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253. Educational Attainment, by State
[In percent. As of March 1999 and April 1990. For persons 25 years old and over, except as indicated. Based on the 1990 Census of Population and the Current PopulationSurvey; see
text Section 1, Population, and Appendix III]
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STATE
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FIPS code
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High
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Bachelors degree or more
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High
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High
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Not a high
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school
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school
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College
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school
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College
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school
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graduate
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Bachelor's
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Advanced
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Drop-
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graduate
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graduate
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graduate
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graduate
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graduate
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or more
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Total
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degree
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degree
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outs 1
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or more
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or more
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or more
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or more
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United States
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00000
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24.8
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75.2
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20.3
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13.1
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7.2
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11.2
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82.8
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24.4
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83.4
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25.2
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Alabama
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01000
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33.1
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66.9
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15.7
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10.1
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5.5
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12.6
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78.8
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20.6
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81.1
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21.8
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Alaska
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02000
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13.4
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86.6
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23.0
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15.0
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8.0
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10.9
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90.6
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24.2
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92.8
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25.5
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Arizona
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04000
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21.3
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78.7
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20.3
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13.3
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7.0
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14.4
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81.9
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21.9
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83.1
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24.2
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Arkansas
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05000
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33.7
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66.3
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13.3
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8.9
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4.5
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11.4
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76.8
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16.2
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78.9
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17.3
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California
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06000
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23.8
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76.2
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23.4
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15.3
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8.1
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14.2
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80.1
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26.4
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80.4
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27.1
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Colorado
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08000
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15.6
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84.4
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27.0
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18.0
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9.0
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9.8
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89.6
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34.0
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90.4
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38.7
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Connecticut
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09000
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20.8
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79.2
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27.2
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16.2
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11.0
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9.0
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83.7
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31.4
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83.7
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33.5
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Delaware
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10000
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22.5
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77.5
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21.4
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13.7
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7.7
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10.4
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85.2
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25.1
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84.5
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24.0
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District of Columbia
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11000
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26.9
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73.1
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33.3
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16.1
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17.2
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13.9
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83.8
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36.5
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82.8
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42.1
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Florida
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12000
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25.6
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74.4
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18.3
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12.0
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6.3
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14.3
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81.9
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22.5
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82.7
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21.6
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Georgia
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13000
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29.1
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70.9
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19.3
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12.9
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6.4
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14.1
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80.0
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20.7
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80.7
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21.5
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Hawaii
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15000
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19.9
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80.1
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22.9
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15.8
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7.1
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7.5
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84.6
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24.0
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88.0
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26.2
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Idaho
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16000
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20.3
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79.7
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17.7
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12.4
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5.3
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10.4
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82.7
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20.3
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84.8
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20.8
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Illinois
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17000
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23.8
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76.2
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21.0
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13.6
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7.5
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10.6
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84.2
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25.8
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85.4
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25.6
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Indiana
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18000
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24.4
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75.6
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15.6
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9.2
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6.4
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11.4
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83.5
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17.7
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82.9
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18.4
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Iowa
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19000
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19.9
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80.1
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16.9
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11.7
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5.2
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6.6
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87.7
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20.3
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89.7
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21.7
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Kansas
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20000
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18.7
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81.3
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21.1
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14.1
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7.0
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8.7
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89.2
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28.5
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87.6
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26.5
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Kentucky
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21000
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35.4
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64.6
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13.6
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8.1
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5.5
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13.3
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77.9
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20.1
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78.2
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19.8
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Louisiana
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22000
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31.7
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68.3
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16.1
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10.5
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5.6
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12.5
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78.6
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19.5
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78.3
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20.7
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Maine
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23000
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21.2
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78.8
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18.8
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12.7
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6.1
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8.3
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86.7
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19.2
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88.9
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22.9
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Maryland
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24000
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21.6
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78.4
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26.5
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15.6
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10.9
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10.9
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84.7
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31.8
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84.7
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34.7
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Massachusetts
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25000
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20.0
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80.0
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27.2
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16.6
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10.6
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8.5
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85.6
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31.0
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85.1
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31.0
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Michigan
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26000
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23.2
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76.8
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17.4
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10.9
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6.4
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10.0
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85.4
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22.1
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85.5
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21.3
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Minnesota
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27000
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17.6
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82.4
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21.8
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15.6
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6.3
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6.4
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89.4
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31.0
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91.1
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32.0
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Mississippi
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28000
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35.7
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64.3
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14.7
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9.7
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5.1
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11.8
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77.3
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19.5
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78.0
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19.2
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Missouri
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29000
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26.1
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73.9
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17.8
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11.7
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6.1
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11.4
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82.9
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22.4
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85.0
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23.0
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Montana
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30000
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19.0
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81.0
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19.8
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14.1
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5.7
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8.1
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89.1
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23.9
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88.8
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24.0
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Nebraska
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31000
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18.2
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81.8
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18.9
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13.1
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5.9
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7.0
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87.7
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20.9
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89.3
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20.4
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Nevada
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32000
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21.2
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78.8
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15.3
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10.1
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5.2
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15.2
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89.1
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20.6
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86.4
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20.2
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New Hampshire
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33000
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17.8
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82.2
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24.4
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16.4
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7.9
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9.4
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84.0
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26.6
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86.5
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27.2
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New Jersey
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34000
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23.3
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76.7
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24.9
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16.0
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8.8
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9.6
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86.5
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30.1
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87.4
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30.5
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New Mexico
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35000
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24.9
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75.1
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20.4
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12.1
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8.3
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11.7
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79.6
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23.1
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80.9
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24.5
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New York
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36000
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25.2
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74.8
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23.1
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13.2
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9.9
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9.9
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81.5
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26.8
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81.9
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26.9
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North Carolina
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37000
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30.0
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70.0
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17.4
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12.0
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5.4
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12.5
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81.4
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23.3
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79.8
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23.9
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North Dakota
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38000
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23.3
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76.7
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18.1
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13.5
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4.5
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4.6
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84.3
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22.5
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84.9
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22.3
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Ohio
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39000
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24.3
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75.7
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17.0
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11.1
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5.9
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8.9
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86.2
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21.5
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86.1
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25.5
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Oklahoma
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40000
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25.4
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74.6
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17.8
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11.8
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6.0
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10.4
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84.6
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20.5
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83.5
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23.7
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Oregon
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41000
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18.5
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81.5
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20.6
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13.6
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7.0
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11.8
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85.5
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27.7
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86.2
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26.8
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Pennsylvania
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42000
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25.3
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74.7
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17.9
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11.3
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6.6
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9.1
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84.1
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22.1
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86.1
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23.9
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Rhode Island
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44000
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28.0
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72.0
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21.3
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13.5
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7.8
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11.1
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80.7
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27.8
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80.9
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26.8
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South Carolina
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45000
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31.7
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68.3
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16.6
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11.2
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5.4
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11.7
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78.6
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21.3
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78.6
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20.9
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South Dakota
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46000
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22.9
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77.1
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17.2
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12.3
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4.9
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7.7
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86.3
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21.8
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88.7
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25.6
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Tennessee
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47000
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32.9
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67.1
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16.0
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10.5
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5.4
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13.4
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76.9
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16.9
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79.1
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17.7
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Texas
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48000
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27.9
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72.1
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20.3
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13.9
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6.5
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12.9
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78.3
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23.3
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78.2
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24.4
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Utah
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49000
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14.9
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85.1
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22.3
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15.4
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6.8
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8.7
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89.3
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27.6
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91.0
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27.9
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Vermont
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50000
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19.2
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80.8
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24.3
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15.4
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8.9
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8.0
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86.7
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27.1
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89.3
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28.3
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Virginia
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51000
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24.8
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75.2
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24.5
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15.4
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9.1
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10.0
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82.6
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30.3
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87.3
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31.6
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Washington
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53000
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16.2
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83.8
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22.9
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15.9
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7.0
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10.6
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92.0
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28.1
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91.2
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28.6
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West Virginia
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54000
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34.0
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66.0
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12.3
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7.5
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4.8
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10.9
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76.4
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16.3
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75.1
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17.9
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Wisconsin
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55000
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21.4
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78.6
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17.7
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12.1
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5.6
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7.1
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88.0
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22.3
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86.8
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23.6
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Wyoming
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56000
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17.0
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83.0
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18.8
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13.1
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5.7
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6.9
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90.0
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19.8
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90.7
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22.3
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1 For persons 16 to 19 years old. A dropout is a person who isnot in regular school and who has not completed the 12th gradeor received a general equivalency degree.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau,1990 Census of Population, CPH-L-96; andCurrent Population Reports, P20-513 and P20-528.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/education.html
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/253_educational_attainment_by_state.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
Copyright © 2019 Photius Coutsoukis and Information Technology Associates, all rights reserved.
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