Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed an Associate's Degree

State Percent Rank
United States
34.6%
 
District of Columbia
48.6%
1
Massachusetts
44.6%
2
Colorado
43.3%
3
Connecticut
42.0%
4
New Hampshire
40.9%
5
Vermont
40.9%
6
Maryland
40.8%
7
New Jersey
40.4%
8
Minnesota
40.2%
9
Virginia
39.7%
10
New York
39.5%
11
Washington
39.3%
12
Rhode Island
37.5%
13
Hawaii
37.2%
14
California
37.2%
15
Utah
37.1%
16
North Dakota
36.7%
17
Illinois
36.6%
18
Nebraska
36.1%
19
Kansas
35.4%
20
Oregon
35.0%
21
Alaska
35.0%
22
Maine
34.7%
23
Delaware
34.5%
24
South Dakota
34.3%
25
Montana
33.8%
26
Wisconsin
33.7%
27
Arizona
33.7%
28
Florida
33.6%
29
Georgia
33.5%
30
North Carolina
33.3%
31
Iowa
33.0%
32
Pennsylvania
32.7%
33
Michigan
32.7%
34
New Mexico
32.0%
35
Texas
31.3%
36
Idaho
31.2%
37
South Carolina
31.1%
38
Wyoming
31.1%
39
Ohio
30.3%
40
Missouri
30.0%
41
Oklahoma
29.3%
42
Indiana
28.2%
43
Alabama
28.1%
44
Nevada
27.6%
45
Tennessee
27.4%
46
Mississippi
26.5%
47
Kentucky
25.7%
48
Louisiana
25.1%
49
Arkansas
24.4%
50
West Virginia
22.4%
51
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey