Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report by State
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 10,803,193.
- Rank within US : N/A
Montana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 12,365.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52
Vermont
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 7,652.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 17,615.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52
New Hampshire
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.8 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 17,982.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.9 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 9,484.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52
Wyoming
- Value (Percent) : The value is 1.9 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 7,729.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52
North Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 12,040.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Wisconsin
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 96,274.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Michigan
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 180,256.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Ohio
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 215,953.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
South Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 15,951.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Iowa
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 58,864.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Minnesota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 103,981.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Missouri
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 113,252.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Utah
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 55,477.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Pennsylvania
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.9 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 262,844.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Delaware
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 21,709.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
District of Columbia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 14,855.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
Hawaii
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.0 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 30,475.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52
Colorado
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 126,229.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.1 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 114,948.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52
Idaho
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 40,562.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
West Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 40,574.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
Oregon
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 100,549.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52
Washington
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.4 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 187,952.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52
Kansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 67,293.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52
Alabama
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 124,264.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Indiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 167,594.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 215,871.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Tennessee
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 179,064.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52
Nebraska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 49,517.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52
Oklahoma
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 101,429.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52
North Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 286,592.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Connecticut
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 101,458.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52
Maryland
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 172,221.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 34 of 52
Florida
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 682,840.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
Georgia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 311,914.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
Arkansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 88,610.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Kentucky
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 133,806.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Massachusetts
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 216,892.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 85,528.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Arizona
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 230,872.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52
Louisiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 139,964.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52
Illinois
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.6 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 399,033.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52
New Jersey
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 308,429.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 37,274.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52
New Mexico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 74,982.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52
Nevada
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 122,282.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 844,220.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
Texas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 1,431,435.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52
California
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 2,364,237.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52
Puerto Rico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade) : The number of people (education: less than 9th grade) is 286,543.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 4:56 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.