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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 5a.  Percent of the Total 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,,
BOTH SEXES,,,,,,,,,
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United States,24.5,34.3,41.1,52.3,66.5,75.2,80.4,,
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.Region,,,,,,,,,
..Northeast,24.0,35.7,41.0,52.9,67.1,76.2,81.6,,
..Midwest,25.0,35.4,41.7,53.7,68.0,77.1,83.5,,,,,,
..South,20.3,26.7,35.3,45.1,60.2,71.3,77.7,,,,,,
..West,34.8,45.6,50.8,62.3,74.5,73.7,79.9,,,,,,
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.State,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Alabama,15.9,21.9,30.3,41.3,56.5,66.9,75.3,,,,,,
..Alaska,--,--,54.7,66.7,82.5,86.6,88.3,,,,,,
..Arizona,29.4,38.5,45.7,58.1,72.4,78.7,81.0,,,,,,
..Arkansas,15.1,21.5,28.9,39.9,55.5,66.3,75.3,,,,,,
..California,37.3,47.6,51.5,62.6,73.5,76.2,76.8,,,,,,
..Colorado,32.1,43.7,52.0,63.9,78.6,84.4,86.9,,,,,,
..Connecticut,25.1,37.3,43.8,56.0,70.3,79.2,84.0,,,,,,
..Delaware,23.9,34.8,43.3,54.6,68.6,77.5,82.6,,,,,,
..District of Columbia,41.2,50.2,47.8,55.2,67.1,73.1,77.8,,,,,,
..Florida,26.6,35.8,42.6,52.6,66.7,74.4,79.9,,,,,,
..Georgia,17.4,20.8,32.0,40.6,56.4,70.9,78.6,,,,,,
..Hawaii,--,--,46.1,61.9,73.8,80.1,84.6,,,,,,
..Idaho,30.5,40.7,48.6,59.5,73.7,79.7,84.7,,,,,,
..Illinois,24.3,35.1,40.4,52.6,66.5,76.2,81.4,,,,,,
..Indiana,24.8,35.9,41.8,52.9,66.4,75.6,82.1,,,,,,
..Iowa,28.9,38.9,46.3,59.0,71.5,80.1,86.1,,,,,,
..Kansas,28.5,40.3,48.2,59.9,73.3,81.3,86.0,,,,,,
..Kentucky,15.7,22.3,27.6,38.5,53.1,64.6,74.1,,,,,,
..Louisiana,17.7,22.5,32.3,42.2,57.7,68.3,74.8,,,,,,
..Maine,28.8,37.6,43.2,54.7,68.7,78.8,85.4,,,,,,
..Maryland,21.1,32.1,40.0,52.3,67.4,78.4,83.8,,,,,,
..Massachusetts,31.0,42.7,47.0,58.5,72.2,80.0,84.8,,,,,,
..Michigan,24.7,34.9,40.9,52.8,68.0,76.8,83.4,,,,,,
..Minnesota,25.1,35.6,43.9,57.6,73.1,82.4,88.0,,,,,,
..Mississippi,16.2,22.0,29.8,41.0,54.8,64.3,72.9,,,,,,
..Missouri,22.2,30.8,36.6,48.8,63.5,73.9,81.3,,,,,,
..Montana,29.4,40.0,47.8,59.2,74.4,81.0,87.2,,,,,,
..Nebraska,28.9,39.4,47.7,59.3,73.4,81.8,86.6,,,,,,
..Nevada,35.6,46.5,53.3,65.2,75.5,78.8,80.7,,,,,,
..New Hampshire,26.8,37.2,42.9,57.6,72.3,82.2,87.4,,,,,,
..New Jersey,23.0,34.8,40.7,52.5,67.4,76.7,82.1,,,,,,
..New Mexico,23.8,35.6,45.5,55.2,68.9,75.1,78.9,,,,,,
..New York,23.4,36.1,40.9,52.7,66.3,74.8,79.1,,,,,,
..North Carolina,19.0,20.9,32.3,38.5,54.8,70.0,78.1,,,,,,
..North Dakota,22.5,30.7,38.9,50.3,66.4,76.7,83.9,,,,,,
..Ohio,25.7,36.5,41.9,53.2,67.0,75.7,83.0,,,,,,
..Oklahoma,24.5,33.8,40.5,51.6,66.0,74.6,80.6,,,,,,
..Oregon,33.1,43.1,48.4,60.0,75.6,81.5,85.1,,,,,,
..Pennsylvania,21.2,32.0,38.1,50.2,64.7,74.7,81.9,,,,,,
..Rhode Island,21.1,31.6,35.0,46.4,61.1,72.0,78.0,,,,,,
..South Carolina,18.4,19.0,30.4,37.8,53.7,68.3,76.3,,,,,,
..South Dakota,25.1,34.5,42.2,53.3,67.9,77.1,84.6,,,,,,
..Tennessee,18.1,24.6,30.4,41.8,56.2,67.1,75.9,,,,,,
..Texas,24.7,30.7,39.5,47.4,62.6,72.1,75.7,,,,,,
..Utah,37.0,49.9,55.8,67.3,80.0,85.1,87.7,,,,,,
..Vermont,27.9,37.1,42.9,57.1,71.0,80.8,86.4,,,,,,
..Virginia,21.6,29.4,37.9,47.8,62.4,75.2,81.5,,,,,,
..Washington,33.6,45.0,51.5,63.5,77.6,83.8,87.1,,,,,,
..West Virginia,17.8,24.9,30.6,41.6,56.0,66.0,75.2,,,,,,
..Wisconsin,22.4,33.6,41.5,54.5,69.6,78.6,85.1,,,,,,
..Wyoming,32.9,44.4,52.0,62.9,77.9,83.0,87.9,,,,,,
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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"Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census of Population, 1940 to 2000.",,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Internet Release Date: April 6, 2006",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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