Table 47: Number and Percent of Persons 25 Years of Age or Older who are High School Graduates or Higher and College Graduates or Higher for the United States and States in the United States, 1990 and 2000 - Ranked by Percent High School Graduates or Higher in 2000 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ High School Graduates College Graduates _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ Number Percent Change Number Percent Change _____________________ ____________ ________________ _____________________ ____________ _______________ Rank US/State 1990 2000 1990 2000 Number Percent 1990 2000 1990 2000 Number Percent ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ . United States 119,524,718 146,496,014 75.2 80.4 26,971,296 22.6 32,310,253 44,462,605 20.3 24.4 12,152,352 37.6 1 Alaska 280,185 335,274 86.6 88.3 55,089 19.7 74,497 93,807 23.0 24.7 19,310 25.9 3 Minnesota 2,281,797 2,783,000 82.4 87.9 501,203 22.0 604,584 868,082 21.8 27.4 263,498 43.6 3 Wyoming 230,656 277,346 83.0 87.9 46,690 20.2 52,195 69,162 18.8 21.9 16,967 32.5 4 Utah 764,006 1,050,881 85.1 87.7 286,875 37.5 199,753 312,963 22.3 26.1 113,210 56.7 5 New Hampshire 586,471 720,233 82.2 87.4 133,762 22.8 173,941 236,104 24.4 28.7 62,163 35.7 6 Montana 411,382 511,263 81.0 87.2 99,881 24.3 100,521 142,961 19.8 24.4 42,440 42.2 7 Washington 2,620,607 3,333,171 83.8 87.1 712,564 27.2 716,969 1,061,425 22.9 27.7 344,456 48.0 8 Colorado 1,779,016 2,413,593 84.4 86.9 634,577 35.7 568,256 907,755 27.0 32.7 339,499 59.7 9 Nebraska 814,977 941,380 81.8 86.6 126,403 15.5 188,662 258,140 18.9 23.7 69,478 36.8 10 Vermont 288,608 349,327 80.8 86.4 60,719 21.0 86,854 119,025 24.3 29.4 32,171 37.0 11 Iowa 1,422,998 1,632,420 80.1 86.1 209,422 14.7 299,392 402,090 16.9 21.2 102,698 34.3 12 Kansas 1,272,664 1,463,408 81.3 86.0 190,744 15.0 330,377 438,978 21.1 25.8 108,601 32.9 13 Maine 627,153 742,605 78.8 85.4 115,452 18.4 149,352 198,960 18.8 22.9 49,608 33.2 15 Oregon 1,511,760 1,916,187 81.5 85.1 404,427 26.8 382,171 564,566 20.6 25.1 182,395 47.7 15 Wisconsin 2,432,154 2,957,461 78.6 85.1 525,307 21.6 548,970 779,273 17.7 22.4 230,303 42.0 16 Massachusetts 3,169,566 3,622,182 80.0 84.8 452,616 14.3 1,078,999 1,418,295 27.2 33.2 339,296 31.4 17 Idaho 479,505 667,144 79.7 84.7 187,639 39.1 106,135 170,615 17.7 21.7 64,480 60.8 19 Hawaii 568,314 678,666 80.1 84.6 110,352 19.4 162,424 210,041 22.9 26.2 47,617 29.3 19 South Dakota 331,780 401,179 77.1 84.6 69,399 20.9 73,891 102,012 17.2 21.5 28,121 38.1 20 Connecticut 1,741,755 1,927,961 79.2 84.0 186,206 10.7 597,693 720,994 27.2 31.4 123,301 20.6 21 North Dakota 304,123 342,629 76.7 83.9 38,506 12.7 71,639 89,843 18.1 22.0 18,204 25.4 22 Maryland 2,448,733 2,930,509 78.4 83.8 481,776 19.7 826,164 1,099,360 26.5 31.4 273,196 33.1 23 Michigan 4,485,883 5,351,808 76.8 83.4 865,925 19.3 1,014,047 1,396,259 17.4 21.8 382,212 37.7 24 Ohio 5,239,876 6,149,655 75.7 83.0 909,779 17.4 1,175,336 1,563,532 17.0 21.1 388,196 33.0 25 Delaware 332,027 425,122 77.5 82.6 93,095 28.0 91,722 128,917 21.4 25.0 37,195 40.6 27 Indiana 2,639,456 3,197,738 75.6 82.1 558,282 21.2 542,941 755,613 15.6 19.4 212,672 39.2 27 New Jersey 3,961,027 4,643,322 76.7 82.1 682,295 17.2 1,284,017 1,684,861 24.9 29.8 400,844 31.2 28 Pennsylvania 5,878,654 6,770,179 74.7 81.9 891,525 15.2 1,412,746 1,847,631 17.9 22.4 434,885 30.8 29 Virginia 2,987,611 3,801,964 75.2 81.5 814,353 27.3 972,894 1,374,988 24.5 29.5 402,094 41.3 30 Illinois 5,558,141 6,493,228 76.2 81.4 935,087 16.8 1,534,996 2,078,049 21.0 26.1 543,053 35.4 31 Missouri 2,433,211 2,955,811 73.9 81.3 522,600 21.5 585,761 784,476 17.8 21.6 198,715 33.9 32 Arizona 1,810,097 2,636,637 78.7 81.0 826,540 45.7 466,873 766,212 20.3 23.5 299,339 64.1 33 Nevada 622,010 1,056,802 78.8 80.7 434,792 69.9 120,640 237,875 15.3 18.2 117,235 97.2 34 Oklahoma 1,488,463 1,775,940 74.6 80.6 287,477 19.3 354,969 446,771 17.8 20.3 91,802 25.9 35 Florida 6,616,094 8,804,697 74.4 79.9 2,188,603 33.1 1,624,405 2,462,328 18.3 22.3 837,923 51.6 36 New York 8,840,965 9,916,212 74.8 79.1 1,075,247 12.2 2,733,829 3,433,212 23.1 27.4 699,383 25.6 37 New Mexico 692,616 894,820 75.1 78.9 202,204 29.2 188,336 266,149 20.4 23.5 77,813 41.3 38 Georgia 2,853,605 4,074,616 70.9 78.6 1,221,011 42.8 777,158 1,260,178 19.3 24.3 483,020 62.2 39 North Carolina 2,975,747 4,128,270 70.0 78.1 1,152,523 38.7 739,049 1,186,713 17.4 22.5 447,664 60.6 40 Rhode Island 474,612 541,487 72.0 78.0 66,875 14.1 140,160 177,817 21.3 25.6 37,657 26.9 41 District of Columbia 299,265 299,286 73.1 77.8 21 0.0 136,285 150,237 33.3 39.1 13,952 10.2 42 California 14,244,971 16,356,157 76.2 76.8 2,111,186 14.8 4,366,674 5,669,966 23.4 26.6 1,303,292 29.8 43 South Carolina 1,480,330 1,981,731 68.3 76.3 501,401 33.9 360,833 530,055 16.6 20.4 169,222 46.9 44 Tennessee 2,105,152 2,843,244 67.1 75.9 738,092 35.1 500,991 732,688 16.0 19.6 231,697 46.2 45 Texas 7,438,046 9,676,332 72.1 75.7 2,238,286 30.1 2,094,905 2,972,293 20.3 23.2 877,388 41.9 47 Alabama 1,702,331 2,173,319 66.9 75.3 470,988 27.7 399,228 549,608 15.7 19.0 150,380 37.7 47 Arkansas 992,669 1,303,751 66.3 75.3 311,082 31.3 199,304 288,428 13.3 16.7 89,124 44.7 48 West Virginia 773,239 927,767 66.0 75.2 154,528 20.0 144,518 182,960 12.3 14.8 38,442 26.6 49 Louisiana 1,733,122 2,076,416 68.3 74.8 343,294 19.8 409,123 519,778 16.1 18.7 110,655 27.0 50 Kentucky 1,507,976 1,961,397 64.6 74.1 453,421 30.1 318,127 453,469 13.6 17.1 135,342 42.5 51 Mississippi 989,312 1,280,487 64.3 72.9 291,175 29.4 226,947 297,091 14.7 16.9 70,144 30.9 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