Table 12-2c: Educational Attainment by Gender and Level of Education Among American Indian or Alaska Native 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 1,350,998 100.0 655,259 100.0 695,739 100.0 Less than 9th grade 149,790 11.1 74,644 11.4 75,146 10.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 243,130 18.0 121,657 18.6 121,473 17.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 395,041 29.2 197,873 30.2 197,168 28.3 Some college, no degree 319,250 23.7 147,672 22.5 171,578 24.7 Associate degree 88,718 6.5 39,000 5.9 49,718 7.1 Bachelor's degree 102,552 7.6 48,221 7.4 54,331 7.8 Graduate or professional degree 52,517 3.9 26,192 4.0 26,325 3.8 Alabama Total population 25 years and over 13,785 100.0 6,886 100.0 6,899 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,176 8.5 619 9.0 557 8.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,624 19.1 1,361 19.8 1,263 18.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,777 27.4 1,845 26.7 1,932 28.0 Some college, no degree 3,250 23.5 1,614 23.5 1,636 23.7 Associate degree 1,165 8.5 567 8.2 598 8.7 Bachelor's degree 1,061 7.7 546 7.9 515 7.4 Graduate or professional degree 732 5.3 334 4.9 398 5.8 Alaska Total population 25 years and over 49,605 100.0 23,907 100.0 25,698 100.0 Less than 9th grade 6,830 13.8 3,222 13.5 3,608 14.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7,141 14.4 3,568 14.9 3,573 13.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 20,453 41.2 10,800 45.2 9,653 37.6 Some college, no degree 10,526 21.2 4,521 18.9 6,005 23.4 Associate degree 1,684 3.4 643 2.7 1,041 4.0 Bachelor's degree 2,311 4.7 864 3.6 1,447 5.7 Graduate or professional degree 660 1.3 289 1.2 371 1.4 Arizona Total population 25 years and over 125,359 100.0 58,976 100.0 66,383 100.0 Less than 9th grade 21,152 16.9 9,428 16.0 11,724 17.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 26,652 21.2 13,009 22.0 13,643 20.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 34,801 27.8 17,808 30.2 16,993 25.6 Some college, no degree 26,452 21.1 12,223 20.8 14,229 21.4 Associate degree 7,167 5.7 2,919 4.9 4,248 6.4 Bachelor's degree 6,179 4.9 2,383 4.1 3,796 5.8 Graduate or professional degree 2,956 2.4 1,206 2.0 1,750 2.6 Arkansas Total population 25 years and over 10,828 100.0 5,237 100.0 5,591 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,037 9.6 467 8.9 570 10.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,942 17.9 1,028 19.6 914 16.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,408 31.5 1,508 28.8 1,900 34.0 Some college, no degree 2,542 23.5 1,267 24.2 1,275 22.8 Associate degree 587 5.4 289 5.6 298 5.4 Bachelor's degree 848 7.8 425 8.1 423 7.5 Graduate or professional degree 464 4.3 253 4.8 211 3.8 California Total population 25 years and over 180,958 100.0 87,996 100.0 92,962 100.0 Less than 9th grade 24,581 13.6 12,534 14.2 12,047 13.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 34,218 18.9 16,822 19.2 17,396 18.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 43,208 23.9 21,133 24.0 22,075 23.7 Some college, no degree 45,565 25.2 21,321 24.2 24,244 26.1 Associate degree 12,675 7.0 5,917 6.7 6,758 7.3 Bachelor's degree 13,526 7.4 6,647 7.6 6,879 7.4 Graduate or professional degree 7,185 4.0 3,622 4.1 3,563 3.8 Colorado Total population 25 years and over 25,331 100.0 12,955 100.0 12,376 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,005 7.9 1,145 8.8 860 6.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,012 15.9 2,172 16.8 1,840 14.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 6,949 27.4 3,593 27.7 3,356 27.1 Some college, no degree 6,851 27.0 3,378 26.1 3,473 28.1 Associate degree 1,930 7.7 869 6.7 1,061 8.6 Bachelor's degree 2,444 9.6 1,198 9.3 1,246 10.0 Graduate or professional degree 1,140 4.5 600 4.6 540 4.4 Connecticut Total population 25 years and over 5,760 100.0 2,948 100.0 2,812 100.0 Less than 9th grade 674 11.7 431 14.6 243 8.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,183 20.5 632 21.5 551 19.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,497 26.0 806 27.3 691 24.6 Some college, no degree 1,125 19.6 488 16.6 637 22.7 Associate degree 379 6.5 179 6.0 200 7.1 Bachelor's degree 530 9.2 237 8.1 293 10.4 Graduate or professional degree 372 6.5 175 5.9 197 7.0 Delaware Total population 25 years and over 1,962 100.0 971 100.0 991 100.0 Less than 9th grade 281 14.3 155 16.0 126 12.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 401 20.5 209 21.5 192 19.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 532 27.1 247 25.4 285 28.7 Some college, no degree 404 20.6 211 21.8 193 19.5 Associate degree 85 4.3 21 2.1 64 6.5 Bachelor's degree 192 9.8 75 7.7 117 11.8 Graduate or professional degree 67 3.4 53 5.5 14 1.4 District of Columbia Total population 25 years and over 1,351 100.0 648 100.0 703 100.0 Less than 9th grade 191 14.1 85 13.1 106 15.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 190 14.1 120 18.5 70 9.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 290 21.5 121 18.7 169 24.1 Some college, no degree 246 18.2 98 15.1 148 21.0 Associate degree 55 4.0 37 5.7 18 2.6 Bachelor's degree 196 14.6 91 14.1 105 14.9 Graduate or professional degree 183 13.5 96 14.8 87 12.4 Florida Total population 25 years and over 35,349 100.0 18,512 100.0 16,837 100.0 Less than 9th grade 3,624 10.3 2,120 11.5 1,504 8.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,757 16.2 3,093 16.7 2,664 15.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,580 27.1 4,924 26.6 4,656 27.6 Some college, no degree 8,457 24.0 4,230 22.8 4,227 25.1 Associate degree 2,678 7.5 1,272 6.9 1,406 8.4 Bachelor's degree 3,441 9.8 1,730 9.3 1,711 10.1 Graduate or professional degree 1,812 5.1 1,143 6.2 669 4.0 Georgia Total population 25 years and over 14,988 100.0 7,416 100.0 7,572 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,594 10.6 921 12.4 673 8.9 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,315 15.5 1,115 15.1 1,200 15.8 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,795 25.3 1,859 25.0 1,936 25.6 Some college, no degree 3,626 24.2 1,672 22.6 1,954 25.8 Associate degree 940 6.3 418 5.6 522 6.9 Bachelor's degree 1,889 12.6 912 12.3 977 12.9 Graduate or professional degree 829 5.5 519 7.0 310 4.1 Hawaii Total population 25 years and over 2,062 100.0 996 100.0 1,066 100.0 Less than 9th grade 47 2.3 13 1.3 34 3.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 138 6.7 38 3.8 100 9.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 551 26.7 262 26.3 289 27.1 Some college, no degree 705 34.2 443 44.5 262 24.6 Associate degree 177 8.6 52 5.2 125 11.7 Bachelor's degree 296 14.3 129 13.0 167 15.7 Graduate or professional degree 148 7.2 59 5.9 89 8.3 Idaho Total population 25 years and over 9,480 100.0 4,622 100.0 4,858 100.0 Less than 9th grade 791 8.3 451 9.8 340 7.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,525 16.1 748 16.1 777 16.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,786 29.4 1,445 31.3 1,341 27.6 Some college, no degree 2,802 29.6 1,243 26.9 1,559 32.1 Associate degree 680 7.1 324 7.0 356 7.3 Bachelor's degree 655 7.0 277 6.0 378 7.8 Graduate or professional degree 241 2.5 134 2.9 107 2.2 Illinois Total population 25 years and over 17,832 100.0 9,112 100.0 8,720 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,379 13.3 1,453 15.9 926 10.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,055 17.2 1,560 17.2 1,495 17.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,623 25.9 2,340 25.6 2,283 26.1 Some college, no degree 4,269 23.9 2,071 22.8 2,198 25.3 Associate degree 1,139 6.4 489 5.3 650 7.4 Bachelor's degree 1,374 7.7 678 7.5 696 8.0 Graduate or professional degree 993 5.6 521 5.7 472 5.4 Indiana Total population 25 years and over 10,861 100.0 5,646 100.0 5,215 100.0 Less than 9th grade 874 8.0 404 7.2 470 9.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,027 18.7 1,003 17.7 1,024 19.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,676 33.9 1,982 35.1 1,694 32.5 Some college, no degree 2,356 21.6 1,205 21.4 1,151 22.1 Associate degree 807 7.5 413 7.3 394 7.6 Bachelor's degree 653 6.0 341 6.0 312 5.9 Graduate or professional degree 468 4.3 298 5.3 170 3.3 Iowa Total population 25 years and over 4,694 100.0 2,197 100.0 2,497 100.0 Less than 9th grade 408 8.7 213 9.7 195 7.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 678 14.4 353 16.1 325 13.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,616 34.5 796 36.2 820 32.9 Some college, no degree 1,175 25.0 488 22.2 687 27.5 Associate degree 354 7.5 135 6.2 219 8.7 Bachelor's degree 299 6.4 122 5.5 177 7.1 Graduate or professional degree 164 3.5 90 4.1 74 3.0 Kansas Total population 25 years and over 14,005 100.0 7,091 100.0 6,914 100.0 Less than 9th grade 909 6.5 529 7.5 380 5.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,716 12.2 816 11.5 900 13.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,118 29.4 2,094 29.5 2,024 29.3 Some college, no degree 4,010 28.7 2,016 28.4 1,994 28.8 Associate degree 1,170 8.3 530 7.5 640 9.3 Bachelor's degree 1,459 10.5 712 10.0 747 10.8 Graduate or professional degree 623 4.4 394 5.6 229 3.3 Kentucky Total population 25 years and over 6,028 100.0 3,031 100.0 2,997 100.0 Less than 9th grade 631 10.5 396 13.1 235 7.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,026 17.0 443 14.6 583 19.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,662 27.6 838 27.6 824 27.5 Some college, no degree 1,465 24.3 645 21.3 820 27.3 Associate degree 407 6.7 207 6.8 200 6.7 Bachelor's degree 507 8.4 310 10.3 197 6.6 Graduate or professional degree 330 5.5 192 6.3 138 4.6 Louisiana Total population 25 years and over 14,214 100.0 6,924 100.0 7,290 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,974 20.9 1,532 22.1 1,442 19.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,640 18.6 1,331 19.2 1,309 17.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,221 29.7 2,083 30.1 2,138 29.4 Some college, no degree 2,542 17.9 1,126 16.3 1,416 19.4 Associate degree 531 3.7 230 3.3 301 4.1 Bachelor's degree 718 5.1 351 5.1 367 5.1 Graduate or professional degree 588 4.1 271 3.9 317 4.3 Maine Total population 25 years and over 4,374 100.0 2,061 100.0 2,313 100.0 Less than 9th grade 443 10.1 196 9.5 247 10.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 605 13.9 287 13.9 318 13.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,439 32.9 771 37.4 668 28.9 Some college, no degree 1,042 23.8 403 19.6 639 27.6 Associate degree 315 7.2 126 6.1 189 8.2 Bachelor's degree 361 8.2 193 9.4 168 7.3 Graduate or professional degree 169 3.9 85 4.1 84 3.6 Maryland Total population 25 years and over 10,386 100.0 5,038 100.0 5,348 100.0 Less than 9th grade 827 8.0 398 7.9 429 8.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,714 16.5 957 19.0 757 14.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,636 25.3 1,196 23.7 1,440 26.9 Some college, no degree 2,366 22.8 1,141 22.7 1,225 22.9 Associate degree 641 6.2 273 5.4 368 6.9 Bachelor's degree 1,259 12.1 663 13.2 596 11.1 Graduate or professional degree 943 9.1 410 8.1 533 10.0 Massachusetts Total population 25 years and over 9,289 100.0 4,536 100.0 4,753 100.0 Less than 9th grade 988 10.6 480 10.6 508 10.7 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,564 16.9 825 18.2 739 15.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,503 26.9 1,206 26.6 1,297 27.3 Some college, no degree 1,794 19.3 842 18.5 952 20.1 Associate degree 652 7.1 265 5.9 387 8.1 Bachelor's degree 1,045 11.2 511 11.2 534 11.2 Graduate or professional degree 743 8.0 407 9.0 336 7.1 Michigan Total population 25 years and over 34,758 100.0 16,867 100.0 17,891 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,304 6.6 1,212 7.2 1,092 6.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,911 17.0 3,133 18.6 2,778 15.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 11,148 32.1 5,524 32.7 5,624 31.5 Some college, no degree 9,324 26.8 4,237 25.1 5,087 28.4 Associate degree 2,477 7.2 1,062 6.3 1,415 7.9 Bachelor's degree 2,575 7.4 1,212 7.2 1,363 7.6 Graduate or professional degree 1,019 2.9 487 2.9 532 3.0 Minnesota Total population 25 years and over 28,185 100.0 13,740 100.0 14,445 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,096 7.4 1,077 7.8 1,019 7.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,099 18.1 2,462 18.0 2,637 18.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,068 32.2 4,639 33.7 4,429 30.7 Some college, no degree 7,675 27.2 3,629 26.4 4,046 28.0 Associate degree 1,764 6.3 675 4.9 1,089 7.5 Bachelor's degree 1,720 6.1 892 6.5 828 5.8 Graduate or professional degree 763 2.7 366 2.7 397 2.7 Mississippi Total population 25 years and over 6,331 100.0 3,108 100.0 3,223 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,020 16.1 465 15.0 555 17.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,258 19.9 631 20.3 627 19.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,968 31.1 1,011 32.5 957 29.7 Some college, no degree 1,169 18.4 550 17.7 619 19.2 Associate degree 342 5.4 164 5.3 178 5.5 Bachelor's degree 344 5.5 178 5.7 166 5.1 Graduate or professional degree 230 3.6 109 3.5 121 3.8 Missouri Total population 25 years and over 16,256 100.0 8,522 100.0 7,734 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,332 8.2 730 8.6 602 7.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,852 17.5 1,383 16.2 1,469 19.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,607 28.4 2,493 29.2 2,114 27.3 Some college, no degree 4,388 27.0 2,309 27.1 2,079 26.9 Associate degree 975 6.0 482 5.7 493 6.4 Bachelor's degree 1,426 8.7 764 9.0 662 8.5 Graduate or professional degree 676 4.2 361 4.2 315 4.1 Montana Total population 25 years and over 27,163 100.0 13,068 100.0 14,095 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,939 7.1 1,006 7.7 933 6.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,719 17.4 2,289 17.5 2,430 17.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,918 29.2 4,294 32.9 3,624 25.7 Some college, no degree 7,288 26.8 3,235 24.7 4,053 28.7 Associate degree 2,439 9.0 990 7.6 1,449 10.3 Bachelor's degree 2,038 7.5 853 6.5 1,185 8.4 Graduate or professional degree 822 3.0 401 3.1 421 3.0 Nebraska Total population 25 years and over 7,520 100.0 3,533 100.0 3,987 100.0 Less than 9th grade 674 9.0 285 8.1 389 9.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,139 15.1 563 15.9 576 14.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,531 33.7 1,265 35.8 1,266 31.8 Some college, no degree 1,962 26.1 861 24.4 1,101 27.6 Associate degree 554 7.3 289 8.2 265 6.6 Bachelor's degree 468 6.2 171 4.8 297 7.5 Graduate or professional degree 192 2.6 99 2.8 93 2.3 Nevada Total population 25 years and over 16,015 100.0 7,818 100.0 8,197 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,151 7.2 621 7.9 530 6.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,824 17.6 1,332 17.1 1,492 18.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,444 34.0 2,767 35.4 2,677 32.6 Some college, no degree 4,264 26.6 1,954 25.0 2,310 28.2 Associate degree 950 6.0 469 6.0 481 5.9 Bachelor's degree 896 5.6 400 5.1 496 6.0 Graduate or professional degree 486 3.0 275 3.5 211 2.6 New Hampshire Total population 25 years and over 1,646 100.0 988 100.0 658 100.0 Less than 9th grade 128 7.8 59 6.0 69 10.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 259 15.7 195 19.7 64 9.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 492 29.9 295 29.9 197 30.0 Some college, no degree 385 23.4 194 19.6 191 29.0 Associate degree 103 6.2 64 6.5 39 5.9 Bachelor's degree 168 10.3 116 11.7 52 7.9 Graduate or professional degree 111 6.7 65 6.6 46 7.0 New Jersey Total population 25 years and over 11,012 100.0 5,743 100.0 5,269 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,258 11.4 710 12.4 548 10.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,006 18.2 1,089 18.9 917 17.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,128 28.4 1,565 27.3 1,563 29.7 Some college, no degree 2,301 20.9 1,142 19.9 1,159 22.0 Associate degree 512 4.7 226 3.9 286 5.4 Bachelor's degree 1,063 9.6 590 10.3 473 9.0 Graduate or professional degree 744 6.8 421 7.3 323 6.1 New Mexico Total population 25 years and over 87,464 100.0 40,576 100.0 46,888 100.0 Less than 9th grade 12,546 14.3 5,745 14.2 6,801 14.5 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16,269 18.6 8,127 20.0 8,142 17.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 26,913 30.8 13,567 33.4 13,346 28.4 Some college, no degree 19,249 22.0 8,031 19.8 11,218 24.0 Associate degree 5,743 6.6 2,281 5.6 3,462 7.3 Bachelor's degree 4,396 5.0 1,789 4.4 2,607 5.6 Graduate or professional degree 2,348 2.7 1,036 2.6 1,312 2.8 New York Total population 25 years and over 45,772 100.0 21,813 100.0 23,959 100.0 Less than 9th grade 6,388 14.0 3,001 13.8 3,387 14.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 9,008 19.6 4,608 21.1 4,400 18.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 12,650 27.7 5,948 27.3 6,702 28.0 Some college, no degree 7,831 17.1 3,646 16.7 4,185 17.4 Associate degree 3,321 7.2 1,360 6.2 1,961 8.2 Bachelor's degree 3,973 8.7 1,865 8.6 2,108 8.8 Graduate or professional degree 2,601 5.7 1,385 6.3 1,216 5.1 North Carolina Total population 25 years and over 58,916 100.0 28,251 100.0 30,665 100.0 Less than 9th grade 8,372 14.2 4,395 15.6 3,977 13.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 13,586 23.1 7,065 25.0 6,521 21.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 17,233 29.2 8,274 29.3 8,959 29.3 Some college, no degree 10,524 17.9 4,605 16.3 5,919 19.3 Associate degree 3,072 5.2 1,295 4.5 1,777 5.7 Bachelor's degree 4,180 7.1 1,765 6.3 2,415 7.9 Graduate or professional degree 1,949 3.3 852 3.0 1,097 3.6 North Dakota Total population 25 years and over 14,459 100.0 6,799 100.0 7,660 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,150 8.0 612 9.0 538 7.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,494 17.2 1,242 18.3 1,252 16.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 4,055 28.0 2,099 30.8 1,956 25.5 Some college, no degree 3,593 24.9 1,654 24.4 1,939 25.3 Associate degree 1,762 12.2 691 10.1 1,071 14.0 Bachelor's degree 1,132 7.8 401 5.9 731 9.5 Graduate or professional degree 273 1.9 100 1.5 173 2.3 Ohio Total population 25 years and over 17,013 100.0 8,532 100.0 8,481 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,248 7.3 671 7.9 577 6.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,312 19.5 1,611 18.8 1,701 20.1 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 5,249 30.9 2,852 33.5 2,397 28.2 Some college, no degree 3,908 22.9 1,886 22.1 2,022 23.9 Associate degree 1,194 7.0 444 5.2 750 8.8 Bachelor's degree 1,390 8.2 700 8.2 690 8.1 Graduate or professional degree 712 4.2 368 4.3 344 4.1 Oklahoma Total population 25 years and over 140,329 100.0 66,145 100.0 74,184 100.0 Less than 9th grade 8,895 6.3 4,323 6.5 4,572 6.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 24,091 17.2 11,738 17.8 12,353 16.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 47,365 33.8 22,754 34.4 24,611 33.2 Some college, no degree 33,095 23.5 15,119 22.8 17,976 24.2 Associate degree 8,331 6.0 3,545 5.4 4,786 6.5 Bachelor's degree 12,567 8.9 5,898 8.9 6,669 9.0 Graduate or professional degree 5,985 4.3 2,768 4.2 3,217 4.3 Oregon Total population 25 years and over 24,847 100.0 12,098 100.0 12,749 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,547 6.2 809 6.7 738 5.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,042 16.3 2,077 17.2 1,965 15.4 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 7,044 28.3 3,516 29.0 3,528 27.7 Some college, no degree 7,307 29.5 3,272 27.1 4,035 31.6 Associate degree 1,878 7.5 881 7.2 997 7.8 Bachelor's degree 2,151 8.7 1,135 9.4 1,016 8.0 Graduate or professional degree 878 3.5 408 3.4 470 3.7 Pennsylvania Total population 25 years and over 11,967 100.0 5,850 100.0 6,117 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,070 8.9 634 10.8 436 7.1 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,139 17.9 1,042 17.8 1,097 18.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,921 32.8 1,826 31.3 2,095 34.2 Some college, no degree 2,588 21.6 1,206 20.6 1,382 22.6 Associate degree 672 5.6 338 5.8 334 5.5 Bachelor's degree 905 7.6 470 8.0 435 7.1 Graduate or professional degree 672 5.6 334 5.7 338 5.5 Rhode Island Total population 25 years and over 2,644 100.0 1,121 100.0 1,523 100.0 Less than 9th grade 274 10.4 109 9.7 165 10.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 565 21.3 288 25.7 277 18.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 688 26.1 275 24.5 413 27.1 Some college, no degree 503 19.0 164 14.7 339 22.3 Associate degree 241 9.1 93 8.3 148 9.7 Bachelor's degree 233 8.8 146 13.0 87 5.7 Graduate or professional degree 140 5.3 46 4.1 94 6.2 South Carolina Total population 25 years and over 9,317 100.0 4,740 100.0 4,577 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,237 13.3 659 13.9 578 12.6 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,098 22.5 968 20.4 1,130 24.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,362 25.3 1,227 25.9 1,135 24.8 Some college, no degree 1,947 20.9 1,011 21.3 936 20.5 Associate degree 629 6.8 286 6.1 343 7.5 Bachelor's degree 660 7.1 327 6.9 333 7.2 Graduate or professional degree 384 4.1 262 5.5 122 2.7 South Dakota Total population 25 years and over 26,814 100.0 12,775 100.0 14,039 100.0 Less than 9th grade 2,098 7.8 981 7.7 1,117 8.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5,715 21.3 2,907 22.7 2,808 20.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 8,466 31.6 4,455 34.9 4,011 28.5 Some college, no degree 6,377 23.8 2,777 21.7 3,600 25.7 Associate degree 1,883 7.0 805 6.3 1,078 7.6 Bachelor's degree 1,627 6.1 515 4.1 1,112 8.0 Graduate or professional degree 648 2.4 335 2.6 313 2.2 Tennessee Total population 25 years and over 10,165 100.0 5,220 100.0 4,945 100.0 Less than 9th grade 974 9.6 558 10.7 416 8.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,580 15.5 860 16.5 720 14.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 2,978 29.3 1,480 28.3 1,498 30.3 Some college, no degree 2,475 24.4 1,235 23.7 1,240 25.0 Associate degree 657 6.4 323 6.2 334 6.8 Bachelor's degree 935 9.2 468 8.9 467 9.4 Graduate or professional degree 566 5.6 296 5.7 270 5.5 Texas Total population 25 years and over 68,051 100.0 33,749 100.0 34,302 100.0 Less than 9th grade 9,289 13.7 4,501 13.3 4,788 14.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 10,078 14.8 5,144 15.3 4,934 14.3 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 16,696 24.5 8,201 24.3 8,495 24.8 Some college, no degree 17,072 25.1 8,206 24.3 8,866 25.9 Associate degree 4,253 6.2 2,098 6.2 2,155 6.2 Bachelor's degree 7,054 10.4 3,700 11.0 3,354 9.8 Graduate or professional degree 3,609 5.3 1,899 5.6 1,710 5.0 Utah Total population 25 years and over 13,851 100.0 6,985 100.0 6,866 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,584 11.4 773 11.1 811 11.8 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,754 19.9 1,435 20.5 1,319 19.2 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,918 28.3 1,974 28.3 1,944 28.3 Some college, no degree 3,337 24.1 1,718 24.6 1,619 23.6 Associate degree 991 7.2 397 5.7 594 8.7 Bachelor's degree 881 6.3 483 6.9 398 5.8 Graduate or professional degree 386 2.8 205 2.9 181 2.6 Vermont Total population 25 years and over 1,684 100.0 818 100.0 866 100.0 Less than 9th grade 143 8.5 81 9.9 62 7.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 246 14.6 129 15.8 117 13.5 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 487 28.9 257 31.4 230 26.5 Some college, no degree 370 22.0 185 22.6 185 21.4 Associate degree 134 7.9 52 6.4 82 9.5 Bachelor's degree 189 11.3 63 7.7 126 14.5 Graduate or professional degree 115 6.8 51 6.2 64 7.4 Virginia Total population 25 years and over 14,682 100.0 7,365 100.0 7,317 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,149 7.8 634 8.6 515 7.0 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 2,008 13.7 992 13.5 1,016 13.9 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 3,256 22.2 1,734 23.5 1,522 20.8 Some college, no degree 4,287 29.2 2,036 27.7 2,251 30.8 Associate degree 1,101 7.5 495 6.7 606 8.3 Bachelor's degree 1,757 11.9 885 12.0 872 11.9 Graduate or professional degree 1,124 7.7 589 8.0 535 7.3 Washington Total population 25 years and over 50,974 100.0 24,550 100.0 26,424 100.0 Less than 9th grade 3,336 6.5 1,678 6.8 1,658 6.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8,162 16.1 4,020 16.4 4,142 15.6 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 15,213 29.8 7,680 31.3 7,533 28.6 Some college, no degree 13,944 27.4 6,282 25.6 7,662 29.0 Associate degree 3,997 7.8 1,830 7.4 2,167 8.2 Bachelor's degree 4,327 8.5 2,167 8.9 2,160 8.1 Graduate or professional degree 1,995 3.9 893 3.6 1,102 4.2 West Virginia Total population 25 years and over 2,525 100.0 1,361 100.0 1,164 100.0 Less than 9th grade 378 15.0 224 16.5 154 13.2 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 291 11.5 163 11.9 128 11.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 796 31.5 390 28.7 406 34.9 Some college, no degree 494 19.6 248 18.2 246 21.1 Associate degree 242 9.6 168 12.4 74 6.4 Bachelor's degree 148 5.8 78 5.7 70 6.0 Graduate or professional degree 176 7.0 90 6.6 86 7.4 Wisconsin Total population 25 years and over 26,227 100.0 12,597 100.0 13,630 100.0 Less than 9th grade 1,457 5.6 728 5.8 729 5.3 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 4,492 17.1 2,221 17.6 2,271 16.7 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 9,435 36.0 4,867 38.6 4,568 33.5 Some college, no degree 6,300 24.0 2,812 22.4 3,488 25.6 Associate degree 1,813 6.9 839 6.6 974 7.2 Bachelor's degree 1,819 6.9 670 5.3 1,149 8.4 Graduate or professional degree 911 3.5 460 3.7 451 3.3 Wyoming Total population 25 years and over 5,910 100.0 2,821 100.0 3,089 100.0 Less than 9th grade 337 5.7 171 6.1 166 5.4 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 1,010 17.1 453 16.0 557 18.0 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 1,891 32.0 987 35.0 904 29.3 Some college, no degree 1,723 29.1 822 29.1 901 29.1 Associate degree 470 8.0 183 6.5 287 9.3 Bachelor's degree 287 4.9 125 4.5 162 5.3 Graduate or professional degree 192 3.2 80 2.8 112 3.6 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________