Table 12-2b: 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 Level of Education, 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 8,980,716 100.0 10,877,379 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,575,555 7.9 742,701 8.3 832,854 7.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,932,139 19.8 1,868,086 20.8 2,064,053 18.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,909,783 29.8 2,816,161 31.3 3,093,622 28.5 Some college, no degree 4,464,348 22.5 1,914,215 21.3 2,550,133 23.4 Associate degree 1,145,001 5.7 462,861 5.2 682,140 6.3 Bachelor's degree 1,877,471 9.5 787,036 8.8 1,090,435 10.0 Graduate or professional degree 953,798 4.8 389,656 4.3 564,142 5.2 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 657,233 100.0 287,485 100.0 369,748 100.0 Less than 9th grade 71,586 10.9 32,753 11.4 38,833 10.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 145,741 22.2 67,619 23.5 78,122 21.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 200,873 30.5 94,884 33.0 105,989 28.7 Some college, no degree 127,584 19.4 51,752 18.0 75,832 20.5 Associate degree 35,853 5.5 13,019 4.5 22,834 6.2 Bachelor's degree 49,467 7.5 18,323 6.4 31,144 8.4 Graduate or professional degree 26,129 4.0 9,135 3.2 16,994 4.6 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 11,730 100.0 6,337 100.0 5,393 100.0 Less than 9th grade 301 2.6 168 2.7 133 2.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,024 8.7 530 8.3 494 9.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,109 26.5 1,871 29.5 1,238 23.0 Some college, no degree 4,393 37.5 2,262 35.7 2,131 39.5 Associate degree 1,156 9.8 618 9.8 538 10.0 Bachelor's degree 1,163 9.9 567 8.9 596 11.0 Graduate or professional degree 584 5.0 321 5.1 263 4.9 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 89,281 100.0 47,328 100.0 41,953 100.0 Less than 9th grade 4,606 5.2 2,249 4.8 2,357 5.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11,712 13.1 5,967 12.6 5,745 13.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 21,322 23.9 11,833 25.0 9,489 22.6 Some college, no degree 27,182 30.4 14,105 29.8 13,077 31.2 Associate degree 7,858 8.8 4,274 9.0 3,584 8.5 Bachelor's degree 10,942 12.3 5,949 12.6 4,993 11.9 Graduate or professional degree 5,659 6.3 2,951 6.2 2,708 6.5 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 225,985 100.0 100,399 100.0 125,586 100.0 Less than 9th grade 27,602 12.2 12,337 12.3 15,265 12.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 49,742 22.0 22,417 22.3 27,325 21.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 74,889 33.2 35,975 35.8 38,914 31.0 Some college, no degree 42,484 18.8 17,763 17.7 24,721 19.7 Associate degree 8,170 3.6 3,203 3.2 4,967 3.9 Bachelor's degree 15,950 7.0 6,146 6.2 9,804 7.8 Graduate or professional degree 7,148 3.2 2,558 2.5 4,590 3.7 California Total population 25 years and over 1,332,801 100.0 634,446 100.0 698,355 100.0 Less than 9th grade 59,276 4.4 28,409 4.5 30,867 4.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 200,066 15.1 97,930 15.4 102,136 14.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 321,978 24.1 165,622 26.1 156,356 22.4 Some college, no degree 406,693 30.5 185,271 29.2 221,422 31.7 Associate degree 115,840 8.7 52,186 8.2 63,654 9.2 Bachelor's degree 152,066 11.4 70,142 11.1 81,924 11.7 Graduate or professional degree 76,882 5.8 34,886 5.5 41,996 6.0 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 94,854 100.0 50,558 100.0 44,296 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,710 2.9 1,144 2.3 1,566 3.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12,107 12.7 6,718 13.3 5,389 12.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 24,554 25.9 13,492 26.6 11,062 25.0 Some college, no degree 27,694 29.2 14,464 28.6 13,230 29.8 Associate degree 8,373 8.8 4,464 8.9 3,909 8.9 Bachelor's degree 13,095 13.8 6,932 13.7 6,163 13.9 Graduate or professional degree 6,321 6.7 3,344 6.6 2,977 6.7 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 175,527 100.0 78,248 100.0 97,279 100.0 Less than 9th grade 11,880 6.8 5,508 7.0 6,372 6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,858 19.3 15,574 19.9 18,284 18.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 59,445 33.8 27,812 35.6 31,633 32.6 Some college, no degree 36,147 20.6 15,197 19.4 20,950 21.5 Associate degree 10,071 5.8 3,743 4.8 6,328 6.5 Bachelor's degree 14,716 8.3 6,283 8.0 8,433 8.7 Graduate or professional degree 9,410 5.4 4,131 5.3 5,279 5.4 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 86,825 100.0 39,478 100.0 47,347 100.0 Less than 9th grade 5,231 6.0 2,394 6.1 2,837 6.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17,182 19.8 8,338 21.1 8,844 18.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 28,912 33.3 13,622 34.5 15,290 32.3 Some college, no degree 18,657 21.5 7,996 20.2 10,661 22.5 Associate degree 4,300 5.0 1,763 4.5 2,537 5.3 Bachelor's degree 8,204 9.4 3,535 9.0 4,669 9.9 Graduate or professional degree 4,339 5.0 1,830 4.6 2,509 5.3 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 223,292 100.0 96,844 100.0 126,448 100.0 Less than 9th grade 17,822 8.0 8,660 8.9 9,162 7.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 48,346 21.6 20,818 21.5 27,528 21.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 67,130 30.1 29,308 30.3 37,822 29.9 Some college, no degree 44,026 19.7 18,444 19.0 25,582 20.3 Associate degree 6,898 3.1 2,938 3.1 3,960 3.1 Bachelor's degree 22,591 10.1 9,831 10.1 12,760 10.1 Graduate or professional degree 16,479 7.4 6,845 7.1 9,634 7.6 Florida Total population 25 years and over 1,285,014 100.0 590,433 100.0 694,581 100.0 Less than 9th grade 132,776 10.3 64,061 10.8 68,715 9.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 290,662 22.7 141,080 23.9 149,582 21.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 373,556 29.0 179,538 30.5 194,018 28.0 Some college, no degree 249,869 19.5 108,274 18.3 141,595 20.3 Associate degree 78,479 6.1 31,473 5.3 47,006 6.8 Bachelor's degree 106,555 8.3 44,118 7.5 62,437 9.0 Graduate or professional degree 53,117 4.1 21,889 3.7 31,228 4.5 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 1,333,161 100.0 598,092 100.0 735,069 100.0 Less than 9th grade 119,905 9.0 53,617 9.0 66,288 9.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 246,874 18.5 116,129 19.4 130,745 17.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 404,940 30.4 194,159 32.4 210,781 28.7 Some college, no degree 286,623 21.5 122,982 20.6 163,641 22.2 Associate degree 68,260 5.1 27,690 4.6 40,570 5.6 Bachelor's degree 142,979 10.7 59,337 10.0 83,642 11.3 Graduate or professional degree 63,580 4.8 24,178 4.0 39,402 5.4 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 12,119 100.0 7,903 100.0 4,216 100.0 Less than 9th grade 205 1.7 109 1.4 96 2.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 653 5.4 437 5.5 216 5.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,003 24.8 2,134 27.0 869 20.6 Some college, no degree 4,406 36.3 2,899 36.7 1,507 35.8 Associate degree 1,307 10.8 837 10.6 470 11.1 Bachelor's degree 1,684 13.9 937 11.8 747 17.7 Graduate or professional degree 861 7.1 550 7.0 311 7.4 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 2,664 100.0 1,695 100.0 969 100.0 Less than 9th grade 120 4.5 45 2.7 75 7.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 345 13.0 215 12.6 130 13.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 420 15.7 231 13.7 189 19.5 Some college, no degree 885 33.2 617 36.4 268 27.6 Associate degree 296 11.2 177 10.4 119 12.3 Bachelor's degree 439 16.4 298 17.6 141 14.5 Graduate or professional degree 159 6.0 112 6.6 47 4.9 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 1,064,516 100.0 469,766 100.0 594,750 100.0 Less than 9th grade 68,666 6.5 32,307 6.9 36,359 6.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 218,567 20.5 107,088 22.8 111,479 18.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 277,903 26.1 129,167 27.5 148,736 25.0 Some college, no degree 278,118 26.1 114,054 24.2 164,064 27.6 Associate degree 64,934 6.1 24,524 5.3 40,410 6.7 Bachelor's degree 102,489 9.6 42,475 9.0 60,014 10.1 Graduate or professional degree 53,839 5.1 20,151 4.3 33,688 5.7 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 286,094 100.0 130,514 100.0 155,580 100.0 Less than 9th grade 16,536 5.8 8,057 6.2 8,479 5.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 55,164 19.3 26,172 20.0 28,992 18.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 94,730 33.1 45,597 35.0 49,133 31.6 Some college, no degree 69,194 24.2 28,886 22.1 40,308 25.9 Associate degree 15,884 5.5 6,541 5.0 9,343 6.0 Bachelor's degree 23,137 8.1 10,425 8.0 12,712 8.1 Graduate or professional degree 11,449 4.0 4,836 3.7 6,613 4.3 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 31,023 100.0 16,150 100.0 14,873 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,024 6.5 1,074 6.7 950 6.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,030 16.2 2,674 16.5 2,356 15.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,750 31.5 5,256 32.6 4,494 30.2 Some college, no degree 7,863 25.3 3,809 23.5 4,054 27.3 Associate degree 1,797 5.8 931 5.8 866 5.8 Bachelor's degree 2,989 9.6 1,627 10.1 1,362 9.2 Graduate or professional degree 1,570 5.1 779 4.8 791 5.3 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 83,523 100.0 40,432 100.0 43,091 100.0 Less than 9th grade 3,711 4.4 1,750 4.3 1,961 4.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,231 15.9 6,392 15.8 6,839 15.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 26,704 32.0 13,564 33.6 13,140 30.5 Some college, no degree 22,321 26.7 10,551 26.1 11,770 27.3 Associate degree 5,151 6.1 2,165 5.3 2,986 7.0 Bachelor's degree 8,231 9.9 3,976 9.9 4,255 9.8 Graduate or professional degree 4,174 5.0 2,034 5.0 2,140 5.0 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 170,321 100.0 79,221 100.0 91,100 100.0 Less than 9th grade 12,281 7.2 5,578 7.0 6,703 7.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 33,396 19.6 15,690 19.8 17,706 19.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 57,101 33.5 28,306 35.8 28,795 31.6 Some college, no degree 40,039 23.6 17,720 22.3 22,319 24.5 Associate degree 9,348 5.4 3,895 5.0 5,453 6.0 Bachelor's degree 11,661 6.9 5,424 6.8 6,237 6.8 Graduate or professional degree 6,495 3.8 2,608 3.3 3,887 4.3 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 784,799 100.0 348,557 100.0 436,242 100.0 Less than 9th grade 99,796 12.7 48,024 13.8 51,772 11.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 189,485 24.2 91,707 26.3 97,778 22.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 238,510 30.4 109,736 31.5 128,774 29.5 Some college, no degree 149,613 19.0 61,057 17.5 88,556 20.3 Associate degree 21,920 2.8 7,587 2.2 14,333 3.3 Bachelor's degree 56,197 7.2 19,977 5.7 36,220 8.3 Graduate or professional degree 29,278 3.7 10,469 3.0 18,809 4.3 Maine Total population 25 years and over 2,882 100.0 1,686 100.0 1,196 100.0 Less than 9th grade 140 4.9 92 5.5 48 4.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 302 10.4 196 11.6 106 8.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 798 27.7 420 24.9 378 31.6 Some college, no degree 815 28.3 544 32.3 271 22.6 Associate degree 179 6.2 83 4.9 96 8.1 Bachelor's degree 390 13.5 202 12.0 188 15.7 Graduate or professional degree 258 9.0 149 8.8 109 9.1 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 894,968 100.0 396,614 100.0 498,354 100.0 Less than 9th grade 47,404 5.3 22,734 5.7 24,670 5.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 141,012 15.8 67,499 17.1 73,513 14.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 262,048 29.2 123,206 31.0 138,842 27.9 Some college, no degree 217,434 24.3 91,032 23.0 126,402 25.3 Associate degree 45,446 5.1 17,237 4.3 28,209 5.7 Bachelor's degree 113,793 12.7 46,572 11.8 67,221 13.5 Graduate or professional degree 67,831 7.6 28,334 7.1 39,497 7.9 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 193,880 100.0 89,038 100.0 104,842 100.0 Less than 9th grade 13,827 7.1 5,943 6.7 7,884 7.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 32,055 16.6 14,980 16.8 17,075 16.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 56,166 28.9 27,130 30.5 29,036 27.7 Some college, no degree 39,398 20.4 17,361 19.5 22,037 21.0 Associate degree 14,185 7.3 5,558 6.2 8,627 8.2 Bachelor's degree 23,463 12.1 11,006 12.4 12,457 11.9 Graduate or professional degree 14,786 7.6 7,060 7.9 7,726 7.4 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 808,383 100.0 363,962 100.0 444,421 100.0 Less than 9th grade 46,043 5.7 23,669 6.5 22,374 5.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 163,124 20.2 79,566 21.9 83,558 18.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 239,770 29.6 116,062 31.9 123,708 27.9 Some college, no degree 208,138 25.8 85,862 23.5 122,276 27.5 Associate degree 48,175 5.9 17,920 5.0 30,255 6.8 Bachelor's degree 65,182 8.1 25,905 7.1 39,277 8.8 Graduate or professional degree 37,951 4.7 14,978 4.1 22,973 5.2 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 84,577 100.0 43,709 100.0 40,868 100.0 Less than 9th grade 4,252 5.0 1,952 4.5 2,300 5.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,505 16.0 7,115 16.2 6,390 15.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 22,754 26.9 12,183 27.9 10,571 25.8 Some college, no degree 22,565 26.7 10,988 25.2 11,577 28.4 Associate degree 5,688 6.7 2,674 6.1 3,014 7.3 Bachelor's degree 10,688 12.6 5,849 13.4 4,839 11.9 Graduate or professional degree 5,125 6.1 2,948 6.7 2,177 5.3 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 552,617 100.0 243,779 100.0 308,838 100.0 Less than 9th grade 83,618 15.1 39,388 16.2 44,230 14.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 134,956 24.5 63,611 26.1 71,345 23.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 154,973 28.0 71,542 29.3 83,431 27.0 Some college, no degree 98,046 17.7 40,846 16.8 57,200 18.6 Associate degree 25,252 4.6 9,153 3.7 16,099 5.2 Bachelor's degree 37,532 6.8 13,245 5.4 24,287 7.8 Graduate or professional degree 18,240 3.3 5,994 2.5 12,246 4.0 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 353,177 100.0 155,597 100.0 197,580 100.0 Less than 9th grade 23,195 6.6 10,828 7.0 12,367 6.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 69,019 19.5 32,038 20.5 36,981 18.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 107,958 30.6 50,475 32.5 57,483 29.1 Some college, no degree 87,552 24.8 35,742 23.0 51,810 26.2 Associate degree 18,884 5.3 7,950 5.1 10,934 5.5 Bachelor's degree 30,379 8.6 12,778 8.2 17,601 8.9 Graduate or professional degree 16,190 4.6 5,786 3.7 10,404 5.3 Montana Total population 25 years and over 1,130 100.0 709 100.0 421 100.0 Less than 9th grade 23 2.0 9 1.3 14 3.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 77 6.8 55 7.7 22 5.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 181 16.1 123 17.4 58 13.7 Some college, no degree 361 31.9 220 31.0 141 33.5 Associate degree 113 10.0 63 8.9 50 11.9 Bachelor's degree 202 17.9 124 17.5 78 18.5 Graduate or professional degree 173 15.3 115 16.2 58 13.8 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 36,058 100.0 17,161 100.0 18,897 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,929 5.3 959 5.6 970 5.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,787 16.1 2,834 16.5 2,953 15.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,237 31.2 5,298 30.9 5,939 31.4 Some college, no degree 9,881 27.4 4,563 26.6 5,318 28.1 Associate degree 2,136 5.9 961 5.6 1,175 6.2 Bachelor's degree 3,785 10.5 1,847 10.7 1,938 10.3 Graduate or professional degree 1,303 3.6 699 4.1 604 3.2 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 78,926 100.0 40,070 100.0 38,856 100.0 Less than 9th grade 3,129 4.0 1,686 4.2 1,443 3.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,497 17.1 6,423 16.0 7,074 18.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 24,704 31.3 13,035 32.6 11,669 30.1 Some college, no degree 23,317 29.5 12,074 30.1 11,243 28.9 Associate degree 4,793 6.1 2,408 6.0 2,385 6.1 Bachelor's degree 5,958 7.5 2,858 7.1 3,100 8.0 Graduate or professional degree 3,528 4.5 1,586 4.0 1,942 5.0 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 5,127 100.0 2,921 100.0 2,206 100.0 Less than 9th grade 239 4.7 142 4.9 97 4.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 562 10.9 308 10.5 254 11.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,301 25.4 662 22.7 639 29.0 Some college, no degree 1,226 23.9 771 26.4 455 20.6 Associate degree 375 7.3 224 7.6 151 6.8 Bachelor's degree 866 16.9 503 17.3 363 16.5 Graduate or professional degree 558 10.9 311 10.6 247 11.2 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 677,910 100.0 302,940 100.0 374,970 100.0 Less than 9th grade 44,267 6.5 20,798 6.9 23,469 6.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 128,527 19.0 60,636 20.0 67,891 18.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 214,074 31.6 99,478 32.8 114,596 30.5 Some college, no degree 145,867 21.5 62,007 20.5 83,860 22.4 Associate degree 35,672 5.2 13,464 4.4 22,208 5.9 Bachelor's degree 73,219 10.8 30,687 10.2 42,532 11.4 Graduate or professional degree 36,284 5.4 15,870 5.2 20,414 5.4 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 19,291 100.0 10,326 100.0 8,965 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,196 6.2 571 5.5 625 7.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,783 14.4 1,334 12.9 1,449 16.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,639 24.1 2,532 24.6 2,107 23.5 Some college, no degree 5,636 29.2 3,225 31.2 2,411 26.9 Associate degree 1,411 7.3 796 7.7 615 6.9 Bachelor's degree 2,364 12.3 1,212 11.7 1,152 12.8 Graduate or professional degree 1,262 6.5 656 6.4 606 6.8 New York Total population 25 years and over 1,784,786 100.0 768,667 100.0 1,016,119 100.0 Less than 9th grade 140,771 7.9 63,498 8.3 77,273 7.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 383,322 21.5 178,379 23.2 204,943 20.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 502,786 28.1 222,471 28.9 280,315 27.6 Some college, no degree 350,513 19.7 145,541 18.9 204,972 20.1 Associate degree 124,679 7.0 46,427 6.1 78,252 7.7 Bachelor's degree 179,782 10.0 72,545 9.4 107,237 10.6 Graduate or professional degree 102,933 5.8 39,806 5.2 63,127 6.2 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 1,025,276 100.0 458,381 100.0 566,895 100.0 Less than 9th grade 96,566 9.4 45,398 9.9 51,168 9.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 203,578 19.9 94,585 20.6 108,993 19.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 322,061 31.4 154,799 33.8 167,262 29.5 Some college, no degree 212,354 20.7 89,000 19.4 123,354 21.7 Associate degree 55,942 5.5 22,197 4.9 33,745 6.0 Bachelor's degree 98,171 9.5 37,675 8.2 60,496 10.6 Graduate or professional degree 36,604 3.6 14,727 3.2 21,877 3.9 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 1,467 100.0 924 100.0 543 100.0 Less than 9th grade 20 1.4 0 0.0 20 3.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 89 6.0 43 4.7 46 8.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 276 18.8 179 19.3 97 17.8 Some college, no degree 544 37.1 348 37.7 196 36.1 Associate degree 237 16.2 157 17.0 80 14.7 Bachelor's degree 170 11.6 97 10.5 73 13.5 Graduate or professional degree 131 8.9 100 10.8 31 5.7 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 746,177 100.0 335,278 100.0 410,899 100.0 Less than 9th grade 41,377 5.5 19,885 5.9 21,492 5.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 153,438 20.6 70,938 21.2 82,500 20.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 242,224 32.5 115,996 34.6 126,228 30.7 Some college, no degree 176,500 23.6 73,399 21.9 103,101 25.1 Associate degree 43,679 5.9 16,804 5.0 26,875 6.6 Bachelor's degree 59,494 8.0 25,786 7.7 33,708 8.2 Graduate or professional degree 29,465 3.9 12,470 3.7 16,995 4.1 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 141,575 100.0 67,620 100.0 73,955 100.0 Less than 9th grade 7,148 5.0 3,328 4.9 3,820 5.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 23,296 16.5 11,108 16.4 12,188 16.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 45,872 32.4 23,172 34.3 22,700 30.7 Some college, no degree 37,507 26.5 17,608 26.1 19,899 26.9 Associate degree 8,365 5.9 3,771 5.5 4,594 6.3 Bachelor's degree 13,434 9.5 6,045 9.0 7,389 9.9 Graduate or professional degree 5,953 4.2 2,588 3.8 3,365 4.6 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 30,502 100.0 16,680 100.0 13,822 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,622 5.3 816 4.9 806 5.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,548 14.9 2,474 14.8 2,074 15.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,997 26.2 4,332 26.0 3,665 26.6 Some college, no degree 8,900 29.2 4,639 27.8 4,261 30.8 Associate degree 2,006 6.6 1,206 7.2 800 5.8 Bachelor's degree 3,640 11.9 2,173 13.1 1,467 10.6 Graduate or professional degree 1,789 5.9 1,040 6.2 749 5.4 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 712,522 100.0 317,065 100.0 395,457 100.0 Less than 9th grade 40,132 5.6 19,234 6.1 20,898 5.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 160,494 22.6 76,384 24.1 84,110 21.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 251,075 35.2 115,096 36.3 135,979 34.3 Some college, no degree 136,017 19.1 55,504 17.5 80,513 20.4 Associate degree 39,642 5.5 15,001 4.7 24,641 6.2 Bachelor's degree 54,596 7.7 23,448 7.4 31,148 7.9 Graduate or professional degree 30,566 4.3 12,398 3.9 18,168 4.6 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 24,358 100.0 11,660 100.0 12,698 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,265 9.3 889 7.6 1,376 10.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,810 19.7 2,451 21.0 2,359 18.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,012 28.8 3,365 28.9 3,647 28.7 Some college, no degree 4,517 18.6 1,923 16.5 2,594 20.5 Associate degree 1,688 6.9 727 6.2 961 7.5 Bachelor's degree 2,705 11.1 1,472 12.7 1,233 9.7 Graduate or professional degree 1,361 5.6 833 7.1 528 4.2 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 681,366 100.0 301,655 100.0 379,711 100.0 Less than 9th grade 84,690 12.4 39,406 13.1 45,284 11.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 154,354 22.7 72,440 24.0 81,914 21.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 225,509 33.1 105,540 35.0 119,969 31.6 Some college, no degree 114,274 16.8 46,168 15.3 68,106 17.9 Associate degree 35,320 5.1 14,179 4.7 21,141 5.6 Bachelor's degree 45,894 6.8 16,691 5.5 29,203 7.7 Graduate or professional degree 21,325 3.1 7,231 2.4 14,094 3.7 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 2,280 100.0 1,518 100.0 762 100.0 Less than 9th grade 128 5.6 99 6.5 29 3.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 235 10.3 150 9.9 85 11.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 648 28.4 412 27.1 236 30.9 Some college, no degree 634 27.8 453 29.9 181 23.8 Associate degree 194 8.6 118 7.8 76 10.0 Bachelor's degree 316 13.8 195 12.8 121 15.8 Graduate or professional degree 125 5.5 91 6.0 34 4.5 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 527,712 100.0 233,834 100.0 293,878 100.0 Less than 9th grade 46,394 8.8 20,953 9.0 25,441 8.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 107,540 20.4 49,810 21.3 57,730 19.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 165,254 31.3 78,902 33.7 86,352 29.4 Some college, no degree 115,923 22.0 48,434 20.7 67,489 22.9 Associate degree 24,335 4.6 9,470 4.1 14,865 5.1 Bachelor's degree 46,840 8.8 18,583 7.9 28,257 9.6 Graduate or professional degree 21,426 4.1 7,682 3.3 13,744 4.7 Texas Total population 25 years and over 1,381,219 100.0 641,229 100.0 739,990 100.0 Less than 9th grade 89,530 6.5 42,928 6.7 46,602 6.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 244,573 17.7 115,722 18.0 128,851 17.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 413,469 29.9 202,320 31.6 211,149 28.5 Some college, no degree 343,148 24.9 152,902 23.8 190,246 25.8 Associate degree 78,521 5.7 35,420 5.6 43,101 5.8 Bachelor's degree 147,745 10.6 64,315 10.0 83,430 11.3 Graduate or professional degree 64,233 4.7 27,622 4.3 36,611 4.9 Utah Total population 25 years and over 7,996 100.0 4,825 100.0 3,171 100.0 Less than 9th grade 450 5.6 248 5.1 202 6.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 895 11.2 595 12.4 300 9.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,857 23.2 1,170 24.2 687 21.7 Some college, no degree 2,637 33.0 1,578 32.7 1,059 33.4 Associate degree 576 7.2 269 5.6 307 9.7 Bachelor's degree 1,194 15.0 703 14.6 491 15.5 Graduate or professional degree 387 4.8 262 5.4 125 3.9 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 1,275 100.0 764 100.0 511 100.0 Less than 9th grade 66 5.2 54 7.1 12 2.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 136 10.6 70 9.1 66 13.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 240 18.9 144 18.9 96 18.8 Some college, no degree 274 21.5 154 20.1 120 23.4 Associate degree 115 9.0 76 10.0 39 7.7 Bachelor's degree 243 19.0 147 19.2 96 18.8 Graduate or professional degree 201 15.8 119 15.6 82 16.0 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 833,512 100.0 382,449 100.0 451,063 100.0 Less than 9th grade 81,723 9.8 40,854 10.7 40,869 9.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 155,196 18.6 75,645 19.8 79,551 17.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 248,118 29.8 120,076 31.4 128,042 28.4 Some college, no degree 181,391 21.8 76,982 20.1 104,409 23.1 Associate degree 41,086 4.9 16,821 4.4 24,265 5.4 Bachelor's degree 83,384 10.0 34,099 8.9 49,285 10.9 Graduate or professional degree 42,614 5.1 17,972 4.7 24,642 5.5 Washington Total population 25 years and over 107,612 100.0 58,333 100.0 49,279 100.0 Less than 9th grade 4,559 4.2 2,423 4.2 2,136 4.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12,711 11.8 6,700 11.4 6,011 12.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 26,146 24.3 14,493 24.9 11,653 23.7 Some college, no degree 33,617 31.3 18,036 30.9 15,581 31.6 Associate degree 9,731 9.0 5,320 9.1 4,411 8.9 Bachelor's degree 14,220 13.2 7,871 13.5 6,349 12.9 Graduate or professional degree 6,628 6.2 3,490 6.0 3,138 6.4 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 34,944 100.0 16,601 100.0 18,343 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,533 7.2 1,231 7.4 1,302 7.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,638 16.2 2,586 15.6 3,052 16.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 13,699 39.2 6,795 40.9 6,904 37.7 Some college, no degree 7,509 21.5 3,526 21.3 3,983 21.7 Associate degree 1,541 4.4 594 3.5 947 5.2 Bachelor's degree 2,585 7.4 1,238 7.5 1,347 7.3 Graduate or professional degree 1,439 4.1 631 3.8 808 4.4 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 152,052 100.0 69,754 100.0 82,298 100.0 Less than 9th grade 9,203 6.1 4,382 6.3 4,821 5.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 38,740 25.4 17,837 25.6 20,903 25.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 45,739 30.1 22,406 32.1 23,333 28.3 Some college, no degree 33,385 22.0 14,287 20.5 19,098 23.2 Associate degree 8,978 5.9 3,700 5.3 5,278 6.4 Bachelor's degree 10,489 6.9 4,749 6.8 5,740 7.0 Graduate or professional degree 5,518 3.6 2,393 3.4 3,125 3.8 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 1,776 100.0 1,081 100.0 695 100.0 Less than 9th grade 82 4.6 60 5.6 22 3.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 155 8.7 79 7.3 76 10.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 369 20.8 240 22.2 129 18.6 Some college, no degree 677 38.1 395 36.5 282 40.5 Associate degree 162 9.2 85 7.9 77 11.1 Bachelor's degree 193 10.8 114 10.5 79 11.4 Graduate or professional degree 138 7.8 108 10.0 30 4.3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________