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Hawaii Adults with Bachelor’s Degree+
Hawaii’s adults with bachelor’s degree+ was 37.8% in 2024, ranked #17 of 50 states.
View interactive chart →By county (2023)
| County | Adults with Bachelor’s Degree+ |
|---|---|
| Honolulu | 39.6% |
| Hawaiʻi | 31.7% |
| Maui | 31.2% |
| Kauaʻi | 30.6% |
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 37.8% |
| 2023 | 37.0% |
| 2022 | 35.4% |
| 2021 | 35.3% |
| 2019 | 33.6% |
| 2018 | 33.5% |
Why this matters
College degrees open doors to higher-paying work, and the share of adults who hold one shapes the state's workforce and economy. Hawaiʻi has about 1 million adults age 25 and older, so each percentage point on this rate represents roughly 10,000 people with or without a bachelor's degree.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: Census ACS / FRED. Series covers 2005–2024.