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| 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
State |____________________________________________________|_____________________________________________________|_________________________________________________|___________________________________________________
| | | | | Asian/ |American | | | | | Asian/ |American | | | | |Asian/ |American | | | | |Asian/ |American
|Total |White\1\| Black |Hispan- | Pacific | Indian/ | Total |White\1\| Black |Hispan- | Pacific | Indian/ |Total |White\1\|Black\1|Hispan-|Pacific| Indian/ | Total |White\1\|Black\1\|Hispan-|Pacific| Indian/
| | | \1\ | ic\2\ | Islan- | Alaska | | | \1\ | ic\2\ | Islan- | Alaska | | | | ic\2\ |Islan- | Alaska | | | | ic\2\ |Islan- | Alaska
| | | | | 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, Census Bureau, 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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