California, Texas and New York are among the states with the highest number of high school dropouts, according to data from the United States Census Bureau.
The U.S. Census Bureau data shows California, the country’s most populous state, had the lowest number of residents aged 25 and over whose education level was high school graduate or higher in 2022, with 84.7 percent.
California was followed by Texas, with 86.1 percent, and Louisiana with 87.3 percent. Other states in the bottom 10 of the list include Nevada, Mississippi, New York, New Mexico, Alabama, Kentucky and West Virginia.
