Table 12-2: Educational Attainment by Gender and Level of Education Among Population 25 Years of Age or Older for the United States and States in the United States with Percent Educational Attainment by Level of Education, 2000 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Total Male Female _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Educational Attainment Type Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ United States Total population 25 years and over 182,211,639 100.0 87,077,686 100.0 95,133,953 100.0 Less than 9th grade 13,755,477 7.5 6,675,335 7.7 7,080,142 7.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21,960,148 12.1 10,655,123 12.2 11,305,025 11.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 52,168,981 28.6 24,031,288 27.6 28,137,693 29.6 Some college, no degree 38,351,595 21.1 17,932,809 20.6 20,418,786 21.5 Associate degree 11,512,833 6.3 5,058,006 5.8 6,454,827 6.8 Bachelor's degree 28,317,792 15.5 14,029,287 16.1 14,288,505 15.0 Graduate or professional degree 16,144,813 8.9 8,695,838 10.0 7,448,975 7.8 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 2,887,400 100.0 1,353,354 100.0 1,534,046 100.0 Less than 9th grade 240,333 8.3 114,811 8.5 125,522 8.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 473,748 16.4 221,739 16.4 252,009 16.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 877,216 30.4 402,506 29.7 474,710 31.0 Some college, no degree 591,055 20.5 273,225 20.2 317,830 20.7 Associate degree 155,440 5.4 66,667 4.9 88,773 5.8 Bachelor's degree 351,772 12.1 175,530 13.0 176,242 11.4 Graduate or professional degree 197,836 6.9 98,876 7.3 98,960 6.5 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 379,556 100.0 195,676 100.0 183,880 100.0 Less than 9th grade 15,663 4.1 7,584 3.9 8,079 4.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 28,619 7.6 15,407 7.8 13,212 7.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 105,812 27.8 57,375 29.4 48,437 26.3 Some college, no degree 108,442 28.6 54,632 27.9 53,810 29.3 Associate degree 27,213 7.2 13,528 6.9 13,685 7.4 Bachelor's degree 61,196 16.1 29,549 15.1 31,647 17.2 Graduate or professional degree 32,611 8.6 17,601 9.0 15,010 8.2 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 3,256,184 100.0 1,589,995 100.0 1,666,189 100.0 Less than 9th grade 254,696 7.8 129,188 8.1 125,508 7.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 364,851 11.2 181,708 11.5 183,143 11.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 791,904 24.3 363,932 22.8 427,972 25.7 Some college, no degree 859,165 26.4 402,263 25.3 456,902 27.4 Associate degree 219,356 6.8 104,698 6.6 114,658 6.9 Bachelor's degree 493,419 15.1 256,615 16.2 236,804 14.2 Graduate or professional degree 272,793 8.4 151,591 9.5 121,202 7.3 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 1,731,200 100.0 822,128 100.0 909,072 100.0 Less than 9th grade 162,464 9.4 80,577 9.8 81,887 9.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 264,985 15.3 126,029 15.3 138,956 15.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 590,416 34.1 277,047 33.7 313,369 34.5 Some college, no degree 355,329 20.5 166,401 20.3 188,928 20.7 Associate degree 69,578 4.0 28,416 3.4 41,162 4.6 Bachelor's degree 190,427 11.0 93,136 11.4 97,291 10.7 Graduate or professional degree 98,001 5.7 50,522 6.1 47,479 5.2 California Total population 25 years and over 21,298,900 100.0 10,356,757 100.0 10,942,143 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,446,324 11.5 1,168,274 11.3 1,278,050 11.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,496,419 11.7 1,235,418 11.9 1,261,001 11.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,288,452 20.1 1,993,124 19.3 2,295,328 21.0 Some college, no degree 4,879,336 23.0 2,296,549 22.1 2,582,787 23.6 Associate degree 1,518,403 7.1 697,246 6.8 821,157 7.5 Bachelor's degree 3,640,157 17.1 1,812,647 17.5 1,827,510 16.7 Graduate or professional degree 2,029,809 9.5 1,153,499 11.1 876,310 8.0 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 2,776,632 100.0 1,374,760 100.0 1,401,872 100.0 Less than 9th grade 134,348 4.8 71,290 5.2 63,058 4.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 228,691 8.3 114,901 8.3 113,790 8.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 644,360 23.2 304,391 22.2 339,969 24.3 Some college, no degree 667,610 24.0 317,989 23.1 349,621 24.9 Associate degree 193,868 7.0 91,278 6.7 102,590 7.3 Bachelor's degree 599,028 21.6 301,757 21.9 297,271 21.2 Graduate or professional degree 308,727 11.1 173,154 12.6 135,573 9.7 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 2,295,617 100.0 1,079,653 100.0 1,215,964 100.0 Less than 9th grade 132,917 5.8 61,061 5.7 71,856 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 234,739 10.2 113,026 10.4 121,713 10.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 653,300 28.5 298,469 27.7 354,831 29.2 Some college, no degree 402,741 17.5 185,817 17.2 216,924 17.8 Associate degree 150,926 6.6 59,601 5.5 91,325 7.6 Bachelor's degree 416,751 18.1 205,147 19.0 211,604 17.4 Graduate or professional degree 304,243 13.3 156,532 14.5 147,711 12.1 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 514,658 100.0 244,178 100.0 270,480 100.0 Less than 9th grade 25,490 5.0 12,891 5.3 12,599 4.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 64,046 12.4 31,685 13.0 32,361 11.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 161,760 31.4 74,077 30.3 87,683 32.4 Some college, no degree 100,614 19.6 46,348 19.0 54,266 20.1 Associate degree 33,831 6.6 13,753 5.6 20,078 7.4 Bachelor's degree 80,376 15.6 39,013 16.0 41,363 15.3 Graduate or professional degree 48,541 9.4 26,411 10.8 22,130 8.2 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 384,535 100.0 178,020 100.0 206,515 100.0 Less than 9th grade 29,803 7.8 14,734 8.3 15,069 7.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 55,446 14.4 24,550 13.8 30,896 15.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 79,169 20.6 34,413 19.3 44,756 21.6 Some college, no degree 59,281 15.4 25,585 14.4 33,696 16.3 Associate degree 10,599 2.7 4,535 2.5 6,064 3.0 Bachelor's degree 69,496 18.1 32,705 18.4 36,791 17.8 Graduate or professional degree 80,741 21.0 41,498 23.3 39,243 19.0 Florida Total population 25 years and over 11,024,645 100.0 5,247,101 100.0 5,777,544 100.0 Less than 9th grade 739,222 6.7 360,695 6.9 378,527 6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,480,726 13.4 719,212 13.7 761,514 13.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,165,748 28.8 1,403,473 26.7 1,762,275 30.5 Some college, no degree 2,403,135 21.7 1,129,029 21.5 1,274,106 22.1 Associate degree 773,486 7.1 337,589 6.5 435,897 7.5 Bachelor's degree 1,573,121 14.2 802,797 15.3 770,324 13.4 Graduate or professional degree 889,207 8.1 494,306 9.4 394,901 6.8 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 5,185,965 100.0 2,480,870 100.0 2,705,095 100.0 Less than 9th grade 393,197 7.6 197,373 8.0 195,824 7.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 718,152 13.8 347,054 13.9 371,098 13.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,486,006 28.7 690,711 27.9 795,295 29.4 Some college, no degree 1,058,692 20.4 491,802 19.8 566,890 20.9 Associate degree 269,740 5.2 117,196 4.7 152,544 5.7 Bachelor's degree 829,873 16.0 414,174 16.7 415,699 15.3 Graduate or professional degree 430,305 8.3 222,560 9.0 207,745 7.7 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 802,477 100.0 394,580 100.0 407,897 100.0 Less than 9th grade 57,805 7.2 23,764 6.0 34,041 8.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 66,006 8.2 33,120 8.4 32,886 8.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 228,832 28.5 113,269 28.7 115,563 28.3 Some college, no degree 175,092 21.9 87,342 22.2 87,750 21.6 Associate degree 64,701 8.0 30,865 7.8 33,836 8.2 Bachelor's degree 142,493 17.8 69,899 17.7 72,594 17.8 Graduate or professional degree 67,548 8.4 36,321 9.2 31,227 7.7 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 787,505 100.0 388,045 100.0 399,460 100.0 Less than 9th grade 41,039 5.2 22,444 5.8 18,595 4.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 79,322 10.1 38,574 9.9 40,748 10.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 224,322 28.5 104,932 27.1 119,390 29.8 Some college, no degree 215,204 27.3 101,565 26.1 113,639 28.5 Associate degree 57,003 7.2 27,301 7.1 29,702 7.4 Bachelor's degree 116,901 14.9 60,453 15.6 56,448 14.2 Graduate or professional degree 53,714 6.8 32,776 8.4 20,938 5.2 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 7,973,671 100.0 3,794,402 100.0 4,179,269 100.0 Less than 9th grade 597,684 7.5 285,094 7.5 312,590 7.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 882,759 11.1 433,695 11.4 449,064 10.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,212,291 27.7 1,012,748 26.7 1,199,543 28.7 Some college, no degree 1,720,386 21.6 797,497 21.1 922,889 22.1 Associate degree 482,502 6.0 210,791 5.5 271,711 6.5 Bachelor's degree 1,317,182 16.6 645,797 17.0 671,385 16.1 Graduate or professional degree 760,867 9.5 408,780 10.8 352,087 8.4 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 3,893,278 100.0 1,860,592 100.0 2,032,686 100.0 Less than 9th grade 206,540 5.3 103,235 5.5 103,305 5.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 489,000 12.6 230,298 12.4 258,702 12.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,447,734 37.2 673,599 36.2 774,135 38.1 Some college, no degree 768,856 19.7 365,457 19.7 403,399 19.8 Associate degree 225,535 5.8 99,788 5.3 125,747 6.2 Bachelor's degree 475,247 12.2 243,811 13.1 231,436 11.4 Graduate or professional degree 280,366 7.2 144,404 7.8 135,962 6.7 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 1,895,856 100.0 907,899 100.0 987,957 100.0 Less than 9th grade 105,424 5.6 54,281 6.0 51,143 5.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 158,012 8.3 78,596 8.6 79,416 8.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 683,942 36.1 328,922 36.3 355,020 35.9 Some college, no degree 405,748 21.4 183,445 20.2 222,303 22.6 Associate degree 140,640 7.4 61,711 6.8 78,929 7.9 Bachelor's degree 278,350 14.7 132,712 14.6 145,638 14.8 Graduate or professional degree 123,740 6.5 68,232 7.5 55,508 5.6 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 1,701,207 100.0 818,518 100.0 882,689 100.0 Less than 9th grade 88,124 5.2 45,474 5.6 42,650 4.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 149,675 8.8 72,827 8.9 76,848 8.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 507,612 29.8 241,953 29.5 265,659 30.1 Some college, no degree 417,722 24.6 192,391 23.5 225,331 25.6 Associate degree 99,096 5.8 42,254 5.2 56,842 6.4 Bachelor's degree 290,271 17.1 143,575 17.5 146,696 16.6 Graduate or professional degree 148,707 8.7 80,044 9.8 68,663 7.8 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 2,646,397 100.0 1,259,425 100.0 1,386,972 100.0 Less than 9th grade 309,293 11.7 154,652 12.3 154,641 11.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 375,707 14.2 183,753 14.6 191,954 13.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 888,277 33.5 419,712 33.3 468,565 33.8 Some college, no degree 490,170 18.6 225,542 17.9 264,628 19.1 Associate degree 129,481 4.9 49,332 3.9 80,149 5.7 Bachelor's degree 271,418 10.2 138,688 11.0 132,730 9.6 Graduate or professional degree 182,051 6.9 87,746 7.0 94,305 6.8 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 2,775,468 100.0 1,303,327 100.0 1,472,141 100.0 Less than 9th grade 257,710 9.3 128,608 9.9 129,102 8.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 441,342 15.9 213,872 16.4 227,470 15.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 899,354 32.4 411,225 31.5 488,129 33.2 Some college, no degree 561,486 20.2 258,988 19.9 302,498 20.5 Associate degree 95,798 3.5 38,129 2.9 57,669 3.9 Bachelor's degree 339,711 12.2 160,419 12.3 179,292 12.2 Graduate or professional degree 180,067 6.5 92,086 7.1 87,981 6.0 Maine Total population 25 years and over 869,893 100.0 413,226 100.0 456,667 100.0 Less than 9th grade 47,183 5.4 24,404 5.9 22,779 5.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 80,105 9.2 40,227 9.7 39,878 8.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 314,600 36.2 148,395 36.0 166,205 36.4 Some college, no degree 165,111 19.0 77,224 18.6 87,887 19.3 Associate degree 63,934 7.3 26,712 6.5 37,222 8.1 Bachelor's degree 129,992 15.0 60,664 14.7 69,328 15.2 Graduate or professional degree 68,968 7.9 35,600 8.6 33,368 7.3 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 3,495,595 100.0 1,637,261 100.0 1,858,334 100.0 Less than 9th grade 178,169 5.1 85,822 5.2 92,347 5.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 386,917 11.1 184,315 11.3 202,602 10.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 933,836 26.7 424,754 25.9 509,082 27.4 Some college, no degree 711,127 20.3 320,162 19.6 390,965 21.0 Associate degree 186,186 5.4 73,796 4.5 112,390 6.1 Bachelor's degree 629,304 18.0 300,397 18.4 328,907 17.7 Graduate or professional degree 470,056 13.4 248,015 15.1 222,041 11.9 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 4,273,275 100.0 2,003,520 100.0 2,269,755 100.0 Less than 9th grade 247,556 5.8 113,069 5.6 134,487 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 403,537 9.4 195,603 9.8 207,934 9.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,165,489 27.3 534,284 26.7 631,205 27.8 Some college, no degree 730,135 17.1 334,003 16.6 396,132 17.4 Associate degree 308,263 7.2 120,780 6.1 187,483 8.3 Bachelor's degree 834,554 19.5 403,484 20.1 431,070 19.0 Graduate or professional degree 583,741 13.7 302,297 15.1 281,444 12.4 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 6,415,941 100.0 3,070,688 100.0 3,345,253 100.0 Less than 9th grade 299,014 4.7 148,292 4.8 150,722 4.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 765,119 11.9 375,546 12.3 389,573 11.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,010,861 31.3 921,152 30.0 1,089,709 32.5 Some college, no degree 1,496,576 23.4 714,364 23.2 782,212 23.4 Associate degree 448,112 6.9 191,691 6.3 256,421 7.7 Bachelor's degree 878,680 13.7 439,759 14.3 438,921 13.1 Graduate or professional degree 517,579 8.1 279,884 9.1 237,695 7.1 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 3,164,345 100.0 1,535,558 100.0 1,628,787 100.0 Less than 9th grade 158,858 5.0 79,119 5.2 79,739 4.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 222,487 7.1 113,865 7.4 108,622 6.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 912,672 28.8 434,692 28.3 477,980 29.3 Some college, no degree 759,153 24.0 354,334 23.1 404,819 24.9 Associate degree 243,093 7.7 112,715 7.3 130,378 8.0 Bachelor's degree 605,210 19.1 293,994 19.1 311,216 19.1 Graduate or professional degree 262,872 8.3 146,839 9.6 116,033 7.1 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 1,757,517 100.0 819,961 100.0 937,556 100.0 Less than 9th grade 169,178 9.6 84,617 10.3 84,561 9.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 307,852 17.5 146,001 17.8 161,851 17.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 516,091 29.4 237,396 29.0 278,695 29.7 Some college, no degree 366,744 20.9 169,177 20.6 197,567 21.1 Associate degree 100,561 5.7 41,026 5.0 59,535 6.3 Bachelor's degree 194,325 11.1 91,232 11.1 103,093 11.0 Graduate or professional degree 102,766 5.8 50,512 6.2 52,254 5.6 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 3,634,906 100.0 1,720,044 100.0 1,914,862 100.0 Less than 9th grade 237,618 6.5 111,147 6.5 126,471 6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 441,477 12.2 208,156 12.1 233,321 12.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,189,670 32.7 554,555 32.2 635,115 33.2 Some college, no degree 796,999 21.9 368,020 21.4 428,979 22.4 Associate degree 184,666 5.1 81,767 4.8 102,899 5.3 Bachelor's degree 507,892 14.0 252,451 14.6 255,441 13.4 Graduate or professional degree 276,584 7.6 143,948 8.4 132,636 6.9 Montana Total population 25 years and over 586,621 100.0 286,453 100.0 300,168 100.0 Less than 9th grade 25,200 4.3 14,116 4.9 11,084 3.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 50,158 8.5 24,165 8.5 25,993 8.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 183,415 31.3 89,824 31.3 93,591 31.1 Some college, no degree 150,467 25.7 70,764 24.7 79,703 26.6 Associate degree 34,420 5.8 14,848 5.2 19,572 6.5 Bachelor's degree 100,758 17.2 48,442 16.9 52,316 17.4 Graduate or professional degree 42,203 7.2 24,294 8.5 17,909 6.0 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 1,087,241 100.0 523,919 100.0 563,322 100.0 Less than 9th grade 58,376 5.4 30,720 5.9 27,656 4.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 87,485 8.0 43,822 8.3 43,663 7.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 339,952 31.3 162,304 31.0 177,648 31.5 Some college, no degree 263,692 24.2 119,363 22.8 144,329 25.6 Associate degree 79,596 7.4 38,554 7.3 41,042 7.3 Bachelor's degree 179,181 16.4 85,892 16.4 93,289 16.6 Graduate or professional degree 78,959 7.3 43,264 8.3 35,695 6.3 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 1,310,176 100.0 661,265 100.0 648,911 100.0 Less than 9th grade 84,237 6.4 44,285 6.7 39,952 6.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 169,137 12.9 83,499 12.6 85,638 13.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 384,270 29.4 186,871 28.3 197,399 30.4 Some college, no degree 353,797 27.0 177,764 26.9 176,033 27.1 Associate degree 80,860 6.1 39,204 5.9 41,656 6.4 Bachelor's degree 158,078 12.1 84,426 12.8 73,652 11.4 Graduate or professional degree 79,797 6.1 45,216 6.8 34,581 5.3 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 823,987 100.0 397,770 100.0 426,217 100.0 Less than 9th grade 32,426 3.9 16,388 4.1 16,038 3.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 71,328 8.7 36,895 9.3 34,433 8.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 247,723 30.1 115,431 29.0 132,292 31.1 Some college, no degree 164,634 19.9 76,663 19.3 87,971 20.6 Associate degree 71,772 8.7 30,561 7.7 41,211 9.7 Bachelor's degree 153,874 18.7 76,943 19.3 76,931 18.0 Graduate or professional degree 82,230 10.0 44,889 11.3 37,341 8.8 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 5,657,799 100.0 2,662,786 100.0 2,995,013 100.0 Less than 9th grade 373,429 6.6 167,615 6.3 205,814 6.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 641,048 11.3 304,809 11.4 336,239 11.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,661,493 29.4 730,763 27.5 930,730 31.1 Some college, no degree 998,872 17.7 474,469 17.8 524,403 17.5 Associate degree 298,096 5.2 121,091 4.6 177,005 5.9 Bachelor's degree 1,063,665 18.8 518,542 19.4 545,123 18.2 Graduate or professional degree 621,196 11.0 345,497 13.0 275,699 9.2 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 1,134,801 100.0 543,977 100.0 590,824 100.0 Less than 9th grade 104,985 9.3 51,562 9.5 53,423 9.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 134,996 11.8 65,172 12.0 69,824 11.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 301,746 26.6 142,806 26.2 158,940 26.9 Some college, no degree 259,924 22.9 120,291 22.1 139,633 23.6 Associate degree 67,001 5.9 29,803 5.5 37,198 6.3 Bachelor's degree 154,372 13.7 74,926 13.8 79,446 13.4 Graduate or professional degree 111,777 9.8 59,417 10.9 52,360 8.9 New York Total population 25 years and over 12,542,536 100.0 5,849,055 100.0 6,693,481 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,005,805 8.0 455,152 7.8 550,653 8.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,620,519 12.9 781,685 13.3 838,834 12.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,480,768 27.8 1,554,926 26.6 1,925,842 28.7 Some college, no degree 2,103,404 16.8 994,004 17.0 1,109,400 16.6 Associate degree 898,828 7.1 377,490 6.5 521,338 7.8 Bachelor's degree 1,954,242 15.6 960,097 16.4 994,145 14.8 Graduate or professional degree 1,478,970 11.8 725,701 12.4 753,269 11.3 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 5,282,994 100.0 2,514,903 100.0 2,768,091 100.0 Less than 9th grade 413,495 7.8 213,537 8.5 199,958 7.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 741,229 14.1 363,930 14.5 377,299 13.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,502,978 28.4 701,557 27.9 801,421 28.9 Some college, no degree 1,080,504 20.5 496,829 19.7 583,675 21.1 Associate degree 358,075 6.7 154,617 6.2 203,458 7.3 Bachelor's degree 808,070 15.3 385,321 15.3 422,749 15.3 Graduate or professional degree 378,643 7.2 199,112 7.9 179,531 6.5 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 408,585 100.0 199,301 100.0 209,284 100.0 Less than 9th grade 35,658 8.7 18,203 9.1 17,455 8.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 30,298 7.4 15,722 7.9 14,576 7.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 113,931 27.9 55,763 28.0 58,168 27.8 Some college, no degree 100,288 24.6 47,101 23.6 53,187 25.4 Associate degree 38,567 9.4 18,465 9.3 20,102 9.6 Bachelor's degree 67,551 16.5 31,279 15.7 36,272 17.3 Graduate or professional degree 22,292 5.5 12,768 6.4 9,524 4.6 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 7,411,740 100.0 3,504,006 100.0 3,907,734 100.0 Less than 9th grade 331,801 4.5 159,438 4.6 172,363 4.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 930,284 12.5 437,991 12.4 492,293 12.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,674,551 36.1 1,226,573 35.1 1,447,978 37.1 Some college, no degree 1,471,964 19.9 692,867 19.7 779,097 19.9 Associate degree 439,608 5.9 182,243 5.2 257,365 6.6 Bachelor's degree 1,016,256 13.7 508,775 14.5 507,481 13.0 Graduate or professional degree 547,276 7.4 296,119 8.5 251,157 6.4 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 2,203,173 100.0 1,053,504 100.0 1,149,669 100.0 Less than 9th grade 134,976 6.1 67,714 6.4 67,262 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 292,257 13.3 136,741 13.0 155,516 13.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 693,607 31.5 320,672 30.4 372,935 32.4 Some college, no degree 516,456 23.4 244,437 23.2 272,019 23.7 Associate degree 119,106 5.4 54,581 5.2 64,525 5.6 Bachelor's degree 297,082 13.5 147,999 14.1 149,083 13.0 Graduate or professional degree 149,689 6.8 81,360 7.7 68,329 5.9 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 2,250,998 100.0 1,095,563 100.0 1,155,435 100.0 Less than 9th grade 111,705 5.0 59,552 5.4 52,153 4.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 223,106 9.9 111,831 10.2 111,275 9.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 591,229 26.2 275,209 25.2 316,020 27.4 Some college, no degree 610,753 27.2 282,643 25.8 328,110 28.4 Associate degree 149,639 6.6 72,976 6.6 76,663 6.6 Bachelor's degree 369,252 16.4 184,664 16.9 184,588 16.0 Graduate or professional degree 195,314 8.7 108,688 9.9 86,626 7.5 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 8,266,284 100.0 3,879,506 100.0 4,386,778 100.0 Less than 9th grade 452,069 5.5 206,280 5.3 245,789 5.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,044,036 12.6 490,691 12.7 553,345 12.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,150,013 38.1 1,425,640 36.7 1,724,373 39.3 Some college, no degree 1,284,731 15.5 602,366 15.5 682,365 15.6 Associate degree 487,804 5.9 211,455 5.5 276,349 6.3 Bachelor's degree 1,153,383 14.0 577,266 14.9 576,117 13.1 Graduate or professional degree 694,248 8.4 365,808 9.4 328,440 7.5 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 694,573 100.0 322,961 100.0 371,612 100.0 Less than 9th grade 56,312 8.1 24,509 7.6 31,803 8.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 96,774 13.9 46,194 14.3 50,580 13.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 192,914 27.8 86,166 26.7 106,748 28.7 Some college, no degree 122,261 17.6 54,585 16.9 67,676 18.2 Associate degree 48,495 7.0 21,732 6.7 26,763 7.2 Bachelor's degree 110,175 15.9 55,392 17.2 54,783 14.8 Graduate or professional degree 67,642 9.7 34,383 10.6 33,259 8.9 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 2,596,010 100.0 1,224,039 100.0 1,371,971 100.0 Less than 9th grade 215,776 8.3 106,466 8.7 109,310 8.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 398,503 15.4 190,683 15.6 207,820 15.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 778,054 29.9 357,621 29.2 420,433 30.7 Some college, no degree 500,194 19.3 229,779 18.8 270,415 19.7 Associate degree 173,428 6.7 75,644 6.1 97,784 7.1 Bachelor's degree 351,526 13.5 174,271 14.3 177,255 12.9 Graduate or professional degree 178,529 6.9 89,575 7.3 88,954 6.5 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 474,359 100.0 230,342 100.0 244,017 100.0 Less than 9th grade 35,421 7.5 18,892 8.2 16,529 6.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 37,759 7.9 19,314 8.4 18,445 7.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 156,006 32.9 77,207 33.5 78,799 32.3 Some college, no degree 109,300 23.1 49,526 21.5 59,774 24.5 Associate degree 33,861 7.1 14,125 6.1 19,736 8.1 Bachelor's degree 73,563 15.5 34,683 15.1 38,880 15.9 Graduate or professional degree 28,449 6.0 16,595 7.2 11,854 4.9 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 3,744,928 100.0 1,774,566 100.0 1,970,362 100.0 Less than 9th grade 359,789 9.6 176,574 10.0 183,215 9.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 541,895 14.5 259,028 14.5 282,867 14.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,182,699 31.6 547,492 30.9 635,207 32.2 Some college, no degree 750,149 20.0 345,889 19.5 404,260 20.5 Associate degree 177,708 4.7 73,978 4.2 103,730 5.3 Bachelor's degree 478,463 12.8 238,704 13.4 239,759 12.1 Graduate or professional degree 254,225 6.8 132,901 7.5 121,324 6.2 Texas Total population 25 years and over 12,790,893 100.0 6,195,038 100.0 6,595,855 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,465,420 11.5 716,965 11.6 748,455 11.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,649,141 12.8 801,461 12.9 847,680 12.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,176,743 24.9 1,461,212 23.6 1,715,531 26.0 Some college, no degree 2,858,802 22.3 1,343,586 21.7 1,515,216 23.0 Associate degree 668,494 5.3 315,741 5.1 352,753 5.3 Bachelor's degree 1,996,250 15.6 1,007,132 16.2 989,118 15.0 Graduate or professional degree 976,043 7.6 548,941 8.9 427,102 6.5 Utah Total population 25 years and over 1,197,892 100.0 592,699 100.0 605,193 100.0 Less than 9th grade 38,426 3.2 20,170 3.4 18,256 3.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 108,585 9.1 54,917 9.3 53,668 8.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 294,426 24.6 130,181 21.9 164,245 27.1 Some college, no degree 348,680 29.1 165,658 28.0 183,022 30.3 Associate degree 94,812 7.9 44,049 7.4 50,763 8.4 Bachelor's degree 213,959 17.8 112,366 19.0 101,593 16.7 Graduate or professional degree 99,004 8.3 65,358 11.0 33,646 5.6 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 404,223 100.0 193,347 100.0 210,876 100.0 Less than 9th grade 20,769 5.1 11,110 5.7 9,659 4.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 34,127 8.5 17,924 9.3 16,203 7.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 130,804 32.3 64,514 33.4 66,290 31.4 Some college, no degree 68,440 17.0 29,944 15.5 38,496 18.3 Associate degree 31,058 7.7 13,137 6.8 17,921 8.5 Bachelor's degree 74,124 18.3 33,994 17.5 40,130 19.0 Graduate or professional degree 44,901 11.1 22,724 11.8 22,177 10.5 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 4,666,574 100.0 2,230,442 100.0 2,436,132 100.0 Less than 9th grade 338,184 7.2 172,228 7.7 165,956 6.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 526,426 11.3 256,888 11.5 269,538 11.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,212,463 26.0 557,039 25.0 655,424 26.9 Some college, no degree 951,700 20.4 428,392 19.2 523,308 21.5 Associate degree 262,813 5.6 112,269 5.1 150,544 6.1 Bachelor's degree 835,011 17.9 398,945 17.8 436,066 17.9 Graduate or professional degree 539,977 11.6 304,681 13.7 235,296 9.7 Washington Total population 25 years and over 3,827,507 100.0 1,870,600 100.0 1,956,907 100.0 Less than 9th grade 165,205 4.3 83,025 4.4 82,180 4.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 329,131 8.6 161,921 8.7 167,210 8.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 953,544 24.9 452,066 24.2 501,478 25.7 Some college, no degree 1,010,801 26.4 472,711 25.2 538,090 27.5 Associate degree 307,401 8.1 145,165 7.8 162,236 8.3 Bachelor's degree 704,826 18.4 356,849 19.1 347,977 17.7 Graduate or professional degree 356,599 9.3 198,863 10.6 157,736 8.1 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 1,233,581 100.0 584,962 100.0 648,619 100.0 Less than 9th grade 123,622 10.0 61,190 10.5 62,432 9.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 182,192 14.8 87,645 14.9 94,547 14.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 486,334 39.4 229,992 39.4 256,342 39.5 Some college, no degree 205,025 16.6 93,296 15.9 111,729 17.2 Associate degree 53,448 4.4 20,630 3.5 32,818 5.1 Bachelor's degree 109,651 8.9 55,466 9.5 54,185 8.4 Graduate or professional degree 73,309 5.9 36,743 6.3 36,566 5.6 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 3,475,878 100.0 1,680,830 100.0 1,795,048 100.0 Less than 9th grade 186,125 5.4 91,147 5.4 94,978 5.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 332,292 9.5 169,071 10.1 163,221 9.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,201,813 34.6 569,595 33.9 632,218 35.2 Some college, no degree 715,664 20.6 340,013 20.2 375,651 20.9 Associate degree 260,711 7.5 121,572 7.2 139,139 7.8 Bachelor's degree 530,268 15.2 253,433 15.1 276,835 15.4 Graduate or professional degree 249,005 7.2 135,999 8.1 113,006 6.3 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 315,663 100.0 156,314 100.0 159,349 100.0 Less than 9th grade 10,614 3.4 5,997 3.8 4,617 2.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 27,703 8.7 13,947 9.0 13,756 8.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 97,779 31.0 48,758 31.2 49,021 30.8 Some college, no degree 85,184 27.0 40,718 26.0 44,466 27.9 Associate degree 25,221 8.0 10,911 7.0 14,310 9.0 Bachelor's degree 47,066 14.9 23,075 14.7 23,991 15.0 Graduate or professional degree 22,096 7.0 12,908 8.3 9,188 5.8 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________