| State | Higher Education Attainment Rate | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 73.1% | 1st |
| Massachusetts | 57.1% | 2nd |
| Minnesota | 54.3% | 3rd |
| New York | 52.4% | 4th |
| New Jersey | 50.5% | 5th |
| Connecticut | 50.5% | 5th |
| North Dakota | 50.2% | 7th |
| New Hampshire | 50.0% | 8th |
| Illinois | 48.5% | 9th |
| Colorado | 48.0% | 10th |
| Iowa | 47.8% | 11th |
| Virginia | 47.7% | 12th |
| Nebraska | 47.2% | 13th |
| Pennsylvania | 47.2% | 13th |
| Maryland | 47.0% | 15th |
| Kansas | 46.3% | 16th |
| Wisconsin | 45.9% | 17th |
| Vermont | 45.8% | 18th |
| South Dakota | 45.1% | 19th |
| Washington | 45.1% | 19th |
| Rhode Island | 43.8% | 21st |
| Maine | 43.0% | 22nd |
| Oregon | 42.6% | 23rd |
| Hawaii | 42.2% | 24th |
| Utah | 42.2% | 24th |
| Ohio | 42.0% | 26th |
| Missouri | 42.0% | 26th |
| California | 41.7% | 28th |
| Montana | 41.7% | 28th |
| Michigan | 41.6% | 30th |
| North Carolina | 41.4% | 31st |
| Florida | 40.7% | 32nd |
| Delaware | 39.9% | 33rd |
| Wyoming | 39.6% | 34th |
| South Carolina | 38.7% | 35th |
| Georgia | 38.7% | 35th |
| Indiana | 38.5% | 37th |
| Tennessee | 37.4% | 38th |
| Alaska | 37.2% | 39th |
| Kentucky | 36.8% | 40th |
| Texas | 36.6% | 41st |
| Idaho | 36.0% | 42nd |
| Arizona | 35.5% | 43rd |
| Mississippi | 34.6% | 44th |
| West Virginia | 34.5% | 45th |
| Louisiana | 34.4% | 46th |
| Alabama | 34.2% | 47th |
| Oklahoma | 33.5% | 48th |
| Arkansas | 32.2% | 49th |
| New Mexico | 32.0% | 50th |
| Nevada | 29.7% | 51st |
Map Key
- Less than 32 %
- 32.1 - 38 %
- 38.1 - 44 %
- 44.1 - 50 %
- More than 50 %
Percentage of young adults ages 25 to 34 who had an associate’s degree or higher from 2015.