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

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Alabama	33.4	1.2	203587	7393	609611	5384	21853	2790	73911	4948	163597	6830	146663	6421	52445	4050	104936	5246	46206	3277
Alaska	31.9	2.6	33861	2846	106279	2150	1554	733	5423	970	30338	2477	35103	2373	8308	1603	19719	1958	5834	1301
Arizona	34.5	1.3	299326	11190	866715	4060	34609	2992	88074	5995	205663	9189	239043	10009	79000	5852	161978	8277	58348	4740
Arkansas	30.0	1.4	114661	5595	382514	4886	15883	2126	34366	3136	119734	5399	97870	4889	27902	2483	60937	4111	25822	2869
California	38.0	0.4	2054055	23717	5404486	6338	340903	10989	514828	12495	1188650	19466	1306050	20649	403005	11053	1189561	17608	461489	11415
Colorado	45.5	1.3	339179	9627	744951	4363	23126	2845	51055	4219	158197	6177	173394	7321	60485	4244	204648	7788	74046	3742
Connecticut	46.1	1.6	197442	7029	428130	1989	12040	2000	28361	2732	99962	5178	90325	4784	29716	3026	107647	4737	60079	4220
Delaware	37.4	2.8	42715	3254	114197	1305	6677	1244	10181	1885	28208	2643	26416	2578	6756	1335	24730	2421	11229	1716
Florida	37.2	0.8	866476	19073	2328282	9130	91719	6847	209785	9344	639907	14318	520395	15630	258942	10292	440557	13675	166977	8417
Georgia	36.2	1.0	480845	13896	1326493	10024	64337	5413	130232	6962	344744	11354	306335	10254	95519	6723	277393	10042	107933	6859
Hawaii	39.7	2.1	76393	4222	192625	2079	2027	835	8977	1669	53514	3308	51714	3228	21349	2209	40483	3136	14561	1763
Idaho	35.0	2.2	72160	4592	206376	2845	6999	1419	13709	1998	53189	4022	60319	3863	20945	2582	38997	3181	12218	2074
Illinois	45.7	0.8	814240	14043	1781187	4787	63713	4580	121196	6031	396705	10497	385333	10966	143713	6343	465383	10101	205144	7413
Indiana	36.9	1.0	306376	8432	830830	4292	28901	2839	74878	4622	220441	7339	200234	7481	81926	4984	170759	5844	53691	3477
Iowa	48.0	1.5	185827	6121	386830	3225	8083	1488	19913	2006	83947	4273	89060	4740	56225	3503	98376	4342	31226	2519
Kansas	42.7	1.5	159948	5835	374545	3029	11035	1705	22700	2594	80360	4493	100502	4750	34428	2926	92357	4332	33163	2591
Kentucky	33.9	1.2	191615	6881	564651	3498	17128	2138	48778	3711	163979	5722	143151	6309	51357	3743	92956	4758	47302	3270
Louisiana	30.8	1.1	194556	7399	632061	5377	20130	2954	73735	4101	191520	6203	152120	6410	43330	3714	113221	5629	38005	3043
Maine	39.5	2.2	57247	3294	144778	1432	1413	597	8767	1380	43228	2396	34123	2609	12101	1448	33333	2411	11813	1714
Maryland	45.9	1.2	357772	9516	779561	4190	32097	3223	45462	4054	170392	6057	173838	6452	54834	4237	195567	6294	107371	5744
Massachusetts	55.2	1.3	476869	10990	863319	2410	22757	2614	45493	3850	164391	7180	153809	7810	62019	4629	263747	8014	151103	5927
Michigan	37.8	0.7	442283	8541	1168784	4025	28425	2435	85917	4581	289493	7913	322666	8159	109061	4628	238645	5863	94577	4141
Minnesota	50.8	1.1	368770	8164	725526	3329	16442	1929	36620	3154	144566	5624	159128	5585	92594	4542	210266	6002	65910	3162
Mississippi	31.5	1.6	118881	6142	377837	5630	15065	2375	46646	4112	101604	5188	95641	5647	40870	3741	54686	4025	23325	2744
Missouri	40.0	1.1	313773	8549	785188	4075	16529	1951	58938	3927	195034	6323	200914	6696	69044	4407	169218	6155	75511	3972
Montana	40.0	2.6	50005	3310	125005	2076	896	508	7057	1300	34287	2561	32760	3085	11216	1523	31704	2674	7085	1217
Nebraska	43.9	1.8	107886	4518	245845	2326	7640	1323	14991	2027	50991	3167	64337	3739	29137	2396	58386	3245	20363	2034
Nevada	28.3	1.8	109388	7045	386245	2535	17553	2803	48347	4841	107607	7481	103350	5580	30698	4152	60361	5080	18329	2567
New Hampshire	45.3	2.4	66294	3601	146192	2033	2283	846	8844	1640	36698	2786	32073	2845	11753	1510	39453	2751	15088	1768
New Jersey	47.0	0.9	527405	10397	1122087	3264	41569	3837	57034	4240	271396	8258	224683	7955	76160	4405	310839	7722	140406	5390
New Mexico	30.4	1.7	83308	4907	274404	3487	12121	2013	31554	2895	67928	3910	79493	4439	25794	2959	42066	3373	15448	1988
New York	50.0	0.7	1353337	19199	2708911	4574	113417	7600	203636	7641	568377	12701	470144	11809	229284	7937	717970	13787	406083	10749
North Carolina	38.6	1.1	480659	13692	1246395	7790	65083	5210	116635	6603	282610	10332	301408	8988	112560	6734	270702	10272	97397	6051
North Dakota	50.4	3.2	47120	3108	93441	1526	489	259	4047	989	18720	1934	23065	2383	15140	1852	24705	2078	7275	1382
Ohio	38.6	0.8	549430	11034	1421908	4259	32184	2764	105897	5995	372439	7865	361958	9106	130382	5533	290294	8048	128754	5135
Oklahoma	33.2	1.2	169987	6125	512454	3499	22684	2654	43657	2830	145195	5275	130931	4850	41934	3266	98884	4461	29169	2636
Oregon	38.0	1.4	201801	7410	530964	4031	21980	2694	37927	3409	118342	5303	150914	6358	43325	3802	115543	5435	42933	3304
Pennsylvania	44.1	0.8	677937	11781	1536268	4329	33172	3036	97723	5511	434367	9101	293069	8924	137868	5992	369345	8285	170724	5852
Rhode Island	42.9	3.0	55414	3921	129313	1364	4538	1131	9765	1802	28134	2847	31462	2618	9849	1615	32781	2680	12784	2362
South Carolina	34.9	1.3	206282	8253	590872	6242	18608	2631	61834	4501	158533	7619	145615	7149	51543	3852	112654	6033	42085	4109
South Dakota	45.5	3.2	47465	3398	104412	1757	1919	821	6901	1471	25950	2547	22177	2117	15015	2006	25096	2235	7354	1589
Tennessee	33.3	1.1	276995	9120	831963	5885	23753	3336	70553	4674	256764	8530	203898	8719	52768	4146	159828	6777	64399	4477
Texas	33.9	0.6	1244155	22169	3671399	10651	219307	10850	379578	11214	909464	17374	918895	18530	261126	10186	720274	17142	262755	9687
Utah	40.2	1.4	177518	6114	441878	3004	10125	1923	33258	3236	97895	4605	123082	5543	48066	3586	101163	4173	28289	2665
Vermont	47.2	3.2	33194	2285	70364	1029	372	166	3959	809	19650	1553	13189	1935	5939	1059	19885	1582	7370	1264
Virginia	46.6	1.1	513803	12112	1102896	7396	30761	3973	66323	4990	244131	9265	247878	9335	80630	5265	291171	8634	142002	6665
Washington	42.1	1.1	403578	10894	959672	4861	34592	3620	61428	4205	224087	7534	235987	7915	101363	6062	213551	7438	88664	5159
West Virginia	30.9	1.7	67241	3813	217905	2654	3889	952	17878	2221	77773	4150	51124	3378	16436	2001	34805	2666	16000	1853
Wisconsin	42.5	1.0	310508	7474	731214	4136	17029	2088	41898	2985	188329	6270	173450	6127	84277	4199	170546	5109	55685	3482
Wyoming	36.2	3.3	28682	2696	79318	1673	799	521	6318	1454	22001	2181	21518	2014	7773	1523	15533	1900	5376	1157
Nation	40.1	0.2	16653817	68548	41540346	30204	1643357	26971	3399853	34792	10107010	55332	9736309	59630	3548402	34056	9242949	50165	3862466	31975

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey

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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)