Table 8-14 | |||||||||||
High school graduates or higher among individuals 25–44 years old, by state: 2000, 2003, and 2005 | |||||||||||
Graduates 25–44 years old | Population 25–44 years old | Graduates/population 25–44 years old (%) |
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State | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | ||
United States | 72,241,876 | 71,684,426 | 71,215,646 | 85,040,251 | 84,216,990 | 84,010,639 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 84.8 | ||
Alabama | 1,064,945 | 1,027,964 | 1,035,193 | 1,288,527 | 1,241,184 | 1,234,729 | 82.6 | 82.8 | 83.8 | ||
Alaska | 186,160 | 167,805 | 162,669 | 203,522 | 194,823 | 194,890 | 91.5 | 86.1 | 83.5 | ||
Arizona | 1,232,818 | 1,286,915 | 1,367,583 | 1,511,469 | 1,599,029 | 1,694,572 | 81.6 | 80.5 | 80.7 | ||
Arkansas | 622,698 | 608,116 | 633,557 | 750,972 | 738,579 | 750,229 | 82.9 | 82.3 | 84.4 | ||
California | 8,286,071 | 8,529,909 | 8,316,850 | 10,714,403 | 10,832,873 | 10,794,860 | 77.3 | 78.7 | 77.0 | ||
Colorado | 1,242,919 | 1,239,272 | 1,240,697 | 1,400,850 | 1,417,501 | 1,421,418 | 88.7 | 87.4 | 87.3 | ||
Connecticut | 926,614 | 903,677 | 852,932 | 1,032,689 | 999,800 | 968,330 | 89.7 | 90.4 | 88.1 | ||
Delaware | 207,799 | 204,842 | 206,583 | 236,441 | 233,356 | 233,683 | 87.9 | 87.8 | 88.4 | ||
District of Columbia | 157,077 | 160,782 | 163,027 | 189,439 | 188,758 | 189,675 | 82.9 | 85.2 | 86.0 | ||
Florida | 3,840,710 | 3,924,625 | 4,000,762 | 4,569,347 | 4,676,558 | 4,812,867 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.1 | ||
Georgia | 2,238,995 | 2,280,061 | 2,368,999 | 2,652,764 | 2,723,720 | 2,784,441 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 85.1 | ||
Hawaii | 333,762 | 316,491 | 308,637 | 362,336 | 352,806 | 355,620 | 92.1 | 89.7 | 86.8 | ||
Idaho | 316,815 | 323,260 | 327,870 | 362,401 | 370,690 | 387,620 | 87.4 | 87.2 | 84.6 | ||
Illinois | 3,265,416 | 3,267,787 | 3,200,557 | 3,795,544 | 3,727,314 | 3,672,713 | 86.0 | 87.7 | 87.1 | ||
Indiana | 1,567,100 | 1,494,212 | 1,500,650 | 1,791,828 | 1,748,331 | 1,741,859 | 87.5 | 85.5 | 86.2 | ||
Iowa | 740,397 | 709,299 | 713,525 | 808,259 | 775,320 | 764,399 | 91.6 | 91.5 | 93.3 | ||
Kansas | 687,268 | 675,316 | 656,920 | 769,204 | 743,961 | 732,886 | 89.3 | 90.8 | 89.6 | ||
Kentucky | 1,009,246 | 1,013,026 | 993,094 | 1,210,773 | 1,182,970 | 1,187,091 | 83.4 | 85.6 | 83.7 | ||
Louisiana | 1,044,255 | 1,014,054 | 1,026,229 | 1,293,128 | 1,230,819 | 1,217,481 | 80.8 | 82.4 | 84.3 | ||
Maine | 339,227 | 325,208 | 317,653 | 370,597 | 358,691 | 350,196 | 91.5 | 90.7 | 90.7 | ||
Maryland | 1,487,216 | 1,454,663 | 1,399,879 | 1,664,677 | 1,641,907 | 1,615,367 | 89.3 | 88.6 | 86.7 | ||
Massachusetts | 1,795,438 | 1,763,262 | 1,690,234 | 1,989,783 | 1,922,446 | 1,848,998 | 90.2 | 91.7 | 91.4 | ||
Michigan | 2,630,713 | 2,551,652 | 2,455,339 | 2,960,544 | 2,840,435 | 2,772,896 | 88.9 | 89.8 | 88.5 | ||
Minnesota | 1,395,170 | 1,374,938 | 1,345,742 | 1,497,320 | 1,465,370 | 1,443,493 | 93.2 | 93.8 | 93.2 | ||
Mississippi | 650,242 | 645,671 | 648,458 | 807,170 | 782,327 | 778,254 | 80.6 | 82.5 | 83.3 | ||
Missouri | 1,426,806 | 1,399,485 | 1,378,001 | 1,626,302 | 1,587,931 | 1,585,316 | 87.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | ||
Montana | 225,105 | 213,382 | 216,509 | 245,220 | 232,735 | 232,383 | 91.8 | 91.7 | 93.2 | ||
Nebraska | 441,527 | 432,446 | 421,008 | 487,107 | 471,024 | 464,556 | 90.6 | 91.8 | 90.6 | ||
Nevada | 508,173 | 538,622 | 585,942 | 628,572 | 679,392 | 729,594 | 80.8 | 79.3 | 80.3 | ||
New Hampshire | 350,744 | 340,140 | 330,926 | 381,240 | 373,644 | 364,731 | 92.0 | 91.0 | 90.7 | ||
New Jersey | 2,313,820 | 2,254,281 | 2,165,296 | 2,624,146 | 2,578,072 | 2,510,115 | 88.2 | 87.4 | 86.3 | ||
New Mexico | 425,745 | 400,847 | 411,608 | 516,100 | 506,956 | 511,007 | 82.5 | 79.1 | 80.5 | ||
New York | 4,926,064 | 4,912,059 | 4,786,794 | 5,831,622 | 5,667,484 | 5,501,929 | 84.5 | 86.7 | 87.0 | ||
North Carolina | 2,117,289 | 2,096,022 | 2,148,501 | 2,500,535 | 2,507,025 | 2,523,658 | 84.7 | 83.6 | 85.1 | ||
North Dakota | 164,893 | 157,062 | 155,297 | 174,891 | 160,522 | 156,178 | 94.3 | 97.8 | 99.4 | ||
Ohio | 2,965,744 | 2,840,789 | 2,759,770 | 3,325,210 | 3,172,294 | 3,105,980 | 89.2 | 89.5 | 88.9 | ||
Oklahoma | 836,030 | 796,708 | 807,209 | 975,169 | 946,358 | 944,171 | 85.7 | 84.2 | 85.5 | ||
Oregon | 861,602 | 880,905 | 872,276 | 997,269 | 1,003,698 | 1,015,644 | 86.4 | 87.8 | 85.9 | ||
Pennsylvania | 3,136,195 | 2,966,827 | 2,908,593 | 3,508,562 | 3,343,434 | 3,255,635 | 89.4 | 88.7 | 89.3 | ||
Rhode Island | 265,033 | 262,340 | 264,154 | 310,636 | 306,459 | 296,717 | 85.3 | 85.6 | 89.0 | ||
South Carolina | 990,207 | 1,002,730 | 999,627 | 1,185,955 | 1,167,347 | 1,171,573 | 83.5 | 85.9 | 85.3 | ||
South Dakota | 188,052 | 182,643 | 180,013 | 206,399 | 197,386 | 195,213 | 91.1 | 92.5 | 92.2 | ||
Tennessee | 1,439,729 | 1,446,735 | 1,459,559 | 1,718,428 | 1,684,796 | 1,698,611 | 83.8 | 85.9 | 85.9 | ||
Texas | 5,115,457 | 5,136,496 | 5,248,281 | 6,484,321 | 6,644,003 | 6,762,605 | 78.9 | 77.3 | 77.6 | ||
Utah | 555,513 | 602,199 | 646,632 | 626,600 | 648,111 | 695,736 | 88.7 | 92.9 | 92.9 | ||
Vermont | 162,109 | 153,679 | 150,073 | 176,456 | 168,392 | 163,707 | 91.9 | 91.3 | 91.7 | ||
Virginia | 1,962,040 | 1,911,347 | 1,896,614 | 2,237,655 | 2,227,978 | 2,228,610 | 87.7 | 85.8 | 85.1 | ||
Washington | 1,617,766 | 1,607,576 | 1,592,550 | 1,816,217 | 1,803,610 | 1,820,192 | 89.1 | 89.1 | 87.5 | ||
West Virginia | 420,900 | 400,998 | 411,155 | 501,343 | 479,781 | 478,383 | 84.0 | 83.6 | 85.9 | ||
Wisconsin | 1,429,331 | 1,369,084 | 1,367,667 | 1,581,690 | 1,537,180 | 1,517,725 | 90.4 | 89.1 | 90.1 | ||
Wyoming | 126,931 | 116,217 | 117,952 | 138,619 | 131,810 | 132,103 | 91.6 | 88.2 | 89.3 | ||
Puerto Rico | 794,579 | NA | 868,650 | 1,049,995 | 1,069,617 | 1,077,981 | 75.7 | NA | 80.6 | ||
NA = not available SOURCES: Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census; Population Estimates Program (various years); and American Community Survey (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |