Table 12-2a: 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 Level of Education, 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 68,622,786 100.0 74,462,873 100.0 Less than 9th grade 8,439,716 5.9 4,113,810 6.0 4,325,906 5.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 15,058,521 10.5 7,267,499 10.6 7,791,022 10.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 42,216,532 29.5 19,261,334 28.1 22,955,198 30.8 Some college, no degree 30,763,729 21.5 14,511,591 21.1 16,252,138 21.8 Associate degree 9,315,598 6.5 4,121,798 6.0 5,193,800 7.0 Bachelor's degree 23,734,685 16.6 11,975,456 17.5 11,759,229 15.8 Graduate or professional degree 13,556,878 9.5 7,371,298 10.7 6,185,580 8.3 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 2,157,934 100.0 1,030,234 100.0 1,127,700 100.0 Less than 9th grade 159,182 7.4 76,843 7.5 82,339 7.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 316,543 14.6 148,418 14.4 168,125 14.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 660,059 30.6 300,133 29.1 359,926 31.9 Some college, no degree 449,717 20.9 215,008 20.9 234,709 20.8 Associate degree 115,166 5.3 51,660 5.0 63,506 5.7 Bachelor's degree 293,705 13.6 153,150 14.8 140,555 12.4 Graduate or professional degree 163,562 7.6 85,022 8.3 78,540 7.0 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 281,473 100.0 147,676 100.0 133,797 100.0 Less than 9th grade 4,388 1.6 2,558 1.7 1,830 1.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16,726 5.9 9,466 6.4 7,260 5.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 71,278 25.3 38,753 26.3 32,525 24.3 Some college, no degree 84,603 30.1 43,504 29.4 41,099 30.7 Associate degree 22,080 7.8 11,290 7.7 10,790 8.1 Bachelor's degree 52,939 18.8 26,065 17.6 26,874 20.1 Graduate or professional degree 29,459 10.5 16,040 10.9 13,419 10.0 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 2,630,184 100.0 1,275,586 100.0 1,354,598 100.0 Less than 9th grade 135,524 5.2 69,150 5.4 66,374 4.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 249,375 9.4 122,041 9.6 127,334 9.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 645,494 24.6 290,145 22.7 355,349 26.2 Some college, no degree 731,179 27.8 340,236 26.7 390,943 28.9 Associate degree 184,383 7.0 87,396 6.9 96,987 7.2 Bachelor's degree 441,978 16.8 231,830 18.1 210,148 15.5 Graduate or professional degree 242,251 9.2 134,788 10.6 107,463 7.9 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 1,443,509 100.0 690,234 100.0 753,275 100.0 Less than 9th grade 121,627 8.4 60,881 8.8 60,746 8.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 203,853 14.1 97,635 14.2 106,218 14.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 500,166 34.7 233,579 33.8 266,587 35.4 Some college, no degree 302,302 20.9 143,532 20.8 158,770 21.0 Associate degree 59,021 4.1 24,101 3.5 34,920 4.7 Bachelor's degree 169,547 11.8 84,796 12.3 84,751 11.2 Graduate or professional degree 86,993 6.0 45,710 6.6 41,283 5.5 California Total population 25 years and over 13,688,929 100.0 6,657,686 100.0 7,031,243 100.0 Less than 9th grade 944,575 6.9 458,588 6.9 485,987 6.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,340,552 9.8 649,173 9.7 691,379 9.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,847,509 20.8 1,287,869 19.4 1,559,640 22.2 Some college, no degree 3,445,286 25.2 1,607,929 24.1 1,837,357 26.2 Associate degree 1,033,287 7.5 476,437 7.2 556,850 7.9 Bachelor's degree 2,560,688 18.7 1,308,318 19.6 1,252,370 17.8 Graduate or professional degree 1,517,032 11.1 869,372 13.1 647,660 9.2 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 2,381,655 100.0 1,173,214 100.0 1,208,441 100.0 Less than 9th grade 81,015 3.4 42,763 3.6 38,252 3.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 168,023 7.1 83,628 7.2 84,395 6.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 546,335 22.9 254,747 21.7 291,588 24.2 Some college, no degree 584,392 24.5 276,538 23.6 307,854 25.5 Associate degree 168,336 7.1 78,787 6.7 89,549 7.4 Bachelor's degree 550,595 23.1 277,806 23.7 272,789 22.5 Graduate or professional degree 282,959 11.9 158,945 13.5 124,014 10.3 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 1,949,130 100.0 918,577 100.0 1,030,553 100.0 Less than 9th grade 95,345 4.9 43,325 4.7 52,020 5.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 171,490 8.8 82,987 9.1 88,503 8.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 553,305 28.4 250,909 27.3 302,396 29.4 Some college, no degree 343,227 17.6 159,898 17.4 183,329 17.8 Associate degree 132,900 6.8 52,695 5.7 80,205 7.8 Bachelor's degree 378,681 19.4 188,340 20.5 190,341 18.4 Graduate or professional degree 274,182 14.1 140,423 15.3 133,759 13.0 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 401,337 100.0 191,629 100.0 209,708 100.0 Less than 9th grade 16,704 4.2 8,710 4.5 7,994 3.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 43,373 10.8 21,509 11.3 21,864 10.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 127,462 31.7 57,919 30.2 69,543 33.2 Some college, no degree 78,262 19.5 36,782 19.2 41,480 19.8 Associate degree 28,192 7.1 11,455 6.0 16,737 8.0 Bachelor's degree 67,664 16.8 33,405 17.4 34,259 16.3 Graduate or professional degree 39,680 9.9 21,849 11.4 17,831 8.5 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 128,854 100.0 65,234 100.0 63,620 100.0 Less than 9th grade 4,032 3.1 1,872 2.9 2,160 3.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,147 2.5 1,569 2.4 1,578 2.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,393 5.7 2,978 4.5 4,415 6.9 Some college, no degree 11,757 9.1 5,452 8.4 6,305 9.9 Associate degree 2,916 2.3 1,182 1.8 1,734 2.8 Bachelor's degree 41,360 32.1 20,338 31.2 21,022 33.0 Graduate or professional degree 58,249 45.2 31,843 48.8 26,406 41.5 Florida Total population 25 years and over 9,052,318 100.0 4,321,471 100.0 4,730,847 100.0 Less than 9th grade 499,052 5.5 242,171 5.6 256,881 5.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,081,943 12.0 523,691 12.1 558,252 11.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,635,503 29.1 1,150,870 26.7 1,484,633 31.4 Some college, no degree 2,031,237 22.4 961,785 22.2 1,069,452 22.6 Associate degree 648,553 7.2 284,783 6.6 363,770 7.7 Bachelor's degree 1,373,946 15.2 716,609 16.6 657,337 13.9 Graduate or professional degree 782,084 8.6 441,562 10.2 340,522 7.2 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 3,576,248 100.0 1,735,538 100.0 1,840,710 100.0 Less than 9th grade 220,533 6.2 112,552 6.5 107,981 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 429,759 12.0 208,004 12.0 221,755 12.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,025,755 28.7 468,754 27.0 557,001 30.3 Some college, no degree 731,779 20.4 348,955 20.1 382,824 20.8 Associate degree 188,733 5.3 83,997 4.8 104,736 5.7 Bachelor's degree 642,432 18.0 332,865 19.2 309,567 16.8 Graduate or professional degree 337,257 9.4 180,411 10.4 156,846 8.5 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 216,549 100.0 115,205 100.0 101,344 100.0 Less than 9th grade 4,464 2.1 2,289 2.0 2,175 2.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11,438 5.2 6,154 5.3 5,284 5.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 46,199 21.4 24,082 20.9 22,117 21.8 Some college, no degree 58,204 26.9 30,568 26.6 27,636 27.3 Associate degree 17,204 7.9 8,547 7.4 8,657 8.5 Bachelor's degree 46,054 21.3 24,306 21.1 21,748 21.5 Graduate or professional degree 32,986 15.2 19,259 16.7 13,727 13.5 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 730,725 100.0 358,833 100.0 371,892 100.0 Less than 9th grade 27,509 3.8 14,802 4.1 12,707 3.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 70,561 9.6 34,025 9.5 36,536 9.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 211,676 29.0 98,822 27.5 112,854 30.4 Some college, no degree 203,871 27.9 96,080 26.8 107,791 29.0 Associate degree 54,075 7.4 25,872 7.2 28,203 7.6 Bachelor's degree 111,798 15.3 57,926 16.2 53,872 14.4 Graduate or professional degree 51,235 7.0 31,306 8.7 19,929 5.4 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 6,144,044 100.0 2,937,352 100.0 3,206,692 100.0 Less than 9th grade 364,573 5.9 169,190 5.8 195,383 6.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 559,297 9.1 270,637 9.2 288,660 9.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,791,449 29.2 811,853 27.6 979,596 30.5 Some college, no degree 1,338,412 21.8 631,842 21.5 706,570 22.1 Associate degree 380,880 6.2 170,060 5.8 210,820 6.6 Bachelor's degree 1,086,485 17.7 543,833 18.5 542,652 16.9 Graduate or professional degree 622,948 10.1 339,937 11.6 283,011 8.8 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 3,478,901 100.0 1,663,935 100.0 1,814,966 100.0 Less than 9th grade 170,986 4.9 84,677 5.1 86,309 4.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 414,615 11.9 194,003 11.6 220,612 12.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,321,924 38.0 612,188 36.8 709,736 39.1 Some college, no degree 678,835 19.5 326,690 19.7 352,145 19.4 Associate degree 203,358 5.9 90,401 5.4 112,957 6.2 Bachelor's degree 435,202 12.5 225,231 13.5 209,971 11.6 Graduate or professional degree 253,981 7.3 130,745 7.9 123,236 6.8 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 1,810,293 100.0 863,095 100.0 947,198 100.0 Less than 9th grade 92,569 5.1 47,437 5.5 45,132 4.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 144,851 8.0 71,405 8.3 73,446 7.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 662,176 36.6 317,377 36.7 344,799 36.4 Some college, no degree 389,591 21.5 175,616 20.4 213,975 22.6 Associate degree 136,163 7.5 59,599 6.9 76,564 8.1 Bachelor's degree 269,072 14.9 128,126 14.8 140,946 14.9 Graduate or professional degree 115,871 6.4 63,535 7.4 52,336 5.5 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 1,507,908 100.0 722,142 100.0 785,766 100.0 Less than 9th grade 64,508 4.3 32,923 4.6 31,585 4.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 118,768 7.9 57,114 7.9 61,654 7.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 455,329 30.2 215,679 29.8 239,650 30.5 Some college, no degree 375,153 24.8 171,898 23.8 203,255 25.8 Associate degree 88,636 5.9 37,772 5.3 50,864 6.5 Bachelor's degree 270,206 17.9 134,056 18.5 136,150 17.3 Graduate or professional degree 135,308 9.0 72,700 10.1 62,608 8.0 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 2,419,631 100.0 1,151,192 100.0 1,268,439 100.0 Less than 9th grade 289,669 12.0 144,842 12.6 144,827 11.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 334,833 13.8 164,335 14.3 170,498 13.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 817,560 33.8 384,856 33.4 432,704 34.1 Some college, no degree 440,405 18.2 203,164 17.6 237,241 18.7 Associate degree 117,235 4.8 44,191 3.9 73,044 5.7 Bachelor's degree 252,166 10.5 129,431 11.2 122,735 9.7 Graduate or professional degree 167,763 6.9 80,373 7.0 87,390 6.9 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 1,896,770 100.0 908,316 100.0 988,454 100.0 Less than 9th grade 143,433 7.6 73,500 8.1 69,933 7.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 236,144 12.4 114,266 12.6 121,878 12.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 639,444 33.7 291,118 32.0 348,326 35.2 Some college, no degree 395,048 20.9 189,816 20.9 205,232 20.8 Associate degree 69,796 3.6 28,626 3.2 41,170 4.2 Bachelor's degree 271,852 14.4 135,040 14.8 136,812 13.8 Graduate or professional degree 141,053 7.4 75,950 8.4 65,103 6.6 Maine Total population 25 years and over 849,811 100.0 403,727 100.0 446,084 100.0 Less than 9th grade 45,360 5.3 23,638 5.9 21,722 4.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 77,586 9.2 38,967 9.6 38,619 8.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 308,599 36.3 145,572 36.1 163,027 36.6 Some college, no degree 160,969 18.9 75,169 18.6 85,800 19.2 Associate degree 62,489 7.4 26,105 6.4 36,384 8.2 Bachelor's degree 127,590 15.0 59,607 14.8 67,983 15.2 Graduate or professional degree 67,218 7.9 34,669 8.6 32,549 7.3 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 2,346,587 100.0 1,119,496 100.0 1,227,091 100.0 Less than 9th grade 102,464 4.4 49,981 4.5 52,483 4.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 218,708 9.3 103,370 9.2 115,338 9.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 627,203 26.7 281,895 25.2 345,308 28.1 Some college, no degree 454,387 19.4 210,817 18.8 243,570 19.9 Associate degree 128,796 5.5 51,490 4.6 77,306 6.3 Bachelor's degree 462,845 19.7 230,579 20.6 232,266 18.9 Graduate or professional degree 352,184 15.0 191,364 17.1 160,820 13.1 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 3,731,483 100.0 1,747,587 100.0 1,983,896 100.0 Less than 9th grade 174,448 4.7 81,043 4.6 93,405 4.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 318,450 8.5 153,942 8.8 164,508 8.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,035,667 27.8 471,595 27.0 564,072 28.4 Some college, no degree 647,382 17.3 296,995 17.0 350,387 17.7 Associate degree 277,415 7.4 108,974 6.3 168,441 8.5 Bachelor's degree 759,773 20.4 368,310 21.0 391,463 19.7 Graduate or professional degree 518,348 13.9 266,728 15.3 251,620 12.7 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 5,309,168 100.0 2,556,288 100.0 2,752,880 100.0 Less than 9th grade 219,480 4.1 107,893 4.2 111,587 4.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 561,152 10.6 274,578 10.8 286,574 10.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,706,794 32.2 773,342 30.2 933,452 33.9 Some college, no degree 1,237,201 23.3 604,262 23.7 632,939 23.0 Associate degree 383,034 7.2 166,825 6.5 216,209 7.8 Bachelor's degree 765,913 14.4 391,840 15.3 374,073 13.6 Graduate or professional degree 435,594 8.2 237,548 9.3 198,046 7.2 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 2,919,051 100.0 1,410,402 100.0 1,508,649 100.0 Less than 9th grade 127,743 4.4 64,999 4.6 62,744 4.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 187,638 6.4 95,525 6.8 92,113 6.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 853,827 29.3 403,995 28.6 449,832 29.8 Some college, no degree 706,871 24.2 328,447 23.3 378,424 25.1 Associate degree 228,145 7.8 105,729 7.5 122,416 8.1 Bachelor's degree 573,129 19.6 277,400 19.7 295,729 19.6 Graduate or professional degree 241,698 8.3 134,307 9.5 107,391 7.1 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 1,170,083 100.0 559,031 100.0 611,052 100.0 Less than 9th grade 80,067 6.8 42,398 7.6 37,669 6.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 166,873 14.3 79,466 14.2 87,407 14.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 352,781 30.2 161,853 29.0 190,928 31.2 Some college, no degree 262,521 22.4 125,410 22.4 137,111 22.5 Associate degree 73,526 6.3 31,123 5.6 42,403 6.9 Bachelor's degree 153,098 13.1 76,241 13.6 76,857 12.6 Graduate or professional degree 81,217 6.9 42,540 7.6 38,677 6.3 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 3,160,532 100.0 1,504,852 100.0 1,655,680 100.0 Less than 9th grade 200,974 6.4 93,916 6.2 107,058 6.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 355,924 11.2 167,821 11.2 188,103 11.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,053,171 33.3 490,387 32.6 562,784 34.0 Some college, no degree 685,623 21.7 320,648 21.3 364,975 22.1 Associate degree 159,677 5.1 71,089 4.7 88,588 5.3 Bachelor's degree 460,640 14.6 231,860 15.4 228,780 13.8 Graduate or professional degree 244,523 7.7 129,131 8.6 115,392 7.0 Montana Total population 25 years and over 545,199 100.0 266,760 100.0 278,439 100.0 Less than 9th grade 22,275 4.1 12,638 4.7 9,637 3.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 43,976 8.1 21,280 8.0 22,696 8.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 171,468 31.4 83,592 31.4 87,876 31.6 Some college, no degree 139,624 25.6 65,937 24.7 73,687 26.4 Associate degree 30,998 5.7 13,398 5.0 17,600 6.4 Bachelor's degree 96,627 17.7 46,625 17.5 50,002 17.9 Graduate or professional degree 40,231 7.4 23,290 8.7 16,941 6.1 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 999,326 100.0 479,800 100.0 519,526 100.0 Less than 9th grade 44,637 4.5 22,989 4.8 21,648 4.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 73,414 7.3 36,686 7.6 36,728 7.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 317,299 31.8 151,269 31.6 166,030 32.0 Some college, no degree 245,169 24.5 110,725 23.0 134,444 25.9 Associate degree 75,095 7.5 36,460 7.6 38,635 7.4 Bachelor's degree 169,950 17.0 81,498 17.0 88,452 17.0 Graduate or professional degree 73,762 7.4 40,173 8.4 33,589 6.5 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 1,033,837 100.0 523,743 100.0 510,094 100.0 Less than 9th grade 46,432 4.5 24,623 4.7 21,809 4.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 120,333 11.6 59,175 11.3 61,158 12.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 309,238 29.9 149,431 28.5 159,807 31.3 Some college, no degree 291,852 28.3 146,892 28.1 144,960 28.4 Associate degree 66,154 6.4 32,106 6.1 34,048 6.7 Bachelor's degree 131,490 12.7 72,203 13.8 59,287 11.6 Graduate or professional degree 68,338 6.6 39,313 7.5 29,025 5.7 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 796,816 100.0 383,984 100.0 412,832 100.0 Less than 9th grade 30,318 3.8 15,403 4.0 14,915 3.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 68,309 8.6 35,365 9.2 32,944 8.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 241,383 30.3 112,419 29.3 128,964 31.2 Some college, no degree 160,006 20.1 74,348 19.4 85,658 20.8 Associate degree 69,798 8.7 29,750 7.7 40,048 9.7 Bachelor's degree 148,823 18.7 74,419 19.4 74,404 18.0 Graduate or professional degree 78,179 9.8 42,280 11.0 35,899 8.7 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 4,280,235 100.0 2,018,347 100.0 2,261,888 100.0 Less than 9th grade 238,054 5.6 104,643 5.2 133,411 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 418,852 9.7 196,758 9.7 222,094 9.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,305,073 30.5 564,219 28.0 740,854 32.8 Some college, no degree 759,207 17.8 368,352 18.2 390,855 17.3 Associate degree 231,568 5.4 94,620 4.7 136,948 6.0 Bachelor's degree 841,431 19.6 418,958 20.8 422,473 18.7 Graduate or professional degree 486,050 11.4 270,797 13.4 215,253 9.5 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 819,163 100.0 392,569 100.0 426,594 100.0 Less than 9th grade 55,092 6.7 27,134 6.9 27,958 6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 81,637 10.0 38,960 9.9 42,677 10.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 207,881 25.4 96,756 24.7 111,125 26.0 Some college, no degree 195,689 23.9 90,760 23.1 104,929 24.6 Associate degree 49,490 6.0 22,034 5.6 27,456 6.4 Bachelor's degree 131,501 16.1 64,419 16.4 67,082 15.8 Graduate or professional degree 97,873 11.9 52,506 13.4 45,367 10.6 New York Total population 25 years and over 8,937,643 100.0 4,211,002 100.0 4,726,641 100.0 Less than 9th grade 515,028 5.8 234,922 5.6 280,106 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 915,826 10.2 442,560 10.5 473,266 10.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,587,448 29.0 1,144,286 27.2 1,443,162 30.6 Some college, no degree 1,516,580 16.9 734,662 17.4 781,918 16.5 Associate degree 680,557 7.6 292,663 7.0 387,894 8.2 Bachelor's degree 1,513,361 17.0 765,728 18.1 747,633 15.8 Graduate or professional degree 1,208,843 13.5 596,181 14.2 612,662 13.0 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 3,995,351 100.0 1,917,559 100.0 2,077,792 100.0 Less than 9th grade 262,013 6.6 135,501 7.1 126,512 6.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 490,921 12.2 243,046 12.6 247,875 11.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,124,648 28.2 518,673 27.1 605,975 29.2 Some college, no degree 828,934 20.7 388,881 20.3 440,053 21.2 Associate degree 289,137 7.3 126,241 6.6 162,896 7.8 Bachelor's degree 679,696 17.0 333,540 17.3 346,156 16.7 Graduate or professional degree 320,002 8.0 171,677 9.0 148,325 7.1 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 386,469 100.0 188,606 100.0 197,863 100.0 Less than 9th grade 34,045 8.8 17,383 9.2 16,662 8.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 27,006 7.0 14,176 7.5 12,830 6.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 108,179 28.0 52,850 28.1 55,329 28.0 Some college, no degree 94,755 24.5 44,416 23.5 50,339 25.4 Associate degree 36,051 9.3 17,390 9.2 18,661 9.4 Bachelor's degree 65,496 17.0 30,471 16.2 35,025 17.7 Graduate or professional degree 20,937 5.4 11,920 6.3 9,017 4.6 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 6,444,503 100.0 3,059,868 100.0 3,384,635 100.0 Less than 9th grade 271,196 4.2 130,272 4.3 140,924 4.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 747,331 11.6 352,645 11.5 394,686 11.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,380,223 36.9 1,085,715 35.5 1,294,508 38.3 Some college, no degree 1,257,880 19.6 601,957 19.6 655,923 19.4 Associate degree 383,947 5.9 160,750 5.3 223,197 6.5 Bachelor's degree 920,826 14.3 465,764 15.2 455,062 13.5 Graduate or professional degree 483,100 7.5 262,765 8.6 220,335 6.5 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 1,771,056 100.0 845,619 100.0 925,437 100.0 Less than 9th grade 95,731 5.4 47,418 5.6 48,313 5.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 221,384 12.5 102,307 12.1 119,077 12.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 561,032 31.7 256,213 30.3 304,819 32.9 Some college, no degree 416,526 23.5 197,720 23.4 218,806 23.7 Associate degree 94,774 5.4 43,905 5.2 50,869 5.5 Bachelor's degree 254,670 14.3 128,160 15.1 126,510 13.6 Graduate or professional degree 126,939 7.2 69,896 8.3 57,043 6.2 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 2,009,396 100.0 971,030 100.0 1,038,366 100.0 Less than 9th grade 69,979 3.5 36,983 3.8 32,996 3.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 189,071 9.4 93,459 9.6 95,612 9.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 538,855 26.8 248,781 25.7 290,074 27.9 Some college, no degree 560,069 27.9 258,020 26.5 302,049 29.1 Associate degree 134,843 6.7 65,546 6.8 69,297 6.7 Bachelor's degree 337,979 16.8 168,992 17.4 168,987 16.3 Graduate or professional degree 178,600 8.9 99,249 10.2 79,351 7.6 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 7,251,898 100.0 3,415,089 100.0 3,836,809 100.0 Less than 9th grade 369,595 5.1 166,991 4.9 202,604 5.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 833,641 11.5 389,245 11.4 444,396 11.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,829,748 39.0 1,278,425 37.4 1,551,323 40.4 Some college, no degree 1,109,377 15.3 528,943 15.5 580,434 15.1 Associate degree 434,445 6.0 190,493 5.6 243,952 6.4 Bachelor's degree 1,055,399 14.6 533,420 15.6 521,979 13.6 Graduate or professional degree 619,693 8.5 327,572 9.6 292,121 7.6 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 615,023 100.0 285,683 100.0 329,340 100.0 Less than 9th grade 42,082 6.8 18,419 6.4 23,663 7.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 80,251 13.1 37,721 13.3 42,530 12.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 173,135 28.1 77,148 27.0 95,987 29.1 Some college, no degree 110,481 18.0 49,487 17.3 60,994 18.6 Associate degree 44,009 7.2 19,847 6.9 24,162 7.3 Bachelor's degree 102,440 16.6 51,446 18.0 50,994 15.5 Graduate or professional degree 62,625 10.2 31,615 11.1 31,010 9.4 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 1,844,670 100.0 886,233 100.0 958,437 100.0 Less than 9th grade 120,006 6.5 60,693 6.8 59,313 6.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 233,156 12.6 112,565 12.7 120,591 12.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 536,947 29.2 244,455 27.6 292,492 30.5 Some college, no degree 373,959 20.2 177,726 20.1 196,233 20.5 Associate degree 133,597 7.3 59,351 6.7 74,246 7.7 Bachelor's degree 296,500 16.0 153,201 17.3 143,299 15.0 Graduate or professional degree 150,505 8.2 78,242 8.8 72,263 7.5 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 436,738 100.0 211,974 100.0 224,764 100.0 Less than 9th grade 32,050 7.3 17,244 8.1 14,806 6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 30,563 7.0 15,621 7.4 14,942 6.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 144,685 33.2 71,329 33.7 73,356 32.7 Some college, no degree 100,624 23.0 45,491 21.4 55,133 24.5 Associate degree 31,383 7.2 13,034 6.2 18,349 8.2 Bachelor's degree 70,574 16.2 33,598 15.8 36,976 16.4 Graduate or professional degree 26,859 6.1 15,657 7.4 11,202 5.0 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 3,111,747 100.0 1,485,091 100.0 1,626,656 100.0 Less than 9th grade 296,675 9.5 145,988 9.8 150,687 9.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 419,278 13.5 200,824 13.6 218,454 13.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 993,906 31.9 456,948 30.7 536,958 33.0 Some college, no degree 616,109 19.8 288,241 19.4 327,868 20.2 Associate degree 148,430 4.8 62,169 4.2 86,261 5.3 Bachelor's degree 416,710 13.4 212,806 14.3 203,904 12.5 Graduate or professional degree 220,639 7.1 118,115 8.0 102,524 6.3 Texas Total population 25 years and over 9,523,380 100.0 4,605,815 100.0 4,917,565 100.0 Less than 9th grade 877,801 9.2 422,913 9.2 454,888 9.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,071,404 11.3 511,244 11.1 560,160 11.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,371,532 24.9 1,069,896 23.2 1,301,636 26.5 Some college, no degree 2,233,292 23.4 1,054,030 22.9 1,179,262 24.0 Associate degree 513,198 5.4 242,541 5.3 270,657 5.5 Bachelor's degree 1,658,073 17.4 851,410 18.4 806,663 16.4 Graduate or professional degree 798,080 8.4 453,781 9.9 344,299 7.0 Utah Total population 25 years and over 1,085,309 100.0 533,349 100.0 551,960 100.0 Less than 9th grade 20,405 1.9 10,671 2.0 9,734 1.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 89,602 8.2 44,443 8.3 45,159 8.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 267,723 24.7 116,727 21.9 150,996 27.4 Some college, no degree 325,564 30.0 153,177 28.7 172,387 31.2 Associate degree 87,886 8.1 40,715 7.7 47,171 8.6 Bachelor's degree 201,514 18.6 106,083 19.9 95,431 17.3 Graduate or professional degree 92,615 8.5 61,533 11.5 31,082 5.6 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 394,187 100.0 188,564 100.0 205,623 100.0 Less than 9th grade 19,878 5.0 10,679 5.7 9,199 4.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,005 8.4 17,386 9.2 15,619 7.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 128,204 32.5 63,253 33.5 64,951 31.6 Some college, no degree 66,577 16.9 29,068 15.4 37,509 18.2 Associate degree 30,411 7.7 12,876 6.9 17,535 8.5 Bachelor's degree 72,516 18.4 33,241 17.6 39,275 19.1 Graduate or professional degree 43,596 11.1 22,061 11.7 21,535 10.5 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 3,504,612 100.0 1,688,814 100.0 1,815,798 100.0 Less than 9th grade 216,029 6.2 112,258 6.6 103,771 5.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 335,037 9.5 163,725 9.7 171,312 9.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 902,864 25.8 409,316 24.3 493,548 27.2 Some college, no degree 716,401 20.4 325,071 19.2 391,330 21.6 Associate degree 202,932 5.8 87,466 5.2 115,466 6.3 Bachelor's degree 681,568 19.5 332,207 19.7 349,361 19.3 Graduate or professional degree 449,781 12.8 258,771 15.3 191,010 10.5 Washington Total population 25 years and over 3,248,493 100.0 1,585,091 100.0 1,663,402 100.0 Less than 9th grade 89,311 2.7 46,359 2.9 42,952 2.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 259,623 8.0 127,238 8.1 132,385 7.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 826,550 25.5 390,458 24.6 436,092 26.3 Some college, no degree 882,296 27.1 409,220 25.8 473,076 28.4 Associate degree 263,329 8.2 123,894 7.8 139,435 8.4 Bachelor's degree 613,805 18.8 312,915 19.8 300,890 18.1 Graduate or professional degree 313,579 9.7 175,007 11.0 138,572 8.3 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 1,179,894 100.0 559,338 100.0 620,556 100.0 Less than 9th grade 119,115 10.1 58,958 10.5 60,157 9.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 174,394 14.8 84,055 15.1 90,339 14.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 467,816 39.6 221,116 39.5 246,700 39.7 Some college, no degree 194,540 16.5 88,457 15.8 106,083 17.1 Associate degree 51,023 4.3 19,605 3.5 31,418 5.1 Bachelor's degree 104,428 8.9 52,986 9.5 51,442 8.3 Graduate or professional degree 68,578 5.8 34,161 6.1 34,417 5.5 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 3,192,571 100.0 1,544,477 100.0 1,648,094 100.0 Less than 9th grade 153,166 4.8 74,952 4.9 78,214 4.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 274,317 8.6 140,922 9.1 133,395 8.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,124,889 35.2 531,158 34.4 593,731 36.1 Some college, no degree 660,234 20.7 314,987 20.4 345,247 20.9 Associate degree 244,818 7.7 114,516 7.4 130,302 7.9 Bachelor's degree 504,486 15.8 241,686 15.6 262,800 16.0 Graduate or professional degree 230,661 7.2 126,256 8.2 104,405 6.3 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 295,036 100.0 145,849 100.0 149,187 100.0 Less than 9th grade 8,579 2.9 4,835 3.3 3,744 2.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 24,568 8.3 12,364 8.5 12,204 8.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 91,748 31.1 45,631 31.3 46,117 30.9 Some college, no degree 79,770 27.1 37,982 26.0 41,788 28.0 Associate degree 23,729 8.0 10,242 7.0 13,487 9.1 Bachelor's degree 45,464 15.4 22,372 15.4 23,092 15.4 Graduate or professional degree 21,178 7.2 12,423 8.5 8,755 5.9 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________