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

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Alabama	23.66	0.38	583697	9694	103005	5215	265091	8039	738329	11418	579582	11012	197232	7210	387230	8928	196467	6400
Alaska	27.11	1.17	102828	4556	6650	1260	19531	2349	105878	4586	114229	4880	30119	2431	68744	3824	34084	2564
Arizona	26.22	0.40	886445	13644	213895	9068	292783	10004	802409	14527	896874	14544	288746	9477	580534	12448	305911	8868
Arkansas	20.13	0.49	300180	7417	74109	4819	141562	5922	511857	10326	361148	9258	102476	5168	206673	6893	93507	4576
California	30.86	0.16	6060404	32428	1877254	21892	1733701	23482	3979929	31982	4444736	32404	1542854	20889	3943549	29194	2116855	21417
Colorado	37.35	0.42	1030750	11899	115171	6316	155094	7113	584515	11842	640120	11909	233777	7285	674720	10975	356030	8099
Connecticut	38.25	0.48	720251	9206	62876	4404	108228	5517	489979	10042	349110	8521	152547	5850	413560	8382	306691	7618
Delaware	30.44	1.10	142848	5204	14144	2119	35431	3168	140083	5034	98711	4878	38094	3062	88208	4303	54640	3471
Florida	26.63	0.23	2556593	22673	421409	13133	780839	16576	2781597	25923	2123184	23367	938357	16978	1688816	19135	867777	14502
Georgia	29.17	0.32	1522467	17094	243221	9379	476625	12982	1468211	18560	1144426	16422	364458	10496	985216	15469	537251	11474
Hawaii	31.67	0.87	219868	6131	17049	1893	27579	2691	185314	6272	166549	6238	77886	4547	148963	5360	70905	3890
Idaho	24.95	0.67	194255	5287	31603	2790	47805	3460	214922	6259	217328	6456	72567	3933	135819	4838	58436	3245
Illinois	33.24	0.27	2274031	18710	323881	9800	449299	10750	1728095	18625	1507702	17619	558731	11486	1423927	16098	850104	13625
Indiana	24.40	0.35	821279	11847	109730	5526	265700	7919	1126969	12817	753292	12644	288649	8313	545238	10139	276041	7343
Iowa	28.01	0.52	430363	8075	35314	3065	72589	3763	449338	7792	363019	8112	185817	5450	308036	7017	122327	4748
Kansas	31.80	0.53	458499	7774	48518	3555	80150	4284	374443	8917	362164	8266	117868	5039	305919	6864	152580	4832
Kentucky	22.91	0.41	528477	9573	106063	4987	223765	7546	783368	11953	491436	9949	173890	6555	319037	8093	209440	6489
Louisiana	22.69	0.42	531693	10052	98258	5385	257300	8824	791753	12757	537479	11251	126588	5401	366276	9243	165417	5920
Maine	28.57	0.78	205731	5647	14237	1800	33933	2744	236767	5984	157527	4913	71957	3590	137991	5066	67740	3473
Maryland	37.75	0.43	1172521	13419	105634	5296	193599	8333	787016	12695	640953	12509	206680	7266	660696	11394	511825	9246
Massachusetts	41.76	0.39	1502257	14094	131518	6707	185686	7257	856644	14566	617507	12004	303330	8276	875546	13136	626711	10997
Michigan	26.54	0.28	1403052	15135	130290	6458	371886	9632	1542289	15750	1351605	14803	488159	9775	885931	12845	517121	9630
Minnesota	34.05	0.37	959272	10645	62192	3981	115986	5084	709609	10164	655201	9915	314603	7360	654284	9589	304988	6886
Mississippi	20.81	0.51	310187	7753	69832	4655	176254	7119	448942	10500	365160	9714	120080	5696	203077	6721	107110	5077
Missouri	27.40	0.38	860322	12090	84622	4797	247382	7548	955790	13098	755659	12210	235611	7528	548727	10641	311595	7933
Montana	29.18	1.03	148144	5339	9557	1603	26368	2591	149483	5106	127974	4986	46081	3299	104669	4692	43475	3131
Nebraska	30.39	0.70	277140	6502	30349	2869	46768	3068	228359	6021	230532	6101	98777	4201	191089	5716	86051	3921
Nevada	22.20	0.58	315597	8357	86943	5133	134686	6315	398047	9453	370144	9355	116086	6008	209981	7415	105616	4845
New Hampshire	34.01	0.88	246364	6427	11431	1711	37215	3154	204102	5771	148229	5718	76968	4180	164791	5481	81573	3903
New Jersey	37.70	0.34	1785522	16240	198676	7986	272713	9035	1293051	16135	863169	13498	323565	9353	1130260	14648	655262	11374
New Mexico	25.71	0.61	263798	6473	60259	4255	97253	5463	267972	7677	252982	7407	83898	4786	161921	5668	101877	4608
New York	35.14	0.21	3718473	22893	554595	12805	795665	14832	2703753	23803	1810001	22280	998189	15324	2156991	21550	1561482	18435
North Carolina	28.42	0.32	1409863	16274	217947	7766	423721	10598	1295385	16906	1141917	15026	472488	10846	958611	15206	451252	9303
North Dakota	28.95	0.97	93818	3235	5186	1046	12041	1441	80445	3343	84901	3281	47730	2632	69705	2825	24113	1951
Ohio	26.27	0.27	1612549	16836	136639	5550	459425	10393	2046805	19323	1363277	16598	518587	10455	1037117	15157	575432	10575
Oklahoma	24.21	0.45	455513	8550	72927	4313	158525	6162	575513	9748	477272	9513	141704	5529	317160	7611	138353	5329
Oregon	30.71	0.47	636155	10026	78483	5079	129112	6006	457990	10237	582378	10493	187310	6715	418935	9295	217220	6290
Pennsylvania	29.32	0.26	1954078	17433	152026	6527	425560	10585	2372394	19971	1193608	16165	566913	10744	1221788	14576	732290	11662
Rhode Island	33.29	1.04	187708	5900	28144	2839	36828	3180	150243	5796	108373	5154	52485	3551	117858	5245	69850	3609
South Carolina	25.55	0.44	613174	10691	97081	5637	232727	8037	717579	13420	516118	11209	223623	7489	406706	9168	206468	6914
South Dakota	27.15	0.99	110431	4160	9258	1417	19497	2074	124726	3925	96453	4248	46440	3025	79819	3525	30612	2431
Tennessee	24.96	0.36	843026	12399	136086	6369	317530	9459	1101939	14918	746220	12894	232132	7905	564064	10879	278962	7296
Texas	26.55	0.20	3405108	25476	1125541	18684	1253010	19808	3195384	26800	2995010	26223	852506	15285	2308920	22521	1096188	17018
Utah	29.32	0.59	387625	7935	41591	3640	77184	4561	310166	7874	374612	8132	131084	5170	269936	6970	117689	4629
Vermont	34.75	1.01	116812	3439	5098	909	16415	1891	104934	3647	61281	2897	31650	2225	71442	3035	45370	2697
Virginia	36.15	0.35	1537471	15393	150719	7197	310861	9606	1043162	15274	904015	14721	306543	8854	912470	13257	625001	11126
Washington	32.17	0.36	1172377	13422	125561	6131	219323	8012	823167	12908	933714	13412	369771	8701	761684	12587	410693	8834
West Virginia	19.34	0.60	188924	5950	34252	2874	90660	4673	399690	8212	194380	6471	68927	3659	117592	4911	71332	3885
Wisconsin	27.82	0.32	834930	9769	64034	3782	175713	6278	945951	10895	668805	10191	311922	6906	569461	8764	265469	6319
Wyoming	24.45	1.18	70705	3504	4813	1111	13759	1848	86109	4140	83737	4069	30105	2470	47737	3053	22968	2202
Nation	29.76	0.06	48338792	102762	7950246	52207	12564336	63606	43937856	96574	36079057	90955	13575448	57549	31002350	89583	17336442	60798

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 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)