| Table 2. Center-based ECE | ||||||
| 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 |
percent living below 200 percent of the poverty
threshold |
median hourly earnings |
| United States | 17% |
9% |
32% |
42% |
35% |
$8.34 |
| Alabama | 14% |
4% |
35% |
47% |
39% |
$7.08 |
| Arizona | 16% |
6% |
30% |
48% |
42% |
$8.09 |
| Arkansas | 12% |
6% |
32% |
50% |
40% |
$7.22 |
| California | 15% |
13% |
37% |
35% |
38% |
$9.48 |
| Colorado | 24% |
10% |
28% |
38% |
28% |
$9.04 |
| Connecticut | 22% |
10% |
27% |
41% |
23% |
$10.58 |
| Florida | 13% |
9% |
27% |
51% |
39% |
$8.05 |
| Georgia | 18% |
6% |
26% |
50% |
33% |
$8.39 |
| Hawaii | 28% |
15% |
33% |
23% |
27% |
$11.91 |
| Illinois | 20% |
17% |
34% |
30% |
32% |
$8.72 |
| Indiana | 19% |
7% |
28% |
46% |
30% |
$7.91 |
| Iowa | 20% |
7% |
31% |
42% |
34% |
$7.46 |
| Kansas | 17% |
8% |
35% |
40% |
32% |
$7.75 |
| Kentucky | 12% |
5% |
30% |
53% |
37% |
$7.41 |
| Louisiana | 9% |
4% |
32% |
55% |
48% |
$6.80 |
| Maryland | 18% |
9% |
34% |
39% |
28% |
$9.08 |
| Massachusetts | 28% |
11% |
30% |
31% |
27% |
$10.35 |
| Michigan | 13% |
9% |
36% |
42% |
33% |
$7.75 |
| Minnesota | 27% |
9% |
36% |
29% |
30% |
$9.37 |
| Mississippi | 14% |
10% |
32% |
43% |
42% |
$7.63 |
| Missouri | 17% |
7% |
34% |
42% |
34% |
$7.55 |
| Nebraska | 12% |
7% |
45% |
36% |
40% |
$7.00 |
| Nevada | 11% |
9% |
34% |
45% |
33% |
$8.50 |
| New Hampshire | 19% |
18% |
34% |
29% |
21% |
$9.44 |
| New Jersey | 25% |
8% |
25% |
43% |
24% |
$9.76 |
| New Mexico | 11% |
6% |
33% |
51% |
49% |
$7.08 |
| New York | 23% |
10% |
23% |
44% |
35% |
$9.81 |
| North Carolina | 16% |
8% |
38% |
39% |
37% |
$8.09 |
| Ohio | 15% |
10% |
34% |
42% |
36% |
$8.12 |
| Oklahoma | 14% |
5% |
31% |
49% |
47% |
$6.80 |
| Oregon | 15% |
8% |
35% |
42% |
40% |
$8.01 |
| Pennsylvania | 26% |
9% |
24% |
41% |
30% |
$8.17 |
| South Carolina | 12% |
7% |
30% |
51% |
37% |
$7.55 |
| Tennessee | 14% |
5% |
35% |
47% |
38% |
$7.73 |
| Texas | 13% |
6% |
35% |
46% |
41% |
$7.55 |
| Utah | 15% |
11% |
38% |
36% |
39% |
$7.33 |
| Virginia | 23% |
8% |
29% |
40% |
29% |
$8.55 |
| Washington | 15% |
11% |
33% |
40% |
40% |
$8.50 |
| Wisconsin | 18% |
9% |
37% |
36% |
32% |
$8.22 |
| Source: KRC analysis of the census. | ||||||