Table 12-1b: Educational Attainment by Gender and Level of Education Among Black or African American 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 19,858,095 100.0 8,980,716 45.2 10,877,379 54.8 Less than 9th grade 1,575,555 100.0 742,701 47.1 832,854 52.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,932,139 100.0 1,868,086 47.5 2,064,053 52.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,909,783 100.0 2,816,161 47.7 3,093,622 52.3 Some college, no degree 4,464,348 100.0 1,914,215 42.9 2,550,133 57.1 Associate degree 1,145,001 100.0 462,861 40.4 682,140 59.6 Bachelor's degree 1,877,471 100.0 787,036 41.9 1,090,435 58.1 Graduate or professional degree 953,798 100.0 389,656 40.9 564,142 59.1 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 657,233 100.0 287,485 43.7 369,748 56.3 Less than 9th grade 71,586 100.0 32,753 45.8 38,833 54.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 145,741 100.0 67,619 46.4 78,122 53.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 200,873 100.0 94,884 47.2 105,989 52.8 Some college, no degree 127,584 100.0 51,752 40.6 75,832 59.4 Associate degree 35,853 100.0 13,019 36.3 22,834 63.7 Bachelor's degree 49,467 100.0 18,323 37.0 31,144 63.0 Graduate or professional degree 26,129 100.0 9,135 35.0 16,994 65.0 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 11,730 100.0 6,337 54.0 5,393 46.0 Less than 9th grade 301 100.0 168 55.8 133 44.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,024 100.0 530 51.8 494 48.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,109 100.0 1,871 60.2 1,238 39.8 Some college, no degree 4,393 100.0 2,262 51.5 2,131 48.5 Associate degree 1,156 100.0 618 53.5 538 46.5 Bachelor's degree 1,163 100.0 567 48.8 596 51.2 Graduate or professional degree 584 100.0 321 55.0 263 45.0 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 89,281 100.0 47,328 53.0 41,953 47.0 Less than 9th grade 4,606 100.0 2,249 48.8 2,357 51.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11,712 100.0 5,967 50.9 5,745 49.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 21,322 100.0 11,833 55.5 9,489 44.5 Some college, no degree 27,182 100.0 14,105 51.9 13,077 48.1 Associate degree 7,858 100.0 4,274 54.4 3,584 45.6 Bachelor's degree 10,942 100.0 5,949 54.4 4,993 45.6 Graduate or professional degree 5,659 100.0 2,951 52.1 2,708 47.9 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 225,985 100.0 100,399 44.4 125,586 55.6 Less than 9th grade 27,602 100.0 12,337 44.7 15,265 55.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 49,742 100.0 22,417 45.1 27,325 54.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 74,889 100.0 35,975 48.0 38,914 52.0 Some college, no degree 42,484 100.0 17,763 41.8 24,721 58.2 Associate degree 8,170 100.0 3,203 39.2 4,967 60.8 Bachelor's degree 15,950 100.0 6,146 38.5 9,804 61.5 Graduate or professional degree 7,148 100.0 2,558 35.8 4,590 64.2 California Total population 25 years and over 1,332,801 100.0 634,446 47.6 698,355 52.4 Less than 9th grade 59,276 100.0 28,409 47.9 30,867 52.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 200,066 100.0 97,930 48.9 102,136 51.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 321,978 100.0 165,622 51.4 156,356 48.6 Some college, no degree 406,693 100.0 185,271 45.6 221,422 54.4 Associate degree 115,840 100.0 52,186 45.1 63,654 54.9 Bachelor's degree 152,066 100.0 70,142 46.1 81,924 53.9 Graduate or professional degree 76,882 100.0 34,886 45.4 41,996 54.6 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 94,854 100.0 50,558 53.3 44,296 46.7 Less than 9th grade 2,710 100.0 1,144 42.2 1,566 57.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12,107 100.0 6,718 55.5 5,389 44.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 24,554 100.0 13,492 54.9 11,062 45.1 Some college, no degree 27,694 100.0 14,464 52.2 13,230 47.8 Associate degree 8,373 100.0 4,464 53.3 3,909 46.7 Bachelor's degree 13,095 100.0 6,932 52.9 6,163 47.1 Graduate or professional degree 6,321 100.0 3,344 52.9 2,977 47.1 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 175,527 100.0 78,248 44.6 97,279 55.4 Less than 9th grade 11,880 100.0 5,508 46.4 6,372 53.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,858 100.0 15,574 46.0 18,284 54.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 59,445 100.0 27,812 46.8 31,633 53.2 Some college, no degree 36,147 100.0 15,197 42.0 20,950 58.0 Associate degree 10,071 100.0 3,743 37.2 6,328 62.8 Bachelor's degree 14,716 100.0 6,283 42.7 8,433 57.3 Graduate or professional degree 9,410 100.0 4,131 43.9 5,279 56.1 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 86,825 100.0 39,478 45.5 47,347 54.5 Less than 9th grade 5,231 100.0 2,394 45.8 2,837 54.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17,182 100.0 8,338 48.5 8,844 51.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 28,912 100.0 13,622 47.1 15,290 52.9 Some college, no degree 18,657 100.0 7,996 42.9 10,661 57.1 Associate degree 4,300 100.0 1,763 41.0 2,537 59.0 Bachelor's degree 8,204 100.0 3,535 43.1 4,669 56.9 Graduate or professional degree 4,339 100.0 1,830 42.2 2,509 57.8 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 223,292 100.0 96,844 43.4 126,448 56.6 Less than 9th grade 17,822 100.0 8,660 48.6 9,162 51.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 48,346 100.0 20,818 43.1 27,528 56.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 67,130 100.0 29,308 43.7 37,822 56.3 Some college, no degree 44,026 100.0 18,444 41.9 25,582 58.1 Associate degree 6,898 100.0 2,938 42.6 3,960 57.4 Bachelor's degree 22,591 100.0 9,831 43.5 12,760 56.5 Graduate or professional degree 16,479 100.0 6,845 41.5 9,634 58.5 Florida Total population 25 years and over 1,285,014 100.0 590,433 45.9 694,581 54.1 Less than 9th grade 132,776 100.0 64,061 48.2 68,715 51.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 290,662 100.0 141,080 48.5 149,582 51.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 373,556 100.0 179,538 48.1 194,018 51.9 Some college, no degree 249,869 100.0 108,274 43.3 141,595 56.7 Associate degree 78,479 100.0 31,473 40.1 47,006 59.9 Bachelor's degree 106,555 100.0 44,118 41.4 62,437 58.6 Graduate or professional degree 53,117 100.0 21,889 41.2 31,228 58.8 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 1,333,161 100.0 598,092 44.9 735,069 55.1 Less than 9th grade 119,905 100.0 53,617 44.7 66,288 55.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 246,874 100.0 116,129 47.0 130,745 53.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 404,940 100.0 194,159 47.9 210,781 52.1 Some college, no degree 286,623 100.0 122,982 42.9 163,641 57.1 Associate degree 68,260 100.0 27,690 40.6 40,570 59.4 Bachelor's degree 142,979 100.0 59,337 41.5 83,642 58.5 Graduate or professional degree 63,580 100.0 24,178 38.0 39,402 62.0 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 12,119 100.0 7,903 65.2 4,216 34.8 Less than 9th grade 205 100.0 109 53.2 96 46.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 653 100.0 437 66.9 216 33.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,003 100.0 2,134 71.1 869 28.9 Some college, no degree 4,406 100.0 2,899 65.8 1,507 34.2 Associate degree 1,307 100.0 837 64.0 470 36.0 Bachelor's degree 1,684 100.0 937 55.6 747 44.4 Graduate or professional degree 861 100.0 550 63.9 311 36.1 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 2,664 100.0 1,695 63.6 969 36.4 Less than 9th grade 120 100.0 45 37.5 75 62.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 345 100.0 215 62.3 130 37.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 420 100.0 231 55.0 189 45.0 Some college, no degree 885 100.0 617 69.7 268 30.3 Associate degree 296 100.0 177 59.8 119 40.2 Bachelor's degree 439 100.0 298 67.9 141 32.1 Graduate or professional degree 159 100.0 112 70.4 47 29.6 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 1,064,516 100.0 469,766 44.1 594,750 55.9 Less than 9th grade 68,666 100.0 32,307 47.0 36,359 53.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 218,567 100.0 107,088 49.0 111,479 51.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 277,903 100.0 129,167 46.5 148,736 53.5 Some college, no degree 278,118 100.0 114,054 41.0 164,064 59.0 Associate degree 64,934 100.0 24,524 37.8 40,410 62.2 Bachelor's degree 102,489 100.0 42,475 41.4 60,014 58.6 Graduate or professional degree 53,839 100.0 20,151 37.4 33,688 62.6 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 286,094 100.0 130,514 45.6 155,580 54.4 Less than 9th grade 16,536 100.0 8,057 48.7 8,479 51.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 55,164 100.0 26,172 47.4 28,992 52.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 94,730 100.0 45,597 48.1 49,133 51.9 Some college, no degree 69,194 100.0 28,886 41.7 40,308 58.3 Associate degree 15,884 100.0 6,541 41.2 9,343 58.8 Bachelor's degree 23,137 100.0 10,425 45.1 12,712 54.9 Graduate or professional degree 11,449 100.0 4,836 42.2 6,613 57.8 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 31,023 100.0 16,150 52.1 14,873 47.9 Less than 9th grade 2,024 100.0 1,074 53.1 950 46.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,030 100.0 2,674 53.2 2,356 46.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,750 100.0 5,256 53.9 4,494 46.1 Some college, no degree 7,863 100.0 3,809 48.4 4,054 51.6 Associate degree 1,797 100.0 931 51.8 866 48.2 Bachelor's degree 2,989 100.0 1,627 54.4 1,362 45.6 Graduate or professional degree 1,570 100.0 779 49.6 791 50.4 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 83,523 100.0 40,432 48.4 43,091 51.6 Less than 9th grade 3,711 100.0 1,750 47.2 1,961 52.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,231 100.0 6,392 48.3 6,839 51.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 26,704 100.0 13,564 50.8 13,140 49.2 Some college, no degree 22,321 100.0 10,551 47.3 11,770 52.7 Associate degree 5,151 100.0 2,165 42.0 2,986 58.0 Bachelor's degree 8,231 100.0 3,976 48.3 4,255 51.7 Graduate or professional degree 4,174 100.0 2,034 48.7 2,140 51.3 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 170,321 100.0 79,221 46.5 91,100 53.5 Less than 9th grade 12,281 100.0 5,578 45.4 6,703 54.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,396 100.0 15,690 47.0 17,706 53.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 57,101 100.0 28,306 49.6 28,795 50.4 Some college, no degree 40,039 100.0 17,720 44.3 22,319 55.7 Associate degree 9,348 100.0 3,895 41.7 5,453 58.3 Bachelor's degree 11,661 100.0 5,424 46.5 6,237 53.5 Graduate or professional degree 6,495 100.0 2,608 40.2 3,887 59.8 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 784,799 100.0 348,557 44.4 436,242 55.6 Less than 9th grade 99,796 100.0 48,024 48.1 51,772 51.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 189,485 100.0 91,707 48.4 97,778 51.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 238,510 100.0 109,736 46.0 128,774 54.0 Some college, no degree 149,613 100.0 61,057 40.8 88,556 59.2 Associate degree 21,920 100.0 7,587 34.6 14,333 65.4 Bachelor's degree 56,197 100.0 19,977 35.5 36,220 64.5 Graduate or professional degree 29,278 100.0 10,469 35.8 18,809 64.2 Maine Total population 25 years and over 2,882 100.0 1,686 58.5 1,196 41.5 Less than 9th grade 140 100.0 92 65.7 48 34.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 302 100.0 196 64.9 106 35.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 798 100.0 420 52.6 378 47.4 Some college, no degree 815 100.0 544 66.7 271 33.3 Associate degree 179 100.0 83 46.4 96 53.6 Bachelor's degree 390 100.0 202 51.8 188 48.2 Graduate or professional degree 258 100.0 149 57.8 109 42.2 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 894,968 100.0 396,614 44.3 498,354 55.7 Less than 9th grade 47,404 100.0 22,734 48.0 24,670 52.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 141,012 100.0 67,499 47.9 73,513 52.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 262,048 100.0 123,206 47.0 138,842 53.0 Some college, no degree 217,434 100.0 91,032 41.9 126,402 58.1 Associate degree 45,446 100.0 17,237 37.9 28,209 62.1 Bachelor's degree 113,793 100.0 46,572 40.9 67,221 59.1 Graduate or professional degree 67,831 100.0 28,334 41.8 39,497 58.2 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 193,880 100.0 89,038 45.9 104,842 54.1 Less than 9th grade 13,827 100.0 5,943 43.0 7,884 57.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 32,055 100.0 14,980 46.7 17,075 53.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 56,166 100.0 27,130 48.3 29,036 51.7 Some college, no degree 39,398 100.0 17,361 44.1 22,037 55.9 Associate degree 14,185 100.0 5,558 39.2 8,627 60.8 Bachelor's degree 23,463 100.0 11,006 46.9 12,457 53.1 Graduate or professional degree 14,786 100.0 7,060 47.7 7,726 52.3 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 808,383 100.0 363,962 45.0 444,421 55.0 Less than 9th grade 46,043 100.0 23,669 51.4 22,374 48.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 163,124 100.0 79,566 48.8 83,558 51.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 239,770 100.0 116,062 48.4 123,708 51.6 Some college, no degree 208,138 100.0 85,862 41.3 122,276 58.7 Associate degree 48,175 100.0 17,920 37.2 30,255 62.8 Bachelor's degree 65,182 100.0 25,905 39.7 39,277 60.3 Graduate or professional degree 37,951 100.0 14,978 39.5 22,973 60.5 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 84,577 100.0 43,709 51.7 40,868 48.3 Less than 9th grade 4,252 100.0 1,952 45.9 2,300 54.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,505 100.0 7,115 52.7 6,390 47.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 22,754 100.0 12,183 53.5 10,571 46.5 Some college, no degree 22,565 100.0 10,988 48.7 11,577 51.3 Associate degree 5,688 100.0 2,674 47.0 3,014 53.0 Bachelor's degree 10,688 100.0 5,849 54.7 4,839 45.3 Graduate or professional degree 5,125 100.0 2,948 57.5 2,177 42.5 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 552,617 100.0 243,779 44.1 308,838 55.9 Less than 9th grade 83,618 100.0 39,388 47.1 44,230 52.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 134,956 100.0 63,611 47.1 71,345 52.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 154,973 100.0 71,542 46.2 83,431 53.8 Some college, no degree 98,046 100.0 40,846 41.7 57,200 58.3 Associate degree 25,252 100.0 9,153 36.2 16,099 63.8 Bachelor's degree 37,532 100.0 13,245 35.3 24,287 64.7 Graduate or professional degree 18,240 100.0 5,994 32.9 12,246 67.1 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 353,177 100.0 155,597 44.1 197,580 55.9 Less than 9th grade 23,195 100.0 10,828 46.7 12,367 53.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 69,019 100.0 32,038 46.4 36,981 53.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 107,958 100.0 50,475 46.8 57,483 53.2 Some college, no degree 87,552 100.0 35,742 40.8 51,810 59.2 Associate degree 18,884 100.0 7,950 42.1 10,934 57.9 Bachelor's degree 30,379 100.0 12,778 42.1 17,601 57.9 Graduate or professional degree 16,190 100.0 5,786 35.7 10,404 64.3 Montana Total population 25 years and over 1,130 100.0 709 62.7 421 37.3 Less than 9th grade 23 100.0 9 39.1 14 60.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 77 100.0 55 71.4 22 28.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 181 100.0 123 68.0 58 32.0 Some college, no degree 361 100.0 220 60.9 141 39.1 Associate degree 113 100.0 63 55.8 50 44.2 Bachelor's degree 202 100.0 124 61.4 78 38.6 Graduate or professional degree 173 100.0 115 66.5 58 33.5 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 36,058 100.0 17,161 47.6 18,897 52.4 Less than 9th grade 1,929 100.0 959 49.7 970 50.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,787 100.0 2,834 49.0 2,953 51.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,237 100.0 5,298 47.1 5,939 52.9 Some college, no degree 9,881 100.0 4,563 46.2 5,318 53.8 Associate degree 2,136 100.0 961 45.0 1,175 55.0 Bachelor's degree 3,785 100.0 1,847 48.8 1,938 51.2 Graduate or professional degree 1,303 100.0 699 53.6 604 46.4 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 78,926 100.0 40,070 50.8 38,856 49.2 Less than 9th grade 3,129 100.0 1,686 53.9 1,443 46.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,497 100.0 6,423 47.6 7,074 52.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 24,704 100.0 13,035 52.8 11,669 47.2 Some college, no degree 23,317 100.0 12,074 51.8 11,243 48.2 Associate degree 4,793 100.0 2,408 50.2 2,385 49.8 Bachelor's degree 5,958 100.0 2,858 48.0 3,100 52.0 Graduate or professional degree 3,528 100.0 1,586 45.0 1,942 55.0 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 5,127 100.0 2,921 57.0 2,206 43.0 Less than 9th grade 239 100.0 142 59.4 97 40.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 562 100.0 308 54.8 254 45.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,301 100.0 662 50.9 639 49.1 Some college, no degree 1,226 100.0 771 62.9 455 37.1 Associate degree 375 100.0 224 59.7 151 40.3 Bachelor's degree 866 100.0 503 58.1 363 41.9 Graduate or professional degree 558 100.0 311 55.7 247 44.3 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 677,910 100.0 302,940 44.7 374,970 55.3 Less than 9th grade 44,267 100.0 20,798 47.0 23,469 53.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 128,527 100.0 60,636 47.2 67,891 52.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 214,074 100.0 99,478 46.5 114,596 53.5 Some college, no degree 145,867 100.0 62,007 42.5 83,860 57.5 Associate degree 35,672 100.0 13,464 37.7 22,208 62.3 Bachelor's degree 73,219 100.0 30,687 41.9 42,532 58.1 Graduate or professional degree 36,284 100.0 15,870 43.7 20,414 56.3 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 19,291 100.0 10,326 53.5 8,965 46.5 Less than 9th grade 1,196 100.0 571 47.7 625 52.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,783 100.0 1,334 47.9 1,449 52.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,639 100.0 2,532 54.6 2,107 45.4 Some college, no degree 5,636 100.0 3,225 57.2 2,411 42.8 Associate degree 1,411 100.0 796 56.4 615 43.6 Bachelor's degree 2,364 100.0 1,212 51.3 1,152 48.7 Graduate or professional degree 1,262 100.0 656 52.0 606 48.0 New York Total population 25 years and over 1,784,786 100.0 768,667 43.1 1,016,119 56.9 Less than 9th grade 140,771 100.0 63,498 45.1 77,273 54.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 383,322 100.0 178,379 46.5 204,943 53.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 502,786 100.0 222,471 44.2 280,315 55.8 Some college, no degree 350,513 100.0 145,541 41.5 204,972 58.5 Associate degree 124,679 100.0 46,427 37.2 78,252 62.8 Bachelor's degree 179,782 100.0 72,545 40.4 107,237 59.6 Graduate or professional degree 102,933 100.0 39,806 38.7 63,127 61.3 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 1,025,276 100.0 458,381 44.7 566,895 55.3 Less than 9th grade 96,566 100.0 45,398 47.0 51,168 53.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 203,578 100.0 94,585 46.5 108,993 53.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 322,061 100.0 154,799 48.1 167,262 51.9 Some college, no degree 212,354 100.0 89,000 41.9 123,354 58.1 Associate degree 55,942 100.0 22,197 39.7 33,745 60.3 Bachelor's degree 98,171 100.0 37,675 38.4 60,496 61.6 Graduate or professional degree 36,604 100.0 14,727 40.2 21,877 59.8 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 1,467 100.0 924 63.0 543 37.0 Less than 9th grade 20 100.0 0 0.0 20 100.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 89 100.0 43 48.3 46 51.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 276 100.0 179 64.9 97 35.1 Some college, no degree 544 100.0 348 64.0 196 36.0 Associate degree 237 100.0 157 66.2 80 33.8 Bachelor's degree 170 100.0 97 57.1 73 42.9 Graduate or professional degree 131 100.0 100 76.3 31 23.7 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 746,177 100.0 335,278 44.9 410,899 55.1 Less than 9th grade 41,377 100.0 19,885 48.1 21,492 51.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 153,438 100.0 70,938 46.2 82,500 53.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 242,224 100.0 115,996 47.9 126,228 52.1 Some college, no degree 176,500 100.0 73,399 41.6 103,101 58.4 Associate degree 43,679 100.0 16,804 38.5 26,875 61.5 Bachelor's degree 59,494 100.0 25,786 43.3 33,708 56.7 Graduate or professional degree 29,465 100.0 12,470 42.3 16,995 57.7 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 141,575 100.0 67,620 47.8 73,955 52.2 Less than 9th grade 7,148 100.0 3,328 46.6 3,820 53.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 23,296 100.0 11,108 47.7 12,188 52.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 45,872 100.0 23,172 50.5 22,700 49.5 Some college, no degree 37,507 100.0 17,608 46.9 19,899 53.1 Associate degree 8,365 100.0 3,771 45.1 4,594 54.9 Bachelor's degree 13,434 100.0 6,045 45.0 7,389 55.0 Graduate or professional degree 5,953 100.0 2,588 43.5 3,365 56.5 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 30,502 100.0 16,680 54.7 13,822 45.3 Less than 9th grade 1,622 100.0 816 50.3 806 49.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,548 100.0 2,474 54.4 2,074 45.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,997 100.0 4,332 54.2 3,665 45.8 Some college, no degree 8,900 100.0 4,639 52.1 4,261 47.9 Associate degree 2,006 100.0 1,206 60.1 800 39.9 Bachelor's degree 3,640 100.0 2,173 59.7 1,467 40.3 Graduate or professional degree 1,789 100.0 1,040 58.1 749 41.9 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 712,522 100.0 317,065 44.5 395,457 55.5 Less than 9th grade 40,132 100.0 19,234 47.9 20,898 52.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 160,494 100.0 76,384 47.6 84,110 52.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 251,075 100.0 115,096 45.8 135,979 54.2 Some college, no degree 136,017 100.0 55,504 40.8 80,513 59.2 Associate degree 39,642 100.0 15,001 37.8 24,641 62.2 Bachelor's degree 54,596 100.0 23,448 42.9 31,148 57.1 Graduate or professional degree 30,566 100.0 12,398 40.6 18,168 59.4 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 24,358 100.0 11,660 47.9 12,698 52.1 Less than 9th grade 2,265 100.0 889 39.2 1,376 60.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,810 100.0 2,451 51.0 2,359 49.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,012 100.0 3,365 48.0 3,647 52.0 Some college, no degree 4,517 100.0 1,923 42.6 2,594 57.4 Associate degree 1,688 100.0 727 43.1 961 56.9 Bachelor's degree 2,705 100.0 1,472 54.4 1,233 45.6 Graduate or professional degree 1,361 100.0 833 61.2 528 38.8 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 681,366 100.0 301,655 44.3 379,711 55.7 Less than 9th grade 84,690 100.0 39,406 46.5 45,284 53.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 154,354 100.0 72,440 46.9 81,914 53.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 225,509 100.0 105,540 46.8 119,969 53.2 Some college, no degree 114,274 100.0 46,168 40.4 68,106 59.6 Associate degree 35,320 100.0 14,179 40.1 21,141 59.9 Bachelor's degree 45,894 100.0 16,691 36.4 29,203 63.6 Graduate or professional degree 21,325 100.0 7,231 33.9 14,094 66.1 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 2,280 100.0 1,518 66.6 762 33.4 Less than 9th grade 128 100.0 99 77.3 29 22.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 235 100.0 150 63.8 85 36.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 648 100.0 412 63.6 236 36.4 Some college, no degree 634 100.0 453 71.5 181 28.5 Associate degree 194 100.0 118 60.8 76 39.2 Bachelor's degree 316 100.0 195 61.7 121 38.3 Graduate or professional degree 125 100.0 91 72.8 34 27.2 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 527,712 100.0 233,834 44.3 293,878 55.7 Less than 9th grade 46,394 100.0 20,953 45.2 25,441 54.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 107,540 100.0 49,810 46.3 57,730 53.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 165,254 100.0 78,902 47.7 86,352 52.3 Some college, no degree 115,923 100.0 48,434 41.8 67,489 58.2 Associate degree 24,335 100.0 9,470 38.9 14,865 61.1 Bachelor's degree 46,840 100.0 18,583 39.7 28,257 60.3 Graduate or professional degree 21,426 100.0 7,682 35.9 13,744 64.1 Texas Total population 25 years and over 1,381,219 100.0 641,229 46.4 739,990 53.6 Less than 9th grade 89,530 100.0 42,928 47.9 46,602 52.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 244,573 100.0 115,722 47.3 128,851 52.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 413,469 100.0 202,320 48.9 211,149 51.1 Some college, no degree 343,148 100.0 152,902 44.6 190,246 55.4 Associate degree 78,521 100.0 35,420 45.1 43,101 54.9 Bachelor's degree 147,745 100.0 64,315 43.5 83,430 56.5 Graduate or professional degree 64,233 100.0 27,622 43.0 36,611 57.0 Utah Total population 25 years and over 7,996 100.0 4,825 60.3 3,171 39.7 Less than 9th grade 450 100.0 248 55.1 202 44.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 895 100.0 595 66.5 300 33.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,857 100.0 1,170 63.0 687 37.0 Some college, no degree 2,637 100.0 1,578 59.8 1,059 40.2 Associate degree 576 100.0 269 46.7 307 53.3 Bachelor's degree 1,194 100.0 703 58.9 491 41.1 Graduate or professional degree 387 100.0 262 67.7 125 32.3 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 1,275 100.0 764 59.9 511 40.1 Less than 9th grade 66 100.0 54 81.8 12 18.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 136 100.0 70 51.5 66 48.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 240 100.0 144 60.0 96 40.0 Some college, no degree 274 100.0 154 56.2 120 43.8 Associate degree 115 100.0 76 66.1 39 33.9 Bachelor's degree 243 100.0 147 60.5 96 39.5 Graduate or professional degree 201 100.0 119 59.2 82 40.8 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 833,512 100.0 382,449 45.9 451,063 54.1 Less than 9th grade 81,723 100.0 40,854 50.0 40,869 50.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 155,196 100.0 75,645 48.7 79,551 51.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 248,118 100.0 120,076 48.4 128,042 51.6 Some college, no degree 181,391 100.0 76,982 42.4 104,409 57.6 Associate degree 41,086 100.0 16,821 40.9 24,265 59.1 Bachelor's degree 83,384 100.0 34,099 40.9 49,285 59.1 Graduate or professional degree 42,614 100.0 17,972 42.2 24,642 57.8 Washington Total population 25 years and over 107,612 100.0 58,333 54.2 49,279 45.8 Less than 9th grade 4,559 100.0 2,423 53.1 2,136 46.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12,711 100.0 6,700 52.7 6,011 47.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 26,146 100.0 14,493 55.4 11,653 44.6 Some college, no degree 33,617 100.0 18,036 53.7 15,581 46.3 Associate degree 9,731 100.0 5,320 54.7 4,411 45.3 Bachelor's degree 14,220 100.0 7,871 55.4 6,349 44.6 Graduate or professional degree 6,628 100.0 3,490 52.7 3,138 47.3 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 34,944 100.0 16,601 47.5 18,343 52.5 Less than 9th grade 2,533 100.0 1,231 48.6 1,302 51.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,638 100.0 2,586 45.9 3,052 54.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,699 100.0 6,795 49.6 6,904 50.4 Some college, no degree 7,509 100.0 3,526 47.0 3,983 53.0 Associate degree 1,541 100.0 594 38.5 947 61.5 Bachelor's degree 2,585 100.0 1,238 47.9 1,347 52.1 Graduate or professional degree 1,439 100.0 631 43.8 808 56.2 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 152,052 100.0 69,754 45.9 82,298 54.1 Less than 9th grade 9,203 100.0 4,382 47.6 4,821 52.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 38,740 100.0 17,837 46.0 20,903 54.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 45,739 100.0 22,406 49.0 23,333 51.0 Some college, no degree 33,385 100.0 14,287 42.8 19,098 57.2 Associate degree 8,978 100.0 3,700 41.2 5,278 58.8 Bachelor's degree 10,489 100.0 4,749 45.3 5,740 54.7 Graduate or professional degree 5,518 100.0 2,393 43.4 3,125 56.6 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 1,776 100.0 1,081 60.9 695 39.1 Less than 9th grade 82 100.0 60 73.2 22 26.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 155 100.0 79 51.0 76 49.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 369 100.0 240 65.0 129 35.0 Some college, no degree 677 100.0 395 58.3 282 41.7 Associate degree 162 100.0 85 52.5 77 47.5 Bachelor's degree 193 100.0 114 59.1 79 40.9 Graduate or professional degree 138 100.0 108 78.3 30 21.7 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________