Table 302.65.

Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2014

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State	Total			White			Black			Hispanic			Asian			Pacific Islander			American Indian/ Alaska Native			Two or more races
1	2			3			4			5			6			7			8			9
United States	42.1		(0.96)	44.4		(0.17)	35.6		(0.34)	35.4		(0.28)	65.3		(0.44)	30.5		(2.59)	24.9		(0.96)	44.5		(0.65)
Alabama	38.9		(0.90)	40.9		(1.35)	32.5		(1.67)	36.6		(4.87)	83.5		(4.87)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	50.9		(7.88)
Alaska	25.2		(2.67)	31.6		(3.61)	‡		(†)	24.3	!	(11.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	10.7	!	(3.51)	21.3	!	(8.49)
Arizona	38.8		(0.72)	45.7		(1.33)	30.4		(3.40)	31.2		(1.09)	70.3		(4.54)	‡		(†)	18.4		(2.53)	54.1		(4.78)
Arkansas	37.2		(1.04)	38.8		(1.21)	33.2		(2.84)	29.5		(4.42)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.7		(9.22)
California	46.3		(0.32)	48.1		(0.61)	37.5		(1.58)	40.5		(0.51)	67.1		(0.83)	40.7		(5.32)	32.4		(4.86)	52.8		(1.75)
Colorado	39.8		(0.86)	45.2		(1.09)	35.7		(4.30)	24.6		(1.53)	61.3		(4.98)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.7		(5.07)
Connecticut	48.3		(1.06)	51.6		(1.34)	41.6		(3.76)	36.9		(2.57)	71.3		(4.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.4		(6.94)
Delaware	45.3		(2.43)	47.1		(3.14)	47.9		(5.25)	30.1		(7.61)	69.8		(7.89)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	52.0		(2.21)	59.5		(4.33)	39.7		(3.52)	48.4		(7.41)	95.7		(2.63)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	87.2		(6.54)
Florida	40.9		(0.53)	42.9		(0.70)	36.5		(1.00)	39.2		(1.03)	58.6		(2.85)	‡		(†)	36.3	!	(12.15)	42.8		(3.29)
Georgia	39.6		(0.67)	42.6		(0.94)	36.1		(1.26)	27.5		(1.99)	66.8		(2.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.9		(5.09)
Hawaii	36.4		(1.74)	28.3		(3.61)	32.7	!	(12.06)	30.0		(4.38)	51.2		(3.76)	24.4		(4.76)	‡		(†)	40.8		(4.28)
Idaho	36.9		(1.80)	39.0		(2.23)	‡		(†)	22.9		(4.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.0	!	(11.76)
Illinois	45.2		(0.72)	48.3		(0.89)	33.4		(1.94)	39.5		(1.37)	71.0		(2.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	51.5		(4.15)
Indiana	40.4		(0.77)	40.6		(0.91)	33.5		(2.48)	35.1		(2.77)	71.9		(4.51)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.1		(5.35)
Iowa	45.5		(1.27)	46.2		(1.33)	35.6		(6.49)	33.8		(3.85)	69.0		(7.45)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.7		(9.45)
Kansas	40.0		(1.47)	41.8		(1.80)	37.2		(5.33)	28.2		(3.52)	60.7		(9.08)	‡		(†)	49.0		(12.81)	38.7		(8.10)
Kentucky	37.9		(0.97)	38.2		(1.03)	35.0		(3.70)	34.4		(4.42)	58.7		(7.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	32.2		(7.03)
Louisiana	35.8		(1.09)	38.9		(1.31)	31.2		(1.71)	26.5		(4.24)	60.6		(7.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	65.1		(7.87)
Maine	42.8		(1.80)	41.4		(1.98)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	82.9		(9.35)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	34.4		(9.60)
Maryland	44.5		(0.73)	48.1		(1.31)	35.8		(1.51)	41.8		(2.57)	69.7		(3.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	43.8		(4.96)
Massachusetts	52.1		(0.61)	53.8		(0.81)	45.1		(2.57)	38.9		(1.63)	73.1		(2.27)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	58.0		(5.54)
Michigan	44.9		(0.60)	47.9		(0.74)	31.8		(1.73)	36.5		(2.82)	67.7		(4.14)	‡		(†)	27.0		(6.89)	45.4		(4.39)
Minnesota	43.2		(1.03)	44.9		(1.33)	37.9		(4.68)	23.7		(3.15)	51.0		(3.83)	‡		(†)	37.7		(9.40)	45.8		(6.88)
Mississippi	41.3		(1.01)	42.8		(1.75)	40.1		(1.81)	21.9		(4.20)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.3		(10.79)
Missouri	41.8		(0.97)	43.4		(1.15)	27.8		(2.24)	35.6		(4.13)	84.8		(4.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	49.5		(5.03)
Montana	39.1		(2.65)	39.0		(2.78)	‡		(†)	43.1		(10.41)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	20.5		(4.62)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	43.1		(1.59)	46.0		(1.77)	27.0		(6.60)	28.9		(3.87)	50.5		(9.37)	‡		(†)	20.6	!	(9.29)	52.7		(8.91)
Nevada	31.7		(1.31)	35.1		(2.05)	20.0		(4.18)	26.7		(1.86)	46.9		(4.86)	‡		(†)	21.3	!	(8.08)	35.3		(6.63)
New Hampshire	44.6		(1.71)	44.6		(1.81)	‡		(†)	38.1	!	(11.83)	50.1		(9.90)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	37.2		(8.79)
New Jersey	45.4		(0.68)	47.9		(0.95)	39.3		(1.92)	38.4		(1.46)	63.0		(2.05)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.7		(4.95)
New Mexico	37.7		(1.60)	40.6		(2.97)	‡		(†)	37.3		(2.07)	73.4		(8.34)	‡		(†)	27.5		(3.51)	‡		(†)
New York	46.7		(0.42)	49.6		(0.57)	39.3		(1.14)	37.9		(1.09)	66.4		(1.40)	‡		(†)	52.3		(8.23)	49.8		(3.09)
North Carolina	41.0		(0.67)	44.8		(0.85)	36.0		(1.40)	27.7		(2.00)	63.9		(3.86)	‡		(†)	23.5		(4.33)	38.5		(3.70)
North Dakota	38.5		(2.76)	40.9		(3.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	17.6	!	(8.34)	‡		(†)
Ohio	41.0		(0.59)	42.6		(0.69)	31.5		(1.66)	33.6		(2.94)	73.9		(3.47)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	34.2		(3.73)
Oklahoma	35.8		(1.14)	39.5		(1.60)	35.5		(4.52)	24.8		(2.85)	70.6		(6.15)	‡		(†)	22.9		(2.74)	26.6		(3.36)
Oregon	39.7		(1.03)	40.1		(1.37)	33.4		(8.64)	27.7		(2.44)	68.8		(4.99)	‡		(†)	36.6		(9.63)	46.1		(4.78)
Pennsylvania	44.9		(0.62)	46.8		(0.75)	35.8		(1.95)	32.3		(2.23)	65.9		(3.11)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.5		(4.24)
Rhode Island	54.2		(1.60)	57.2		(2.11)	50.0		(8.70)	40.0		(4.78)	66.5		(6.27)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	81.1		(7.51)
South Carolina	38.2		(0.87)	44.0		(1.14)	29.8		(1.78)	24.2		(3.15)	65.7		(7.01)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	28.7		(5.69)
South Dakota	35.6		(2.22)	37.3		(2.75)	‡		(†)	48.8		(11.56)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	14.8	!	(6.95)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	37.9		(0.82)	39.8		(0.94)	33.2		(1.90)	27.7		(3.12)	60.9		(6.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.1		(5.37)
Texas	37.5		(0.43)	42.0		(0.66)	37.2		(1.35)	31.2		(0.59)	64.6		(1.91)	‡		(†)	34.7		(6.95)	44.1		(2.79)
Utah	40.0		(1.06)	42.3		(1.19)	27.7	!	(9.36)	29.7		(2.62)	63.1		(6.85)	‡		(†)	23.4	!	(8.03)	31.7		(6.35)
Vermont	44.7		(2.85)	42.4		(3.31)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	43.1		(0.71)	44.2		(0.96)	36.6		(1.75)	36.6		(1.92)	63.7		(2.66)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.0		(3.64)
Washington	36.1		(0.74)	37.1		(1.05)	31.0		(4.57)	26.4		(1.99)	56.1		(3.11)	‡		(†)	22.8		(4.49)	39.9		(3.39)
West Virginia	40.8		(1.54)	39.0		(1.53)	62.5		(7.86)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	42.7		(0.91)	44.9		(1.13)	31.8		(4.20)	32.4		(2.94)	48.3		(5.21)	‡		(†)	26.9		(7.57)	39.2		(6.44)
Wyoming	38.8		(2.39)	42.0		(2.74)	‡		(†)	22.4	!	(6.74)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey of the noninstitutionalized population. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2014. (This table was prepared December 2015.)