| Table 1. Center-based teachers and administrators | |||||||
state |
percent with a college degree or more |
percent with an associate's degree |
percent with some college but no degree |
percent with a high school degree or less |
wages as a share of female college graduates
all industries |
percent living below 200 percent of the poverty
threshold |
median hourly earnings |
| United States | 30% |
13% |
33% |
24% |
47% |
28% |
$9.44 |
| Alabama | 20% |
5% |
37% |
38% |
40% |
34% |
$7.39 |
| Arizona | 28% |
8% |
37% |
27% |
47% |
38% |
$8.81 |
| Arkansas | 21% |
8% |
36% |
34% |
45% |
33% |
$7.76 |
| California | 25% |
20% |
45% |
9% |
50% |
27% |
$11.33 |
| Colorado | 39% |
14% |
27% |
19% |
55% |
27% |
$10.07 |
| Connecticut | 43% |
14% |
22% |
21% |
49% |
16% |
$11.60 |
| Florida | 20% |
11% |
31% |
38% |
46% |
34% |
$8.72 |
| Georgia | 30% |
7% |
28% |
36% |
46% |
26% |
$9.26 |
| Hawaii | 46% |
24% |
20% |
11% |
65% |
18% |
$12.39 |
| Illinois | 32% |
25% |
33% |
9% |
47% |
23% |
$9.81 |
| Indiana | 31% |
10% |
30% |
29% |
46% |
27% |
$8.72 |
| Iowa | 42% |
9% |
27% |
22% |
51% |
27% |
$8.70 |
| Kansas | 26% |
12% |
37% |
25% |
47% |
27% |
$8.17 |
| Kentucky | 26% |
8% |
33% |
33% |
48% |
30% |
$8.72 |
| Louisiana | 18% |
5% |
31% |
46% |
44% |
39% |
$7.95 |
| Maryland | 31% |
13% |
35% |
21% |
44% |
25% |
$9.81 |
| Massachusetts | 41% |
16% |
29% |
14% |
53% |
21% |
$11.44 |
| Michigan | 30% |
13% |
37% |
20% |
44% |
26% |
$9.44 |
| Minnesota | 45% |
15% |
31% |
9% |
53% |
24% |
$10.35 |
| Mississippi | 27% |
13% |
40% |
20% |
50% |
36% |
$8.50 |
| Missouri | 31% |
10% |
33% |
26% |
48% |
26% |
$8.50 |
| Nebraska | 27% |
10% |
39% |
24% |
57% |
31% |
$9.26 |
| Nevada | 16% |
15% |
44% |
25% |
44% |
28% |
$8.76 |
| New Hampshire | 40% |
27% |
30% |
4% |
53% |
22% |
$10.05 |
| New Jersey | 45% |
12% |
22% |
20% |
47% |
17% |
$11.50 |
| New Mexico | 23% |
7% |
31% |
39% |
42% |
44% |
$7.48 |
| New York | 50% |
13% |
18% |
19% |
54% |
22% |
$12.40 |
| North Carolina | 24% |
11% |
38% |
28% |
48% |
31% |
$8.72 |
| Ohio | 25% |
14% |
34% |
27% |
46% |
30% |
$8.85 |
| Oklahoma | 26% |
6% |
34% |
34% |
43% |
37% |
$7.08 |
| Oregon | 26% |
13% |
36% |
25% |
50% |
33% |
$9.44 |
| Pennsylvania | 53% |
13% |
16% |
18% |
50% |
17% |
$10.02 |
| South Carolina | 20% |
12% |
35% |
33% |
45% |
33% |
$8.05 |
| Tennessee | 25% |
8% |
32% |
35% |
46% |
32% |
$8.43 |
| Texas | 22% |
9% |
37% |
32% |
43% |
33% |
$8.50 |
| Utah | 18% |
18% |
33% |
31% |
43% |
41% |
$7.39 |
| Virginia | 35% |
12% |
29% |
25% |
47% |
23% |
$9.71 |
| Washington | 28% |
15% |
31% |
26% |
46% |
31% |
$9.28 |
| Wisconsin | 27% |
13% |
39% |
22% |
50% |
27% |
$9.34 |
| Source: KRC analysis of the census. | |||||||