{
  "id": 8955463,
  "title": "The most and least educated US states, ranked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/the-most-and-least-educated-us-states-ranked",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T15:59:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/most-least-educated-states-bachelors-degrees-or-higher"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "50. West Virginia leads the nation in having the lowest proportion of adults aged 25 and older with at least a bachelor's degree, at just 24.4%. This state also has the lowest percentage of adults with graduate or professional degrees, at 9.6%. Furthermore, 8.4% of adults in West Virginia hold an associate degree, placing it 14th-lowest in the nation for this category.\n\n49. Mississippi follows West Virginia, with 27.0% of adults aged 25 and older possessing a bachelor's degree or higher. Notably, Mississippi has the fifth-highest share of adults with an associate degree, at 11.8%.",
  "summary": "Some states prioritize advanced degrees, while others have more associate degrees. But Massachusetts holds the highest share of educated adults.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}