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| Table 104.40. | Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment and race/ethnicity (including selected subgroups): 2007 and 2012 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year and race/ethnicity | 18 to 24 years old | Age 25 and over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | High school completion1 or higher | Less than high school completion | High school completion1 or higher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, high school or higher | High school only | At least some college | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, at least some college | Some college, no degree |
Asso-ciate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | Total, high school or higher | High school only | Some college, no degree |
Asso-ciate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 17.1 | (0.09) | 82.9 | (0.09) | 33.5 | (0.12) | 49.5 | (0.13) | 36.0 | (0.11) | 4.7 | (0.06) | 8.8 | (0.08) | 15.5 | (0.04) | 84.5 | (0.04) | 30.2 | (0.05) | 19.5 | (0.04) | 7.5 | (0.03) | 27.5 | (0.05) | |
| White | 12.3 | (0.09) | 87.7 | (0.09) | 32.1 | (0.15) | 55.6 | (0.17) | 39.6 | (0.14) | 5.3 | (0.07) | 10.7 | (0.11) | 10.6 | (0.03) | 89.4 | (0.03) | 30.7 | (0.05) | 20.4 | (0.04) | 7.9 | (0.03) | 30.5 | (0.05) | |
| Black | 22.8 | (0.29) | 77.2 | (0.29) | 37.7 | (0.35) | 39.5 | (0.34) | 31.6 | (0.34) | 3.2 | (0.13) | 4.6 | (0.15) | 19.7 | (0.09) | 80.3 | (0.09) | 34.4 | (0.14) | 21.3 | (0.13) | 7.3 | (0.07) | 17.3 | (0.08) | |
| Hispanic | 30.7 | (0.26) | 69.3 | (0.26) | 36.6 | (0.29) | 32.6 | (0.29) | 25.4 | (0.28) | 3.4 | (0.10) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 39.4 | (0.15) | 60.6 | (0.15) | 28.2 | (0.14) | 14.5 | (0.10) | 5.4 | (0.06) | 12.6 | (0.10) | |
| Mexican | 33.2 | (0.34) | 66.8 | (0.34) | 37.8 | (0.37) | 29.0 | (0.36) | 23.3 | (0.33) | 3.0 | (0.12) | 2.8 | (0.13) | 45.7 | (0.20) | 54.3 | (0.20) | 27.9 | (0.17) | 13.3 | (0.13) | 4.4 | (0.07) | 8.6 | (0.10) | |
| Puerto Rican | 25.7 | (0.93) | 74.3 | (0.93) | 37.4 | (1.07) | 36.9 | (0.99) | 28.9 | (0.96) | 3.4 | (0.33) | 4.7 | (0.39) | 27.5 | (0.37) | 72.5 | (0.37) | 30.9 | (0.39) | 18.2 | (0.29) | 7.8 | (0.20) | 15.6 | (0.34) | |
| Cuban | 12.1 | (0.88) | 87.9 | (0.88) | 35.2 | (1.57) | 52.7 | (1.71) | 36.8 | (1.59) | 6.9 | (0.90) | 9.1 | (1.10) | 24.5 | (0.61) | 75.5 | (0.61) | 28.5 | (0.63) | 14.0 | (0.36) | 8.0 | (0.32) | 25.1 | (0.60) | |
| Dominican | 26.0 | (1.48) | 74.0 | (1.48) | 30.5 | (1.81) | 43.5 | (1.93) | 31.5 | (1.77) | 6.1 | (0.94) | 5.8 | (0.91) | 37.4 | (0.85) | 62.6 | (0.85) | 26.7 | (0.87) | 14.0 | (0.57) | 6.8 | (0.40) | 15.1 | (0.58) | |
| Salvadoran | 37.7 | (1.78) | 62.3 | (1.78) | 33.6 | (1.64) | 28.7 | (1.29) | 22.4 | (1.20) | 3.2 | (0.61) | 3.1 | (0.56) | 53.4 | (0.74) | 46.6 | (0.74) | 25.1 | (0.62) | 10.3 | (0.41) | 3.5 | (0.28) | 7.7 | (0.37) | |
| Other Central American | 40.1 | (1.36) | 59.9 | (1.36) | 31.5 | (1.13) | 28.4 | (1.06) | 20.9 | (1.06) | 3.3 | (0.43) | 4.2 | (0.49) | 42.1 | (0.69) | 57.9 | (0.69) | 26.5 | (0.62) | 12.8 | (0.45) | 4.9 | (0.29) | 13.7 | (0.43) | |
| South American | 16.7 | (1.12) | 83.3 | (1.12) | 31.5 | (1.21) | 51.8 | (1.41) | 35.4 | (1.26) | 6.4 | (0.64) | 10.0 | (0.82) | 16.4 | (0.43) | 83.6 | (0.43) | 28.6 | (0.57) | 16.7 | (0.41) | 7.7 | (0.27) | 30.7 | (0.48) | |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 22.3 | (0.97) | 77.7 | (0.97) | 36.5 | (1.04) | 41.2 | (1.13) | 32.8 | (1.03) | 3.6 | (0.35) | 4.8 | (0.39) | 23.8 | (0.42) | 76.2 | (0.42) | 29.8 | (0.42) | 21.6 | (0.34) | 6.8 | (0.22) | 17.9 | (0.35) | |
| Asian | 8.1 | (0.32) | 91.9 | (0.32) | 23.2 | (0.48) | 68.7 | (0.54) | 44.5 | (0.60) | 4.9 | (0.24) | 19.3 | (0.48) | 14.1 | (0.16) | 85.9 | (0.16) | 17.7 | (0.19) | 11.6 | (0.13) | 6.9 | (0.10) | 49.8 | (0.24) | |
| Asian Indian | 5.5 | (0.61) | 94.5 | (0.61) | 17.4 | (1.20) | 77.1 | (1.29) | 40.6 | (1.51) | 4.3 | (0.60) | 32.2 | (1.44) | 9.3 | (0.32) | 90.7 | (0.32) | 11.5 | (0.39) | 6.3 | (0.24) | 4.1 | (0.19) | 68.8 | (0.58) | |
| Chinese3 | 7.8 | (0.62) | 92.2 | (0.62) | 21.2 | (1.01) | 70.9 | (1.10) | 43.3 | (1.23) | 4.2 | (0.45) | 23.4 | (1.07) | 18.5 | (0.39) | 81.5 | (0.39) | 16.1 | (0.39) | 7.7 | (0.22) | 5.7 | (0.20) | 52.0 | (0.51) | |
| Filipino | 6.8 | (0.58) | 93.2 | (0.58) | 27.2 | (1.26) | 66.0 | (1.26) | 45.4 | (1.30) | 6.9 | (0.58) | 13.8 | (1.05) | 7.9 | (0.22) | 92.1 | (0.22) | 16.2 | (0.40) | 17.8 | (0.36) | 9.9 | (0.30) | 48.2 | (0.55) | |
| Japanese | 4.0 | (1.12) | 96.0 | (1.12) | 23.1 | (2.10) | 72.8 | (2.43) | 51.7 | (2.82) | 4.7 | (0.93) | 16.5 | (1.97) | 6.1 | (0.32) | 93.9 | (0.32) | 21.9 | (0.62) | 15.2 | (0.55) | 10.6 | (0.44) | 46.2 | (0.71) | |
| Korean | 7.1 | (0.63) | 92.9 | (0.63) | 21.7 | (1.56) | 71.2 | (1.63) | 52.3 | (1.80) | 3.5 | (0.61) | 15.4 | (1.25) | 9.0 | (0.40) | 91.0 | (0.40) | 19.9 | (0.64) | 12.5 | (0.42) | 5.6 | (0.30) | 53.1 | (0.73) | |
| Vietnamese | 9.1 | (1.06) | 90.9 | (1.06) | 24.9 | (1.48) | 66.0 | (1.59) | 45.5 | (1.73) | 6.9 | (0.81) | 13.6 | (1.22) | 26.6 | (0.61) | 73.4 | (0.61) | 24.9 | (0.67) | 13.8 | (0.45) | 7.7 | (0.36) | 27.0 | (0.59) | |
| Other Asian | 14.8 | (1.18) | 85.2 | (1.18) | 28.9 | (1.29) | 56.3 | (1.44) | 40.9 | (1.58) | 4.6 | (0.61) | 10.8 | (0.77) | 22.1 | (0.61) | 77.9 | (0.61) | 23.2 | (0.71) | 12.7 | (0.51) | 7.3 | (0.39) | 34.6 | (0.79) | |
| Pacific Islander | 13.5 | (1.58) | 86.5 | (1.58) | 43.5 | (2.29) | 43.0 | (2.84) | 34.1 | (2.87) | 4.9 | (1.23) | 4.0 | (1.10) | 15.4 | (0.88) | 84.6 | (0.88) | 39.0 | (1.26) | 21.6 | (1.16) | 8.2 | (0.65) | 15.8 | (1.14) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 27.8 | (1.22) | 72.2 | (1.22) | 41.1 | (1.18) | 31.0 | (1.11) | 24.3 | (1.03) | 3.7 | (0.45) | 3.0 | (0.39) | 21.5 | (0.46) | 78.5 | (0.46) | 34.0 | (0.48) | 23.1 | (0.43) | 8.2 | (0.30) | 13.1 | (0.35) | |
| Two or more races | 16.2 | (0.70) | 83.8 | (0.70) | 34.2 | (1.00) | 49.7 | (1.00) | 37.9 | (0.83) | 4.7 | (0.41) | 7.1 | (0.38) | 12.8 | (0.28) | 87.2 | (0.28) | 27.9 | (0.46) | 25.6 | (0.37) | 9.0 | (0.24) | 24.7 | (0.41) | |
| White and Black | 19.9 | (1.34) | 80.1 | (1.34) | 37.1 | (1.95) | 43.0 | (1.97) | 33.1 | (1.78) | 4.1 | (0.85) | 5.8 | (0.73) | 10.6 | (0.86) | 89.4 | (0.86) | 28.2 | (1.47) | 26.8 | (1.09) | 9.7 | (0.81) | 24.7 | (1.12) | |
| White and Asian | 9.1 | (0.93) | 90.9 | (0.93) | 27.4 | (1.55) | 63.5 | (1.62) | 45.6 | (1.61) | 5.8 | (0.87) | 12.0 | (1.03) | 7.2 | (0.58) | 92.8 | (0.58) | 19.4 | (0.94) | 22.7 | (0.87) | 9.0 | (0.58) | 41.7 | (1.11) | |
| White and American Indian/Alaska Native | 19.6 | (1.26) | 80.4 | (1.26) | 36.5 | (1.77) | 43.8 | (1.66) | 35.1 | (1.61) | 4.0 | (0.63) | 4.8 | (0.64) | 16.0 | (0.50) | 84.0 | (0.50) | 32.2 | (0.67) | 26.4 | (0.62) | 8.2 | (0.34) | 17.2 | (0.50) | |
| Other two or more races | 16.1 | (1.34) | 83.9 | (1.34) | 35.8 | (1.70) | 48.2 | (1.82) | 37.8 | (1.68) | 4.8 | (0.67) | 5.6 | (0.64) | 12.3 | (0.57) | 87.7 | (0.57) | 26.7 | (0.71) | 25.5 | (0.65) | 9.9 | (0.50) | 25.6 | (0.82) | |
| 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 14.7 | (0.09) | 85.3 | (0.09) | 29.5 | (0.11) | 55.8 | (0.12) | 41.4 | (0.13) | 4.8 | (0.05) | 9.6 | (0.07) | 13.6 | (0.04) | 86.4 | (0.04) | 28.0 | (0.04) | 21.3 | (0.03) | 8.0 | (0.02) | 29.2 | (0.05) | |
| White | 10.9 | (0.10) | 89.1 | (0.10) | 28.6 | (0.15) | 60.6 | (0.15) | 43.1 | (0.17) | 5.6 | (0.08) | 11.8 | (0.11) | 8.5 | (0.04) | 91.5 | (0.04) | 28.7 | (0.05) | 21.7 | (0.04) | 8.5 | (0.03) | 32.6 | (0.06) | |
| Black | 18.9 | (0.24) | 81.1 | (0.24) | 32.4 | (0.32) | 48.7 | (0.34) | 40.6 | (0.35) | 3.1 | (0.12) | 5.0 | (0.14) | 16.5 | (0.12) | 83.5 | (0.12) | 31.4 | (0.14) | 25.5 | (0.14) | 7.8 | (0.08) | 18.8 | (0.13) | |
| Hispanic | 23.4 | (0.26) | 76.6 | (0.26) | 32.0 | (0.26) | 44.5 | (0.30) | 36.1 | (0.29) | 4.1 | (0.12) | 4.4 | (0.13) | 35.9 | (0.16) | 64.1 | (0.16) | 26.6 | (0.13) | 17.7 | (0.11) | 5.8 | (0.06) | 13.9 | (0.12) | |
| Mexican | 24.7 | (0.34) | 75.3 | (0.34) | 33.6 | (0.36) | 41.6 | (0.39) | 34.7 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.14) | 3.4 | (0.15) | 41.5 | (0.19) | 58.5 | (0.19) | 26.6 | (0.17) | 16.9 | (0.13) | 5.0 | (0.08) | 10.0 | (0.11) | |
| Puerto Rican | 21.8 | (0.75) | 78.2 | (0.75) | 32.4 | (0.87) | 45.9 | (0.83) | 36.7 | (0.94) | 4.6 | (0.39) | 4.6 | (0.40) | 23.2 | (0.33) | 76.8 | (0.33) | 29.3 | (0.38) | 22.0 | (0.34) | 8.6 | (0.22) | 17.0 | (0.35) | |
| Cuban | 11.9 | (0.93) | 88.1 | (0.93) | 25.6 | (1.46) | 62.5 | (1.61) | 42.5 | (1.73) | 9.4 | (0.90) | 10.6 | (1.16) | 21.5 | (0.49) | 78.5 | (0.49) | 29.9 | (0.66) | 16.3 | (0.42) | 8.0 | (0.32) | 24.3 | (0.50) | |
| Dominican | 20.7 | (1.22) | 79.3 | (1.22) | 24.4 | (1.29) | 54.8 | (1.68) | 43.1 | (1.70) | 5.2 | (0.72) | 6.5 | (0.68) | 33.3 | (0.75) | 66.7 | (0.75) | 25.7 | (0.71) | 18.2 | (0.69) | 6.2 | (0.35) | 16.6 | (0.58) | |
| Salvadoran | 28.7 | (1.43) | 71.3 | (1.43) | 30.6 | (1.25) | 40.7 | (1.46) | 34.0 | (1.60) | 2.8 | (0.45) | 3.9 | (0.52) | 48.4 | (0.71) | 51.6 | (0.71) | 25.0 | (0.60) | 13.9 | (0.47) | 3.9 | (0.23) | 8.9 | (0.36) | |
| Other Central American | 33.3 | (1.17) | 66.7 | (1.17) | 27.9 | (0.97) | 38.9 | (1.21) | 30.8 | (1.17) | 3.2 | (0.34) | 4.8 | (0.52) | 41.7 | (0.64) | 58.3 | (0.64) | 24.4 | (0.50) | 14.7 | (0.40) | 5.3 | (0.25) | 13.8 | (0.37) | |
| South American | 11.4 | (0.74) | 88.6 | (0.74) | 26.2 | (1.06) | 62.3 | (1.17) | 46.0 | (1.23) | 7.4 | (0.57) | 9.0 | (0.69) | 15.8 | (0.40) | 84.2 | (0.40) | 24.7 | (0.42) | 19.7 | (0.40) | 8.0 | (0.26) | 31.8 | (0.46) | |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 16.6 | (0.81) | 83.4 | (0.81) | 31.1 | (1.28) | 52.3 | (1.31) | 41.0 | (1.35) | 4.4 | (0.50) | 6.9 | (0.61) | 18.5 | (0.45) | 81.5 | (0.45) | 26.1 | (0.51) | 24.8 | (0.48) | 8.0 | (0.26) | 22.7 | (0.48) | |
| Asian | 7.7 | (0.27) | 92.3 | (0.27) | 19.9 | (0.43) | 72.5 | (0.48) | 46.6 | (0.60) | 5.0 | (0.22) | 20.9 | (0.45) | 14.2 | (0.13) | 85.8 | (0.13) | 15.3 | (0.16) | 12.9 | (0.14) | 6.8 | (0.10) | 50.9 | (0.25) | |
| Asian Indian | 5.2 | (0.61) | 94.8 | (0.61) | 16.3 | (0.88) | 78.5 | (0.98) | 42.4 | (1.48) | 4.2 | (0.59) | 31.9 | (1.38) | 8.1 | (0.27) | 91.9 | (0.27) | 9.1 | (0.31) | 6.9 | (0.26) | 4.0 | (0.17) | 71.8 | (0.58) | |
| Chinese3 | 5.0 | (0.44) | 95.0 | (0.44) | 16.8 | (0.70) | 78.2 | (0.82) | 45.6 | (1.17) | 3.8 | (0.40) | 28.9 | (0.99) | 19.3 | (0.37) | 80.7 | (0.37) | 14.4 | (0.35) | 9.1 | (0.25) | 5.8 | (0.18) | 51.3 | (0.50) | |
| Filipino | 7.9 | (0.75) | 92.1 | (0.75) | 22.7 | (0.95) | 69.4 | (1.13) | 49.5 | (1.27) | 6.8 | (0.55) | 13.1 | (0.78) | 7.5 | (0.29) | 92.5 | (0.29) | 15.2 | (0.38) | 19.5 | (0.42) | 9.2 | (0.27) | 48.7 | (0.54) | |
| Japanese | 5.8 | (1.47) | 94.2 | (1.47) | 21.9 | (2.76) | 72.3 | (3.12) | 49.4 | (3.73) | 4.7 | (1.00) | 18.1 | (2.39) | 4.9 | (0.32) | 95.1 | (0.32) | 18.3 | (0.54) | 16.5 | (0.57) | 10.7 | (0.48) | 49.6 | (0.60) | |
| Korean | 7.3 | (0.91) | 92.7 | (0.91) | 18.6 | (1.39) | 74.1 | (1.49) | 53.6 | (1.77) | 4.2 | (0.70) | 16.3 | (1.12) | 7.2 | (0.31) | 92.8 | (0.31) | 18.0 | (0.56) | 13.9 | (0.38) | 6.5 | (0.31) | 54.3 | (0.71) | |
| Vietnamese | 8.6 | (0.83) | 91.4 | (0.83) | 19.5 | (1.13) | 71.9 | (1.36) | 52.0 | (1.32) | 6.7 | (0.93) | 13.2 | (1.02) | 29.4 | (0.52) | 70.6 | (0.52) | 21.5 | (0.51) | 15.8 | (0.40) | 7.2 | (0.32) | 26.1 | (0.58) | |
| Other Asian | 13.2 | (0.70) | 86.8 | (0.70) | 25.4 | (1.03) | 61.5 | (1.08) | 41.8 | (1.04) | 5.3 | (0.50) | 14.3 | (0.81) | 20.8 | (0.48) | 79.2 | (0.48) | 17.5 | (0.47) | 14.7 | (0.44) | 7.2 | (0.37) | 39.9 | (0.64) | |
| Pacific Islander | 19.6 | (2.39) | 80.4 | (2.39) | 41.6 | (2.66) | 38.8 | (2.58) | 32.9 | (2.54) | 4.2 | (0.99) | 1.7 | ! | (0.57) | 13.4 | (0.78) | 86.6 | (0.78) | 34.0 | (1.35) | 27.0 | (1.27) | 9.6 | (0.73) | 16.1 | (1.19) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 25.2 | (1.19) | 74.8 | (1.19) | 35.5 | (1.20) | 39.3 | (1.34) | 34.1 | (1.27) | 2.8 | (0.32) | 2.4 | (0.43) | 18.6 | (0.39) | 81.4 | (0.39) | 31.9 | (0.46) | 26.8 | (0.46) | 8.7 | (0.29) | 14.1 | (0.35) | |
| Two or more races | 14.4 | (0.46) | 85.6 | (0.46) | 28.7 | (0.61) | 56.9 | (0.65) | 43.7 | (0.70) | 4.6 | (0.31) | 8.6 | (0.40) | 10.6 | (0.25) | 89.4 | (0.25) | 22.9 | (0.33) | 27.1 | (0.36) | 9.3 | (0.21) | 30.0 | (0.36) | |
| White and Black | 19.4 | (1.09) | 80.6 | (1.09) | 30.3 | (1.15) | 50.3 | (1.27) | 41.4 | (1.17) | 3.5 | (0.52) | 5.4 | (0.71) | 8.9 | (0.58) | 91.1 | (0.58) | 22.7 | (0.97) | 29.9 | (1.01) | 11.0 | (0.74) | 27.5 | (0.94) | |
| White and Asian | 9.0 | (0.80) | 91.0 | (0.80) | 23.5 | (1.31) | 67.5 | (1.62) | 48.1 | (1.58) | 4.9 | (0.49) | 14.4 | (0.94) | 8.1 | (0.54) | 91.9 | (0.54) | 16.2 | (0.65) | 21.8 | (0.69) | 8.4 | (0.42) | 45.5 | (0.84) | |
| White and American Indian/Alaska Native | 17.3 | (1.02) | 82.7 | (1.02) | 32.3 | (1.52) | 50.4 | (1.59) | 40.6 | (1.61) | 4.4 | (0.71) | 5.3 | (0.83) | 12.7 | (0.44) | 87.3 | (0.44) | 27.0 | (0.61) | 29.5 | (0.59) | 9.3 | (0.37) | 21.5 | (0.47) | |
| Other two or more races | 11.5 | (0.81) | 88.5 | (0.81) | 29.1 | (1.19) | 59.4 | (1.47) | 44.5 | (1.47) | 5.7 | (0.64) | 9.2 | (0.87) | 10.8 | (0.40) | 89.2 | (0.40) | 23.1 | (0.57) | 27.0 | (0.67) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 29.8 | (0.67) | |
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 High school completers include diploma recipients and those completing high school through alternative credentials, such as a GED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Excludes Taiwanese. Taiwanese is included in "Other Asian." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2007 and 2012. (This table was prepared February 2014.) |
