Table 2: Educational Attainment by Level of Education Among Population 25 Years of Age or Older for the United States and States in the United States with Numeric and Percent Change, 1990 and 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Number Percent Change _______________________ _______________ ______________________ Educational Attainment Type 1990 2000 1990 2000 Number Percent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States Total population 25 years and over 158,868,436 182,211,639 100.0 100.0 23,343,203 14.7 Less than 9th grade 16,502,211 13,755,477 10.4 7.5 -2,746,734 -16.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 22,841,507 21,960,148 14.4 12.1 -881,359 -3.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 47,642,763 52,168,981 30.0 28.6 4,526,218 9.5 Some college, no degree 29,779,777 38,351,595 18.7 21.1 8,571,818 28.8 Associate degree 9,791,925 11,512,833 6.2 6.3 1,720,908 17.6 Bachelor's degree 20,832,567 28,317,792 13.1 15.5 7,485,225 35.9 Graduate or professional degree 11,477,686 16,144,813 7.2 8.9 4,667,127 40.7 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 2,545,969 2,887,400 100.0 100.0 341,431 13.4 Less than 9th grade 348,848 240,333 13.7 8.3 -108,515 -31.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 494,790 473,748 19.4 16.4 -21,042 -4.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 749,591 877,216 29.5 30.4 127,625 17.0 Some college, no degree 427,062 591,055 16.8 20.5 163,993 38.4 Associate degree 126,450 155,440 4.9 5.4 28,990 22.9 Bachelor's degree 258,231 351,772 10.2 12.1 93,541 36.2 Graduate or professional degree 140,997 197,836 5.5 6.9 56,839 40.3 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 323,429 379,556 100.0 100.0 56,127 17.4 Less than 9th grade 16,621 15,663 5.1 4.1 -958 -5.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 26,623 28,619 8.3 7.6 1,996 7.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 92,925 105,812 28.7 27.8 12,887 13.9 Some college, no degree 89,319 108,442 27.6 28.6 19,123 21.4 Associate degree 23,444 27,213 7.3 7.2 3,769 16.1 Bachelor's degree 48,617 61,196 15.0 16.1 12,579 25.9 Graduate or professional degree 25,880 32,611 8.0 8.6 6,731 26.0 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 2,301,177 3,256,184 100.0 100.0 955,007 41.5 Less than 9th grade 207,509 254,696 9.0 7.8 47,187 22.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 283,571 364,851 12.3 11.2 81,280 28.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 601,440 791,904 26.2 24.3 190,464 31.7 Some college, no degree 584,328 859,165 25.4 26.4 274,837 47.0 Associate degree 157,456 219,356 6.8 6.8 61,900 39.3 Bachelor's degree 306,554 493,419 13.3 15.1 186,865 61.0 Graduate or professional degree 160,319 272,793 7.0 8.4 112,474 70.2 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 1,496,150 1,731,200 100.0 100.0 235,050 15.7 Less than 9th grade 227,633 162,464 15.2 9.4 -65,169 -28.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 275,848 264,985 18.5 15.3 -10,863 -3.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 489,570 590,416 32.7 34.1 100,846 20.6 Some college, no degree 249,100 355,329 16.6 20.5 106,229 42.6 Associate degree 54,695 69,578 3.7 4.0 14,883 27.2 Bachelor's degree 132,712 190,427 8.8 11.0 57,715 43.5 Graduate or professional degree 66,592 98,001 4.5 5.7 31,409 47.2 California Total population 25 years and over 18,695,499 21,298,900 100.0 100.0 2,603,401 13.9 Less than 9th grade 2,085,905 2,446,324 11.2 11.5 360,419 17.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,364,623 2,496,419 12.6 11.7 131,796 5.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,167,897 4,288,452 22.3 20.1 120,555 2.9 Some college, no degree 4,225,911 4,879,336 22.6 23.0 653,425 15.5 Associate degree 1,484,489 1,518,403 7.9 7.1 33,914 2.3 Bachelor's degree 2,858,107 3,640,157 15.3 17.1 782,050 27.4 Graduate or professional degree 1,508,567 2,029,809 8.1 9.5 521,242 34.6 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 2,107,072 2,776,632 100.0 100.0 669,560 31.8 Less than 9th grade 118,252 134,348 5.6 4.8 16,096 13.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 209,804 228,691 10.0 8.3 18,887 9.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 558,312 644,360 26.5 23.2 86,048 15.4 Some college, no degree 506,037 667,610 24.0 24.0 161,573 31.9 Associate degree 146,411 193,868 6.9 7.0 47,457 32.4 Bachelor's degree 379,150 599,028 18.0 21.6 219,878 58.0 Graduate or professional degree 189,106 308,727 9.0 11.1 119,621 63.3 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 2,198,963 2,295,617 100.0 100.0 96,654 4.4 Less than 9th grade 185,213 132,917 8.4 5.8 -52,296 -28.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 271,995 234,739 12.4 10.2 -37,256 -13.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 648,366 653,300 29.5 28.5 4,934 0.8 Some college, no degree 350,418 402,741 15.9 17.5 52,323 14.9 Associate degree 145,278 150,926 6.6 6.6 5,648 3.9 Bachelor's degree 356,289 416,751 16.2 18.1 60,462 17.0 Graduate or professional degree 241,404 304,243 11.0 13.3 62,839 26.0 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 428,499 514,658 100.0 100.0 86,159 20.1 Less than 9th grade 31,009 25,490 7.2 5.0 -5,519 -17.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 65,463 64,046 15.3 12.4 -1,417 -2.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 140,030 161,760 32.7 31.4 21,730 15.5 Some college, no degree 72,620 100,614 16.9 19.6 27,994 38.5 Associate degree 27,655 33,831 6.5 6.6 6,176 22.3 Bachelor's degree 58,615 80,376 13.7 15.6 21,761 37.1 Graduate or professional degree 33,107 48,541 7.7 9.4 15,434 46.6 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 409,131 384,535 100.0 100.0 -24,596 -6.0 Less than 9th grade 39,107 29,803 9.6 7.8 -9,304 -23.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 70,759 55,446 17.3 14.4 -15,313 -21.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 86,756 79,169 21.2 20.6 -7,587 -8.7 Some college, no degree 63,677 59,281 15.5 15.4 -4,396 -6.9 Associate degree 12,547 10,599 3.1 2.7 -1,948 -15.5 Bachelor's degree 65,892 69,496 16.1 18.1 3,604 5.5 Graduate or professional degree 70,393 80,741 17.2 21.0 10,348 14.7 Florida Total population 25 years and over 8,887,168 11,024,645 100.0 100.0 2,137,477 24.1 Less than 9th grade 842,811 739,222 9.5 6.7 -103,589 -12.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,428,263 1,480,726 16.1 13.4 52,463 3.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,679,285 3,165,748 30.1 28.8 486,463 18.2 Some college, no degree 1,723,385 2,403,135 19.4 21.7 679,750 39.4 Associate degree 589,019 773,486 6.6 7.1 184,467 31.3 Bachelor's degree 1,062,649 1,573,121 12.0 14.2 510,472 48.0 Graduate or professional degree 561,756 889,207 6.3 8.1 327,451 58.3 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 4,023,420 5,185,965 100.0 100.0 1,162,545 28.9 Less than 9th grade 483,755 393,197 12.0 7.6 -90,558 -18.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 686,060 718,152 17.1 13.8 32,092 4.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,192,935 1,486,006 29.6 28.7 293,071 24.6 Some college, no degree 684,109 1,058,692 17.0 20.4 374,583 54.8 Associate degree 199,403 269,740 5.0 5.2 70,337 35.3 Bachelor's degree 519,613 829,873 12.9 16.0 310,260 59.7 Graduate or professional degree 257,545 430,305 6.4 8.3 172,760 67.1 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 709,820 802,477 100.0 100.0 92,657 13.1 Less than 9th grade 71,806 57,805 10.1 7.2 -14,001 -19.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 69,700 66,006 9.8 8.2 -3,694 -5.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 203,893 228,832 28.8 28.5 24,939 12.2 Some college, no degree 142,881 175,092 20.1 21.9 32,211 22.5 Associate degree 59,116 64,701 8.3 8.0 5,585 9.4 Bachelor's degree 111,837 142,493 15.8 17.8 30,656 27.4 Graduate or professional degree 50,587 67,548 7.1 8.4 16,961 33.5 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 601,292 787,505 100.0 100.0 186,213 31.0 Less than 9th grade 44,219 41,039 7.4 5.2 -3,180 -7.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 77,568 79,322 12.9 10.1 1,754 2.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 182,892 224,322 30.4 28.5 41,430 22.7 Some college, no degree 145,291 215,204 24.1 27.3 69,913 48.1 Associate degree 45,187 57,003 7.5 7.2 11,816 26.1 Bachelor's degree 74,443 116,901 12.4 14.9 42,458 57.0 Graduate or professional degree 31,692 53,714 5.3 6.8 22,022 69.5 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 7,293,930 7,973,671 100.0 100.0 679,741 9.3 Less than 9th grade 750,932 597,684 10.3 7.5 -153,248 -20.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 984,857 882,759 13.5 11.1 -102,098 -10.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,187,342 2,212,291 30.0 27.7 24,949 1.1 Some college, no degree 1,414,555 1,720,386 19.4 21.6 305,831 21.6 Associate degree 421,248 482,502 5.8 6.0 61,254 14.5 Bachelor's degree 989,808 1,317,182 13.5 16.6 327,374 33.1 Graduate or professional degree 545,188 760,867 7.5 9.5 215,679 39.6 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 3,489,470 3,893,278 100.0 100.0 403,808 11.6 Less than 9th grade 297,423 206,540 8.5 5.3 -90,883 -30.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 552,591 489,000 15.9 12.6 -63,591 -11.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,333,093 1,447,734 38.2 37.2 114,641 8.6 Some college, no degree 578,705 768,856 16.5 19.7 190,151 32.9 Associate degree 184,717 225,535 5.3 5.8 40,818 22.1 Bachelor's degree 321,278 475,247 9.2 12.2 153,969 47.9 Graduate or professional degree 221,663 280,366 6.4 7.2 58,703 26.5 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 1,776,798 1,895,856 100.0 100.0 119,058 6.7 Less than 9th grade 163,335 105,424 9.2 5.6 -57,911 -35.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 190,465 158,012 10.7 8.3 -32,453 -17.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 684,368 683,942 38.5 36.1 -426 -0.1 Some college, no degree 302,600 405,748 17.1 21.4 103,148 34.1 Associate degree 136,638 140,640 7.6 7.4 4,002 2.9 Bachelor's degree 207,269 278,350 11.7 14.7 71,081 34.3 Graduate or professional degree 92,123 123,740 5.2 6.5 31,617 34.3 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 1,565,936 1,701,207 100.0 100.0 135,271 8.6 Less than 9th grade 120,951 88,124 7.7 5.2 -32,827 -27.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 172,321 149,675 11.0 8.8 -22,646 -13.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 514,177 507,612 32.9 29.8 -6,565 -1.3 Some college, no degree 342,964 417,722 21.9 24.6 74,758 21.8 Associate degree 85,146 99,096 5.4 5.8 13,950 16.4 Bachelor's degree 221,016 290,271 14.1 17.1 69,255 31.3 Graduate or professional degree 109,361 148,707 7.0 8.7 39,346 36.0 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 2,333,833 2,646,397 100.0 100.0 312,564 13.4 Less than 9th grade 442,579 309,293 19.0 11.7 -133,286 -30.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 383,278 375,707 16.4 14.2 -7,571 -2.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 741,012 888,277 31.7 33.5 147,265 19.9 Some college, no degree 354,227 490,170 15.2 18.6 135,943 38.4 Associate degree 94,610 129,481 4.1 4.9 34,871 36.9 Bachelor's degree 189,539 271,418 8.1 10.2 81,879 43.2 Graduate or professional degree 128,588 182,051 5.5 6.9 53,463 41.6 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 2,536,994 2,775,468 100.0 100.0 238,474 9.4 Less than 9th grade 372,913 257,710 14.7 9.3 -115,203 -30.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 430,959 441,342 17.0 15.9 10,383 2.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 803,328 899,354 31.7 32.4 96,026 12.0 Some college, no degree 437,622 561,486 17.2 20.2 123,864 28.3 Associate degree 83,049 95,798 3.3 3.5 12,749 15.4 Bachelor's degree 267,055 339,711 10.5 12.2 72,656 27.2 Graduate or professional degree 142,068 180,067 5.6 6.5 37,999 26.7 Maine Total population 25 years and over 795,613 869,893 100.0 100.0 74,280 9.3 Less than 9th grade 70,153 47,183 8.8 5.4 -22,970 -32.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 98,307 80,105 12.4 9.2 -18,202 -18.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 295,074 314,600 37.1 36.2 19,526 6.6 Some college, no degree 127,799 165,111 16.0 19.0 37,312 29.2 Associate degree 54,928 63,934 6.9 7.3 9,006 16.4 Bachelor's degree 100,788 129,992 12.7 15.0 29,204 29.0 Graduate or professional degree 48,564 68,968 6.1 7.9 20,404 42.0 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 3,122,665 3,495,595 100.0 100.0 372,930 11.9 Less than 9th grade 246,505 178,169 7.9 5.1 -68,336 -27.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 427,427 386,917 13.7 11.1 -40,510 -9.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 878,432 933,836 28.1 26.7 55,404 6.3 Some college, no degree 580,833 711,127 18.6 20.3 130,294 22.4 Associate degree 163,304 186,186 5.2 5.4 22,882 14.0 Bachelor's degree 486,695 629,304 15.6 18.0 142,609 29.3 Graduate or professional degree 339,469 470,056 10.9 13.4 130,587 38.5 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 3,962,223 4,273,275 100.0 100.0 311,052 7.9 Less than 9th grade 317,943 247,556 8.0 5.8 -70,387 -22.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 474,714 403,537 12.0 9.4 -71,177 -15.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,178,509 1,165,489 29.7 27.3 -13,020 -1.1 Some college, no degree 624,944 730,135 15.8 17.1 105,191 16.8 Associate degree 287,114 308,263 7.3 7.2 21,149 7.4 Bachelor's degree 657,161 834,554 16.6 19.5 177,393 27.0 Graduate or professional degree 421,838 583,741 10.6 13.7 161,903 38.4 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 5,842,642 6,415,941 100.0 100.0 573,299 9.8 Less than 9th grade 452,893 299,014 7.8 4.7 -153,879 -34.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 903,866 765,119 15.4 11.9 -138,747 -15.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,887,449 2,010,861 32.3 31.3 123,412 6.5 Some college, no degree 1,191,518 1,496,576 20.4 23.4 305,058 25.6 Associate degree 392,869 448,112 6.7 6.9 55,243 14.1 Bachelor's degree 638,267 878,680 11.0 13.7 240,413 37.7 Graduate or professional degree 375,780 517,579 6.4 8.1 141,799 37.7 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 2,770,562 3,164,345 100.0 100.0 393,783 14.2 Less than 9th grade 239,322 158,858 8.6 5.0 -80,464 -33.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 249,443 222,487 9.0 7.1 -26,956 -10.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 913,265 912,672 33.0 28.8 -593 -0.1 Some college, no degree 526,792 759,153 19.0 24.0 232,361 44.1 Associate degree 237,156 243,093 8.6 7.7 5,937 2.5 Bachelor's degree 431,381 605,210 15.5 19.1 173,829 40.3 Graduate or professional degree 173,203 262,872 6.3 8.3 89,669 51.8 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 1,538,997 1,757,517 100.0 100.0 218,520 14.2 Less than 9th grade 240,267 169,178 15.6 9.6 -71,089 -29.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 309,418 307,852 20.1 17.5 -1,566 -0.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 423,624 516,091 27.5 29.4 92,467 21.8 Some college, no degree 259,477 366,744 16.9 20.9 107,267 41.3 Associate degree 79,264 100,561 5.2 5.7 21,297 26.9 Bachelor's degree 149,109 194,325 9.6 11.1 45,216 30.3 Graduate or professional degree 77,838 102,766 5.1 5.8 24,928 32.0 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 3,291,579 3,634,906 100.0 100.0 343,327 10.4 Less than 9th grade 380,613 237,618 11.6 6.5 -142,995 -37.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 477,755 441,477 14.5 12.2 -36,278 -7.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,090,940 1,189,670 33.1 32.7 98,730 9.0 Some college, no degree 607,163 796,999 18.5 21.9 189,836 31.3 Associate degree 149,347 184,666 4.5 5.1 35,319 23.6 Bachelor's degree 383,678 507,892 11.7 14.0 124,214 32.4 Graduate or professional degree 202,083 276,584 6.1 7.6 74,501 36.9 Montana Total population 25 years and over 507,851 586,621 100.0 100.0 78,770 15.5 Less than 9th grade 41,144 25,200 8.1 4.3 -15,944 -38.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 55,325 50,158 10.9 8.5 -5,167 -9.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 170,070 183,415 33.5 31.3 13,345 7.8 Some college, no degree 112,236 150,467 22.1 25.7 38,231 34.1 Associate degree 28,555 34,420 5.6 5.8 5,865 20.5 Bachelor's degree 71,610 100,758 14.1 17.2 29,148 40.7 Graduate or professional degree 28,911 42,203 5.7 7.2 13,292 46.0 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 996,049 1,087,241 100.0 100.0 91,192 9.2 Less than 9th grade 79,925 58,376 8.0 5.4 -21,549 -27.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 101,147 87,485 10.2 8.0 -13,662 -13.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 345,778 339,952 34.7 31.3 -5,826 -1.7 Some college, no degree 209,872 263,692 21.1 24.2 53,820 25.6 Associate degree 70,665 79,596 7.1 7.4 8,931 12.6 Bachelor's degree 130,172 179,181 13.0 16.4 49,009 37.6 Graduate or professional degree 58,490 78,959 5.9 7.3 20,469 35.0 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 789,638 1,310,176 100.0 100.0 520,538 65.9 Less than 9th grade 47,771 84,237 6.0 6.4 36,466 76.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 119,857 169,137 15.2 12.9 49,280 41.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 248,968 384,270 31.6 29.4 135,302 54.3 Some college, no degree 203,599 353,797 25.7 27.0 150,198 73.8 Associate degree 48,803 80,860 6.2 6.1 32,057 65.7 Bachelor's degree 79,693 158,078 10.1 12.1 78,385 98.4 Graduate or professional degree 40,947 79,797 5.2 6.1 38,850 94.9 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 713,894 823,987 100.0 100.0 110,093 15.4 Less than 9th grade 47,691 32,426 6.7 3.9 -15,265 -32.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 79,732 71,328 11.1 8.7 -8,404 -10.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 226,267 247,723 31.7 30.1 21,456 9.5 Some college, no degree 128,695 164,634 18.1 19.9 35,939 27.9 Associate degree 57,568 71,772 8.0 8.7 14,204 24.7 Bachelor's degree 117,260 153,874 16.5 18.7 36,614 31.2 Graduate or professional degree 56,681 82,230 7.9 10.0 25,549 45.1 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 5,166,233 5,657,799 100.0 100.0 491,566 9.5 Less than 9th grade 486,210 373,429 9.4 6.6 -112,781 -23.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 718,996 641,048 13.9 11.3 -77,948 -10.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,606,555 1,661,493 31.1 29.4 54,938 3.4 Some college, no degree 801,791 998,872 15.5 17.7 197,081 24.6 Associate degree 268,664 298,096 5.2 5.2 29,432 11.0 Bachelor's degree 826,887 1,063,665 16.1 18.8 236,778 28.6 Graduate or professional degree 457,130 621,196 8.8 11.0 164,066 35.9 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 922,590 1,134,801 100.0 100.0 212,211 23.0 Less than 9th grade 105,362 104,985 11.4 9.3 -377 -0.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 124,612 134,996 13.5 11.8 10,384 8.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 264,943 301,746 28.7 26.6 36,803 13.9 Some college, no degree 192,835 259,924 20.9 22.9 67,089 34.8 Associate degree 46,502 67,001 5.1 5.9 20,499 44.1 Bachelor's degree 111,957 154,372 12.1 13.7 42,415 37.9 Graduate or professional degree 76,379 111,777 8.3 9.8 35,398 46.3 New York Total population 25 years and over 11,818,569 12,542,536 100.0 100.0 723,967 6.1 Less than 9th grade 1,200,827 1,005,805 10.2 8.0 -195,022 -16.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,776,777 1,620,519 15.0 12.9 -156,258 -8.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,485,686 3,480,768 29.5 27.8 -4,918 -0.1 Some college, no degree 1,851,182 2,103,404 15.7 16.8 252,222 13.6 Associate degree 770,268 898,828 6.5 7.1 128,560 16.7 Bachelor's degree 1,561,719 1,954,242 13.2 15.6 392,523 25.1 Graduate or professional degree 1,172,110 1,478,970 9.9 11.8 306,860 26.2 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 4,253,494 5,282,994 100.0 100.0 1,029,500 24.2 Less than 9th grade 539,974 413,495 12.7 7.8 -126,479 -23.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 737,773 741,229 17.3 14.1 3,456 0.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,232,868 1,502,978 29.0 28.4 270,110 21.9 Some college, no degree 713,713 1,080,504 16.8 20.5 366,791 51.4 Associate degree 290,117 358,075 6.8 6.7 67,958 23.4 Bachelor's degree 510,003 808,070 12.0 15.3 298,067 58.4 Graduate or professional degree 229,046 378,643 5.4 7.2 149,597 65.3 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 396,550 408,585 100.0 100.0 12,035 3.0 Less than 9th grade 59,354 35,658 15.0 8.7 -23,696 -39.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,073 30,298 8.3 7.4 -2,775 -8.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 111,215 113,931 28.1 27.9 2,716 2.4 Some college, no degree 81,467 100,288 20.5 24.6 18,821 23.1 Associate degree 39,802 38,567 10.0 9.4 -1,235 -3.1 Bachelor's degree 53,637 67,551 13.6 16.5 13,914 25.9 Graduate or professional degree 18,002 22,292 4.5 5.5 4,290 23.8 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 6,924,764 7,411,740 100.0 100.0 486,976 7.0 Less than 9th grade 546,954 331,801 7.9 4.5 -215,153 -39.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,137,934 930,284 16.4 12.5 -207,650 -18.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,515,987 2,674,551 36.4 36.1 158,564 6.3 Some college, no degree 1,179,409 1,471,964 17.0 19.9 292,555 24.8 Associate degree 369,144 439,608 5.3 5.9 70,464 19.1 Bachelor's degree 767,845 1,016,256 11.1 13.7 248,411 32.4 Graduate or professional degree 407,491 547,276 5.9 7.4 139,785 34.3 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 1,995,424 2,203,173 100.0 100.0 207,749 10.4 Less than 9th grade 195,015 134,976 9.8 6.1 -60,039 -30.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 311,946 292,257 15.6 13.3 -19,689 -6.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 607,903 693,607 30.5 31.5 85,704 14.1 Some college, no degree 425,225 516,456 21.3 23.4 91,231 21.5 Associate degree 100,366 119,106 5.0 5.4 18,740 18.7 Bachelor's degree 236,112 297,082 11.8 13.5 60,970 25.8 Graduate or professional degree 118,857 149,689 6.0 6.8 30,832 25.9 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 1,855,369 2,250,998 100.0 100.0 395,629 21.3 Less than 9th grade 114,724 111,705 6.2 5.0 -3,019 -2.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 228,885 223,106 12.3 9.9 -5,779 -2.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 536,687 591,229 28.9 26.2 54,542 10.2 Some college, no degree 464,420 610,753 25.1 27.2 146,333 31.5 Associate degree 128,482 149,639 6.9 6.6 21,157 16.5 Bachelor's degree 252,626 369,252 13.6 16.4 116,626 46.2 Graduate or professional degree 129,545 195,314 7.0 8.7 65,769 50.8 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 7,872,932 8,266,284 100.0 100.0 393,352 5.0 Less than 9th grade 741,167 452,069 9.4 5.5 -289,098 -39.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,253,111 1,044,036 15.9 12.6 -209,075 -16.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,035,080 3,150,013 38.6 38.1 114,933 3.8 Some college, no degree 1,017,897 1,284,731 12.9 15.5 266,834 26.2 Associate degree 412,931 487,804 5.3 5.9 74,873 18.1 Bachelor's degree 890,660 1,153,383 11.3 14.0 262,723 29.5 Graduate or professional degree 522,086 694,248 6.6 8.4 172,162 33.0 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 658,956 694,573 100.0 100.0 35,617 5.4 Less than 9th grade 72,842 56,312 11.1 8.1 -16,530 -22.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 111,502 96,774 16.9 13.9 -14,728 -13.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 194,064 192,914 29.4 27.8 -1,150 -0.6 Some college, no degree 99,092 122,261 15.1 17.6 23,169 23.4 Associate degree 41,296 48,495 6.2 7.0 7,199 17.4 Bachelor's degree 88,634 110,175 13.5 15.9 21,541 24.3 Graduate or professional degree 51,526 67,642 7.8 9.7 16,116 31.3 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 2,167,590 2,596,010 100.0 100.0 428,420 19.8 Less than 9th grade 295,167 215,776 13.6 8.3 -79,391 -26.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 392,093 398,503 18.1 15.4 6,410 1.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 639,358 778,054 29.5 29.9 138,696 21.7 Some college, no degree 342,965 500,194 15.8 19.3 157,229 45.8 Associate degree 137,174 173,428 6.4 6.7 36,254 26.4 Bachelor's degree 243,161 351,526 11.2 13.5 108,365 44.6 Graduate or professional degree 117,672 178,529 5.4 6.9 60,857 51.7 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 430,500 474,359 100.0 100.0 43,859 10.2 Less than 9th grade 57,707 35,421 13.4 7.5 -22,286 -38.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 41,013 37,759 9.5 7.9 -3,254 -7.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 144,990 156,006 33.7 32.9 11,016 7.6 Some college, no degree 80,944 109,300 18.8 23.1 28,356 35.0 Associate degree 31,955 33,861 7.4 7.1 1,906 6.0 Bachelor's degree 52,773 73,563 12.3 15.5 20,790 39.4 Graduate or professional degree 21,118 28,449 4.9 6.0 7,331 34.7 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 3,139,066 3,744,928 100.0 100.0 605,862 19.3 Less than 9th grade 500,929 359,789 16.0 9.6 -141,140 -28.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 532,985 541,895 16.9 14.5 8,910 1.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 942,865 1,182,699 30.1 31.6 239,834 25.4 Some college, no degree 531,012 750,149 16.9 20.0 219,137 41.3 Associate degree 130,284 177,708 4.1 4.7 47,424 36.4 Bachelor's degree 330,742 478,463 10.6 12.8 147,721 44.7 Graduate or professional degree 170,249 254,225 5.4 6.8 83,976 49.3 Texas Total population 25 years and over 10,310,605 12,790,893 100.0 100.0 2,480,288 24.1 Less than 9th grade 1,387,528 1,465,420 13.5 11.5 77,892 5.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,485,031 1,649,141 14.4 12.8 164,110 11.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,640,162 3,176,743 25.6 24.9 536,581 20.3 Some college, no degree 2,171,439 2,858,802 21.0 22.3 687,363 31.7 Associate degree 531,540 668,494 5.2 5.3 136,954 25.8 Bachelor's degree 1,428,031 1,996,250 13.8 15.6 568,219 39.8 Graduate or professional degree 666,874 976,043 6.5 7.6 309,169 46.4 Utah Total population 25 years and over 897,321 1,197,892 100.0 100.0 300,571 33.5 Less than 9th grade 30,379 38,426 3.4 3.2 8,047 26.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 102,936 108,585 11.5 9.1 5,649 5.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 244,132 294,426 27.2 24.6 50,294 20.6 Some college, no degree 250,406 348,680 27.9 29.1 98,274 39.2 Associate degree 69,715 94,812 7.7 7.9 25,097 36.0 Bachelor's degree 138,534 213,959 15.5 17.8 75,425 54.4 Graduate or professional degree 61,219 99,004 6.8 8.3 37,785 61.7 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 357,245 404,223 100.0 100.0 46,978 13.2 Less than 9th grade 30,945 20,769 8.7 5.1 -10,176 -32.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 37,692 34,127 10.5 8.5 -3,565 -9.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 123,430 130,804 34.6 32.3 7,374 6.0 Some college, no degree 52,594 68,440 14.7 17.0 15,846 30.1 Associate degree 25,730 31,058 7.2 7.7 5,328 20.7 Bachelor's degree 55,120 74,124 15.4 18.3 19,004 34.5 Graduate or professional degree 31,734 44,901 8.9 11.1 13,167 41.5 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 3,974,814 4,666,574 100.0 100.0 691,760 17.4 Less than 9th grade 443,668 338,184 11.2 7.2 -105,484 -23.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 543,535 526,426 13.6 11.3 -17,109 -3.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,059,199 1,212,463 26.7 26.0 153,264 14.5 Some college, no degree 736,007 951,700 18.5 20.4 215,693 29.3 Associate degree 219,511 262,813 5.5 5.6 43,302 19.7 Bachelor's degree 612,679 835,011 15.4 17.9 222,332 36.3 Graduate or professional degree 360,215 539,977 9.1 11.6 179,762 49.9 Washington Total population 25 years and over 3,126,390 3,827,507 100.0 100.0 701,117 22.4 Less than 9th grade 171,311 165,205 5.5 4.3 -6,106 -3.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 334,472 329,131 10.7 8.6 -5,341 -1.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 873,150 953,544 27.9 24.9 80,394 9.2 Some college, no degree 782,010 1,010,801 25.0 26.4 228,791 29.3 Associate degree 248,478 307,401 8.0 8.1 58,923 23.7 Bachelor's degree 496,866 704,826 15.9 18.4 207,960 41.9 Graduate or professional degree 220,103 356,599 7.0 9.3 136,496 62.0 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 1,171,766 1,233,581 100.0 100.0 61,815 5.3 Less than 9th grade 196,319 123,622 16.8 10.0 -72,697 -37.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 202,208 182,192 17.2 14.8 -20,016 -9.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 429,123 486,334 36.6 39.4 57,211 13.3 Some college, no degree 155,089 205,025 13.3 16.6 49,936 32.2 Associate degree 44,509 53,448 3.8 4.4 8,939 20.1 Bachelor's degree 88,136 109,651 7.5 8.9 21,515 24.4 Graduate or professional degree 56,382 73,309 4.8 5.9 16,927 30.0 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 3,094,226 3,475,878 100.0 100.0 381,652 12.3 Less than 9th grade 294,862 186,125 9.5 5.4 -108,737 -36.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 367,210 332,292 11.9 9.5 -34,918 -9.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,147,697 1,201,813 37.1 34.6 54,116 4.7 Some college, no degree 515,310 715,664 16.6 20.6 200,354 38.9 Associate degree 220,177 260,711 7.2 7.5 40,534 18.4 Bachelor's degree 375,603 530,268 12.1 15.2 154,665 41.2 Graduate or professional degree 173,367 249,005 5.6 7.2 75,638 43.6 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 277,769 315,663 100.0 100.0 37,894 13.6 Less than 9th grade 15,919 10,614 5.7 3.4 -5,305 -33.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 31,194 27,703 11.3 8.7 -3,491 -11.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 92,081 97,779 33.1 31.0 5,698 6.2 Some college, no degree 67,231 85,184 24.2 27.0 17,953 26.7 Associate degree 19,149 25,221 6.9 8.0 6,072 31.7 Bachelor's degree 36,354 47,066 13.1 14.9 10,712 29.5 Graduate or professional degree 15,841 22,096 5.7 7.0 6,255 39.5 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________