2000-2002 Educational Attainment by State: Percent of Population 25 Years and Older with Bachelor's degree or more
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
|
State |
2000 Bachelor's degree or more Percent |
2000 Rank |
2002 Bachelor's degree or more Percent |
2002 Rank |
Percent Change 2000 to 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
25.6 |
-- |
26.7 |
-- |
4.3% |
|
Alabama |
20.4 |
44 |
22.7 |
39 |
11.3% |
|
Alaska |
28.1 |
13 |
25.6 |
27 |
-8.9% |
|
Arizona |
24.6 |
24 |
26.3 |
23 |
6.9% |
|
Arkansas |
18.4 |
49 |
18.3 |
50 |
-0.5% |
|
California |
27.5 |
14 |
27.9 |
16 |
1.5% |
|
Colorado |
34.6 |
2 |
35.7 |
3 |
3.2% |
|
Connecticut |
31.6 |
6 |
32.6 |
6 |
3.2% |
|
Delaware |
24.0 |
29 |
29.5 |
12 |
22.9% |
|
District of Columbia |
38.3 |
1 |
44.4 |
1 |
15.9% |
|
Florida |
22.8 |
37 |
25.7 |
26 |
12.7% |
|
Georgia |
23.1 |
35 |
25.0 |
30 |
8.2% |
|
Hawaii |
26.3 |
20 |
26.8 |
21 |
1.9% |
|
Idaho |
20.0 |
45 |
20.9 |
46 |
4.5% |
|
Illinois |
27.1 |
17 |
27.3 |
17 |
0.7% |
|
Indiana |
17.1 |
50 |
23.7 |
34 |
38.6% |
|
Iowa |
25.5 |
23 |
23.1 |
38 |
-9.4% |
|
Kansas |
27.3 |
15 |
29.1 |
13 |
6.6% |
|
Kentucky |
20.5 |
43 |
21.6 |
44 |
5.4% |
|
Louisiana |
22.5 |
39 |
22.1 |
42 |
-1.8% |
|
Maine |
24.1 |
28 |
23.8 |
33 |
-1.2% |
|
Maryland |
32.3 |
4 |
37.6 |
2 |
16.4% |
|
Massachusetts |
32.7 |
3 |
34.3 |
5 |
4.9% |
|
Michigan |
23.0 |
36 |
22.5 |
40 |
-2.2% |
|
Minnesota |
31.2 |
7 |
30.5 |
9 |
-2.2% |
|
Mississippi |
18.7 |
48 |
20.9 |
47 |
11.8% |
|
Missouri |
26.2 |
21 |
26.7 |
22 |
1.9% |
|
Montana |
23.8 |
31 |
23.6 |
36 |
-0.8% |
|
Nebraska |
24.6 |
25 |
27.1 |
19 |
10.2% |
|
Nevada |
19.3 |
46 |
22.1 |
43 |
14.5% |
|
New Hampshire |
30.1 |
8 |
30.1 |
10 |
0.0% |
|
New Jersey |
30.1 |
9 |
31.4 |
7 |
4.3% |
|
New Mexico |
23.6 |
33 |
25.4 |
28 |
7.6% |
|
New York |
28.7 |
11 |
28.8 |
14 |
0.3% |
|
North Carolina |
23.2 |
34 |
22.4 |
41 |
-3.4% |
|
North Dakota |
22.6 |
38 |
25.3 |
29 |
11.9% |
|
Ohio |
24.6 |
26 |
24.5 |
32 |
-0.4% |
|
Oklahoma |
22.5 |
40 |
20.4 |
48 |
-9.3% |
|
Oregon |
27.2 |
16 |
27.1 |
18 |
-0.4% |
|
Pennsylvania |
24.3 |
27 |
26.1 |
25 |
7.4% |
|
Rhode Island |
26.4 |
18 |
30.1 |
11 |
14.0% |
|
South Carolina |
19.0 |
47 |
23.3 |
37 |
22.6% |
|
South Dakota |
25.7 |
22 |
23.6 |
35 |
-8.2% |
|
Tennessee |
22.0 |
41 |
21.5 |
45 |
-2.3% |
|
Texas |
23.9 |
30 |
26.2 |
24 |
9.6% |
|
Utah |
26.4 |
19 |
26.8 |
20 |
1.5% |
|
Vermont |
28.8 |
10 |
30.8 |
8 |
6.9% |
|
Virginia |
31.9 |
5 |
34.6 |
4 |
8.5% |
|
Washington |
28.6 |
12 |
28.3 |
15 |
-1.0% |
|
West Virginia |
15.3 |
51 |
15.9 |
51 |
3.9% |
|
Wisconsin |
23.8 |
32 |
24.7 |
31 |
3.8% |
|
Wyoming |
20.6 |
42 |
19.6 |
49 |
-4.9% |