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Human Capital Investment Composite Index
Percentage of Population Age 25+ with Bachelor's Degree or Higher

2016
State Year Rank Statistic Score
Massachusetts  2014 1   41.18%  100
Colorado  2014 2   38.34%  98
Maryland  2014 3   38.24%  96
Connecticut  2014 4   38.03%  94
New Jersey  2014 5   37.39%  92
Virginia  2014 6   36.75%  90
New Hampshire  2014 7   35.01%  88
Vermont  2014 8   34.89%  86
New York  2014 9   34.48%  84
Minnesota  2014 10   34.27%  82
Washington  2014 11   33.12%  80
Illinois  2014 12   32.80%  78
California  2014 13   31.72%  76
Kansas  2014 14   31.52%  74
Utah  2014 15   31.10%  72
Hawaii  2014 16   31.02%  70
Oregon  2014 17   30.81%  68
Delaware  2014 18   30.59%  66
Rhode Island  2014 19   30.43%  64
Nebraska  2014 20   29.54%  62
Maine  2014 21   29.37%  60
Montana  2014 22   29.29%  58
Georgia  2014 23   29.05%  56
Pennsylvania  2014 24   28.98%  54
North Carolina  2014 25   28.71%  52
Wisconsin  2014 26   28.43%  50
Alaska  2014 27   28.00%  48
Texas  2014 28   27.79%  46
South Dakota  2014 29   27.76%  44
Iowa  2014 30   27.65%  42
Arizona  2014 31   27.55%  40
Missouri  2014 32   27.49%  38
North Dakota  2014 33   27.42%  36
Michigan  2014 34   27.35%  34
Florida  2014 35   27.28%  32
Ohio  2014 36   26.63%  30
Wyoming  2014 37   26.57%  28
New Mexico  2014 38   26.42%  26
South Carolina  2014 39   26.28%  24
Tennessee  2014 40   25.27%  22
Idaho  2014 41   25.02%  20
Indiana  2014 42   24.65%  18
Oklahoma  2014 43   24.17%  16
Alabama  2014 44   23.47%  14
Nevada  2014 45   23.10%  12
Louisiana  2014 46   22.92%  10
Kentucky  2014 47   22.23%  8
Arkansas  2014 48   21.39%  6
Mississippi  2014 49   21.07%  4
West Virginia  2014 50   19.15%  2
2014
State Year Rank Statistic Score
Massachusetts  2012  1   39.20%  100
Colorado  2012  2   37.54%  98
Maryland  2012  3   37.04%  96
Connecticut  2012  4   36.99%  94
New Jersey  2012  5   36.26%  92
Vermont  2012  6   35.69%  90
Virginia  2012  7   35.42%  88
New Hampshire  2012  8   34.53%  86
New York  2012  9   33.44%  84
Minnesota  2012  10   33.22%  82
Washington  2012  11   31.66%  80
Illinois  2012  12   31.62%  78
Rhode Island  2012  13   31.37%  76
California  2012  14   30.84%  74
Utah  2012  15   30.73%  72
Kansas  2012  16   30.33%  70
Hawaii  2012  17   30.10%  68
Oregon  2012  18   29.93%  66
Delaware  2012  19   29.60%  64
Montana  2012  20   29.46%  62
Nebraska  2012  21   28.99%  60
Georgia  2012  22   28.16%  58
Maine  2012  23   27.93%  56
Alaska  2012  24   27.93%  54
North Dakota  2012  25   27.90%  52
Pennsylvania  2012  26   27.82%  50
Arizona  2012  27   27.40%  48
North Carolina  2012  28   27.38%  46
Wisconsin  2012  29   27.23%  44
Florida  2012  30   26.79%  42
Texas  2012  31   26.70%  40
Missouri  2012  32   26.46%  38
Iowa  2012  33   26.35%  36
South Dakota  2012  34   26.27%  34
New Mexico  2012  35   26.13%  32
Michigan  2012  36   26.03%  30
Idaho  2012  37   25.45%  28
Ohio  2012  38   25.28%  26
South Carolina  2012  39   25.07%  24
Wyoming  2012  40   24.82%  22
Tennessee  2012  41   24.23%  20
Oklahoma  2012  42   23.77%  18
Indiana  2012  43   23.37%  16
Alabama  2012  44   23.30%  14
Nevada  2012  45   22.38%  12
Louisiana  2012  46   21.90%  10
Kentucky  2012  47   21.81%  8
Arkansas  2012  48   20.99%  6
Mississippi  2012  49   20.68%  4
West Virginia  2012  50   18.66%  2
2012
State Year Rank Statistic Score
Wyoming  2011  38   24.69% 26
Wisconsin  2011  27   26.48% 48
West Virginia  2011  50   18.40% 2
Washington  2011  11   31.88% 80
Virginia  2011  7   35.06% 88
Vermont  2011  5   35.44% 92
Utah  2011  16   29.73% 70
Texas  2011  28   26.41% 46
Tennessee  2011  42   23.59% 18
South Dakota  2011  29   26.33% 44
South Carolina  2011  40   24.01% 22
Rhode Island  2011  12   31.21% 78
Pennsylvania  2011  24   26.96% 54
Oregon  2011  17   29.35% 68
Oklahoma  2011  41   23.84% 20
Ohio  2011  39   24.66% 24
North Dakota  2011  31   26.27% 40
North Carolina  2011  25   26.85% 52
New York  2011  9   32.94% 84
New Mexico  2011  36   25.52% 30
New Jersey  2011  6   35.29% 90
New Hampshire  2011  8   33.43% 86
Nevada  2011  44   22.49% 14
Nebraska  2011  22   27.90% 58
Montana  2011  21   28.14% 60
Missouri  2011  32   26.08% 38
Mississippi  2011  49   19.79% 4
Minnesota  2011  10   32.36% 82
Michigan  2011  35   25.63% 32
Massachusetts  2011  1   39.14% 100
Maryland  2011  2   36.85% 98
Maine  2011  20   28.37% 62
Louisiana  2011  46   21.07% 10
Kentucky  2011  47   21.03% 8
Kansas  2011  15   30.10% 72
Iowa  2011  33   25.80% 36
Indiana  2011  43   22.98% 16
Illinois  2011  13   31.03% 76
Idaho  2011  37   25.21% 28
Hawaii  2011  18   29.13% 66
Georgia  2011  23   27.47% 56
Florida  2011  34   25.80% 34
Delaware  2011  19   28.85% 64
Connecticut  2011  4   36.14% 94
Colorado  2011  3   36.71% 96
California  2011  14   30.30% 74
Arkansas  2011  48   20.33% 6
Arizona  2011  26   26.57% 50
Alaska  2011  30   26.33% 42
Alabama  2011  45   22.27% 12
       
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