Wallethub -In order to determine the most educated states, WalletHub compared all 50
states across 18 metrics that examined the key factors of a
well-educated population: educational attainment, school quality and
achievement gaps between genders and races.
| Most Educated States | Least Educated States |
| 1. Massachusetts | 41. Texas |
| 2. Maryland | 42. New Mexico |
| 3. Vermont | 43. Alabama |
| 4. Colorado | 44. Kentucky |
| 5. Connecticut | 45. Nevada |
| 6. Virginia | 46. Oklahoma |
| 7. New Jersey | 47. Arkansas |
| 8. New Hampshire | 48. Louisiana |
| 9. Washington | 49. Mississippi |
| 10. Minnesota | 50. West Virginia |
Key Stats
- New Jersey has the highest school system rating, which is 40.4 times higher than in Oklahoma, the state with one of the lowest.
- Massachusetts has the highest share of bachelor’s degree holders aged 25 and older, which is two times higher than in West Virginia, the state with the lowest.
- Maine has the lowest racial gap in educational attainment, with the share of black people aged 25 and older holding a bachelor’s degree at 32.19 percent compared to 23.13 percent for their white counterparts, a difference of 9.06 percent favoring black people.
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