Table 104.80.

Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and state: 2000 and 2018

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State	Percent of 18- to 24- year-olds who were high school completers1						Percent of population 25 years old and over, by educational attainment
							2000															2018
							Less than high school completion			High school completion1 or higher			Bachelor's or higher degree									Less than high school completion			High school completion1 or higher						Bachelor's or higher degree
	2000			2018									Total			Bachelor's degree			Graduate degree						Total			High school only			Total			Bachelor's degree			Graduate degree
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9			10			11			12			13			14
United States	74.7		(0.02)	87.6		(0.08)	19.6		(0.01)	80.4		(0.01)	24.4		(0.01)	15.5		(0.01)	8.9		(#)	11.7		(0.04)	88.3		(0.04)	26.9		(0.05)	32.6		(0.07)	20.0		(0.04)	12.7		(0.04)
Alabama	72.2		(0.15)	87.2		(0.70)	24.7		(0.06)	75.3		(0.06)	19.0		(0.05)	12.1		(0.04)	6.9		(0.03)	13.5		(0.28)	86.5		(0.28)	30.8		(0.31)	25.3		(0.34)	15.8		(0.28)	9.5		(0.23)
Alaska	76.9		(0.40)	87.6		(1.67)	11.7		(0.12)	88.3		(0.12)	24.7		(0.16)	16.1		(0.13)	8.6		(0.10)	6.0		(0.52)	94.0		(0.52)	27.9		(0.95)	30.1		(1.13)	18.6		(0.88)	11.4		(0.79)
Arizona	69.2		(0.19)	84.9		(0.71)	19.0		(0.06)	81.0		(0.06)	23.5		(0.07)	15.1		(0.06)	8.4		(0.04)	12.4		(0.17)	87.6		(0.17)	24.1		(0.24)	29.6		(0.26)	18.5		(0.21)	11.1		(0.17)
Arkansas	75.4		(0.19)	88.5		(0.82)	24.7		(0.07)	75.3		(0.07)	16.7		(0.06)	11.0		(0.05)	5.7		(0.04)	12.7		(0.30)	87.3		(0.30)	34.3		(0.47)	23.3		(0.40)	14.8		(0.28)	8.5		(0.26)
California	70.7		(0.07)	89.9		(0.17)	23.2		(0.03)	76.8		(0.03)	26.6		(0.03)	17.1		(0.02)	9.5		(0.02)	16.1		(0.09)	83.9		(0.09)	20.7		(0.09)	34.4		(0.11)	21.4		(0.10)	13.0		(0.09)
Colorado	75.1		(0.15)	87.2		(0.63)	13.1		(0.05)	86.9		(0.05)	32.7		(0.06)	21.6		(0.06)	11.1		(0.04)	7.8		(0.19)	92.2		(0.19)	21.0		(0.34)	42.0		(0.29)	26.1		(0.27)	15.9		(0.22)
Connecticut	78.2		(0.21)	90.3		(0.74)	16.0		(0.06)	84.0		(0.06)	31.4		(0.08)	18.1		(0.07)	13.3		(0.06)	9.2		(0.24)	90.8		(0.24)	27.0		(0.37)	39.7		(0.35)	21.8		(0.27)	17.9		(0.27)
Delaware	77.6		(0.41)	86.2		(1.77)	17.4		(0.14)	82.6		(0.14)	25.0		(0.16)	15.6		(0.14)	9.4		(0.11)	10.4		(0.57)	89.6		(0.57)	32.9		(0.83)	31.2		(0.77)	18.2		(0.64)	13.0		(0.51)
District of Columbia	79.4		(0.40)	90.4		(1.42)	22.2		(0.18)	77.8		(0.18)	39.1		(0.21)	18.1		(0.17)	21.0		(0.18)	8.2		(0.57)	91.8		(0.57)	16.9		(0.67)	60.2		(0.61)	25.4		(0.62)	34.8		(0.62)
Florida	71.7		(0.11)	84.9		(0.37)	20.1		(0.04)	79.9		(0.04)	22.3		(0.04)	14.2		(0.03)	8.1		(0.02)	11.5		(0.09)	88.5		(0.09)	28.5		(0.16)	30.5		(0.15)	19.2		(0.14)	11.3		(0.09)
Georgia	70.0		(0.15)	84.9		(0.42)	21.4		(0.05)	78.6		(0.05)	24.3		(0.05)	16.0		(0.05)	8.3		(0.04)	12.5		(0.18)	87.5		(0.18)	27.7		(0.21)	32.0		(0.21)	19.5		(0.19)	12.5		(0.16)
Hawaii	85.8		(0.25)	90.0		(0.99)	15.4		(0.10)	84.6		(0.10)	26.2		(0.12)	17.8		(0.10)	8.4		(0.08)	8.3		(0.42)	91.7		(0.42)	26.9		(0.63)	33.2		(0.65)	21.7		(0.49)	11.5		(0.40)
Idaho	77.3		(0.25)	84.6		(1.48)	15.3		(0.09)	84.7		(0.09)	21.7		(0.10)	14.9		(0.09)	6.8		(0.06)	9.3		(0.39)	90.7		(0.39)	28.2		(0.63)	27.4		(0.52)	18.4		(0.49)	9.0		(0.41)
Illinois	76.0		(0.09)	88.4		(0.39)	18.6		(0.03)	81.4		(0.03)	26.1		(0.03)	16.6		(0.03)	9.5		(0.02)	10.6		(0.14)	89.4		(0.14)	26.2		(0.21)	35.2		(0.21)	21.1		(0.17)	14.0		(0.15)
Indiana	76.5		(0.15)	84.1		(0.66)	17.9		(0.05)	82.1		(0.05)	19.4		(0.05)	12.2		(0.04)	7.2		(0.04)	11.2		(0.22)	88.8		(0.22)	33.2		(0.28)	26.9		(0.29)	17.2		(0.21)	9.7		(0.19)
Iowa	81.4		(0.16)	88.6		(0.82)	13.9		(0.06)	86.1		(0.06)	21.2		(0.07)	14.7		(0.06)	6.5		(0.04)	7.8		(0.27)	92.2		(0.27)	31.0		(0.42)	28.6		(0.49)	19.4		(0.38)	9.2		(0.35)
Kansas	78.3		(0.18)	88.6		(0.85)	14.0		(0.06)	86.0		(0.06)	25.8		(0.08)	17.1		(0.06)	8.7		(0.05)	9.1		(0.27)	90.9		(0.27)	25.6		(0.38)	33.4		(0.38)	20.9		(0.34)	12.5		(0.30)
Kentucky	74.9		(0.15)	88.5		(0.75)	25.9		(0.06)	74.1		(0.06)	17.1		(0.05)	10.2		(0.04)	6.9		(0.03)	12.9		(0.28)	87.1		(0.28)	32.3		(0.31)	25.2		(0.30)	14.8		(0.23)	10.4		(0.22)
Louisiana	72.3		(0.15)	83.5		(0.81)	25.2		(0.06)	74.8		(0.06)	18.7		(0.05)	12.2		(0.04)	6.5		(0.03)	14.0		(0.33)	86.0		(0.33)	34.6		(0.41)	24.3		(0.31)	15.9		(0.28)	8.4		(0.19)
Maine	78.9		(0.28)	90.1		(1.23)	14.6		(0.08)	85.4		(0.08)	22.9		(0.10)	15.0		(0.09)	7.9		(0.06)	7.2		(0.43)	92.8		(0.43)	31.0		(0.67)	30.6		(0.62)	19.1		(0.48)	11.5		(0.44)
Maryland	79.6		(0.16)	89.7		(0.58)	16.2		(0.05)	83.8		(0.05)	31.4		(0.07)	18.0		(0.06)	13.4		(0.05)	9.5		(0.21)	90.5		(0.21)	24.4		(0.31)	40.7		(0.33)	21.7		(0.26)	19.0		(0.28)
Massachusetts	82.2		(0.13)	89.7		(0.47)	15.2		(0.05)	84.8		(0.05)	33.2		(0.06)	19.5		(0.05)	13.7		(0.04)	9.2		(0.18)	90.8		(0.18)	23.5		(0.28)	44.4		(0.28)	24.4		(0.23)	20.1		(0.22)
Michigan	76.5		(0.10)	87.8		(0.48)	16.6		(0.03)	83.4		(0.03)	21.8		(0.04)	13.7		(0.03)	8.1		(0.02)	9.0		(0.16)	91.0		(0.16)	28.6		(0.22)	29.6		(0.27)	18.1		(0.20)	11.5		(0.16)
Minnesota	79.3		(0.13)	88.5		(0.66)	12.1		(0.04)	87.9		(0.04)	27.4		(0.06)	19.1		(0.05)	8.3		(0.03)	6.6		(0.20)	93.4		(0.20)	24.0		(0.34)	37.2		(0.40)	24.2		(0.36)	13.0		(0.26)
Mississippi	71.3		(0.18)	86.0		(0.94)	27.1		(0.08)	72.9		(0.08)	16.9		(0.06)	11.1		(0.05)	5.8		(0.04)	14.6		(0.34)	85.4		(0.34)	29.6		(0.45)	23.4		(0.43)	14.5		(0.34)	8.9		(0.26)
Missouri	76.5		(0.13)	88.1		(0.60)	18.7		(0.05)	81.3		(0.05)	21.6		(0.05)	14.0		(0.04)	7.6		(0.03)	9.7		(0.22)	90.3		(0.22)	30.0		(0.26)	29.6		(0.26)	17.8		(0.27)	11.7		(0.19)
Montana	78.6		(0.31)	87.5		(1.60)	12.8		(0.10)	87.2		(0.10)	24.4		(0.13)	17.2		(0.11)	7.2		(0.08)	6.6		(0.39)	93.4		(0.39)	28.3		(0.70)	30.4		(0.80)	20.0		(0.72)	10.4		(0.43)
Nebraska	80.0		(0.21)	89.1		(1.04)	13.4		(0.07)	86.6		(0.07)	23.7		(0.09)	16.4		(0.08)	7.3		(0.06)	8.2		(0.24)	91.8		(0.24)	25.4		(0.55)	32.9		(0.53)	21.8		(0.43)	11.1		(0.36)
Nevada	66.7		(0.32)	85.5		(0.97)	19.3		(0.10)	80.7		(0.10)	18.2		(0.10)	12.1		(0.08)	6.1		(0.06)	13.2		(0.29)	86.8		(0.29)	27.7		(0.46)	24.9		(0.41)	16.1		(0.33)	8.8		(0.25)
New Hampshire	77.8		(0.29)	90.5		(1.17)	12.6		(0.08)	87.4		(0.08)	28.7		(0.11)	18.7		(0.10)	10.0		(0.07)	7.1		(0.31)	92.9		(0.31)	27.4		(0.54)	37.2		(0.59)	22.5		(0.52)	14.7		(0.42)
New Jersey	76.3		(0.14)	89.5		(0.45)	17.9		(0.04)	82.1		(0.04)	29.8		(0.05)	18.8		(0.04)	11.0		(0.04)	9.9		(0.17)	90.1		(0.17)	26.3		(0.21)	40.6		(0.24)	24.5		(0.22)	16.1		(0.18)
New Mexico	70.5		(0.24)	82.3		(1.57)	21.1		(0.09)	78.9		(0.09)	23.5		(0.09)	13.7		(0.07)	9.8		(0.06)	14.7		(0.43)	85.3		(0.43)	26.6		(0.52)	27.5		(0.50)	15.8		(0.39)	11.7		(0.34)
New York	76.1		(0.09)	88.9		(0.31)	20.9		(0.03)	79.1		(0.03)	27.4		(0.04)	15.6		(0.03)	11.8		(0.03)	12.8		(0.12)	87.2		(0.12)	25.8		(0.16)	37.3		(0.18)	20.8		(0.15)	16.5		(0.14)
North Carolina	74.2		(0.11)	87.1		(0.52)	21.9		(0.04)	78.1		(0.04)	22.5		(0.04)	15.3		(0.04)	7.2		(0.03)	11.7		(0.17)	88.3		(0.17)	25.4		(0.20)	31.9		(0.23)	20.5		(0.17)	11.4		(0.15)
North Dakota	84.4		(0.24)	93.1		(1.03)	16.1		(0.10)	83.9		(0.10)	22.0		(0.12)	16.5		(0.10)	5.5		(0.06)	7.4		(0.51)	92.6		(0.51)	26.3		(0.80)	28.8		(1.00)	21.2		(0.87)	7.6		(0.40)
Ohio	76.8		(0.09)	87.7		(0.38)	17.0		(0.03)	83.0		(0.03)	21.1		(0.03)	13.7		(0.03)	7.4		(0.02)	9.5		(0.13)	90.5		(0.13)	32.8		(0.21)	28.8		(0.21)	17.6		(0.15)	11.2		(0.16)
Oklahoma	74.8		(0.16)	83.9		(0.91)	19.4		(0.06)	80.6		(0.06)	20.3		(0.06)	13.5		(0.05)	6.8		(0.04)	11.5		(0.28)	88.5		(0.28)	31.5		(0.41)	25.8		(0.38)	16.7		(0.33)	9.2		(0.28)
Oregon	74.2		(0.17)	86.8		(0.76)	14.9		(0.05)	85.1		(0.05)	25.1		(0.06)	16.4		(0.06)	8.7		(0.04)	9.8		(0.26)	90.2		(0.26)	21.9		(0.35)	34.2		(0.38)	21.1		(0.32)	13.1		(0.26)
Pennsylvania	79.8		(0.09)	88.2		(0.44)	18.1		(0.03)	81.9		(0.03)	22.4		(0.03)	14.0		(0.03)	8.4		(0.02)	8.9		(0.15)	91.1		(0.15)	34.9		(0.20)	31.8		(0.22)	19.0		(0.19)	12.9		(0.15)
Rhode Island	81.3		(0.32)	91.3		(1.32)	22.0		(0.13)	78.0		(0.13)	25.6		(0.14)	15.9		(0.12)	9.7		(0.10)	11.2		(0.45)	88.8		(0.45)	28.4		(0.68)	34.5		(0.71)	20.0		(0.50)	14.5		(0.53)
South Carolina	74.3		(0.18)	86.5		(0.70)	23.7		(0.07)	76.3		(0.07)	20.4		(0.07)	13.5		(0.06)	6.9		(0.04)	11.9		(0.25)	88.1		(0.25)	29.9		(0.36)	28.2		(0.31)	17.8		(0.27)	10.5		(0.19)
South Dakota	78.2		(0.33)	83.7		(1.65)	15.4		(0.12)	84.6		(0.12)	21.5		(0.13)	15.5		(0.12)	6.0		(0.08)	7.8		(0.46)	92.2		(0.46)	30.5		(0.97)	28.9		(0.92)	20.1		(0.71)	8.7		(0.60)
Tennessee	75.1		(0.16)	87.5		(0.58)	24.1		(0.06)	75.9		(0.06)	19.6		(0.06)	12.8		(0.05)	6.8		(0.03)	12.2		(0.20)	87.8		(0.20)	32.0		(0.28)	27.4		(0.29)	17.4		(0.20)	10.0		(0.21)
Texas	68.6		(0.08)	85.6		(0.28)	24.3		(0.03)	75.7		(0.03)	23.2		(0.03)	15.6		(0.03)	7.6		(0.02)	16.1		(0.13)	83.9		(0.13)	25.0		(0.14)	30.3		(0.14)	19.6		(0.11)	10.7		(0.10)
Utah	80.3		(0.16)	89.6		(0.70)	12.3		(0.07)	87.7		(0.07)	26.1		(0.09)	17.8		(0.08)	8.3		(0.06)	7.3		(0.33)	92.7		(0.33)	22.8		(0.44)	35.0		(0.51)	22.9		(0.38)	12.2		(0.33)
Vermont	83.0		(0.28)	91.3		(1.85)	13.6		(0.10)	86.4		(0.10)	29.4		(0.13)	18.3		(0.11)	11.1		(0.09)	6.6		(0.61)	93.4		(0.61)	29.0		(0.81)	39.1		(1.00)	23.4		(0.83)	15.7		(0.58)
Virginia	79.4		(0.13)	89.7		(0.46)	18.5		(0.05)	81.5		(0.05)	29.5		(0.06)	17.9		(0.05)	11.6		(0.04)	10.0		(0.17)	90.0		(0.17)	24.0		(0.24)	39.5		(0.29)	22.3		(0.26)	17.2		(0.22)
Washington	75.3		(0.16)	87.2		(0.57)	12.9		(0.05)	87.1		(0.05)	27.7		(0.06)	18.4		(0.05)	9.3		(0.04)	8.4		(0.15)	91.6		(0.15)	21.8		(0.23)	36.7		(0.31)	22.7		(0.24)	13.9		(0.19)
West Virginia	78.2		(0.22)	87.3		(1.26)	24.8		(0.09)	75.2		(0.09)	14.8		(0.07)	8.9		(0.06)	5.9		(0.05)	11.9		(0.39)	88.1		(0.39)	40.1		(0.59)	21.4		(0.56)	12.7		(0.38)	8.6		(0.32)
Wisconsin	78.9		(0.13)	89.2		(0.52)	14.9		(0.04)	85.1		(0.04)	22.4		(0.05)	15.2		(0.04)	7.2		(0.03)	7.7		(0.19)	92.3		(0.19)	30.9		(0.32)	30.2		(0.37)	19.8		(0.28)	10.4		(0.21)
Wyoming	79.0		(0.41)	88.2		(2.02)	12.1		(0.13)	87.9		(0.13)	21.9		(0.16)	14.9		(0.14)	7.0		(0.10)	7.3		(0.60)	92.7		(0.60)	28.9		(1.03)	27.0		(0.83)	17.3		(0.81)	9.7		(0.73)

#Rounds to zero.

1 High school completers include those graduating from high school with a diploma as well as those completing high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.

NOTE: Data for 2018 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), while data for 2000 are based on sample surveys of the population residing in individual housing units only. Caution should be used when comparing data between these two years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, retrieved October 11, 2006, from https://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_00_SF3_QTP20&prodType=table; Census Briefs, Educational Attainment: 2000; and American Community Survey (ACS), 2018. (This table was prepared February 2020.)