Table 356.

Participants in adult basic and secondary education programs, by type of program and state or jurisdiction: Selected fiscal years, 1990 through 2005

State or jurisdiction	1990	2000	2003	2004				2005
				Total	Adult basic education	English literacy	Adult secondary education	Total	Adult basic education	English literacy	Adult secondary education
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
United States	3,535,970	3,306,687	2,679,927	2,627,618	1,044,111	1,168,897	414,610	2,543,953	1,009,706	1,139,965	394,282
Alabama	40,177	22,430	22,019	21,555	17,423	1,576	2,556	19,827	15,691	1,626	2,510
Alaska	5,067	5,396	4,723	3,588	2,206	502	880	3,791	2,434	600	757
Arizona	33,805	55,274	32,492	27,699	10,340	16,140	1,219	26,881	11,205	14,544	1,132
Arkansas	29,065	39,102	38,336	35,512	22,425	5,149	7,938	37,102	22,570	5,868	8,664
California	1,021,227	456,125	565,311	591,574	89,320	435,777	66,477	591,893	96,986	429,024	65,883
Colorado	12,183	13,743	15,137	15,097	4,406	9,295	1,396	15,011	4,244	9,427	1,340
Connecticut	46,434	27,698	33,062	32,878	5,576	14,675	12,627	31,958	4,852	13,891	13,215
Delaware	2,662	3,278	5,953	6,119	3,549	1,698	872	6,329	3,221	1,968	1,140
District of Columbia	19,586	2,828	3,226	3,170	1,165	1,502	503	3,646	1,382	1,845	419
Florida	419,429	399,772	387,710	370,985	145,141	125,891	99,953	348,119	130,805	114,310	103,004
Georgia	69,580	107,980	114,008	118,458	64,728	41,598	12,132	95,434	54,240	31,659	9,535
Hawaii	52,012	16,176	10,687	9,089	1,296	3,919	3,874	7,461	1,895	3,061	2,505
Idaho	11,171	10,542	8,780	7,261	3,795	2,400	1,066	7,744	4,250	2,475	1,019
Illinois	87,121	120,752	130,492	124,404	40,592	68,253	15,559	118,296	30,897	72,311	15,088
Indiana	44,166	41,760	41,397	41,148	21,678	8,315	11,155	43,498	24,181	8,197	11,120
Iowa	41,507	31,757	16,338	12,242	6,053	3,844	2,345	11,989	5,482	3,915	2,592
Kansas	10,274	11,410	10,386	9,788	4,906	3,873	1,009	9,475	4,567	3,830	1,078
Kentucky	28,090	37,061	34,700	32,235	23,030	3,113	6,092	30,931	22,488	2,768	5,675
Louisiana	40,039	38,873	31,998	32,502	24,856	1,910	5,736	29,367	22,621	1,917	4,829
Maine	14,964	9,807	10,485	8,814	3,758	1,469	3,587	8,151	3,645	1,765	2,741
Maryland	41,230	27,556	30,082	30,304	12,712	12,020	5,572	27,055	11,414	10,347	5,294
Massachusetts	34,220	24,565	21,337	21,578	7,471	11,888	2,219	21,448	7,317	12,013	2,118
Michigan	194,178	86,218	70,893	48,273	24,281	13,301	10,691	34,768	20,560	10,843	3,365
Minnesota	45,648	517,693	43,864	44,220	12,196	25,729	6,295	47,174	13,081	27,507	6,586
Mississippi	18,957	40,370	36,614	26,467	21,304	834	4,329	25,675	21,437	781	3,457
Missouri	31,815	38,773	41,928	37,729	24,186	8,036	5,507	37,052	23,518	7,955	5,579
Montana	6,071	4,995	4,437	3,864	2,641	198	1,025	3,291	2,266	199	826
Nebraska	6,158	9,095	10,200	10,267	4,842	4,237	1,188	10,226	4,795	4,217	1,214
Nevada	17,262	22,346	7,601	8,732	1,148	7,015	569	9,981	1,400	8,163	418
New Hampshire	7,198	5,519	6,444	5,866	1,833	1,866	2,167	5,804	1,916	1,925	1,963
New Jersey	64,080	44,712	42,465	41,803	12,918	24,497	4,388	40,889	12,235	25,265	3,389
New Mexico	30,236	29,197	21,587	22,842	12,383	8,466	1,993	24,132	13,409	8,299	2,424
New York	156,611	194,028	138,184	165,618	63,755	90,305	11,558	157,486	59,929	86,111	11,446
North Carolina	109,740	154,786	108,431	110,185	60,695	29,646	19,844	109,047	60,673	29,711	18,663
North Dakota	3,587	1,964	2,145	2,154	1,321	263	570	2,063	1,225	273	565
Ohio	95,476	81,010	59,761	56,607	37,335	9,040	10,232	50,869	33,893	8,031	8,945
Oklahoma	24,307	20,534	21,620	21,164	13,699	4,580	2,885	20,447	13,338	4,480	2,629
Oregon	37,075	27,981	24,863	21,701	9,404	11,023	1,274	21,668	9,753	10,436	1,479
Pennsylvania	52,444	46,836	52,823	53,706	26,222	15,912	11,572	54,274	27,652	16,195	10,427
Rhode Island	7,347	7,950	4,567	5,166	1,995	1,950	1,221	6,697	2,442	3,138	1,117
South Carolina	81,200	132,497	69,284	67,408	44,713	7,524	15,171	65,901	45,497	7,534	12,870
South Dakota	3,184	5,431	3,446	3,607	2,356	598	653	3,517	2,218	545	754
Tennessee	41,721	49,386	46,166	47,755	34,564	6,600	6,591	48,924	35,770	6,738	6,416
Texas	218,747	106,516	128,363	122,773	49,283	66,667	6,823	119,867	49,237	64,726	5,904
Utah	24,841	28,987	32,883	31,429	13,213	11,690	6,526	29,320	14,170	10,218	4,932
Vermont	4,808	4,436	1,937	2,283	1,289	254	740	2,015	1,099	273	643
Virginia	31,649	31,211	31,574	28,037	12,462	12,068	3,507	29,222	12,260	13,020	3,942
Washington	31,776	57,999	55,363	40,193	14,157	23,495	2,541	50,386	18,488	28,296	3,602
West Virginia	21,186	22,403	10,717	10,213	8,048	275	1,890	9,444	7,049	287	2,108
Wisconsin	61,081	27,297	30,437	29,132	13,986	7,618	7,528	26,029	12,748	7,034	6,247
Wyoming	3,578	2,632	2,671	2,424	1,456	403	565	2,379	1,261	404	714
Other jurisdictions	31,400	53,799	54,259	49,410	17,661	3,672	28,077	37,328	7,525	2,784	27,019
American Samoa	—	—	824	833	373	380	80	838	343	410	85
Federated States of Micronesia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Guam	1,311	902	989	900	572	71	257	1062	552	132	378
Marshall Islands	—	2,963	302	311	112	129	70	—	—	—	—
Northern Marianas	—	527	475	436	27	189	220	740	59	274	407
Palau	—	—	89	—	—	—	—	206	66	56	84
Puerto Rico	28,436	47,974	50,301	45,796	16,079	2,674	27,043	33,463	6,186	1,482	25,795
Virgin Islands	1,653	1,433	1,279	1,134	498	229	407	1,019	319	430	270

— Not available. NOTE: Adult basic education provides instruction in basic skills for adults 16 and over functioning at literacy levels below the secondary level. Adult secondary education provides instruction at the high school level for adults who are seeking to pass the GED or obtain an adult high school credential. English literacy instruction is for adults who lack proficiency in English and who seek to improve their literacy and competence in English. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Division of Adult Education and Literacy, "Adult Education Program Facts, Program Year 1990–1991," Enrollment and Participation in the State-Administered Adult Education Program, selected years, 2000 through 2005, retrieved on August 11, 2005, from http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/AdultEd/aedatatables.html, and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared September 2006.)