A little tidbit from the U.S. Census Bureau. A state-by-state ranking of the percentage of persons 25 and over living in the state with a bachelor's degree or better (2002). If I knew how to post this as a nifty red/blue chart like the one on teen pregnancy, I would.
(Hint: blue tends to cluster at top; red at bottom. :-)
Maryland 37.6
Colorado 35.7
Virginia 34.6
Massachusetts 34.3
Connecticut 32.6
New Jersey 31.4
Vermont 30.8
Minnesota 30.5
New Hampshire 30.1
Rhode Island 30.1
Delaware 29.5
Kansas 29.1
New York 28.8
Washington 28.3
California 27.9
Illinois 27.3
Nebraska 27.1
Oregon 27.1
Hawaii 26.8
Utah 26.8
Missouri 26.7
Arizona 26.3
Texas 26.2
Pennsylvania 26.1
Florida 25.7
Alaska 25.6
New Mexico 25.4
North Dakota 25.3
Georgia 25.0
Wisconsin 24.7
Ohio 24.5
Maine 23.8
Indiana 23.7
Montana 23.6
South Dakota 23.6
South Carolina 23.3
Iowa 23.1
Alabama 22.7
Michigan 22.5
North Carolina 22.4
Louisiana 22.1
Nevada 22.1
Kentucky 21.6
Tennessee 21.5
Idaho 20.9
Mississippi 20.9
Oklahoma 20.4
Wyoming 19.6
Arkansas 18.3
West Virginia 15.9