Education Levels of the Population:
ACS Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey)

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Alabama	83.77	1.68	493609	10740	19803	2405	75839	5054	174805	6342	143450	5776	40498	3410	94168	4594	40688	3035
Alaska	91.18	3.45	86376	4060	1656	633	6702	1336	31341	2506	26560	2714	6671	1218	16937	1902	4867	1034
Arizona	81.96	1.46	750780	13680	66365	5341	98914	5816	258848	8541	206039	7802	76636	5326	154749	5847	54508	3628
Arkansas	85.79	2.09	314018	8734	13384	1805	38609	3189	126274	5673	85973	4368	25171	2611	57644	3823	18956	2145
California	80.85	0.59	4208749	31043	429151	11817	567640	14170	1289646	19362	1066963	18587	376021	11498	1066880	15508	409239	9553
Colorado	87.25	1.64	630232	12512	29496	3539	62617	4700	182468	7281	155164	7657	56059	4309	175845	5993	60696	3892
Connecticut	90.00	1.93	362409	7948	11286	2144	28962	2845	110031	4889	72516	4310	27828	2715	95794	4024	56240	3431
Delaware	87.85	3.82	93100	4169	4357	1141	8523	1522	31384	2528	19892	2375	8959	1522	22104	2265	10761	1523
Florida	85.54	1.02	1922338	23842	104143	7549	220699	9976	684662	14822	437435	10988	222228	9655	433298	10585	144715	5832
Georgia	84.07	1.14	1122349	16825	69808	5669	142933	6907	392109	11993	283452	8196	87620	5119	257386	7603	101782	5423
Hawaii	94.60	3.29	166444	6115	1913	712	7579	1658	50533	3510	42980	2995	22259	2459	37970	3191	12702	1812
Idaho	88.73	2.60	185913	5943	6072	1107	17551	2178	62980	3721	52912	2981	20422	2170	39630	2953	9969	1616
Illinois	88.09	0.97	1552084	17614	72716	5042	137056	6782	462721	10475	360444	9036	141917	6553	412496	8766	174506	6294
Indiana	87.95	1.29	736776	11361	26406	2555	74509	3964	254540	7124	193649	6522	73264	3986	163191	5670	52132	3148
Iowa	91.46	1.68	335489	6921	8353	1395	22953	2488	94131	3808	81618	3732	48707	3158	86508	4201	24525	2204
Kansas	90.08	2.07	320543	8086	10179	1591	25134	2681	90849	4488	85242	4179	33996	2823	82825	4458	27631	2201
Kentucky	86.66	1.68	497722	10242	19086	2494	57526	4387	197347	6209	129120	5398	40550	3291	89887	4345	40818	3307
Louisiana	83.49	1.76	464645	10763	17475	2366	74429	4829	185907	6907	122456	5530	36875	3873	92737	4597	26670	2549
Maine	93.48	3.52	136772	5295	2097	840	7449	1574	45785	3351	32621	2835	14744	1809	32632	2677	10990	1683
Maryland	89.93	1.58	640235	11823	25204	2772	46520	3758	179706	7205	144754	6274	51439	4473	172382	5590	91954	4294
Massachusetts	92.27	1.45	750324	12299	20173	2798	42715	3724	190492	6881	130741	7170	53766	4497	246506	7200	128819	5109
Michigan	89.23	1.10	1116285	14228	32030	3004	102654	4987	352868	8873	321104	7957	103332	4994	242728	7278	96253	4632
Minnesota	92.52	1.28	628208	9215	15381	1895	35379	3020	163188	5124	150313	5387	85321	3614	175146	5184	54240	3112
Mississippi	82.51	2.17	302549	9428	12177	2178	51951	3802	110366	5851	83649	4910	35973	3721	54332	4026	18229	1950
Missouri	89.23	1.45	674904	11644	19794	2571	61691	3680	222489	6715	175033	6384	59100	3758	155253	5847	63029	3519
Montana	90.98	3.71	106203	4697	1481	621	9047	1665	35471	2892	28660	2458	11315	1758	23807	2297	6950	1551
Nebraska	89.64	2.38	202240	5785	7458	1580	15925	2203	47498	3110	54090	3626	29013	2528	52758	3070	18881	1981
Nevada	80.60	2.08	303277	8192	29258	2987	43731	3757	114965	4889	89140	4431	25852	2657	56746	3925	16574	2245
New Hampshire	93.26	3.61	139633	5703	1539	811	8550	1513	43988	3302	28170	2562	14847	1876	38268	3075	14360	1723
New Jersey	89.37	1.30	946883	14023	43463	4003	69117	4090	289495	7770	186164	6615	70612	4545	278198	8356	122414	5332
New Mexico	84.45	2.66	218414	7930	13000	2165	27210	3076	79665	5310	66767	4788	17463	2279	39412	3083	15107	2144
New York	87.88	0.81	2194027	20654	110126	6942	192409	7314	622168	12154	391499	11563	223284	7544	619539	11397	337537	10238
North Carolina	84.63	1.14	1005072	15319	57083	4129	125503	6352	318758	9792	257336	8862	100631	4856	242490	7627	85857	4430
North Dakota	96.27	3.68	74744	3276	782	486	2110	578	17596	1878	18253	1989	12502	1660	21697	1643	4696	923
Ohio	89.68	1.03	1295277	15492	31309	3323	117767	5532	451641	9507	318280	8548	125858	5346	287500	7820	111998	4408
Oklahoma	86.11	1.78	413718	9405	18354	2240	48369	3833	150570	5871	116813	5209	36269	3192	82964	4562	27102	2675
Oregon	86.33	1.81	451359	9933	26727	2844	44729	4186	141578	5706	121534	5439	41398	3232	104817	4835	42032	3463
Pennsylvania	90.90	1.08	1308168	16210	32686	2955	98302	5384	449698	9851	246136	8627	136603	4728	334589	8200	141142	5697
Rhode Island	87.16	3.79	113380	5141	7620	1566	9085	1770	33686	3221	25134	2691	10336	1820	31168	2584	13056	2408
South Carolina	85.47	1.56	478356	9908	16478	2270	64851	4790	177403	6458	112922	5504	51244	3796	100281	5270	36506	3042
South Dakota	92.19	3.62	87451	4196	2236	811	5175	1278	25326	2447	20482	2522	12283	1594	21766	2066	7594	1230
Tennessee	85.88	1.52	712254	13193	28335	3083	88772	4820	281798	8247	180758	6812	54195	4003	142826	6735	52677	3378
Texas	80.25	0.75	2793875	27174	272789	10904	414677	12791	971044	16735	768673	15294	224966	8886	624260	11832	204932	7171
Utah	90.03	1.88	384211	8417	11508	2099	31045	2741	114911	5211	107153	5511	46198	3072	92982	3459	22967	2291
Vermont	93.35	4.58	65596	3320	866	482	3805	845	22796	1947	11824	1629	6720	1219	18266	1785	5990	962
Virginia	89.88	1.31	911372	14742	29679	3168	72913	5126	275233	8493	206099	8097	73273	4743	239742	7159	117025	4676
Washington	88.50	1.33	792297	12533	34062	3254	68869	5036	223001	6443	208439	6637	91374	5380	195437	6763	74046	3927
West Virginia	87.28	2.75	194614	6629	4813	1276	23542	2302	84672	4131	47966	3019	15422	1946	33391	3147	13163	1681
Wisconsin	91.47	1.29	643007	9531	13431	1747	46553	3314	206773	5622	160910	5159	73444	3195	154067	4741	47813	3181
Wyoming	91.27	4.31	62607	3582	1270	699	4715	1047	20885	2056	17473	2023	9519	1687	10954	1649	3776	1113
Nation	86.25	0.23	34490769	94980	1838275	28435	3658009	34302	11166759	58696	8406334	52232	3266688	34364	8341141	45470	3309847	28478

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample File

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Education Levels of the Population: ACS Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey)

Education Levels of the Population:
ACS Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey)