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Table 104.80.Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and state or jurisdiction: 2012 and 2022
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State or jurisdiction Percent of 18- to 24-year-
olds who were high school completers1
Percent of persons 25 years old and over, by educational attainment
2012 2022
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  Some college/
associate’s degree
Bachelor's or higher degree
2012 2022 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 15
   United States  85.3 (0.09) 88.4 (0.09) 13.6 (0.04) 86.4 (0.04) 29.2 (0.05) 18.3 (0.04) 10.9 (0.03) 10.3 (0.04) 89.7 (0.04) 26.1 (0.06) 27.9 (0.04) 35.7 (0.08) 21.6 (0.05) 14.1 (0.05)
Alabama 84.5 (0.75) 88.8 (0.65) 16.2 (0.24) 83.8 (0.24) 23.4 (0.29) 14.6 (0.19) 8.7 (0.20) 11.1 (0.21) 88.9 (0.21) 30.9 (0.31) 29.5 (0.34) 28.6 (0.34) 17.6 (0.28) 11.0 (0.20)
Alaska 86.3 (2.28) 86.0 (1.81) 8.2 (0.56) 91.8 (0.56) 28.9 (1.22) 17.4 (0.93) 11.4 (0.82) 7.1 (0.54) 92.9 (0.54) 27.7 (1.14) 33.9 (1.04) 31.3 (1.09) 19.4 (0.93) 11.9 (0.85)
Arizona 81.9 (0.63) 85.5 (0.55) 14.2 (0.21) 85.8 (0.21) 27.5 (0.29) 17.2 (0.23) 10.2 (0.18) 10.8 (0.16) 89.2 (0.16) 23.8 (0.23) 32.4 (0.27) 33.0 (0.25) 20.3 (0.22) 12.6 (0.17)
Arkansas 84.5 (0.99) 87.5 (0.92) 14.9 (0.34) 85.1 (0.34) 21.2 (0.35) 13.9 (0.33) 7.3 (0.21) 10.9 (0.27) 89.1 (0.27) 34.2 (0.43) 29.5 (0.40) 25.3 (0.39) 15.5 (0.29) 9.8 (0.28)
California 85.1 (0.21) 90.7 (0.20) 18.6 (0.09) 81.4 (0.09) 31.0 (0.11) 19.7 (0.10) 11.3 (0.08) 15.3 (0.09) 84.7 (0.09) 20.5 (0.10) 27.2 (0.11) 37.0 (0.12) 22.6 (0.11) 14.4 (0.08)

Colorado

85.9


(0.75)

88.8


(0.61)

9.6


(0.20)

90.4


(0.20)

37.6


(0.34)

23.7


(0.29)

13.9


(0.22)

7.1


(0.19)

92.9


(0.19)

20.1


(0.25)

26.9


(0.29)

45.9


(0.33)

28.8


(0.26)

17.1


(0.24)
Connecticut 86.8 (0.81) 90.3 (0.67) 10.1 (0.26) 89.9 (0.26) 37.2 (0.35) 20.6 (0.28) 16.6 (0.27) 8.6 (0.27) 91.4 (0.27) 25.6 (0.37) 23.5 (0.33) 42.3 (0.38) 23.2 (0.29) 19.0 (0.30)
Delaware 82.3 (1.91) 88.4 (1.71) 11.7 (0.60) 88.3 (0.60) 30.2 (0.82) 19.0 (0.60) 11.2 (0.56) 7.6 (0.40) 92.4 (0.40) 28.1 (0.82) 27.7 (0.69) 36.6 (0.82) 21.1 (0.67) 15.6 (0.59)
District of Columbia 86.5 (1.42) 93.5 (1.07) 10.8 (0.46) 89.2 (0.46) 53.7 (0.76) 23.7 (0.77) 30.0 (0.74) 6.5 (0.44) 93.5 (0.44) 13.3 (0.60) 15.0 (0.72) 65.2 (0.84) 26.0 (0.81) 39.2 (0.70)
Florida 84.2 (0.30) 87.5 (0.38) 13.6 (0.13) 86.4 (0.13) 26.8 (0.15) 17.3 (0.13) 9.5 (0.09) 10.1 (0.10) 89.9 (0.10) 27.1 (0.16) 28.5 (0.14) 34.3 (0.14) 21.4 (0.11) 12.9 (0.10)

Georgia

81.5


(0.56)

86.0


(0.47)

14.8


(0.21)

85.2


(0.21)

28.3


(0.23)

17.9


(0.19)

10.4


(0.16)

10.5


(0.15)

89.5


(0.15)

27.0


(0.23)

27.8


(0.21)

34.6


(0.24)

20.6


(0.20)

14.0


(0.19)
Hawaii 92.1 (0.99) 90.9 (1.05) 10.0 (0.43) 90.0 (0.43) 30.1 (0.58) 19.8 (0.49) 10.3 (0.41) 7.2 (0.34) 92.8 (0.34) 26.9 (0.61) 30.8 (0.62) 35.1 (0.52) 21.3 (0.41) 13.7 (0.44)
Idaho 86.1 (1.31) 87.7 (0.99) 10.2 (0.40) 89.8 (0.40) 25.8 (0.70) 17.1 (0.54) 8.7 (0.42) 8.4 (0.35) 91.6 (0.35) 26.0 (0.50) 33.5 (0.53) 32.1 (0.57) 21.1 (0.47) 10.9 (0.34)
Illinois 85.7 (0.42) 89.5 (0.43) 12.3 (0.17) 87.7 (0.17) 31.5 (0.20) 19.6 (0.15) 11.8 (0.13) 9.5 (0.14) 90.5 (0.14) 25.2 (0.20) 27.5 (0.20) 37.8 (0.23) 22.4 (0.20) 15.3 (0.18)
Indiana 82.6 (0.68) 85.1 (0.60) 12.7 (0.22) 87.3 (0.22) 23.3 (0.29) 15.0 (0.21) 8.3 (0.18) 9.7 (0.19) 90.3 (0.19) 32.0 (0.31) 28.7 (0.31) 29.6 (0.27) 19.1 (0.22) 10.6 (0.17)

Iowa

89.1


(0.85)

90.8


(0.82)

7.9


(0.27)

92.1


(0.27)

26.8


(0.37)

18.4


(0.34)

8.4


(0.28)

6.2


(0.21)

93.8


(0.21)

29.5


(0.45)

31.7


(0.46)

32.6


(0.44)

21.3


(0.39)

11.3


(0.28)
Kansas 86.0 (0.78) 88.7 (0.73) 9.9 (0.30) 90.1 (0.30) 30.2 (0.44) 19.3 (0.36) 10.9 (0.36) 7.8 (0.27) 92.2 (0.27) 25.3 (0.41) 31.6 (0.40) 35.4 (0.44) 21.8 (0.35) 13.6 (0.32)
Kentucky 86.7 (0.72) 87.7 (0.81) 16.5 (0.29) 83.5 (0.29) 21.5 (0.31) 12.9 (0.25) 8.6 (0.20) 11.1 (0.22) 88.9 (0.22) 32.3 (0.33) 28.7 (0.34) 28.0 (0.35) 16.5 (0.27) 11.5 (0.23)
Louisiana 80.2 (0.88) 86.5 (0.68) 16.8 (0.31) 83.2 (0.31) 22.2 (0.31) 14.6 (0.26) 7.6 (0.16) 12.7 (0.28) 87.3 (0.28) 32.4 (0.38) 27.8 (0.34) 27.1 (0.38) 16.9 (0.28) 10.2 (0.26)
Maine 89.9 (1.09) 91.5 (1.26) 7.9 (0.38) 92.1 (0.38) 28.0 (0.71) 18.6 (0.52) 9.5 (0.42) 5.3 (0.29) 94.7 (0.29) 30.1 (0.66) 28.9 (0.61) 35.6 (0.63) 22.2 (0.54) 13.4 (0.55)

Maryland

88.0


(0.56)

87.9


(0.57)

10.8


(0.22)

89.2


(0.22)

37.0


(0.31)

20.2


(0.28)

16.8


(0.23)

8.5


(0.18)

91.5


(0.18)

23.4


(0.25)

24.2


(0.25)

43.9


(0.30)

23.4


(0.23)

20.5


(0.24)
Massachusetts 89.4 (0.42) 90.9 (0.47) 10.3 (0.17) 89.7 (0.17) 39.5 (0.30) 22.4 (0.24) 17.1 (0.21) 8.7 (0.15) 91.3 (0.15) 23.0 (0.26) 21.7 (0.26) 46.6 (0.29) 25.3 (0.21) 21.3 (0.22)
Michigan 86.8 (0.49) 88.6 (0.46) 10.4 (0.17) 89.6 (0.17) 26.3 (0.23) 16.2 (0.18) 10.1 (0.13) 8.1 (0.15) 91.9 (0.15) 28.0 (0.24) 31.8 (0.24) 32.1 (0.23) 19.5 (0.18) 12.6 (0.15)
Minnesota 86.9 (0.63) 88.2 (0.72) 7.6 (0.19) 92.4 (0.19) 32.7 (0.42) 22.1 (0.38) 10.6 (0.24) 5.8 (0.22) 94.2 (0.22) 23.4 (0.31) 31.4 (0.33) 39.4 (0.37) 25.8 (0.33) 13.6 (0.26)
Mississippi 82.2 (0.84) 84.4 (0.96) 17.5 (0.35) 82.5 (0.35) 20.6 (0.41) 12.8 (0.33) 7.8 (0.24) 12.6 (0.29) 87.4 (0.29) 30.9 (0.40) 31.8 (0.40) 24.7 (0.37) 15.2 (0.30) 9.5 (0.30)

Missouri

87.3


(0.53)

89.0


(0.53)

12.2


(0.21)

87.8


(0.21)

26.0


(0.30)

16.4


(0.24)

9.6


(0.19)

8.4


(0.19)

91.6


(0.19)

29.5


(0.31)

29.7


(0.30)

32.4


(0.34)

19.8


(0.27)

12.6


(0.24)
Montana 84.2 (1.86) 87.3 (1.61) 7.2 (0.46) 92.8 (0.46) 28.5 (0.71) 19.2 (0.58) 9.3 (0.49) 6.3 (0.37) 93.7 (0.37) 27.4 (0.70) 31.9 (0.66) 34.5 (0.75) 23.1 (0.70) 11.4 (0.44)
Nebraska 89.2 (0.97) 89.4 (0.97) 9.2 (0.29) 90.8 (0.29) 29.7 (0.50) 20.3 (0.42) 9.5 (0.32) 7.0 (0.33) 93.0 (0.33) 25.0 (0.55) 33.2 (0.56) 34.7 (0.60) 22.9 (0.48) 11.8 (0.37)
Nevada 78.3 (1.20) 86.0 (0.92) 14.4 (0.30) 85.6 (0.30) 22.6 (0.34) 15.0 (0.33) 7.7 (0.21) 12.6 (0.31) 87.4 (0.31) 27.5 (0.40) 32.5 (0.41) 27.3 (0.41) 17.7 (0.36) 9.7 (0.25)
New Hampshire 88.4 (1.26) 88.3 (1.48) 8.0 (0.46) 92.0 (0.46) 35.3 (0.74) 22.0 (0.54) 13.4 (0.49) 5.3 (0.29) 94.7 (0.29) 27.2 (0.60) 26.4 (0.55) 41.1 (0.57) 24.2 (0.53) 16.9 (0.41)

New Jersey

87.6


(0.46)

89.3


(0.43)

11.6


(0.18)

88.4


(0.18)

36.3


(0.26)

22.5


(0.20)

13.8


(0.18)

9.3


(0.14)

90.7


(0.14)

25.4


(0.19)

21.7


(0.22)

43.7


(0.23)

26.0


(0.19)

17.6


(0.19)
New Mexico 78.6 (1.27) 85.2 (1.00) 15.5 (0.38) 84.5 (0.38) 26.2 (0.43) 14.7 (0.40) 11.5 (0.33) 12.1 (0.40) 87.9 (0.40) 26.1 (0.49) 31.1 (0.45) 30.7 (0.44) 17.3 (0.40) 13.4 (0.32)
New York 86.6 (0.29) 90.6 (0.30) 14.6 (0.11) 85.4 (0.11) 33.5 (0.17) 19.2 (0.13) 14.3 (0.14) 12.1 (0.13) 87.9 (0.13) 24.6 (0.15) 23.3 (0.14) 40.0 (0.17) 22.2 (0.16) 17.8 (0.15)
North Carolina 83.2 (0.57) 88.9 (0.42) 14.9 (0.21) 85.1 (0.21) 27.3 (0.23) 18.0 (0.19) 9.3 (0.13) 9.6 (0.14) 90.4 (0.14) 25.0 (0.22) 29.4 (0.19) 36.0 (0.26) 22.6 (0.18) 13.3 (0.16)
North Dakota 90.9 (1.53) 92.0 (1.40) 8.2 (0.49) 91.8 (0.49) 28.8 (0.91) 20.2 (0.78) 8.6 (0.63) 6.3 (0.49) 93.7 (0.49) 25.5 (0.80) 36.6 (0.92) 31.6 (0.92) 22.4 (0.79) 9.2 (0.55)

Ohio

85.4


(0.37)

87.4


(0.43)

11.1


(0.15)

88.9


(0.15)

25.2


(0.19)

16.0


(0.17)

9.1


(0.14)

8.1


(0.16)

91.9


(0.16)

31.9


(0.22)

27.9


(0.19)

32.2


(0.20)

19.4


(0.15)

12.7


(0.15)
Oklahoma 83.7 (0.77) 86.0 (0.79) 13.4 (0.30) 86.6 (0.30) 23.7 (0.38) 15.4 (0.31) 8.3 (0.23) 10.5 (0.24) 89.5 (0.24) 30.6 (0.38) 30.3 (0.41) 28.5 (0.42) 18.7 (0.35) 9.8 (0.24)
Oregon 87.1 (0.86) 87.0 (0.75) 9.9 (0.23) 90.1 (0.23) 30.2 (0.35) 18.6 (0.31) 11.5 (0.23) 8.5 (0.25) 91.5 (0.25) 22.5 (0.28) 32.3 (0.34) 36.7 (0.34) 22.4 (0.28) 14.3 (0.25)
Pennsylvania 87.6 (0.48) 88.7 (0.42) 11.1 (0.15) 88.9 (0.15) 28.1 (0.23) 17.1 (0.17) 10.9 (0.15) 7.7 (0.12) 92.3 (0.12) 33.0 (0.24) 24.2 (0.18) 35.1 (0.22) 20.7 (0.19) 14.4 (0.16)
Rhode Island 88.3 (1.00) 87.7 (1.15) 14.2 (0.53) 85.8 (0.53) 31.2 (0.65) 18.2 (0.54) 13.1 (0.49) 9.2 (0.43) 90.8 (0.43) 25.3 (0.68) 26.2 (0.65) 39.4 (0.89) 23.7 (0.70) 15.7 (0.53)

South Carolina

83.7


(0.76)

87.9


(0.66)

15.1


(0.20)

84.9


(0.20)

25.3


(0.34)

16.3


(0.25)

9.0


(0.20)

9.4


(0.21)

90.6


(0.21)

27.6


(0.34)

30.3


(0.38)

32.7


(0.34)

19.7


(0.29)

13.0


(0.22)
South Dakota 85.0 (1.85) 87.7 (1.37) 9.4 (0.49) 90.6 (0.49) 26.7 (1.02) 18.4 (0.84) 8.3 (0.54) 6.7 (0.43) 93.3 (0.43) 28.9 (0.72) 32.0 (0.71) 32.5 (0.84) 22.3 (0.69) 10.1 (0.48)
Tennessee 87.9 (0.54) 89.9 (0.51) 14.9 (0.23) 85.1 (0.23) 24.6 (0.21) 15.8 (0.20) 8.8 (0.15) 9.6 (0.16) 90.4 (0.16) 31.5 (0.28) 27.9 (0.24) 31.0 (0.28) 19.6 (0.24) 11.4 (0.18)
Texas 82.2 (0.30) 85.9 (0.27) 18.5 (0.11) 81.5 (0.11) 26.9 (0.14) 17.9 (0.12) 9.1 (0.09) 13.9 (0.10) 86.1 (0.10) 24.2 (0.14) 28.0 (0.14) 33.9 (0.18) 21.6 (0.14) 12.3 (0.11)
Utah 86.5 (0.87) 89.7 (0.57) 8.7 (0.32) 91.3 (0.32) 30.7 (0.45) 20.4 (0.39) 10.3 (0.26) 7.0 (0.24) 93.0 (0.24) 21.7 (0.33) 32.8 (0.37) 38.5 (0.43) 25.2 (0.36) 13.3 (0.30)

Vermont

91.3


(1.56)

90.4


(1.54)

7.7


(0.51)

92.3


(0.51)

35.1


(1.07)

22.0


(0.81)

13.2


(0.68)

5.3


(0.43)

94.7


(0.43)

26.7


(0.84)

23.7


(0.84)

44.4


(1.07)

23.8


(0.89)

20.6


(0.89)
Virginia 88.9 (0.52) 90.6 (0.49) 11.9 (0.15) 88.1 (0.15) 35.7 (0.25) 20.7 (0.22) 15.1 (0.18) 8.4 (0.15) 91.6 (0.15) 23.9 (0.24) 25.4 (0.21) 42.3 (0.28) 23.6 (0.20) 18.7 (0.21)
Washington 84.5 (0.62) 87.4 (0.60) 9.4 (0.18) 90.6 (0.18) 31.8 (0.32) 20.6 (0.25) 11.2 (0.21) 7.9 (0.15) 92.1 (0.15) 21.5 (0.22) 31.1 (0.25) 39.5 (0.29) 23.9 (0.22) 15.7 (0.23)
West Virginia 87.7 (1.20) 89.7 (1.03) 16.1 (0.44) 83.9 (0.44) 18.2 (0.40) 11.1 (0.32) 7.2 (0.26) 11.0 (0.35) 89.0 (0.35) 38.5 (0.58) 26.1 (0.45) 24.4 (0.55) 14.8 (0.41) 9.6 (0.40)
Wisconsin 88.3 (0.57) 89.4 (0.60) 9.1 (0.21) 90.9 (0.21) 27.5 (0.36) 17.9 (0.27) 9.5 (0.23) 6.6 (0.16) 93.4 (0.16) 29.5 (0.30) 30.8 (0.28) 33.1 (0.34) 21.6 (0.26) 11.6 (0.20)
Wyoming 86.7 (1.77) 82.5 (2.26) 8.5 (0.58) 91.5 (0.58) 25.4 (1.02) 17.1 (0.76) 8.3 (0.57) 6.9 (0.59) 93.1 (0.59) 27.2 (0.94) 35.7 (1.02) 30.2 (1.01) 18.5 (0.89) 11.7 (0.72)

Other jurisdictions










































  Puerto Rico 86.9 (0.79) 92.5 (0.55) 27.0 (0.31) 73.0 (0.31) 24.3 (0.31) 17.7 (0.29) 6.5 (0.17) 18.5 (0.28) 81.5 (0.28) 27.9 (0.30) 23.8 (0.36) 29.8 (0.38) 20.8 (0.33) 9.0 (0.23)
1Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population 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). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) data, 2012 and 2022. (This table was prepared February 2024.)

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