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United States -- States; and Puerto Rico
GCT1502. Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
Universe: Population 25 years and over  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2007 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Survey: American Community Survey, Puerto Rico Community Survey
NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Geographic area


Percent


Margin of Error

 

 

 

United States

27.5

+/-0.1

 

 

 

Alabama

21.4

+/-0.4

Alaska

26.0

+/-1.0

Arizona

25.3

+/-0.3

Arkansas

19.3

+/-0.5

California

29.5

+/-0.2

Colorado

35.0

+/-0.5

Connecticut

34.7

+/-0.5

Delaware

26.1

+/-0.9

District of Columbia

47.5

+/-1.2

Florida

25.8

+/-0.2

 

 

 

Georgia

27.1

+/-0.3

Hawaii

29.2

+/-0.8

Idaho

24.5

+/-0.7

Illinois

29.5

+/-0.2

Indiana

22.1

+/-0.3

Iowa

24.3

+/-0.4

Kansas

28.8

+/-0.5

Kentucky

20.0

+/-0.4

Louisiana

20.4

+/-0.4

Maine

26.7

+/-0.7

 

 

 

Maryland

35.2

+/-0.5

Massachusetts

37.9

+/-0.4

Michigan

24.7

+/-0.2

Minnesota

31.0

+/-0.3

Mississippi

18.9

+/-0.5

Missouri

24.5

+/-0.4

Montana

27.0

+/-0.9

Nebraska

27.5

+/-0.7

Nevada

21.8

+/-0.6

New Hampshire

32.5

+/-0.9

 

 

 

New Jersey

33.9

+/-0.3

New Mexico

24.8

+/-0.6

New York

31.7

+/-0.2

North Carolina

25.6

+/-0.3

North Dakota

25.7

+/-0.9

Ohio

24.1

+/-0.3

Oklahoma

22.8

+/-0.4

Oregon

28.3

+/-0.5

Pennsylvania

25.8

+/-0.3

Rhode Island

29.8

+/-0.9

 

 

 

South Carolina

23.5

+/-0.4

South Dakota

25.0

+/-0.9

Tennessee

21.8

+/-0.3

Texas

25.2

+/-0.2

Utah

28.7

+/-0.6

Vermont

33.6

+/-1.1

Virginia

33.6

+/-0.4

Washington

30.3

+/-0.3

West Virginia

17.3

+/-0.6

Wisconsin

25.4

+/-0.3

Wyoming

23.4

+/-1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Puerto Rico

21.2

+/-0.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·While the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data generally reflect the December 2006 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in ACS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities. The 2007 Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) data generally reflect the December 2005 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) definitions of metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas; in certain instances the names, codes, and boundaries of the principal cities shown in PRCS tables may differ from the OMB definitions due to differences in the effective dates of the geographic entities.
·Estimates of urban and rural population, housing units, and characteristics reflect boundaries of urban areas defined based on Census 2000 data. Boundaries for urban areas have not been updated since Census 2000. As a result, data for urban and rural areas from the ACS do not necessarily reflect the results of ongoing urbanization.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that either no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
6. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
7. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
8. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available. Selected migration, earnings, and income data are not available for certain geographic areas due to problems with group quarters data collection and imputation. See Errata Note #44 for details.



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