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Table 239. Fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2010
State or jurisdiction Number Percentage distribution
Total White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/
Alaska Native
Two or more races Non-resi-
dent alien
Total White Black His-
panic
Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/
Alaska Native
Two or more races Non-resi-
dent alien
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
United States 21,016,126 12,722,549 3,038,751 2,741,448 1,218,118 64,046 196,374 325,275 709,565 100.0 60.5 14.5 13.0 5.8 0.3 0.9 1.5 3.4
Alabama 327,327 201,686 101,659 7,569 4,983 252 2,630 2,238 6,310 100.0 61.6 31.1 2.3 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.7 1.9
Alaska 33,653 22,263 1,054 2,018 1,399 266 3,968 1,906 779 100.0 66.2 3.1 6.0 4.2 0.8 11.8 5.7 2.3
Arizona 795,388 463,078 124,336 130,984 22,192 4,221 21,588 10,885 18,104 100.0 58.2 15.6 16.5 2.8 0.5 2.7 1.4 2.3
Arkansas 175,895 124,345 33,786 6,186 2,682 182 1,675 2,625 4,414 100.0 70.7 19.2 3.5 1.5 0.1 1.0 1.5 2.5
California 2,714,172 1,021,262 210,445 847,507 440,641 18,523 17,964 66,889 90,941 100.0 37.6 7.8 31.2 16.2 0.7 0.7 2.5 3.4
                                     
Colorado 372,025 257,891 30,953 50,043 12,906 1,060 4,557 6,993 7,622 100.0 69.3 8.3 13.5 3.5 0.3 1.2 1.9 2.0
Connecticut 199,384 132,283 23,302 22,397 9,117 176 575 3,671 7,863 100.0 66.3 11.7 11.2 4.6 0.1 0.3 1.8 3.9
Delaware 55,731 35,752 12,168 2,837 1,980 69 188 700 2,037 100.0 64.2 21.8 5.1 3.6 0.1 0.3 1.3 3.7
District of Columbia 91,992 45,558 26,298 5,659 6,214 132 349 1,054 6,728 100.0 49.5 28.6 6.2 6.8 0.1 0.4 1.1 7.3
Florida 1,125,469 570,295 225,760 243,216 36,470 1,792 4,735 12,728 30,473 100.0 50.7 20.1 21.6 3.2 0.2 0.4 1.1 2.7
                                     
Georgia 568,723 296,125 201,192 22,894 22,013 830 1,986 9,224 14,459 100.0 52.1 35.4 4.0 3.9 0.1 0.3 1.6 2.5
Hawaii 78,073 16,836 1,986 6,113 24,246 8,046 344 15,618 4,884 100.0 21.6 2.5 7.8 31.1 10.3 0.4 20.0 6.3
Idaho 85,201 72,699 1,113 5,686 1,561 513 1,101 738 1,790 100.0 85.3 1.3 6.7 1.8 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.1
Illinois 906,889 549,135 142,143 119,125 49,648 2,031 2,892 11,732 30,183 100.0 60.6 15.7 13.1 5.5 0.2 0.3 1.3 3.3
Indiana 459,423 355,310 49,677 18,689 9,784 293 1,707 5,411 18,552 100.0 77.3 10.8 4.1 2.1 0.1 0.4 1.2 4.0
                                     
Iowa 381,842 281,426 46,699 23,362 9,958 859 2,776 4,780 11,982 100.0 73.7 12.2 6.1 2.6 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.1
Kansas 214,859 161,265 15,878 13,533 5,143 243 3,230 3,226 12,341 100.0 75.1 7.4 6.3 2.4 0.1 1.5 1.5 5.7
Kentucky 291,102 242,717 30,282 5,479 3,503 248 939 3,531 4,403 100.0 83.4 10.4 1.9 1.2 0.1 0.3 1.2 1.5
Louisiana 263,638 155,553 82,690 8,396 5,915 140 1,672 2,457 6,815 100.0 59.0 31.4 3.2 2.2 0.1 0.6 0.9 2.6
Maine 72,985 64,986 1,951 1,549 1,371 73 961 811 1,283 100.0 89.0 2.7 2.1 1.9 0.1 1.3 1.1 1.8
                                     
Maryland 377,967 196,590 112,474 21,549 24,399 587 1,381 5,779 15,208 100.0 52.0 29.8 5.7 6.5 0.2 0.4 1.5 4.0
Massachusetts 508,302 340,502 43,539 42,115 36,511 483 1,797 7,629 35,726 100.0 67.0 8.6 8.3 7.2 0.1 0.4 1.5 7.0
Michigan 698,125 509,649 103,410 22,463 22,062 895 5,226 9,230 25,190 100.0 73.0 14.8 3.2 3.2 0.1 0.7 1.3 3.6
Minnesota 465,336 339,204 60,448 16,862 19,139 511 4,179 11,067 13,926 100.0 72.9 13.0 3.6 4.1 0.1 0.9 2.4 3.0
Mississippi 178,197 97,918 71,865 2,416 1,770 184 753 846 2,445 100.0 54.9 40.3 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.4
                                     
Missouri 444,695 331,901 63,346 15,586 11,225 607 2,737 5,521 13,772 100.0 74.6 14.2 3.5 2.5 0.1 0.6 1.2 3.1
Montana 53,312 44,073 409 1,483 553 87 4,642 891 1,174 100.0 82.7 0.8 2.8 1.0 0.2 8.7 1.7 2.2
Nebraska 144,682 118,511 8,496 7,397 3,406 219 1,243 1,222 4,188 100.0 81.9 5.9 5.1 2.4 0.2 0.9 0.8 2.9
Nevada 129,360 70,654 11,025 25,290 12,135 2,263 1,430 4,033 2,530 100.0 54.6 8.5 19.6 9.4 1.7 1.1 3.1 2.0
New Hampshire 75,594 64,753 2,189 3,040 2,089 71 445 775 2,232 100.0 85.7 2.9 4.0 2.8 0.1 0.6 1.0 3.0
                                     
New Jersey 444,091 243,978 65,148 74,628 35,416 1,635 1,648 3,639 17,999 100.0 54.9 14.7 16.8 8.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 4.1
New Mexico 162,652 63,058 5,274 71,260 2,837 287 14,220 2,008 3,708 100.0 38.8 3.2 43.8 1.7 0.2 8.7 1.2 2.3
New York 1,305,595 737,122 182,707 174,360 108,164 2,496 5,230 13,792 81,724 100.0 56.5 14.0 13.4 8.3 0.2 0.4 1.1 6.3
North Carolina 586,042 367,956 152,022 24,331 13,595 839 7,149 5,444 14,706 100.0 62.8 25.9 4.2 2.3 0.1 1.2 0.9 2.5
North Dakota 56,903 47,140 1,291 833 606 74 3,381 373 3,205 100.0 82.8 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.1 5.9 0.7 5.6
                                     
Ohio 744,947 570,852 106,136 19,673 15,375 431 3,063 7,091 22,326 100.0 76.6 14.2 2.6 2.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 3.0
Oklahoma 230,573 151,870 23,514 10,720 5,959 382 22,532 6,799 8,797 100.0 65.9 10.2 4.6 2.6 0.2 9.8 2.9 3.8
Oregon 250,331 189,352 7,247 21,029 13,581 1,683 4,101 5,214 8,124 100.0 75.6 2.9 8.4 5.4 0.7 1.6 2.1 3.2
Pennsylvania 803,593 596,016 94,269 38,527 33,925 751 2,474 8,139 29,492 100.0 74.2 11.7 4.8 4.2 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.7
Rhode Island 85,110 62,538 5,660 7,589 4,010 52 398 817 4,046 100.0 73.5 6.7 8.9 4.7 0.1 0.5 1.0 4.8
                                     
South Carolina 257,293 164,081 74,582 6,598 3,758 274 1,084 3,028 3,888 100.0 63.8 29.0 2.6 1.5 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.5
South Dakota 58,370 48,307 1,246 1,115 483 106 5,096 812 1,205 100.0 82.8 2.1 1.9 0.8 0.2 8.7 1.4 2.1
Tennessee 351,988 248,301 74,647 9,448 6,776 336 1,255 4,766 6,459 100.0 70.5 21.2 2.7 1.9 0.1 0.4 1.4 1.8
Texas 1,536,858 693,401 209,393 472,438 79,805 2,321 8,165 15,794 55,541 100.0 45.1 13.6 30.7 5.2 0.2 0.5 1.0 3.6
Utah 252,107 208,929 5,808 17,084 5,987 2,019 2,743 2,760 6,777 100.0 82.9 2.3 6.8 2.4 0.8 1.1 1.1 2.7
                                     
Vermont 45,572 39,970 1,034 1,426 1,053 25 281 772 1,011 100.0 87.7 2.3 3.1 2.3 0.1 0.6 1.7 2.2
Virginia 576,010 354,478 129,731 32,390 31,858 1,744 2,552 8,383 14,874 100.0 61.5 22.5 5.6 5.5 0.3 0.4 1.5 2.6
Washington 388,110 268,919 18,324 30,591 34,496 1,842 6,024 13,789 14,125 100.0 69.3 4.7 7.9 8.9 0.5 1.6 3.6 3.6
West Virginia 152,431 124,021 13,925 6,086 2,101 413 743 2,246 2,896 100.0 81.4 9.1 4.0 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.5 1.9
Wisconsin 383,986 313,397 24,778 16,042 12,119 331 3,770 4,526 9,023 100.0 81.6 6.5 4.2 3.2 0.1 1.0 1.2 2.3
Wyoming 38,298 32,916 542 2,314 328 69 692 358 1,079 100.0 85.9 1.4 6.0 0.9 0.2 1.8 0.9 2.8
                                     
U.S. Service Academies 15,925 11,727 900 1,523 871 80 103 515 206 100.0 73.6 5.7 9.6 5.5 0.5 0.6 3.2 1.3
                                     
Other jurisdictions 264,237 875 2,377 246,110 2,784 10,370 73 905 743 100.0 0.3 0.9 93.1 1.1 3.9 # 0.3 0.3
American Samoa 2,193 9 0 0 9 2,008 1 0 166 100.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 91.6 # 0.0 7.6
Federated States of
   Micronesia
2,699 2 0 0 3 2,694 0 0 0 100.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guam 6,188 224 38 37 2,442 3,388 17 0 42 100.0 3.6 0.6 0.6 39.5 54.8 0.3 0.0 0.7
Marshall Islands 869 0 0 0 0 867 0 0 2 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 99.8 0.0 0.0 0.2
Northern Marianas 1,137 23 2 3 215 703 1 27 163 100.0 2.0 0.2 0.3 18.9 61.8 0.1 2.4 14.3
Palau 694 0 0 0 9 685 0 0 0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 98.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Puerto Rico 247,724 460 145 245,883 102 25 53 878 178 100.0 0.2 0.1 99.3 0.0 # # 0.4 0.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,733 157 2,192 187 4 0 1 0 192 100.0 5.7 80.2 6.8 0.1 0.0 # 0.0 7.0
#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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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