Demographics Table
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
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89.6 | 206,814,893 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 81.2 | 1,965,301 | 52 |
| California | 84.7 | 22,936,996 | 51 |
| Texas | 86.0 | 16,951,277 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 87.1 | 1,718,821 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 87.3 | 2,711,692 | 48 |
| Nevada | 87.5 | 1,957,058 | 47 |
| New Mexico | 88.0 | 1,286,568 | 45 |
| New York | 88.0 | 12,332,714 | 45 |
| Alabama | 88.6 | 3,078,391 | 44 |
| Arkansas | 88.7 | 1,827,162 | 43 |
| Kentucky | 88.9 | 2,753,821 | 42 |
| Georgia | 89.2 | 6,568,251 | 41 |
| West Virginia | 89.3 | 1,131,078 | 40 |
| Arizona | 89.4 | 4,547,940 | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 89.4 | 2,386,427 | 38 |
| Rhode Island | 89.7 | 703,088 | 37 |
| Florida | 89.9 | 14,597,205 | 36 |
| Tennessee | 90.0 | 4,385,619 | 35 |
| North Carolina | 90.1 | 6,653,293 | 33 |
| South Carolina | 90.1 | 3,313,276 | 33 |
| Indiana | 90.4 | 4,153,503 | 32 |
| Illinois | 90.5 | 7,931,250 | 31 |
| New Jersey | 90.7 | 5,915,947 | 30 |
| Maryland | 91.1 | 3,920,643 | 29 |
| Massachusetts | 91.4 | 4,556,673 | 28 |
| Connecticut | 91.5 | 2,338,239 | 27 |
| Virginia | 91.6 | 5,501,058 | 26 |
| Delaware | 91.7 | 662,711 | 25 |
| Ohio | 91.8 | 7,495,699 | 23 |
| Oregon | 91.8 | 2,796,561 | 23 |
| Idaho | 91.9 | 1,174,076 | 21 |
| Missouri | 91.9 | 3,897,379 | 21 |
| Kansas | 92.0 | 1,789,971 | 20 |
| Michigan | 92.1 | 6,452,696 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | 92.1 | 8,466,554 | 18 |
| Nebraska | 92.2 | 1,198,824 | 17 |
| Washington | 92.3 | 5,060,127 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | 92.7 | 453,024 | 15 |
| Colorado | 92.9 | 3,804,007 | 14 |
| Hawaii | 93.2 | 959,722 | 12 |
| South Dakota | 93.2 | 562,448 | 12 |
| Iowa | 93.3 | 2,008,851 | 11 |
| Utah | 93.4 | 1,918,440 | 10 |
| Alaska | 93.6 | 458,914 | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 93.6 | 3,835,965 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 93.9 | 3,685,922 | 7 |
| North Dakota | 94.0 | 482,677 | 6 |
| Wyoming | 94.2 | 375,593 | 5 |
| New Hampshire | 94.4 | 962,216 | 4 |
| Montana | 94.6 | 739,351 | 3 |
| Maine | 94.8 | 972,438 | 2 |
| Vermont | 94.9 | 442,737 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 7:35 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.