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| Table 13. | Percentage of persons age 25 and over with high school completion or higher and a bachelor's or higher degree, by sex and state: 2007-09 |
| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Males | Females | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| United States | 199,756 | (30.2) | 96,327 | (17.0) | 103,429 | (18.2) | 85.0 | (0.03) | 84.3 | (0.04) | 85.6 | (0.03) | 27.8 | (0.04) | 28.4 | (0.04) | 27.2 | (0.04) |
| Alabama | 3,084 | (1.8) | 1,454 | (1.6) | 1,630 | (1.5) | 81.5 | (0.18) | 81.0 | (0.22) | 81.9 | (0.22) | 21.9 | (0.17) | 22.3 | (0.23) | 21.5 | (0.18) |
| Alaska | 422 | (1.3) | 218 | (1.0) | 204 | (0.8) | 91.4 | (0.33) | 91.1 | (0.44) | 91.6 | (0.43) | 26.6 | (0.49) | 25.0 | (0.64) | 28.3 | (0.69) |
| Arizona | 4,171 | (1.7) | 2,057 | (1.6) | 2,114 | (1.3) | 83.8 | (0.12) | 82.9 | (0.17) | 84.7 | (0.15) | 25.5 | (0.13) | 26.4 | (0.19) | 24.6 | (0.18) |
| Arkansas | 1,889 | (1.8) | 906 | (1.4) | 984 | (1.3) | 81.9 | (0.20) | 81.0 | (0.29) | 82.7 | (0.26) | 19.0 | (0.21) | 19.1 | (0.27) | 18.9 | (0.28) |
| California | 23,459 | (4.6) | 11,540 | (3.9) | 11,920 | (3.6) | 80.6 | (0.07) | 80.1 | (0.09) | 81.0 | (0.07) | 29.9 | (0.07) | 30.6 | (0.08) | 29.1 | (0.08) |
| Colorado | 3,225 | (1.7) | 1,602 | (1.7) | 1,623 | (1.5) | 89.1 | (0.12) | 88.4 | (0.19) | 89.7 | (0.12) | 35.7 | (0.19) | 36.3 | (0.23) | 35.1 | (0.23) |
| Connecticut | 2,353 | (1.2) | 1,118 | (1.0) | 1,235 | (1.1) | 88.5 | (0.16) | 88.2 | (0.20) | 88.6 | (0.19) | 35.4 | (0.23) | 36.4 | (0.28) | 34.5 | (0.28) |
| Delaware | 587 | (0.5) | 278 | (0.6) | 309 | (0.5) | 87.2 | (0.35) | 86.4 | (0.44) | 87.8 | (0.44) | 26.9 | (0.41) | 27.2 | (0.49) | 26.7 | (0.48) |
| District of Columbia | 408 | (0.5) | 190 | (0.5) | 218 | (0.4) | 86.5 | (0.43) | 86.7 | (0.61) | 86.4 | (0.52) | 48.4 | (0.41) | 50.0 | (0.60) | 46.9 | (0.51) |
| Florida | 12,677 | (3.1) | 6,098 | (3.2) | 6,579 | (2.5) | 85.2 | (0.07) | 84.3 | (0.10) | 86.0 | (0.09) | 25.7 | (0.08) | 27.0 | (0.11) | 24.5 | (0.11) |
| Georgia | 6,156 | (3.5) | 2,942 | (2.9) | 3,214 | (2.2) | 83.5 | (0.11) | 82.4 | (0.16) | 84.6 | (0.13) | 27.3 | (0.12) | 27.6 | (0.17) | 27.0 | (0.16) |
| Hawaii | 872 | (0.7) | 430 | (0.8) | 442 | (0.6) | 90.2 | (0.22) | 90.8 | (0.28) | 89.5 | (0.28) | 29.3 | (0.36) | 29.1 | (0.47) | 29.5 | (0.48) |
| Idaho | 948 | (1.0) | 468 | (0.9) | 479 | (0.8) | 88.1 | (0.23) | 87.8 | (0.27) | 88.5 | (0.33) | 24.2 | (0.30) | 25.5 | (0.42) | 22.9 | (0.36) |
| Illinois | 8,370 | (2.8) | 4,030 | (2.9) | 4,340 | (2.3) | 86.1 | (0.09) | 85.6 | (0.12) | 86.5 | (0.11) | 30.2 | (0.12) | 30.8 | (0.15) | 29.6 | (0.16) |
| Indiana | 4,156 | (1.8) | 2,002 | (1.6) | 2,154 | (1.6) | 86.2 | (0.12) | 85.7 | (0.16) | 86.6 | (0.16) | 22.5 | (0.13) | 23.1 | (0.17) | 21.9 | (0.16) |
| Iowa | 1,969 | (1.4) | 951 | (1.3) | 1,018 | (1.4) | 90.2 | (0.14) | 89.5 | (0.22) | 90.9 | (0.18) | 24.5 | (0.23) | 24.5 | (0.33) | 24.5 | (0.29) |
| Kansas | 1,798 | (1.8) | 873 | (1.4) | 925 | (1.3) | 89.4 | (0.15) | 88.8 | (0.19) | 90.0 | (0.19) | 29.5 | (0.24) | 30.2 | (0.31) | 28.9 | (0.27) |
| Kentucky | 2,852 | (1.7) | 1,362 | (1.5) | 1,490 | (1.6) | 81.1 | (0.18) | 79.8 | (0.26) | 82.2 | (0.19) | 20.3 | (0.19) | 20.4 | (0.23) | 20.2 | (0.21) |
| Louisiana | 2,848 | (1.9) | 1,346 | (1.6) | 1,503 | (1.5) | 81.2 | (0.17) | 79.8 | (0.22) | 82.4 | (0.22) | 20.8 | (0.18) | 20.4 | (0.23) | 21.1 | (0.23) |
| Maine | 924 | (0.9) | 440 | (1.0) | 484 | (0.8) | 89.8 | (0.23) | 88.6 | (0.30) | 90.8 | (0.28) | 26.0 | (0.30) | 24.8 | (0.36) | 27.1 | (0.40) |
| Maryland | 3,765 | (1.6) | 1,775 | (1.7) | 1,990 | (1.6) | 87.9 | (0.13) | 86.9 | (0.17) | 88.7 | (0.16) | 35.4 | (0.15) | 36.3 | (0.19) | 34.7 | (0.20) |
| Massachusetts | 4,447 | (2.0) | 2,112 | (1.8) | 2,335 | (1.5) | 88.7 | (0.11) | 88.2 | (0.16) | 89.1 | (0.11) | 38.2 | (0.17) | 38.8 | (0.22) | 37.8 | (0.20) |
| Michigan | 6,623 | (2.9) | 3,192 | (2.7) | 3,431 | (2.0) | 87.8 | (0.10) | 87.1 | (0.14) | 88.4 | (0.14) | 24.7 | (0.12) | 25.4 | (0.15) | 24.0 | (0.13) |
| Minnesota | 3,448 | (2.0) | 1,692 | (2.0) | 1,755 | (1.6) | 91.3 | (0.12) | 90.9 | (0.16) | 91.7 | (0.15) | 31.6 | (0.19) | 31.8 | (0.26) | 31.5 | (0.25) |
| Mississippi | 1,856 | (1.9) | 868 | (1.6) | 988 | (1.3) | 80.0 | (0.21) | 78.7 | (0.28) | 81.0 | (0.30) | 19.6 | (0.19) | 19.2 | (0.23) | 19.9 | (0.25) |
| Missouri | 3,925 | (2.4) | 1,869 | (1.8) | 2,055 | (1.9) | 86.3 | (0.14) | 86.3 | (0.19) | 86.4 | (0.17) | 25.2 | (0.15) | 25.7 | (0.19) | 24.7 | (0.20) |
| Montana | 643 | (0.9) | 316 | (0.8) | 326 | (0.9) | 90.9 | (0.28) | 90.2 | (0.41) | 91.6 | (0.39) | 27.0 | (0.41) | 27.0 | (0.50) | 26.9 | (0.54) |
| Nebraska | 1,144 | (1.2) | 555 | (1.1) | 589 | (1.1) | 89.8 | (0.22) | 89.3 | (0.30) | 90.4 | (0.26) | 27.0 | (0.26) | 26.9 | (0.35) | 27.2 | (0.36) |
| Nevada | 1,702 | (1.1) | 859 | (1.2) | 843 | (0.9) | 83.7 | (0.20) | 83.2 | (0.26) | 84.3 | (0.25) | 21.8 | (0.22) | 22.4 | (0.31) | 21.1 | (0.27) |
| New Hampshire | 898 | (0.9) | 436 | (0.8) | 462 | (0.8) | 90.7 | (0.23) | 89.7 | (0.33) | 91.7 | (0.27) | 32.5 | (0.35) | 33.6 | (0.44) | 31.5 | (0.45) |
| New Jersey | 5,865 | (2.0) | 2,804 | (2.2) | 3,062 | (1.6) | 87.4 | (0.10) | 87.1 | (0.14) | 87.6 | (0.13) | 34.4 | (0.13) | 35.9 | (0.19) | 32.9 | (0.17) |
| New Mexico | 1,281 | (1.4) | 621 | (1.2) | 660 | (1.2) | 82.5 | (0.27) | 81.6 | (0.35) | 83.4 | (0.34) | 24.8 | (0.24) | 24.9 | (0.34) | 24.8 | (0.33) |
| New York | 13,110 | (3.4) | 6,206 | (3.0) | 6,903 | (3.1) | 84.3 | (0.07) | 84.1 | (0.10) | 84.6 | (0.08) | 32.2 | (0.09) | 32.4 | (0.12) | 32.1 | (0.10) |
| North Carolina | 6,063 | (2.5) | 2,881 | (2.1) | 3,182 | (2.0) | 83.7 | (0.10) | 81.9 | (0.16) | 85.2 | (0.13) | 26.3 | (0.13) | 26.2 | (0.15) | 26.4 | (0.17) |
| North Dakota | 411 | (0.8) | 202 | (0.7) | 209 | (0.6) | 89.5 | (0.31) | 88.6 | (0.47) | 90.3 | (0.37) | 26.1 | (0.56) | 25.1 | (0.70) | 27.0 | (0.64) |
| Ohio | 7,711 | (2.6) | 3,673 | (2.3) | 4,037 | (2.3) | 87.3 | (0.08) | 87.0 | (0.13) | 87.6 | (0.11) | 24.1 | (0.12) | 25.0 | (0.15) | 23.3 | (0.14) |
| Oklahoma | 2,354 | (1.9) | 1,132 | (1.3) | 1,222 | (1.5) | 85.3 | (0.14) | 84.6 | (0.19) | 85.8 | (0.20) | 22.5 | (0.20) | 23.1 | (0.23) | 21.8 | (0.24) |
| Oregon | 2,550 | (1.5) | 1,246 | (1.3) | 1,304 | (1.3) | 88.7 | (0.14) | 87.8 | (0.20) | 89.5 | (0.16) | 28.7 | (0.21) | 29.6 | (0.23) | 27.8 | (0.27) |
| Pennsylvania | 8,558 | (2.7) | 4,067 | (2.2) | 4,490 | (2.5) | 87.4 | (0.09) | 87.3 | (0.12) | 87.5 | (0.11) | 26.2 | (0.12) | 27.3 | (0.15) | 25.2 | (0.15) |
| Rhode Island | 714 | (0.6) | 337 | (0.6) | 377 | (0.6) | 83.7 | (0.29) | 82.9 | (0.46) | 84.4 | (0.32) | 30.1 | (0.37) | 31.3 | (0.51) | 28.9 | (0.45) |
| South Carolina | 2,974 | (1.5) | 1,404 | (1.3) | 1,570 | (1.3) | 82.9 | (0.14) | 81.7 | (0.20) | 84.1 | (0.16) | 24.0 | (0.17) | 24.5 | (0.23) | 23.5 | (0.21) |
| South Dakota | 521 | (1.1) | 253 | (1.0) | 267 | (0.8) | 89.4 | (0.33) | 88.3 | (0.44) | 90.5 | (0.41) | 24.8 | (0.47) | 24.7 | (0.61) | 24.8 | (0.61) |
| Tennessee | 4,169 | (2.0) | 1,983 | (1.6) | 2,185 | (1.9) | 82.6 | (0.14) | 81.6 | (0.18) | 83.4 | (0.18) | 22.5 | (0.15) | 23.1 | (0.21) | 22.0 | (0.18) |
| Texas | 15,050 | (4.6) | 7,364 | (3.3) | 7,685 | (3.5) | 79.6 | (0.07) | 78.8 | (0.10) | 80.4 | (0.08) | 25.6 | (0.08) | 26.4 | (0.10) | 24.8 | (0.11) |
| Utah | 1,537 | (1.4) | 762 | (1.2) | 775 | (0.9) | 90.5 | (0.18) | 90.1 | (0.23) | 91.0 | (0.20) | 28.7 | (0.28) | 31.6 | (0.40) | 25.8 | (0.31) |
| Vermont | 424 | (0.8) | 204 | (0.7) | 220 | (0.6) | 90.4 | (0.36) | 89.1 | (0.49) | 91.6 | (0.47) | 33.3 | (0.71) | 32.1 | (0.80) | 34.5 | (0.82) |
| Virginia | 5,149 | (2.6) | 2,470 | (2.8) | 2,679 | (2.2) | 86.1 | (0.11) | 85.1 | (0.16) | 86.9 | (0.12) | 33.7 | (0.15) | 34.5 | (0.18) | 33.0 | (0.20) |
| Washington | 4,369 | (1.6) | 2,142 | (1.9) | 2,227 | (1.6) | 89.7 | (0.11) | 89.2 | (0.16) | 90.1 | (0.12) | 30.7 | (0.15) | 31.8 | (0.20) | 29.7 | (0.19) |
| West Virginia | 1,258 | (1.0) | 601 | (0.8) | 657 | (0.8) | 81.9 | (0.23) | 80.8 | (0.35) | 82.9 | (0.28) | 17.1 | (0.24) | 17.0 | (0.31) | 17.2 | (0.26) |
| Wisconsin | 3,727 | (2.6) | 1,823 | (2.0) | 1,904 | (1.8) | 89.5 | (0.10) | 88.8 | (0.16) | 90.2 | (0.13) | 25.6 | (0.18) | 25.6 | (0.22) | 25.6 | (0.22) |
| Wyoming | 347 | (0.7) | 174 | (0.8) | 173 | (0.7) | 91.3 | (0.43) | 90.9 | (0.55) | 91.7 | (0.46) | 23.6 | (0.57) | 24.0 | (0.76) | 23.1 | (0.67) |
| NOTE: Estimates are 3-year averages of 2007–09 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, 2007-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared July 2011.) |
