About the Midwest: Education

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Rank

State

Percent of population 25 years and
over who are H.S. grads or higher

1

Minnesota

90.7 percent

11

Iowa

88.9 percent

14

Wisconsin

88.4 percent

State-by-state rankings

Rank

State

Percent of population 25 years and
over who are H.S. grads or higher

1

Minnesota

90.7 percent

2

Utah

90.2 percent

2

Wyoming

90.2 percent

4

Montana

90.1 percent

5

New Hampshire

89.9 percent

6

Vermont

89.8 percent

7

Alaska

89.7 percent

8

Nebraska

89.5 percent

9

Hawaii

89.0 percent

9

Washington

89.0 percent

11

Iowa

88.9 percent

12

Maine

88.7 percent

13

Kansas

88.5 percent

14

Wisconsin

88.4 percent

15

South Dakota

88.3 percent

16

North Dakota

88.1 percent

17

Colorado

88.0 percent

17

Connecticut

88.0 percent

19

Massachusetts

87.9 percent

20

Oregon

87.6 percent

21

Idaho

87.3 percent

22

Michigan

87.2 percent

23

Maryland

87.1 percent

24

Ohio

86.2 percent

24

Pennsylvania

86.2 percent

26

New Jersey

86.1 percent

27

Delaware

85.5 percent

28

Virginia

85.4 percent

29

Indiana

85.2 percent

30

Illinois

85.0 percent

31

Missouri

84.8 percent

32

Florida

84.5 percent

33

Oklahoma

84.3 percent

34

New York

84.1 percent

35

Nevada

83.9 percent

36

Arizona

83.8 percent

37

Rhode Island

82.4 percent

38

Georgia

82.2 percent

39

North Carolina

82.0 percent

40

New Mexico

81.5 percent

41

South Carolina

81.3 percent

42

West Virginia

81.0 percent

43

Tennessee

80.9 percent

44

Arkansas

80.5 percent

45

Alabama

80.1 percent

45

California

80.1 percent

47

Kentucky

79.6 percent

48

Louisiana

79.4 percent

49

Texas

78.6 percent

50

Mississippi

77.9 percent