Table 15.2a. Percentage distribution of ACT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1998–2008

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Table 15.2a.

Percentage distribution of ACT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1998–2008

Race/ethnicity		1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total¹		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
White		76.1	76.1	75.6	75.2	74.2	73.3	72.4	71.2	69.9	68.8	68.3
Black		10.8	10.8	11.0	11.1	11.5	11.8	12.1	12.7	12.8	13.5	13.6
Hispanic		5.6	5.5	5.7	5.9	6.4	6.9	7.2	7.6	7.9	8.2	8.7
Asian/Pacific Islander		3.3	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.9
American Indian/Alaska Native		1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.1
¹ Includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown; therefore, detail may not sum to 100. NOTE: Estimates are based on all students who took the ACT assessment during their sophomore, junior, or senior year, and who graduated from high school in the spring of the respective year shown. Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, ACT National Scores Report, 1998–2008.