States: health and education
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024
Percent of the population 25 years and over. Select a state on the map or in the table for its profile.
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher, 2024, by state
Percent of adults 25 and older. Shaded in five groups of about ten states each. Rank 1 is the highest value.
Data table
All 50 states and DC, A to Z. The Z statistic is Census’s test against the state ranked directly above; a value between -1.645 and 1.645 means the two are not statistically different.
| State | 2024 | Margin of error (90%) | Rank (1 = highest) | Not statistically different from the next higher state | Z vs. next higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 29.85% | ±0.51% | 44 | no | 1.87 |
| Alaska | 32.75% | ±1.26% | 37 | yes | 0.32 |
| Arizona | 34.73% | ±0.47% | 29 | yes | 1.34 |
| Arkansas | 27.12% | ±0.62% | 49 | yes | 1.42 |
| California | 38.12% | ±0.21% | 16 | yes | 1.08 |
| Colorado | 47.77% | ±0.56% | 3 | yes | 1.13 |
| Connecticut | 42.57% | ±0.67% | 8 | yes | 1.54 |
| Delaware | 35.99% | ±1.21% | 25 | yes | 0.07 |
| District of Columbia | 65.46% | ±2.04% | 1 | n/a (rank 1) | |
| Florida | 35.84% | ±0.26% | 26 | yes | 0.20 |
| Georgia | 36.31% | ±0.40% | 23 | yes | 0.04 |
| Hawaii | 37.76% | ±0.98% | 18 | yes | 0.12 |
| Idaho | 33.03% | ±0.74% | 36 | yes | 0.56 |
| Illinois | 39.23% | ±0.35% | 13 | no | 2.22 |
| Indiana | 30.66% | ±0.50% | 43 | no | 2.03 |
| Iowa | 32.05% | ±0.62% | 41 | yes | 0.21 |
| Kansas | 36.05% | ±0.63% | 24 | yes | 0.57 |
| Kentucky | 27.94% | ±0.47% | 47 | yes | 1.23 |
| Louisiana | 27.84% | ±0.56% | 48 | yes | 0.23 |
| Maine | 37.11% | ±0.99% | 20 | yes | 0.05 |
| Maryland | 44.69% | ±0.55% | 5 | yes | 0.45 |
| Massachusetts | 48.27% | ±0.47% | 2 | no | 13.51 |
| Michigan | 33.33% | ±0.37% | 34 | yes | 0.39 |
| Minnesota | 40.03% | ±0.48% | 12 | no | 2.42 |
| Mississippi | 27.02% | ±0.66% | 50 | yes | 0.18 |
| Missouri | 33.47% | ±0.47% | 33 | yes | 0.57 |
| Montana | 36.34% | ±1.08% | 22 | yes | 0.04 |
| Nebraska | 35.36% | ±0.77% | 27 | yes | 0.97 |
| Nevada | 28.53% | ±0.63% | 46 | no | 1.67 |
| New Hampshire | 41.52% | ±0.95% | 9 | yes | 1.49 |
| New Jersey | 44.55% | ±0.43% | 6 | yes | 0.33 |
| New Mexico | 31.78% | ±0.76% | 42 | yes | 0.45 |
| New York | 41.22% | ±0.29% | 10 | yes | 0.50 |
| North Carolina | 37.14% | ±0.41% | 19 | yes | 0.96 |
| North Dakota | 33.95% | ±1.30% | 32 | yes | 0.23 |
| Ohio | 32.35% | ±0.32% | 39 | yes | 0.21 |
| Oklahoma | 29.32% | ±0.46% | 45 | yes | 1.27 |
| Oregon | 37.84% | ±0.58% | 17 | yes | 0.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 36.37% | ±0.32% | 21 | yes | 1.17 |
| Rhode Island | 39.00% | ±1.32% | 15 | yes | 0.13 |
| South Carolina | 33.33% | ±0.49% | 34 | yes | 0.00 |
| South Dakota | 34.18% | ±1.04% | 31 | yes | 0.56 |
| Tennessee | 32.42% | ±0.46% | 38 | yes | 0.40 |
| Texas | 35.16% | ±0.24% | 28 | yes | 0.41 |
| Utah | 39.12% | ±0.73% | 14 | yes | 0.22 |
| Vermont | 45.10% | ±1.40% | 4 | no | 2.91 |
| Virginia | 43.34% | ±0.48% | 7 | no | 3.09 |
| Washington | 41.02% | ±0.47% | 11 | yes | 0.60 |
| West Virginia | 24.38% | ±0.76% | 51 | no | 4.31 |
| Wisconsin | 34.56% | ±0.42% | 30 | yes | 0.44 |
| Wyoming | 32.28% | ±1.73% | 40 | yes | 0.07 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. ACS 2024 1-year detailed table B15003 (B15003_E022, B15003_E023, B15003_E024, B15003_E025; B15003_E001) · retrieved Oct. 2, 2026 · 51 rows · as of 2024 · annual. File: ACS 2024 1-year detailed table B15003 (B15003_E022, B15003_E023, B15003_E024, B15003_E025; B15003_E001). Download CSV
Highest to lowest
An equals sign (equals sign) marks a state that is not statistically different from the next higher state: the gap between them is too small, given their margins of error, to say which is higher. The test is the Census Bureau’s: two estimates differ at the 90 percent confidence level when their difference, divided by the square root of the sum of their squared standard errors, is above 1.645 or below -1.645. Census cautions that overlapping confidence intervals are not a valid test, so the marks come from the test itself (U.S. Census Bureau, “Instructions for Applying Statistical Testing to American Community Survey Data” (2024)). The test compares neighbors only and does not adjust for making many comparisons; a run of marks is a group of states that cannot be put in order with confidence. Here 41 of the 50 neighboring pairs are not statistically different.
| Rank | State | Value | Margin of error | Not statistically different from the next higher state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 65.46% | ±2.04% | Not applicable, rank 1 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 48.27% | ±0.47% | No |
| 3 | Colorado | 47.77% | ±0.56% | Yes |
| 4 | Vermont | 45.10% | ±1.40% | No |
| 5 | Maryland | 44.69% | ±0.55% | Yes |
| 6 | New Jersey | 44.55% | ±0.43% | Yes |
| 7 | Virginia | 43.34% | ±0.48% | No |
| 8 | Connecticut | 42.57% | ±0.67% | Yes |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 41.52% | ±0.95% | Yes |
| 10 | New York | 41.22% | ±0.29% | Yes |
| 11 | Washington | 41.02% | ±0.47% | Yes |
| 12 | Minnesota | 40.03% | ±0.48% | No |
| 13 | Illinois | 39.23% | ±0.35% | No |
| 14 | Utah | 39.12% | ±0.73% | Yes |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 39.00% | ±1.32% | Yes |
| 16 | California | 38.12% | ±0.21% | Yes |
| 17 | Oregon | 37.84% | ±0.58% | Yes |
| 18 | Hawaii | 37.76% | ±0.98% | Yes |
| 19 | North Carolina | 37.14% | ±0.41% | Yes |
| 20 | Maine | 37.11% | ±0.99% | Yes |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 36.37% | ±0.32% | Yes |
| 22 | Montana | 36.34% | ±1.08% | Yes |
| 23 | Georgia | 36.31% | ±0.40% | Yes |
| 24 | Kansas | 36.05% | ±0.63% | Yes |
| 25 | Delaware | 35.99% | ±1.21% | Yes |
| 26 | Florida | 35.84% | ±0.26% | Yes |
| 27 | Nebraska | 35.36% | ±0.77% | Yes |
| 28 | Texas | 35.16% | ±0.24% | Yes |
| 29 | Arizona | 34.73% | ±0.47% | Yes |
| 30 | Wisconsin | 34.56% | ±0.42% | Yes |
| 31 | South Dakota | 34.18% | ±1.04% | Yes |
| 32 | North Dakota | 33.95% | ±1.30% | Yes |
| 33 | Missouri | 33.47% | ±0.47% | Yes |
| 34 | Michigan | 33.33% | ±0.37% | Yes |
| 34 | South Carolina | 33.33% | ±0.49% | Yes |
| 36 | Idaho | 33.03% | ±0.74% | Yes |
| 37 | Alaska | 32.75% | ±1.26% | Yes |
| 38 | Tennessee | 32.42% | ±0.46% | Yes |
| 39 | Ohio | 32.35% | ±0.32% | Yes |
| 40 | Wyoming | 32.28% | ±1.73% | Yes |
| 41 | Iowa | 32.05% | ±0.62% | Yes |
| 42 | New Mexico | 31.78% | ±0.76% | Yes |
| 43 | Indiana | 30.66% | ±0.50% | No |
| 44 | Alabama | 29.85% | ±0.51% | No |
| 45 | Oklahoma | 29.32% | ±0.46% | Yes |
| 46 | Nevada | 28.53% | ±0.63% | No |
| 47 | Kentucky | 27.94% | ±0.47% | Yes |
| 48 | Louisiana | 27.84% | ±0.56% | Yes |
| 49 | Arkansas | 27.12% | ±0.62% | Yes |
| 50 | Mississippi | 27.02% | ±0.66% | Yes |
| 51 | West Virginia | 24.38% | ±0.76% | No |
| Not ranked | United States For reference, not ranked | 36.85% | ±0.09% |
About this measure
- Period
- 2024 (ACS 1-year estimates, interviews from January through December 2024)
- As of
- , retrieved
- Units
- Percent of the population 25 years and over
- Uncertainty
- Approximated, at the 90 percent confidence level. Census publishes margins of error for the table cells this rate is built from, not for the rate itself, so the site computes one with Census’s approximation formulas, which leave out the correlation between cells. It will not match a figure published on data.census.gov exactly. (Census’s formulas (pages 3 and 4))
- Data
- Download the CSV (all 50 states and DC, with the rank, the test and every input column)
- Covers: population 25 years and over.