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ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22: U.S. states ranked

Measure: ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22. All 47 states and District of Columbia with data in Public high school graduation rates by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2021–22.

Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated: 2026-10-30

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National value: 81.3 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 65 %
RI 75.7 %
DE 81 %
CT 82.1 %
NJ 78.7 %
MD 77.9 %
MA 83.2 %
VT 75 %
NH 73.3 %

Lowest: 60 to 73.3 %
Group 2: 73.3 to 77.5 %
Group 3: 77.5 to 81 %
Group 4: 81 to 83.2 %
Highest: 83.2 to 90.3 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Mississippi	90.3
2	Kentucky	88.4
3	Texas	86.4
4	Arkansas	85.4
5	West Virginia	85.3
6	Indiana	85.2
7	California	84.6
8	Tennessee	83.6
9	Florida	83.2
9	Massachusetts	83.2
11	Alabama	82.6
12	Virginia	82.4
13	Iowa	82.3
14	Kansas	82.2
15	Connecticut	82.1
16	Missouri	81.7
17	New York	81.6
18	Nevada	81.5
19	Wisconsin	81.4
20	Delaware	81
21	Oregon	80.7
22	Pennsylvania	80.1
23	Illinois	80
24	North Carolina	79.5
25	Nebraska	79
26	New Jersey	78.7
27	Georgia	78.6
28	Maryland	77.9
29	Louisiana	77.5
29	Utah	77.5
31	Ohio	76.8
32	Maine	76.6
33	Washington	76.5
34	Montana	76.4
34	South Carolina	76.4
36	Rhode Island	75.7
37	Vermont	75
38	Arizona	73.3
38	New Hampshire	73.3
40	Colorado	71.9
41	Minnesota	71.1
42	Alaska	70.2
43	Idaho	69.6
43	Michigan	69.6
45	North Dakota	69
46	Wyoming	68
47	District of Columbia	65
48	South Dakota	60

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 219.46. Reference period: 2021–22.

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U.S. states ranked by ACGR, economically disadvantaged, 2021–22 (2021–22). Data: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 219.46; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-30. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-acgr-economically-disadvantaged-2021-to-22/

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