Least Educated States Map
Rank state literacy male female literacy male female.
Least educated states map. However education levels still vary significantly across the u s. Other factors examined were quality of public school systems and universities. Territories the latest data. With at least some college.
All ten of the most educated states in the united states voted for president obama in 2012. States the district of columbia and the 5 inhabited territories of the united states sorted by educational attainment for persons 25 years of age and older. Website wallethub have compiled a set of handy maps and charts that show how educated different states in america are. This is a list of u s.
Each metric was graded on a 100 point scale with a score of 100 representing the most educated in certain metrics where women showed an advantage over men and blacks over whites we gave equal. To rank the most and least educated states in america wallethub looked at 18 metrics which all into two categories. The three least educated states. And racial and gender gaps in educational.
Census for the other 4 u s. Geographically you ll notice that states in new england the eastern coast and the west midwest tend to be among the most highly educated in the country. The ten most educated states were minnesota new york vermont new hampshire virginia new jersey. The states with the most educated people are concentrated in the mid atlantic and some of the least educated populations live in states in the deep south according to a study personal finance.
2011 census 2001 census. The specific metrics included those 25 and older with a high school diploma. Comparing all 50 states the data set ranges across adults aged 25 and older with at least a high school diploma. That s not to say that certain states.
Wallethub compared all 50 states across 15 different metrics in order to calculate which were the most and least educated states. In order to determine the most and least educated. Educational attainment and quality of education. States and territories by educational attainment this article presents a list of the 50 u s.
West virginia mississippi and arkansas performed poorly in all three fronts on the number of high school graduates bachelor s degree holders and advanced degree holders. With a bachelor s degree. Public high school graduate rate. The list is based on the responses to the 2013 2017 american community survey for the 50 states district of columbia and puerto rico and based on the 2010 u s.
In order to determine the most and least educated states in america wallethub compared the 50 states across two key dimensions educational attainment and quality of education. We examined those dimensions using 18 relevant metrics which are listed below with their corresponding weights.