The Fifty States, Fourth Edition - Comparative RankingsFifty States Cover


Demographics:   Population    Projected Population Growth    Median Age    White Population    African American Population    Asian Population    Native American Population    Multi-Racial Population    Hispanic Population    Median Household Income   
Vital Statistics:   Cancer Death Rates    Ischaemic Heart Disease Death Rates    Cerebrovascular Disease Death Rates    Transport Accident Death Rates    Suicide Death Rates    Abortion Rates    Infant Mortality Rates    Marriage Rates    Divorce Rates   
Economy:   Real Gross Domestic Product    Foreign Exports    Personal Income Per Capita    Energy Consumption   
Land and Water:   Land Area    Water Area    Federally-Owned Land    Forest Land    Cropland    Pastureland    Farm Acreage   
Health and Medical Care:   Number of Physicians    Percentage of Residents Under Age 19 with Health Insurance    Percentage of Residents Age 19-64 with Health Insurance    Chlamydia Rates    Gonorrhea Rates    Primary and Secondary Syphilis Rates    HIV Diagnoses    Percentage of Adults who are Current Smokers   
Housing:   Home Ownership Rates    Median Value of Owner-Occupied Homes    Gross Rent   
Education:   High School Graduation Rates    Percentage of Population with a Bachelors Degree or Higher    Percentage of Population with Graduate/Professional Degrees   
Transportation and Travel:   Automobile Registrations    Retail Gasoline Prices    Miles of Interstate Highway   
Crime and Law Enforcement:   Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers    Prison Population    Violent Crime Rate    Property Crime Rate    Total Crime Rate   
Government and Finance:   Revenue Per Capita    Expenditures Per Capita    Cash Per Capita    Debt Per Capita   
Politics:   Voter Participation in the 2020 Presidential Election   

Percentage of Population with a Bachelors Degree or Higher, 2020

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State Region Rank Percent
MassachusettsNortheast246.9%
New JerseyNortheast443.1%
ConnecticutNortheast642.4%
VermontNortheast742.1%
New HampshireNortheast940.2%
New YorkNortheast1039.5%
Rhode IslandNortheast1238.0%
PennsylvaniaNortheast2434.0%
MaineNortheast2633.5%
MinnesotaMidwest1337.9%
IllinoisMidwest1437.6%
KansasMidwest1935.1%
NebraskaMidwest2733.3%
MichiganMidwest3032.1%
MissouriMidwest3131.9%
North DakotaMidwest3331.8%
WisconsinMidwest3331.8%
OhioMidwest3830.6%
IowaMidwest4029.5%
IndianaMidwest4128.9%
South DakotaMidwest4228.4%
District of ColumbiaSouth163.6%
MarylandSouth443.1%
VirginiaSouth842.0%
North CarolinaSouth2034.8%
GeorgiaSouth2034.8%
DelawareSouth2234.7%
FloridaSouth2533.7%
TexasSouth2833.2%
South CarolinaSouth3531.7%
TennesseeSouth3730.7%
AlabamaSouth4527.8%
KentuckySouth4627.4%
LouisianaSouth4727.2%
OklahomaSouth4827.0%
ArkansasSouth4924.9%
MississippiSouth5024.5%
West VirginiaSouth5123.1%
ColoradoWest344.2%
WashingtonWest1138.4%
UtahWest1536.9%
CaliforniaWest1536.9%
OregonWest1736.3%
HawaiiWest1835.5%
MontanaWest2334.6%
ArizonaWest2933.0%
AlaskaWest3131.9%
IdahoWest3630.9%
New MexicoWest3930.1%
WyomingWest4328.2%
NevadaWest4428.0%
United States35.1%

Note: Figures cover the population 25 years and over
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Experimental Estimates