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Nationwide, on average, 79% of U.S. adults are literate in 2023. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2023. 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level.

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Nationwide, on average, 79% of U.S. adults are literate in 2023.

of U.S. adults are literate in 2023. 21% of adults in the US are illiterate in 2023. of adults in the US are illiterate in 2023. 54% of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level. of adults have a literacy below 6th grade level. Low levels of literacy costs the US up to 2.2 trillion per year. per year. 34% of adults who lack proficiency in literacy were born outside the US. of adults who were born outside the US. Massachusetts was the state with the highest rate of child literacy. was the state with the of child literacy. New Mexico was the state with the lowest child literacy rate. was the state with the child literacy rate. The state with the highest percentage of adults who were considered literate was New Hampshire . of adults who were considered literate was . The state with the lowest adult literacy rate was California . adult literacy rate was . On average, nationwide, 66% of 4th grade children in the U.S. could not read proficiently in 2013.

Child Literacy Statistics

According to the 2018 Digest of Education Statistics, reading scores for most children in 4th and 8th grade were measurably higher in 2017 than they were in 1992, though not measurably higher than they were in 2015. On average, in 2017, female 8th graders scored 10 points higher than male 8th graders on the reading portion of the Average National Assessment of Educational Progress. Fourth grade students, overall, improved 5 points between 1992 and 2017, while 8th grade students, overall, improved 7 points between 1992 and 2017.

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The Top 3 states for highest child literacy rates were Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Hampshire, in that order (highest to lowest). The Bottom 3 states for child literacy rates were Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Mexico, (highest to lowest). Across the U.S., 66% of all 4th graders in 2013 were reading below proficiency levels, which was a 6% improvement from 2003.

Child Literacy Statistics by State (4th Grade)

The literacy rate for adults across the U.S. averages 88%.

Between 2012 and 2017, the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIACC) surveyed the abilities of 12,330 adults between 16 – 74 years of age, with representatives from every U.S. county and state as well as the District of Columbia. Based on the PIACC survey for the years 2012, 2014, and 2017, the average score nationwide in the U.S. was 264 out of 500 points. New Hampshire, Minnesota, and North Dakota had the highest rates of literacy, in descending order. Florida, New York, and California had the lowest rates of literacy, also in descending order. State Literacy Rate (%) Literacy Rank PIACC Estimate PIACC Rank Alabama 85.2 39 259 44 Alaska 90.8 19 277 5 Arizona 86.9 33 262 37 Arkansas 86.3 37 259 45 California 76.9 50 257 46 Colorado 90.1 22 272 16 Connecticut 91.4 15 271 18 Delaware 89.3 26 264 34 District of Columbia n/a n/a 277 4 Florida 80.3 48 259 43 Georgia 83.3 45 260 39 Hawaii 84.1 40 270 22 Idaho 89.5 25 270 24 Illinois 87.1 32 266 31 Indiana 92.0 12 266 27 Iowa 92.5 9 273 9 Kansas 92.2 11 271 19 Kentucky 87.8 29 261 38 Louisiana 84.0 41 252 51 Maine 92.6 8 273 11 Maryland 88.8 27 268 26 Massachusetts 90.1 23 273 13 Michigan 91.7 13 271 21 Minnesota 94.0 2 279 2 Mississippi 84.0 42 252 49 Missouri 92.5 10 266 30 Montana 91.2 16 273 14 Nebraska 92.7 6 271 17 Nevada 83.9 43 255 47 New Hampshire 94.2 1 279 1 New Jersey 83.1 46 264 33 New Mexico 83.5 44 252 50 New York 77.9 49 260 42 North Carolina 86.4 36 265 32 North Dakota 93.7 3 276 6 Ohio 90.9 18 268 25 Oklahoma 87.7 30 263 35 Oregon 89.8 24 273 10 Pennsylvania 87.4 31 266 28 Rhode Island 91.5 14 266 29 South Carolina 85.3 38 263 36 South Dakota 93.0 5 271 20 Tennessee 86.8 34 260 40 Texas 81.0 47 254 48 Utah 90.6 20 274 8 Vermont 93.4 4 277 3 Virginia 88.0 28 270 23 Washington 90.2 21 275 7 West Virginia 86.6 35 260 41 Wisconsin 92.7 7 273 12 Wyoming 91.1 17 272 15 Average 88 25.5 264 26

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