About the Midwest: Education

High School Graduation Rate

National average: 84.5 percent of population 25 years and over

Alliant Energy service territory
Rank	State	Percent of population 25 years and older who are H.S. and equivalency grads
2	Minnesota	91.0 percent
8	Iowa	89.6 percent
14	Wisconsin	89.0 percent

State-by-state rankings
Rank	State	Percent of population 25 years and older who are H.S. and equivalency grads
1	Wyoming	91.2 percent
2	Minnesota	91.0 percent
3	Alaska	90.5 percent
3	New Hampshire	90.5 percent
5	Vermont	90.3 percent
6	Utah	90.2 percent
7	Montana	90.0 percent
8	Iowa	89.6 percent
8	Nebraska	89.6 percent
10	Hawaii	89.4 percent
10	Maine	89.4 percent
12	Washington	89.3 percent
13	Kansas	89.1 percent
14	North Dakota	89.0 percent
14	Wisconsin	89.0 percent
16	Colorado	88.9 percent
17	Idaho	88.4 percent
17	Massachusetts	88.4 percent
19	South Dakota	88.2 percent
20	Connecticut	88.0 percent
20	Oregon	88.0 percent
22	Delaware	87.4 percent
22	Maryland	87.4 percent
22	Michigan	87.4 percent
25	Ohio	87.1 percent
26	New Jersey	87.0 percent
27	Pennsylvania	86.8 percent
28	Virginia	85.9 percent
29	Indiana	85.8 percent
30	Illinois	85.7 percent
31	Missouri	85.6 percent
32	Florida	84.9 percent
33	Oklahoma	84.8 percent
34	New York	84.1 percent
35	Nevada	83.7 percent
36	Arizona	83.5 percent
37	North Carolina	83.0 percent
38	Rhode Island	83.0 percent
39	Georgia	82.9 percent
40	New Mexico	82.3 percent
41	South Carolina	82.1 percent
42	Tennessee	81.4 percent
43	West Virginia	81.2 percent
44	Arkansas	81.1 percent
45	Alabama	80.4 percent
46	California	80.2 percent
47	Kentucky	80.1 percent
48	Louisiana	79.9 percent
49	Texas	79.1 percent
50	Mississippi	78.5 percent