Almost two-thirds of people in the labor force do not have a college degree
Share of national labor force without a four-year college degree
| Share of labor force without a Bachelor’s degree | Labor force with a Bachelor’s degree or higher | |
|---|---|---|
| Share of labor force | 65.1% | 34.9% |
Share of labor force without a four-year college degree, by state
| State | Share of labor force without a college degree |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 71.9% |
| Alaska | 70.1% |
| Arizona | 69.4% |
| Arkansas | 72.6% |
| California | 64.6% |
| Colorado | 58.2% |
| Connecticut | 58.1% |
| Delaware | 65.0% |
| Washington D.C. | 33.7% |
| Florida | 67.0% |
| Georgia | 66.2% |
| Hawaii | 68.0% |
| Idaho | 71.0% |
| Illinois | 61.0% |
| Indiana | 70.3% |
| Iowa | 69.6% |
| Kansas | 65.2% |
| Kentucky | 70.9% |
| Louisiana | 72.7% |
| Maine | 67.8% |
| Maryland | 55.4% |
| Massachusetts | 51.0% |
| Michigan | 67.8% |
| Minnesota | 64.4% |
| Mississippi | 75.7% |
| Missouri | 67.9% |
| Montana | 66.8% |
| Nebraska | 68.7% |
| Nevada | 73.9% |
| New Hampshire | 62.2% |
| New Jersey | 56.1% |
| New Mexico | 72.9% |
| New York | 57.4% |
| North Carolina | 67.0% |
| North Dakota | 69.2% |
| Ohio | 68.2% |
| Oklahoma | 70.0% |
| Oregon | 64.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 65.2% |
| Rhode Island | 64.7% |
| South Carolina | 70.1% |
| South Dakota | 70.9% |
| Tennessee | 68.5% |
| Texas | 68.5% |
| Utah | 68.8% |
| Vermont | 59.7% |
| Virginia | 58.4% |
| Washington | 62.8% |
| West Virginia | 73.2% |
| Wisconsin | 68.8% |
| Wyoming | 74.5% |