Demographics Table
State![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)![]() |
Rank within US (of 52 states) ![]() |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 5.1 | 11,284,290 | N/A |
Puerto Rico | 15.3 | 358,915 | 52 |
California | 9.2 | 2,432,994 | 51 |
Texas | 8.2 | 1,482,952 | 50 |
New York | 6.1 | 838,231 | 49 |
New Mexico | 6.0 | 84,492 | 48 |
Kentucky | 5.5 | 166,412 | 47 |
Nevada | 5.5 | 112,207 | 46 |
Arizona | 5.5 | 257,948 | 45 |
Rhode Island | 5.1 | 37,440 | 44 |
Mississippi | 5.1 | 99,936 | 43 |
Louisiana | 4.9 | 152,013 | 42 |
New Jersey | 4.9 | 298,624 | 41 |
Arkansas | 4.8 | 97,346 | 40 |
Illinois | 4.8 | 419,259 | 39 |
Florida | 4.8 | 718,909 | 38 |
Georgia | 4.6 | 318,461 | 37 |
Tennessee | 4.6 | 210,732 | 36 |
North Carolina | 4.5 | 314,545 | 35 |
Massachusetts | 4.4 | 208,460 | 34 |
Alabama | 4.3 | 142,999 | 33 |
West Virginia | 4.3 | 55,033 | 32 |
Virginia | 4.1 | 236,292 | 31 |
South Carolina | 4.1 | 139,634 | 30 |
Oklahoma | 4.0 | 104,449 | 29 |
Connecticut | 4.0 | 99,837 | 28 |
Maryland | 4.0 | 164,399 | 27 |
Nebraska | 3.8 | 47,833 | 26 |
Hawaii | 3.7 | 36,701 | 25 |
District of Columbia | 3.7 | 18,258 | 24 |
Indiana | 3.7 | 163,176 | 23 |
Washington | 3.7 | 186,275 | 22 |
Kansas | 3.6 | 68,104 | 21 |
Oregon | 3.5 | 102,714 | 20 |
Delaware | 3.5 | 23,675 | 19 |
Colorado | 3.4 | 129,123 | 18 |
Idaho | 3.3 | 37,255 | 17 |
Pennsylvania | 3.2 | 284,062 | 16 |
Missouri | 3.1 | 130,008 | 15 |
North Dakota | 3.1 | 15,165 | 14 |
Iowa | 3.1 | 63,936 | 13 |
South Dakota | 3.0 | 17,046 | 12 |
Minnesota | 2.9 | 109,319 | 11 |
Michigan | 2.9 | 194,755 | 10 |
Ohio | 2.8 | 221,376 | 9 |
Utah | 2.7 | 48,701 | 8 |
Wisconsin | 2.7 | 105,122 | 7 |
Maine | 2.6 | 24,984 | 6 |
Alaska | 2.5 | 12,046 | 5 |
Vermont | 2.2 | 9,874 | 4 |
New Hampshire | 2.1 | 20,410 | 3 |
Montana | 1.9 | 13,743 | 2 |
Wyoming | 1.8 | 7,025 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2022 12:45 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/25/2022 12:45 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.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.