Estimated Percent
of Population Over 25 Years of Age Attaining A Bachelor's Degree or More By
State: 1991 & 2000
Source: http://www.census.gov
|
2000 Rank |
1991 Rank |
% Change Rank |
State |
Est. % of Pop. with Bachelor's Degree or More (2000) |
Est. % of Pop. with Bachelor's Degree or More (1991) |
Percent Change |
|
44 |
46 |
6 |
Alabama |
20.2 |
15.4 |
31.2 |
|
18 |
12 |
43 |
Alaska |
26.0 |
24.5 |
6.1 |
|
37 |
20 |
49 |
Arizona |
22.5 |
22.5 |
0.0 |
|
50 |
50 |
15 |
Arkansas |
16.6 |
13.7 |
21.2 |
|
13 |
13 |
30 |
California |
27.5 |
24.2 |
13.6 |
|
3 |
2 |
46 |
Colorado |
33.4 |
32.2 |
3.7 |
|
4 |
4 |
24 |
Connecticut |
33.3 |
28.4 |
17.3 |
|
19 |
33 |
2 |
Delaware |
25.6 |
19.3 |
32.6 |
|
1 |
1 |
19 |
District of Col. |
41.1 |
34.4 |
19.5 |
|
28 |
32 |
18 |
Florida |
23.4 |
19.5 |
20.0 |
|
29 |
27 |
38 |
Georgia |
23.2 |
20.9 |
11.0 |
|
13 |
6 |
47 |
Hawaii |
27.5 |
27.0 |
1.9 |
|
40 |
39 |
28 |
Idaho |
21.1 |
18.4 |
14.7 |
|
15 |
14 |
34 |
Illinois |
27.0 |
24.0 |
12.5 |
|
45 |
48 |
1 |
Indiana |
19.9 |
14.7 |
35.4 |
|
38 |
43 |
10 |
Iowa |
22.2 |
17.6 |
26.1 |
|
16 |
10 |
41 |
Kansas |
26.9 |
25.0 |
7.6 |
|
49 |
47 |
26 |
Kentucky |
17.2 |
14.8 |
16.2 |
|
46 |
36 |
44 |
Louisiana |
19.5 |
18.6 |
4.8 |
|
35 |
31 |
27 |
Maine |
22.8 |
19.7 |
15.7 |
|
5 |
11 |
9 |
Maryland |
31.5 |
24.9 |
26.5 |
|
2 |
3 |
25 |
Massachusetts |
34.9 |
29.8 |
17.1 |
|
31 |
44 |
4 |
Michigan |
23.1 |
17.5 |
32.0 |
|
12 |
21 |
11 |
Minnesota |
28.0 |
22.3 |
25.6 |
|
47 |
49 |
7 |
Mississippi |
18.6 |
14.5 |
28.3 |
|
33 |
34 |
20 |
Missouri |
22.9 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
|
19 |
28 |
14 |
Montana |
25.6 |
20.5 |
24.9 |
|
23 |
19 |
40 |
Nebraska |
25.1 |
22.7 |
10.6 |
|
48 |
41 |
49 |
Nevada |
18.3 |
18.3 |
0.0 |
|
8 |
7 |
30 |
New Hampshire |
30.0 |
26.4 |
13.6 |
|
6 |
8 |
22 |
New Jersey |
31.1 |
26.2 |
18.7 |
|
24 |
24 |
33 |
New Mexico |
24.5 |
21.6 |
13.4 |
|
11 |
16 |
16 |
New York |
28.2 |
23.4 |
20.5 |
|
39 |
38 |
21 |
North Carolina |
22.0 |
18.5 |
18.9 |
|
29 |
21 |
45 |
North Dakota |
23.2 |
22.3 |
4.0 |
|
42 |
36 |
37 |
Ohio |
20.7 |
18.6 |
11.3 |
|
43 |
30 |
48 |
Oklahoma |
20.3 |
20.2 |
0.5 |
|
19 |
15 |
41 |
Oregon |
25.6 |
23.8 |
7.6 |
|
32 |
39 |
13 |
Pennsylvania |
23.0 |
18.4 |
25.0 |
|
22 |
18 |
35 |
Rhode Island |
25.4 |
22.8 |
11.4 |
|
33 |
42 |
8 |
South Carolina |
22.9 |
17.9 |
27.9 |
|
26 |
35 |
12 |
South Dakota |
23.6 |
18.8 |
25.5 |
|
41 |
45 |
3 |
Tennessee |
20.9 |
15.8 |
32.3 |
|
27 |
25 |
35 |
Texas |
23.5 |
21.1 |
11.4 |
|
17 |
21 |
17 |
Utah |
26.8 |
22.3 |
20.2 |
|
10 |
4 |
51 |
Vermont |
28.3 |
28.4 |
-0.4 |
|
7 |
17 |
5 |
Virginia |
30.2 |
23.0 |
31.3 |
|
9 |
9 |
32 |
Washington |
29.5 |
26.0 |
13.5 |
|
51 |
51 |
23 |
West Virginia |
14.1 |
11.9 |
18.5 |
|
36 |
28 |
39 |
Wisconsin |
22.7 |
20.5 |
10.7 |
|
25 |
26 |
29 |
Wyoming |
24.0 |
21.0 |
14.3 |
| U.S. Average |
25.1 |
21.4 |
17.3 |
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