Table 8-23 | |||||||||||
Associate's degree holders or higher among individuals 25–44 years old, by state: 2000, 2003, and 2005 | |||||||||||
Associate's degree holders 25–44 years old |
Population 25–44 years old | Associate's degree holders/ individuals 25–44 years old (%) |
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State | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | ||
United States | 29,471,612 | 30,738,684 | 31,382,831 | 85,040,251 | 84,216,990 | 84,010,639 | 34.7 | 36.5 | 37.4 | ||
Alabama | 370,196 | 381,050 | 389,490 | 1,288,527 | 1,241,184 | 1,234,729 | 28.7 | 30.7 | 31.5 | ||
Alaska | 61,646 | 58,059 | 58,631 | 203,522 | 194,823 | 194,890 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 30.1 | ||
Arizona | 472,901 | 498,703 | 552,805 | 1,511,469 | 1,599,029 | 1,694,572 | 31.3 | 31.2 | 32.6 | ||
Arkansas | 177,657 | 187,589 | 202,622 | 750,972 | 738,579 | 750,229 | 23.7 | 25.4 | 27.0 | ||
California | 3,670,622 | 3,918,228 | 3,892,099 | 10,714,403 | 10,832,873 | 10,794,860 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 36.1 | ||
Colorado | 596,036 | 623,279 | 636,437 | 1,400,850 | 1,417,501 | 1,421,418 | 42.5 | 44.0 | 44.8 | ||
Connecticut | 443,608 | 447,818 | 432,451 | 1,032,689 | 999,800 | 968,330 | 43.0 | 44.8 | 44.7 | ||
Delaware | 84,170 | 90,649 | 87,994 | 236,441 | 233,356 | 233,683 | 35.6 | 38.8 | 37.7 | ||
District of Columbia | 90,097 | 100,283 | 103,236 | 189,439 | 188,758 | 189,675 | 47.6 | 53.1 | 54.4 | ||
Florida | 1,513,345 | 1,616,842 | 1,694,517 | 4,569,347 | 4,676,558 | 4,812,867 | 33.1 | 34.6 | 35.2 | ||
Georgia | 884,108 | 929,979 | 1,013,471 | 2,652,764 | 2,723,720 | 2,784,441 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 36.4 | ||
Hawaii | 136,758 | 132,630 | 129,858 | 362,336 | 352,806 | 355,620 | 37.7 | 37.6 | 36.5 | ||
Idaho | 112,690 | 121,592 | 121,718 | 362,401 | 370,690 | 387,620 | 31.1 | 32.8 | 31.4 | ||
Illinois | 1,444,942 | 1,487,189 | 1,530,725 | 3,795,544 | 3,727,314 | 3,672,713 | 38.1 | 39.9 | 41.7 | ||
Indiana | 537,644 | 543,808 | 562,483 | 1,791,828 | 1,748,331 | 1,741,859 | 30.0 | 31.1 | 32.3 | ||
Iowa | 289,740 | 294,559 | 317,772 | 808,259 | 775,320 | 764,399 | 35.8 | 38.0 | 41.6 | ||
Kansas | 282,475 | 307,608 | 289,848 | 769,204 | 743,961 | 732,886 | 36.7 | 41.3 | 39.5 | ||
Kentucky | 317,109 | 335,263 | 353,170 | 1,210,773 | 1,182,970 | 1,187,091 | 26.2 | 28.3 | 29.8 | ||
Louisiana | 316,348 | 346,949 | 340,337 | 1,293,128 | 1,230,819 | 1,217,481 | 24.5 | 28.2 | 28.0 | ||
Maine | 122,958 | 128,525 | 123,129 | 370,597 | 358,691 | 350,196 | 33.2 | 35.8 | 35.2 | ||
Maryland | 672,460 | 714,825 | 693,317 | 1,664,677 | 1,641,907 | 1,615,367 | 40.4 | 43.5 | 42.9 | ||
Massachusetts | 942,748 | 970,834 | 932,197 | 1,989,783 | 1,922,446 | 1,848,998 | 47.4 | 50.5 | 50.4 | ||
Michigan | 982,169 | 1,026,212 | 1,013,031 | 2,960,544 | 2,840,435 | 2,772,896 | 33.2 | 36.1 | 36.5 | ||
Minnesota | 631,677 | 668,668 | 684,727 | 1,497,320 | 1,465,370 | 1,443,493 | 42.2 | 45.6 | 47.4 | ||
Mississippi | 208,866 | 214,703 | 231,759 | 807,170 | 782,327 | 778,254 | 25.9 | 27.4 | 29.8 | ||
Missouri | 517,750 | 541,597 | 543,130 | 1,626,302 | 1,587,931 | 1,585,316 | 31.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | ||
Montana | 81,428 | 85,047 | 85,590 | 245,220 | 232,735 | 232,383 | 33.2 | 36.5 | 36.8 | ||
Nebraska | 185,090 | 187,939 | 202,182 | 487,107 | 471,024 | 464,556 | 38.0 | 39.9 | 43.5 | ||
Nevada | 152,536 | 167,370 | 193,902 | 628,572 | 679,392 | 729,594 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 26.6 | ||
New Hampshire | 156,434 | 163,231 | 161,161 | 381,240 | 373,644 | 364,731 | 41.0 | 43.7 | 44.2 | ||
New Jersey | 1,076,450 | 1,105,776 | 1,114,215 | 2,624,146 | 2,578,072 | 2,510,115 | 41.0 | 42.9 | 44.4 | ||
New Mexico | 149,398 | 142,448 | 153,406 | 516,100 | 506,956 | 511,007 | 28.9 | 28.1 | 30.0 | ||
New York | 2,359,507 | 2,432,498 | 2,499,314 | 5,831,622 | 5,667,484 | 5,501,929 | 40.5 | 42.9 | 45.4 | ||
North Carolina | 844,019 | 892,169 | 933,034 | 2,500,535 | 2,507,025 | 2,523,658 | 33.8 | 35.6 | 37.0 | ||
North Dakota | 71,509 | 70,144 | 73,974 | 174,891 | 160,522 | 156,178 | 40.9 | 43.7 | 47.4 | ||
Ohio | 1,075,353 | 1,107,195 | 1,098,912 | 3,325,210 | 3,172,294 | 3,105,980 | 32.3 | 34.9 | 35.4 | ||
Oklahoma | 276,525 | 275,638 | 296,769 | 975,169 | 946,358 | 944,171 | 28.4 | 29.1 | 31.4 | ||
Oregon | 333,963 | 355,143 | 361,760 | 997,269 | 1,003,698 | 1,015,644 | 33.5 | 35.4 | 35.6 | ||
Pennsylvania | 1,230,548 | 1,243,379 | 1,269,457 | 3,508,562 | 3,343,434 | 3,255,635 | 35.1 | 37.2 | 39.0 | ||
Rhode Island | 117,758 | 128,487 | 127,598 | 310,636 | 306,459 | 296,717 | 37.9 | 41.9 | 43.0 | ||
South Carolina | 357,570 | 370,577 | 389,378 | 1,185,955 | 1,167,347 | 1,171,573 | 30.2 | 31.7 | 33.2 | ||
South Dakota | 73,128 | 76,724 | 82,619 | 206,399 | 197,386 | 195,213 | 35.4 | 38.9 | 42.3 | ||
Tennessee | 489,940 | 511,871 | 521,417 | 1,718,428 | 1,684,796 | 1,698,611 | 28.5 | 30.4 | 30.7 | ||
Texas | 1,973,279 | 2,059,427 | 2,112,582 | 6,484,321 | 6,644,003 | 6,762,605 | 30.4 | 31.0 | 31.2 | ||
Utah | 222,534 | 247,337 | 276,707 | 626,600 | 648,111 | 695,736 | 35.5 | 38.2 | 39.8 | ||
Vermont | 70,277 | 68,018 | 68,447 | 176,456 | 168,392 | 163,707 | 39.8 | 40.4 | 41.8 | ||
Virginia | 874,239 | 904,354 | 925,208 | 2,237,655 | 2,227,978 | 2,228,610 | 39.1 | 40.6 | 41.5 | ||
Washington | 693,591 | 721,329 | 739,976 | 1,816,217 | 1,803,610 | 1,820,192 | 38.2 | 40.0 | 40.7 | ||
West Virginia | 115,337 | 123,752 | 125,231 | 501,343 | 479,781 | 478,383 | 23.0 | 25.8 | 26.2 | ||
Wisconsin | 566,244 | 566,942 | 596,923 | 1,581,690 | 1,537,180 | 1,517,725 | 35.8 | 36.9 | 39.3 | ||
Wyoming | 44,235 | 44,448 | 42,115 | 138,619 | 131,810 | 132,103 | 31.9 | 33.7 | 31.9 | ||
Puerto Rico | 358,595 | NA | 424,718 | 1,049,995 | 1,069,617 | 1,077,981 | 34.2 | NA | 39.4 | ||
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 |