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

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Alabama	83.58	1.22	959290	14510	51800	3437	136615	5524	381558	8533	235658	6611	81805	4310	150673	6701	109596	5526
Alaska	92.61	2.86	158435	5222	4205	901	8445	1184	46981	2923	45506	2678	14409	1640	30714	2433	20825	1718
Arizona	86.96	1.20	1153565	16033	80357	4551	92593	4911	306853	8728	350933	8709	122369	5576	222761	6765	150649	5309
Arkansas	83.52	1.50	566711	10555	35066	2805	76784	3981	248758	6839	145600	5619	37520	2631	82900	4256	51933	2834
California	83.03	0.52	6810481	42853	797852	13622	594486	13624	1624044	21653	1842455	22054	724568	14297	1575745	20614	1043669	15870
Colorado	92.46	1.17	1028992	13458	27894	2679	56049	4088	254414	7563	259025	6510	91724	4143	252541	6227	171288	5061
Connecticut	90.69	1.35	836973	12599	29097	2886	56787	3877	261735	7314	153676	5272	76791	3664	179848	6062	164923	5222
Delaware	88.29	2.52	185913	5409	6356	1235	18298	2047	72238	3137	36774	2525	16704	1736	32252	2230	27945	2248
Florida	87.28	0.69	3829979	30759	185849	8703	372147	9445	1296920	18949	947567	13225	399670	11148	728762	13041	457060	10855
Georgia	84.41	0.93	1752734	20197	94000	5605	229614	8021	619798	11835	419633	10075	139448	5699	338518	8645	235337	7689
Hawaii	89.97	2.05	298437	6980	14760	1898	18503	2042	89711	3701	70068	3075	33555	2572	68601	3499	36502	2590
Idaho	90.04	2.05	308840	7381	11430	1704	22740	2213	100006	4231	87986	3680	32117	2547	56966	3135	31765	2595
Illinois	87.97	0.74	2671767	22873	152396	6464	212933	7239	862229	12124	676497	11749	236150	7840	519012	10521	377879	8122
Indiana	87.98	0.90	1343490	14128	44253	3348	139273	5170	586469	8438	313319	6584	105869	4358	189903	6161	147930	5301
Iowa	92.08	1.27	694626	9874	16694	1862	43049	2866	280350	5826	161080	4978	69964	3412	119901	4060	63331	3264
Kansas	91.57	1.33	609638	9427	20843	2212	35309	2627	195727	5063	164477	5045	49166	2845	121823	4347	78445	3285
Kentucky	80.69	1.08	861398	11738	77617	3621	128561	5145	389507	6812	192783	6056	67319	3869	110628	4398	101161	4515
Louisiana	82.70	1.23	903668	13941	59874	3977	129162	6005	401445	8988	228436	6893	45145	3801	140129	5671	88513	4410
Maine	91.45	1.84	346498	7047	11561	1619	20836	2054	134551	3870	67616	3248	36671	2607	64992	3199	42668	2665
Maryland	89.48	1.08	1275931	15819	35298	3089	114775	5324	385483	8491	283465	7229	93598	4183	262247	7694	251138	7014
Massachusetts	89.53	1.12	1434614	18141	70938	4876	96916	5559	417750	10466	271944	8373	138377	5593	315713	8025	290830	7333
Michigan	90.24	0.74	2293563	18909	52203	3258	195808	6734	809819	10013	610069	9623	223976	6230	369539	8757	280160	7014
Minnesota	94.22	0.95	1195841	12423	20052	2002	53356	3070	376697	6534	304434	6311	119777	4462	248468	5290	146465	4891
Mississippi	80.18	1.43	553292	10532	41147	3544	95639	4852	224802	6326	136687	5113	50876	3777	84451	4165	56476	3624
Missouri	88.20	1.02	1281560	15187	40351	2951	131178	5474	497040	9200	328829	7945	92455	4554	213702	5823	149534	5313
Montana	93.66	2.21	248529	6041	3910	894	12921	1480	82773	3129	69951	3333	19905	1839	49531	2782	26369	2114
Nebraska	92.86	1.62	397844	7225	10100	1261	20470	1840	138601	4043	101043	3749	39566	2377	76227	3211	42407	2419
Nevada	86.78	1.82	491126	10453	30624	2787	44178	2898	167163	5783	149441	6327	45331	3101	83908	4267	45283	2821
New Hampshire	91.65	1.94	330221	7196	6209	1288	23890	2191	107097	4025	68898	3356	33210	2636	72730	3343	48286	2490
New Jersey	88.79	0.87	1948144	19380	92527	5858	153549	6874	636862	10463	372717	8665	147562	5967	468124	9238	322879	8370
New Mexico	86.00	1.86	419581	9484	27336	2575	40966	3383	137825	5309	105845	4816	33669	2792	74171	4028	68071	3815
New York	85.91	0.61	4090567	29365	275296	8326	395545	11059	1407117	16550	779233	13156	408657	9798	783900	13136	711660	12113
North Carolina	85.17	0.87	1772470	18746	95059	5042	213491	6777	643170	10314	412707	9832	184416	6696	332504	7737	199673	6608
North Dakota	93.31	2.62	152670	4382	3314	715	7625	920	48478	2535	39315	2153	17738	1479	33743	2004	13396	1391
Ohio	88.61	0.66	2586269	19774	67072	4012	265437	7751	1110074	12161	569715	8648	217802	6658	397987	8486	290691	7210
Oklahoma	87.54	1.21	762132	11085	27369	2442	81145	4170	278573	6023	207137	5991	62916	3645	134379	4642	79127	3986
Oregon	90.85	1.24	850804	12027	25736	2185	59977	4114	228208	6466	262574	6197	80014	3951	167624	5105	112384	4771
Pennsylvania	90.16	0.70	2920929	22837	69829	3807	249028	7837	1295158	14302	520791	9773	241996	7148	487113	9944	375871	8455
Rhode Island	86.06	2.41	231115	6572	13624	1957	23824	1994	76302	3649	49036	3310	22701	2126	46914	2934	36162	2407
South Carolina	83.70	1.20	891408	13088	55227	3933	118334	5131	339793	7680	204551	6113	95523	5059	151968	5516	99573	4352
South Dakota	92.67	2.32	175495	4659	4911	817	8967	1329	63452	2465	46849	2785	17590	1512	31781	1941	15823	1350
Tennessee	83.29	1.01	1263499	15642	80518	4245	172908	6423	535416	9708	296272	8207	82738	4028	210776	6423	138297	5058
Texas	81.93	0.58	4150257	29981	480774	11435	434754	10751	1307201	16621	1119157	16328	330099	9135	883834	12925	509966	10270
Utah	92.34	1.76	428376	8398	9352	1505	26174	2077	116432	4154	129701	4743	40686	2582	87215	3827	54342	3075
Vermont	92.32	2.54	166681	4675	4360	926	9514	1152	53751	2360	31588	2447	16851	1685	36509	2075	27982	1777
Virginia	87.38	0.93	1685970	18531	84722	4900	158819	5998	502163	9392	379605	9950	129886	5147	368712	9001	305604	6976
Washington	91.59	0.99	1469998	16258	46647	3458	88356	4902	375461	8410	419714	8558	159896	5466	317546	7357	197381	6030
West Virginia	83.70	1.65	425248	8531	27333	2426	55482	3653	221197	5538	86061	4482	28053	2310	47642	3161	42295	2585
Wisconsin	92.00	0.87	1298631	12722	28047	2402	84849	3923	504288	6325	305316	6785	127547	4756	227128	5465	134352	4830
Wyoming	94.22	2.94	137402	4474	2757	810	5666	1112	47401	2432	39595	2391	12108	1468	24312	1996	13986	1497
Nation	86.96	0.16	62756969	115225	3560455	30705	5849740	41917	21316246	64601	15120818	54429	5701311	38256	12097145	52815	8521449	43451

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey; Important! Please view the Data and Definitions tabs for data and information regarding standard errors.

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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)