County-Level Education Data for States

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		Percent completing college (persons 25 and over)1
		Total				Urban2				Rural2
	Name	1970	1980	1990	2000	1970	1980	1990	2000	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	United States	10.7	16.2	20.3	24.4	11.6	17.6	22.1	26.4	6.8	10.6	12.4	15.1
2	Alabama	7.8	12.2	15.7	19.0	9.0	13.8	17.9	21.7	5.3	8.4	10.3	12.8
3	Alaska	14.1	21.1	23.0	24.7	15.7	22.8	25.5	27.0	11.9	18.2	18.9	20.7
4	Arizona	12.6	17.4	20.3	23.5	13.2	18.3	21.5	24.9	8.3	10.9	11.3	13.0
5	Arkansas	6.7	10.8	13.3	16.7	8.2	13.2	16.3	20.2	5.1	8.3	9.8	12.2
6	California	13.4	19.6	23.4	26.6	13.6	19.7	23.6	26.8	8.7	14.6	15.6	18.0
7	Colorado	14.9	23.0	27.0	32.7	16.2	24.0	28.2	34.0	9.1	17.2	19.8	25.0
8	Connecticut	13.7	20.7	27.2	31.4	13.9	21.0	27.6	32.1	10.5	16.7	22.1	24.4
9	Delaware	13.1	17.5	21.4	25.0	14.2	19.1	23.3	27.4	6.8	9.9	13.0	16.6
10	District of Columbia	17.8	27.5	33.3	39.1	17.8	27.5	33.3	39.1
11	Florida	10.3	14.9	18.3	22.3	10.5	15.3	18.8	23.0	6.3	8.8	10.9	12.8
12	Georgia	9.2	14.6	19.3	24.3	10.6	16.6	21.9	27.3	5.4	8.6	10.2	12.6
13	Hawaii	14.0	20.3	22.9	26.2	15.5	21.7	24.6	27.9	7.6	15.3	17.8	21.8
14	Idaho	10.0	15.8	17.7	21.7	11.2	17.2	19.3	23.8	8.6	14.0	15.2	18.1
15	Illinois	10.3	16.2	21.0	26.1	11.1	17.4	22.7	28.0	6.4	10.0	11.7	14.1
16	Indiana	8.3	12.5	15.6	19.4	9.2	13.8	17.3	21.7	5.8	8.7	10.0	12.0
17	Iowa	9.1	13.9	16.9	21.2	11.7	17.6	21.2	26.4	6.9	10.7	12.5	15.6
18	Kansas	11.4	17.0	21.1	25.8	13.4	20.1	25.1	30.3	9.2	13.4	15.5	18.7
19	Kentucky	7.2	11.1	13.6	17.1	8.9	13.8	17.3	21.8	5.1	7.8	9.0	11.3
20	Louisiana	9.0	13.9	16.1	18.7	10.1	15.5	18.1	20.9	6.2	9.3	10.2	12.1
21	Maine	8.4	14.4	18.8	22.9	9.3	15.4	21.0	25.4	7.3	13.2	16.0	19.4
22	Maryland	13.9	20.4	26.5	31.4	14.3	20.8	27.1	32.1	7.2	11.9	15.1	19.8
23	Massachusetts	12.6	20.0	27.2	33.2	12.6	20.0	27.2	33.2	13.2	21.9	32.4	38.4
24	Michigan	9.4	14.3	17.4	21.8	9.8	14.9	18.3	23.1	7.4	11.4	12.9	15.8
25	Minnesota	11.1	17.4	21.8	27.4	13.3	20.5	25.5	31.6	7.0	11.1	13.2	16.9
26	Mississippi	8.1	12.3	14.7	16.9	10.2	15.2	18.4	20.7	7.0	10.5	12.3	14.1
27	Missouri	9.0	13.9	17.8	21.6	10.1	15.9	20.5	24.8	5.9	8.9	10.5	13.0
28	Montana	11.0	17.5	19.8	24.4	14.1	20.0	22.3	26.9	9.5	16.1	18.5	23.0
29	Nebraska	9.6	15.5	18.9	23.7	13.2	20.0	24.3	29.7	6.7	11.4	13.4	16.8
30	Nevada	10.8	14.4	15.3	18.2	11.3	14.8	15.6	18.6	8.2	12.1	12.9	14.8
31	New Hampshire	10.9	18.2	24.4	28.7	11.0	18.6	25.5	30.2	10.6	17.7	22.5	26.2
32	New Jersey	11.8	18.3	24.9	29.8	11.8	18.3	24.9	29.8
33	New Mexico	12.7	17.6	20.4	23.5	15.0	20.4	24.0	27.0	10.1	13.5	14.6	17.2
34	New York	11.9	17.9	23.1	27.4	12.2	18.5	23.9	28.3	8.3	12.0	14.2	16.5
35	North Carolina	8.5	13.2	17.4	22.5	10.0	15.5	20.4	26.3	5.8	9.2	11.4	14.5
36	North Dakota	8.4	14.8	18.1	22.0	13.3	21.2	24.8	28.5	6.3	11.5	13.9	17.2
37	Ohio	9.3	13.7	17.0	21.1	10.0	14.8	18.6	23.2	5.9	9.0	10.1	12.2
38	Oklahoma	10.0	15.1	17.8	20.3	11.5	17.1	20.1	22.7	8.2	12.3	14.3	16.3
39	Oregon	11.8	17.9	20.6	25.1	13.3	20.0	23.2	28.1	7.8	11.9	13.1	15.5
40	Pennsylvania	8.7	13.6	17.9	22.4	9.2	14.4	19.2	24.0	5.8	9.1	11.2	13.9
41	Rhode Island	9.4	15.4	21.3	25.6	9.4	15.4	21.3	25.6
42	South Carolina	9.0	13.4	16.6	20.4	9.8	14.5	18.1	22.0	6.9	10.5	12.4	15.6
43	South Dakota	8.6	14.0	17.2	21.5	9.5	15.9	19.8	24.5	8.2	13.0	15.6	19.4
44	Tennessee	7.9	12.6	16.0	19.6	9.3	14.7	18.7	22.9	4.6	7.5	9.0	11.0
45	Texas	10.9	16.9	20.3	23.2	11.9	18.4	22.0	24.9	6.9	10.2	11.6	13.6
46	Utah	14.0	19.9	22.3	26.1	14.7	20.9	23.3	27.3	9.9	13.7	14.8	17.6
47	Vermont	11.5	19.0	24.3	29.4	14.4	22.1	29.0	34.8	10.4	17.8	22.3	27.0
48	Virginia	12.3	19.1	24.5	29.5	14.0	21.6	27.3	32.6	5.6	8.7	10.4	13.1
49	Washington	12.7	19.0	22.9	27.7	13.1	19.6	23.9	28.9	10.1	14.7	16.3	19.7
50	West Virginia	6.8	10.4	12.3	14.8	8.1	12.3	14.8	17.6	5.3	8.4	9.5	11.6
51	Wisconsin	9.8	14.8	17.7	22.4	10.9	16.4	19.8	25.1	6.7	10.8	12.4	15.7
52	Wyoming	11.8	17.2	18.8	21.9	13.2	18.7	20.5	21.9	11.1	16.5	18.0	21.9

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¹For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults who are college graduatees includes those who completed at least four years of college. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who received a bachelor's or higher degree.

²Urban and rural (metro and nonmetro) defintions are based on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) June 2003 classification. See Measuring Rurality: New Definitions in 2003 for more information.