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DEFINITION
Percentage of population over 25 years old with a high school degree or higher.
Education Statistics > High school diploma or higher, by percentage (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Minnesota: |
92.3% |
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= 2
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Montana: |
91.9% |
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= 2
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Wyoming: |
91.9% |
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# 4
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Nebraska: |
91.3% |
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# 5
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Utah: |
91% |
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= 6
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New Hampshire: |
90.8% |
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= 6
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Vermont: |
90.8% |
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# 8
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Alaska: |
90.2% |
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# 9
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Iowa: |
89.8% |
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# 10
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Washington: |
89.7% |
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# 11
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Kansas: |
89.6% |
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# 12
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North Dakota: |
89.5% |
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= 13
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Wisconsin: |
88.8% |
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= 13
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Connecticut: |
88.8% |
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# 15
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Virginia: |
88.4% |
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# 16
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Colorado: |
88.3% |
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# 17
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Ohio: |
88.1% |
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# 18
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Hawaii: |
88% |
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= 19
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Idaho: |
87.9% |
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= 19
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Missouri: |
87.9% |
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= 19
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Michigan: |
87.9% |
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# 22
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New Jersey: |
87.6% |
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# 23
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South Dakota: |
87.5% |
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= 24
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Maryland: |
87.4% |
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= 24
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Oregon: |
87.4% |
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# 26
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Indiana: |
87.2% |
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# 27
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Maine: |
87.1% |
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# 28
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Massachusetts: |
86.9% |
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# 29
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Illinois: |
86.8% |
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= 30
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Delaware: |
86.5% |
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= 30
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Pennsylvania: |
86.5% |
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# 32
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District of Columbia: |
86.4% |
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# 33
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Nevada: |
86.3% |
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# 34
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Florida: |
85.9% |
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# 35
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New York: |
85.4% |
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= 36
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Georgia: |
85.2% |
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= 36
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Oklahoma: |
85.2% |
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# 38
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Arizona: |
84.4% |
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# 39
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South Carolina: |
83.6% |
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# 40
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Mississippi: |
83% |
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= 41
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New Mexico: |
82.9% |
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= 41
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Tennessee: |
82.9% |
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# 43
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Alabama: |
82.4% |
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# 44
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Kentucky: |
81.8% |
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# 45
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California: |
81.3% |
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# 46
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Rhode Island: |
81.1% |
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= 47
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North Carolina: |
80.9% |
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= 47
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West Virginia: |
80.9% |
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# 49
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Arkansas: |
79.2% |
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# 50
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Louisiana: |
78.7% |
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# 51
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Texas: |
78.3% |
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Weighted average: |
86.5% |
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DEFINITION: Percentage of population over 25 years old with a high school degree or higher.
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