How is Your State Doing?

• Educational Attainment
  • Education Levels of the Population
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (American Community Survey) *
    • Educational Attainment by Degree-Level and Age-Group (Decennial Census) *
  • College Credentials Awarded
    • Annual Change in College Credentials Awarded
• College Access
  • Preparation for College
    • Advanced Placement Exams
    • High ACT/SAT Scores Per 1,000 High School Graduates
    • Public High School Graduation Rates
  • College Participation Rates
    • 9th Graders Chance for College by Age 19
    • College-Going Rates of High School Graduates - Directly from High School
    • 18 to 24 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • 25 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Import/Export Ratio of College-Going Students
  • Adult Learners
    • 25 to 49 Year Olds Enrolled in College
    • Percent of Adults Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All
    • GEDs Produced per 1,000 Adults with No High School Diploma
    • Undereducated Adults Not Earning a Living Wage
• College Affordability
  • Net Cost of Attendance
    • Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College - by Type of Institution
  • Loan Borrowing
    • Average Loan Amount Students Borrow Each Year
  • Pell Grant
    • State Grant Aid Targeted to Low-Income Families as a Percent of Federal Pell Grant Aid
• Persistence and Completion
  • First-Year Retention
    • Retention Rates - First-Time College Freshmen Returning Their Second Year
  • Graduation
    • Graduation Rates
  • Student Pipeline
    • Student Pipeline - Transition and Completion Rates from 9th Grade to College
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
  • Certificate and Degree Production
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per 100 FTE
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per 1,000 Residents
  • Cost per Degree
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per Revenues
    • Credentials and Degrees Awarded per Expenditures
• Higher Education Finance
  • Revenues and Support
    • Diagram - Understanding Higher Education Finance
    • State and Local Support Per Full-Time Student
    • Family Share of Public Higher Education Operating Revenues
    • Net Tuition and Fees per Full-Time Student
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per $1,000 of Personal Income
    • State and Local Support for Higher Education Per Capita
    • State Higher Education Priority
    • Total Educational Revenues Per Full-Time Student
  • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Capacity
    • State Tax Effort - Effective Tax Rate
• Workforce Conditions
  • Wages and Earnings
    • Diagram - Employment and the Workforce
    • Increase in Earnings for Associate Degrees
    • Increase in Earnings for Bachelor's Degrees
  • Employment Field
    • Percent Employment in Managerial and Professional Occupations *
    • Percent Employment in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Occupations
    • Percent Employment in Professional, Education, Health, and Social Service Industries *
  • Labor Demand
    • Net Migration by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Migration Rates by State, Age-Group, and Degree-Level
    • Percent of the Civilian Population Participating in the Labor Force *
    • Unemployment Rates *
• Economic Conditions
  • Income
    • Per Capita Personal Income *
    • Median Family Income *
    • Median Household Income *
  • Poverty
    • Children in Poverty *
    • Families in Poverty *
  • R&D Expenditures
    • Research and Development Expenditures
  • State New Economy Index
    • State New Economy Index

Adult Learners:
Percent of Adults Age 18 to 64 Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All

Download as: Tab-Delimited TextMS Excel Percent of Adults Age 18 to 64 Who Speak English Poorly or Not at All 2008 Speak only English Speak English very well Speak English well Does not speak English well Does not speak English at all Alabama 1.4 2771013 64141 24921 28309 12930 Alaska 1.2 395993 40616 16146 4775 723 Arizona 8.9 2768908 607147 192574 204589 142883 Arkansas 2.2 1636937 50786 21276 24777 13792 California 13.2 13174615 4990623 2047906 2011651 1062944 Colorado 4.7 2670331 293852 102586 115307 37548 Connecticut 4.2 1734053 283001 100678 70802 21698 Delaware 2.4 483069 37915 12951 10201 2667 Florida 7.0 8020811 1672886 662744 540823 240891 Georgia 4.3 5334586 390229 168000 180619 82814 Hawaii 4.3 604980 109360 63011 30686 3887 Idaho 2.9 832908 53706 17739 17217 9917 Illinois 5.9 6260992 980178 418547 357088 126235 Indiana 1.7 3682605 163864 62087 47966 20935 Iowa 1.7 1732681 66072 27141 23789 7434 Kansas 2.7 1550756 99746 41582 33035 14387 Kentucky 1.1 2583495 65154 26654 22141 6576 Louisiana 1.3 2553398 144604 37489 30847 5810 Maine 0.5 786932 40275 9031 2924 1151 Maryland 3.1 3021518 342797 138958 84790 25920 Massachusetts 4.8 3279265 521433 196935 141980 59381 Michigan 1.6 5757008 334536 119710 83190 19777 Minnesota 2.4 2988195 182143 68326 59468 21415 Mississippi 1.1 1735610 41950 13003 13034 6951 Missouri 1.4 3482263 118811 43532 38795 12349 Montana 0.4 573267 24599 4884 1802 344 Nebraska 2.9 984645 50044 24895 22822 8639 Nevada 9.1 1156176 219527 110584 101076 47233 New Hampshire 0.9 787707 44261 14206 6352 1174 New Jersey 6.9 3845051 908359 357314 277631 103178 New Mexico 5.3 780313 324091 55222 41550 22720 New York 7.5 8715863 1980849 855127 694371 246559 North Carolina 3.7 5228046 279865 119089 145903 68893 North Dakota 0.3 395525 13226 3512 1181 141 Ohio 1.0 6732412 277576 94302 54993 15997 Oklahoma 2.5 2039149 112388 39078 39818 16976 Oregon 4.5 2059978 175665 68744 71111 36842 Pennsylvania 1.8 7033434 459070 153888 107085 35900 Rhode Island 5.0 540786 74000 28937 22218 11794 South Carolina 1.9 2640730 89040 38333 36780 16468 South Dakota 0.8 456457 19132 7451 3908 0 Tennessee 1.8 3688214 116067 56991 49910 19256 Texas 9.8 9817381 2867555 958311 923085 553324 Utah 3.9 1393322 144117 43775 45147 19292 Vermont 0.8 385050 14393 3192 2393 924 Virginia 3.1 4280839 405255 161817 117560 35922 Washington 4.4 3507879 355271 171978 128884 57395 West Virginia 0.3 1127153 18940 4288 3110 180 Wisconsin 1.8 3283106 169612 59541 51050 12299 Wyoming 1.2 316343 15066 3175 2442 1522 Nation 5.5 151955025 20898475 8084988 7138344 3295349  Source: American Community Survey (Public Use Microdata Samples)