Per cent of illiteracy in cities having 25,000 to 100,000 population in the United States, 1910 Continued. Per cent of illiteracy in cities having 25,000 to 100,000 population in the United States, 1910 Continued. Number of illiterates per thousand in the total population 10 years of age and over in 1919. 1. Iowa-17. 2. Nebraska-19. 3. Oregon-19. 4. Washington-20. 5. Kansas-22. 6. Idaho-22. 7. Utah-25. 8. South Dakota-29. 9. Minnesota-30. 10. Indiana-31. 11. North Dakota-31. 12. Ohio-32. 13. Wisconsin-32. 14. Michigan-33. 15. Wyoming-33. 16. Illinois-37. 17. California-37. 18. Colorado-37. 19. Vermont-37. 20. Maine-41. 21. Missouri-43. 22. New Hampshire---46. 23. Montana-48. 24. District of Columbia-49. 25. Massachusetts-52. 26. New York-55. 27. New Jersey-56. 28. Oklahoma-56. 29. Pennsylvania-59. 30. Connecticut-60. 31. Nevada-67. 32. Maryland-72. 33. Rhode Island-77. 34. Delaware-81. 35. West Virginia-83. 36. Texas-99. 37. Kentucky-121. 38. Arkansas-126. 39. Tennessee-136. 40. Florida-138. 41. Virginia-152. 42. North Carolina-185. 43. New Mexico-202. 44. Georgia-207. 45. Arizona-209. 46. Mississippi-224. 47. Alabama-229. 48. South Carolina-257. 49. Louisiana-290. Number of illiterates per thousand of the total white population 10 years of age and over 1. Washington-14. 2. South Dakota-14. 3. Idaho-14. 4. Oregon-15. 5. District of Columbia-15. 6. Iowa-16. 7. Utah-17. 8. Kansas-18. 9. Nebraska-18. 10. Nevada-24. 11. Wyoming-25. 12. North Dakota-26. 13. Indiana-28. 14. Minnesota-29. 15. Ohio-30. 16. California-30. 17. Wisconsin-30. 18. Michigan-32. 19. Montana-32. 20. Colorado-35. 21. Illinois-36. 22. Missouri-36. 23. Oklahoma-36. 24. Maryland-37. 25. Vermont-37. 26. Maine 40. 27. New Hampshire-46. 28. Delaware-50. 29. Massachusetts-51. 30. Mississippi-53. 31. New Jersey-54. 32. New York-55. 33. Florida-55. 34. Pennsylvania-58. 35. Connecticut-59. 36. Texas-67. 37. Arkansas-70. 38. West Virginia-76. 39. Rhode Island-77. 40. Georgia-78. 41. Virginia-81. 42. Tennessee-97. 43. Kentucky-99. 44. Alabama-99. 45. South Carolina-103. 46. North Carolina-123. 47. Arizona-131. 48. Louisiana-142. 49. New Mexico-164. 89068° Bull. 20—13—2 in 1910. Number of illiterates per thousand of the native-born white population 10 years of age and 1. Washington-3. over in 1910. 2. Idaho-3. 3. Wyoming-3. 4. Oregon-4. 5. South Dakota-4. 6. Utah-4. 7. Montana-4. 8. Nevada-4. 9. Massachusetts-5. 10. California-5. 11. Minnesota-5. 12. North Dakota, 5. 13. District of Columbia-5. 14. Nebraska-6. 15. Connecticut-6. 16. New York-8. 17. Iowa-8. 18. Kansas-8. 19. Wisconsin-9. 20. New Jersey-9. 21. Michigan-11. 22. New Hampshire-11. 23. Pennsylvania-13. 24. Illinois-13. 25. Rhode Island-13. 26. Ohio-15. 27. Colorado-16. 28. Vermont-19. 29. Maine-20. 30. Indiana-21. 31. Maryland-26. 32. Missouri-29. 33. Delaware-29. 34. Oklahoma-33. 35. Arizona-42. 36. Texas-43. 37. Florida--50. 38. Mississippi—52. 39. West Virginia-64. 40. Arkansas-70. 41. Georgia-78. 42. Virginia-80. 43. Tennessee-97. 44. Alabama-99. 45. Kentucky-100. 46. South Carolina-103. 47 North Carolina-123. 48. Louisiana-134. 49. New Mexico-149. |