Percent of Population with Associate Degree or Higher, Top States by Age

Top States in Percent of Population with an Associate Degree or Higher
Age 25-64 Total			25 to 34 Year Olds
Top States	Percent		Top States	Percent
Massachusetts	52%		Massachusetts	57%
Minnesota	50%		Minnesota	54%
Colorado	49%		New York	52%
Connecticut	49%		New Jersey	51%
New Hampshire	48%		Connecticut	50%
Maryland	47%		North Dakota	50%
New Jersey	47%		New Hampshire	50%
Virginia	47%		Illinois	48%
North Dakota	47%		Colorado	48%
Vermont	47%		Iowa	48%
Nation	41%		Nation	43%

Top States in Percent of Population with an Associate Degree or Higher
35 to 44 Year Olds			45 to 64 Year Olds
Top States	Percent		Top States	Percent
Massachusetts	54%		Massachusetts	49%
Minnesota	54%		Colorado	48%
Colorado	52%		Connecticut	47%
Maryland	51%		Vermont	46%
North Dakota	50%		Maryland	46%
Virginia	50%		New Hampshire	46%
New Hampshire	50%		Minnesota	45%
New Jersey	50%		Virginia	45%
Connecticut	49%		New Jersey	44%
New York	49%		Washington	44%
Nation	43%		Nation	39%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

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