Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree

State Percent Rank
United States
27.2%
District of Columbia
45.3%
1
Massachusetts
36.9%
2
Colorado
35.5%
3
Connecticut
34.9%
4
Maryland
34.5%
5
New Jersey
34.2%
6
Virginia
33.2%
7
Vermont
32.5%
8
New Hampshire
31.8%
9
New York
31.3%
10
Minnesota
30.7%
11
Washington
30.1%
12
California
29.5%
13
Rhode Island
29.3%
14
Illinois
29.2%
15
Kansas
28.2%
16
Hawaii
27.9%
17
Utah
27.9%
18
Oregon
27.7%
19
Delaware
27.6%
20
Nebraska
27.3%
21
Alaska
27.3%
22
Georgia
27.1%
23
Montana
26.5%
24
Pennsylvania
25.7%
25
Maine
25.6%
26
Arizona
25.6%
27
North Dakota
25.5%
28
Florida
25.1%
29
North Carolina
25.1%
30
Texas
25.1%
31
New Mexico
25.1%
32
Wisconsin
25.0%
33
South Dakota
24.7%
34
Michigan
24.7%
35
Missouri
24.0%
36
Iowa
23.8%
37
Idaho
23.3%
38
Ohio
23.3%
39
Wyoming
23.2%
40
South Carolina
23.0%
41
Oklahoma
22.4%
42
Tennessee
21.8%
43
Alabama
21.4%
44
Indiana
21.3%
45
Nevada
20.6%
46
Louisiana
20.6%
47
Kentucky
19.3%
48
Arkansas
18.9%
49
Mississippi
18.7%
50
West Virginia
16.9%
51
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey