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COLLEGE GRADUATES, 2003
Lobbyists, lawyers and legislators clearly believe in higher education - at least for themselves. The District of Columbia leads the nation in the proportion of college grads, with 46% of Washington adults reporting that they have at least a 4-year degree.
Nationwide, more than a fourth of Americans age 25 or older have a bachelor's degree, according to a recent report by the U.S. Census Bureau. Other highly educated states include Massachusetts, Maryland and Colorado. At the bottom of the list were West Virginia, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Educational attainment data was collected and analyzed by the Census Bureau as part of the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the 2003 Current Population Survey. Findings were published in Educational Attainment in the United States: 2003, released in June 2004.
Percentage college graduates for each state appear below:
State Population 25+
(thousands) % bachelors degree
Alabama 2,948 22.7
Alaska 383 24.0
Arizona 3,441 26.0
Arkansas 1,743 17.4
California 21,990 29.8
Colorado 2,894 36.0 #4
Connecticut 2,232 33.5 #7
Delaware 531 28.1
District of Columbia 404 46.4 #1
Florida 11,266 25.8
Georgia 5,468 25.0
Hawaii 796 27.0
Idaho 795 22.5
Illinois 8,031 28.1
Indiana 3,972 22.2
Iowa 1,891 24.6
Kansas 1,693 31.0
Kentucky 2,673 21.3
Louisiana 2,763 22.3
Maine 882 23.7
Maryland 3,545 37.2 #3
Massachusetts 4,415 37.6 #2
Michigan 6,330 23.3
Minnesota 3,323 32.7 #10
Mississippi 1,742 19.3
Missouri 3,637 26.6
Montana 600 24.9
Nebraska 1,077 26.8
Nevada 1,356 21.2
New Hampshire 865 34.0 #6
New Jersey 5,740 33.4 #8
New Mexico 1,154 23.7
New York 12,636 29.6
North Carolina 5,409 23.8
North Dakota 420 25.2
Ohio 7,304 25.0
Oklahoma 2,214 24.3
Oregon 2,315 26.4
Pennsylvania 8,277 24.8
Rhode Island 713 27.6
South Carolina 2,591 22.3
South Dakota 465 23.9
Tennessee 3,700 23.5
Texas 13,231 24.7
Utah 1,272 28.4
Vermont 423 31.3 #9
Virginia 4,623 34.2 #5
Washington 3,884 28.8
West Virginia 1,222 15.3
Wisconsin 3,585 24.1
Wyoming 321 20.7
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