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