No College Degree? Welcome to The Alabama and U.S. Majority.

 75% of The Alabama Population has less than a bachelor's degree.

From an Opinion column in today's Washington Post:

 "These three seemingly innocuous words — “bachelor’s degree required” — are causing serious damage to our workers and economy. The damage falls hardest on Black, Latino and rural workers — screening for bachelor’s degrees excludes nearly 80 percent of Latino workers, almost 70 percent of African Americans and more than 70 percent of rural Americans across all backgrounds. The impact is particularly damaging for midmarket and smaller businesses, which struggle to find workers while the highest-profile companies poach pedigreed employees from one another and from their own suppliers and customers. Blocking advancement for such a large part of our workforce is economically toxic."

Populations with a college degree:

59.67% in Washington, D.C.

32.51% in Georgia

25.5% of the Alabama population has a bachelors degree or higher.

23.3% in Arkansas

22.31% in Mississippi

21.05% in West Virginia

 Map source: HERE.