U.S. States by Education Level
Which percentage of the residents in each state who are 25 years old or older have earned at least a bachelor's degree?
Notes
This data comes from the American Community Survey, by the U.S. Census. One year estimates for the year 2022.
All States by Education Level
| Percent | State |
|---|---|
| 65.4% | District of Columbia |
| 46.6% | Massachusetts |
| 45.9% | Colorado |
| 44.2% | Vermont |
| 43.8% | Maryland |
| 43.5% | New Jersey |
| 42.2% | Virginia |
| 41.9% | Connecticut |
| 41.3% | New Hampshire |
| 40.0% | New York |
| 39.6% | Rhode Island |
| 39.5% | Washington |
| 39.1% | Minnesota |
| 37.9% | Utah |
| 37.7% | Illinois |
| 37.0% | California |
| 36.5% | Delaware |
| 36.3% | Oregon |
| 36.1% | Maine |
| 35.9% | North Carolina |
| 35.6% | Kansas |
| 35.4% | Hawaii |
| 35.1% | Pennsylvania |
| 34.7% | Georgia |
| 34.7% | Nebraska |
| 34.6% | Montana |
| 34.3% | Florida |
| 33.9% | Texas |
| 33.2% | Wisconsin |
| 33.0% | Arizona |
| 32.6% | South Carolina |
| 32.3% | Iowa |
| 32.3% | Idaho |
| 32.2% | Missouri |
| 32.1% | Michigan |
| 32.0% | Ohio |
| 31.8% | North Dakota |
| 31.6% | South Dakota |
| 31.1% | Tennessee |
| 30.6% | Alaska |
| 30.5% | New Mexico |
| 29.6% | Indiana |
| 29.6% | Wyoming |
| 28.8% | Alabama |
| 28.5% | Oklahoma |
| 27.9% | Kentucky |
| 27.1% | Louisiana |
| 27.0% | Nevada |
| 25.4% | Arkansas |
| 24.8% | West Virginia |
| 24.8% | Mississippi |
(I was born and raised in Mississippi. Haha!)
Yes, of course, you have Harvard there, and Smith and other Ivy League universities. But that doesn't "do it" to the whole state.
Is is because of the Puritan heritage? Have the Boston Brahmins done a really good job of maintaining their intellectual elitism in a really pervasive way?
I don't get it. I'd love to know.