Federal Reserve Economic Data

Educational Attainment, Annual

Bachelor's Degree or Higher by State


Multiyear estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) are "period" estimates derived from a data sample collected over a period of time, as opposed to "point-in-time" estimates such as those from past decennial censuses. ACS 5-year estimate includes data collected over a 60-month period. The date of the data is the end of the 5-year period. For example, a value dated 2014 represents data from 2010 to 2014. However, they do not describe any specific day, month, or year within that time period.

Multiyear estimates require some considerations that single-year estimates do not. For example, multiyear estimates released in consecutive years consist mostly of overlapping years and shared data. The 2010–2014 ACS 5-year estimates share sample data from 2011 through 2014 with the 2011–2015 ACS 5-year estimates. Because of this overlap, users should use extreme caution in making comparisons with consecutive years of multiyear estimates.

Please see "Section 3: Understanding and Using ACS Single-Year and Multiyear Estimates" on publication page 13 (file page 19) of the 2018 ACS General Handbook for a more thorough clarification. https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2018/acs/acs_general_handbook_2018.pdf


   

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    2023
Percent
Name 2023 Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Alabama
28.9 28.8 28.8
Alaska
32.2 30.6 30.6
Arizona
33.5 33.0 33.0
Arkansas
26.2 25.4 25.4
California
37.5 37.0 37.0
Colorado
46.4 45.9 45.9
Connecticut
42.9 41.9 41.9
Delaware
36.5 36.5 36.5
District of Columbia
65.9 65.4 65.4
Florida
34.9 34.3 34.3
Georgia
35.4 34.7 34.7
Hawaii
37.0 35.4 35.4
Idaho
32.1 32.3 32.3
Illinois
38.3 37.7 37.7
Indiana
30.2 29.6 29.6
Iowa
31.5 32.3 32.3
Kansas
35.8 35.6 35.6
Kentucky
27.8 27.9 27.9
Louisiana
27.0 27.1 27.1
Maine
37.0 36.1 36.1
Maryland
43.7 43.8 43.8
Massachusetts
47.8 46.6 46.6
Michigan
32.7 32.1 32.1
Minnesota
40.0 39.1 39.1
Mississippi
25.5 24.8 24.8
Missouri
33.2 32.2 32.2
Montana
34.6 34.6 34.6
Nebraska
35.3 34.7 34.7
Nevada
28.7 27.0 27.0
New Hampshire
40.7 41.3 41.3
New Jersey
43.8 43.5 43.5
New Mexico
31.6 30.5 30.5
New York
40.6 40.0 40.0
North Carolina
36.8 35.9 35.9
North Dakota
33.6 31.8 31.8
Ohio
32.0 32.0 32.0
Oklahoma
28.7 28.5 28.5
Oregon
37.7 36.3 36.3
Pennsylvania
35.3 35.1 35.1
Rhode Island
39.0 39.6 39.6
South Carolina
32.9 32.6 32.6
South Dakota
33.3 31.6 31.6
Tennessee
31.7 31.1 31.1
Texas
34.2 33.9 33.9
Utah
38.4 37.9 37.9
Vermont
43.7 44.2 44.2
Virginia
42.4 42.2 42.2
Washington
40.5 39.5 39.5
West Virginia
24.0 24.8 24.8
Wisconsin
33.8 33.2 33.2
Wyoming
30.4 29.6 29.6
   

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