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 Graduate/Professional Degrees, 2020

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State Region Rank Percent
AlabamaSouth3910.7%
AlaskaWest3311.6%
ArizonaWest2512.7%
ArkansasSouth499.1%
CaliforniaWest1514.3%
ColoradoWest916.9%
ConnecticutNortheast418.9%
DelawareSouth1414.6%
District of ColumbiaSouth136.4%
FloridaSouth2312.9%
GeorgiaSouth1913.7%
HawaiiWest2412.8%
IdahoWest479.6%
IllinoisMidwest1214.9%
IndianaMidwest3810.8%
IowaMidwest459.7%
KansasMidwest2113.0%
KentuckySouth3511.4%
LouisianaSouth4110.3%
MaineNortheast2912.3%
MarylandSouth320.6%
MassachusettsNortheast221.3%
MichiganMidwest2712.5%
MinnesotaMidwest2113.0%
MississippiSouth4210.2%
MissouriMidwest2912.3%
MontanaWest3411.5%
NebraskaMidwest3511.4%
NevadaWest449.8%
New HampshireNortheast1015.5%
New JerseyNortheast717.1%
New MexicoWest1613.9%
New YorkNortheast617.6%
North CarolinaSouth2013.1%
North DakotaMidwest499.1%
OhioMidwest3211.8%
OklahomaSouth489.2%
OregonWest1613.9%
PennsylvaniaNortheast1813.8%
Rhode IslandNortheast1115.3%
South CarolinaSouth2812.4%
South DakotaMidwest518.5%
TennesseeSouth3511.4%
TexasSouth2912.3%
UtahWest2612.6%
VermontNortheast817.0%
VirginiaSouth518.5%
WashingtonWest1314.8%
West VirginiaSouth459.7%
WisconsinMidwest4010.6%
WyomingWest439.9%
United States13.8%

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