Bachelor's degree or higher
Share of adults 25 and older. United States: 37.4%.
Highest
- District of Columbia64.9%
- Massachusetts49.2%
- Colorado47.1%
- Maryland45.5%
- New Jersey45.0%
Lowest
- West Virginia24.7%
- Mississippi26.9%
- Louisiana28.3%
- Oklahoma28.7%
- Kentucky28.7%
- Up to 32.5%
- 32.5% to 34.3%
- 34.3% to 37.1%
- 37.1% to 41.4%
- Over 41.4%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, 2025.
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| Rank | State | Bachelor's degree or higher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 64.9% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 49.2% |
| 3 | Colorado | 47.1% |
| 4 | Maryland | 45.5% |
| 5 | New Jersey | 45.0% |
| 6 | Virginia | 44.7% |
| 7 | Vermont | 44.5% |
| 8 | Connecticut | 43.6% |
| 9 | New York | 42.0% |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 41.5% |
| 11 | Washington | 41.4% |
| 12 | Minnesota | 40.8% |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 39.9% |
| 14 | Illinois | 39.1% |
| 14 | Utah | 39.1% |
| 16 | Delaware | 39.0% |
| 17 | Hawaii | 38.9% |
| 18 | California | 38.8% |
| 19 | Maine | 38.6% |
| 20 | North Carolina | 38.1% |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 37.1% |
| 22 | Florida | 36.7% |
| 22 | Kansas | 36.7% |
| 24 | Oregon | 36.6% |
| 25 | Georgia | 36.3% |
| 26 | Montana | 36.2% |
| 26 | Nebraska | 36.2% |
| 28 | Texas | 35.5% |
| 29 | Wisconsin | 35.2% |
| 30 | South Carolina | 34.5% |
| 31 | Arizona | 34.3% |
| 31 | North Dakota | 34.3% |
| 33 | Michigan | 33.9% |
| 34 | Missouri | 33.7% |
| 34 | Wyoming | 33.7% |
| 36 | Idaho | 33.2% |
| 37 | South Dakota | 33.0% |
| 38 | Alaska | 32.9% |
| 39 | Tennessee | 32.8% |
| 40 | Iowa | 32.6% |
| 41 | Ohio | 32.5% |
| 42 | New Mexico | 31.4% |
| 43 | Alabama | 31.1% |
| 44 | Indiana | 30.7% |
| 45 | Nevada | 29.0% |
| 46 | Arkansas | 28.8% |
| 47 | Kentucky | 28.7% |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 28.7% |
| 49 | Louisiana | 28.3% |
| 50 | Mississippi | 26.9% |
| 51 | West Virginia | 24.7% |
| United States | 37.4% |