Table B4.4
| Highest Level of Educational Attainment of Women and Men by State, 2013 | ||||||||
Less than a High School Diploma |
High School Diploma or the Equivalent Only |
Some College or an Associate’s Degree |
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher |
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Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
|
State |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Percent |
Alabama |
14.3% |
16.0% |
30.3% |
32.5% |
31.9% |
28.0% |
23.5% |
23.4% |
Alaska |
7.7% |
9.0% |
22.3% |
30.4% |
36.8% |
35.1% |
33.2% |
25.5% |
Arizona |
13.8% |
14.5% |
25.1% |
24.4% |
34.3% |
32.9% |
26.8% |
28.2% |
Arkansas |
15.0% |
16.1% |
34.3% |
37.3% |
30.0% |
26.2% |
20.7% |
20.5% |
California |
18.0% |
18.6% |
20.5% |
21.3% |
30.6% |
28.9% |
30.9% |
31.2% |
Colorado |
8.8% |
10.2% |
21.5% |
21.4% |
32.2% |
30.5% |
37.5% |
37.9% |
Connecticut |
9.8% |
10.9% |
26.8% |
28.3% |
26.1% |
23.1% |
37.4% |
37.7% |
Delaware |
11.6% |
12.2% |
30.3% |
32.1% |
28.7% |
25.8% |
29.3% |
30.0% |
District of Columbia |
10.0% |
10.1% |
18.9% |
19.4% |
17.5% |
14.9% |
53.5% |
55.6% |
Florida |
12.5% |
14.0% |
29.6% |
29.2% |
31.2% |
28.9% |
26.7% |
27.9% |
Georgia |
13.3% |
15.6% |
27.5% |
29.9% |
30.5% |
26.3% |
28.7% |
28.2% |
Hawaii |
9.7% |
8.2% |
25.5% |
28.3% |
32.3% |
33.3% |
32.6% |
30.1% |
Idaho |
10.0% |
11.2% |
26.7% |
28.3% |
37.9% |
33.5% |
25.4% |
27.0% |
Illinois |
11.4% |
12.8% |
26.7% |
27.6% |
29.2% |
27.8% |
32.7% |
31.8% |
Indiana |
11.7% |
13.1% |
33.7% |
35.3% |
30.6% |
28.0% |
23.9% |
23.5% |
Iowa |
8.0% |
8.9% |
31.4% |
35.1% |
33.9% |
30.8% |
26.7% |
25.2% |
Kansas |
8.9% |
10.5% |
26.2% |
27.4% |
33.7% |
31.6% |
31.2% |
30.5% |
Kentucky |
14.8% |
17.5% |
31.6% |
34.2% |
30.8% |
25.9% |
22.7% |
22.4% |
Louisiana |
15.0% |
19.1% |
33.4% |
34.0% |
27.8% |
25.5% |
23.8% |
21.5% |
Maine |
6.8% |
9.2% |
33.1% |
36.4% |
30.2% |
28.4% |
29.9% |
26.0% |
Maryland |
9.9% |
11.6% |
24.9% |
27.2% |
27.1% |
24.9% |
38.1% |
36.4% |
Massachusetts |
9.6% |
10.4% |
24.9% |
27.2% |
25.3% |
22.5% |
40.3% |
39.9% |
Michigan |
9.9% |
11.4% |
28.7% |
30.1% |
34.5% |
31.5% |
26.9% |
27.0% |
Minnesota |
7.3% |
8.2% |
25.3% |
27.4% |
33.3% |
31.2% |
34.0% |
33.2% |
Montana |
16.0% |
19.6% |
28.8% |
31.9% |
33.6% |
29.2% |
21.6% |
19.2% |
Missouri |
10.5% |
11.5% |
30.5% |
33.5% |
31.9% |
28.0% |
27.1% |
27.0% |
Montana |
6.7% |
6.9% |
26.0% |
30.1% |
37.3% |
34.3% |
30.0% |
28.7% |
Nebraska |
8.5% |
10.5% |
26.4% |
27.4% |
34.4% |
32.3% |
30.7% |
29.8% |
Nevada |
14.5% |
15.1% |
28.6% |
28.7% |
34.7% |
33.7% |
22.2% |
22.6% |
New Hampshire |
6.9% |
8.0% |
27.1% |
30.8% |
30.4% |
26.6% |
35.6% |
34.6% |
New Jersey |
11.3% |
12.0% |
29.2% |
28.8% |
23.6% |
22.2% |
35.8% |
37.1% |
New Mexico |
15.9% |
16.8% |
24.4% |
28.8% |
32.7% |
28.8% |
27.0% |
25.6% |
New York |
14.2% |
14.9% |
26.3% |
27.5% |
25.0% |
24.4% |
34.5% |
33.2% |
North Carolina |
12.8% |
16.0% |
25.7% |
27.6% |
33.0% |
28.4% |
28.5% |
28.0% |
North Dakota |
7.5% |
8.7% |
26.3% |
28.1% |
38.0% |
35.8% |
28.2% |
27.4% |
Ohio |
10.4% |
11.4% |
33.5% |
35.0% |
30.2% |
27.4% |
25.9% |
26.2% |
Oklahoma |
12.4% |
14.3% |
31.7% |
32.3% |
32.0% |
29.4% |
24.0% |
24.0% |
Oregon |
9.8% |
11.1% |
23.9% |
24.8% |
36.3% |
33.3% |
30.0% |
30.8% |
Pennsylvania |
10.5% |
11.2% |
36.1% |
36.6% |
24.8% |
23.5% |
28.6% |
28.7% |
Rhode Island |
13.2% |
14.2% |
26.1% |
26.7% |
28.7% |
25.5% |
32.0% |
33.6% |
South Carolina |
13.5% |
15.7% |
29.0% |
29.5% |
32.0% |
28.6% |
25.5% |
26.2% |
South Dakota |
8.6% |
8.8% |
30.7% |
33.1% |
34.4% |
32.7% |
26.4% |
25.4% |
Tennessee |
13.3% |
15.6% |
32.5% |
33.8% |
29.4% |
26.1% |
24.8% |
24.5% |
Texas |
17.5% |
18.6% |
24.8% |
25.7% |
30.2% |
28.1% |
27.4% |
27.6% |
Utah |
7.9% |
8.8% |
24.0% |
22.1% |
39.1% |
35.4% |
28.9% |
33.7% |
Vermont |
6.5% |
10.6% |
28.3% |
32.9% |
28.0% |
25.4% |
37.2% |
31.1% |
Virginia |
10.9% |
12.5% |
24.2% |
25.7% |
29.0% |
25.4% |
35.8% |
36.4% |
Washington |
9.2% |
10.5% |
22.8% |
23.4% |
35.6% |
32.9% |
32.4% |
33.2% |
West Virginia |
14.2% |
16.7% |
38.9% |
41.8% |
27.8% |
23.0% |
19.1% |
18.5% |
Wisconsin |
8.5% |
10.3% |
30.4% |
33.4% |
32.3% |
29.6% |
28.8% |
26.7% |
Wyoming |
5.8% |
7.0% |
25.3% |
30.9% |
42.0% |
34.8% |
26.9% |
27.3% |
United States |
12.8% |
14.1% |
27.3% |
28.5% |
30.3% |
27.9% |
29.7% |
29.5% |
Note: Aged 25 and older. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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