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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 5c.  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,,
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United States,26.3,36.0,42.5,52.8,65.8,74.8,80.7,,
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.Region,,,,,,,,,
..Northeast,24.4,36.5,42.0,53.2,66.4,75.6,81.7,,
..Midwest,26.9,37.5,43.7,54.8,67.8,76.9,83.8,,,,,,
..South,21.9,28.4,36.7,45.3,59.4,70.9,78.2,,,,,,
..West,37.9,48.5,52.7,62.6,73.7,78.0,79.4,,,,,,
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.State,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Alabama,17.2,23.5,30.9,41.0,55.4,66.0,75.4,,,,,,
..Alaska,--,--,57.1,67.1,82.2,86.1,88.4,,,,,,
..Arizona,32.1,40.5,47.7,58.4,71.7,78.2,81.5,,,,,,
..Arkansas,16.3,23.1,29.8,40.4,54.8,66.1,75.7,,,,,,
..California,40.0,49.7,52.7,62.4,72.4,75.5,76.8,,,,,,
..Colorado,36.1,47.1,54.5,64.8,77.9,83.8,87.4,,,,,,
..Connecticut,26.8,39.0,45.6,57.2,69.9,78.8,84.1,,,,,,
..Delaware,25.8,36.9,45.0,55.2,68.3,77.4,83.4,,,,,,
..District of Columbia,42.6,51.8,49.5,56.2,66.7,73.2,77.7,,,,,,
..Florida,28.7,37.6,44.0,53.0,66.2,74.2,80.3,,,,,,
..Georgia,19.1,22.0,32.6,39.7,54.4,70.1,79.0,,,,,,
..Hawaii,--,--,47.8,62.3,72.5,78.4,83.6,,,,,,
..Idaho,35.1,45.0,52.2,61.5,74.1,80.2,85.1,,,,,,
..Illinois,25.3,35.7,40.8,52.3,65.4,75.7,81.8,,,,,,
..Indiana,26.1,37.2,42.8,53.0,65.4,74.9,82.2,,,,,,
..Iowa,33.5,43.5,50.6,61.8,72.7,80.6,86.8,,,,,,
..Kansas,32.2,43.4,50.5,61.1,73.2,80.9,86.5,,,,,,
..Kentucky,17.3,24.2,29.1,39.5,53.1,65.0,75.0,,,,,,
..Louisiana,19.0,23.5,33.0,41.9,56.4,68.4,75.8,,,,,,
..Maine,32.9,41.8,46.7,57.2,69.5,79.4,86.3,,,,,,
..Maryland,22.1,33.1,41.1,52.3,66.7,78.2,84.1,,,,,,
..Massachusetts,32.9,44.2,48.8,59.5,72.0,79.6,84.9,,,,,,
..Michigan,26.9,37.1,43.2,54.2,68.1,76.8,83.9,,,,,,
..Minnesota,29.2,40.0,48.0,60.5,74.2,82.8,88.4,,,,,,
..Mississippi,18.0,24.1,31.2,41.5,54.6,64.5,73.7,,,,,,
..Missouri,23.9,32.2,37.8,49.0,62.6,73.1,81.2,,,,,,
..Montana,35.4,45.8,53.0,62.7,75.9,81.7,87.7,,,,,,
..Nebraska,33.5,43.5,51.7,62.0,74.2,82.2,87.3,,,,,,
..Nevada,41.6,51.3,56.7,65.9,74.7,77.9,80.7,,,,,,
..New Hampshire,29.8,40.2,45.5,59.1,72.5,82.3,88.2,,,,,,
..New Jersey,23.0,34.8,41.0,52.2,66.2,75.9,81.9,,,,,,
..New Mexico,26.1,37.5,46.6,54.9,67.9,74.3,79.1,,,,,,
..New York,23.8,36.3,41.4,52.5,65.2,74.2,79.2,,,,,,
..North Carolina,21.3,23.0,35.0,39.5,54.6,70.2,79.2,,,,,,
..North Dakota,27.8,36.6,44.6,54.8,69.0,78.3,84.7,,,,,,
..Ohio,27.2,38.1,43.6,54.0,66.5,75.3,83.0,,,,,,
..Oklahoma,26.7,36.0,41.7,51.7,64.9,73.7,80.6,,,,,,
..Oregon,36.9,47.3,51.8,62.1,76.0,81.7,85.9,,,,,,
..Pennsylvania,22.2,33.0,39.3,50.8,64.0,73.9,81.8,,,,,,
..Rhode Island,21.8,32.1,35.7,46.5,59.8,71.1,77.8,,,,,,
..South Carolina,20.4,20.6,32.1,37.6,52.5,67.8,76.9,,,,,,
..South Dakota,30.6,40.4,47.9,58.5,70.5,78.6,85.7,,,,,,
..Tennessee,19.8,26.4,32.0,42.3,55.8,66.7,76.4,,,,,,
..Texas,26.7,32.1,40.7,46.9,61.0,71.5,75.8,,,,,,
..Utah,38.4,51.5,56.8,67.3,79.1,84.7,88.1,,,,,,
..Vermont,32.5,42.0,47.5,60.4,72.5,82.0,87.7,,,,,,
..Virginia,24.5,32.1,41.0,48.9,62.1,75.3,82.1,,,,,,
..Washington,37.8,48.9,54.4,64.5,77.3,83.5,87.3,,,,,,
..West Virginia,19.3,26.6,32.2,42.5,56.0,66.0,75.8,,,,,,
..Wisconsin,24.9,36.5,44.3,56.7,70.2,78.8,85.6,,,,,,
..Wyoming,40.2,50.5,56.5,65.7,78.2,83.1,88.5,,,,,,
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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