Percent with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 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
24.9%
26.6%
15.8%
12.9%
17.9%
11.8%
47.2%
60.1%
18.5%
17.7%
27.5%
25.0%
23.1%
23.1%
Alaska
36.9%
29.3%
32.4%
15.6%
28.0%
21.5%
22.3%
17.2%
9.3%
6.0%
34.0%
14.7%
31.7%
24.4%
Arizona
31.6%
34.9%
11.0%
10.2%
23.2%
20.9%
47.3%
54.1%
11.3%
8.6%
29.6%
34.1%
26.2%
28.0%
Arkansas
22.1%
22.4%
10.2%
6.2%
16.4%
12.8%
39.0%
45.8%
13.1%
14.6%
24.0%
23.4%
20.9%
20.5%
California
38.5%
41.6%
11.9%
10.2%
23.8%
21.4%
46.8%
49.6%
17.7%
14.9%
36.2%
35.2%
30.5%
31.1%
Colorado
42.5%
43.9%
13.3%
12.1%
26.0%
23.5%
45.8%
50.9%
21.1%
19.0%
39.5%
36.2%
37.2%
37.6%
Connecticut
40.4%
41.8%
16.7%
14.5%
19.6%
17.0%
61.2%
67.2%
10.7%
20.3%
31.5%
34.3%
36.6%
37.4%
Delaware
31.1%
32.0%
17.5%
14.0%
22.7%
16.2%
61.6%
73.2%
12.1%
10.2%
25.7%
29.0%
29.6%
29.1%
District of Columbia
90.3%
90.1%
38.3%
41.1%
25.1%
22.2%
79.5%
71.3%
35.6%
17.4%
70.3%
63.9%
52.7%
54.6%
Florida
28.0%
31.9%
22.3%
19.8%
18.5%
14.5%
44.0%
50.8%
15.7%
22.0%
28.9%
27.6%
25.9%
27.4%
Georgia
31.0%
32.8%
14.8%
11.9%
23.5%
18.1%
47.1%
56.2%
20.6%
26.5%
35.9%
32.0%
28.3%
27.9%
Hawaii
43.0%
41.1%
23.9%
18.6%
37.8%
24.9%
30.1%
27.5%
14.8%
18.3%
23.5%
16.6%
31.7%
29.0%
Idaho
26.1%
28.8%
12.3%
7.0%
43.9%
22.6%
39.0%
47.8%
13.0%
6.7%
21.6%
16.0%
25.0%
26.7%
Illinois
34.8%
35.7%
14.4%
11.1%
21.9%
16.6%
59.7%
65.1%
15.7%
23.5%
39.5%
38.2%
31.8%
31.3%
Indiana
23.8%
24.2%
13.9%
11.2%
16.4%
14.5%
51.3%
61.5%
9.7%
12.1%
25.4%
27.3%
23.2%
23.4%
Iowa
27.1%
25.8%
12.1%
12.5%
17.2%
19.6%
51.5%
57.9%
10.8%
11.0%
17.4%
20.9%
26.7%
25.6%
Kansas
32.9%
32.6%
13.2%
11.3%
19.6%
17.8%
42.1%
49.1%
19.4%
28.4%
29.5%
21.3%
30.8%
30.2%
Kentucky
22.0%
21.7%
16.8%
14.9%
16.3%
13.6%
48.1%
64.4%
23.3%
23.2%
28.6%
20.9%
21.9%
21.3%
Louisiana
25.8%
25.7%
19.7%
15.6%
16.4%
10.0%
39.5%
42.7%
16.2%
7.4%
22.8%
24.1%
22.9%
21.0%
Maine
29.6%
26.9%
28.1%
27.0%
12.5%
30.0%
33.8%
34.8%
12.1%
11.8%
29.0%
22.2%
29.5%
26.8%
Maryland
41.2%
42.7%
24.7%
18.4%
28.7%
23.0%
57.7%
62.9%
28.1%
18.0%
42.0%
38.7%
37.5%
36.7%
Massachusetts
41.8%
42.2%
17.7%
16.7%
23.4%
22.0%
55.1%
60.1%
26.4%
14.8%
31.3%
29.6%
39.4%
39.8%
Michigan
27.1%
27.9%
16.5%
16.1%
18.6%
13.1%
56.4%
66.7%
14.2%
9.7%
25.9%
24.6%
26.2%
26.4%
Minnesota
34.7%
33.3%
19.7%
14.5%
17.1%
20.9%
43.9%
50.7%
12.5%
8.8%
32.7%
27.6%
33.6%
32.4%
Mississippi
23.6%
23.9%
14.7%
8.1%
18.3%
10.0%
29.6%
37.2%
11.6%
8.5%
22.2%
26.0%
21.6%
19.0%
Missouri
27.4%
27.7%
18.6%
18.2%
18.4%
14.5%
51.0%
57.5%
16.4%
13.4%
23.9%
20.3%
26.5%
26.4%
Montana
30.5%
30.2%
19.9%
11.6%
34.5%
44.0%
45.1%
53.1%
15.7%
7.7%
30.6%
17.3%
29.5%
28.6%
Nebraska
31.4%
31.1%
10.1%
9.1%
21.1%
18.1%
44.1%
45.2%
6.4%
7.5%
30.0%
25.2%
29.7%
29.0%
Nevada
25.6%
27.8%
9.5%
7.4%
18.5%
13.9%
33.8%
34.5%
10.5%
11.8%
25.0%
23.5%
22.3%
22.6%
New Hampshire
35.4%
33.6%
22.8%
24.8%
18.3%
30.7%
48.3%
64.5%
11.5%
21.6%
28.6%
37.2%
35.2%
34.0%
New Jersey
37.8%
40.9%
18.0%
14.4%
23.1%
19.8%
66.0%
71.7%
28.7%
28.0%
34.6%
34.6%
35.3%
36.8%
New Mexico
37.9%
39.8%
15.2%
12.4%
25.6%
23.4%
43.8%
63.8%
11.2%
7.6%
33.5%
32.0%
26.2%
25.8%
New York
39.2%
39.3%
18.2%
14.5%
23.8%
18.5%
44.6%
46.8%
21.1%
15.0%
34.2%
30.8%
33.9%
33.0%
North Carolina
31.0%
31.5%
13.7%
9.6%
19.9%
14.2%
45.9%
56.6%
15.5%
13.2%
29.1%
27.4%
27.8%
27.0%
North Dakota
29.5%
26.9%
32.8%
6.7%
16.4%
21.2%
46.3%
69.9%
17.4%
16.9%
7.9%
11.2%
28.9%
26.4%
Ohio
25.6%
26.8%
19.3%
14.7%
17.0%
13.0%
56.4%
67.4%
16.3%
13.1%
26.5%
24.9%
25.0%
25.7%
Oklahoma
25.5%
26.5%
12.1%
8.1%
19.9%
16.6%
37.5%
46.3%
18.4%
14.3%
23.4%
18.6%
24.0%
23.6%
Oregon
31.0%
32.2%
14.0%
11.9%
19.4%
22.3%
39.6%
45.2%
10.6%
10.6%
26.1%
26.8%
29.6%
30.3%
Pennsylvania
28.7%
29.7%
15.3%
13.0%
17.7%
13.7%
51.0%
57.2%
22.6%
12.6%
30.3%
27.0%
27.7%
28.2%
Rhode Island
34.0%
35.2%
11.7%
12.2%
17.6%
22.3%
38.2%
51.9%
16.3%
16.9%
24.7%
22.0%
31.0%
32.4%
South Carolina
28.5%
30.6%
17.9%
13.5%
16.3%
11.2%
35.7%
42.5%
9.1%
13.5%
24.3%
22.4%
24.9%
25.1%
South Dakota
27.7%
27.1%
15.4%
12.0%
11.7%
28.8%
45.3%
50.3%
17.0%
6.2%
16.6%
13.4%
26.6%
25.5%
Tennessee
25.3%
25.9%
13.7%
12.0%
20.2%
14.9%
44.4%
53.6%
18.4%
24.8%
23.3%
25.8%
24.4%
24.1%
Texas
34.2%
36.8%
13.2%
11.2%
23.3%
18.7%
50.2%
58.3%
27.4%
27.1%
32.7%
35.9%
26.8%
27.2%
Utah
29.7%
36.2%
14.2%
11.3%
24.2%
25.8%
36.6%
39.6%
10.9%
14.6%
33.7%
33.7%
28.1%
33.1%
Vermont
38.6%
31.9%
28.4%
35.7%
35.2%
41.9%
41.9%
64.0%
34.8%
17.5%
35.1%
26.5%
38.4%
32.3%
Virginia
38.0%
40.0%
25.2%
22.4%
22.6%
18.5%
54.6%
63.5%
22.4%
20.0%
40.5%
37.9%
35.3%
36.2%
Washington
32.8%
34.9%
14.1%
12.6%
19.7%
21.3%
41.1%
46.9%
16.1%
11.3%
31.1%
28.7%
31.4%
32.9%
West Virginia
18.5%
18.3%
19.3%
23.2%
17.2%
13.2%
62.4%
58.8%
5.5%
3.6%
18.3%
14.2%
18.8%
18.3%
Wisconsin
29.2%
27.7%
15.1%
10.4%
14.4%
11.4%
44.2%
50.9%
18.9%
14.7%
29.4%
20.3%
28.1%
26.4%
Wyoming
27.2%
26.4%
16.7%
11.1%
26.8%
11.5%
47.3%
76.5%
17.4%
4.9%
21.1%
17.4%
26.4%
25.1%
United States
32.5%
33.6%
15.3%
12.8%
21.6%
16.6%
48.4%
53.2%
15.5%
13.7%
32.6%
30.5%
29.7%
29.5%
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).