U.S. Census Bureau

A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000

PHC-T-41

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Detailed Tables

Table 1. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex and Age, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

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Table 2. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex and Age, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

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Table 3. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

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Table 4. Percent of the Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, for the United States: 1940 to 2000

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Table 5. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 6. Percent of the Total Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 7. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 8. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 9. Percent of the Non-Hispanic White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 10. Percent of the Non-Hispanic White Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 11. Percent of the Black Population 25 years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 12. Percent of the Black Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 13. Percent of the Hispanic Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Table 14. Percent of the Hispanic Population 25 Years and Over with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1980 to 2000

Both Sexes [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Male [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]
Female [.xls 21k ] [.csv 4k]

Graphs

Note: These graphs are based on the data from the Detailed Tables listed above.

All files in .pdf format

Alabama (5k) Alaska (2k) Arizona (1k) Arkansas (5k) California (4k)
Colorado (4k) Connecticut (1k) Delaware (1k) District of Columbia (1k) Florida (5k)
Georgia (11k) Hawaii (1k) Idaho (3k) Illinois (7k) Indiana (6k)
Iowa (7k) Kansas (7k) Kentucky (8k) Louisiana (5k) Maine (1k)
Maryland (2k) Massachusetts (1k) Michigan (6k) Minnesota (6k) Mississippi (6k)
Missouri (8k) Montana (4k) Nebraska (6k) Nevada (1k) New Hampshire (1k)
New Jersey (2k) New Mexico (2k) New York (4k) North Carolina (7k) North Dakota (4k)
Ohio (6k) Oklahoma (5k) Oregon (3k) Pennsylvania (5k) Rhode Island (1k)
South Carolina (3k) South Dakota (4k) Tennessee (6k) Texas (18k) Utah (2k)
Vermont (1k) Virginia (9k) Washington (3k) West Virginia (4k) Wisconsin (5k)
Wyoming (2k) United States ( 40k)