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50 State Comparison - Fiscal, Economics, and Population Table
Bachelor's Degree Recipients
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Percent of population 25 years and over who have earned a bachelor's degree, 2003 to 2009.| State | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Alabama | 21.2% | 21.9% | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| Alaska | 26.6% | 27.2% | 27.3% | 26.9% | 26.0% | 27.3% | 26.6% |
| Arizona | 24.3% | 24.7% | 25.6% | 25.5% | 25.3% | 25.1% | 25.6% |
| Arkansas | 19.0% | 18.1% | 18.9% | 18.2% | 19.3% | 18.8% | 18.9% |
| California | 29.1% | 29.4% | 29.5% | 29.0% | 29.5% | 29.6% | 29.9% |
| Colorado | 34.7% | 33.7% | 35.5% | 34.3% | 35.0% | 35.6% | 35.9% |
| Connecticut | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.9% | 33.7% | 34.7% | 35.6% | 35.6% |
| Delaware | 27.6% | 28.1% | 27.6% | 27.0% | 26.1% | 27.5% | 28.7% |
| District of Columbia | 44.2% | 47.7% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 47.5% | 48.2% | 48.5% |
| Florida | 25.0% | 25.4% | 25.1% | 25.3% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.3% |
| Georgia | 25.7% | 25.6% | 27.1% | 26.6% | 27.1% | 27.5% | 27.5% |
| Hawaii | 28.2% | 29.1% | 27.9% | 29.7% | 29.2% | 29.1% | 29.6% |
| Idaho | 24.0% | 23.8% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 24.5% | 24.0% | 23.9% |
| Illinois | 28.1% | 29.1% | 29.2% | 28.9% | 29.5% | 29.9% | 30.6% |
| Indiana | 21.0% | 21.5% | 21.3% | 21.7% | 22.1% | 22.9% | 22.5% |
| Iowa | 22.5% | 23.9% | 23.8% | 24.0% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 25.1% |
| Kansas | 28.7% | 28.3% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 28.8% | 29.6% | 29.5% |
| Kentucky | 18.6% | 19.0% | 19.3% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 19.7% | 21.0% |
| Louisiana | 21.3% | 21.5% | 20.6% | 20.3% | 20.4% | 20.3% | 21.4% |
| Maine | 25.9% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.8% | 26.7% | 25.4% | 26.9% |
| Maryland | 34.5% | 34.8% | 34.5% | 35.1% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.7% |
| Massachusetts | 35.8% | 37.4% | 36.9% | 37.0% | 37.9% | 38.1% | 38.2% |
| Michigan | 24.3% | 24.6% | 24.7% | 24.5% | 24.7% | 24.7% | 24.6% |
| Minnesota | 30.6% | 29.7% | 30.7% | 30.4% | 31.0% | 31.5% | 31.5% |
| Mississippi | 18.7% | 18.9% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 18.9% | 19.4% | 19.6% |
| Missouri | 24.1% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 24.3% | 24.5% | 25.0% | 25.2% |
| Montana | 25.8% | 27.5% | 26.5% | 27.4% | 27.0% | 27.1% | 27.4% |
| Nebraska | 25.3% | 26.6% | 27.3% | 26.9% | 27.5% | 27.1% | 27.4% |
| Nevada | 19.5% | 19.3% | 20.6% | 20.8% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 21.8% |
| New Hampshire | 30.3% | 32.1% | 31.8% | 31.9% | 32.5% | 33.3% | 32.0% |
| New Jersey | 32.1% | 33.3% | 34.2% | 33.4% | 33.9% | 34.4% | 34.5% |
| New Mexico | 23.7% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 25.3% | 24.8% | 24.7% | 25.3% |
| New York | 29.7% | 30.5% | 31.3% | 31.2% | 31.7% | 31.9% | 32.4% |
| North Carolina | 24.3% | 24.6% | 25.1% | 24.8% | 25.6% | 26.1% | 26.5% |
| North Dakota | 25.0% | 24.0% | 25.5% | 25.6% | 25.7% | 26.9% | 25.8% |
| Ohio | 23.0% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 23.0% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% |
| Oklahoma | 21.9% | 22.2% | 22.4% | 22.1% | 22.8% | 22.2% | 22.7% |
| Oregon | 26.4% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.5% | 28.3% | 28.1% | 29.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 24.2% | 24.7% | 25.7% | 25.4% | 25.8% | 26.3% | 26.4% |
| Rhode Island | 29.1% | 28.1% | 29.3% | 29.6% | 29.8% | 30.0% | 30.5% |
| South Carolina | 23.2% | 24.6% | 23.0% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 24.3% |
| South Dakota | 23.1% | 23.2% | 24.7% | 24.8% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 25.1% |
| Tennessee | 21.5% | 22.2% | 21.8% | 21.7% | 21.8% | 22.9% | 23.0% |
| Texas | 24.5% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 25.2% | 25.3% | 25.5% |
| United States of America | 26.5% | 27.0% | 27.2% | 27.0% | 27.5% | 27.7% | 27.9% |
| Utah | 26.2% | 28.0% | 27.9% | 28.6% | 28.7% | 29.1% | 28.5% |
| Vermont | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.5% | 32.4% | 33.6% | 32.1% | 33.1% |
| Virginia | 32.2% | 32.7% | 33.2% | 32.7% | 33.6% | 33.7% | 34.0% |
| Washington | 30.2% | 31.3% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 30.3% | 30.7% | 31.0% |
| West Virginia | 17.0% | 16.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% | 17.3% | 17.1% | 17.3% |
| Wisconsin | 23.8% | 24.1% | 25.0% | 25.1% | 25.4% | 25.7% | 25.7% |
| Wyoming | 23.7% | 24.8% | 23.2% | 22.7% | 23.4% | 23.6% | 23.8% |
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