Change in Four-Year Degree
Definition
Percent change in population 25 years old and over with at least a four-year college degree, 2006-2011.
Description
In today’s economy, knowledge is itself a traded commodity, and those with a college degree earn significantly more and accumulate more wealth over time than those with just a high school diploma. This indicator tracks the change, over time, of the percentage of the population 25 years and older with at least a four-year college degree.
toggle page width
Change in Four-Year Degree
| State | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| United States |
27.0% |
27.5% |
27.7% |
27.9% |
28.2% |
28.5% |
| Alabama |
21.1% |
21.4% |
22.0% |
22.0% |
21.9% |
22.3% |
| Alaska |
26.9% |
26.0% |
27.3% |
26.6% |
27.9% |
26.4% |
| Arizona |
25.5% |
25.3% |
25.1% |
25.6% |
25.9% |
26.6% |
| Arkansas |
18.2% |
19.3% |
18.8% |
18.9% |
19.5% |
20.3% |
| California |
29.0% |
29.5% |
29.6% |
29.9% |
30.1% |
30.3% |
| Colorado |
34.3% |
35.0% |
35.6% |
35.9% |
36.4% |
36.7% |
| Connecticut |
33.7% |
34.7% |
35.6% |
35.6% |
35.5% |
36.2% |
| Delaware |
27.0% |
26.1% |
27.5% |
28.7% |
27.8% |
28.8% |
| District of Columbia |
45.9% |
47.5% |
48.2% |
48.5% |
50.1% |
52.5% |
| Florida |
25.3% |
25.8% |
25.8% |
25.3% |
25.8% |
25.8% |
| Georgia |
26.6% |
27.1% |
27.5% |
27.5% |
27.3% |
27.6% |
| Hawaii |
29.7% |
29.2% |
29.1% |
29.6% |
29.5% |
29.1% |
| Idaho |
23.3% |
24.5% |
24.0% |
23.9% |
24.4% |
25.2% |
| Illinois |
28.9% |
29.5% |
29.9% |
30.6% |
30.8% |
31.0% |
| Indiana |
21.7% |
22.1% |
22.9% |
22.5% |
22.7% |
23.0% |
| Iowa |
24.0% |
24.3% |
24.3% |
25.1% |
24.9% |
25.8% |
| Kansas |
28.6% |
28.8% |
29.6% |
29.5% |
29.8% |
30.1% |
| Kentucky |
20.0% |
20.0% |
19.7% |
21.0% |
20.5% |
21.1% |
| Louisiana |
20.3% |
20.4% |
20.3% |
21.4% |
21.4% |
21.1% |
| Maine |
25.8% |
26.7% |
25.4% |
26.9% |
26.8% |
28.4% |
| Maryland |
35.1% |
35.2% |
35.2% |
35.7% |
36.1% |
36.9% |
| Massachusetts |
37.0% |
37.9% |
38.1% |
38.2% |
39.0% |
39.1% |
| Michigan |
24.5% |
24.7% |
24.7% |
24.6% |
25.2% |
25.6% |
| Minnesota |
30.4% |
31.0% |
31.5% |
31.5% |
31.8% |
32.4% |
| Mississippi |
18.8% |
18.9% |
19.4% |
19.6% |
19.5% |
19.8% |
| Missouri |
24.3% |
24.5% |
25.0% |
25.2% |
25.6% |
26.1% |
| Montana |
27.4% |
27.0% |
27.1% |
27.4% |
28.8% |
28.2% |
| Nebraska |
26.9% |
27.5% |
27.1% |
27.4% |
28.6% |
27.9% |
| Nevada |
20.8% |
21.8% |
21.9% |
21.8% |
21.7% |
22.5% |
| New Hampshire |
31.9% |
32.5% |
33.3% |
32.0% |
32.8% |
33.4% |
| New Jersey |
33.4% |
33.9% |
34.4% |
34.5% |
35.4% |
35.3% |
| New Mexico |
25.3% |
24.8% |
24.7% |
25.3% |
25.0% |
25.6% |
| New York |
31.2% |
31.7% |
31.9% |
32.4% |
32.5% |
32.9% |
| North Carolina |
24.8% |
25.6% |
26.1% |
26.5% |
26.5% |
26.9% |
| North Dakota |
25.6% |
25.7% |
26.9% |
25.8% |
27.6% |
26.3% |
| Ohio |
23.0% |
24.1% |
24.1% |
24.1% |
24.6% |
24.7% |
| Oklahoma |
22.1% |
22.8% |
22.2% |
22.7% |
22.9% |
23.8% |
| Oregon |
27.5% |
28.3% |
28.1% |
29.2% |
28.8% |
29.3% |
| Pennsylvania |
25.4% |
25.8% |
26.3% |
26.4% |
27.1% |
27.0% |
| Rhode Island |
29.6% |
29.8% |
30.0% |
30.5% |
30.2% |
31.1% |
| South Carolina |
22.7% |
23.5% |
23.7% |
24.3% |
24.5% |
24.1% |
| South Dakota |
24.8% |
25.0% |
25.1% |
25.1% |
26.3% |
26.3% |
| Tennessee |
21.7% |
21.8% |
22.9% |
23.0% |
23.1% |
23.6% |
| Texas |
24.7% |
25.2% |
25.3% |
25.5% |
25.9% |
26.4% |
| Utah |
28.6% |
28.7% |
29.1% |
28.5% |
29.3% |
29.7% |
| Vermont |
32.4% |
33.6% |
32.1% |
33.1% |
33.6% |
35.4% |
| Virginia |
32.7% |
33.6% |
33.7% |
34.0% |
34.2% |
35.1% |
| Washington |
30.5% |
30.3% |
30.7% |
31.0% |
31.1% |
31.9% |
| West Virginia |
16.5% |
17.3% |
17.1% |
17.3% |
17.5% |
18.5% |
| Wisconsin |
25.1% |
25.4% |
25.7% |
25.7% |
26.3% |
26.5% |
| Wyoming |
22.7% |
23.4% |
23.6% |
23.8% |
24.1% |
24.7% |
American Community Survey. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 2006-2011.
1200 G Street, NW