Educational distribution among Catholics by state (2014) Switch to: State among Catholics by educational group

% of Catholics who have completed…

StateHigh school or lessSome collegeCollegePost-graduate degreeSample size
Arizona56%21%13%10%127
California55%26%12%6%867
Connecticut46%26%17%11%119
Florida46%27%15%12%426
Illinois46%26%20%9%351
Indiana48%33%13%6%123
Louisiana54%20%20%6%130
Maryland52%19%16%13%103
Massachusetts43%29%16%11%238
Michigan35%31%17%16%196
Minnesota31%35%26%8%128
New Jersey45%23%18%14%323
New York45%29%15%10%628
Ohio35%31%21%13%227
Pennsylvania38%31%18%13%355
Rhode Island45%31%13%10%145
Texas58%21%14%7%538
Virginia21%38%23%18%119
Washington41%31%19%9%112
Wisconsin45%33%15%6%152
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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