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U.S. states ranked by educational attainment of adults 25+: High school or higher

All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Educational attainment of adults 25+ by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

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Data last updated: 2026-10-26

National value: 89.9 (United States).

Small states, hard to see on the map:

DC 92 %
RI 90.4 %
DE 91.8 %
CT 91.8 %
NJ 90.4 %
MD 91.4 %
MA 91.4 %
VT 94.7 %
NH 95 %

Lowest: 84.8 to 89.7 %
Group 2: 89.7 to 90.9 %
Group 3: 90.9 to 92.2 %
Group 4: 92.2 to 93.6 %
Highest: 93.6 to 95 %

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	New Hampshire	95
2	Maine	94.8
3	Vermont	94.7
4	Montana	94.6
5	Wyoming	94.4
6	Minnesota	94.2
7	North Dakota	94.1
8	South Dakota	94
9	Hawaii	93.7
9	Wisconsin	93.7
11	Utah	93.6
12	Alaska	93.4
13	Colorado	93.2
14	Iowa	93
15	Nebraska	92.6
16	Idaho	92.5
17	Pennsylvania	92.4
18	Oregon	92.3
18	Washington	92.3
20	Michigan	92.2
20	Ohio	92.2
22	District of Columbia	92
22	Kansas	92
22	Missouri	92
25	Connecticut	91.8
25	Delaware	91.8
27	Virginia	91.7
28	Maryland	91.4
28	Massachusetts	91.4
30	South Carolina	91
31	North Carolina	90.9
32	Illinois	90.7
33	Indiana	90.6
33	Tennessee	90.6
35	Florida	90.4
35	New Jersey	90.4
35	Rhode Island	90.4
38	Oklahoma	90.2
39	West Virginia	90.1
40	Georgia	89.8
41	Arizona	89.7
42	Alabama	89.6
43	Arkansas	89.3
44	Kentucky	89
45	Louisiana	88.2
46	Mississippi	88
46	New York	88
48	New Mexico	87.9
49	Nevada	87.7
50	Texas	86.7
51	California	84.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1501: Educational Attainment. Reference period: 2024.

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U.S. states ranked by educational attainment of adults 25+: High school or higher (2024). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1501; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-26. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-educational-attainment-of-adults-25-plus-high-school-or-higher/

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