: Restoring Shared Prosperity
25-34 year olds with an associate’s degree or higher
38.8%
of young people ages 25-34 in America held an associate’s degree or higher. Increasing the number of individuals who gain access to higher education will help increase the wages for more workers.
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| State | 25-34 year olds with an associate’s degree or higher | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 31.1% | 45th | |
| Alaska | 32.0% | 41st | |
| Arizona | 32.0% | 41st | |
| Arkansas | 28.4% | 50th | |
| California | 37.6% | 28th | |
| Colorado | 41.9% | 18th | |
| Connecticut | 46.1% | 6th | |
| Delaware | 38.5% | 24th | |
| District of Columbia | 65.6% | 1st | |
| Florida | 36.3% | 32nd | |
| Georgia | 35.6% | 34th | |
| Hawaii | 41.5% | 20th | |
| Idaho | 33.4% | 38th | |
| Illinois | 44.6% | 11th | |
| Indiana | 35.2% | 37th | |
| Iowa | 45.5% | 8th | |
| Kansas | 42.2% | 17th | |
| Kentucky | 32.3% | 39th | |
| Louisiana | 29.5% | 47th | |
| Maine | 36.7% | 31st | |
| Maryland | 45.5% | 8th | |
| Massachusetts | 54.3% | 2nd | |
| Michigan | 36.0% | 33rd | |
| Minnesota | 49.8% | 4th | |
| Mississippi | 30.7% | 46th | |
| Missouri | 39.0% | 23rd | |
| Montana | 37.1% | 30th | |
| Nebraska | 44.0% | 12th | |
| Nevada | 28.1% | 51st | |
| New Hampshire | 45.5% | 8th | |
| New Jersey | 45.9% | 7th | |
| New Mexico | 28.9% | 48th | |
| New York | 49.2% | 5th | |
| North Carolina | 37.9% | 26th | |
| North Dakota | 50.9% | 3rd | |
| Ohio | 37.6% | 28th | |
| Oklahoma | 31.4% | 44th | |
| Oregon | 37.7% | 27th | |
| Pennsylvania | 43.5% | 15th | |
| Rhode Island | 42.8% | 16th | |
| South Carolina | 35.5% | 35th | |
| South Dakota | 41.4% | 21st | |
| Tennessee | 32.1% | 40th | |
| Texas | 31.7% | 43rd | |
| Utah | 38.1% | 25th | |
| Vermont | 43.7% | 14th | |
| Virginia | 44.0% | 12th | |
| Washington | 41.6% | 19th | |
| West Virginia | 28.9% | 48th | |
| Wisconsin | 40.8% | 22nd | |
| Wyoming | 35.4% | 36th | |