Table 13.

Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, by sex and state: 2006-08

State	Number of persons 25 years old and over (in thousands)						Percent with high school completion or higher						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	197,783	(49.5)	95,359	(29.8)	102,424	(28.6)	84.6	(0.03)	83.9	(0.03)	85.1	(0.03)	27.4	(0.04)	28.2	(0.04)	26.7	(0.04)
Alabama	3,055	(4.7)	1,440	(3.0)	1,615	(3.3)	80.9	(0.20)	80.0	(0.28)	81.6	(0.21)	21.5	(0.17)	22.2	(0.22)	20.9	(0.21)
Alaska	423	(2.5)	217	(1.9)	206	(1.5)	90.7	(0.36)	90.1	(0.50)	91.4	(0.50)	26.4	(0.52)	24.7	(0.68)	28.2	(0.70)
Arizona	4,090	(5.3)	2,013	(3.3)	2,078	(3.2)	83.6	(0.16)	82.8	(0.22)	84.4	(0.18)	25.4	(0.13)	26.4	(0.16)	24.5	(0.19)
Arkansas	1,866	(4.6)	893	(2.7)	973	(3.0)	81.3	(0.23)	80.3	(0.36)	82.2	(0.26)	19.0	(0.22)	19.3	(0.28)	18.7	(0.27)
California	23,223	(9.3)	11,424	(5.9)	11,799	(7.2)	80.3	(0.07)	79.9	(0.09)	80.7	(0.07)	29.4	(0.07)	30.4	(0.08)	28.5	(0.08)
Colorado	3,189	(4.6)	1,586	(3.1)	1,604	(3.1)	88.6	(0.14)	87.9	(0.20)	89.3	(0.15)	35.1	(0.19)	35.8	(0.25)	34.3	(0.24)
Connecticut	2,355	(3.3)	1,118	(2.3)	1,237	(2.2)	88.3	(0.17)	88.1	(0.23)	88.5	(0.19)	34.8	(0.21)	36.0	(0.28)	33.6	(0.28)
Delaware	572	(2.3)	271	(1.4)	301	(1.5)	86.5	(0.32)	85.6	(0.44)	87.3	(0.42)	26.8	(0.48)	27.3	(0.65)	26.3	(0.52)
District of Columbia	401	(1.3)	186	(0.9)	215	(0.8)	85.2	(0.39)	85.0	(0.61)	85.4	(0.50)	46.9	(0.47)	48.5	(0.64)	45.6	(0.63)
Florida	12,575	(5.8)	6,046	(4.5)	6,529	(3.5)	85.0	(0.08)	84.1	(0.11)	85.8	(0.09)	25.7	(0.08)	27.1	(0.12)	24.3	(0.10)
Georgia	6,070	(5.4)	2,907	(3.9)	3,163	(3.4)	82.9	(0.12)	81.7	(0.18)	84.1	(0.13)	26.9	(0.12)	27.2	(0.14)	26.5	(0.15)
Hawaii	869	(2.2)	428	(1.5)	440	(1.4)	89.5	(0.27)	90.3	(0.35)	88.7	(0.33)	29.0	(0.39)	28.8	(0.48)	29.3	(0.48)
Idaho	939	(2.7)	466	(1.8)	473	(1.7)	88.0	(0.28)	87.5	(0.36)	88.5	(0.33)	24.1	(0.31)	25.6	(0.43)	22.7	(0.36)
Illinois	8,340	(8.2)	4,017	(5.9)	4,323	(4.7)	85.6	(0.10)	85.1	(0.14)	86.0	(0.12)	29.5	(0.11)	30.3	(0.15)	28.8	(0.13)
Indiana	4,145	(5.4)	1,998	(3.5)	2,147	(3.8)	85.8	(0.13)	85.2	(0.18)	86.4	(0.16)	22.5	(0.15)	23.2	(0.18)	21.8	(0.18)
Iowa	1,967	(4.7)	950	(3.4)	1,017	(2.9)	89.6	(0.16)	88.9	(0.24)	90.2	(0.18)	24.2	(0.22)	24.4	(0.33)	24.0	(0.25)
Kansas	1,795	(3.9)	873	(2.7)	922	(2.5)	89.0	(0.19)	88.5	(0.28)	89.5	(0.22)	29.2	(0.30)	30.1	(0.38)	28.3	(0.34)
Kentucky	2,840	(4.3)	1,356	(3.2)	1,483	(2.6)	80.5	(0.18)	79.3	(0.25)	81.6	(0.24)	19.9	(0.16)	20.1	(0.20)	19.8	(0.20)
Louisiana	2,753	(4.6)	1,306	(3.6)	1,448	(2.9)	80.1	(0.20)	78.7	(0.30)	81.3	(0.21)	20.3	(0.17)	20.1	(0.23)	20.5	(0.22)
Maine	926	(3.1)	440	(1.9)	486	(2.1)	89.4	(0.26)	88.2	(0.33)	90.5	(0.33)	25.6	(0.35)	24.7	(0.46)	26.5	(0.39)
Maryland	3,725	(4.2)	1,753	(2.5)	1,972	(3.2)	87.5	(0.14)	86.7	(0.19)	88.3	(0.15)	35.3	(0.18)	36.1	(0.24)	34.5	(0.21)
Massachusetts	4,371	(4.1)	2,071	(2.9)	2,300	(3.0)	88.4	(0.11)	87.8	(0.15)	88.9	(0.14)	37.7	(0.17)	38.5	(0.21)	37.0	(0.21)
Michigan	6,641	(8.7)	3,206	(5.6)	3,435	(5.3)	87.7	(0.11)	86.9	(0.14)	88.4	(0.13)	24.8	(0.15)	25.6	(0.19)	24.0	(0.17)
Minnesota	3,425	(6.6)	1,683	(4.2)	1,742	(4.8)	91.1	(0.13)	90.6	(0.18)	91.5	(0.14)	31.0	(0.19)	31.5	(0.28)	30.4	(0.20)
Mississippi	1,842	(3.2)	862	(2.3)	980	(2.2)	78.9	(0.23)	77.7	(0.29)	80.0	(0.29)	19.1	(0.23)	18.8	(0.26)	19.4	(0.29)
Missouri	3,887	(5.6)	1,851	(3.8)	2,036	(3.6)	85.7	(0.15)	85.4	(0.22)	85.9	(0.16)	24.6	(0.17)	25.2	(0.21)	24.1	(0.19)
Montana	637	(3.4)	313	(2.2)	325	(2.0)	90.6	(0.23)	89.9	(0.37)	91.4	(0.29)	26.8	(0.43)	27.0	(0.62)	26.7	(0.52)
Nebraska	1,134	(4.2)	549	(2.5)	585	(2.9)	90.0	(0.22)	89.4	(0.32)	90.5	(0.25)	27.0	(0.31)	27.4	(0.38)	26.7	(0.40)
Nevada	1,680	(3.2)	848	(2.0)	832	(2.0)	83.7	(0.20)	83.3	(0.28)	84.2	(0.25)	21.4	(0.21)	22.4	(0.30)	20.5	(0.28)
New Hampshire	895	(2.6)	432	(1.6)	462	(1.8)	90.4	(0.23)	89.3	(0.34)	91.4	(0.29)	32.4	(0.39)	33.4	(0.51)	31.4	(0.46)
New Jersey	5,834	(4.9)	2,785	(3.0)	3,049	(3.5)	86.8	(0.11)	86.5	(0.15)	87.1	(0.13)	33.9	(0.14)	35.5	(0.16)	32.4	(0.18)
New Mexico	1,256	(3.7)	606	(2.4)	650	(2.4)	82.3	(0.26)	81.6	(0.36)	82.9	(0.31)	24.8	(0.26)	25.3	(0.37)	24.3	(0.31)
New York	12,987	(8.4)	6,140	(6.3)	6,848	(5.5)	84.1	(0.08)	83.9	(0.12)	84.2	(0.09)	31.6	(0.11)	32.1	(0.13)	31.2	(0.13)
North Carolina	5,961	(5.0)	2,834	(3.5)	3,126	(3.4)	82.9	(0.11)	81.3	(0.15)	84.4	(0.14)	25.7	(0.12)	25.8	(0.16)	25.5	(0.15)
North Dakota	413	(2.4)	204	(1.5)	209	(1.6)	89.1	(0.38)	88.4	(0.52)	89.7	(0.42)	26.1	(0.62)	26.2	(0.77)	26.1	(0.68)
Ohio	7,639	(6.5)	3,638	(4.8)	4,001	(3.6)	87.0	(0.09)	86.7	(0.12)	87.3	(0.11)	23.8	(0.10)	24.9	(0.13)	22.9	(0.13)
Oklahoma	2,337	(4.8)	1,126	(2.7)	1,211	(3.3)	84.8	(0.19)	84.3	(0.25)	85.2	(0.22)	22.4	(0.20)	23.1	(0.27)	21.7	(0.25)
Oregon	2,537	(3.8)	1,240	(2.7)	1,297	(2.2)	88.1	(0.14)	87.3	(0.21)	88.9	(0.17)	27.9	(0.19)	28.9	(0.27)	27.0	(0.22)
Pennsylvania	8,430	(7.3)	4,001	(4.9)	4,429	(5.4)	86.8	(0.09)	86.8	(0.12)	86.8	(0.11)	25.9	(0.12)	27.1	(0.13)	24.8	(0.16)
Rhode Island	708	(2.0)	334	(1.3)	373	(1.3)	83.0	(0.33)	82.0	(0.46)	83.8	(0.42)	29.7	(0.37)	30.7	(0.49)	28.8	(0.43)
South Carolina	2,908	(3.6)	1,372	(2.6)	1,536	(2.5)	82.3	(0.19)	81.1	(0.26)	83.4	(0.21)	23.4	(0.15)	24.0	(0.21)	23.0	(0.21)
South Dakota	518	(3.0)	252	(2.2)	266	(1.8)	88.6	(0.41)	87.8	(0.55)	89.3	(0.46)	24.3	(0.56)	24.1	(0.70)	24.5	(0.68)
Tennessee	4,130	(4.7)	1,965	(3.0)	2,165	(2.9)	81.8	(0.14)	81.0	(0.20)	82.6	(0.16)	22.3	(0.15)	23.0	(0.21)	21.6	(0.17)
Texas	14,816	(8.1)	7,248	(5.5)	7,568	(5.6)	79.2	(0.09)	78.5	(0.11)	79.8	(0.10)	25.1	(0.08)	26.0	(0.11)	24.3	(0.10)
Utah	1,506	(4.0)	744	(2.8)	762	(2.5)	90.5	(0.19)	90.0	(0.28)	90.9	(0.20)	28.9	(0.27)	32.0	(0.38)	25.9	(0.34)
Vermont	427	(2.3)	206	(1.5)	221	(1.5)	91.0	(0.34)	89.7	(0.45)	92.2	(0.48)	33.4	(0.58)	32.1	(0.74)	34.7	(0.69)
Virginia	5,110	(4.7)	2,446	(3.2)	2,664	(3.1)	85.7	(0.11)	84.8	(0.16)	86.4	(0.13)	33.2	(0.16)	34.1	(0.18)	32.4	(0.19)
Washington	4,311	(4.5)	2,117	(3.5)	2,194	(3.6)	89.4	(0.13)	89.0	(0.17)	89.7	(0.15)	30.5	(0.17)	31.8	(0.22)	29.1	(0.19)
West Virginia	1,261	(3.0)	605	(2.1)	656	(1.9)	81.4	(0.25)	80.0	(0.35)	82.6	(0.30)	16.9	(0.27)	17.0	(0.31)	16.8	(0.33)
Wisconsin	3,725	(7.6)	1,826	(4.6)	1,899	(5.1)	89.0	(0.13)	88.3	(0.18)	89.8	(0.18)	25.6	(0.17)	25.6	(0.22)	25.5	(0.22)
Wyoming	342	(1.9)	170	(1.4)	172	(1.0)	91.0	(0.40)	90.5	(0.58)	91.4	(0.50)	22.9	(0.52)	23.2	(0.69)	22.5	(0.68)

NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 2006–08 data. Use of a 3-year average increases the sample size, thereby reducing the size of sampling errors and producing more stable estimates. Standard errors appear in parentheses. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2006-2008 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared June 2010.)