6 | 51.5 | 59.1 | 66.4 | 65.4 |75.3 | 77.5 | 65.8 | 41.2 | 72.9 | 72.5 |13.3 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 24.6 | 9.8 |16.7 | 17.8 | 10.2 | 7.1 | 32.6 | 12.1
California ..........|76.2 | 81.1 | 75.6 | 45.0 | 77.2 | 71.4 |76.8 | 83.3 | 80.5 | 46.7 | 80.5 | 67.5 |23.4 | 25.4 | 14.8 | 7.1 | 34.1 | 11.1 |26.6 | 29.8 | 17.2 | 7.7 | 41.6 | 11.4
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Colorado ............|84.4 | 86.1 | 80.8 | 58.3 | 78.3 | 73.9 |86.9 | 89.5 | 84.4 | 58.1 | 81.8 | 76.2 |27.0 | 28.3 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 32.1 | 12.1 |32.7 | 35.0 | 20.5 | 10.4 | 42.8 | 14.1
Connecticut .........|79.2 | 80.9 | 67.0 | 53.5 | 81.9 | 68.9 |84.0 | 86.3 | 73.9 | 58.5 | 85.0 | 67.8 |27.2 | 28.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 50.8 | 12.5 |31.4 | 33.5 | 13.7 | 11.3 | 57.7 | 15.7
Delaware ............|77.5 | 80.3 | 63.2 | 60.1 | 86.1 | 62.0 |82.6 | 85.0 | 74.2 | 57.1 | 88.1 | 65.2 |21.4 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 16.5 | 55.9 | 10.2 |25.0 | 26.7 | 14.4 | 13.5 | 61.8 | 13.2
District of Columbia |73.1 | 93.1 | 63.8 | 52.6 | 80.2 | 66.3 |77.8 | 94.4 | 70.4 | 47.8 | 81.9 | 71.8 |33.3 | 69.0 | 15.3 | 24.0 | 50.9 | 17.7 |39.1 | 77.3 | 17.5 | 24.8 | 58.2 | 28.1
Florida .............|74.4 | 77.0 | 56.4 | 57.2 | 77.8 | 68.2 |79.9 | 82.5 | 67.0 | 63.3 | 80.7 | 73.5 |18.3 | 19.3 | 9.8 | 14.2 | 33.6 | 11.5 |22.3 | 23.8 | 12.4 | 17.5 | 40.9 | 14.9
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Georgia .............|70.9 | 74.9 | 58.6 | 66.2 | 77.5 | 71.6 |78.6 | 81.8 | 72.5 | 48.5 | 79.5 | 73.9 |19.3 | 21.8 | 11.0 | 20.5 | 38.6 | 12.5 |24.3 | 27.4 | 15.5 | 13.6 | 44.3 | 18.1
Hawaii ..............|80.1 | 89.3 | 94.2 | 73.9 | 74.7 | 84.4 |84.6 | 92.7 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 79.9 | 91.0 |22.9 | 30.2 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 19.4 | 17.7 |26.2 | 36.5 | 21.0 | 13.3 | 26.6 | 21.5
Idaho ...............|79.7 | 80.9 | 82.8 | 43.4 | 80.3 | 68.1 |84.7 | 86.6 | 82.5 | 44.4 | 82.0 | 75.6 |17.7 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 27.6 | 7.2 |21.7 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 6.6 | 38.3 | 9.5
Illinois ............|76.2 | 79.1 | 65.2 | 45.0 | 83.9 | 71.4 |81.4 | 85.0 | 73.0 | 48.5 | 86.9 | 69.5 |21.0 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 49.8 | 13.4 |26.1 | 27.8 | 14.7 | 9.1 | 57.7 | 13.3
Indiana..............|75.6 | 76.5 | 65.4 | 62.6 | 85.8 | 65.0 |82.1 | 83.2 | 74.9 | 57.9 | 86.2 | 73.3 |15.6 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 53.1 | 8.4 |19.4 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 58.0 | 10.3
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Iowa ................|80.1 | 80.3 | 70.1 | 64.2 | 76.4 | 67.6 |86.1 | 86.9 | 77.3 | 52.3 | 74.3 | 76.9 |16.9 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 47.3 | 9.7 |21.2 | 21.3 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 42.9 | 9.9
Kansas ..............|81.3 | 82.4 | 71.0 | 58.1 | 73.6 | 75.4 |86.0 | 87.8 | 79.7 | 51.7 | 74.8 | 81.3 |21.1 | 21.7 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 39.9 | 10.8 |25.8 | 26.9 | 14.9 | 9.7 | 40.5 | 14.9
Kentucky ............|64.6 | 64.7 | 61.7 | 74.0 | 77.9 | 59.8 |74.1 | 74.2 | 73.2 | 59.1 | 86.2 | 72.5 |13.6 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 18.9 | 44.2 | 8.0 |17.1 | 17.4 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 53.2 | 13.9
Louisiana ...........|68.3 | 74.2 | 53.1 | 67.6 | 68.1 | 49.1 |74.8 | 80.0 | 63.1 | 69.0 | 67.4 | 60.5 |16.1 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 16.6 | 31.4 | 5.5 |18.7 | 21.8 | 10.9 | 19.5 | 35.6 | 9.2
Maine ...............|78.8 | 78.9 | 87.6 | 83.8 | 74.3 | 69.9 |85.4 | 85.5 | 84.7 | 79.2 | 74.6 | 76.0 |18.8 | 18.8 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 44.9 | 7.7 |22.9 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 32.6 | 12.1
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Maryland ............|78.4 | 80.8 | 70.6 | 70.3 | 84.8 | 73.4 |83.8 | 86.3 | 78.9 | 61.9 | 85.5 | 75.5 |26.5 | 28.9 | 16.1 | 25.2 | 50.3 | 19.7 |31.4 | 34.7 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 55.0 | 21.2
Massachusetts .......|80.0 | 81.2 | 70.0 | 52.0 | 74.1 | 71.1 |84.8 | 86.8 | 76.3 | 57.3 | 76.2 | 72.5 |27.2 | 27.7 | 17.0 | 13.6 | 44.9 | 14.9 |33.2 | 34.3 | 19.7 | 14.1 | 49.8 | 19.2
Michigan ............|76.8 | 78.6 | 64.9 | 60.9 | 83.3 | 67.8 |83.4 | 85.3 | 74.1 | 62.3 | 85.6 | 76.4 |17.4 | 18.1 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 54.1 | 7.6 |21.8 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 61.0 | 10.3
Minnesota ...........|82.4 | 82.8 | 76.2 | 71.1 | 69.7 | 68.2 |87.9 | 89.2 | 79.0 | 58.1 | 71.1 | 74.5 |21.8 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 33.5 | 7.7 |27.4 | 27.9 | 18.7 | 14.0 | 36.3 | 8.8
Mississippi .........|64.3 | 71.7 | 47.3 | 67.7 | 68.2 | 57.4 |72.9 | 78.9 | 60.4 | 59.1 | 72.5 | 64.0 |14.7 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 35.1 | 8.1 |16.9 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 35.9 | 9.1
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Missouri.............|73.9 | 74.9 | 65.1 | 71.0 | 81.5 | 65.1 |81.3 | 82.4 | 73.9 | 65.7 | 82.2 | 74.3 |17.8 | 18.3 | 11.2 | 18.0 | 47.3 | 11.0 |21.6 | 22.3 | 13.2 | 16.1 | 51.5 | 12.9
Montana .............|81.0 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 66.4 | 78.5 | 68.1 |87.2 | 87.8 | 91.2 | 78.0 | 85.2 | 75.5 |19.8 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 10.9 | 32.1 | 7.9 |24.4 | 25.1 | 33.2 | 15.4 | 41.0 | 10.5
Nebraska ............|81.8 | 82.4 | 73.2 | 60.0 | 80.0 | 69.0 |86.6 | 88.2 | 78.6 | 46.6 | 77.7 | 75.9 |18.9 | 19.2 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 39.5 | 8.8 |23.7 | 24.4 | 14.1 | 8.5 | 42.3 | 8.8
Nevada ..............|78.8 | 80.9 | 70.8 | 53.7 | 74.1 | 69.8 |80.7 | 83.9 | 78.9 | 47.3 | 82.0 | 75.2 |15.3 | 15.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 21.9 | 8.0 |18.2 | 19.3 | 12.0 | 6.4 | 28.3 | 8.6
New Hampshire .......|82.2 | 82.2 | 86.1 | 78.2 | 82.7 | 65.9 |87.4 | 87.6 | 84.4 | 73.6 | 84.9 | 76.5 |24.4 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 16.0 |28.7 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 22.7 | 54.6 | 17.0
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New Jersey ..........|76.7 | 78.6 | 67.0 | 53.9 | 86.8 | 66.9 |82.1 | 84.7 | 74.5 | 59.5 | 88.5 | 70.4 |24.9 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 57.1 | 14.8 |29.8 | 31.0 | 16.2 | 12.5 | 62.1 | 16.4
New Mexico ..........|75.1 | 78.6 | 74.7 | 59.6 | 80.8 | 58.2 |78.9 | 83.3 | 79.4 | 64.4 | 83.1 | 67.1 |20.4 | 23.4 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 38.7 | 5.8 |23.5 | 28.0 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 44.7 | 7.7
New York ............|76.7 | 78.5 | 64.7 | 50.4 | 72.4 | 65.2 |79.1 | 84.0 | 70.6 | 55.0 | 73.3 | 66.4 |23.1 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 38.7 | 13.4 |27.4 | 30.5 | 15.8 | 11.5 | 41.3 | 14.4
North Carolina ......|70.0 | 73.1 | 58.1 | 71.0 | 77.9 | 51.5 |78.1 | 81.2 | 70.7 | 44.5 | 79.3 | 62.7 |17.4 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 17.9 | 39.3 | 7.9 |22.5 | 25.0 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 43.9 | 10.4
North Dakota ........|76.7 | 76.9 | 95.9 | 75.2 | 83.7 | 64.3 |83.9 | 84.2 | 92.6 | 73.0 | 84.4 | 74.8 |18.1 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 37.8 | 8.3 |22.0 | 22.4 | 20.5 | 16.3 | 48.9 | 9.7
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Ohio ................|75.7 | 76.9 | 64.6 | 63.3 | 83.5 | 65.3 |83.0 | 84.2 | 73.9 | 67.1 | 86.6 | 73.2 |17.0 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 14.2 | 53.2 | 8.3 |21.1 | 21.8 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 58.6 | 12.4
Oklahoma ............|74.6 | 75.7 | 70.1 | 55.9 | 76.1 | 68.1 |80.6 | 82.1 | 78.5 | 50.9 | 77.2 | 76.5 |17.8 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 34.7 | 10.8 |20.3 | 21.5 | 13.7 | 9.6 | 37.5 | 13.2
Oregon ..............|81.5 | 82.3 | 75.0 | 53.0 | 79.4 | 71.0 |85.1 | 87.1 | 79.8 | 48.8 | 79.5 | 77.5 |20.6 | 20.8 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 32.3 | 8.3 |25.1 | 25.7 | 17.8 | 9.6 | 38.7 | 12.2
Pennsylvania ........|74.7 | 75.9 | 63.5 | 52.2 | 77.1 | 67.8 |81.9 | 83.4 | 71.8 | 56.9 | 78.4 | 73.2 |17.9 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 45.2 | 12.0 |22.4 | 23.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 49.2 | 13.2
Rhode Island ........|72.0 | 73.0 | 65.9 | 46.8 | 59.6 | 64.5 |78.0 | 80.1 | 71.0 | 50.4 | 69.2 | 68.3 |21.3 | 21.8 | 12.7 | 8.9 | 30.6 | 8.3 |25.6 | 26.8 | 16.7 | 8.6 | 36.4 | 14.1
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South Carolina ......|68.3 | 73.6 | 53.3 | 71.8 | 77.4 | 62.5 |76.3 | 80.9 | 64.9 | 56.4 | 79.5 | 64.2 |16.6 | 19.8 | 7.6 | 19.8 | 34.4 | 10.9 |20.4 | 24.2 | 9.9 | 14.1 | 40.8 | 11.2
South Dakota ........|77.1 | 77.8 | 82.2 | 71.3 | 74.3 | 62.5 |84.6 | 85.7 | 84.1 | 64.9 | 72.3 | 70.9 |17.2 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 13.4 | 33.1 | 6.8 |21.5 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 11.7 | 39.6 | 8.5
Tennessee ...........|67.1 | 68.2 | 59.4 | 71.5 | 79.3 | 63.1 |75.9 | 77.0 | 70.8 | 55.4 | 82.1 | 74.9 |16.0 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 21.9 | 42.6 | 10.5 |19.6 | 20.5 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 47.8 | 14.8
Texas ...............|72.1 | 76.2 | 66.1 | 44.6 | 79.1 | 70.9 |75.7 | 79.5 | 75.8 | 49.3 | 80.7 | 71.5 |20.3 | 22.6 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 41.3 | 13.9 |23.2 | 25.8 | 15.3 | 8.9 | 47.8 | 15.7
Utah ................|85.1 | 86.2 | 77.0 | 61.0 | 80.7 | 59.3 |87.7 | 89.9 | 83.2 | 56.5 | 79.9 | 68.7 |22.3 | 22.7 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 29.4 | 6.4 |26.1 | 27.1 | 19.8 | 9.8 | 36.4 | 9.1
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Vermont .............|80.8 | 80.8 | 82.9 | 84.7 | 87.1 | 66.8 |86.4 | 86.6 | 84.2 | 85.6 | 78.4 | 76.9 |24.3 | 24.2 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 52.1 | 11.1 |29.4 | 29.5 | 34.8 | 36.8 | 46.7 | 18.1
Virginia ............|75.2 | 78.3 | 60.3 | 70.5 | 82.1 | 70.7 |81.5 | 84.3 | 71.6 | 62.9 | 84.2 | 78.5 |24.5 | 27.0 | 11.1 | 22.4 | 40.2 | 14.7 |29.5 | 32.3 | 15.1 | 20.7 | 48.8 | 19.6
Washington ..........|83.8 | 85.0 | 81.2 | 56.7 | 77.3 | 72.3 |87.1 | 89.3 | 84.0 | 53.0 | 80.5 | 77.4 |22.9 | 23.3 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 30.2 | 9.1 |27.7 | 28.5 | 19.4 | 11.1 | 36.8 | 12.4
West Virginia........|66.0 | 66.0 | 64.7 | 70.3 | 88.8 | 57.9 |75.2 | 75.1 | 76.6 | 74.2 | 90.3 | 73.5 |12.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 63.3 | 6.5 |14.8 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 19.7 | 63.9 | 12.8
Wisconsin ...........|78.6 | 79.6 | 61.3 | 54.1 | 71.5 | 66.8 |85.1 | 86.6 | 68.5 | 54.6 | 73.2 | 77.3 |17.7 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 40.4 | 5.5 |22.4 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 43.0 | 10.4
Wyoming .............|83.0 | 83.9 | 81.2 | 59.3 | 77.5 | 68.2 |87.9 | 88.8 | 86.7 | 66.3 | 82.4 | 77.2 |18.8 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 28.6 | 6.2 |21.9 | 22.6 | 18.6 | 7.8 | 36.3 | 8.1
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| \1\Includes persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990 Decennial Census, Minority Economic Profiles; 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 2003.)
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