Table with row headers in column A and column headers in row 5.
Table 14a.  Educational Attainment of the Population 18 Years and Over, by Age, Sex, Race Alone or in Combination, and Hispanic Origin, for the 25 Largest States:  2004
(Numbers in thousands. Noninstitutional Population.)
(leading dots indicate sub-parts)
State and Characteristic	Population	High school graduate or higher Percent	1.6*(S.E.)  /1/	Bachelor's degree or higher Percent	1.6*(S.E.)  /1/
Alabama
.18 years and over	3,326	81.9	1.1	20.4	1.2
..18 to 24 years	435	78.4	3.3	7.6	2.2
..25 to 44 years	1,194	86.2	1.7	25.1	2.1
..45 to 64 years	1,148	87.0	1.7	23.0	2.1
..65 years and over	549	64.8	3.5	14.9	2.6
.25 years and over	2,891	82.4	1.2	22.3	1.3
..Male	1,353	81.9	1.8	25.2	2.0
..Female	1,537	82.9	1.6	19.7	1.7
..White alone or in combination	2,156	84.1	1.3	25.1	1.6
..Black alone or in combination	687	76.6	2.9	11.7	2.2
..Asian alone or in combination	42	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	17	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	2,139	84.3	1.3	25.1	1.6
Arizona
.18 years and over	4,047	82.8	1.2	24.8	1.4
..18 to 24 years	537	72.6	4.0	3.8	1.7
..25 to 44 years	1,571	80.3	2.1	24.3	2.3
..45 to 64 years	1,282	90.8	1.7	34.4	2.8
..65 years and over	657	81.6	3.2	24.1	3.5
.25 years and over	3,510	84.4	1.3	28.0	1.6
..Male	1,702	84.0	1.9	29.3	2.3
..Female	1,808	84.8	1.8	26.7	2.2
..White alone or in combination	3,245	84.4	1.3	28.0	1.7
..Black alone or in combination	114	90.4	6.2	16.6	7.8
..Asian alone or in combination	91	0.0	0.0	51.3	10.5
..Hispanic (of any race)	848	57.4	3.1	10.8	2.0
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	2,425	93.4	1.1	33.7	2.0
California
.18 years and over	25,831	81.0	0.6	28.5	0.7
..18 to 24 years	3,735	79.7	1.6	9.5	1.1
..25 to 44 years	10,329	80.6	0.9	31.1	1.1
..45 to 64 years	8,056	84.4	1.0	34.3	1.2
..65 years and over	3,710	76.4	1.6	27.6	1.7
.25 years and over	22,096	81.3	0.6	31.7	0.7
..Male	10,762	81.2	0.9	34.4	1.1
..Female	11,334	81.3	0.9	29.1	1.0
..White alone or in combination	17,537	80.5	0.7	29.7	0.8
..Black alone or in combination	1,423	84.9	2.4	22.9	2.8
..Asian alone or in combination	2,835	85.3	1.5	49.9	2.1
..Hispanic (of any race)	6,039	54.2	1.3	9.8	0.8
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	11,779	93.6	0.5	39.5	1.1
Colorado
.18 years and over	3,317	87.4	0.9	32.5	1.2
..18 to 24 years	461	81.4	2.7	13.6	2.4
..25 to 44 years	1,381	87.3	1.3	36.6	1.9
..45 to 64 years	1,077	92.2	1.2	37.7	2.2
..65 years and over	398	81.3	2.9	26.0	3.3
.25 years and over	2,856	88.3	0.9	35.5	1.3
..Male	1,401	87.8	1.3	36.0	1.9
..Female	1,456	88.9	1.2	35.2	1.9
..White alone or in combination	2,653	88.6	0.9	36.2	1.4
..Black alone or in combination	107	81.4	5.9	21.5	6.2
..Asian alone or in combination	60	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	482	61.2	2.9	11.1	1.9
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	2,203	94.2	0.7	41.3	1.6
Florida
.18 years and over	12,944	84.9	0.6	23.6	0.8
..18 to 24 years	1,455	76.3	2.3	4.9	1.2
..25 to 44 years	4,499	88.8	1.0	28.3	1.4
..45 to 64 years	4,125	88.8	1.0	27.8	1.4
..65 years and over	2,865	77.2	1.6	19.8	1.5
.25 years and over	11,489	85.9	0.7	26.0	0.8
..Male	5,481	85.6	1.0	29.3	1.3
..Female	6,008	86.3	0.9	23.0	1.1
..White alone or in combination	9,727	87.4	0.7	27.3	0.9
..Black alone or in combination	1,524	76.7	2.4	14.2	1.9
..Asian alone or in combination	233	86.5	4.4	46.2	6.4
..Hispanic (of any race)	2,124	70.8	1.8	21.8	1.6
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	7,681	91.8	0.6	28.7	1.1
Georgia
.18 years and over	6,273	84.0	1.1	25.4	1.3
..18 to 24 years	748	75.8	3.7	8.6	2.5
..25 to 44 years	2,723	89.2	1.4	31.5	2.1
..45 to 64 years	1,956	85.6	1.9	26.6	2.4
..65 years and over	846	71.2	3.7	17.7	3.1
.25 years and over	5,525	85.2	1.1	27.6	1.4
..Male	2,645	84.7	1.7	26.5	2.1
..Female	2,880	85.6	1.6	28.7	2.0
..White alone or in combination	3,920	85.7	1.3	29.4	1.7
..Black alone or in combination	1,459	83.0	2.5	19.7	2.6
..Asian alone or in combination	133	93.0	5.0	54.5	9.8
..Hispanic (of any race)	265	62.1	6.2	15.9	4.7
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,665	87.3	1.3	30.3	1.8
Illinois
.18 years and over	9,418	85.3	0.7	25.2	0.8
..18 to 24 years	1,327	76.2	2.2	11.7	1.7
..25 to 44 years	3,683	89.4	1.0	31.5	1.4
..45 to 64 years	2,882	89.7	1.1	27.1	1.6
..65 years and over	1,525	75.0	2.1	18.1	1.8
.25 years and over	8,090	86.8	0.7	27.4	0.9
..Male	3,895	87.0	1.0	28.6	1.4
..Female	4,196	86.7	1.0	26.3	1.3
..White alone or in combination	6,675	87.9	0.7	27.9	1.0
..Black alone or in combination	1,087	78.8	2.5	15.9	2.2
..Asian alone or in combination	308	93.0	2.6	59.3	5.0
..Hispanic (of any race)	783	62.0	2.8	9.9	1.7
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	5,918	91.3	0.7	30.2	1.1
Indiana
.18 years and over	4,563	85.1	0.9	19.0	1.0
..18 to 24 years	553	70.2	3.4	4.0	1.5
..25 to 44 years	1,795	91.1	1.2	24.0	1.8
..45 to 64 years	1,479	89.5	1.4	21.8	1.9
..65 years and over	735	73.0	2.9	12.6	2.1
.25 years and over	4,010	87.2	0.9	21.1	1.1
..Male	1,921	86.6	1.4	21.5	1.6
..Female	2,089	87.7	1.3	20.7	1.5
..White alone or in combination	3,637	87.2	1.0	20.8	1.2
..Black alone or in combination	296	85.0	3.8	12.7	3.6
..Asian alone or in combination	72	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	96	58.5	7.7	5.9	3.7
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,543	88.0	1.0	21.2	1.2
Kentucky
.18 years and over	3,095	81.2	1.2	19.4	1.2
..18 to 24 years	340	76.7	3.8	6.5	2.2
..25 to 44 years	1,225	88.1	1.5	23.4	2.0
..45 to 64 years	973	83.6	2.0	22.1	2.2
..65 years and over	556	64.6	3.3	13.9	2.4
.25 years and over	2,754	81.8	1.2	21.0	1.3
..Male	1,317	82.3	1.7	22.6	1.9
..Female	1,437	81.3	1.7	19.5	1.7
..White alone or in combination	2,507	81.5	1.3	21.4	1.3
..Black alone or in combination	207	84.8	4.4	11.5	3.9
..Asian alone or in combination	35	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	39	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	2,472	81.5	1.3	21.4	1.4
Louisiana
.18 years and over	3,232	78.8	1.3	20.2	1.3
..18 to 24 years	474	79.8	3.4	7.5	2.3
..25 to 44 years	1,194	81.3	2.1	25.2	2.3
..45 to 64 years	1,047	83.3	2.1	23.1	2.4
..65 years and over	517	63.3	3.9	14.5	2.9
.25 years and over	2,758	78.7	1.5	22.4	1.5
..Male	1,296	78.1	2.1	24.5	2.2
..Female	1,462	79.2	2.0	20.5	2.0
..White alone or in combination	1,954	82.3	1.6	26.6	1.9
..Black alone or in combination	767	69.6	3.3	12.0	2.3
..Asian alone or in combination	19	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	63	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	1,894	82.6	1.6	27.0	1.9
Maryland
.18 years and over	4,082	86.2	1.0	32.5	1.4
..18 to 24 years	472	76.8	3.6	11.9	2.7
..25 to 44 years	1,609	87.3	1.5	36.7	2.2
..45 to 64 years	1,365	92.5	1.3	37.6	2.4
..65 years and over	636	76.5	3.1	25.8	3.2
.25 years and over	3,609	87.4	1.0	35.2	1.5
..Male	1,688	85.2	1.6	37.1	2.2
..Female	1,922	89.3	1.3	33.4	2.0
..White alone or in combination	2,497	86.7	1.3	37.1	1.8
..Black alone or in combination	943	89.0	2.0	27.8	2.9
..Asian alone or in combination	171	89.9	4.1	51.0	6.7
..Hispanic (of any race)	246	48.8	5.1	15.5	3.7
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	2,283	90.3	1.1	39.2	1.9
Massachusetts
.18 years and over	4,867	85.9	0.9	33.8	1.2
..18 to 24 years	522	77.0	3.3	9.8	2.3
..25 to 44 years	1,973	91.8	1.1	43.6	2.0
..45 to 64 years	1,539	90.2	1.3	37.8	2.2
..65 years and over	832	69.2	2.8	18.5	2.4
.25 years and over	4,344	86.9	0.9	36.7	1.3
..Male	2,033	88.3	1.3	39.8	1.9
..Female	2,311	85.7	1.3	34.0	1.7
..White alone or in combination	3,925	88.2	0.9	37.1	1.4
..Black alone or in combination	247	70.8	5.4	18.9	4.7
..Asian alone or in combination	171	80.4	5.1	54.8	6.4
..Hispanic (of any race)	270	62.3	4.6	8.8	2.7
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,698	89.9	0.9	38.9	1.4
Michigan
.18 years and over	7,396	86.5	0.7	22.4	0.9
..18 to 24 years	952	76.9	2.5	8.8	1.7
..25 to 44 years	2,817	90.8	1.0	26.4	1.5
..45 to 64 years	2,447	91.1	1.1	24.7	1.6
..65 years and over	1,179	74.3	2.3	19.0	2.1
.25 years and over	6,444	87.9	0.7	24.4	1.0
..Male	3,040	88.4	1.1	26.4	1.5
..Female	3,404	87.4	1.0	22.6	1.3
..White alone or in combination	5,401	88.6	0.8	24.7	1.1
..Black alone or in combination	873	82.8	2.5	15.4	2.4
..Asian alone or in combination	162	90.7	4.0	61.0	6.7
..Hispanic (of any race)	168	57.1	6.1	15.4	4.5
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	5,248	89.5	0.8	25.0	1.1
Minnesota
.18 years and over	3,836	91.7	0.7	29.9	1.2
..18 to 24 years	499	87.3	2.4	12.8	2.4
..25 to 44 years	1,486	96.1	0.8	37.5	2.0
..45 to 64 years	1,337	95.7	0.9	33.2	2.1
..65 years and over	514	72.8	3.1	16.1	2.6
.25 years and over	3,337	92.3	0.7	32.5	1.3
..Male	1,665	91.4	1.1	32.4	1.8
..Female	1,672	93.2	1.0	32.6	1.8
..White alone or in combination	3,131	92.6	0.7	32.3	1.3
..Black alone or in combination	91	90.7	5.2	25.8	7.8
..Asian alone or in combination	102	86.1	5.3	47.3	7.6
..Hispanic (of any race)	80	69.5	7.2	19.2	6.2
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,056	93.3	0.7	32.6	1.4
Missouri
.18 years and over	4,217	87.0	0.9	25.8	1.2
..18 to 24 years	519	80.1	3.1	9.2	2.3
..25 to 44 years	1,610	92.2	1.2	32.6	2.1
..45 to 64 years	1,293	92.6	1.3	29.6	2.3
..65 years and over	795	71.7	2.9	16.7	2.4
.25 years and over	3,698	87.9	1.0	28.1	1.3
..Male	1,763	87.5	1.4	31.0	2.0
..Female	1,935	88.3	1.3	25.5	1.8
..White alone or in combination	3,222	88.7	1.0	28.5	1.4
..Black alone or in combination	379	83.9	3.6	20.5	3.9
..Asian alone or in combination	79	77.6	8.0	51.3	9.6
..Hispanic (of any race)	110	72.2	6.7	20.3	6.0
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,119	89.2	1.0	28.7	1.4
New Jersey
.18 years and over	6,422	86.9	0.7	31.7	1.0
..18 to 24 years	766	81.7	2.4	9.7	1.9
..25 to 44 years	2,435	92.5	0.9	39.6	1.7
..45 to 64 years	2,204	89.1	1.2	37.8	1.8
..65 years and over	1,017	72.3	2.4	15.8	2.0
.25 years and over	5,655	87.6	0.8	34.6	1.1
..Male	2,687	87.8	1.1	37.9	1.6
..Female	2,969	87.3	1.1	31.7	1.5
..White alone or in combination	4,570	87.8	0.8	34.0	1.2
..Black alone or in combination	714	82.2	2.6	21.8	2.8
..Asian alone or in combination	361	95.0	1.9	67.3	4.1
..Hispanic (of any race)	656	65.2	2.8	15.6	2.1
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,945	91.5	0.8	37.0	1.3
New York
.18 years and over	14,398	84.6	0.6	28.3	0.7
..18 to 24 years	1,890	79.6	1.8	13.5	1.5
..25 to 44 years	5,473	88.1	0.8	33.6	1.2
..45 to 64 years	4,613	87.9	0.9	31.5	1.3
..65 years and over	2,422	74.5	1.7	22.1	1.6
.25 years and over	12,508	85.4	0.6	30.6	0.8
..Male	5,829	85.1	0.9	31.0	1.2
..Female	6,679	85.7	0.8	30.2	1.1
..White alone or in combination	9,674	87.2	0.6	32.1	0.9
..Black alone or in combination	2,032	79.3	1.8	19.5	1.8
..Asian alone or in combination	832	80.6	2.5	41.1	3.1
..Hispanic (of any race)	1,611	62.5	2.0	13.8	1.4
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	8,326	91.3	0.6	35.1	1.0
North Carolina
.18 years and over	6,171	80.2	1.1	21.1	1.1
..18 to 24 years	857	75.5	3.1	6.5	1.8
..25 to 44 years	2,339	85.8	1.5	24.7	1.9
..45 to 64 years	2,019	83.5	1.7	27.7	2.1
..65 years and over	956	63.9	3.2	11.4	2.1
.25 years and over	5,313	80.9	1.1	23.4	1.2
..Male	2,556	79.6	1.7	24.3	1.8
..Female	2,757	82.2	1.5	22.6	1.7
..White alone or in combination	4,095	81.9	1.3	24.3	1.4
..Black alone or in combination	1,040	76.6	2.9	18.7	2.7
..Asian alone or in combination	119	87.9	5.9	40.8	9.0
..Hispanic (of any race)	318	46.8	5.1	8.0	2.8
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,795	84.7	1.2	25.6	1.5
Ohio
.18 years and over	8,387	86.7	0.7	22.2	0.9
..18 to 24 years	1,024	76.8	2.5	5.3	1.3
..25 to 44 years	3,141	91.0	1.0	27.3	1.5
..45 to 64 years	2,943	89.6	1.1	25.6	1.5
..65 years and over	1,278	77.2	2.2	15.4	1.9
.25 years and over	7,362	88.1	0.7	24.6	0.9
..Male	3,474	87.9	1.0	26.7	1.4
..Female	3,888	88.2	1.0	22.7	1.3
..White alone or in combination	6,481	88.5	0.7	24.8	1.0
..Black alone or in combination	772	82.7	2.7	16.1	2.7
..Asian alone or in combination	106	95.7	3.5	72.2	7.8
..Hispanic (of any race)	184	65.1	5.8	11.7	3.9
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	6,303	89.2	0.7	25.2	1.0
Pennsylvania
.18 years and over	9,302	85.7	0.7	23.6	0.8
..18 to 24 years	1,030	79.4	2.3	10.6	1.7
..25 to 44 years	3,359	91.3	0.9	33.0	1.5
..45 to 64 years	3,037	90.7	1.0	24.5	1.4
..65 years and over	1,877	71.3	1.9	12.6	1.4
.25 years and over	8,272	86.5	0.7	25.3	0.9
..Male	3,892	86.7	1.0	27.9	1.3
..Female	4,380	86.4	0.9	22.9	1.2
..White alone or in combination	7,417	87.2	0.7	25.7	0.9
..Black alone or in combination	706	79.3	2.9	14.6	2.6
..Asian alone or in combination	142	88.3	4.7	54.7	7.3
..Hispanic (of any race)	233	70.8	4.7	13.2	3.5
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	7,200	87.7	0.7	26.0	0.9
Tennessee
.18 years and over	4,518	82.3	1.2	22.1	1.3
..18 to 24 years	546	77.9	3.7	5.7	2.1
..25 to 44 years	1,741	88.2	1.6	26.7	2.2
..45 to 64 years	1,557	85.6	1.9	24.1	2.3
..65 years and over	674	63.1	3.9	18.5	3.1
.25 years and over	3,972	82.9	1.2	24.3	1.4
..Male	1,943	81.9	1.8	25.7	2.1
..Female	2,029	83.9	1.7	23.0	2.0
..White alone or in combination	3,311	82.6	1.4	24.7	1.6
..Black alone or in combination	593	83.3	3.4	16.8	3.4
..Asian alone or in combination	63	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	108	46.2	8.8	12.4	5.8
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,203	83.8	1.4	25.2	1.6
Texas
.18 years and over	15,528	77.7	0.7	22.0	0.7
..18 to 24 years	2,172	74.0	2.0	6.7	1.2
..25 to 44 years	6,530	79.7	1.1	25.8	1.2
..45 to 64 years	4,758	81.9	1.2	26.7	1.4
..65 years and over	2,069	65.5	2.3	15.7	1.7
.25 years and over	13,356	78.3	0.8	24.5	0.8
..Male	6,479	78.3	1.1	26.3	1.2
..Female	6,877	78.3	1.1	22.8	1.1
..White alone or in combination	11,413	76.8	0.9	23.8	0.9
..Black alone or in combination	1,422	85.5	2.2	20.5	2.5
..Asian alone or in combination	488	93.1	2.4	53.1	4.7
..Hispanic (of any race)	4,364	52.4	1.4	9.2	0.8
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	7,097	91.7	0.7	32.7	1.2
Virginia
.18 years and over	5,573	87.7	0.9	30.3	1.3
..18 to 24 years	708	82.9	3.0	11.3	2.5
..25 to 44 years	2,151	90.7	1.3	34.4	2.2
..45 to 64 years	1,854	91.6	1.4	36.0	2.4
..65 years and over	861	75.6	3.1	23.6	3.1
.25 years and over	4,865	88.4	1.0	33.1	1.4
..Male	2,373	87.1	1.5	35.5	2.1
..Female	2,492	89.6	1.3	30.8	2.0
..White alone or in combination	3,770	89.6	1.1	35.0	1.6
..Black alone or in combination	837	81.1	3.1	16.8	2.9
..Asian alone or in combination	264	91.2	3.5	57.8	6.2
..Hispanic (of any race)	246	65.8	5.6	19.8	4.7
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,532	91.2	1.0	36.0	1.7
Washington
.18 years and over	4,607	87.3	1.0	26.8	1.4
..18 to 24 years	578	70.6	4.0	5.5	2.0
..25 to 44 years	1,776	89.2	1.6	26.9	2.2
..45 to 64 years	1,635	94.2	1.2	36.8	2.5
..65 years and over	618	79.6	3.4	20.0	3.4
.25 years and over	4,029	89.7	1.0	29.9	1.5
..Male	1,980	89.3	1.5	32.3	2.2
..Female	2,049	90.2	1.4	27.5	2.1
..White alone or in combination	3,578	90.1	1.0	29.9	1.6
..Black alone or in combination	137	90.2	5.7	21.5	7.9
..Asian alone or in combination	255	85.1	4.5	38.8	6.1
..Hispanic (of any race)	240	55.8	5.9	13.4	4.0
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,351	92.4	1.0	31.0	1.7
Wisconsin
.18 years and over	4,081	87.3	0.8	23.2	1.1
..18 to 24 years	541	77.4	2.9	7.5	1.8
..25 to 44 years	1,524	92.1	1.1	26.4	1.8
..45 to 64 years	1,364	92.5	1.2	27.7	2.0
..65 years and over	652	73.4	2.8	19.3	2.5
.25 years and over	3,540	88.8	0.9	25.6	1.2
..Male	1,721	88.2	1.3	25.6	1.7
..Female	1,819	89.3	1.2	25.6	1.7
..White alone or in combination	3,313	90.0	0.8	26.4	1.2
..Black alone or in combination	148	67.5	6.7	10.6	4.4
..Asian alone or in combination	56	(B)	(B)	(B)	(B)
..Hispanic (of any race)	136	55.8	6.0	7.1	3.1
..Non-Hispanic White alone or in combination	3,186	91.4	0.8	27.2	1.3
Footnotes:
/1/ 1.645 times the standard error added to or subtracted from the estimate provides the 90 percent confidence interval.
Note: The symbol B means that the base is too small to show the derived measure.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey
Internet Release Date:  March 2005