Multiple tables with row headers in column A and column headers in row 10,,,,,,,,, "Census 2000 PHC-T-41. A Half-Century of Learning: Historical Statistics on Educational Attainment in the United States, 1940 to 2000",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, "Table 7a. Percent of the White Population 25 Years and Over with a High School Diploma or Higher by Sex, for the United States, Regions, and States: 1940 to 2000",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, (leading dots indicate subparts),,,,,,,,, "[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]",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, Geographic area,1940,1950,1960,1970,1980,1990,2000,, BOTH SEXES,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, United States,26.1,36.4,43.2,54.5,68.8,77.9,83.6,, ,,,,,,,,, .Region,,,,,,,,, ..Northeast,24.4,36.5,41.9,54.2,68.7,78.4,84.6,, ..Midwest,25.4,36.2,42.8,55.0,69.3,78.6,85.3,,,,,, ..South,24.6,31.1,39.8,49.1,63.5,74.4,80.6,,,,,, ..West,35.4,46.5,51.9,63.3,77.2,82.4,85.6,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, .State,,,,,,,,,,,,, ..Alabama,21.8,27.9,36.5,47.0,60.6,70.3,78.0,,,,,, ..Alaska,--,--,63.2,75.3,88.5,91.1,92.5,,,,,, ..Arizona,32.6,41.5,48.3,60.3,76.1,82.4,85.4,,,,,, ..Arkansas,18.8,25.6,33.2,43.9,58.4,68.6,77.5,,,,,, ..California,38.0,48.7,52.4,63.6,76.6,81.1,83.3,,,,,, ..Colorado,32.2,43.8,52.2,64.2,80.2,86.1,89.5,,,,,, ..Connecticut,25.3,37.7,44.4,56.9,71.5,80.9,86.3,,,,,, ..Delaware,26.5,38.2,47.0,58.2,71.7,80.3,85.0,,,,,, ..District of Columbia,49.7,60.6,61.1,75.0,88.7,93.1,94.4,,,,,, ..Florida,34.1,42.5,47.4,56.3,69.5,77.0,82.5,,,,,, ..Georgia,24.0,26.6,38.8,46.3,60.7,74.9,81.8,,,,,, ..Hawaii,--,--,62.5,74.4,85.7,89.3,92.7,,,,,, ..Idaho,30.7,40.9,48.7,59.6,74.6,80.9,86.6,,,,,, ..Illinois,24.8,36.0,41.7,54.3,68.7,79.1,85.0,,,,,, ..Indiana,25.3,36.7,42.7,54.0,67.3,76.5,83.2,,,,,, ..Iowa,29.0,38.6,46.5,59.1,71.7,80.3,86.9,,,,,, ..Kansas,29.0,40.9,48.9,60.7,74.2,82.4,87.9,,,,,, ..Kentucky,16.4,23.1,28.3,39.1,53.3,64.7,74.2,,,,,, ..Louisiana,25.3,30.0,41.0,49.9,63.7,74.2,80.0,,,,,, ..Maine,28.9,37.7,43.2,54.7,68.7,78.9,85.5,,,,,, ..Maryland,23.7,35.5,43.7,55.9,69.9,80.8,86.3,,,,,, ..Massachusetts,31.2,42.9,47.3,58.8,72.8,81.2,86.8,,,,,, ..Michigan,25.3,36.1,42.4,54.6,69.8,78.6,85.3,,,,,, ..Minnesota,25.1,35.5,44.0,57.7,73.2,82.8,89.2,,,,,, ..Mississippi,28.1,34.4,42.2,52.6,63.9,71.7,78.9,,,,,, ..Missouri,23.0,31.9,37.7,50.2,64.6,74.9,82.4,,,,,, ..Montana,29.9,40.6,48.5,60.1,75.2,81.7,87.9,,,,,, ..Nebraska,29.1,39.8,48.1,59.7,73.9,82.4,88.2,,,,,, ..Nevada,36.9,48.3,55.2,66.9,76.9,80.9,83.9,,,,,, ..New Hampshire,26.9,37.2,42.9,57.6,72.2,82.2,87.6,,,,,, ..New Jersey,23.7,35.9,42.0,54.1,69.0,78.6,84.7,,,,,, ..New Mexico,25.0,36.9,47.3,57.2,73.4,78.6,83.3,,,,,, ..New York,23.8,36.9,41.8,54.2,68.7,78.5,84.0,,,,,, ..North Carolina,23.5,24.8,37.1,42.2,57.8,73.1,81.2,,,,,, ..North Dakota,22.7,31.1,39.1,50.6,66.7,76.9,84.2,,,,,, ..Ohio,26.4,37.6,43.3,54.8,68.2,76.9,84.2,,,,,, ..Oklahoma,25.8,35.3,42.0,53.1,67.1,75.7,82.1,,,,,, ..Oregon,33.2,43.2,48.6,60.3,76.1,82.3,87.1,,,,,, ..Pennsylvania,21.9,32.9,39.2,51.6,65.8,75.9,83.4,,,,,, ..Rhode Island,21.3,31.8,35.2,46.5,61.3,73.0,80.1,,,,,, ..South Carolina,27.3,25.9,38.9,44.8,58.9,73.6,80.9,,,,,, ..South Dakota,25.6,35.1,42.9,54.2,68.8,77.8,85.7,,,,,, ..Tennessee,20.9,27.5,33.2,44.5,57.9,68.2,77.0,,,,,, ..Texas,27.3,33.3,42.0,49.5,65.7,76.2,79.5,,,,,, ..Utah,37.3,50.2,56.1,67.6,80.9,86.2,89.9,,,,,, ..Vermont,27.9,37.1,42.9,57.0,71.0,80.8,86.6,,,,,, ..Virginia,26.0,34.5,43.0,52.5,66.1,78.3,84.3,,,,,, ..Washington,33.8,45.4,51.9,63.9,78.3,85.0,89.3,,,,,, ..West Virginia,18.3,25.4,31.0,42.0,56.0,66.0,75.1,,,,,, ..Wisconsin,22.4,33.8,41.8,55.0,70.2,79.6,86.6,,,,,, ..Wyoming,33.2,44.7,52.4,63.2,78.8,83.9,88.8,,,,,, Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,,,,, "The data cells for Alaska and Hawaii are filled with an ""--"" in 1940 and 1950 because they were not states at that time.",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, 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",,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,