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Table 218. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and by state or jurisdiction: 2005
State or jurisdiction Total White Minority Non-resident alien Percentage distribution
Total Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Total White Minority Non-resident alien
Total Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
United States 17,487,475 11,495,440 5,407,221 2,214,561 1,881,975 1,134,382 176,303 584,814 100.0 65.7 30.9 12.7 10.8 6.5 1.0 3.3
Alabama 256,389 166,394 84,157 74,968 3,717 3,577 1,895 5,838 100.0 64.9 32.8 29.2 1.4 1.4 0.7 2.3
Alaska 30,231 21,653 7,641 1,016 1,071 1,476 4,078 937 100.0 71.6 25.3 3.4 3.5 4.9 13.5 3.1
Arizona 545,597 347,468 171,818 48,521 85,654 19,763 17,880 26,311 100.0 63.7 31.5 8.9 15.7 3.6 3.3 4.8
Arkansas 143,272 107,865 32,790 26,242 2,913 2,059 1,576 2,617 100.0 75.3 22.9 18.3 2.0 1.4 1.1 1.8
California 2,399,833 1,034,430 1,291,478 185,659 632,358 451,454 22,007 73,925 100.0 43.1 53.8 7.7 26.4 18.8 0.9 3.1
                                 
Colorado 302,672 231,165 65,464 15,528 33,856 11,710 4,370 6,043 100.0 76.4 21.6 5.1 11.2 3.9 1.4 2.0
Connecticut 174,675 126,904 41,362 18,528 14,285 7,877 672 6,409 100.0 72.7 23.7 10.6 8.2 4.5 0.4 3.7
Delaware 51,612 36,537 13,641 10,169 1,818 1,500 154 1,434 100.0 70.8 26.4 19.7 3.5 2.9 0.3 2.8
District of Columbia 104,897 50,078 48,008 36,007 4,922 6,643 436 6,811 100.0 47.7 45.8 34.3 4.7 6.3 0.4 6.5
Florida 872,662 493,385 348,232 155,357 159,572 29,827 3,476 31,045 100.0 56.5 39.9 17.8 18.3 3.4 0.4 3.6
                                 
Georgia 426,650 255,587 158,614 131,040 10,597 15,790 1,187 12,449 100.0 59.9 37.2 30.7 2.5 3.7 0.3 2.9
Hawaii 67,083 17,817 44,305 1,534 2,040 40,352 379 4,961 100.0 26.6 66.0 2.3 3.0 60.2 0.6 7.4
Idaho 77,708 68,692 6,739 651 3,594 1,472 1,022 2,277 100.0 88.4 8.7 0.8 4.6 1.9 1.3 2.9
Illinois 832,967 543,072 265,892 118,905 95,542 48,336 3,109 24,003 100.0 65.2 31.9 14.3 11.5 5.8 0.4 2.9
Indiana 361,253 298,997 49,467 30,315 10,366 7,443 1,343 12,789 100.0 82.8 13.7 8.4 2.9 2.1 0.4 3.5
                                 
Iowa 227,722 196,992 23,932 11,660 6,423 4,804 1,045 6,798 100.0 86.5 10.5 5.1 2.8 2.1 0.5 3.0
Kansas 191,752 155,703 30,321 11,230 8,618 7,279 3,194 5,728 100.0 81.2 15.8 5.9 4.5 3.8 1.7 3.0
Kentucky 244,969 212,887 27,899 21,322 2,834 2,995 748 4,183 100.0 86.9 11.4 8.7 1.2 1.2 0.3 1.7
Louisiana 197,713 123,371 68,440 59,974 3,589 3,657 1,220 5,902 100.0 62.4 34.6 30.3 1.8 1.8 0.6 3.0
Maine 65,551 60,093 4,187 1,279 832 1,101 975 1,271 100.0 91.7 6.4 2.0 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.9
                                 
Maryland 314,151 181,270 120,524 86,984 12,063 20,185 1,292 12,357 100.0 57.7 38.4 27.7 3.8 6.4 0.4 3.9
Massachusetts 443,316 320,791 96,106 34,986 27,174 32,061 1,885 26,419 100.0 72.4 21.7 7.9 6.1 7.2 0.4 6.0
Michigan 626,751 477,811 126,617 83,007 17,520 20,819 5,271 22,323 100.0 76.2 20.2 13.2 2.8 3.3 0.8 3.6
Minnesota 361,701 299,792 52,743 24,452 8,368 15,670 4,253 9,166 100.0 82.9 14.6 6.8 2.3 4.3 1.2 2.5
Mississippi 150,457 86,626 61,861 58,758 1,203 1,252 648 1,970 100.0 57.6 41.1 39.1 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.3
                                 
Missouri 374,445 296,174 69,015 46,582 10,624 9,516 2,293 9,256 100.0 79.1 18.4 12.4 2.8 2.5 0.6 2.5
Montana 47,850 40,775 6,185 270 791 536 4,588 890 100.0 85.2 12.9 0.6 1.7 1.1 9.6 1.9
Nebraska 121,236 104,861 13,053 5,094 4,224 2,827 908 3,322 100.0 86.5 10.8 4.2 3.5 2.3 0.7 2.7
Nevada 110,705 70,454 37,701 8,651 15,515 11,877 1,658 2,550 100.0 63.6 34.1 7.8 14.0 10.7 1.5 2.3
New Hampshire 69,893 62,925 5,317 1,418 1,742 1,775 382 1,651 100.0 90.0 7.6 2.0 2.5 2.5 0.5 2.4
                                 
New Jersey 379,758 226,762 138,052 53,971 50,502 32,409 1,170 14,944 100.0 59.7 36.4 14.2 13.3 8.5 0.3 3.9
New Mexico 131,337 56,581 71,989 3,844 54,271 2,602 11,272 2,767 100.0 43.1 54.8 2.9 41.3 2.0 8.6 2.1
New York 1,152,081 699,226 384,276 160,007 130,198 89,927 4,144 68,579 100.0 60.7 33.4 13.9 11.3 7.8 0.4 6.0
North Carolina 484,392 325,552 146,674 116,786 12,052 11,740 6,096 12,166 100.0 67.2 30.3 24.1 2.5 2.4 1.3 2.5
North Dakota 49,389 43,037 4,776 682 489 530 3,075 1,576 100.0 87.1 9.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 6.2 3.2
                                 
Ohio 616,350 496,461 102,398 74,590 12,361 13,008 2,439 17,491 100.0 80.5 16.6 12.1 2.0 2.1 0.4 2.8
Oklahoma 208,053 146,358 52,211 19,039 7,272 4,742 21,158 9,484 100.0 70.3 25.1 9.2 3.5 2.3 10.2 4.6
Oregon 200,033 162,662 31,812 4,788 11,103 12,591 3,330 5,559 100.0 81.3 15.9 2.4 5.6 6.3 1.7 2.8
Pennsylvania 692,340 546,328 123,329 71,463 20,824 29,203 1,839 22,683 100.0 78.9 17.8 10.3 3.0 4.2 0.3 3.3
Rhode Island 81,382 64,726 13,962 4,897 5,246 3,468 351 2,694 100.0 79.5 17.2 6.0 6.4 4.3 0.4 3.3
                                 
South Carolina 210,444 141,590 65,455 57,941 3,374 3,272 868 3,399 100.0 67.3 31.1 27.5 1.6 1.6 0.4 1.6
South Dakota 48,768 42,727 4,948 642 518 592 3,196 1,093 100.0 87.6 10.1 1.3 1.1 1.2 6.6 2.2
Tennessee 283,070 210,640 66,899 55,288 5,142 5,277 1,192 5,531 100.0 74.4 23.6 19.5 1.8 1.9 0.4 2.0
Texas 1,240,707 645,009 547,308 153,416 324,803 62,688 6,401 48,390 100.0 52.0 44.1 12.4 26.2 5.1 0.5 3.9
Utah 200,691 174,746 20,296 2,298 9,680 6,049 2,269 5,649 100.0 87.1 10.1 1.1 4.8 3.0 1.1 2.8
                                 
Vermont 39,915 36,445 2,663 725 827 857 254 807 100.0 91.3 6.7 1.8 2.1 2.1 0.6 2.0
Virginia 439,166 300,192 128,293 85,096 16,615 24,429 2,153 10,681 100.0 68.4 29.2 19.4 3.8 5.6 0.5 2.4
Washington 348,482 264,285 74,496 15,461 19,530 33,269 6,236 9,701 100.0 75.8 21.4 4.4 5.6 9.5 1.8 2.8
West Virginia 99,547 89,306 7,850 5,220 1,108 1,151 371 2,391 100.0 89.7 7.9 5.2 1.1 1.2 0.4 2.4
Wisconsin 335,258 288,185 40,209 17,185 9,605 9,691 3,728 6,864 100.0 86.0 12.0 5.1 2.9 2.9 1.1 2.0
Wyoming 35,334 31,888 2,881 336 1,612 322 611 565 100.0 90.2 8.2 1.0 4.6 0.9 1.7 1.6
                                 
U.S. Service Schools 15,265 12,165 2,935 779 1,018 932 206 165 100.0 79.7 19.2 5.1 6.7 6.1 1.3 1.1
Other jurisdictions 223,165 652 221,792 2,040 208,442 11,292 18 721 100.0 0.3 99.4 0.9 93.4 5.1 # 0.3
American Samoa 1,579 6 1,405 0 4 1,401 0 168 100.0 0.4 89.0 0.0 0.3 88.7 0.0 10.6
Federated States of Micronesia 2,283 6 2,277 0 0 2,277 0 0 100.0 0.3 99.7 0.0 0.0 99.7 0.0 0.0
Guam 6,064 328 5,658 56 38 5,559 5 78 100.0 5.4 93.3 0.9 0.6 91.7 0.1 1.3
Marshall Islands 604 0 604 0 0 604 0 0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Northern Marianas 967 38 754 1 1 751 1 175 100.0 3.9 78.0 0.1 0.1 77.7 0.1 18.1
Palau 651 0 651 0 0 651 0 0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Puerto Rico 208,625 127 208,323 38 208,249 32 4 175 100.0 0.1 99.9 # 99.8 # # 0.1
Virgin Islands 2,392 147 2,120 1,945 150 17 8 125 100.0 6.1 88.6 81.3 6.3 0.7 0.3 5.2
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.)

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