Rank List: States in Profile

Percent of Science Graduate Students Who are Minorities

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Sci. Grad. Students
1	Hawaii	15000	45.8%
2	California	06000	42.0%
3	Virginia	51000	39.6%
4	Maryland	24000	38.2%
5	New Mexico	35000	37.1%
6	Georgia	13000	35.6%
7	Florida	12000	34.1%
8	Nevada	32000	33.6%
9	District of Columbia	11000	33.5%
10	Washington	53000	32.2%
11	Louisiana	22000	31.9%
12	Rhode Island	44000	31.0%
13	Alaska	02000	30.2%
14	Texas	48000	29.2%
15	New Jersey	34000	27.1%
16	Arizona	04000	25.8%
16	Pennsylvania	42000	25.8%
18	New York	36000	25.4%
19	Mississippi	28000	25.0%
20	Massachusetts	25000	23.7%
20	Minnesota	27000	23.7%
22	North Carolina	37000	23.5%
23	Illinois	17000	23.0%
24	Colorado	08000	22.8%
25	Oregon	41000	22.0%
26	Alabama	01000	21.7%
27	Tennessee	47000	21.5%
28	Michigan	26000	19.8%
28	Oklahoma	40000	19.8%
30	Maine	23000	19.6%
31	Connecticut	09000	19.4%
32	Wisconsin	55000	18.8%
33	Kentucky	21000	18.6%
34	Ohio	39000	17.9%
35	Wyoming	56000	17.6%
36	Vermont	50000	17.5%
37	Delaware	10000	16.9%
38	South Carolina	45000	16.8%
39	Utah	49000	16.5%
40	Idaho	16000	15.9%
41	Nebraska	31000	15.8%
42	South Dakota	46000	15.7%
43	Kansas	20000	15.5%
44	Indiana	18000	15.2%
45	Montana	30000	14.2%
46	North Dakota	38000	14.1%
47	Iowa	19000	13.1%
47	West Virginia	54000	13.1%
49	Arkansas	05000	11.3%
50	New Hampshire	33000	10.5%
51	Missouri	29000	9.0%

Data Source: National Science Foundation

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