Projections of High School Graduates by State:
2001-02 and 2017-18

Data Source: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education http://www.wiche.edu

State	2001-02	2017-18	% Change
Nevada	14,938	30,260	102.6
Arizona	51,644	80,274	55.4
Georgia	76,591	111,338	45.4
Colorado	43,208	60,229	39.4
North Carolina	69,825	93,012	33.2
Utah	31,122	40,710	30.8
Florida	131,643	170,822	29.8
Texas	236,157	306,335	29.7
Indiana	61,807	77,714	25.7
South Carolina	33,888	40,273	18.8
Virginia	71,861	84,646	17.8
Idaho	16,511	19,368	17.3
Delaware	8,329	9,723	16.7
New Jersey	88,870	103,071	16.0
Maryland	58,527	65,901	12.6
California	356,686	390,602	9.5
Rhode Island	10,532	11,466	8.9
Washington	61,510	66,747	8.5
Oregon	34,026	36,621	7.6
Kentucky	39,809	42,613	7.0
Illinois	131,816	139,483	5.8
Arkansas	28,226	29,790	5.5
Connecticut	37,623	39,347	4.6
Alabama	41,577	43,272	4.1
Michigan	102,588	106,638	3.9
Tennessee	49,863	50,747	1.8
Kansas	31,047	31,381	1.1
Alaska	7,157	7,222	0.9
Minnesota	61,292	61,722	0.7
Ohio	120,393	121,020	0.5
Massachusetts	66,683	66,551	-0.2
Missouri	60,779	60,561	-0.4
Mississippi	26,855	26,570	-1.1
Nebraska	21,534	21,302	-1.1
Oklahoma	38,687	38,004	-1.8
New York	161,502	158,196	-2.0
New Hampshire	14,282	13,687	-4.2
Wisconsin	65,877	63,128	-4.2
Pennsylvania	132,497	124,597	-6.0
New Mexico	19,274	17,932	-7.0
Iowa	35,933	33,259	-7.4
West Virginia	17,784	16,327	-8.2
Hawaii	12,991	11,577	-10.9
Louisiana	45,840	40,388	-11.9
Maine	14,511	12,535	-13.6
South Dakota	9,799	8,289	-15.4
Montana	11,098	8,933	-19.5
Vermont	8,603	6,743	-21.6
Wyoming	6,148	4,615	-24.9
North Dakota	8,530	5,950	-30.2
D.C.	4,143	2,698	-34.9
U.S. TOTAL	2,892,416	3,214,189	11.1%

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