Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Education: At least bachelor's degree
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: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35.7 | 82,363,216 | N/A |
| West Virginia | 24.1 | 305,596 | 52 |
| Mississippi | 25.1 | 495,720 | 51 |
| Arkansas | 25.7 | 529,858 | 50 |
| Louisiana | 27.0 | 840,382 | 49 |
| Kentucky | 27.6 | 853,791 | 48 |
| Nevada | 27.9 | 623,877 | 47 |
| Oklahoma | 28.3 | 756,531 | 46 |
| Alabama | 28.4 | 985,483 | 45 |
| Indiana | 29.5 | 1,354,639 | 44 |
| Puerto Rico | 29.8 | 721,619 | 43 |
| Wyoming | 30.6 | 121,849 | 42 |
| New Mexico | 31.0 | 452,729 | 41 |
| Tennessee | 31.1 | 1,512,601 | 40 |
| Iowa | 31.4 | 676,908 | 39 |
| Ohio | 31.5 | 2,570,052 | 38 |
| Alaska | 31.7 | 155,356 | 37 |
| Idaho | 31.8 | 406,469 | 36 |
| South Dakota | 31.9 | 192,610 | 35 |
| South Carolina | 32.1 | 1,181,414 | 34 |
| Michigan | 32.4 | 2,273,972 | 32 |
| Missouri | 32.4 | 1,374,703 | 32 |
| North Dakota | 32.7 | 167,849 | 31 |
| Arizona | 33.3 | 1,696,340 | 30 |
| Wisconsin | 33.4 | 1,368,736 | 29 |
| Texas | 33.8 | 6,669,107 | 28 |
| Florida | 34.1 | 5,541,467 | 27 |
| Nebraska | 34.6 | 449,651 | 26 |
| Georgia | 34.9 | 2,571,913 | 25 |
| Montana | 35.2 | 274,703 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 35.2 | 3,231,367 | 23 |
| Kansas | 35.6 | 693,081 | 22 |
| North Carolina | 35.7 | 2,631,218 | 21 |
| Delaware | 35.8 | 258,594 | 20 |
| Hawaii | 36.1 | 372,299 | 19 |
| Maine | 36.2 | 371,396 | 18 |
| Oregon | 36.8 | 1,120,686 | 17 |
| California | 37.1 | 10,039,805 | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 37.7 | 295,838 | 14 |
| Utah | 37.7 | 774,301 | 14 |
| Illinois | 37.8 | 3,318,149 | 13 |
| Minnesota | 39.4 | 1,546,100 | 12 |
| Washington | 39.6 | 2,172,536 | 11 |
| New York | 40.2 | 5,638,631 | 10 |
| New Hampshire | 40.6 | 414,276 | 9 |
| Virginia | 42.2 | 2,532,890 | 8 |
| Connecticut | 42.5 | 1,085,063 | 7 |
| Maryland | 43.4 | 1,868,776 | 6 |
| New Jersey | 43.6 | 2,845,933 | 5 |
| Vermont | 43.8 | 204,241 | 4 |
| Colorado | 45.7 | 1,871,669 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 47.3 | 2,357,947 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 64.2 | 314,114 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/17/2026 3:43 pm.
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.