In 2021, the District of Columbia had the most highly educated population in the United States, with **** percent of residents over the age of 25 having a Bachelor's degree or higher. Massachusetts followed closely behind, with **** percent of residents having completed a Bachelor's degree or higher. For the United States as a whole, this figure stood at **** percent of the population.
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US Census Bureau. (November 30, 2022). Percentage of the population aged 25 and over who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S. in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/725331/us-population-that-held-bachelors-degree-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of the population aged 25 and over who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S. in 2021, by state." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725331/us-population-that-held-bachelors-degree-by-state/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Percentage of the population aged 25 and over who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S. in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725331/us-population-that-held-bachelors-degree-by-state/
US Census Bureau. "Percentage of The Population Aged 25 and over Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree or Higher in The U.S. in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725331/us-population-that-held-bachelors-degree-by-state/
US Census Bureau, Percentage of the population aged 25 and over who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S. in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725331/us-population-that-held-bachelors-degree-by-state/ (last visited June 25, 2025)
Percentage of the population aged 25 and over who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher in the U.S. in 2021, by state [Graph], US Census Bureau, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/725331/us-population-that-held-bachelors-degree-by-state/
