List of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment
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This list of U.S. states and territories by educational attainment covers the 50
The data source for the main list is the
Overall, 90.3% of Americans over the age of 25 had graduated from high school in 2021, with the highest level found in the state of Massachusetts at 96.1% and the lowest in the state of California at 84.4%. In Puerto Rico, the proportion was even lower, though, at 79.6%.[1]
34.9% of Americans over the age of 25 had educational attainment of having a
Advanced Degrees, such as
As of the 2010 census, four
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In the list below, one can find the population in each state and territory of the U.S. who has attained a specific education level (out of people 25 years or over), and the percentage of the population who has attained that education level. The list is initially sorted in Alphabetical order but one can click the table headers to sort by any column.[1]
State or Territory | Population over the age of 25 | With a High School Diploma or higher | With a Bachelor's Degree or higher | With an Advanced Degree | |||
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Population | Pct | Population | Pct | Population | Pct | ||
Alabama | 3,451,208 | 3,034,741 | 87.93% | 946,766 | 27.43% | 374,490 | 10.85% |
Alaska | 485,779 | 453,289 | 93.31% | 159,290 | 32.79% | 57,868 | 11.91% |
Arizona | 4,980,297 | 4,430,934 | 88.97% | 1,615,081 | 32.43% | 629,408 | 12.64% |
Arkansas | 2,037,763 | 1,806,873 | 88.67% | 515,034 | 25.27% | 190,897 | 9.37% |
California | 26,909,869 | 22,724,990 | 84.45% | 9,737,817 | 36.19% | 3,779,787 | 14.05% |
Colorado | 4,044,182 | 3,738,208 | 92.43% | 1,796,240 | 44.42% | 688,931 | 17.04% |
Connecticut | 2,534,376 | 2,309,185 | 91.11% | 1,067,671 | 42.13% | 479,981 | 18.94% |
Delaware | 711,104 | 649,638 | 91.36% | 253,292 | 35.62% | 106,997 | 15.05% |
District of Columbia | 478,774 | 444,233 | 92.79% | 301,852 | 63.05% | 181,081 | 37.82% |
Florida | 15,762,122 | 14,153,579 | 89.79% | 5,226,846 | 33.16% | 1,978,625 | 12.55% |
Georgia | 7,234,271 | 6,436,394 | 88.97% | 2,505,076 | 34.63% | 991,062 | 13.70% |
Hawaii | 1,021,687 | 949,476 | 92.93% | 360,681 | 35.30% | 133,832 | 13.10% |
Idaho | 1,257,566 | 1,147,653 | 91.26% | 386,264 | 30.72% | 132,502 | 10.54% |
Illinois | 8,730,697 | 7,872,693 | 90.17% | 3,242,579 | 37.14% | 1,310,297 | 15.01% |
Indiana | 4,559,631 | 4,132,897 | 90.64% | 1,316,787 | 28.88% | 473,718 | 10.39% |
Iowa | 2,137,261 | 1,994,595 | 93.32% | 652,742 | 30.54% | 210,864 | 9.87% |
Kansas | 1,942,133 | 1,784,711 | 91.89% | 687,452 | 35.40% | 259,988 | 13.39% |
Kentucky | 3,077,867 | 2,708,147 | 87.99% | 830,414 | 26.98% | 341,868 | 11.11% |
Louisiana | 3,117,186 | 2,701,889 | 86.68% | 824,369 | 26.45% | 300,894 | 9.65% |
Maine | 1,015,078 | 959,533 | 94.53% | 365,305 | 35.99% | 140,318 | 13.82% |
Maryland | 4,273,260 | 3,892,442 | 91.09% | 1,818,202 | 48.55% | 861,669 | 24.16% |
Massachusetts | 4,934,755 | 4,495,563 | 96.10% | 2,300,423 | 50.62% | 1,049,675 | 28.27% |
Michigan | 6,971,895 | 6,411,597 | 91.96% | 2,208,170 | 31.67% | 870,008 | 12.48% |
Minnesota | 3,898,742 | 3,669,895 | 94.13% | 1,516,426 | 38.90% | 522,543 | 13.40% |
Mississippi | 1,968,167 | 1,702,178 | 86.49% | 487,663 | 24.78% | 184,007 | 9.35% |
Missouri | 4,226,634 | 3,871,249 | 91.59% | 1,340,643 | 31.72% | 517,428 | 12.24% |
Montana | 766,758 | 723,450 | 94.35% | 266,820 | 34.80% | 95,443 | 12.45% |
Nebraska | 1,292,536 | 1,191,221 | 92.16% | 445,261 | 34.45% | 158,751 | 12.28% |
Nevada | 2,192,826 | 1,911,173 | 87.16% | 604,626 | 27.57% | 211,418 | 9.64% |
New Hampshire | 1,008,318 | 952,238 | 94.44% | 405,815 | 40.98% | 158,459 | 15.72% |
New Jersey | 6,474,427 | 5,890,494 | 90.98% | 2,790,646 | 43.10% | 1,126,293 | 17.40% |
New Mexico | 1,450,549 | 1,268,955 | 87.48% | 435,930 | 30.05% | 204,185 | 14.08% |
New York | 13,987,094 | 12,313,514 | 88.03% | 5,583,687 | 40.90% | 2,477,848 | 17.72% |
North Carolina | 7,245,632 | 6,499,145 | 89.70% | 2,529,657 | 34.91% | 955,976 | 13.19% |
North Dakota | 506,739 | 474,432 | 93.62% | 160,847 | 31.74% | 47,533 | 9.38% |
Ohio | 8,117,973 | 7,447,659 | 91.74% | 2,493,910 | 30.72% | 957,286 | 11.79% |
Oklahoma | 2,639,889 | 2,341,875 | 88.71% | 737,183 | 27.92% | 254,015 | 9.62% |
Oregon | 3,030,635 | 2,784,373 | 91.87% | 1,101,061 | 36.33% | 420,755 | 13.88% |
Pennsylvania | 9,161,945 | 8,418,661 | 95.89% | 3,164,985 | 36.54% | 1,277,263 | 16.94% |
Puerto Rico | 2,401,409 | 1,912,629 | 79.65% | 683,894 | 28.48% | 190,538 | 7.93% |
Rhode Island | 773,464 | 689,448 | 89.14% | 282,326 | 36.50% | 120,732 | 15.61% |
South Carolina | 3,598,398 | 3,224,401 | 89.61% | 1,134,636 | 31.53% | 429,896 | 11.95% |
South Dakota | 590,377 | 549,364 | 93.05% | 186,946 | 31.67% | 59,688 | 10.11% |
Tennessee | 4,814,533 | 4,320,485 | 89.74% | 1,467,481 | 30.48% | 543,077 | 11.28% |
Texas | 19,224,688 | 16,415,784 | 85.39% | 6,366,437 | 33.12% | 2,288,616 | 11.90% |
Utah | 2,010,727 | 1,873,479 | 93.17% | 740,097 | 36.81% | 255,215 | 12.69% |
Vermont | 462,705 | 437,478 | 94.55% | 205,621 | 44.44% | 85,248 | 18.42% |
Virginia | 5,942,672 | 5,430,700 | 91.38% | 2,484,460 | 41.81% | 1,089,585 | 18.33% |
Washington | 5,401,149 | 4,987,844 | 92.35% | 2,104,662 | 40.97% | 817,197 | 15.13% |
West Virginia | 1,265,439 | 1,123,971 | 88.82% | 305,188 | 24.12% | 125,812 | 9.94% |
Wisconsin | 4,076,339 | 3,804,265 | 93.33% | 1,326,478 | 32.54% | 450,011 | 11.04% |
Wyoming | 395,348 | 369,992 | 93.59% | 115,618 | 29.24% | 42,363 | 10.72% |
United States | 230,594,873 | 205,833,612 | 90.3% | 80,587,357 | 34.9% | 31,611,941 | 16.7% |
U.S. territories
Below is a table of the educational attainment of four U.S. territories (
The data below is for people 25 years and older.
Territory | % High school graduate or higher (2010 census) |
% Bachelor's degree or higher (2010 census) |
% Advanced degree (2010 census) |
Total population (2010 census) |
Population with high school degree or higher (2010 census) |
Population with bachelor's degree or higher (2010 census) |
Population with advanced degree (2010 census) |
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American Samoa | 82.1% | 9.9% | 3.5% | 25,907 | 21,265 | 4,940 | 906 |
Guam | 79.4% | 20.4% | 5.2% | 89,253 | 70,905 | 18,179 | 4,666 |
Northern Mariana Islands | 82.4% | 20.2% | 3.7% | 32,602 | 26,865 | 6,585 | 1,202 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 68.9% | 19.2% | 7.4% | 70,813 | 48,791 | 5,450 | 5,229 |
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See also
- Education in the United States
- High School in the United States
- Colleges in the United States
- Universities in the United States
- High School Diploma
- Bachelor's Degree
- Master's Degree
References
- ^ a b c d e "EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 19 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "SEX BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER in Guam". data.census.gov. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "SEX BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT FOR THE POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER in Virgin Islands". data.census.gov. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "American Community Survey (ACS)". Census.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "About the Puerto Rico Community Survey". Census.gov. Retrieved 15 July 2022.