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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 7b.  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",,,,,,,,,
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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,24.2,34.6,41.6,54.0,69.6,78.4,83.4,,
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.Region,,,,,,,,,
..Northeast,23.5,35.5,40.9,53.9,69.5,79.1,84.6,,
..Midwest,23.2,34.0,40.7,53.8,69.5,78.9,85.1,,,,,,
..South,22.4,29.1,38.1,48.9,64.6,74.8,80.3,,,,,,
..West,32.2,43.7,50.0,62.9,77.9,82.9,85.5,,,,,,
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.State,,,,,,,,,,,,,
..Alabama,19.9,25.7,35.9,47.5,62.2,71.5,78.1,,,,,,
..Alaska,--,--,60.3,74.1,88.3,91.0,91.9,,,,,,
..Arizona,30.0,39.4,46.3,59.9,76.7,82.8,85.0,,,,,,
..Arkansas,17.4,23.6,31.9,43.2,58.9,68.8,77.0,,,,,,
..California,35.4,46.6,51.3,63.9,77.8,81.9,83.4,,,,,,
..Colorado,28.2,**,49.5,63.1,80.8,86.6,89.2,,,,,,
..Connecticut,23.5,35.8,42.5,55.7,72.0,81.3,86.3,,,,,,
..Delaware,24.6,**,45.4,57.5,71.9,80.4,84.2,,,,,,
..District of Columbia,47.9,58.8,60.1,76.0,90.5,93.5,94.7,,,,,,
..Florida,31.7,40.4,45.9,55.9,70.2,77.4,82.3,,,,,,
..Georgia,21.5,24.8,37.7,47.3,63.1,75.8,81.5,,,,,,
..Hawaii,--,--,61.9,74.6,86.7,90.1,92.7,,,,,,
..Idaho,26.8,**,45.0,57.5,74.2,80.7,86.4,,,,,,
..Illinois,23.8,35.5,41.4,54.6,70.2,80.1,85.0,,,,,,
..Indiana,23.9,35.5,41.7,54.1,68.5,77.4,83.3,,,,,,
..Iowa,24.5,**,41.9,55.9,70.3,79.7,86.2,,,,,,
..Kansas,25.3,37.6,46.5,59.2,74.3,82.8,87.5,,,,,,
..Kentucky,14.7,21.2,26.7,38.1,53.3,64.3,73.1,,,,,,
..Louisiana,23.4,28.7,40.1,50.5,65.4,74.4,79.3,,,,,,
..Maine,24.7,**,39.5,52.0,67.7,78.1,84.5,,,,,,
..Maryland,22.7,34.8,42.8,56.4,71.3,81.4,86.3,,,,,,
..Massachusetts,29.0,41.2,45.3,57.5,72.9,81.5,86.6,,,,,,
..Michigan,23.2,33.8,40.0,53.2,69.8,78.8,85.0,,,,,,
..Minnesota,21.2,**,39.7,54.5,71.9,82.2,88.6,,,,,,
..Mississippi,25.0,31.0,39.7,51.7,64.1,71.5,78.2,,,,,,
..Missouri,21.3,30.3,36.4,50.0,65.7,75.9,82.6,,,,,,
..Montana,24.8,**,43.4,56.3,73.5,80.9,87.3,,,,,,
..Nebraska,24.5,**,43.9,56.6,72.9,81.9,87.6,,,,,,
..Nevada,32.4,**,52.1,66.1,77.6,81.8,84.0,,,,,,
..New Hampshire,23.8,**,40.1,55.9,72.0,82.0,86.8,,,,,,
..New Jersey,23.7,36.0,41.9,54.6,70.5,79.7,85.1,,,,,,
..New Mexico,22.7,35.1,46.0,57.5,74.2,79.3,83.2,,,,,,
..New York,23.5,36.6,41.3,54.4,69.9,79.2,83.9,,,,,,
..North Carolina,20.7,22.2,33.8,41.0,58.2,72.7,80.3,,,,,,
..North Dakota,18.1,**,33.6,45.9,64.0,75.1,83.3,,,,,,
..Ohio,24.9,35.9,41.6,53.9,68.7,77.4,84.2,,,,,,
..Oklahoma,23.4,32.9,40.6,52.9,68.3,76.8,82.3,,,,,,
..Oregon,29.6,**,45.1,58.0,75.6,82.1,86.6,,,,,,
..Pennsylvania,20.9,31.8,38.0,51.0,66.6,76.9,83.7,,,,,,
..Rhode Island,20.5,**,34.4,46.3,62.7,74.1,80.4,,,,,,
..South Carolina,24.1,23.5,36.2,45.0,60.7,74.3,80.5,,,,,,
..South Dakota,20.4,**,37.1,48.5,65.9,76.1,84.5,,,,,,
..Tennessee,18.9,25.5,31.4,43.8,58.2,68.7,76.7,,,,,,
..Texas,25.2,31.8,40.9,50.3,67.7,77.2,79.7,,,,,,
..Utah,36.0,**,55.1,67.5,81.8,86.7,89.7,,,,,,
..Vermont,23.4,**,37.8,53.3,69.3,79.5,85.1,,,,,,
..Virginia,22.6,31.5,39.8,51.4,66.5,78.2,83.7,,,,,,
..Washington,30.0,41.6,49.0,62.8,78.5,85.3,89.1,,,,,,
..West Virginia,16.9,23.7,29.3,41.0,56.0,65.8,74.4,,,,,,
..Wisconsin,20.0,**,38.9,52.6,69.6,79.3,86.0,,,,,,
..Wyoming,27.2,**,48.2,60.3,78.4,83.9,88.2,,,,,,
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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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",,,,,,,,,,,,,
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