Table 12.

Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by race/ethnicity and state: April 1990 and April 2000

State	Percent with high school completion or higher												Percent with bachelor's degree or higher
	1990						2000						1990						2000
	Total	White1	Black1	Hispanic2	Asian/    Pacific   Islander1	American    Indian/    Alaska    Native1	Total	White1	Black1	Hispanic2	Asian/    Pacific   Islander1	American    Indian/    Alaska    Native1	Total	White1	Black1	Hispanic2	Asian/    Pacific   Islander1	American    Indian/    Alaska    Native1	Total	White1	Black1	Hispanic2	Asian/    Pacific   Islander1	American    Indian/    Alaska    Native1
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

1 Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity. 2 Persons of Hispanic ethnicity may be of any race. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census, Minority Economic Profiles; 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared June 2003.)