Demographics Table
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32.1 | 70,920,162 | N/A |
| District of Columbia | 58.5 | 289,259 | 1 |
| Massachusetts | 43.7 | 2,089,065 | 2 |
| Colorado | 40.9 | 1,565,134 | 3 |
| Maryland | 40.2 | 1,662,724 | 4 |
| New Jersey | 39.7 | 2,440,951 | 5 |
| Connecticut | 39.3 | 975,465 | 6 |
| Virginia | 38.8 | 2,240,360 | 7 |
| Vermont | 38.0 | 167,483 | 8 |
| New Hampshire | 37.0 | 355,737 | 9 |
| New York | 36.6 | 4,985,807 | 10 |
| Minnesota | 36.1 | 1,359,167 | 11 |
| Washington | 36.0 | 1,837,612 | 12 |
| Illinois | 34.7 | 3,010,025 | 13 |
| Rhode Island | 34.2 | 252,118 | 14 |
| Utah | 34.0 | 620,505 | 15 |
| California | 33.9 | 8,980,726 | 16 |
| Oregon | 33.7 | 975,920 | 17 |
| Kansas | 33.4 | 635,070 | 18 |
| Hawaii | 33.0 | 327,466 | 19 |
| Montana | 32.0 | 231,669 | 20 |
| Delaware | 32.0 | 214,138 | 21 |
| Nebraska | 31.9 | 399,225 | 22 |
| Maine | 31.8 | 309,888 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 31.4 | 2,814,285 | 24 |
| Georgia | 31.3 | 2,157,616 | 25 |
| North Carolina | 31.3 | 2,182,853 | 26 |
| Wisconsin | 30.1 | 1,191,329 | 27 |
| North Dakota | 30.0 | 148,757 | 28 |
| Texas | 29.9 | 5,420,676 | 29 |
| Florida | 29.9 | 4,471,701 | 30 |
| Alaska | 29.6 | 142,019 | 31 |
| Arizona | 29.5 | 1,394,526 | 32 |
| Missouri | 29.2 | 1,212,562 | 33 |
| Michigan | 29.1 | 1,985,170 | 34 |
| South Dakota | 28.8 | 165,080 | 35 |
| Iowa | 28.6 | 597,831 | 36 |
| Ohio | 28.3 | 2,255,326 | 37 |
| South Carolina | 28.1 | 969,279 | 38 |
| Idaho | 27.6 | 307,537 | 39 |
| Wyoming | 27.4 | 106,855 | 40 |
| Tennessee | 27.3 | 1,254,145 | 41 |
| New Mexico | 27.3 | 383,519 | 42 |
| Indiana | 26.5 | 1,172,156 | 43 |
| Puerto Rico | 25.9 | 606,883 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | 25.5 | 661,509 | 45 |
| Alabama | 25.5 | 845,772 | 46 |
| Nevada | 24.7 | 505,691 | 47 |
| Kentucky | 24.2 | 731,082 | 48 |
| Louisiana | 24.1 | 753,585 | 49 |
| Arkansas | 23.0 | 463,236 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 22.0 | 435,153 | 51 |
| West Virginia | 20.6 | 265,398 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2023 4:12 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, 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 03/30/2023 4:12 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: At least bachelors degree, 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.