Digest of Education Statistics
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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: 2015
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State Percent with high school completion1 or higher Percent with bachelor's or higher degree
Total2 White Black Hispanic Asian Two or more races Total2 White Black Hispanic Asian Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 87.2 (0.04) 92.3 (0.03) 84.9 (0.11) 66.1 (0.16) 86.6 (0.15) 91.1 (0.21) 30.7 (0.06) 34.2 (0.06) 20.2   (0.13) 15.0   (0.10) 52.6   (0.25) 33.2   (0.33)
Alabama 85.1 (0.29) 87.6 (0.31) 81.4 (0.57) 59.4 (2.31) 84.7 (2.78) 85.4 (2.62) 24.0 (0.34) 26.9 (0.39) 16.1   (0.63) 13.5   (1.78) 50.8   (3.65) 23.8   (2.83)
Alaska 91.8 (0.73) 94.8 (0.63) 94.5 (3.03) 91.4 (3.43) 77.0 (5.56) 93.5 (2.04) 28.3 (1.00) 34.7 (1.23) 22.0   (5.75) 15.4   (3.61) 20.7   (2.81) 16.0   (3.01)
Arizona 86.0 (0.23) 93.7 (0.19) 88.5 (1.02) 66.4 (0.62) 86.9 (1.28) 93.8 (1.68) 27.9 (0.27) 34.1 (0.33) 24.3   (1.54) 11.4   (0.42) 55.4   (1.81) 32.9   (2.59)
Arkansas 85.5 (0.29) 88.2 (0.32) 81.1 (1.00) 55.3 (3.01) 87.1 (3.06) 91.4 (1.90) 21.5 (0.32) 23.1 (0.42) 14.1   (0.95) 9.1   (1.37) 48.0   (4.33) 28.5   (4.60)
California 82.2 (0.10) 94.6 (0.08) 89.0 (0.36) 61.7 (0.24) 87.4 (0.23) 92.8 (0.46) 32.3 (0.10) 42.0 (0.17) 24.4   (0.48) 12.0   (0.15) 50.8   (0.34) 39.1   (0.88)
                                                         
Colorado 91.4 (0.22) 96.5 (0.16) 89.5 (1.15) 70.8 (0.81) 85.6 (1.41) 95.0 (1.15) 39.4 (0.30) 45.7 (0.38) 24.6   (1.40) 14.7   (0.60) 51.3   (2.39) 38.8   (2.69)
Connecticut 90.1 (0.22) 94.0 (0.23) 87.4 (0.85) 70.2 (1.38) 90.2 (1.29) 91.7 (1.61) 38.3 (0.38) 43.2 (0.47) 22.2   (1.39) 15.5   (0.82) 61.1   (2.21) 29.2   (3.18)
Delaware 89.3 (0.51) 92.6 (0.52) 87.4 (1.04) 59.4 (4.22) 92.1 (2.73) 97.4 (1.95) 31.3 (0.67) 33.7 (0.86) 20.0   (1.51) 15.7   (2.36) 68.4   (4.36) 49.0   (7.61)
District of Columbia 90.0 (0.57) 99.5 (0.20) 84.9 (0.94) 73.3 (4.37) 93.4 (1.78) 97.6 (1.59) 57.4 (0.69) 92.4 (0.81) 26.8   (1.20) 44.2   (4.32) 80.6   (3.77) 71.8   (5.94)
Florida 87.6 (0.12) 92.7 (0.13) 81.1 (0.36) 77.7 (0.36) 87.5 (0.71) 90.5 (1.03) 28.6 (0.17) 31.9 (0.21) 18.2   (0.41) 23.0   (0.39) 49.7   (0.93) 34.4   (1.81)
                                                         
Georgia 86.0 (0.21) 89.5 (0.22) 85.0 (0.31) 60.9 (1.29) 86.8 (0.87) 91.6 (1.08) 29.8 (0.22) 33.4 (0.28) 22.5   (0.49) 17.0   (0.80) 52.9   (1.39) 38.6   (2.71)
Hawaii 91.0 (0.43) 95.4 (0.68) 95.2 (1.64) 90.2 (1.59) 87.2 (0.75) 94.8 (0.68) 31.4 (0.56) 44.5 (1.13) 32.1   (6.25) 19.7   (2.00) 32.1   (0.96) 23.6   (1.43)
Idaho 89.6 (0.44) 92.4 (0.41) 90.5 (4.94) 62.0 (2.83) 93.6 (2.96) 85.8 (4.73) 25.6 (0.53) 27.3 (0.61)   (†) 7.8   (1.16) 51.6   (7.03) 27.7   (5.81)
Illinois 88.4 (0.15) 93.8 (0.12) 86.2 (0.41) 63.5 (0.75) 90.8 (0.76) 94.3 (1.12) 33.0 (0.20) 37.1 (0.27) 20.0   (0.54) 13.7   (0.49) 62.0   (1.04) 40.1   (2.08)
Indiana 88.2 (0.21) 90.0 (0.22) 85.3 (0.70) 63.9 (1.73) 87.2 (1.85) 84.2 (1.98) 25.0 (0.26) 25.8 (0.30) 16.8   (0.65) 12.1   (0.92) 60.8   (2.74) 25.8   (2.41)
                                                         
Iowa 92.0 (0.26) 94.0 (0.23) 81.7 (2.70) 57.8 (2.96) 84.9 (3.32) 91.9 (2.25) 27.2 (0.45) 27.7 (0.44) 17.4   (2.36) 13.1   (1.77) 50.8   (5.83) 21.3   (4.78)
Kansas 90.1 (0.25) 93.7 (0.22) 87.4 (1.35) 59.9 (1.92) 84.2 (2.03) 94.4 (1.65) 31.7 (0.49) 34.5 (0.55) 18.0   (2.01) 11.6   (1.23) 44.3   (2.84) 27.9   (3.51)
Kentucky 85.0 (0.30) 85.6 (0.28) 83.2 (1.59) 69.1 (2.68) 82.9 (2.50) 89.9 (1.97) 23.0 (0.32) 23.2 (0.35) 17.3   (1.30) 17.4   (1.72) 50.7   (3.67) 27.4   (3.04)
Louisiana 84.6 (0.24) 88.6 (0.27) 78.6 (0.50) 74.1 (1.89) 74.3 (2.70) 83.2 (2.75) 23.2 (0.30) 27.1 (0.43) 15.0   (0.47) 17.9   (1.28) 36.9   (2.99) 25.8   (2.95)
Maine 91.9 (0.41) 92.2 (0.41) 88.7 (5.41) 93.8 (3.02) 89.6 (5.29) 81.1 (4.74) 30.4 (0.62) 30.3 (0.65) 19.5 ! (6.63) 52.2   (6.57) 52.8   (6.88) 17.5   (3.82)
                                                         
Maryland 89.8 (0.20) 93.2 (0.21) 90.0 (0.36) 63.6 (1.43) 91.7 (0.76) 93.8 (1.35) 39.1 (0.30) 43.9 (0.37) 27.7   (0.58) 23.7   (1.11) 64.5   (1.47) 42.5   (2.31)
Massachusetts 90.4 (0.17) 93.6 (0.17) 85.4 (0.90) 69.9 (1.09) 84.9 (0.87) 93.4 (1.83) 41.7 (0.30) 44.6 (0.33) 24.0   (1.19) 18.3   (0.80) 58.6   (1.37) 42.8   (2.61)
Michigan 90.3 (0.16) 92.1 (0.15) 85.0 (0.63) 72.7 (1.51) 89.6 (1.31) 85.9 (1.64) 28.0 (0.23) 29.1 (0.27) 17.6   (0.62) 18.0   (1.03) 64.2   (1.98) 22.8   (1.98)
Minnesota 92.7 (0.18) 95.2 (0.15) 82.7 (1.59) 64.3 (2.91) 81.3 (1.52) 90.5 (2.38) 34.9 (0.38) 36.3 (0.42) 17.8   (1.71) 17.2   (2.01) 47.1   (2.36) 34.0   (3.94)
Mississippi 83.8 (0.31) 88.1 (0.35) 77.6 (0.67) 63.0 (2.78) 77.9 (4.23) 87.2 (2.92) 20.8 (0.33) 24.3 (0.46) 14.3   (0.52) 15.6   (2.75) 41.4   (4.85) 29.4   (6.02)
                                                         
Missouri 88.9 (0.21) 90.2 (0.23) 84.4 (0.80) 70.2 (2.05) 88.1 (1.62) 88.1 (2.07) 27.9 (0.29) 29.0 (0.30) 16.6   (0.83) 18.4   (1.50) 61.9   (2.35) 27.3   (2.72)
Montana 93.4 (0.41) 93.9 (0.43) (†) 91.1 (3.08) (†) 87.8 (3.76) 29.5 (0.77) 30.6 (0.88)   (†) 23.1   (4.19)   (†) 22.3   (4.06)
Nebraska 91.0 (0.32) 94.6 (0.28) 90.9 (1.75) 56.2 (2.36) 75.7 (4.73) 91.5 (3.46) 29.9 (0.52) 31.5 (0.65) 26.5   (2.85) 11.4   (1.57) 50.7   (4.46) 22.2   (5.20)
Nevada 85.9 (0.33) 93.2 (0.32) 87.1 (1.25) 64.0 (1.11) 90.7 (0.91) 93.0 (1.59) 23.9 (0.36) 29.0 (0.52) 16.8   (1.43) 9.2   (0.61) 37.1   (1.58) 24.7   (2.58)
New Hampshire 93.3 (0.35) 93.7 (0.31) 94.5 (4.22) 82.2 (4.36) 92.3 (2.81) 87.6 (4.24) 35.5 (0.68) 35.2 (0.66) 35.6   (6.22) 25.6   (4.79) 66.7   (5.07) 24.4 ! (7.61)
                                                         
New Jersey 89.1 (0.16) 93.7 (0.17) 87.9 (0.36) 72.7 (0.64) 92.1 (0.44) 88.1 (1.80) 37.8 (0.25) 42.1 (0.36) 21.5   (0.59) 18.0   (0.60) 67.1   (0.87) 41.3   (2.37)
New Mexico 84.5 (0.45) 94.5 (0.44) 88.6 (3.11) 74.7 (0.90) 83.5 (3.49) 91.9 (2.96) 26.5 (0.50) 40.2 (0.75) 38.3   (4.70) 13.7   (0.69) 47.0   (5.60) 35.6   (4.64)
New York 85.9 (0.14) 92.8 (0.11) 83.4 (0.35) 67.9 (0.54) 78.2 (0.56) 89.9 (0.95) 35.1 (0.17) 41.1 (0.21) 23.2   (0.50) 17.7   (0.36) 47.2   (0.59) 40.8   (1.69)
North Carolina 86.6 (0.17) 90.4 (0.17) 84.9 (0.39) 55.4 (1.43) 85.0 (1.19) 90.5 (1.46) 29.5 (0.21) 33.2 (0.29) 20.0   (0.40) 13.6   (0.77) 54.0   (1.82) 34.2   (2.57)
North Dakota 93.2 (0.51) 93.9 (0.52) 93.8 (4.08) 87.7 (4.56) 73.2 (10.50) 89.9 (5.05) 29.8 (0.93) 31.0 (0.92)   (†) 28.9   (7.56) 25.1 ! (9.08) 20.7 ! (7.09)
                                                         
Ohio 89.7 (0.15) 91.0 (0.16) 85.2 (0.47) 74.9 (1.33) 86.3 (1.22) 85.8 (1.24) 26.7 (0.21) 27.6 (0.23) 16.8   (0.53) 16.1   (1.21) 59.4   (1.69) 26.0   (1.84)
Oklahoma 87.4 (0.33) 90.3 (0.29) 88.0 (1.46) 57.9 (2.01) 85.3 (1.69) 90.1 (0.91) 25.2 (0.42) 27.7 (0.47) 16.4   (1.37) 12.7   (1.13) 41.6   (3.31) 23.8   (1.69)
Oregon 90.1 (0.25) 93.5 (0.20) 85.2 (2.47) 61.0 (1.61) 87.3 (1.40) 93.1 (1.29) 32.2 (0.36) 33.7 (0.38) 26.8   (2.98) 15.6   (1.00) 48.2   (1.95) 29.3   (2.26)
Pennsylvania 89.6 (0.17) 91.7 (0.14) 85.0 (0.75) 69.0 (1.12) 81.8 (1.13) 92.2 (1.32) 29.6 (0.22) 31.0 (0.22) 17.4   (0.60) 16.0   (0.81) 52.7   (1.40) 30.9   (2.31)
Rhode Island 87.8 (0.51) 90.7 (0.52) 83.2 (2.71) 71.3 (2.51) 83.6 (3.54) 88.6 (3.53) 32.7 (0.66) 35.4 (0.73) 20.5   (2.90) 13.9   (1.68) 54.9   (4.54) 37.7   (5.75)
                                                         
South Carolina 86.5 (0.28) 90.0 (0.27) 81.3 (0.56) 62.1 (1.80) 84.6 (2.15) 83.5 (2.81) 26.7 (0.31) 31.4 (0.40) 15.2   (0.59) 15.0   (1.25) 50.4   (3.49) 24.1   (2.87)
South Dakota 91.0 (0.50) 93.4 (0.44) 61.8 (11.66) 72.4 (6.44) 46.8 (13.77) 75.9 (6.66) 27.6 (0.91) 29.6 (0.97) 21.8 ! (8.80) 16.8 ! (5.61) 17.8 ! (8.18) 21.9   (5.10)
Tennessee 86.1 (0.21) 87.8 (0.22) 84.3 (0.64) 59.3 (1.90) 87.4 (1.71) 87.3 (1.98) 25.9 (0.25) 27.4 (0.30) 18.8   (0.62) 12.8   (1.14) 49.8   (2.50) 30.8   (2.97)
Texas 82.4 (0.16) 93.3 (0.12) 88.5 (0.29) 63.5 (0.37) 87.8 (0.54) 92.0 (0.80) 28.3 (0.13) 37.1 (0.20) 22.0   (0.48) 13.4   (0.17) 57.5   (0.77) 35.0   (1.55)
Utah 91.6 (0.31) 95.2 (0.22) 95.4 (1.58) 67.5 (1.96) 88.9 (2.27) 90.1 (2.81) 31.6 (0.49) 34.6 (0.53) 16.3   (4.36) 10.0   (0.95) 46.5   (3.40) 39.6   (4.46)
                                                         
Vermont 91.6 (0.65) 92.2 (0.64) (†) 92.9 (3.87) (†) 75.2 (7.19) 37.5 (1.22) 37.2 (1.25)   (†) 41.1   (9.59)   (†) 33.5   (6.91)
Virginia 89.0 (0.17) 92.0 (0.17) 84.4 (0.49) 71.5 (1.16) 89.8 (0.82) 93.2 (0.90) 36.9 (0.27) 40.2 (0.31) 22.8   (0.56) 23.5   (0.84) 58.5   (1.16) 40.2   (1.90)
Washington 90.9 (0.17) 94.3 (0.15) 91.4 (0.95) 65.1 (1.08) 88.1 (0.66) 92.9 (0.80) 34.1 (0.28) 35.6 (0.32) 22.7   (1.34) 14.5   (0.74) 51.9   (1.25) 29.6   (1.37)
West Virginia 86.2 (0.41) 85.9 (0.42) 90.5 (2.02) 91.0 (2.70) 92.9 (2.37) 87.5 (3.40) 19.7 (0.43) 19.3 (0.42) 13.4   (2.01) 28.7   (5.23) 71.5   (5.23) 19.9   (5.51)
Wisconsin 91.4 (0.20) 93.7 (0.16) 81.8 (1.37) 66.8 (2.04) 83.0 (2.33) 93.7 (1.78) 28.7 (0.31) 30.3 (0.34) 12.8   (1.16) 12.2   (1.35) 45.6   (2.46) 34.9   (3.72)
Wyoming 93.2 (0.54) 94.7 (0.50) (†) 75.7 (3.76) 95.8 (4.53) 94.0 (3.06) 26.9 (0.93) 28.5 (0.95)   (†) 10.8 ! (3.61) 33.1 ! (10.56) 24.7   (6.66)
†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 Includes completion of high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.
2 Total includes racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population in the given age range residing within the United States, including both noninstitutionalized persons (e.g., those living in households, college housing, or military housing located within the United States) and institutionalized persons (e.g., those living in prisons, nursing facilities, or other healthcare facilities). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared March 2017.)

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