Percent with Only a High School Diploma 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
30.9%
30.0%
28.1%
28.7%
29.3%
38.4%
19.9%
15.8%
26.4%
31.6%
23.3%
28.4%
30.2%
31.7%
Alaska
20.4%
28.1%
16.9%
33.5%
24.1%
23.6%
24.6%
38.8%
39.5%
47.0%
18.4%
33.5%
23.0%
31.2%
Arizona
24.7%
22.5%
26.7%
28.2%
22.8%
26.3%
16.3%
11.2%
28.3%
37.0%
18.9%
24.5%
24.9%
24.2%
Arkansas
34.9%
37.1%
26.3%
29.6%
32.7%
43.5%
20.3%
19.2%
35.7%
35.5%
31.1%
30.1%
34.0%
37.3%
California
20.0%
19.3%
23.6%
25.7%
22.0%
26.2%
15.3%
14.6%
25.6%
33.3%
16.7%
19.5%
20.4%
21.2%
Colorado
20.4%
20.1%
28.1%
29.7%
22.5%
29.4%
18.0%
14.8%
29.8%
31.3%
18.3%
19.4%
21.7%
22.0%
Connecticut
26.7%
27.4%
28.7%
32.8%
31.5%
39.2%
12.4%
10.0%
34.7%
29.4%
23.0%
33.1%
26.8%
28.4%
Delaware
32.0%
32.3%
27.5%
27.9%
29.0%
39.9%
12.2%
7.1%
39.8%
54.8%
23.8%
25.0%
30.3%
32.5%
District of Columbia
2.7%
2.1%
16.8%
15.2%
32.0%
34.6%
6.8%
12.5%
4.6%
28.7%
12.6%
10.2%
18.8%
18.0%
Florida
31.2%
28.7%
28.5%
29.8%
30.9%
36.5%
19.1%
17.1%
29.1%
33.0%
20.5%
24.2%
30.1%
29.6%
Georgia
29.1%
28.5%
24.6%
26.7%
27.8%
35.0%
18.4%
16.0%
30.2%
29.9%
20.1%
23.2%
28.0%
29.6%
Hawaii
18.4%
21.1%
28.6%
36.3%
15.3%
20.0%
27.6%
30.3%
22.3%
32.9%
33.5%
38.6%
26.3%
29.1%
Idaho
27.6%
28.1%
26.2%
25.3%
14.7%
11.7%
18.8%
16.2%
35.9%
32.9%
24.6%
30.6%
27.4%
27.7%
Illinois
28.1%
27.7%
26.9%
30.3%
26.6%
33.0%
12.6%
10.7%
27.0%
26.2%
18.2%
20.8%
26.9%
27.8%
Indiana
35.8%
36.2%
27.3%
31.6%
31.3%
35.3%
17.1%
15.4%
26.6%
38.3%
25.7%
29.3%
34.6%
35.5%
Iowa
31.8%
35.2%
26.7%
27.7%
26.4%
34.9%
16.7%
13.0%
20.9%
38.8%
33.2%
35.2%
31.2%
34.5%
Kansas
26.8%
28.1%
23.6%
26.6%
27.8%
28.5%
20.1%
16.5%
28.9%
26.8%
22.4%
32.7%
26.4%
27.8%
Kentucky
32.9%
35.6%
30.2%
30.2%
28.6%
39.3%
18.3%
9.7%
22.6%
35.9%
21.6%
29.9%
32.2%
35.4%
Louisiana
34.6%
34.0%
28.6%
32.1%
33.2%
38.2%
17.6%
17.0%
33.2%
32.8%
29.9%
30.7%
33.6%
34.8%
Maine
33.4%
36.4%
21.6%
26.8%
36.9%
28.8%
19.1%
25.6%
20.6%
32.6%
32.7%
42.2%
33.1%
36.3%
Maryland
25.7%
25.6%
20.8%
24.1%
27.9%
33.9%
14.9%
11.7%
30.3%
28.3%
15.3%
21.2%
25.3%
26.8%
Massachusetts
25.4%
26.9%
26.1%
31.0%
26.8%
31.7%
16.4%
15.0%
28.5%
37.2%
27.4%
29.6%
25.1%
26.9%
Michigan
31.1%
30.7%
25.2%
28.6%
26.8%
36.2%
12.3%
9.8%
32.6%
34.6%
20.7%
29.5%
29.7%
30.8%
Minnesota
26.0%
28.3%
24.5%
27.6%
22.2%
25.3%
15.3%
14.5%
28.1%
37.8%
16.8%
24.7%
25.3%
27.7%
Mississippi
30.3%
29.6%
24.6%
28.2%
27.3%
36.4%
24.6%
22.1%
26.7%
31.1%
24.4%
19.3%
29.0%
31.6%
Missouri
31.8%
33.1%
24.8%
24.1%
27.3%
35.1%
16.7%
15.3%
32.5%
28.7%
21.9%
26.9%
30.7%
32.7%
Montana
28.3%
31.1%
37.0%
28.1%
8.5%
23.4%
23.5%
13.5%
23.5%
35.8%
34.9%
41.0%
28.3%
31.3%
Nebraska
27.5%
29.2%
18.8%
23.2%
25.7%
26.4%
20.3%
16.5%
33.9%
32.5%
21.1%
27.4%
26.7%
28.4%
Nevada
29.3%
28.3%
30.1%
31.5%
30.7%
34.3%
21.8%
21.4%
33.8%
35.8%
26.3%
30.5%
28.8%
29.1%
New Hampshire
27.9%
31.3%
24.7%
29.3%
31.3%
26.1%
16.7%
13.7%
18.5%
67.5%
22.3%
24.9%
27.5%
30.9%
New Jersey
31.3%
28.4%
30.7%
34.3%
31.6%
37.6%
11.8%
10.1%
31.6%
25.7%
22.9%
25.7%
29.4%
28.8%
New Mexico
20.7%
21.5%
30.0%
33.0%
19.1%
21.6%
17.8%
9.8%
29.0%
39.3%
16.6%
20.0%
25.1%
27.5%
New York
27.6%
27.0%
25.3%
29.4%
29.2%
33.3%
17.5%
17.5%
29.7%
32.6%
23.7%
26.4%
26.6%
27.4%
North Carolina
26.1%
26.8%
22.3%
25.3%
27.5%
36.4%
16.1%
13.2%
28.7%
33.5%
18.6%
25.9%
25.9%
28.2%
North Dakota
26.8%
28.4%
17.9%
37.7%
23.8%
35.5%
9.8%
7.0%
22.7%
27.0%
18.9%
32.4%
26.2%
28.4%
Ohio
35.5%
35.7%
28.4%
31.4%
28.4%
36.1%
14.8%
10.8%
37.4%
35.8%
22.8%
29.5%
34.0%
35.2%
Oklahoma
32.1%
32.4%
26.5%
28.6%
29.9%
33.7%
24.3%
19.8%
33.0%
36.4%
28.6%
32.5%
31.4%
32.2%
Oregon
25.3%
25.3%
22.4%
25.9%
21.7%
26.6%
16.1%
17.4%
26.7%
40.1%
23.2%
18.7%
24.6%
25.1%
Pennsylvania
37.9%
37.5%
30.1%
33.3%
34.3%
42.5%
15.9%
14.4%
35.4%
38.8%
22.7%
27.6%
36.5%
37.1%
Rhode Island
26.8%
27.8%
26.2%
29.4%
26.7%
26.4%
17.1%
14.2%
35.8%
33.6%
26.5%
24.0%
26.4%
27.5%
South Carolina
28.6%
27.8%
25.2%
26.4%
32.1%
39.9%
21.7%
19.5%
31.4%
33.7%
21.8%
28.5%
29.3%
30.6%
South Dakota
31.1%
34.8%
40.0%
26.6%
25.1%
25.4%
10.3%
7.4%
23.1%
33.4%
32.4%
29.7%
30.5%
34.0%
Tennessee
33.6%
33.7%
28.4%
28.8%
29.3%
38.1%
17.4%
16.4%
30.7%
27.9%
26.2%
27.1%
32.5%
33.8%
Texas
25.5%
24.0%
25.6%
27.1%
27.0%
32.9%
15.9%
12.0%
23.7%
26.5%
18.5%
20.6%
25.2%
25.5%
Utah
23.8%
21.9%
26.6%
26.7%
18.8%
29.7%
22.4%
20.3%
34.3%
28.5%
22.7%
24.8%
24.1%
22.6%
Vermont
28.3%
34.8%
16.6%
30.7%
0.2%
17.3%
19.6%
8.6%
26.3%
7.9%
13.3%
35.4%
27.8%
34.2%
Virginia
24.7%
25.1%
23.9%
25.6%
27.9%
32.7%
15.4%
12.7%
26.4%
24.8%
19.0%
21.0%
24.6%
25.7%
Washington
23.5%
23.9%
24.9%
24.7%
24.9%
28.4%
19.2%
16.6%
27.3%
32.5%
19.3%
23.3%
23.2%
23.6%
West Virginia
39.7%
42.5%
28.1%
33.0%
40.1%
39.6%
10.8%
15.8%
30.2%
49.0%
30.2%
37.8%
39.3%
42.1%
Wisconsin
32.0%
33.9%
27.5%
29.4%
27.2%
35.9%
18.5%
14.5%
28.3%
37.4%
21.7%
28.0%
31.2%
33.4%
Wyoming
26.6%
32.5%
31.2%
35.8%
21.9%
38.2%
24.9%
15.1%
27.9%
29.0%
30.6%
22.0%
27.0%
32.5%
United States
28.4%
28.5%
26.0%
28.2%
28.3%
35.1%
16.5%
15.0%
29.5%
34.8%
21.5%
25.0%
27.3%
28.5%
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).