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| Table 104.85. | Rates of high school completion and bachelor’s degree attainment among persons age 25 and over, by race/ethnicity and state: 2013 |
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| State | Percent with high school completion or higher | Percent with bachelor's or higher degree | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Two or more races | Total1 | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Two or more races | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States | 86.6 | (0.04) | 91.7 | (0.03) | 83.9 | (0.10) | 64.7 | (0.15) | 86.2 | (0.14) | 90.1 | (0.22) | 29.6 | (0.06) | 33.0 | (0.07) | 19.3 | (0.13) | 14.0 | (0.11) | 51.5 | (0.20) | 31.5 | (0.39) | ||||
| Alabama | 84.9 | (0.29) | 87.0 | (0.36) | 81.2 | (0.51) | 61.7 | (2.36) | 90.7 | (2.11) | 88.7 | (2.11) | 23.5 | (0.31) | 25.8 | (0.35) | 16.0 | (0.61) | 15.3 | (1.95) | 56.2 | (3.35) | 29.5 | (3.52) | ||||
| Alaska | 91.6 | (0.67) | 95.4 | (0.60) | 78.2 | (6.60) | 90.3 | (3.34) | 81.0 | (4.93) | 92.7 | (3.58) | 29.2 | (1.14) | 34.0 | (1.46) | 19.6 | (4.97) | 26.8 | (5.37) | 20.2 | (5.11) | 35.7 | (7.37) | ||||
| Arizona | 85.8 | (0.22) | 94.1 | (0.18) | 87.8 | (1.10) | 64.4 | (0.71) | 86.8 | (1.33) | 90.0 | (1.57) | 27.5 | (0.25) | 34.0 | (0.36) | 22.0 | (1.51) | 10.0 | (0.36) | 50.5 | (1.74) | 34.2 | (2.51) | ||||
| Arkansas | 84.5 | (0.29) | 86.9 | (0.31) | 82.2 | (0.91) | 51.3 | (2.65) | 85.3 | (2.83) | 92.1 | (1.65) | 20.6 | (0.43) | 22.2 | (0.50) | 13.7 | (0.93) | 7.7 | (1.24) | 50.2 | (3.63) | 23.8 | (3.45) | ||||
| California | 81.7 | (0.11) | 94.3 | (0.09) | 88.5 | (0.33) | 60.4 | (0.29) | 86.4 | (0.25) | 91.4 | (0.50) | 31.1 | (0.10) | 40.5 | (0.16) | 22.8 | (0.52) | 11.3 | (0.16) | 48.9 | (0.31) | 36.5 | (0.97) | ||||
| Colorado | 90.5 | (0.23) | 95.7 | (0.17) | 87.7 | (1.34) | 68.3 | (0.98) | 87.3 | (1.17) | 93.2 | (1.39) | 37.7 | (0.27) | 43.8 | (0.33) | 23.3 | (1.84) | 12.4 | (0.58) | 51.5 | (2.01) | 36.5 | (2.62) | ||||
| Connecticut | 89.7 | (0.27) | 93.4 | (0.25) | 85.9 | (1.07) | 69.4 | (1.26) | 89.2 | (1.43) | 91.5 | (1.90) | 37.5 | (0.36) | 41.8 | (0.39) | 18.6 | (1.19) | 15.3 | (0.98) | 67.2 | (2.06) | 39.1 | (3.56) | ||||
| Delaware | 88.1 | (0.53) | 91.1 | (0.62) | 86.2 | (1.41) | 63.5 | (3.16) | 89.5 | (2.90) | 81.4 | (7.13) | 29.6 | (0.76) | 31.7 | (0.87) | 20.6 | (1.86) | 14.5 | (2.38) | 67.6 | (4.29) | 15.4 | ! | (5.01) | |||
| District of Columbia | 89.9 | (0.54) | 99.5 | (0.21) | 84.2 | (0.87) | 75.5 | (3.78) | 93.6 | (2.63) | 96.0 | (2.53) | 54.5 | (0.72) | 90.9 | (0.76) | 23.4 | (1.27) | 46.7 | (3.21) | 70.1 | (4.92) | 68.0 | (7.22) | ||||
| Florida | 86.8 | (0.12) | 91.5 | (0.11) | 81.0 | (0.37) | 77.0 | (0.41) | 87.3 | (0.76) | 89.7 | (0.96) | 27.2 | (0.15) | 30.5 | (0.22) | 17.2 | (0.34) | 21.6 | (0.28) | 49.3 | (1.20) | 29.9 | (1.76) | ||||
| Georgia | 85.6 | (0.17) | 89.4 | (0.20) | 84.6 | (0.35) | 57.0 | (1.11) | 86.0 | (0.91) | 92.9 | (1.13) | 28.4 | (0.22) | 32.3 | (0.26) | 21.3 | (0.43) | 12.7 | (0.72) | 52.1 | (1.33) | 38.5 | (2.78) | ||||
| Hawaii | 91.0 | (0.42) | 96.8 | (0.39) | 98.2 | (0.96) | 90.0 | (1.61) | 87.4 | (0.75) | 92.9 | (0.89) | 31.4 | (0.66) | 43.7 | (1.31) | 22.2 | (5.10) | 20.9 | (2.21) | 33.5 | (0.97) | 19.1 | (1.26) | ||||
| Idaho | 89.4 | (0.37) | 93.0 | (0.33) | ‡ | (†) | 58.2 | (2.61) | 79.5 | (4.44) | 84.4 | (3.82) | 26.2 | (0.65) | 27.7 | (0.70) | ‡ | (†) | 11.3 | (1.46) | 34.5 | (4.00) | 22.7 | (4.48) | ||||
| Illinois | 87.9 | (0.13) | 93.2 | (0.12) | 85.2 | (0.43) | 62.2 | (0.71) | 91.6 | (0.62) | 91.3 | (1.30) | 32.3 | (0.24) | 35.9 | (0.28) | 20.2 | (0.53) | 13.3 | (0.48) | 62.5 | (1.00) | 41.2 | (2.32) | ||||
| Indiana | 87.6 | (0.19) | 89.1 | (0.21) | 85.0 | (0.85) | 64.8 | (1.58) | 90.3 | (1.39) | 87.6 | (1.92) | 23.7 | (0.28) | 24.5 | (0.29) | 15.1 | (0.92) | 11.7 | (0.98) | 59.4 | (3.08) | 19.6 | (2.06) | ||||
| Iowa | 91.6 | (0.25) | 93.1 | (0.24) | 85.2 | (2.35) | 61.6 | (2.86) | 83.9 | (2.60) | 94.0 | (2.25) | 26.0 | (0.43) | 26.3 | (0.44) | 18.0 | (4.19) | 10.9 | (2.12) | 56.2 | (4.33) | 10.9 | (2.93) | ||||
| Kansas | 90.3 | (0.31) | 93.6 | (0.26) | 87.1 | (1.37) | 60.8 | (2.31) | 82.0 | (2.22) | 92.8 | (1.88) | 30.9 | (0.40) | 33.1 | (0.43) | 19.4 | (1.85) | 12.5 | (1.23) | 46.0 | (3.71) | 30.1 | (3.79) | ||||
| Kentucky | 83.9 | (0.26) | 84.1 | (0.29) | 85.4 | (1.02) | 66.5 | (2.57) | 83.6 | (2.56) | 90.6 | (2.19) | 22.6 | (0.29) | 22.8 | (0.31) | 16.1 | (1.05) | 16.2 | (1.89) | 58.1 | (3.63) | 25.9 | (3.31) | ||||
| Louisiana | 83.0 | (0.29) | 86.9 | (0.35) | 77.1 | (0.66) | 72.7 | (1.52) | 72.2 | (2.70) | 82.0 | (3.42) | 22.7 | (0.31) | 26.3 | (0.42) | 14.7 | (0.52) | 18.8 | (1.22) | 40.8 | (2.72) | 21.6 | (2.59) | ||||
| Maine | 92.1 | (0.36) | 92.5 | (0.38) | 73.7 | (6.96) | 83.9 | (5.57) | 76.2 | (6.32) | 93.3 | (2.42) | 28.0 | (0.68) | 27.9 | (0.69) | 13.0 | ! | (6.11) | 33.1 | (7.07) | 47.7 | (7.23) | 27.3 | (5.20) | |||
| Maryland | 89.3 | (0.18) | 92.8 | (0.22) | 88.6 | (0.37) | 65.7 | (1.13) | 89.3 | (0.93) | 91.5 | (1.75) | 37.3 | (0.30) | 42.8 | (0.36) | 25.5 | (0.61) | 21.7 | (1.23) | 59.2 | (1.30) | 37.9 | (3.13) | ||||
| Massachusetts | 90.1 | (0.14) | 93.0 | (0.19) | 83.0 | (1.10) | 69.9 | (1.11) | 86.8 | (0.77) | 89.2 | (1.73) | 40.1 | (0.30) | 42.5 | (0.31) | 24.2 | (1.02) | 17.8 | (0.82) | 60.1 | (1.28) | 34.8 | (2.51) | ||||
| Michigan | 89.4 | (0.16) | 91.2 | (0.15) | 83.7 | (0.60) | 70.4 | (1.39) | 87.9 | (1.19) | 88.3 | (1.43) | 26.9 | (0.23) | 28.2 | (0.25) | 15.7 | (0.54) | 16.6 | (1.16) | 60.1 | (1.84) | 24.6 | (1.88) | ||||
| Minnesota | 92.2 | (0.20) | 94.7 | (0.18) | 79.9 | (1.88) | 63.2 | (2.86) | 82.2 | (1.79) | 84.7 | (2.56) | 33.6 | (0.40) | 34.6 | (0.40) | 17.8 | (1.74) | 19.4 | (1.97) | 47.3 | (2.56) | 30.2 | (3.12) | ||||
| Mississippi | 82.3 | (0.33) | 86.2 | (0.38) | 76.8 | (0.68) | 65.0 | (3.36) | 82.2 | (3.79) | 85.2 | (3.93) | 20.5 | (0.35) | 24.0 | (0.44) | 14.4 | (0.55) | 13.6 | (2.16) | 37.9 | (4.39) | 20.5 | (4.40) | ||||
| Missouri | 89.0 | (0.18) | 90.2 | (0.20) | 85.8 | (0.75) | 70.2 | (1.85) | 87.5 | (1.81) | 86.4 | (1.86) | 27.0 | (0.28) | 28.2 | (0.32) | 15.8 | (0.73) | 18.9 | (1.62) | 55.9 | (2.47) | 25.2 | (2.42) | ||||
| Montana | 93.2 | (0.35) | 93.9 | (0.36) | ‡ | (†) | 85.6 | (3.82) | ‡ | (†) | 96.9 | (2.14) | 29.3 | (0.81) | 30.7 | (0.86) | ‡ | (†) | 14.5 | (4.06) | ‡ | (†) | 36.4 | (8.64) | ||||
| Nebraska | 90.6 | (0.32) | 94.7 | (0.31) | 88.4 | (1.96) | 45.1 | (2.43) | 82.8 | (3.72) | 92.2 | (4.12) | 30.3 | (0.61) | 32.6 | (0.65) | 16.2 | (2.46) | 8.9 | (1.49) | 46.2 | (6.30) | 31.7 | (6.74) | ||||
| Nevada | 85.2 | (0.31) | 92.6 | (0.28) | 86.5 | (1.38) | 63.7 | (1.17) | 86.8 | (1.14) | 92.3 | (1.48) | 22.4 | (0.39) | 26.5 | (0.58) | 15.8 | (1.22) | 9.0 | (0.58) | 36.6 | (1.41) | 25.0 | (2.96) | ||||
| New Hampshire | 92.6 | (0.36) | 93.2 | (0.35) | 83.0 | (8.01) | 75.0 | (6.17) | 89.0 | (3.68) | 85.7 | (3.99) | 35.1 | (0.71) | 35.0 | (0.73) | 23.4 | ! | (7.48) | 21.9 | (4.33) | 59.1 | (4.64) | 34.0 | (6.09) | |||
| New Jersey | 88.4 | (0.18) | 93.0 | (0.17) | 86.3 | (0.52) | 70.7 | (0.74) | 92.5 | (0.44) | 87.8 | (2.14) | 36.4 | (0.22) | 39.7 | (0.28) | 21.8 | (0.61) | 16.7 | (0.49) | 70.0 | (0.89) | 39.4 | (2.29) | ||||
| New Mexico | 83.7 | (0.38) | 93.5 | (0.43) | 92.5 | (2.58) | 72.9 | (0.79) | 89.3 | (2.35) | 97.4 | (1.27) | 26.3 | (0.46) | 38.5 | (0.75) | 29.6 | (4.34) | 15.0 | (0.57) | 52.7 | (4.72) | 34.9 | (4.80) | ||||
| New York | 85.4 | (0.15) | 92.3 | (0.10) | 82.6 | (0.41) | 66.4 | (0.49) | 78.3 | (0.60) | 86.9 | (1.24) | 33.9 | (0.18) | 39.7 | (0.23) | 22.1 | (0.40) | 16.7 | (0.37) | 45.8 | (0.63) | 37.9 | (1.64) | ||||
| North Carolina | 85.7 | (0.20) | 89.5 | (0.22) | 83.1 | (0.40) | 54.6 | (1.22) | 83.8 | (1.13) | 86.1 | (1.39) | 28.3 | (0.25) | 32.0 | (0.29) | 18.2 | (0.46) | 12.8 | (0.74) | 52.5 | (1.99) | 28.1 | (1.97) | ||||
| North Dakota | 91.9 | (0.47) | 92.3 | (0.47) | ‡ | (†) | 85.9 | (4.87) | ‡ | (†) | 92.3 | (4.77) | 27.8 | (0.86) | 28.3 | (0.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Ohio | 89.1 | (0.15) | 90.5 | (0.13) | 83.0 | (0.57) | 71.3 | (1.64) | 87.2 | (1.12) | 88.6 | (1.24) | 26.0 | (0.18) | 27.0 | (0.21) | 15.2 | (0.59) | 16.4 | (1.33) | 61.9 | (1.72) | 27.8 | (1.72) | ||||
| Oklahoma | 86.7 | (0.27) | 89.4 | (0.27) | 87.9 | (1.22) | 59.1 | (1.84) | 75.2 | (3.19) | 89.2 | (0.94) | 24.0 | (0.39) | 26.5 | (0.52) | 17.5 | (1.36) | 9.0 | (0.92) | 38.9 | (3.19) | 22.9 | (1.51) | ||||
| Oregon | 89.6 | (0.24) | 93.2 | (0.21) | 86.9 | (2.37) | 59.5 | (1.47) | 82.3 | (1.29) | 89.8 | (1.51) | 30.4 | (0.33) | 32.2 | (0.37) | 19.2 | (2.16) | 13.8 | (1.11) | 43.1 | (1.89) | 25.4 | (2.02) | ||||
| Pennsylvania | 89.2 | (0.14) | 91.1 | (0.13) | 84.6 | (0.65) | 68.6 | (1.19) | 82.2 | (1.35) | 89.5 | (1.85) | 28.6 | (0.24) | 29.9 | (0.26) | 16.5 | (0.63) | 14.5 | (0.85) | 54.6 | (1.59) | 30.5 | (2.50) | ||||
| Rhode Island | 86.3 | (0.56) | 89.9 | (0.52) | 80.1 | (3.10) | 64.1 | (2.60) | 79.8 | (3.30) | 91.5 | (3.56) | 32.7 | (0.63) | 35.8 | (0.76) | 21.1 | (3.77) | 11.4 | (1.37) | 46.8 | (4.04) | 31.0 | (7.33) | ||||
| South Carolina | 85.4 | (0.31) | 89.1 | (0.33) | 79.9 | (0.58) | 59.7 | (2.11) | 86.5 | (2.16) | 84.8 | (2.94) | 25.9 | (0.32) | 30.5 | (0.38) | 15.0 | (0.61) | 13.7 | (1.09) | 40.9 | (3.09) | 23.1 | (3.78) | ||||
| South Dakota | 91.3 | (0.52) | 93.3 | (0.50) | 83.5 | (10.10) | 75.3 | (5.79) | 72.6 | (8.07) | 82.1 | (5.58) | 25.9 | (0.82) | 27.6 | (0.86) | 37.8 | ! | (15.66) | 8.8 | ! | (3.04) | 38.7 | (10.15) | 10.1 | ! | (4.30) | |
| Tennessee | 85.6 | (0.20) | 87.5 | (0.19) | 82.3 | (0.68) | 58.2 | (2.06) | 85.9 | (1.82) | 85.6 | (2.24) | 24.7 | (0.28) | 26.0 | (0.32) | 17.9 | (0.60) | 12.0 | (1.10) | 49.6 | (3.18) | 26.4 | (2.28) | ||||
| Texas | 81.9 | (0.12) | 93.0 | (0.09) | 87.7 | (0.24) | 61.9 | (0.30) | 88.8 | (0.45) | 91.7 | (0.89) | 27.5 | (0.15) | 35.8 | (0.22) | 22.3 | (0.41) | 12.4 | (0.22) | 57.8 | (0.80) | 35.9 | (1.68) | ||||
| Utah | 91.6 | (0.29) | 95.3 | (0.23) | 86.2 | (4.43) | 67.0 | (1.79) | 84.9 | (2.57) | 93.9 | (1.95) | 31.3 | (0.42) | 33.7 | (0.47) | 22.8 | (4.43) | 11.7 | (0.99) | 50.3 | (3.41) | 31.9 | (5.08) | ||||
| Vermont | 91.5 | (0.57) | 91.8 | (0.58) | ‡ | (†) | 90.6 | (4.08) | 89.7 | (5.44) | 85.0 | (5.63) | 34.2 | (1.18) | 34.0 | (1.18) | ‡ | (†) | 34.7 | (8.36) | 53.7 | (12.02) | 36.5 | (8.55) | ||||
| Virginia | 88.3 | (0.19) | 91.2 | (0.18) | 83.6 | (0.42) | 71.9 | (1.18) | 89.8 | (0.63) | 90.1 | (1.15) | 36.1 | (0.26) | 39.4 | (0.30) | 21.9 | (0.57) | 22.8 | (1.10) | 58.2 | (1.15) | 39.3 | (2.00) | ||||
| Washington | 90.2 | (0.18) | 93.8 | (0.15) | 88.3 | (1.12) | 62.1 | (1.14) | 85.7 | (0.76) | 92.9 | (1.12) | 32.8 | (0.27) | 34.4 | (0.30) | 21.0 | (1.40) | 13.9 | (0.79) | 46.7 | (1.09) | 30.5 | (1.79) | ||||
| West Virginia | 84.6 | (0.38) | 84.5 | (0.40) | 88.7 | (2.03) | 71.5 | (4.13) | 97.0 | (1.90) | 84.0 | (3.98) | 18.8 | (0.48) | 18.6 | (0.50) | 16.8 | (2.28) | 12.9 | (3.68) | 70.5 | (7.06) | 22.1 | (5.03) | ||||
| Wisconsin | 90.6 | (0.21) | 93.0 | (0.19) | 78.8 | (1.34) | 65.2 | (1.97) | 82.3 | (1.87) | 91.1 | (1.99) | 27.8 | (0.34) | 29.2 | (0.36) | 12.8 | (1.29) | 12.5 | (1.30) | 46.4 | (2.78) | 24.2 | (3.33) | ||||
| Wyoming | 93.6 | (0.49) | 94.5 | (0.46) | ‡ | (†) | 81.6 | (3.09) | ‡ | (†) | 98.1 | (1.81) | 27.1 | (1.09) | 27.9 | (1.15) | ‡ | (†) | 13.0 | (2.77) | ‡ | (†) | 26.4 | (7.32) | ||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Total includes racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2013 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared March 2015.) |
