Table 2: Education (Percent of Population with College Degree)
 
STATE RANK PERCENT WITH DEGREE
ALABAMA 44 15.7
ALASKA 11 23.0
ARIZONA 22 20.3
ARKANSAS 49 13.3
CALIFORNIA 9 23.4
COLORADO 3 27.0
CONNECTICUT 2 27.2
DELAWARE 16 21.4
FLORIDA 29 18.3
GEORGIA 25 19.3
HAWAII 13 22.9
IDAHO 34 17.7
ILLINOIS 19 21.0
INDIANA 45 15.6
IOWA 40 16.9
KANSAS 18 21.1
KENTUCKY 48 13.6
LOUISIANA 42 16.1
MAINE 28 18.8
MARYLAND 4 26.5
MASSACHUSETTS 1 27.1
MICHIGAN 36 17.4
MINNESOTA 15 21.8
MISSISSIPPI 47 14.7
MISSOURI 33 17.8
MONTANA 24 19.8
NEBRASKA 26 18.9
NEVADA 46 15.3
NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 24.4
NEW JERSEY 5 24.9
NEW MEXICO 21 20.4
NEW YORK 10 23.1
NORTH CAROLINA 37 17.4
NORTH DAKOTA 30 18.1
OHIO 39 17.0
OKLAHOMA 32 17.8
OREGON 20 20.6
PENNSYLVANIA 31 17.9
RHODE ISLAND 17 21.3
SOUTH CAROLINA 41 16.6
SOUTH DAKOTA 38 17.2
TENNESSEE 43 16.0
TEXAS 23 20.3
UTAH 14 22.3
VERMONT 8 24.3
VIRGINIA 6 24.5
WASHINGTON 12 22.9
WEST VIRGINIA 50 12.3
WISCONSIN 35 17.7
WYOMING 27 18.8
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