Percent with Some College or an Associate’s Degree by Race/Ethnicity and State, 2013
 
White
Hispanic
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
Native American
Other Race or Two or More Races
All
State
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Alabama
31.1%
28.5%
18.2%
16.8%
34.0%
28.0%
19.6%
16.3%
37.1%
29.4%
36.7%
32.9%
31.5%
27.9%
Alaska
38.9%
38.1%
42.7%
40.6%
27.7%
45.1%
28.0%
25.5%
32.6%
27.7%
39.2%
39.8%
37.2%
36.6%
Arizona
37.8%
35.8%
27.7%
26.0%
44.2%
41.0%
22.2%
23.2%
36.8%
29.6%
42.4%
33.2%
35.1%
33.0%
Arkansas
30.5%
27.0%
19.9%
14.3%
31.7%
24.0%
25.2%
20.7%
41.0%
26.4%
31.9%
33.4%
30.2%
25.9%
California
35.7%
33.0%
24.8%
22.6%
43.2%
40.3%
22.2%
23.9%
40.7%
34.7%
38.1%
36.2%
30.7%
28.9%
Colorado
33.0%
31.2%
28.9%
24.2%
40.4%
34.9%
20.6%
22.0%
37.6%
33.7%
36.7%
36.3%
32.2%
30.0%
Connecticut
26.4%
23.6%
26.0%
19.6%
34.8%
28.7%
13.4%
13.7%
49.6%
23.4%
33.1%
21.4%
26.7%
23.2%
Delaware
28.2%
25.6%
23.6%
20.9%
33.9%
29.3%
14.4%
10.9%
28.2%
22.4%
41.5%
32.9%
28.8%
25.5%
District of Columbia
6.5%
7.3%
15.0%
15.9%
27.2%
24.1%
6.7%
3.5%
56.5%
49.4%
13.9%
19.4%
17.7%
15.6%
Florida
32.7%
30.1%
26.8%
24.6%
32.4%
27.4%
21.3%
20.3%
37.9%
28.5%
38.4%
35.9%
31.2%
28.4%
Georgia
29.0%
26.7%
20.3%
16.3%
34.3%
29.3%
18.2%
17.5%
39.4%
33.4%
32.6%
34.3%
29.7%
26.3%
Hawaii
35.4%
34.3%
37.0%
31.3%
45.2%
54.1%
28.6%
30.4%
30.4%
44.0%
35.5%
35.5%
32.0%
32.9%
Idaho
39.2%
35.5%
22.2%
21.1%
31.1%
54.2%
24.7%
23.3%
36.0%
43.8%
39.7%
38.7%
37.5%
34.3%
Illinois
30.3%
29.4%
21.6%
19.1%
37.3%
32.7%
16.1%
16.7%
49.4%
37.6%
34.0%
32.3%
29.6%
27.8%
Indiana
29.9%
28.2%
22.1%
19.3%
38.2%
32.2%
17.0%
11.9%
42.0%
28.5%
37.8%
28.8%
30.2%
27.8%
Iowa
34.8%
31.6%
20.7%
19.6%
38.1%
31.4%
16.9%
14.4%
46.5%
36.6%
41.3%
32.2%
34.2%
30.8%
Kansas
34.1%
32.0%
24.0%
20.0%
41.6%
40.3%
19.9%
18.5%
42.7%
38.3%
40.4%
34.7%
33.6%
31.2%
Kentucky
30.0%
25.4%
24.0%
19.5%
39.4%
31.3%
16.9%
10.2%
41.2%
21.1%
37.4%
33.1%
30.5%
25.5%
Louisiana
27.9%
26.1%
26.5%
22.2%
29.8%
23.8%
18.5%
17.4%
21.2%
23.1%
32.4%
27.8%
28.3%
25.1%
Maine
30.3%
27.5%
42.0%
19.9%
16.3%
28.5%
14.9%
12.8%
52.3%
40.4%
30.7%
24.4%
30.3%
27.4%
Maryland
26.2%
24.0%
20.9%
18.7%
32.9%
30.1%
15.7%
16.1%
25.3%
38.4%
34.8%
31.7%
27.3%
24.8%
Massachusetts
26.0%
23.2%
25.8%
19.2%
31.9%
28.6%
11.4%
11.3%
27.7%
33.4%
25.6%
23.2%
25.5%
22.5%
Michigan
33.5%
31.8%
29.8%
24.8%
39.4%
32.4%
17.1%
14.5%
40.4%
39.6%
41.4%
33.0%
33.9%
31.3%
Minnesota
34.7%
32.4%
21.3%
19.8%
37.8%
36.7%
16.9%
20.2%
43.8%
31.9%
40.0%
31.9%
33.8%
31.7%
Mississippi
33.5%
31.0%
29.2%
20.0%
33.1%
26.3%
21.2%
18.4%
25.9%
33.4%
39.5%
35.7%
33.2%
29.1%
Missouri
30.6%
28.3%
26.9%
24.6%
38.7%
33.2%
17.2%
14.5%
32.8%
43.2%
42.3%
38.6%
31.3%
28.6%
Montana
35.3%
31.8%
28.2%
44.1%
50.3%
10.8%
24.1%
33.4%
43.6%
41.1%
28.4%
35.1%
35.4%
32.5%
Nebraska
36.1%
34.1%
22.8%
14.9%
38.4%
39.8%
15.6%
19.3%
43.2%
29.8%
42.3%
31.3%
35.0%
32.6%
Nevada
37.7%
36.3%
22.7%
21.9%
37.9%
37.9%
31.2%
33.2%
41.1%
39.6%
40.5%
36.0%
34.0%
33.0%
New Hampshire
30.3%
26.8%
35.5%
25.0%
32.0%
25.7%
15.1%
12.9%
43.9%
4.0%
40.2%
20.4%
30.2%
26.4%
New Jersey
23.6%
23.4%
24.0%
20.3%
31.6%
27.9%
12.4%
12.4%
26.5%
27.0%
29.2%
25.8%
23.8%
22.5%
New Mexico
35.5%
32.6%
29.1%
25.3%
45.0%
43.8%
24.7%
17.6%
39.5%
30.2%
45.6%
39.4%
33.3%
29.5%
New York
25.7%
25.6%
23.4%
20.9%
29.9%
29.6%
14.8%
14.9%
34.4%
30.5%
25.0%
24.5%
25.1%
24.5%
North Carolina
33.1%
29.7%
21.2%
16.5%
36.9%
29.2%
19.8%
16.3%
33.5%
24.2%
40.3%
29.9%
33.0%
28.3%
North Dakota
36.5%
36.2%
31.6%
34.3%
36.0%
31.0%
24.1%
19.4%
43.9%
41.0%
64.2%
53.9%
36.9%
36.2%
Ohio
29.4%
27.1%
28.4%
22.7%
38.9%
32.4%
14.5%
12.5%
33.3%
31.4%
38.5%
32.7%
30.3%
27.4%
Oklahoma
31.9%
30.2%
21.5%
18.3%
38.7%
35.6%
17.2%
17.3%
35.1%
33.0%
36.7%
35.9%
31.8%
29.9%
Oregon
37.3%
34.9%
25.2%
21.1%
45.6%
40.5%
27.7%
25.2%
46.9%
35.1%
41.7%
42.1%
36.3%
33.5%
Pennsylvania
24.4%
23.5%
24.0%
19.4%
33.1%
26.7%
13.4%
12.2%
32.1%
29.8%
34.7%
34.0%
25.1%
23.4%
Rhode Island
28.8%
25.4%
27.2%
20.9%
36.8%
32.2%
18.0%
9.9%
42.9%
26.6%
29.9%
32.2%
28.7%
25.0%
South Carolina
32.0%
29.6%
23.4%
19.7%
32.2%
25.5%
24.2%
22.7%
39.1%
23.0%
38.9%
29.6%
31.8%
28.0%
South Dakota
34.4%
30.2%
19.3%
28.6%
20.0%
22.8%
15.5%
21.1%
37.9%
39.4%
38.9%
41.2%
34.2%
30.7%
Tennessee
28.3%
26.2%
20.3%
18.2%
34.3%
27.7%
21.1%
17.7%
33.4%
24.1%
37.8%
30.5%
29.0%
26.0%
Texas
33.2%
31.9%
23.6%
21.7%
37.9%
34.4%
19.0%
19.4%
32.6%
32.9%
38.6%
34.8%
30.1%
28.2%
Utah
41.8%
36.5%
26.1%
27.2%
39.2%
32.1%
25.0%
28.8%
37.4%
34.7%
36.7%
31.6%
39.5%
35.1%
Vermont
26.9%
23.9%
45.1%
18.8%
39.8%
18.8%
12.8%
12.8%
32.2%
56.7%
48.7%
27.2%
27.2%
23.8%
Virginia
28.8%
25.2%
24.0%
21.4%
33.9%
30.0%
18.6%
16.9%
35.8%
39.5%
30.9%
30.7%
28.9%
25.4%
Washington
38.1%
34.8%
25.4%
22.0%
44.0%
39.1%
23.1%
24.8%
41.7%
38.0%
43.1%
39.0%
36.1%
33.3%
West Virginia
27.0%
22.1%
20.1%
24.3%
30.4%
33.1%
15.1%
20.5%
57.4%
35.2%
35.6%
34.5%
27.1%
22.6%
Wisconsin
32.5%
30.5%
27.2%
21.5%
37.4%
30.4%
18.7%
19.8%
38.7%
35.1%
40.6%
38.7%
32.3%
30.0%
Wyoming
40.2%
34.8%
34.2%
28.4%
51.4%
35.2%
17.5%
7.4%
47.3%
44.0%
41.9%
38.5%
39.7%
34.3%
United States
31.2%
29.1%
24.9%
22.2%
35.4%
30.8%
19.7%
19.9%
37.9%
32.0%
35.8%
33.2%
30.3%
27.9%
Note: Aged 25 and older. Racial groups are non-Hispanic. Hispanics may be of any race or two or more races. State-level data are three-year (2011–2013) averages; national data are for 2013.
Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0).