New mothers with no high school diploma: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Share of new mothers with no high school diploma (%). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Education of women who gave birth in the past year by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 8.7 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 0.7 to 6.4 %
- Group 2: 6.4 to 8 %
- Group 3: 8 to 8.8 %
- Group 4: 8.8 to 10.5 %
- Highest: 10.5 to 14.7 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | District of Columbia | 14.7 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Delaware | 12.5 |
| 3 | Kentucky | 11.9 |
| 4 | Indiana | 11.8 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 11.6 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 11.1 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 11 |
| 7 | Texas | 11 |
| 9 | Mississippi | 10.5 |
| 9 | Montana | 10.5 |
| 9 | South Dakota | 10.5 |
| 12 | Georgia | 10.2 |
| 13 | Ohio | 10 |
| 14 | New York | 9.9 |
| 15 | Alabama | 9.7 |
| 16 | Iowa | 9.5 |
| 17 | Florida | 9.4 |
| 18 | Hawaii | 9.3 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 9.1 |
| 20 | Kansas | 8.9 |
| 21 | Idaho | 8.8 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 8.8 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 8.8 |
| 24 | Oregon | 8.7 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 8.6 |
| 25 | Washington | 8.6 |
| 27 | Maryland | 8.3 |
| 28 | Utah | 8.2 |
| 29 | California | 8.1 |
| 29 | Michigan | 8.1 |
| 31 | Nevada | 8 |
| 32 | Arizona | 7.9 |
| 33 | Missouri | 7.8 |
| 34 | Colorado | 7.1 |
| 35 | Arkansas | 7 |
| 35 | Illinois | 7 |
| 37 | Louisiana | 6.9 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 6.6 |
| 39 | Rhode Island | 6.5 |
| 40 | Connecticut | 6.4 |
| 40 | Virginia | 6.4 |
| 42 | Maine | 6.3 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 5.9 |
| 44 | North Dakota | 5.7 |
| 45 | New Jersey | 5.5 |
| 46 | West Virginia | 5.4 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 5.3 |
| 48 | Alaska | 4.2 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 3.8 |
| 50 | Vermont | 2 |
| 51 | New Hampshire | 0.7 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, Table B13014: Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months by marital status and educational attainment. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by share of new mothers with no high school diploma (%) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, Table B13014: Women 15 to 50 years who had a birth in the past 12 months by marital status and educational attainment; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-share-of-new-mothers-with-no-high-school-diploma/