| Table 12. | Educational attainment of persons 25 years old and over, bystate and race/ethnicity: April 1990 |
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| Percent with high school diploma or higher | Percent with bachelor's degree or higher
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State | | | | | Asian/ |American | | | | |Asian/ |American
|Total |White\1\| Black |Hispan- | Pacific |Indian or|Total |White\1\|Black\1\|Hispan-|Pacific|Indian or
| | | \1\ | ic\2\ | Islan- | Alaskan | | | | ic\2\ |Islan- | Alaskan
| | | | | der\1\ |Native\1\| | | | |der\1\ |Native\1\
_____________________|______|________|_______|________|_________|_________|______|________|________|_______|_______|_________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
_____________________|______|________|_______|________|_________|_________|______|________|________|_______|_______|_________
United States ....| 75.2 | 77.9 | 63.1 | 49.8 | 77.5 | 65.5 | 20.3 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 36.6 | 9.3
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Alabama .............| 66.9 | 70.3 | 54.6 | 73.8 | 78.9 | 64.9 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 20.1 | 43.7 | 11.6
Alaska ..............| 86.6 | 91.1 | 88.2 | 80.4 | 75.4 | 63.1 | 23.0 | 26.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 20.5 | 4.1
Arizona .............| 78.7 | 82.4 | 75.1 | 51.7 | 80.2 | 52.1 | 20.3 | 22.2 | 14.3 | 6.9 | 37.5 | 4.6
Arkansas ............| 66.3 | 68.6 | 51.5 | 59.1 | 66.4 | 65.4 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 24.6 | 9.8
California ..........| 76.2 | 81.1 | 75.6 | 45.0 | 77.2 | 71.4 | 23.4 | 25.4 | 14.8 | 7.1 | 34.1 | 11.1
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Colorado ............| 84.4 | 86.1 | 80.8 | 58.3 | 78.3 | 73.9 | 27.0 | 28.3 | 17.1 | 8.6 | 32.1 | 12.1
Connecticut .........| 79.2 | 80.9 | 67.0 | 53.5 | 81.9 | 68.9 | 27.2 | 28.5 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 50.8 | 12.5
Delaware ............| 77.5 | 80.3 | 63.2 | 60.1 | 86.1 | 62.0 | 21.4 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 16.5 | 55.9 | 10.2
District of Columbia | 73.1 | 93.1 | 63.8 | 52.6 | 80.2 | 66.3 | 33.3 | 69.0 | 15.3 | 24.0 | 50.9 | 17.7
Florida .............| 74.4 | 77.0 | 56.4 | 57.2 | 77.8 | 68.2 | 18.3 | 19.3 | 9.8 | 14.2 | 33.6 | 11.5
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Georgia .............| 70.9 | 74.9 | 58.6 | 66.2 | 77.5 | 71.6 | 19.3 | 21.8 | 11.0 | 20.5 | 38.6 | 12.5
Hawaii ..............| 80.1 | 89.3 | 94.2 | 73.9 | 74.7 | 84.4 | 22.9 | 30.2 | 15.2 | 10.3 | 19.4 | 17.7
Idaho ...............| 79.7 | 80.9 | 82.8 | 43.4 | 80.3 | 68.1 | 17.7 | 18.0 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 27.6 | 7.2
Illinois ............| 76.2 | 79.1 | 65.2 | 45.0 | 83.9 | 71.4 | 21.0 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 49.8 | 13.4
Indiana..............| 75.6 | 76.5 | 65.4 | 62.6 | 85.8 | 65.0 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 9.3 | 10.8 | 53.1 | 8.4
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Iowa ................| 80.1 | 80.3 | 70.1 | 64.2 | 76.4 | 67.6 | 16.9 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 47.3 | 9.7
Kansas ..............| 81.3 | 82.4 | 71.0 | 58.1 | 73.6 | 75.4 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 39.9 | 10.8
Kentucky ............| 64.6 | 64.7 | 61.7 | 74.0 | 77.9 | 59.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 18.9 | 44.2 | 8.0
Louisiana ...........| 68.3 | 74.2 | 53.1 | 67.6 | 68.1 | 49.1 | 16.1 | 18.7 | 9.1 | 16.6 | 31.4 | 5.5
Maine ...............| 78.8 | 78.9 | 87.6 | 83.8 | 74.3 | 69.9 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 44.9 | 7.7
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Maryland ............| 78.4 | 80.8 | 70.6 | 70.3 | 84.8 | 73.4 | 26.5 | 28.9 | 16.1 | 25.2 | 50.3 | 19.7
Massachusetts .......| 80.0 | 81.2 | 70.0 | 52.0 | 74.1 | 71.1 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 17.0 | 13.6 | 44.9 | 14.9
Michigan ............| 76.8 | 78.6 | 64.9 | 60.9 | 83.3 | 67.8 | 17.4 | 18.1 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 54.1 | 7.6
Minnesota ...........| 82.4 | 82.8 | 76.2 | 71.1 | 69.7 | 68.2 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 17.2 | 33.5 | 7.7
Mississippi .........| 64.3 | 71.7 | 47.3 | 67.7 | 68.2 | 57.4 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 17.1 | 35.1 | 8.1
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Missouri.............| 73.9 | 74.9 | 65.1 | 71.0 | 81.5 | 65.1 | 17.8 | 18.3 | 11.2 | 18.0 | 47.3 | 11.0
Montana .............| 81.0 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 66.4 | 78.5 | 68.1 | 19.8 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 10.9 | 32.1 | 7.9
Nebraska ............| 81.8 | 82.4 | 73.2 | 60.0 | 80.0 | 69.0 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 39.5 | 8.8
Nevada ..............| 78.8 | 80.9 | 70.8 | 53.7 | 74.1 | 69.8 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 21.9 | 8.0
New Hampshire .......| 82.2 | 82.2 | 86.1 | 78.2 | 82.7 | 65.9 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 16.0
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New Jersey ..........| 76.7 | 78.6 | 67.0 | 53.9 | 86.8 | 66.9 | 24.9 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 10.8 | 57.1 | 14.8
New Mexico ..........| 75.1 | 78.6 | 74.7 | 59.6 | 80.8 | 58.2 | 20.4 | 23.4 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 38.7 | 5.8
New York ............| 76.7 | 78.5 | 64.7 | 50.4 | 72.4 | 65.2 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 38.7 | 13.4
North Carolina ......| 70.0 | 73.1 | 58.1 | 71.0 | 77.9 | 51.5 | 17.4 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 17.9 | 39.3 | 7.9
North Dakota ........| 76.7 | 76.9 | 95.9 | 75.2 | 83.7 | 64.3 | 18.1 | 18.3 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 37.8 | 8.3
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Ohio ................| 75.7 | 76.9 | 64.6 | 63.3 | 83.5 | 65.3 | 17.0 | 17.6 | 9.1 | 14.2 | 53.2 | 8.3
Oklahoma ............| 74.6 | 75.7 | 70.1 | 55.9 | 76.1 | 68.1 | 17.8 | 18.7 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 34.7 | 10.8
Oregon ..............| 81.5 | 82.3 | 75.0 | 53.0 | 79.4 | 71.0 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 32.3 | 8.3
Pennsylvania ........| 74.7 | 75.9 | 63.5 | 52.2 | 77.1 | 67.8 | 17.9 | 18.5 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 45.2 | 12.0
Rhode Island ........| 72.0 | 73.0 | 65.9 | 46.8 | 59.6 | 64.5 | 21.3 | 21.8 | 12.7 | 8.9 | 30.6 | 8.3
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South Carolina ......| 68.3 | 73.6 | 53.3 | 71.8 | 77.4 | 62.5 | 16.6 | 19.8 | 7.6 | 19.8 | 34.4 | 10.9
South Dakota ........| 77.1 | 77.8 | 82.2 | 71.3 | 74.3 | 62.5 | 17.2 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 13.4 | 33.1 | 6.8
Tennessee ...........| 67.1 | 68.2 | 59.4 | 71.5 | 79.3 | 63.1 | 16.0 | 16.7 | 10.2 | 21.9 | 42.6 | 10.5
Texas ...............| 72.1 | 76.2 | 66.1 | 44.6 | 79.1 | 70.9 | 20.3 | 22.6 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 41.3 | 13.9
Utah ................| 85.1 | 86.2 | 77.0 | 61.0 | 80.7 | 59.3 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 29.4 | 6.4
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Vermont .............| 80.8 | 80.8 | 82.9 | 84.7 | 87.1 | 66.8 | 24.3 | 24.2 | 30.5 | 28.2 | 52.1 | 11.1
Virginia ............| 75.2 | 78.3 | 60.3 | 70.5 | 82.1 | 70.7 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 11.1 | 22.4 | 40.2 | 14.7
Washington ..........| 83.8 | 85.0 | 81.2 | 56.7 | 77.3 | 72.3 | 22.9 | 23.3 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 30.2 | 9.1
West Virginia........| 66.0 | 66.0 | 64.7 | 70.3 | 88.8 | 57.9 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 63.3 | 6.5
Wisconsin ...........| 78.6 | 79.6 | 61.3 | 54.1 | 71.5 | 66.8 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 10.0 | 40.4 | 5.5
Wyoming .............| 83.0 | 83.9 | 81.2 | 59.3 | 77.5 | 68.2 | 18.8 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 28.6 | 6.2
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\1\Includes persons of Hispanic origin. \2\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Decennial Census, Minority Economic Profiles, unpublished data. (This table was prepared June 1993.)
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