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"Census 2000 PHC-T-41.  A Half-Century of Learning:  Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000",,,,,,,,,
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"Table 11b.  Percent of the Black Population 25 years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States:  1940 to 2000",,,,,,,,,
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"[1950 to 2000 data based on a sample.  For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, and definitions, see http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3.pdf]",,,,,,,,,
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Geographic area,1940,1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,2000,,
MALE ONLY,,,,,,,,,
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United States,6.9,12.6,20.0,30.1,50.8,62.2,70.9,,
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.Region,,,,,,,,,
..Northeast,11.2,19.9,25.7,36.8,56.2,64.3,70.4,,
..Midwest,11.6,18.5,23.8,34.8,53.9,63.8,72.2,,,,,,
..South,4.4,7.6,13.2,22.9,44.2,58.0,68.9,,,,,,
..West,17.7,26.0,35.6,48.6,69.8,76.5,81.0,,,,,,
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.State,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Alabama,3.1,5.8,11.2,19.7,40.6,53.4,65.1,,,,,,
..Alaska,--,--,*,66.3,87.0,89.7,89.0,,,,,,
..Arizona,*,*,*,33.2,62.4,77.1,82.6,,,,,,
..Arkansas,3.1,5.4,9.0,16.3,36.7,51.3,65.4,,,,,,
..California,*,*,*,48.9,69.2,75.5,80.1,,,,,,
..Colorado,*,*,*,55.2,77.7,82.0,84.5,,,,,,
..Connecticut,11.3,18.3,25.2,36.2,55.1,65.9,73.1,,,,,,
..Delaware,5.5,**,16.4,28.2,50.4,62.0,72.8,,,,,,
..District of Columbia,16.8,27.2,31.3,42.0,55.4,62.3,69.6,,,,,,
..Florida,3.7,7.1,12.9,22.5,43.3,54.5,65.3,,,,,,
..Georgia,2.9,4.9,10.5,20.1,42.3,58.4,71.6,,,,,,
..Hawaii,--,--,*,75.7,94.4,95.2,93.1,,,,,,
..Idaho,*,*,*,54.8,76.2,85.5,84.7,,,,,,
..Illinois,13.6,21.4,25.7,37.2,53.4,63.1,70.3,,,,,,
..Indiana,10.6,16.5,22.4,33.3,53.1,64.1,73.8,,,,,,
..Iowa,14.6,**,28.6,39.4,62.7,71.4,76.8,,,,,,
..Kansas,13.4,21.1,29.4,39.4,61.6,72.5,79.9,,,,,,
..Kentucky,6.3,11.2,16.1,27.4,48.9,61.6,73.2,,,,,,
..Louisiana,2.6,4.3,8.9,18.3,39.4,50.8,59.9,,,,,,
..Maine,*,*,*,64.4,79.9,89.4,82.9,,,,,,
..Maryland,5.3,10.5,17.0,29.7,54.5,68.5,77.3,,,,,,
..Massachusetts,16.6,27.7,35.0,46.7,66.4,71.1,76.5,,,,,,
..Michigan,11.8,17.6,22.2,32.9,52.6,62.4,71.6,,,,,,
..Minnesota,*,*,*,51.6,71.6,76.5,79.3,,,,,,
..Mississippi,2.0,3.3,6.3,13.0,31.0,45.1,57.8,,,,,,
..Missouri,9.5,15.3,22.1,31.8,52.2,64.2,72.5,,,,,,
..Montana,*,*,*,61.4,81.6,81.5,91.0,,,,,,
..Nebraska,14.7,**,28.1,40.4,63.5,73.4,77.9,,,,,,
..Nevada,*,*,*,37.0,62.5,71.1,79.8,,,,,,
..New Hampshire,*,*,*,66.5,79.6,89.4,84.6,,,,,,
..New Jersey,8.5,14.8,22.5,34.4,55.3,65.7,73.1,,,,,,
..New Mexico,*,*,*,44.9,67.0,78.5,81.6,,,,,,
..New York,14.1,23.6,28.3,39.4,57.8,63.6,68.5,,,,,,
..North Carolina,4.6,6.7,12.0,21.2,42.2,57.0,69.5,,,,,,
..North Dakota,*,*,*,84.5,95.9,98.1,95.4,,,,,,
..Ohio,10.5,17.5,22.8,33.8,54.1,63.4,72.9,,,,,,
..Oklahoma,*,*,*,35.3,58.9,71.5,78.7,,,,,,
..Oregon,*,*,*,41.1,68.3,75.9,80.3,,,,,,
..Pennsylvania,8.1,15.9,21.7,31.4,51.0,62.2,69.8,,,,,,
..Rhode Island,10.5,**,24.9,36.9,61.7,66.1,71.4,,,,,,
..South Carolina,2.9,4.1,8.2,16.4,37.8,52.1,62.9,,,,,,
..South Dakota,*,*,*,61.9,89.9,82.6,83.6,,,,,,
..Tennessee,4.8,8.1,12.5,22.3,44.7,59.0,69.7,,,,,,
..Texas,6.8,10.6,18.3,28.7,53.0,65.7,75.3,,,,,,
..Utah,*,*,*,47.4,73.2,76.5,82.5,,,,,,
..Vermont,*,*,*,55.6,83.2,80.1,83.8,,,,,,
..Virginia,4.8,8.4,13.1,36.9,41.9,58.9,69.5,,,,,,
..Washington,*,*,*,50.2,74.5,82.4,84.4,,,,,,
..West Virginia,8.5,14.2,19.0,28.0,51.7,65.8,77.0,,,,,,
..Wisconsin,10.1,**,24.5,31.6,54.7,61.4,68.2,,,,,,
..Wyoming,*,*,*,47.0,85.6,82.2,87.1,,,,,,
Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"The data cells for Alaska and Hawaii are filled with an ""--"" in 1940 and 1950 because they were not states at that time.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"Due to data constraints, prior to 1970, data for the 'Nonwhite' population are shown as 'Black' in states where at least 75 percent of the Nonwhite population in 1970 was Black.  See the introductory text for more explanation.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"An '*' indicates that the state's nonwhite population in 1970 was not at least 75 percent Black, therefore, no data are shown.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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An '**' indicates that data by race and sex were not available in 1950.,,,,,,,
Race data for 2000 are for race alone.  See text for further explanation.,,,,,,,
"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census of Population, 1940 to 2000.",,,,,,,
"Internet Release Date: April 6, 2006",,,,,,,