Percent of People 25 Years and Over Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree: 2006

Universe: Population 25 years and over

Data Set: 2006 American Community Survey
Survey: 2006 American Community Survey, 2006 Puerto Rico Community Survey
Geographic Area: United States and States

NOTE. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey
Methodology.

Rank State Percent

1 District of Columbia 25.4

2 Maryland 15.7
3 Massachusetts 15.6
4 Connecticut 14.4
5 New York 13.3
6 Virginia 13.2
7 Vermont 12.8
8 Colorado 12.4
8 New Jersey 12.4
10 Rhode Island 11.3
11 New Hampshire 11.2
12 New Mexico 10.9
13 Illinois 10.8
14 Washington 10.7
15 Delaware 10.5
16 California 10.4
17 Oregon 10
United States 9.9
18 Hawaii 9.8
18 Kansas 9.8
20 Minnesota 9.6
20 Pennsylvania 9.6
22 Alaska 9.5
23 Utah 9.4
24 Arizona 9.2
24 Georgia 9.2
24 Michigan 9.2
27 Florida 8.9
27 Maine 8.9
29 Missouri 8.7
30 Montana 8.4
30 Nebraska 8.4
30 Wisconsin 8.4
33 North Carolina 8.3
33 Ohio 8.3
35 Kentucky 8.2
36 Indiana 8
36 Texas 8
38 South Carolina 7.9
39 Alabama 7.7
40 Tennessee 7.5
41 Iowa 7.4
41 Wyoming 7.4
43 Nevada 7.2
43 Oklahoma 7.2
43 South Dakota 7.2
46 Idaho 7.1
47 Louisiana 6.8
48 West Virginia 6.6
49 North Dakota 6.5
50 Arkansas 6.2
51 Mississippi 6.1

Puerto Rico 5.1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 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.

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.

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