# US states by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

All 51 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `high_school_graduate_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/us-states

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Vermont | 94.9 |
| 2 | Maine | 94.8 |
| 3 | Montana | 94.6 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | 94.4 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 94.2 |
| 6 | North Dakota | 94 |
| 7 | Minnesota | 93.9 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 93.6 |
| 9 | Alaska | 93.6 |
| 10 | Utah | 93.4 |
| 11 | Iowa | 93.3 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 93.2 |
| 12 | South Dakota | 93.2 |
| 14 | Colorado | 92.9 |
| 15 | District of Columbia | 92.7 |
| 16 | Washington | 92.3 |
| 17 | Nebraska | 92.2 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | 92.1 |
| 19 | Michigan | 92.1 |
| 20 | Kansas | 92 |
| 21 | Idaho | 91.9 |
| 21 | Missouri | 91.9 |
| 21 | Oregon | 91.9 |
| 24 | Ohio | 91.8 |
| 25 | Delaware | 91.7 |
| 26 | Virginia | 91.6 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 91.5 |
| 28 | Massachusetts | 91.4 |
| 29 | Maryland | 91.2 |
| 30 | New Jersey | 90.7 |
| 31 | Illinois | 90.5 |
| 32 | Indiana | 90.4 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 90.2 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 90.1 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 90.1 |
| 36 | Florida | 90 |
| 37 | Rhode Island | 89.7 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | 89.4 |
| 39 | Arizona | 89.4 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 89.3 |
| 41 | Georgia | 89.2 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 88.9 |
| 43 | Arkansas | 88.7 |
| 44 | Alabama | 88.6 |
| 45 | New Mexico | 88 |
| 46 | New York | 88 |
| 47 | Nevada | 87.5 |
| 48 | Louisiana | 87.3 |
| 49 | Mississippi | 87.2 |
| 50 | Texas | 86 |
| 51 | California | 84.7 |