Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Education: Less than High School
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People(Education: Less Than High School)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10.4 | 23,992,410 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 18.8 | 455,875 | 52 |
| California | 15.3 | 4,136,964 | 51 |
| Texas | 14.0 | 2,766,197 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 12.9 | 253,445 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 12.7 | 395,744 | 48 |
| Nevada | 12.5 | 279,894 | 47 |
| New Mexico | 12.0 | 174,870 | 45 |
| New York | 12.0 | 1,684,470 | 45 |
| Alabama | 11.4 | 395,315 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 11.3 | 232,010 | 43 |
| Kentucky | 11.1 | 344,937 | 42 |
| Georgia | 10.8 | 791,570 | 41 |
| West Virginia | 10.7 | 135,244 | 40 |
| Arizona | 10.6 | 540,735 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 10.6 | 282,378 | 38 |
| Rhode Island | 10.3 | 80,713 | 37 |
| Florida | 10.1 | 1,631,195 | 36 |
| Tennessee | 10.0 | 484,711 | 35 |
| North Carolina | 9.9 | 727,037 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 9.9 | 363,802 | 33 |
| Indiana | 9.6 | 442,501 | 32 |
| Illinois | 9.5 | 835,754 | 31 |
| New Jersey | 9.3 | 607,255 | 30 |
| Maryland | 8.9 | 380,692 | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 8.6 | 430,629 | 28 |
| Connecticut | 8.5 | 216,345 | 27 |
| Virginia | 8.4 | 506,620 | 26 |
| Delaware | 8.3 | 60,333 | 25 |
| Ohio | 8.2 | 666,517 | 23 |
| Oregon | 8.2 | 248,221 | 23 |
| Idaho | 8.1 | 104,109 | 21 |
| Missouri | 8.1 | 345,736 | 21 |
| Kansas | 8.0 | 156,707 | 20 |
| Michigan | 7.9 | 555,811 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.9 | 723,143 | 18 |
| Nebraska | 7.8 | 101,586 | 17 |
| Washington | 7.7 | 424,264 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | 7.3 | 35,895 | 15 |
| Colorado | 7.1 | 291,720 | 14 |
| Hawaii | 6.8 | 70,475 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 6.8 | 41,298 | 12 |
| Iowa | 6.7 | 145,298 | 11 |
| Utah | 6.6 | 136,453 | 10 |
| Alaska | 6.4 | 31,638 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 6.4 | 264,008 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 6.1 | 237,822 | 7 |
| North Dakota | 6.0 | 30,728 | 6 |
| Wyoming | 5.8 | 23,192 | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 5.6 | 57,013 | 4 |
| Montana | 5.4 | 41,913 | 3 |
| Maine | 5.2 | 53,812 | 2 |
| Vermont | 5.1 | 23,691 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 7:27 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.