States by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 51 states ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	States	Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1	District of Columbia	63.6%
2	Massachusetts	46.6%
3	Colorado	44.7%
4	New Jersey	42.9%
5	Maryland	42.7%
6	Vermont	42.6%
7	Connecticut	41.9%
8	Virginia	41.5%
9	New Hampshire	39.8%
10	New York	39.6%
11	Washington	38.8%
12	Minnesota	38.8%
13	Rhode Island	37.3%
14	Illinois	37.2%
15	Utah	36.9%
16	California	36.5%
17	Oregon	36.2%
18	Hawaii	35.5%
19	Maine	35.3%
20	Delaware	35.3%
21	Kansas	35.2%
22	North Carolina	34.7%
23	Pennsylvania	34.5%
24	Montana	34.5%
25	Georgia	34.2%
26	Nebraska	34.1%
27	Florida	33.2%
28	Texas	33.1%
29	Wisconsin	32.8%
30	Arizona	32.6%
31	North Dakota	32.3%
32	Missouri	31.9%
33	Michigan	31.8%
34	South Carolina	31.5%
35	Idaho	31.2%
36	Alaska	31.2%
37	South Dakota	31.1%
38	Ohio	30.9%
39	Iowa	30.9%
40	Tennessee	30.4%
41	New Mexico	30.2%
42	Wyoming	29.9%
43	Indiana	28.8%
44	Oklahoma	27.8%
45	Alabama	27.8%
46	Nevada	27.4%
47	Kentucky	27.0%
48	Louisiana	26.6%
49	Arkansas	25.1%
50	Mississippi	24.2%
51	West Virginia	23.3%