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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: 2016 |
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| 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 | 87.4 | (0.04) | 92.4 | (0.03) | 85.4 | (0.10) | 67.0 | (0.13) | 86.6 | (0.14) | 90.6 | (0.19) | 31.3 | (0.06) | 35.0 | (0.06) | 20.9 | (0.14) | 15.3 | (0.11) | 53.6 | (0.24) | 33.8 | (0.30) | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 84.9 | (0.29) | 87.2 | (0.30) | 81.3 | (0.60) | 58.6 | (2.44) | 84.7 | (2.71) | 90.8 | (1.67) | 24.7 | (0.30) | 27.1 | (0.38) | 17.9 | (0.57) | 13.0 | (1.56) | 50.4 | (3.29) | 34.4 | (3.30) | ||||||||||||
| Alaska | 92.5 | (0.49) | 95.8 | (0.54) | 99.4 | (0.76) | 73.1 | (5.51) | 87.6 | (3.24) | 95.0 | (2.29) | 29.3 | (1.04) | 35.8 | (1.37) | 18.3 | ! | (7.46) | 14.9 | (3.38) | 29.9 | (3.97) | 30.0 | (5.58) | |||||||||||
| Arizona | 86.8 | (0.20) | 94.0 | (0.19) | 89.8 | (0.94) | 69.0 | (0.59) | 86.0 | (1.32) | 94.0 | (1.11) | 28.7 | (0.25) | 35.0 | (0.34) | 22.9 | (1.38) | 12.7 | (0.42) | 53.5 | (1.89) | 31.9 | (2.40) | ||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 85.8 | (0.32) | 88.3 | (0.30) | 82.3 | (1.01) | 58.2 | (2.01) | 87.5 | (2.88) | 86.0 | (2.52) | 22.1 | (0.41) | 23.6 | (0.46) | 15.6 | (0.96) | 9.9 | (1.42) | 52.3 | (3.77) | 22.7 | (3.26) | ||||||||||||
| California | 82.4 | (0.09) | 94.6 | (0.08) | 89.2 | (0.34) | 62.5 | (0.24) | 87.2 | (0.21) | 93.4 | (0.44) | 33.0 | (0.12) | 43.0 | (0.21) | 24.3 | (0.45) | 12.2 | (0.15) | 52.2 | (0.35) | 40.8 | (0.72) | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 91.4 | (0.18) | 96.6 | (0.14) | 90.3 | (1.31) | 70.0 | (0.82) | 86.9 | (1.50) | 93.3 | (1.30) | 40.0 | (0.29) | 46.0 | (0.35) | 27.0 | (1.73) | 15.4 | (0.57) | 52.2 | (2.12) | 40.6 | (2.33) | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 90.7 | (0.25) | 94.4 | (0.19) | 86.7 | (0.96) | 72.1 | (1.32) | 91.3 | (1.28) | 92.9 | (1.80) | 38.8 | (0.29) | 43.8 | (0.37) | 18.7 | (1.30) | 16.7 | (0.93) | 67.6 | (1.65) | 36.7 | (3.46) | ||||||||||||
| Delaware | 89.7 | (0.49) | 92.1 | (0.48) | 89.3 | (1.15) | 67.5 | (2.70) | 92.6 | (1.78) | 84.6 | (6.37) | 31.7 | (0.82) | 34.3 | (0.93) | 22.3 | (1.74) | 15.9 | (2.26) | 63.9 | (4.67) | 26.0 | (4.67) | ||||||||||||
| District of Columbia | 89.9 | (0.61) | 99.3 | (0.27) | 85.9 | (1.04) | 65.8 | (3.41) | 97.6 | (1.51) | 97.5 | (1.91) | 57.3 | (0.69) | 92.1 | (0.69) | 26.1 | (1.41) | 41.6 | (3.11) | 88.8 | (2.70) | 78.2 | (5.32) | ||||||||||||
| Florida | 87.4 | (0.11) | 92.4 | (0.12) | 81.4 | (0.37) | 78.3 | (0.32) | 85.0 | (0.78) | 87.9 | (1.04) | 28.7 | (0.16) | 32.3 | (0.20) | 18.0 | (0.32) | 22.9 | (0.33) | 49.4 | (1.07) | 30.0 | (1.62) | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 86.5 | (0.19) | 89.7 | (0.20) | 86.5 | (0.35) | 60.0 | (1.06) | 87.6 | (0.89) | 90.0 | (1.36) | 30.6 | (0.24) | 34.1 | (0.30) | 23.4 | (0.44) | 16.4 | (0.73) | 58.4 | (1.18) | 36.1 | (2.01) | ||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 92.3 | (0.42) | 97.1 | (0.60) | 94.8 | (2.49) | 90.9 | (1.55) | 89.7 | (0.67) | 94.5 | (0.76) | 33.0 | (0.59) | 45.7 | (1.30) | 25.5 | (5.39) | 17.0 | (1.74) | 36.3 | (1.07) | 23.6 | (1.57) | ||||||||||||
| Idaho | 90.5 | (0.43) | 93.2 | (0.36) | 100.0 | (#) | 66.1 | (2.10) | 88.3 | (4.24) | 88.6 | (3.34) | 27.3 | (0.54) | 29.0 | (0.64) | 26.4 | ! | (9.06) | 8.0 | (1.02) | 46.5 | (5.83) | 34.2 | (5.60) | |||||||||||
| Illinois | 88.7 | (0.14) | 93.6 | (0.13) | 86.5 | (0.44) | 66.7 | (0.70) | 90.2 | (0.67) | 91.6 | (1.20) | 33.8 | (0.18) | 37.7 | (0.23) | 22.1 | (0.63) | 14.1 | (0.44) | 63.9 | (1.13) | 39.0 | (1.71) | ||||||||||||
| Indiana | 88.2 | (0.21) | 90.1 | (0.19) | 84.6 | (0.97) | 66.4 | (1.44) | 81.5 | (1.95) | 86.8 | (1.85) | 25.7 | (0.28) | 26.9 | (0.32) | 16.0 | (0.91) | 12.9 | (1.12) | 52.5 | (2.51) | 22.3 | (2.79) | ||||||||||||
| Iowa | 91.6 | (0.25) | 93.7 | (0.26) | 81.7 | (2.15) | 57.1 | (2.38) | 85.0 | (2.95) | 90.7 | (3.10) | 28.9 | (0.44) | 29.2 | (0.47) | 23.6 | (2.55) | 12.4 | (1.93) | 55.8 | (3.42) | 34.3 | (4.88) | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 90.5 | (0.27) | 94.0 | (0.22) | 88.0 | (1.50) | 63.4 | (2.01) | 84.7 | (2.51) | 84.9 | (3.67) | 33.0 | (0.45) | 35.1 | (0.50) | 23.0 | (2.07) | 15.0 | (1.30) | 55.2 | (3.25) | 27.2 | (3.87) | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 85.5 | (0.28) | 85.9 | (0.30) | 85.6 | (1.03) | 69.6 | (2.45) | 84.1 | (2.62) | 88.0 | (2.37) | 23.4 | (0.33) | 23.9 | (0.34) | 14.0 | (1.02) | 19.3 | (2.21) | 49.6 | (3.51) | 24.2 | (3.26) | ||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 84.2 | (0.27) | 88.2 | (0.34) | 78.0 | (0.50) | 72.9 | (1.83) | 79.7 | (2.00) | 85.1 | (2.85) | 23.3 | (0.31) | 27.6 | (0.41) | 14.5 | (0.52) | 15.5 | (1.24) | 41.1 | (2.46) | 22.2 | (2.69) | ||||||||||||
| Maine | 92.5 | (0.36) | 92.7 | (0.37) | 86.7 | (3.83) | 86.3 | (4.95) | 93.5 | (2.79) | 83.2 | (5.31) | 30.6 | (0.71) | 30.8 | (0.71) | 26.6 | ! | (8.78) | 26.0 | (5.25) | 44.8 | (9.42) | 19.8 | (5.14) | |||||||||||
| Maryland | 90.2 | (0.20) | 93.4 | (0.23) | 90.3 | (0.36) | 65.6 | (1.42) | 90.9 | (0.71) | 95.8 | (0.95) | 39.2 | (0.29) | 43.7 | (0.39) | 29.8 | (0.57) | 21.1 | (0.95) | 63.0 | (1.56) | 45.9 | (2.72) | ||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 90.5 | (0.19) | 94.0 | (0.16) | 85.7 | (0.90) | 69.0 | (1.08) | 85.8 | (0.78) | 91.5 | (1.25) | 42.8 | (0.26) | 46.1 | (0.32) | 25.4 | (1.12) | 18.2 | (0.73) | 59.3 | (1.19) | 42.0 | (2.66) | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 90.4 | (0.13) | 92.2 | (0.13) | 85.2 | (0.53) | 72.3 | (1.15) | 88.1 | (1.22) | 87.3 | (1.71) | 28.2 | (0.24) | 29.4 | (0.25) | 17.0 | (0.53) | 17.0 | (0.99) | 61.8 | (1.79) | 27.5 | (2.00) | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 92.9 | (0.18) | 95.6 | (0.14) | 83.0 | (1.60) | 63.0 | (2.37) | 77.5 | (1.85) | 91.9 | (1.71) | 34.4 | (0.33) | 36.0 | (0.36) | 20.4 | (1.75) | 15.5 | (1.52) | 40.5 | (2.02) | 36.1 | (2.90) | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 84.0 | (0.31) | 87.6 | (0.36) | 79.1 | (0.58) | 65.8 | (3.65) | 83.1 | (4.34) | 79.1 | (4.32) | 21.9 | (0.42) | 25.9 | (0.54) | 15.2 | (0.53) | 12.8 | (1.97) | 40.7 | (5.29) | 19.9 | (4.35) | ||||||||||||
| Missouri | 89.7 | (0.22) | 90.8 | (0.24) | 87.0 | (0.60) | 73.0 | (1.97) | 88.5 | (1.69) | 86.8 | (1.70) | 28.6 | (0.32) | 29.6 | (0.33) | 18.2 | (0.80) | 20.9 | (1.67) | 60.6 | (2.68) | 21.7 | (2.12) | ||||||||||||
| Montana | 92.4 | (0.45) | 93.3 | (0.44) | ‡ | (†) | 80.5 | (4.87) | ‡ | (†) | 89.9 | (4.33) | 31.3 | (0.79) | 32.2 | (0.84) | ‡ | (†) | 30.8 | (5.54) | ‡ | (†) | 23.1 | (4.84) | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 90.8 | (0.36) | 95.1 | (0.30) | 86.1 | (1.95) | 51.0 | (2.84) | 74.2 | (5.07) | 95.0 | (1.80) | 32.3 | (0.58) | 34.7 | (0.61) | 24.5 | (3.11) | 9.9 | (1.55) | 42.8 | (5.34) | 38.6 | (5.45) | ||||||||||||
| Nevada | 86.0 | (0.33) | 93.4 | (0.35) | 90.8 | (0.95) | 63.4 | (1.19) | 90.0 | (0.92) | 94.6 | (1.17) | 23.4 | (0.41) | 27.5 | (0.60) | 18.6 | (1.34) | 9.3 | (0.61) | 38.1 | (1.63) | 27.0 | (2.61) | ||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 93.0 | (0.37) | 93.7 | (0.36) | 88.5 | (4.88) | 79.0 | (3.43) | 90.1 | (3.00) | 86.3 | (4.08) | 36.7 | (0.65) | 36.5 | (0.64) | 26.8 | (6.17) | 34.7 | (5.14) | 54.8 | (5.49) | 26.0 | (5.17) | ||||||||||||
| New Jersey | 89.2 | (0.15) | 93.7 | (0.16) | 88.3 | (0.43) | 72.5 | (0.73) | 93.2 | (0.34) | 89.2 | (1.54) | 38.7 | (0.24) | 43.2 | (0.33) | 23.5 | (0.64) | 17.2 | (0.50) | 69.6 | (0.88) | 36.5 | (2.21) | ||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 85.6 | (0.42) | 94.8 | (0.42) | 92.8 | (2.16) | 76.4 | (0.81) | 89.5 | (2.64) | 93.8 | (2.65) | 27.4 | (0.50) | 40.4 | (0.81) | 28.7 | (3.94) | 15.7 | (0.61) | 49.7 | (4.39) | 43.8 | (5.18) | ||||||||||||
| New York | 86.3 | (0.12) | 93.0 | (0.10) | 83.9 | (0.34) | 69.3 | (0.50) | 78.3 | (0.57) | 84.8 | (1.10) | 35.7 | (0.17) | 42.1 | (0.22) | 23.1 | (0.42) | 18.5 | (0.42) | 46.0 | (0.61) | 40.0 | (1.56) | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 87.2 | (0.17) | 90.8 | (0.19) | 84.7 | (0.38) | 59.2 | (1.18) | 87.1 | (1.11) | 89.3 | (1.54) | 30.5 | (0.22) | 34.2 | (0.24) | 20.4 | (0.48) | 15.1 | (0.78) | 57.6 | (1.57) | 30.9 | (1.90) | ||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 91.2 | (0.56) | 93.2 | (0.50) | 93.3 | (5.32) | 57.4 | (7.91) | 72.8 | (10.07) | 95.4 | (2.97) | 29.2 | (0.94) | 30.6 | (1.02) | ‡ | (†) | 10.5 | ! | (5.15) | 50.3 | (10.68) | 30.8 | (8.76) | |||||||||||
| Ohio | 90.1 | (0.15) | 91.2 | (0.15) | 86.2 | (0.57) | 75.3 | (1.26) | 89.0 | (0.98) | 89.5 | (1.19) | 27.8 | (0.19) | 28.9 | (0.21) | 15.6 | (0.50) | 20.4 | (1.27) | 62.0 | (1.71) | 25.1 | (1.87) | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 87.9 | (0.24) | 91.1 | (0.24) | 88.9 | (1.25) | 60.8 | (1.44) | 85.4 | (2.23) | 86.4 | (1.22) | 25.5 | (0.39) | 28.2 | (0.45) | 19.2 | (1.40) | 11.2 | (1.03) | 44.5 | (4.07) | 22.3 | (1.47) | ||||||||||||
| Oregon | 90.3 | (0.22) | 93.6 | (0.21) | 89.4 | (1.85) | 63.1 | (1.48) | 85.6 | (1.45) | 91.6 | (1.29) | 32.6 | (0.35) | 34.3 | (0.37) | 20.8 | (2.25) | 13.2 | (0.96) | 51.8 | (2.02) | 30.4 | (1.96) | ||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania | 89.9 | (0.17) | 92.0 | (0.16) | 85.1 | (0.61) | 69.8 | (1.21) | 84.6 | (1.01) | 91.7 | (1.37) | 30.8 | (0.23) | 32.4 | (0.25) | 18.4 | (0.70) | 14.8 | (0.78) | 56.0 | (1.33) | 34.6 | (2.23) | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 88.4 | (0.47) | 91.3 | (0.47) | 85.4 | (1.95) | 71.4 | (1.97) | 89.6 | (2.15) | 80.4 | (5.98) | 34.4 | (0.70) | 38.1 | (0.82) | 19.6 | (2.62) | 12.8 | (1.31) | 49.8 | (4.92) | 33.1 | (5.56) | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 86.6 | (0.26) | 90.2 | (0.26) | 81.4 | (0.60) | 59.7 | (2.13) | 87.8 | (1.87) | 82.6 | (3.17) | 27.5 | (0.31) | 32.2 | (0.38) | 16.0 | (0.58) | 15.0 | (1.22) | 45.3 | (2.56) | 20.9 | (2.56) | ||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 91.4 | (0.49) | 94.0 | (0.46) | 69.6 | (9.28) | 66.0 | (5.75) | 66.1 | (6.79) | 71.2 | (10.64) | 29.6 | (0.95) | 31.8 | (1.02) | 21.4 | ! | (6.95) | 16.4 | (3.84) | 42.5 | (8.59) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||
| Tennessee | 86.9 | (0.20) | 88.6 | (0.20) | 84.4 | (0.64) | 63.1 | (1.74) | 85.8 | (1.42) | 86.1 | (1.51) | 26.2 | (0.22) | 27.3 | (0.27) | 19.6 | (0.72) | 15.5 | (1.46) | 56.6 | (2.57) | 27.8 | (2.39) | ||||||||||||
| Texas | 82.9 | (0.14) | 93.4 | (0.11) | 89.4 | (0.31) | 64.9 | (0.32) | 87.9 | (0.50) | 91.4 | (0.84) | 28.9 | (0.15) | 37.5 | (0.20) | 23.2 | (0.46) | 14.2 | (0.20) | 58.0 | (0.75) | 39.6 | (1.57) | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 91.9 | (0.27) | 95.6 | (0.21) | 89.5 | (3.66) | 68.1 | (1.66) | 87.8 | (2.68) | 94.1 | (1.62) | 32.4 | (0.49) | 35.2 | (0.56) | 25.6 | (4.54) | 11.9 | (0.92) | 47.4 | (3.26) | 41.9 | (3.92) | ||||||||||||
| Vermont | 91.9 | (0.67) | 91.9 | (0.69) | 93.5 | (4.58) | 88.0 | (5.23) | 88.0 | (8.55) | 96.8 | (2.43) | 36.1 | (1.17) | 36.1 | (1.18) | 27.8 | ! | (12.07) | 21.7 | ! | (8.21) | 58.4 | (13.08) | 41.5 | (8.48) | ||||||||||
| Virginia | 89.1 | (0.16) | 92.1 | (0.18) | 85.7 | (0.45) | 71.2 | (1.29) | 88.1 | (0.65) | 91.8 | (1.24) | 38.1 | (0.27) | 41.4 | (0.33) | 23.8 | (0.50) | 24.7 | (1.04) | 59.6 | (1.03) | 44.4 | (1.97) | ||||||||||||
| Washington | 90.7 | (0.17) | 94.7 | (0.15) | 85.5 | (1.31) | 63.8 | (1.18) | 87.2 | (0.68) | 91.7 | (0.96) | 34.9 | (0.26) | 36.4 | (0.31) | 26.4 | (1.30) | 15.4 | (0.70) | 52.5 | (0.97) | 26.5 | (1.51) | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 86.2 | (0.44) | 86.2 | (0.43) | 86.8 | (2.15) | 72.2 | (5.95) | 97.1 | (1.29) | 94.5 | (3.83) | 21.1 | (0.52) | 20.8 | (0.55) | 19.5 | (2.73) | 20.4 | (4.58) | 63.4 | (5.95) | 28.7 | (5.94) | ||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 92.2 | (0.21) | 94.4 | (0.19) | 82.5 | (1.12) | 68.8 | (1.86) | 83.2 | (2.37) | 95.0 | (1.64) | 29.8 | (0.33) | 31.1 | (0.37) | 16.9 | (1.33) | 13.8 | (1.16) | 48.1 | (2.21) | 32.3 | (3.21) | ||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 93.2 | (0.53) | 94.8 | (0.47) | ‡ | (†) | 77.4 | (4.16) | 93.4 | (5.64) | 94.0 | (3.85) | 26.5 | (0.94) | 27.8 | (1.01) | ‡ | (†) | 11.8 | (2.27) | 71.5 | (9.55) | 20.6 | ! | (6.87) | |||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !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, 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data. (This table was prepared May 2018.) |
