Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed High School (Including Equivalency) or Higher

State Percent Rank
United States
84.2
Wyoming
91.3
1
Alaska
91.0
2
Minnesota
90.9
3
Montana
90.7
4
Utah
90.1
5
New Hampshire
89.9
6
Iowa
89.6
7
Nebraska
89.5
8
Vermont
89.5
8
Maine
89.0
10
Washington
88.8
11
Wisconsin
88.8
11
Colorado
88.7
13
Kansas
88.7
13
South Dakota
88.6
15
North Dakota
88.2
16
Hawaii
88.1
17
Massachusetts
88.0
18
Connecticut
87.9
19
Oregon
87.5
20
Maryland
87.0
21
Michigan
87.0
21
Idaho
86.7
23
Pennsylvania
86.7
23
New Jersey
86.3
25
Ohio
86.3
25
Illinois
85.7
27
Delaware
85.6
28
Virginia
85.4
29
Indiana
85.3
30
Missouri
85.0
31
Florida
84.6
32
New York
84.3
33
Oklahoma
84.3
33
Arizona
83.8
35
District of Columbia
83.6
36
Rhode Island
83.5
37
Georgia
82.8
38
Nevada
82.8
38
North Carolina
82.3
40
New Mexico
82.0
41
South Carolina
81.7
42
Tennessee
81.2
43
West Virginia
81.2
43
Arkansas
81.0
45
Louisiana
80.5
46
Alabama
80.3
47
California
80.1
48
Kentucky
79.0
49
Texas
78.8
50
Mississippi
78.5
51
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey