State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Education: At least high school
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 89.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 206,814,893.
• Rank within US : N/A

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,965,301.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 22,936,996.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 16,951,277.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,718,821.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,711,692.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,957,058.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,286,568.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 12,332,714.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,078,391.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,827,162.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,753,821.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,568,251.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,131,078.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 40 of 52

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,547,940.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,386,427.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 703,088.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 14,597,205.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,385,619.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,653,293.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,313,276.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,153,503.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,931,250.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,915,947.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,920,643.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 4,556,673.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,338,239.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,501,058.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 662,711.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 7,495,699.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,796,561.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,174,076.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 91.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,897,379.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,789,971.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 6,452,696.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 8,466,554.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,198,824.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 17 of 52

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 5,060,127.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 453,024.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,804,007.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 959,722.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 562,448.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 2,008,851.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 11 of 52

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 1,918,440.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 458,914.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,835,965.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 93.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 3,685,922.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 482,677.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 375,593.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 962,216.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 739,351.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 972,438.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 94.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least High School) : The number of people (education: at least high school) is 442,737.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/18/2026 12:30 pm.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.

For more information about Education: At least high school, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.