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PERCENT RANKING, 2000
| States Ranked by Percent of Population 25 and Over With Less Than a 9th Grade Education | ||||
| Rank | State | Number of People 25 and Over With Less Than a 9th Grade Education | Total Population 25 and Over | Percent of Population 25 and Over With Less Than a 9th Grade Education |
| 1. | Kentucky | 309,293 | 2,646,397 | 11.69% |
| 2. | California | 2,446,324 | 21,298,900 | 11.49% |
| 3. | Texas | 1,465,420 | 12,790,893 | 11.46% |
| 4. | West Virginia | 123,622 | 1,233,581 | 10.02% |
| 5. | Mississippi | 169,178 | 1,757,517 | 9.63% |
| 6. | Tennessee | 359,789 | 3,744,928 | 9.61% |
| 7. | Arkansas | 162,464 | 1,731,200 | 9.38% |
| 8. | Louisiana | 257,710 | 2,775,468 | 9.29% |
| 9. | New Mexico | 104,985 | 1,134,801 | 9.25% |
| 10. | North Dakota | 35,658 | 408,585 | 8.73% |
| 11. | Alabama | 240,333 | 2,887,400 | 8.32% |
| 12. | South Carolina | 215,776 | 2,596,010 | 8.31% |
| 13. | Rhode Island | 56,312 | 694,573 | 8.11% |
| 14. | New York | 1,005,805 | 12,542,536 | 8.02% |
| 15. | North Carolina | 413,495 | 5,282,994 | 7.83% |
| 16. | Arizona | 254,696 | 3,256,184 | 7.82% |
| 17. | District of Columbia | 29,803 | 384,535 | 7.75% |
| 18. | Georgia | 393,197 | 5,185,965 | 7.58% |
| 19. | Illinois | 597,684 | 7,973,671 | 7.50% |
| 20. | South Dakota | 35,421 | 474,359 | 7.47% |
| 21. | Virginia | 338,184 | 4,666,574 | 7.25% |
| 22. | Hawaii | 57,805 | 802,477 | 7.20% |
| 23. | Florida | 739,222 | 11,024,645 | 6.71% |
| 24. | New Jersey | 373,429 | 5,657,799 | 6.60% |
| 25. | Missouri | 237,618 | 3,634,906 | 6.54% |
| 26. | Nevada | 84,237 | 1,310,176 | 6.43% |
| 27. | Oklahoma | 134,976 | 2,203,173 | 6.13% |
| 28. | Massachusetts | 247,556 | 4,273,275 | 5.79% |
| 29. | Connecticut | 132,917 | 2,295,617 | 5.79% |
| 30. | Iowa | 105,424 | 1,895,856 | 5.56% |
| 31. | Pennsylvania | 452,069 | 8,266,284 | 5.47% |
| 32. | Maine | 47,183 | 869,893 | 5.42% |
| 33. | Nebraska | 58,376 | 1,087,241 | 5.37% |
| 34. | Wisconsin | 186,125 | 3,475,878 | 5.35% |
| 35. | Indiana | 206,540 | 3,893,278 | 5.31% |
| 36. | Idaho | 41,039 | 787,505 | 5.21% |
| 37. | Kansas | 88,124 | 1,701,207 | 5.18% |
| 38. | Vermont | 20,769 | 404,223 | 5.14% |
| 39. | Maryland | 178,169 | 3,495,595 | 5.10% |
| 40. | Minnesota | 158,858 | 3,164,345 | 5.02% |
| 41. | Oregon | 111,705 | 2,250,998 | 4.96% |
| 42. | Delaware | 25,490 | 514,658 | 4.95% |
| 43. | Colorado | 134,348 | 2,776,632 | 4.84% |
| 44. | Michigan | 299,014 | 6,415,941 | 4.66% |
| 45. | Ohio | 331,801 | 7,411,740 | 4.48% |
| 46. | Washington | 165,205 | 3,827,507 | 4.32% |
| 47. | Montana | 25,200 | 586,621 | 4.30% |
| 48. | Alaska | 15,663 | 379,556 | 4.13% |
| 49. | New Hampshire | 32,426 | 823,987 | 3.94% |
| 50. | Wyoming | 10,614 | 315,663 | 3.36% |
| 51. | Utah | 38,426 | 1,197,892 | 3.21% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).
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