| Table 8-24 | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree holders or higher among individuals 25–44 years old, by state: 2000, 2003, and 2005 | |||||||||||
| Bachelor's degree holders 25–44 years old |
Population 25–44 years old | Bachelor's degree holders/individuals 25–44 years old (%) |
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| State | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | 2000 | 2003 | 2005 | ||
| United States | 22,781,996 | 23,984,096 | 24,353,620 | 85,040,251 | 84,216,990 | 84,010,639 | 26.8 | 28.5 | 29.0 | ||
| Alabama | 275,759 | 282,805 | 288,817 | 1,288,527 | 1,241,184 | 1,234,729 | 21.4 | 22.8 | 23.4 | ||
| Alaska | 45,560 | 44,868 | 45,315 | 203,522 | 194,823 | 194,890 | 22.4 | 23.0 | 23.3 | ||
| Arizona | 355,836 | 374,059 | 408,522 | 1,511,469 | 1,599,029 | 1,694,572 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 24.1 | ||
| Arkansas | 136,883 | 149,619 | 152,225 | 750,972 | 738,579 | 750,229 | 18.2 | 20.3 | 20.3 | ||
| California | 2,882,717 | 3,134,086 | 3,112,603 | 10,714,403 | 10,832,873 | 10,794,860 | 26.9 | 28.9 | 28.8 | ||
| Colorado | 480,984 | 513,973 | 512,178 | 1,400,850 | 1,417,501 | 1,421,418 | 34.3 | 36.3 | 36.0 | ||
| Connecticut | 362,272 | 380,576 | 362,929 | 1,032,689 | 999,800 | 968,330 | 35.1 | 38.1 | 37.5 | ||
| Delaware | 65,811 | 73,052 | 71,090 | 236,441 | 233,356 | 233,683 | 27.8 | 31.3 | 30.4 | ||
| District of Columbia | 84,836 | 96,119 | 96,816 | 189,439 | 188,758 | 189,675 | 44.8 | 50.9 | 51.0 | ||
| Florida | 1,081,551 | 1,159,165 | 1,212,200 | 4,569,347 | 4,676,558 | 4,812,867 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 25.2 | ||
| Georgia | 718,591 | 766,181 | 820,695 | 2,652,764 | 2,723,720 | 2,784,441 | 27.1 | 28.1 | 29.5 | ||
| Hawaii | 99,378 | 97,202 | 95,029 | 362,336 | 352,806 | 355,620 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 26.7 | ||
| Idaho | 80,235 | 88,937 | 89,959 | 362,401 | 370,690 | 387,620 | 22.1 | 24.0 | 23.2 | ||
| Illinois | 1,149,688 | 1,191,554 | 1,216,933 | 3,795,544 | 3,727,314 | 3,672,713 | 30.3 | 32.0 | 33.1 | ||
| Indiana | 397,050 | 404,241 | 408,107 | 1,791,828 | 1,748,331 | 1,741,859 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 23.4 | ||
| Iowa | 202,004 | 200,579 | 221,497 | 808,259 | 775,320 | 764,399 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 29.0 | ||
| Kansas | 223,467 | 243,308 | 224,946 | 769,204 | 743,961 | 732,886 | 29.1 | 32.7 | 30.7 | ||
| Kentucky | 234,921 | 247,142 | 256,209 | 1,210,773 | 1,182,970 | 1,187,091 | 19.4 | 20.9 | 21.6 | ||
| Louisiana | 256,363 | 283,161 | 267,429 | 1,293,128 | 1,230,819 | 1,217,481 | 19.8 | 23.0 | 22.0 | ||
| Maine | 86,989 | 92,827 | 85,987 | 370,597 | 358,691 | 350,196 | 23.5 | 25.9 | 24.6 | ||
| Maryland | 566,294 | 600,135 | 582,280 | 1,664,677 | 1,641,907 | 1,615,367 | 34.0 | 36.6 | 36.0 | ||
| Massachusetts | 773,569 | 820,821 | 780,522 | 1,989,783 | 1,922,446 | 1,848,998 | 38.9 | 42.7 | 42.2 | ||
| Michigan | 719,607 | 764,082 | 757,970 | 2,960,544 | 2,840,435 | 2,772,896 | 24.3 | 26.9 | 27.3 | ||
| Minnesota | 476,707 | 506,833 | 511,402 | 1,497,320 | 1,465,370 | 1,443,493 | 31.8 | 34.6 | 35.4 | ||
| Mississippi | 144,488 | 149,176 | 152,606 | 807,170 | 782,327 | 778,254 | 17.9 | 19.1 | 19.6 | ||
| Missouri | 407,449 | 424,660 | 429,501 | 1,626,302 | 1,587,931 | 1,585,316 | 25.1 | 26.7 | 27.1 | ||
| Montana | 62,682 | 63,186 | 63,693 | 245,220 | 232,735 | 232,383 | 25.6 | 27.1 | 27.4 | ||
| Nebraska | 134,516 | 138,152 | 149,233 | 487,107 | 471,024 | 464,556 | 27.6 | 29.3 | 32.1 | ||
| Nevada | 111,517 | 128,178 | 143,301 | 628,572 | 679,392 | 729,594 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 19.6 | ||
| New Hampshire | 114,745 | 121,639 | 122,682 | 381,240 | 373,644 | 364,731 | 30.1 | 32.6 | 33.6 | ||
| New Jersey | 899,016 | 932,505 | 943,939 | 2,624,146 | 2,578,072 | 2,510,115 | 34.3 | 36.2 | 37.6 | ||
| New Mexico | 110,360 | 106,530 | 110,562 | 516,100 | 506,956 | 511,007 | 21.4 | 21.0 | 21.6 | ||
| New York | 1,817,661 | 1,885,493 | 1,964,870 | 5,831,622 | 5,667,484 | 5,501,929 | 31.2 | 33.3 | 35.7 | ||
| North Carolina | 636,799 | 682,432 | 697,740 | 2,500,535 | 2,507,025 | 2,523,658 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 27.6 | ||
| North Dakota | 46,291 | 49,712 | 48,381 | 174,891 | 160,522 | 156,178 | 26.5 | 31.0 | 31.0 | ||
| Ohio | 806,803 | 835,693 | 833,138 | 3,325,210 | 3,172,294 | 3,105,980 | 24.3 | 26.3 | 26.8 | ||
| Oklahoma | 209,025 | 211,507 | 218,272 | 975,169 | 946,358 | 944,171 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 23.1 | ||
| Oregon | 257,875 | 278,460 | 284,778 | 997,269 | 1,003,698 | 1,015,644 | 25.9 | 27.7 | 28.0 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 938,930 | 959,366 | 979,367 | 3,508,562 | 3,343,434 | 3,255,635 | 26.8 | 28.7 | 30.1 | ||
| Rhode Island | 88,647 | 101,468 | 98,477 | 310,636 | 306,459 | 296,717 | 28.5 | 33.1 | 33.2 | ||
| South Carolina | 259,773 | 279,322 | 283,280 | 1,185,955 | 1,167,347 | 1,171,573 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 24.2 | ||
| South Dakota | 51,213 | 52,989 | 56,951 | 206,399 | 197,386 | 195,213 | 24.8 | 26.8 | 29.2 | ||
| Tennessee | 380,929 | 393,328 | 401,027 | 1,718,428 | 1,684,796 | 1,698,611 | 22.2 | 23.3 | 23.6 | ||
| Texas | 1,571,951 | 1,623,020 | 1,668,865 | 6,484,321 | 6,644,003 | 6,762,605 | 24.2 | 24.4 | 24.7 | ||
| Utah | 162,495 | 174,787 | 197,780 | 626,600 | 648,111 | 695,736 | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.4 | ||
| Vermont | 52,787 | 53,121 | 53,693 | 176,456 | 168,392 | 163,707 | 29.9 | 31.5 | 32.8 | ||
| Virginia | 722,081 | 750,953 | 763,865 | 2,237,655 | 2,227,978 | 2,228,610 | 32.3 | 33.7 | 34.3 | ||
| Washington | 520,382 | 553,669 | 554,104 | 1,816,217 | 1,803,610 | 1,820,192 | 28.7 | 30.7 | 30.4 | ||
| West Virginia | 83,441 | 92,148 | 91,539 | 501,343 | 479,781 | 478,383 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 19.1 | ||
| Wisconsin | 402,965 | 396,601 | 430,486 | 1,581,690 | 1,537,180 | 1,517,725 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 28.4 | ||
| Wyoming | 30,103 | 30,676 | 29,830 | 138,619 | 131,810 | 132,103 | 21.7 | 23.3 | 22.6 | ||
| Puerto Rico | 245,975 | NA | 276,934 | 1,049,995 | 1,069,617 | 1,077,981 | 23.4 | NA | 25.7 | ||
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 |
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