| Name of State | Percent with Bachelors Degree, 1999 | Child Poverty Rate | Children Lacking Health Insurance Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 21.8 | 23.8 | 15.3 |
| 2 | Alaska | 25.5 | 16.2 | 10.4 |
| 3 | Arizona | 24.2 | 23.2 | 25.9 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 17.3 | 25 | 22.6 |
| 5 | California | 27.1 | 24.6 | 19.3 |
| 6 | Colorado | 38.7 | 14.6 | 14.7 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 33.5 | 14.7 | 11.4 |
| 8 | Delaware | 24 | 15.4 | 14.9 |
| 9 | DC | 42.1 | 33.7 | 15.5 |
| 10 | Florida | 21.6 | 21.8 | 19.3 |
| 11 | Georgia | 21.5 | 22.8 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Hawaii | 26.2 | 16.2 | 6.8 |
| 13 | Idaho | 20.8 | 17.3 | 16.6 |
| 14 | Illinois | 25.6 | 17.5 | 12 |
| 15 | Indiana | 18.4 | 14.8 | 12.7 |
| 16 | Iowa | 21.7 | 13.7 | 9.4 |
| 17 | Kansas | 26.5 | 15.4 | 9.7 |
| 18 | Kentucky | 19.8 | 23.1 | 15.1 |
| 19 | Louisiana | 20.7 | 26 | 21.4 |
| 20 | Maine | 22.9 | 14.9 | 13.3 |
| 21 | Maryland | 34.7 | 14.9 | 12.1 |
| 22 | Massachusetts | 31 | 17 | 8.9 |
| 23 | Michigan | 21.3 | 18 | 9 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 32 | 13.1 | 8.6 |
| 25 | Mississippi | 19.2 | 24.5 | 19.5 |
| 26 | Missouri | 23 | 17.7 | 11.5 |
| 27 | Montana | 24 | 21.3 | 14.1 |
| 28 | Nebraska | 20.4 | 12.6 | 8.4 |
| 29 | Nevada | 20.2 | 15.4 | 20.4 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | 27.2 | 10 | 10.1 |
| 31 | New Jersey | 30.5 | 14.8 | 16.1 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 24.5 | 27.5 | 17 |
| 33 | New York | 26.9 | 24.7 | 15 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 23.9 | 18.6 | 16.5 |
| 35 | North Dakota | 22.3 | 16.8 | 12 |
| 36 | Ohio | 25.5 | 16 | 10 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | 23.7 | 23.7 | 18.5 |
| 38 | Oregon | 26.8 | 16.3 | 13.4 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | 23.9 | 16.6 | 8.3 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 26.8 | 17.3 | 7.5 |
| 41 | South Carolina | 20.9 | 23 | 18.2 |
| 42 | Sourth Dakota | 25.6 | 19 | 9.1 |
| 43 | Tennessee | 17.7 | 18.9 | 13.4 |
| 44 | Texas | 24.4 | 23.6 | 25.3 |
| 45 | Utah | 27.9 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
| 46 | Vermont | 28.3 | 12.7 | 6.4 |
| 47 | Virginia | 31.6 | 17 | 12.1 |
| 48 | Washington | 28.6 | 15.2 | 10.2 |
| 49 | West Virginnia | 17.9 | 24.7 | 10.7 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | 23.6 | 14.3 | 6.9 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 22.3 | 15.3 | 13.8 |