Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over, By State, 2002-2005

Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over, By State, 2002-2005

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Educational Attainment in the United States: 2005-2002, http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/educ-attn.html

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State
2005 Bachelor's degree
or higher

2002 Bachelor's degree
or higher

Change in Rank
2002-05

Percent

Margin of error*

Rank

Percent

Margin of error**

Rank

Alabama
19.8

1.2

47

22.7

1.3

39

-8

Alaska
28.6

1.6

20

25.6

1.6

27

7

Arizona
28.0

1.6

21

26.3

1.6

23

2

Arkansas
17.5

1.2

50

18.3

1.3

50

0

California
30.6

0.7

11

27.9

0.7

16

5

Colorado
35.5

1.3

6

35.7

1.3

3

-3

Connecticut
36.8

1.3

2

32.6

1.3

6

4

Delaware
25.6

1.5

27

29.5

1.7

12

-15

District of Columbia
46.9

1.9

1

44.4

1.8

1

0

Florida
25.4

0.8

29

25.7

0.8

26

-3

Georgia
27.1

1.4

24

25.0

1.4

30

6

Hawaii
30.4

1.6

13

26.8

1.6

20

7

Idaho
25.9

1.5

26

20.9

1.4

46

20

Illinois
29.6

1.0

17

27.3

0.9

17

0

Indiana
22.6

1.2

43

23.7

1.2

34

-9

Iowa
24.5

1.3

37

23.1

1.3

38

1

Kansas
30.4

1.3

13

29.1

1.3

13

0

Kentucky
18.9

1.3

49

21.6

1.3

44

-5

Louisiana
19.6

1.4

48

22.1

1.5

42

-6

Maine
24.3

1.2

38

23.8

1.2

33

-5

Maryland
36.3

1.5

4

37.6

1.5

2

-2

Massachusetts
36.6

1.3

3

34.3

1.3

5

2

Michigan
24.6

1.0

36

22.5

0.9

40

4

Minnesota
34.2

1.3

8

30.5

1.3

9

1

Mississippi
21.8

1.5

45

20.9

1.5

46

1

Missouri
25.0

1.3

33

26.7

1.3

22

-11

Montana
25.4

1.5

29

23.6

1.5

35

6

Nebraska
25.4

1.4

29

27.1

1.4

18

-11

Nevada
23.4

1.3

41

22.1

1.4

42

1

New Hampshire
32.8

1.4

9

30.1

1.3

10

1

New Jersey
36.3

1.1

4

31.4

1.0

7

3

New Mexico
27.4

1.7

22

25.4

1.7

28

6

New York
30.4

0.8

13

28.8

0.8

14

1

North Carolina
25.3

1.2

32

22.4

1.2

41

9

North Dakota
27.2

1.4

23

25.3

1.3

29

6

Ohio
23.0

0.9

42

24.5

0.9

32

-10

Oklahoma
24.0

1.3

40

20.4

1.2

48

8

Oregon
29.0

1.3

19

27.1

1.4

18

-1

Pennsylvania
26.0

0.9

25

26.1

0.9

25

0

Rhode Island
29.2

1.2

18

30.1

1.3

10

-8

South Carolina
24.2

1.4

39

23.3

1.4

37

-2

South Dakota
25.0

1.3

33

23.6

1.2

35

2

Tennessee
21.5

1.4

46

21.5

1.4

45

-1

Texas
25.5

0.8

28

26.2

0.9

24

-4

Utah
29.8

1.6

16

26.8

1.6

20

4

Vermont
34.4

1.6

7

30.8

1.5

8

1

Virginia
30.6

1.4

11

34.6

1.5

4

-7

Washington
30.9

1.5

10

28.3

1.5

15

5

West Virginia
15.1

1.0

51

15.9

1.0

51

0

Wisconsin
25.0

1.2

33

24.7

1.2

31

-2

Wyoming
21.9

1.3

44

19.6

1.3

49

5

United States
27.7

n/a

26.7

n/a

*The margin of error when added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90-percent confidence interval.
**1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval.

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State	2005 Bachelor's degree or higher			2002 Bachelor's degree or higher			Change in Rank 2002-05
State	Percent	Margin of error*	Rank	Percent	Margin of error**	Rank	Change in Rank 2002-05
Alabama	19.8	1.2	47	22.7	1.3	39	-8
Alaska	28.6	1.6	20	25.6	1.6	27	7
Arizona	28.0	1.6	21	26.3	1.6	23	2
Arkansas	17.5	1.2	50	18.3	1.3	50	0
California	30.6	0.7	11	27.9	0.7	16	5
Colorado	35.5	1.3	6	35.7	1.3	3	-3
Connecticut	36.8	1.3	2	32.6	1.3	6	4
Delaware	25.6	1.5	27	29.5	1.7	12	-15
District of Columbia	46.9	1.9	1	44.4	1.8	1	0
Florida	25.4	0.8	29	25.7	0.8	26	-3
Georgia	27.1	1.4	24	25.0	1.4	30	6
Hawaii	30.4	1.6	13	26.8	1.6	20	7
Idaho	25.9	1.5	26	20.9	1.4	46	20
Illinois	29.6	1.0	17	27.3	0.9	17	0
Indiana	22.6	1.2	43	23.7	1.2	34	-9
Iowa	24.5	1.3	37	23.1	1.3	38	1
Kansas	30.4	1.3	13	29.1	1.3	13	0
Kentucky	18.9	1.3	49	21.6	1.3	44	-5
Louisiana	19.6	1.4	48	22.1	1.5	42	-6
Maine	24.3	1.2	38	23.8	1.2	33	-5
Maryland	36.3	1.5	4	37.6	1.5	2	-2
Massachusetts	36.6	1.3	3	34.3	1.3	5	2
Michigan	24.6	1.0	36	22.5	0.9	40	4
Minnesota	34.2	1.3	8	30.5	1.3	9	1
Mississippi	21.8	1.5	45	20.9	1.5	46	1
Missouri	25.0	1.3	33	26.7	1.3	22	-11
Montana	25.4	1.5	29	23.6	1.5	35	6
Nebraska	25.4	1.4	29	27.1	1.4	18	-11
Nevada	23.4	1.3	41	22.1	1.4	42	1
New Hampshire	32.8	1.4	9	30.1	1.3	10	1
New Jersey	36.3	1.1	4	31.4	1.0	7	3
New Mexico	27.4	1.7	22	25.4	1.7	28	6
New York	30.4	0.8	13	28.8	0.8	14	1
North Carolina	25.3	1.2	32	22.4	1.2	41	9
North Dakota	27.2	1.4	23	25.3	1.3	29	6
Ohio	23.0	0.9	42	24.5	0.9	32	-10
Oklahoma	24.0	1.3	40	20.4	1.2	48	8
Oregon	29.0	1.3	19	27.1	1.4	18	-1
Pennsylvania	26.0	0.9	25	26.1	0.9	25	0
Rhode Island	29.2	1.2	18	30.1	1.3	10	-8
South Carolina	24.2	1.4	39	23.3	1.4	37	-2
South Dakota	25.0	1.3	33	23.6	1.2	35	2
Tennessee	21.5	1.4	46	21.5	1.4	45	-1
Texas	25.5	0.8	28	26.2	0.9	24	-4
Utah	29.8	1.6	16	26.8	1.6	20	4
Vermont	34.4	1.6	7	30.8	1.5	8	1
Virginia	30.6	1.4	11	34.6	1.5	4	-7
Washington	30.9	1.5	10	28.3	1.5	15	5
West Virginia	15.1	1.0	51	15.9	1.0	51	0
Wisconsin	25.0	1.2	33	24.7	1.2	31	-2
Wyoming	21.9	1.3	44	19.6	1.3	49	5
United States	27.7	n/a		26.7	n/a
The margin of error when added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90-percent confidence interval. *1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval.