"Educational attainment of the U.S. population age 25 and older, by state, 2000" State Population age 25 and older Less than 9th "9th-12th, no degree" High school diploma Some college Associate degree Bachelor's degree Graduate or professional degree Occ hus Owner Renter hh <10K 10-14.9 15-24.9 25-34.9 35-49.9 50-74.9 75-99.9 100-149.9 150-199.9 200+ Med hh inc U.S. " 182,211,639 " " 13,755,477 " " 21,960,148 " " 52,168,981 " " 38,351,595 " " 11,512,833 " " 28,317,792 " " 16,144,813 " Alabama " 2,887,400 " " 240,333 " " 473,748 " " 877,216 " " 591,055 " " 155,440 " " 351,772 " " 197,836 " Alaska " 379,556 " " 15,663 " " 28,619 " " 105,812 " " 108,442 " " 27,213 " " 61,196 " " 32,611 " Arizona " 3,256,184 " " 254,696 " " 364,851 " " 791,904 " " 859,165 " " 219,356 " " 493,419 " " 272,793 " Arkansas " 1,731,200 " " 162,464 " " 264,985 " " 590,416 " " 355,329 " " 69,578 " " 190,427 " " 98,001 " California " 21,298,900 " " 2,446,324 " " 2,496,419 " " 4,288,452 " " 4,879,336 " " 1,518,403 " " 3,640,157 " " 2,029,809 " Colorado " 2,776,632 " " 134,348 " " 228,691 " " 644,360 " " 667,610 " " 193,868 " " 599,028 " " 308,727 " Connecticut " 2,295,617 " " 132,917 " " 234,739 " " 653,300 " " 402,741 " " 150,926 " " 416,751 " " 304,243 " Delaware " 514,658 " " 25,490 " " 64,046 " " 161,760 " " 100,614 " " 33,831 " " 80,376 " " 48,541 " District of Columbia " 384,535 " " 29,803 " " 55,446 " " 79,169 " " 59,281 " " 10,599 " " 69,496 " " 80,741 " Florida " 11,024,645 " " 739,222 " " 1,480,726 " " 3,165,748 " " 2,403,135 " " 773,486 " " 1,573,121 " " 889,207 " Georgia " 5,185,965 " " 393,197 " " 718,152 " " 1,486,006 " " 1,058,692 " " 269,740 " " 829,873 " " 430,305 " Hawaii " 802,477 " " 57,805 " " 66,006 " " 228,832 " " 175,092 " " 64,701 " " 142,493 " " 67,548 " Idaho " 787,505 " " 41,039 " " 79,322 " " 224,322 " " 215,204 " " 57,003 " " 116,901 " " 53,714 " Illinois " 7,973,671 " " 597,684 " " 882,759 " " 2,212,291 " " 1,720,386 " " 482,502 " " 1,317,182 " " 760,867 " Indiana " 3,893,278 " " 206,540 " " 489,000 " " 1,447,734 " " 768,856 " " 225,535 " " 475,247 " " 280,366 " Iowa " 1,895,856 " " 105,424 " " 158,012 " " 683,942 " " 405,748 " " 140,640 " " 278,350 " " 123,740 " Kansas " 1,701,207 " " 88,124 " " 149,675 " " 507,612 " " 417,722 " " 99,096 " " 290,271 " " 148,707 " Kentucky " 2,646,397 " " 309,293 " " 375,707 " " 888,277 " " 490,170 " " 129,481 " " 271,418 " " 182,051 " Louisiana " 2,775,468 " " 257,710 " " 441,342 " " 899,354 " " 561,486 " " 95,798 " " 339,711 " " 180,067 " Maine " 869,893 " " 47,183 " " 80,105 " " 314,600 " " 165,111 " " 63,934 " " 129,992 " " 68,968 " Maryland " 3,495,595 " " 178,169 " " 386,917 " " 933,836 " " 711,127 " " 186,186 " " 629,304 " " 470,056 " Massachusetts " 4,273,275 " " 247,556 " " 403,537 " " 1,165,489 " " 730,135 " " 308,263 " " 834,554 " " 583,741 " Michigan " 6,415,941 " " 299,014 " " 765,119 " " 2,010,861 " " 1,496,576 " " 448,112 " " 878,680 " " 517,579 " Minnesota " 3,164,345 " " 158,858 " " 222,487 " " 912,672 " " 759,153 " " 243,093 " " 605,210 " " 262,872 " Mississippi " 1,757,517 " " 169,178 " " 307,852 " " 516,091 " " 366,744 " " 100,561 " " 194,325 " " 102,766 " Missouri " 3,634,906 " " 237,618 " " 441,477 " " 1,189,670 " " 796,999 " " 184,666 " " 507,892 " " 276,584 " Montana " 586,621 " " 25,200 " " 50,158 " " 183,415 " " 150,467 " " 34,420 " " 100,758 " " 42,203 " Nebraska " 1,087,241 " " 58,376 " " 87,485 " " 339,952 " " 263,692 " " 79,596 " " 179,181 " " 78,959 " Nevada " 1,310,176 " " 84,237 " " 169,137 " " 384,270 " " 353,797 " " 80,860 " " 158,078 " " 79,797 " New Hampshire " 823,987 " " 32,426 " " 71,328 " " 247,723 " " 164,634 " " 71,772 " " 153,874 " " 82,230 " New Jersey " 5,657,799 " " 373,429 " " 641,048 " " 1,661,493 " " 998,872 " " 298,096 " " 1,063,665 " " 621,196 " New Mexico " 1,134,801 " " 104,985 " " 134,996 " " 301,746 " " 259,924 " " 67,001 " " 154,372 " " 111,777 " New York " 12,542,536 " " 1,005,805 " " 1,620,519 " " 3,480,768 " " 2,103,404 " " 898,828 " " 1,954,242 " " 1,478,970 " North Carolina " 5,282,994 " " 413,495 " " 741,229 " " 1,502,978 " " 1,080,504 " " 358,075 " " 808,070 " " 378,643 " North Dakota " 408,585 " " 35,658 " " 30,298 " " 113,931 " " 100,288 " " 38,567 " " 67,551 " " 22,292 " Ohio " 7,411,740 " " 331,801 " " 930,284 " " 2,674,551 " " 1,471,964 " " 439,608 " " 1,016,256 " " 547,276 " Oklahoma " 2,203,173 " " 134,976 " " 292,257 " " 693,607 " " 516,456 " " 119,106 " " 297,082 " " 149,689 " Oregon " 2,250,998 " " 111,705 " " 223,106 " " 591,229 " " 610,753 " " 149,639 " " 369,252 " " 195,314 " Pennsylvania " 8,266,284 " " 452,069 " " 1,044,036 " " 3,150,013 " " 1,284,731 " " 487,804 " " 1,153,383 " " 694,248 " Rhode Island " 694,573 " " 56,312 " " 96,774 " " 192,914 " " 122,261 " " 48,495 " " 110,175 " " 67,642 " South Carolina " 2,596,010 " " 215,776 " " 398,503 " " 778,054 " " 500,194 " " 173,428 " " 351,526 " " 178,529 " South Dakota " 474,359 " " 35,421 " " 37,759 " " 156,006 " " 109,300 " " 33,861 " " 73,563 " " 28,449 " Tennessee " 3,744,928 " " 359,789 " " 541,895 " " 1,182,699 " " 750,149 " " 177,708 " " 478,463 " " 254,225 " Texas " 12,790,893 " " 1,465,420 " " 1,649,141 " " 3,176,743 " " 2,858,802 " " 668,494 " " 1,996,250 " " 976,043 " Utah " 1,197,892 " " 38,426 " " 108,585 " " 294,426 " " 348,680 " " 94,812 " " 213,959 " " 99,004 " Vermont " 404,223 " " 20,769 " " 34,127 " " 130,804 " " 68,440 " " 31,058 " " 74,124 " " 44,901 " Virginia " 4,666,574 " " 338,184 " " 526,426 " " 1,212,463 " " 951,700 " " 262,813 " " 835,011 " " 539,977 " Washington " 3,827,507 " " 165,205 " " 329,131 " " 953,544 " " 1,010,801 " " 307,401 " " 704,826 " " 356,599 " West Virginia " 1,233,581 " " 123,622 " " 182,192 " " 486,334 " " 205,025 " " 53,448 " " 109,651 " " 73,309 " Wisconsin " 3,475,878 " " 186,125 " " 332,292 " " 1,201,813 " " 715,664 " " 260,711 " " 530,268 " " 249,005 " Wyoming " 315,663 " " 10,614 " " 27,703 " " 97,779 " " 85,184 " " 25,221 " " 47,066 " " 22,096 " "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000."