Table 12-1a: Educational Attainment by Gender and Level of Education Among White Alone Population 25 Years of Age or Older for the United States and States in the United States with Percent Educational Attainment by Gender, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Total Male Female _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Educational Attainment Type Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States Total population 25 years and over 143,085,659 100.0 68,622,786 48.0 74,462,873 52.0 Less than 9th grade 8,439,716 100.0 4,113,810 48.7 4,325,906 51.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15,058,521 100.0 7,267,499 48.3 7,791,022 51.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 42,216,532 100.0 19,261,334 45.6 22,955,198 54.4 Some college, no degree 30,763,729 100.0 14,511,591 47.2 16,252,138 52.8 Associate degree 9,315,598 100.0 4,121,798 44.2 5,193,800 55.8 Bachelor's degree 23,734,685 100.0 11,975,456 50.5 11,759,229 49.5 Graduate or professional degree 13,556,878 100.0 7,371,298 54.4 6,185,580 45.6 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 2,157,934 100.0 1,030,234 47.7 1,127,700 52.3 Less than 9th grade 159,182 100.0 76,843 48.3 82,339 51.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 316,543 100.0 148,418 46.9 168,125 53.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 660,059 100.0 300,133 45.5 359,926 54.5 Some college, no degree 449,717 100.0 215,008 47.8 234,709 52.2 Associate degree 115,166 100.0 51,660 44.9 63,506 55.1 Bachelor's degree 293,705 100.0 153,150 52.1 140,555 47.9 Graduate or professional degree 163,562 100.0 85,022 52.0 78,540 48.0 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 281,473 100.0 147,676 52.5 133,797 47.5 Less than 9th grade 4,388 100.0 2,558 58.3 1,830 41.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16,726 100.0 9,466 56.6 7,260 43.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 71,278 100.0 38,753 54.4 32,525 45.6 Some college, no degree 84,603 100.0 43,504 51.4 41,099 48.6 Associate degree 22,080 100.0 11,290 51.1 10,790 48.9 Bachelor's degree 52,939 100.0 26,065 49.2 26,874 50.8 Graduate or professional degree 29,459 100.0 16,040 54.4 13,419 45.6 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 2,630,184 100.0 1,275,586 48.5 1,354,598 51.5 Less than 9th grade 135,524 100.0 69,150 51.0 66,374 49.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 249,375 100.0 122,041 48.9 127,334 51.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 645,494 100.0 290,145 44.9 355,349 55.1 Some college, no degree 731,179 100.0 340,236 46.5 390,943 53.5 Associate degree 184,383 100.0 87,396 47.4 96,987 52.6 Bachelor's degree 441,978 100.0 231,830 52.5 210,148 47.5 Graduate or professional degree 242,251 100.0 134,788 55.6 107,463 44.4 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 1,443,509 100.0 690,234 47.8 753,275 52.2 Less than 9th grade 121,627 100.0 60,881 50.1 60,746 49.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 203,853 100.0 97,635 47.9 106,218 52.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 500,166 100.0 233,579 46.7 266,587 53.3 Some college, no degree 302,302 100.0 143,532 47.5 158,770 52.5 Associate degree 59,021 100.0 24,101 40.8 34,920 59.2 Bachelor's degree 169,547 100.0 84,796 50.0 84,751 50.0 Graduate or professional degree 86,993 100.0 45,710 52.5 41,283 47.5 California Total population 25 years and over 13,688,929 100.0 6,657,686 48.6 7,031,243 51.4 Less than 9th grade 944,575 100.0 458,588 48.5 485,987 51.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,340,552 100.0 649,173 48.4 691,379 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,847,509 100.0 1,287,869 45.2 1,559,640 54.8 Some college, no degree 3,445,286 100.0 1,607,929 46.7 1,837,357 53.3 Associate degree 1,033,287 100.0 476,437 46.1 556,850 53.9 Bachelor's degree 2,560,688 100.0 1,308,318 51.1 1,252,370 48.9 Graduate or professional degree 1,517,032 100.0 869,372 57.3 647,660 42.7 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 2,381,655 100.0 1,173,214 49.3 1,208,441 50.7 Less than 9th grade 81,015 100.0 42,763 52.8 38,252 47.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 168,023 100.0 83,628 49.8 84,395 50.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 546,335 100.0 254,747 46.6 291,588 53.4 Some college, no degree 584,392 100.0 276,538 47.3 307,854 52.7 Associate degree 168,336 100.0 78,787 46.8 89,549 53.2 Bachelor's degree 550,595 100.0 277,806 50.5 272,789 49.5 Graduate or professional degree 282,959 100.0 158,945 56.2 124,014 43.8 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 1,949,130 100.0 918,577 47.1 1,030,553 52.9 Less than 9th grade 95,345 100.0 43,325 45.4 52,020 54.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 171,490 100.0 82,987 48.4 88,503 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 553,305 100.0 250,909 45.3 302,396 54.7 Some college, no degree 343,227 100.0 159,898 46.6 183,329 53.4 Associate degree 132,900 100.0 52,695 39.7 80,205 60.3 Bachelor's degree 378,681 100.0 188,340 49.7 190,341 50.3 Graduate or professional degree 274,182 100.0 140,423 51.2 133,759 48.8 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 401,337 100.0 191,629 47.7 209,708 52.3 Less than 9th grade 16,704 100.0 8,710 52.1 7,994 47.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 43,373 100.0 21,509 49.6 21,864 50.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 127,462 100.0 57,919 45.4 69,543 54.6 Some college, no degree 78,262 100.0 36,782 47.0 41,480 53.0 Associate degree 28,192 100.0 11,455 40.6 16,737 59.4 Bachelor's degree 67,664 100.0 33,405 49.4 34,259 50.6 Graduate or professional degree 39,680 100.0 21,849 55.1 17,831 44.9 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 128,854 100.0 65,234 50.6 63,620 49.4 Less than 9th grade 4,032 100.0 1,872 46.4 2,160 53.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,147 100.0 1,569 49.9 1,578 50.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,393 100.0 2,978 40.3 4,415 59.7 Some college, no degree 11,757 100.0 5,452 46.4 6,305 53.6 Associate degree 2,916 100.0 1,182 40.5 1,734 59.5 Bachelor's degree 41,360 100.0 20,338 49.2 21,022 50.8 Graduate or professional degree 58,249 100.0 31,843 54.7 26,406 45.3 Florida Total population 25 years and over 9,052,318 100.0 4,321,471 47.7 4,730,847 52.3 Less than 9th grade 499,052 100.0 242,171 48.5 256,881 51.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,081,943 100.0 523,691 48.4 558,252 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,635,503 100.0 1,150,870 43.7 1,484,633 56.3 Some college, no degree 2,031,237 100.0 961,785 47.3 1,069,452 52.7 Associate degree 648,553 100.0 284,783 43.9 363,770 56.1 Bachelor's degree 1,373,946 100.0 716,609 52.2 657,337 47.8 Graduate or professional degree 782,084 100.0 441,562 56.5 340,522 43.5 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 3,576,248 100.0 1,735,538 48.5 1,840,710 51.5 Less than 9th grade 220,533 100.0 112,552 51.0 107,981 49.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 429,759 100.0 208,004 48.4 221,755 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,025,755 100.0 468,754 45.7 557,001 54.3 Some college, no degree 731,779 100.0 348,955 47.7 382,824 52.3 Associate degree 188,733 100.0 83,997 44.5 104,736 55.5 Bachelor's degree 642,432 100.0 332,865 51.8 309,567 48.2 Graduate or professional degree 337,257 100.0 180,411 53.5 156,846 46.5 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 216,549 100.0 115,205 53.2 101,344 46.8 Less than 9th grade 4,464 100.0 2,289 51.3 2,175 48.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11,438 100.0 6,154 53.8 5,284 46.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 46,199 100.0 24,082 52.1 22,117 47.9 Some college, no degree 58,204 100.0 30,568 52.5 27,636 47.5 Associate degree 17,204 100.0 8,547 49.7 8,657 50.3 Bachelor's degree 46,054 100.0 24,306 52.8 21,748 47.2 Graduate or professional degree 32,986 100.0 19,259 58.4 13,727 41.6 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 730,725 100.0 358,833 49.1 371,892 50.9 Less than 9th grade 27,509 100.0 14,802 53.8 12,707 46.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 70,561 100.0 34,025 48.2 36,536 51.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 211,676 100.0 98,822 46.7 112,854 53.3 Some college, no degree 203,871 100.0 96,080 47.1 107,791 52.9 Associate degree 54,075 100.0 25,872 47.8 28,203 52.2 Bachelor's degree 111,798 100.0 57,926 51.8 53,872 48.2 Graduate or professional degree 51,235 100.0 31,306 61.1 19,929 38.9 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 6,144,044 100.0 2,937,352 47.8 3,206,692 52.2 Less than 9th grade 364,573 100.0 169,190 46.4 195,383 53.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 559,297 100.0 270,637 48.4 288,660 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,791,449 100.0 811,853 45.3 979,596 54.7 Some college, no degree 1,338,412 100.0 631,842 47.2 706,570 52.8 Associate degree 380,880 100.0 170,060 44.6 210,820 55.4 Bachelor's degree 1,086,485 100.0 543,833 50.1 542,652 49.9 Graduate or professional degree 622,948 100.0 339,937 54.6 283,011 45.4 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 3,478,901 100.0 1,663,935 47.8 1,814,966 52.2 Less than 9th grade 170,986 100.0 84,677 49.5 86,309 50.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 414,615 100.0 194,003 46.8 220,612 53.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,321,924 100.0 612,188 46.3 709,736 53.7 Some college, no degree 678,835 100.0 326,690 48.1 352,145 51.9 Associate degree 203,358 100.0 90,401 44.5 112,957 55.5 Bachelor's degree 435,202 100.0 225,231 51.8 209,971 48.2 Graduate or professional degree 253,981 100.0 130,745 51.5 123,236 48.5 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 1,810,293 100.0 863,095 47.7 947,198 52.3 Less than 9th grade 92,569 100.0 47,437 51.2 45,132 48.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 144,851 100.0 71,405 49.3 73,446 50.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 662,176 100.0 317,377 47.9 344,799 52.1 Some college, no degree 389,591 100.0 175,616 45.1 213,975 54.9 Associate degree 136,163 100.0 59,599 43.8 76,564 56.2 Bachelor's degree 269,072 100.0 128,126 47.6 140,946 52.4 Graduate or professional degree 115,871 100.0 63,535 54.8 52,336 45.2 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 1,507,908 100.0 722,142 47.9 785,766 52.1 Less than 9th grade 64,508 100.0 32,923 51.0 31,585 49.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 118,768 100.0 57,114 48.1 61,654 51.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 455,329 100.0 215,679 47.4 239,650 52.6 Some college, no degree 375,153 100.0 171,898 45.8 203,255 54.2 Associate degree 88,636 100.0 37,772 42.6 50,864 57.4 Bachelor's degree 270,206 100.0 134,056 49.6 136,150 50.4 Graduate or professional degree 135,308 100.0 72,700 53.7 62,608 46.3 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 2,419,631 100.0 1,151,192 47.6 1,268,439 52.4 Less than 9th grade 289,669 100.0 144,842 50.0 144,827 50.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 334,833 100.0 164,335 49.1 170,498 50.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 817,560 100.0 384,856 47.1 432,704 52.9 Some college, no degree 440,405 100.0 203,164 46.1 237,241 53.9 Associate degree 117,235 100.0 44,191 37.7 73,044 62.3 Bachelor's degree 252,166 100.0 129,431 51.3 122,735 48.7 Graduate or professional degree 167,763 100.0 80,373 47.9 87,390 52.1 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 1,896,770 100.0 908,316 47.9 988,454 52.1 Less than 9th grade 143,433 100.0 73,500 51.2 69,933 48.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 236,144 100.0 114,266 48.4 121,878 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 639,444 100.0 291,118 45.5 348,326 54.5 Some college, no degree 395,048 100.0 189,816 48.0 205,232 52.0 Associate degree 69,796 100.0 28,626 41.0 41,170 59.0 Bachelor's degree 271,852 100.0 135,040 49.7 136,812 50.3 Graduate or professional degree 141,053 100.0 75,950 53.8 65,103 46.2 Maine Total population 25 years and over 849,811 100.0 403,727 47.5 446,084 52.5 Less than 9th grade 45,360 100.0 23,638 52.1 21,722 47.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 77,586 100.0 38,967 50.2 38,619 49.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 308,599 100.0 145,572 47.2 163,027 52.8 Some college, no degree 160,969 100.0 75,169 46.7 85,800 53.3 Associate degree 62,489 100.0 26,105 41.8 36,384 58.2 Bachelor's degree 127,590 100.0 59,607 46.7 67,983 53.3 Graduate or professional degree 67,218 100.0 34,669 51.6 32,549 48.4 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 2,346,587 100.0 1,119,496 47.7 1,227,091 52.3 Less than 9th grade 102,464 100.0 49,981 48.8 52,483 51.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 218,708 100.0 103,370 47.3 115,338 52.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 627,203 100.0 281,895 44.9 345,308 55.1 Some college, no degree 454,387 100.0 210,817 46.4 243,570 53.6 Associate degree 128,796 100.0 51,490 40.0 77,306 60.0 Bachelor's degree 462,845 100.0 230,579 49.8 232,266 50.2 Graduate or professional degree 352,184 100.0 191,364 54.3 160,820 45.7 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 3,731,483 100.0 1,747,587 46.8 1,983,896 53.2 Less than 9th grade 174,448 100.0 81,043 46.5 93,405 53.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 318,450 100.0 153,942 48.3 164,508 51.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,035,667 100.0 471,595 45.5 564,072 54.5 Some college, no degree 647,382 100.0 296,995 45.9 350,387 54.1 Associate degree 277,415 100.0 108,974 39.3 168,441 60.7 Bachelor's degree 759,773 100.0 368,310 48.5 391,463 51.5 Graduate or professional degree 518,348 100.0 266,728 51.5 251,620 48.5 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 5,309,168 100.0 2,556,288 48.1 2,752,880 51.9 Less than 9th grade 219,480 100.0 107,893 49.2 111,587 50.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 561,152 100.0 274,578 48.9 286,574 51.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,706,794 100.0 773,342 45.3 933,452 54.7 Some college, no degree 1,237,201 100.0 604,262 48.8 632,939 51.2 Associate degree 383,034 100.0 166,825 43.6 216,209 56.4 Bachelor's degree 765,913 100.0 391,840 51.2 374,073 48.8 Graduate or professional degree 435,594 100.0 237,548 54.5 198,046 45.5 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 2,919,051 100.0 1,410,402 48.3 1,508,649 51.7 Less than 9th grade 127,743 100.0 64,999 50.9 62,744 49.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 187,638 100.0 95,525 50.9 92,113 49.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 853,827 100.0 403,995 47.3 449,832 52.7 Some college, no degree 706,871 100.0 328,447 46.5 378,424 53.5 Associate degree 228,145 100.0 105,729 46.3 122,416 53.7 Bachelor's degree 573,129 100.0 277,400 48.4 295,729 51.6 Graduate or professional degree 241,698 100.0 134,307 55.6 107,391 44.4 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 1,170,083 100.0 559,031 47.8 611,052 52.2 Less than 9th grade 80,067 100.0 42,398 53.0 37,669 47.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 166,873 100.0 79,466 47.6 87,407 52.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 352,781 100.0 161,853 45.9 190,928 54.1 Some college, no degree 262,521 100.0 125,410 47.8 137,111 52.2 Associate degree 73,526 100.0 31,123 42.3 42,403 57.7 Bachelor's degree 153,098 100.0 76,241 49.8 76,857 50.2 Graduate or professional degree 81,217 100.0 42,540 52.4 38,677 47.6 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 3,160,532 100.0 1,504,852 47.6 1,655,680 52.4 Less than 9th grade 200,974 100.0 93,916 46.7 107,058 53.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 355,924 100.0 167,821 47.2 188,103 52.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,053,171 100.0 490,387 46.6 562,784 53.4 Some college, no degree 685,623 100.0 320,648 46.8 364,975 53.2 Associate degree 159,677 100.0 71,089 44.5 88,588 55.5 Bachelor's degree 460,640 100.0 231,860 50.3 228,780 49.7 Graduate or professional degree 244,523 100.0 129,131 52.8 115,392 47.2 Montana Total population 25 years and over 545,199 100.0 266,760 48.9 278,439 51.1 Less than 9th grade 22,275 100.0 12,638 56.7 9,637 43.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 43,976 100.0 21,280 48.4 22,696 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 171,468 100.0 83,592 48.8 87,876 51.2 Some college, no degree 139,624 100.0 65,937 47.2 73,687 52.8 Associate degree 30,998 100.0 13,398 43.2 17,600 56.8 Bachelor's degree 96,627 100.0 46,625 48.3 50,002 51.7 Graduate or professional degree 40,231 100.0 23,290 57.9 16,941 42.1 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 999,326 100.0 479,800 48.0 519,526 52.0 Less than 9th grade 44,637 100.0 22,989 51.5 21,648 48.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 73,414 100.0 36,686 50.0 36,728 50.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 317,299 100.0 151,269 47.7 166,030 52.3 Some college, no degree 245,169 100.0 110,725 45.2 134,444 54.8 Associate degree 75,095 100.0 36,460 48.6 38,635 51.4 Bachelor's degree 169,950 100.0 81,498 48.0 88,452 52.0 Graduate or professional degree 73,762 100.0 40,173 54.5 33,589 45.5 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 1,033,837 100.0 523,743 50.7 510,094 49.3 Less than 9th grade 46,432 100.0 24,623 53.0 21,809 47.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 120,333 100.0 59,175 49.2 61,158 50.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 309,238 100.0 149,431 48.3 159,807 51.7 Some college, no degree 291,852 100.0 146,892 50.3 144,960 49.7 Associate degree 66,154 100.0 32,106 48.5 34,048 51.5 Bachelor's degree 131,490 100.0 72,203 54.9 59,287 45.1 Graduate or professional degree 68,338 100.0 39,313 57.5 29,025 42.5 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 796,816 100.0 383,984 48.2 412,832 51.8 Less than 9th grade 30,318 100.0 15,403 50.8 14,915 49.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 68,309 100.0 35,365 51.8 32,944 48.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 241,383 100.0 112,419 46.6 128,964 53.4 Some college, no degree 160,006 100.0 74,348 46.5 85,658 53.5 Associate degree 69,798 100.0 29,750 42.6 40,048 57.4 Bachelor's degree 148,823 100.0 74,419 50.0 74,404 50.0 Graduate or professional degree 78,179 100.0 42,280 54.1 35,899 45.9 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 4,280,235 100.0 2,018,347 47.2 2,261,888 52.8 Less than 9th grade 238,054 100.0 104,643 44.0 133,411 56.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 418,852 100.0 196,758 47.0 222,094 53.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,305,073 100.0 564,219 43.2 740,854 56.8 Some college, no degree 759,207 100.0 368,352 48.5 390,855 51.5 Associate degree 231,568 100.0 94,620 40.9 136,948 59.1 Bachelor's degree 841,431 100.0 418,958 49.8 422,473 50.2 Graduate or professional degree 486,050 100.0 270,797 55.7 215,253 44.3 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 819,163 100.0 392,569 47.9 426,594 52.1 Less than 9th grade 55,092 100.0 27,134 49.3 27,958 50.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 81,637 100.0 38,960 47.7 42,677 52.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 207,881 100.0 96,756 46.5 111,125 53.5 Some college, no degree 195,689 100.0 90,760 46.4 104,929 53.6 Associate degree 49,490 100.0 22,034 44.5 27,456 55.5 Bachelor's degree 131,501 100.0 64,419 49.0 67,082 51.0 Graduate or professional degree 97,873 100.0 52,506 53.6 45,367 46.4 New York Total population 25 years and over 8,937,643 100.0 4,211,002 47.1 4,726,641 52.9 Less than 9th grade 515,028 100.0 234,922 45.6 280,106 54.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 915,826 100.0 442,560 48.3 473,266 51.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,587,448 100.0 1,144,286 44.2 1,443,162 55.8 Some college, no degree 1,516,580 100.0 734,662 48.4 781,918 51.6 Associate degree 680,557 100.0 292,663 43.0 387,894 57.0 Bachelor's degree 1,513,361 100.0 765,728 50.6 747,633 49.4 Graduate or professional degree 1,208,843 100.0 596,181 49.3 612,662 50.7 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 3,995,351 100.0 1,917,559 48.0 2,077,792 52.0 Less than 9th grade 262,013 100.0 135,501 51.7 126,512 48.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 490,921 100.0 243,046 49.5 247,875 50.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,124,648 100.0 518,673 46.1 605,975 53.9 Some college, no degree 828,934 100.0 388,881 46.9 440,053 53.1 Associate degree 289,137 100.0 126,241 43.7 162,896 56.3 Bachelor's degree 679,696 100.0 333,540 49.1 346,156 50.9 Graduate or professional degree 320,002 100.0 171,677 53.6 148,325 46.4 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 386,469 100.0 188,606 48.8 197,863 51.2 Less than 9th grade 34,045 100.0 17,383 51.1 16,662 48.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 27,006 100.0 14,176 52.5 12,830 47.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 108,179 100.0 52,850 48.9 55,329 51.1 Some college, no degree 94,755 100.0 44,416 46.9 50,339 53.1 Associate degree 36,051 100.0 17,390 48.2 18,661 51.8 Bachelor's degree 65,496 100.0 30,471 46.5 35,025 53.5 Graduate or professional degree 20,937 100.0 11,920 56.9 9,017 43.1 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 6,444,503 100.0 3,059,868 47.5 3,384,635 52.5 Less than 9th grade 271,196 100.0 130,272 48.0 140,924 52.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 747,331 100.0 352,645 47.2 394,686 52.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,380,223 100.0 1,085,715 45.6 1,294,508 54.4 Some college, no degree 1,257,880 100.0 601,957 47.9 655,923 52.1 Associate degree 383,947 100.0 160,750 41.9 223,197 58.1 Bachelor's degree 920,826 100.0 465,764 50.6 455,062 49.4 Graduate or professional degree 483,100 100.0 262,765 54.4 220,335 45.6 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 1,771,056 100.0 845,619 47.7 925,437 52.3 Less than 9th grade 95,731 100.0 47,418 49.5 48,313 50.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 221,384 100.0 102,307 46.2 119,077 53.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 561,032 100.0 256,213 45.7 304,819 54.3 Some college, no degree 416,526 100.0 197,720 47.5 218,806 52.5 Associate degree 94,774 100.0 43,905 46.3 50,869 53.7 Bachelor's degree 254,670 100.0 128,160 50.3 126,510 49.7 Graduate or professional degree 126,939 100.0 69,896 55.1 57,043 44.9 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 2,009,396 100.0 971,030 48.3 1,038,366 51.7 Less than 9th grade 69,979 100.0 36,983 52.8 32,996 47.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 189,071 100.0 93,459 49.4 95,612 50.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 538,855 100.0 248,781 46.2 290,074 53.8 Some college, no degree 560,069 100.0 258,020 46.1 302,049 53.9 Associate degree 134,843 100.0 65,546 48.6 69,297 51.4 Bachelor's degree 337,979 100.0 168,992 50.0 168,987 50.0 Graduate or professional degree 178,600 100.0 99,249 55.6 79,351 44.4 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 7,251,898 100.0 3,415,089 47.1 3,836,809 52.9 Less than 9th grade 369,595 100.0 166,991 45.2 202,604 54.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 833,641 100.0 389,245 46.7 444,396 53.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,829,748 100.0 1,278,425 45.2 1,551,323 54.8 Some college, no degree 1,109,377 100.0 528,943 47.7 580,434 52.3 Associate degree 434,445 100.0 190,493 43.8 243,952 56.2 Bachelor's degree 1,055,399 100.0 533,420 50.5 521,979 49.5 Graduate or professional degree 619,693 100.0 327,572 52.9 292,121 47.1 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 615,023 100.0 285,683 46.5 329,340 53.5 Less than 9th grade 42,082 100.0 18,419 43.8 23,663 56.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 80,251 100.0 37,721 47.0 42,530 53.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 173,135 100.0 77,148 44.6 95,987 55.4 Some college, no degree 110,481 100.0 49,487 44.8 60,994 55.2 Associate degree 44,009 100.0 19,847 45.1 24,162 54.9 Bachelor's degree 102,440 100.0 51,446 50.2 50,994 49.8 Graduate or professional degree 62,625 100.0 31,615 50.5 31,010 49.5 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 1,844,670 100.0 886,233 48.0 958,437 52.0 Less than 9th grade 120,006 100.0 60,693 50.6 59,313 49.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 233,156 100.0 112,565 48.3 120,591 51.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 536,947 100.0 244,455 45.5 292,492 54.5 Some college, no degree 373,959 100.0 177,726 47.5 196,233 52.5 Associate degree 133,597 100.0 59,351 44.4 74,246 55.6 Bachelor's degree 296,500 100.0 153,201 51.7 143,299 48.3 Graduate or professional degree 150,505 100.0 78,242 52.0 72,263 48.0 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 436,738 100.0 211,974 48.5 224,764 51.5 Less than 9th grade 32,050 100.0 17,244 53.8 14,806 46.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 30,563 100.0 15,621 51.1 14,942 48.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 144,685 100.0 71,329 49.3 73,356 50.7 Some college, no degree 100,624 100.0 45,491 45.2 55,133 54.8 Associate degree 31,383 100.0 13,034 41.5 18,349 58.5 Bachelor's degree 70,574 100.0 33,598 47.6 36,976 52.4 Graduate or professional degree 26,859 100.0 15,657 58.3 11,202 41.7 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 3,111,747 100.0 1,485,091 47.7 1,626,656 52.3 Less than 9th grade 296,675 100.0 145,988 49.2 150,687 50.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 419,278 100.0 200,824 47.9 218,454 52.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 993,906 100.0 456,948 46.0 536,958 54.0 Some college, no degree 616,109 100.0 288,241 46.8 327,868 53.2 Associate degree 148,430 100.0 62,169 41.9 86,261 58.1 Bachelor's degree 416,710 100.0 212,806 51.1 203,904 48.9 Graduate or professional degree 220,639 100.0 118,115 53.5 102,524 46.5 Texas Total population 25 years and over 9,523,380 100.0 4,605,815 48.4 4,917,565 51.6 Less than 9th grade 877,801 100.0 422,913 48.2 454,888 51.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,071,404 100.0 511,244 47.7 560,160 52.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,371,532 100.0 1,069,896 45.1 1,301,636 54.9 Some college, no degree 2,233,292 100.0 1,054,030 47.2 1,179,262 52.8 Associate degree 513,198 100.0 242,541 47.3 270,657 52.7 Bachelor's degree 1,658,073 100.0 851,410 51.3 806,663 48.7 Graduate or professional degree 798,080 100.0 453,781 56.9 344,299 43.1 Utah Total population 25 years and over 1,085,309 100.0 533,349 49.1 551,960 50.9 Less than 9th grade 20,405 100.0 10,671 52.3 9,734 47.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 89,602 100.0 44,443 49.6 45,159 50.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 267,723 100.0 116,727 43.6 150,996 56.4 Some college, no degree 325,564 100.0 153,177 47.0 172,387 53.0 Associate degree 87,886 100.0 40,715 46.3 47,171 53.7 Bachelor's degree 201,514 100.0 106,083 52.6 95,431 47.4 Graduate or professional degree 92,615 100.0 61,533 66.4 31,082 33.6 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 394,187 100.0 188,564 47.8 205,623 52.2 Less than 9th grade 19,878 100.0 10,679 53.7 9,199 46.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,005 100.0 17,386 52.7 15,619 47.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 128,204 100.0 63,253 49.3 64,951 50.7 Some college, no degree 66,577 100.0 29,068 43.7 37,509 56.3 Associate degree 30,411 100.0 12,876 42.3 17,535 57.7 Bachelor's degree 72,516 100.0 33,241 45.8 39,275 54.2 Graduate or professional degree 43,596 100.0 22,061 50.6 21,535 49.4 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 3,504,612 100.0 1,688,814 48.2 1,815,798 51.8 Less than 9th grade 216,029 100.0 112,258 52.0 103,771 48.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 335,037 100.0 163,725 48.9 171,312 51.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 902,864 100.0 409,316 45.3 493,548 54.7 Some college, no degree 716,401 100.0 325,071 45.4 391,330 54.6 Associate degree 202,932 100.0 87,466 43.1 115,466 56.9 Bachelor's degree 681,568 100.0 332,207 48.7 349,361 51.3 Graduate or professional degree 449,781 100.0 258,771 57.5 191,010 42.5 Washington Total population 25 years and over 3,248,493 100.0 1,585,091 48.8 1,663,402 51.2 Less than 9th grade 89,311 100.0 46,359 51.9 42,952 48.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 259,623 100.0 127,238 49.0 132,385 51.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 826,550 100.0 390,458 47.2 436,092 52.8 Some college, no degree 882,296 100.0 409,220 46.4 473,076 53.6 Associate degree 263,329 100.0 123,894 47.0 139,435 53.0 Bachelor's degree 613,805 100.0 312,915 51.0 300,890 49.0 Graduate or professional degree 313,579 100.0 175,007 55.8 138,572 44.2 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 1,179,894 100.0 559,338 47.4 620,556 52.6 Less than 9th grade 119,115 100.0 58,958 49.5 60,157 50.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 174,394 100.0 84,055 48.2 90,339 51.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 467,816 100.0 221,116 47.3 246,700 52.7 Some college, no degree 194,540 100.0 88,457 45.5 106,083 54.5 Associate degree 51,023 100.0 19,605 38.4 31,418 61.6 Bachelor's degree 104,428 100.0 52,986 50.7 51,442 49.3 Graduate or professional degree 68,578 100.0 34,161 49.8 34,417 50.2 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 3,192,571 100.0 1,544,477 48.4 1,648,094 51.6 Less than 9th grade 153,166 100.0 74,952 48.9 78,214 51.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 274,317 100.0 140,922 51.4 133,395 48.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,124,889 100.0 531,158 47.2 593,731 52.8 Some college, no degree 660,234 100.0 314,987 47.7 345,247 52.3 Associate degree 244,818 100.0 114,516 46.8 130,302 53.2 Bachelor's degree 504,486 100.0 241,686 47.9 262,800 52.1 Graduate or professional degree 230,661 100.0 126,256 54.7 104,405 45.3 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 295,036 100.0 145,849 49.4 149,187 50.6 Less than 9th grade 8,579 100.0 4,835 56.4 3,744 43.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 24,568 100.0 12,364 50.3 12,204 49.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 91,748 100.0 45,631 49.7 46,117 50.3 Some college, no degree 79,770 100.0 37,982 47.6 41,788 52.4 Associate degree 23,729 100.0 10,242 43.2 13,487 56.8 Bachelor's degree 45,464 100.0 22,372 49.2 23,092 50.8 Graduate or professional degree 21,178 100.0 12,423 58.7 8,755 41.3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________