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PERCENT RANKING, 2000
States Ranked by Percent of Population 25 and Over Without a High School Diploma |
Rank |
State |
Number of People 25 and Over Without a High School Diploma |
Total Population 25 and Over |
Percent of Population 25 and Over Without a High School Diploma |
1. |
Mississippi |
477,030 |
1,757,517 |
27.14% |
2. |
Kentucky |
685,000 |
2,646,397 |
25.88% |
3. |
Louisiana |
699,052 |
2,775,468 |
25.19% |
4. |
West Virginia |
305,814 |
1,233,581 |
24.79% |
5. |
Alabama |
714,081 |
2,887,400 |
24.73% |
6. |
Arkansas |
427,449 |
1,731,200 |
24.69% |
7. |
Texas |
3,114,561 |
12,790,893 |
24.35% |
8. |
Tennessee |
901,684 |
3,744,928 |
24.08% |
9. |
South Carolina |
614,279 |
2,596,010 |
23.66% |
10. |
California |
4,942,743 |
21,298,900 |
23.21% |
11. |
District of Columbia |
85,249 |
384,535 |
22.17% |
12. |
Rhode Island |
153,086 |
694,573 |
22.04% |
13. |
North Carolina |
1,154,724 |
5,282,994 |
21.86% |
14. |
Georgia |
1,111,349 |
5,185,965 |
21.43% |
15. |
New Mexico |
239,981 |
1,134,801 |
21.15% |
16. |
New York |
2,626,324 |
12,542,536 |
20.94% |
17. |
Florida |
2,219,948 |
11,024,645 |
20.14% |
18. |
Oklahoma |
427,233 |
2,203,173 |
19.39% |
19. |
Nevada |
253,374 |
1,310,176 |
19.34% |
20. |
Arizona |
619,547 |
3,256,184 |
19.03% |
21. |
Missouri |
679,095 |
3,634,906 |
18.68% |
22. |
Illinois |
1,480,443 |
7,973,671 |
18.57% |
23. |
Virginia |
864,610 |
4,666,574 |
18.53% |
24. |
Pennsylvania |
1,496,105 |
8,266,284 |
18.10% |
25. |
New Jersey |
1,014,477 |
5,657,799 |
17.93% |
26. |
Indiana |
695,540 |
3,893,278 |
17.87% |
27. |
Delaware |
89,536 |
514,658 |
17.40% |
28. |
Ohio |
1,262,085 |
7,411,740 |
17.03% |
29. |
Michigan |
1,064,133 |
6,415,941 |
16.59% |
30. |
Maryland |
565,086 |
3,495,595 |
16.17% |
31. |
North Dakota |
65,956 |
408,585 |
16.14% |
32. |
Connecticut |
367,656 |
2,295,617 |
16.02% |
33. |
Hawaii |
123,811 |
802,477 |
15.43% |
34. |
South Dakota |
73,180 |
474,359 |
15.43% |
35. |
Idaho |
120,361 |
787,505 |
15.28% |
36. |
Massachusetts |
651,093 |
4,273,275 |
15.24% |
37. |
Wisconsin |
518,417 |
3,475,878 |
14.91% |
38. |
Oregon |
334,811 |
2,250,998 |
14.87% |
39. |
Maine |
127,288 |
869,893 |
14.63% |
40. |
Kansas |
237,799 |
1,701,207 |
13.98% |
41. |
Iowa |
263,436 |
1,895,856 |
13.90% |
42. |
Vermont |
54,896 |
404,223 |
13.58% |
43. |
Nebraska |
145,861 |
1,087,241 |
13.42% |
44. |
Colorado |
363,039 |
2,776,632 |
13.07% |
45. |
Washington |
494,336 |
3,827,507 |
12.92% |
46. |
Montana |
75,358 |
586,621 |
12.85% |
47. |
New Hampshire |
103,754 |
823,987 |
12.59% |
48. |
Utah |
147,011 |
1,197,892 |
12.27% |
49. |
Wyoming |
38,317 |
315,663 |
12.14% |
50. |
Minnesota |
381,345 |
3,164,345 |
12.05% |
51. |
Alaska |
44,282 |
379,556 |
11.67% |
Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN). Home | About | Help | Contact | Use Policy
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