Racial/Ethnic Gaps:
Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities

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Alabama	10.33	0.92	26.33	0.58	16.00	0.72	14.43	0.76	10.26	1.87	58.29	4.58	16.74	4.09	22.24	5.29
Alaska	18.40	2.56	30.94	1.86	12.54	1.77	17.71	6.48	11.95	3.95	23.05	5.38	6.17	1.99	14.83	4.92
Arizona	19.22	0.74	33.24	0.59	14.03	0.44	23.62	2.47	9.10	0.49	58.10	2.52	8.08	1.15	25.53	3.36
Arkansas	9.16	1.38	22.77	0.79	13.61	1.13	12.78	1.66	7.13	1.37	44.58	6.51	20.87	5.83	12.15	4.53
California	18.87	0.37	40.90	0.33	22.03	0.18	21.26	0.66	10.06	0.20	55.06	0.58	14.11	1.74	31.66	1.14
Colorado	24.62	0.97	43.17	0.64	18.55	0.73	22.62	2.98	11.47	0.77	55.69	3.15	17.54	4.51	29.32	3.90
Connecticut	18.62	1.33	43.67	0.81	25.05	1.05	20.14	1.90	12.82	1.07	69.11	2.46	22.16	10.61	30.05	5.09
Delaware	7.86	2.51	33.03	1.56	25.17	1.96	21.49	2.88	11.73	2.75	68.23	4.62	14.65	13.90	22.46	7.44
Florida	8.18	0.49	29.88	0.33	21.70	0.37	16.31	0.55	21.55	0.52	51.51	1.65	18.23	3.26	25.65	1.90
Georgia	12.33	0.64	33.94	0.43	21.60	0.47	20.31	0.58	11.62	0.84	56.43	1.80	20.39	5.89	35.17	4.18
Hawaii	14.41	2.33	39.40	2.06	24.99	1.08	19.25	5.84	13.35	2.16	29.91	1.30	28.99	22.44	19.64	2.21
Idaho	13.10	1.85	26.86	1.05	13.75	1.52	21.48	10.67	8.03	1.65	48.78	7.64	8.74	3.72	19.06	5.99
Illinois	16.17	0.72	39.93	0.43	23.77	0.57	19.63	0.90	12.62	0.67	69.10	1.86	28.61	7.95	33.89	2.95
Indiana	6.32	1.02	25.70	0.43	19.38	0.93	14.34	1.15	12.45	1.16	67.29	4.30	20.63	7.27	21.65	4.21
Iowa	2.73	2.60	29.89	0.72	27.16	2.50	26.26	4.90	12.75	3.10	59.09	6.06	22.51	11.43	25.79	8.82
Kansas	14.60	1.80	34.74	0.89	20.14	1.56	18.11	2.68	10.23	1.37	54.79	4.91	21.80	6.55	23.22	5.30
Kentucky	2.90	1.33	22.80	0.49	19.90	1.23	14.95	1.66	14.56	2.47	56.63	5.03	10.43	7.11	19.43	4.31
Louisiana	11.47	1.01	26.07	0.67	14.60	0.76	12.06	0.85	18.99	2.49	48.03	4.94	9.16	3.51	19.54	4.26
Maine	1.43	4.80	26.70	1.14	25.27	4.66	27.55	12.63	20.57	10.57	48.83	10.68	5.69	3.91	16.68	5.99
Maryland	12.77	1.05	43.40	0.67	30.63	0.81	26.23	0.94	18.00	1.24	67.24	1.73	28.66	9.29	35.77	3.83
Massachusetts	13.51	1.12	46.08	0.46	32.58	1.03	23.08	1.54	16.21	1.24	66.31	2.13	27.20	7.24	26.22	1.13
Michigan	6.50	0.88	29.68	0.39	23.18	0.79	14.83	0.97	14.26	1.30	69.68	2.31	14.46	3.64	27.13	3.28
Minnesota	11.98	1.77	37.23	0.72	25.25	1.62	20.23	3.08	14.57	1.76	46.75	3.48	8.45	2.63	27.43	4.42
Mississippi	11.11	1.09	24.71	0.77	13.61	0.78	12.75	0.71	7.98	2.42	45.54	8.22	14.65	6.29	24.46	6.85
Missouri	8.31	1.18	29.49	0.51	21.18	1.06	15.01	1.23	17.32	2.27	61.66	3.84	17.23	5.97	22.15	3.49
Montana	8.35	4.48	29.03	1.43	20.69	4.25			20.45	8.55	51.75	13.85	10.07	3.23	34.23	16.51
Nebraska	16.15	1.93	34.17	1.03	18.02	1.64	14.21	3.47	8.80	1.86	60.05	6.19	19.35	10.13	22.70	6.29
Nevada	13.44	1.06	26.30	0.82	12.86	0.68	12.30	1.55	6.86	0.65	35.16	2.57	11.23	3.53	21.66	3.62
New Hampshire	-9.00	4.05	32.95	1.13	41.95	3.89	31.92	10.93	23.23	6.74	66.27	6.09	39.93	31.34	29.12	13.54
New Jersey	12.50	0.81	43.72	0.52	31.21	0.62	22.15	1.07	16.28	0.76	73.12	1.15	21.00	9.17	33.30	3.31
New Mexico	22.15	1.42	35.86	1.21	13.72	0.74	26.01	5.87	12.38	0.83	56.71	6.51	7.58	1.52	28.79	5.03
New York	17.12	0.59	43.48	0.43	26.36	0.40	21.93	0.69	17.00	0.56	53.94	0.93	15.62	3.82	32.54	2.42
North Carolina	14.08	0.73	32.57	0.40	18.49	0.61	18.01	0.85	9.07	0.82	57.77	2.51	13.59	2.46	24.06	3.08
North Dakota	2.95	6.42	32.39	1.73	29.44	6.19	54.12	41.10	22.12	9.72	71.48	15.19	16.25	6.28	28.17	19.92
Ohio	6.32	0.78	28.30	0.33	21.98	0.71	14.90	0.81	16.74	1.62	66.72	2.21	10.64	4.14	23.78	3.34
Oklahoma	8.84	1.15	25.71	0.76	16.87	0.87	17.70	2.36	8.60	1.19	47.43	5.75	13.89	1.51	19.48	2.21
Oregon	10.32	1.32	30.91	0.53	20.59	1.21	18.80	4.31	9.41	1.07	50.43	3.47	9.65	3.00	27.95	3.94
Pennsylvania	8.40	0.83	32.42	0.35	24.03	0.76	16.84	0.96	12.99	1.05	62.31	2.23	22.41	8.44	27.35	4.21
Rhode Island	13.20	2.11	36.07	1.11	22.87	1.79	19.75	4.32	15.88	2.39	58.13	7.68	26.22	19.66	22.69	7.16
South Carolina	15.45	0.93	29.99	0.65	14.54	0.66	13.00	0.79	10.76	1.15	49.20	4.70	8.20	4.55	23.56	5.55
South Dakota	19.31	3.41	31.82	1.79	12.51	2.90	10.52	7.21	10.53	5.04	56.91	16.52	8.56	3.12	10.89	6.04
Tennessee	7.99	0.84	25.96	0.46	17.98	0.70	16.00	0.85	10.23	1.42	57.01	3.76	15.82	5.66	20.62	3.59
Texas	18.66	0.43	35.43	0.33	16.77	0.27	18.57	0.58	11.07	0.25	60.95	1.14	22.02	2.77	27.85	1.93
Utah	13.73	1.42	30.52	0.63	16.79	1.28	19.08	6.06	10.77	1.30	40.36	4.53	10.34	3.93	27.67	6.95
Vermont	-10.07	6.32	32.15	1.38	42.23	6.16			35.90	9.67	64.17	12.58			29.90	10.40
Virginia	11.86	0.80	39.55	0.45	27.70	0.66	19.37	0.92	18.82	1.23	63.47	1.56	21.69	6.86	35.29	2.89
Washington	7.42	1.06	32.95	0.52	25.53	0.93	17.92	2.15	10.68	0.91	49.88	2.04	9.95	2.08	25.52	2.54
West Virginia	-4.23	3.24	19.32	0.73	23.55	3.16	14.75	4.02	23.54	7.49	68.31	9.88	18.91	11.75	22.38	8.60
Wisconsin	11.47	1.45	31.09	0.50	19.62	1.36	12.77	2.14	13.59	1.73	53.65	4.26	13.36	3.68	20.75	4.42
Wyoming	9.53	4.79	23.91	1.53	14.38	4.54	19.03	18.25	10.38	5.34	61.04	30.81	7.19	5.49	19.81	12.47
Nation	12.43	0.17	34.06	0.11	21.63	0.12	18.27	0.17	12.58	0.12	57.04	0.30	12.97	0.50	27.50	0.65

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005-07 American Community Survey (ACS) Three-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) File.

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Racial/Ethnic Gaps: Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities

Racial/Ethnic Gaps:
Percent of Adults with a Bachelors Degree or Higher - Gaps Between Whites and Minorities