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| Table 8. | Percentage of persons age 25 and over and 25 to 29, by race/ethnicity, years of school completed, and sex: Selected years, 1910 through 2010 |
| Age, year, and sex | Total | White1 | Black1 | Hispanic | Asian2 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High school completion or higher3 | Bachelor's or higher degree4 | High school completion or higher3 | Bachelor's or higher degree4 | High school completion or higher3 | Bachelor's or higher degree4 | High school completion or higher3 | Bachelor's or higher degree4 | High school completion or higher3 | Bachelor's or higher degree4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Total, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 and over | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19105 | 13.5 | (—) | 2.7 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19205 | 16.4 | (—) | 3.3 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| 19305 | 19.1 | (—) | 3.9 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1940 | 24.5 | (—) | 4.6 | (—) | 26.1 | (—) | 4.9 | (—) | 7.7 | (—) | 1.3 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1950 | 34.3 | (—) | 6.2 | (—) | 36.4 | (—) | 6.6 | (—) | 13.7 | (—) | 2.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1960 | 41.1 | (—) | 7.7 | (—) | 43.2 | (—) | 8.1 | (—) | 21.7 | (—) | 3.5 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1970 | 55.2 | (—) | 11.0 | (—) | 57.4 | (—) | 11.6 | (—) | 36.1 | (—) | 6.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1975 | 62.5 | (—) | 13.9 | (—) | 65.8 | (—) | 14.9 | (—) | 42.6 | (—) | 6.4 | (—) | 38.5 | (—) | 6.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1980 | 68.6 | (0.20) | 17.0 | (0.16) | 71.9 | (0.21) | 18.4 | (0.18) | 51.4 | (0.81) | 7.9 | (0.44) | 44.5 | (1.18) | 7.6 | (0.63) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1985 | 73.9 | (0.18) | 19.4 | (0.16) | 77.5 | (0.19) | 20.8 | (0.19) | 59.9 | (0.74) | 11.1 | (0.47) | 47.9 | (0.99) | 8.5 | (0.55) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1986 | 74.7 | (0.18) | 19.4 | (0.16) | 78.2 | (0.19) | 20.9 | (0.19) | 62.5 | (0.72) | 10.9 | (0.47) | 48.5 | (0.96) | 8.4 | (0.53) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1987 | 75.6 | (0.17) | 19.9 | (0.16) | 79.0 | (0.18) | 21.4 | (0.19) | 63.6 | (0.71) | 10.8 | (0.46) | 50.9 | (0.94) | 8.6 | (0.53) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1988 | 76.2 | (0.17) | 20.3 | (0.16) | 79.8 | (0.18) | 21.8 | (0.19) | 63.5 | (0.70) | 11.2 | (0.46) | 51.0 | (0.92) | 10.0 | (0.55) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1989 | 76.9 | (0.17) | 21.1 | (0.16) | 80.7 | (0.18) | 22.8 | (0.19) | 64.7 | (0.69) | 11.7 | (0.46) | 50.9 | (0.89) | 9.9 | (0.53) | 82.3 | (1.17) | 41.5 | (1.51) |
| March 1990 | 77.6 | (0.17) | 21.3 | (0.16) | 81.4 | (0.17) | 23.1 | (0.19) | 66.2 | (0.67) | 11.3 | (0.45) | 50.8 | (0.88) | 9.2 | (0.51) | 84.2 | (1.09) | 41.7 | (1.47) |
| March 1991 | 78.4 | (0.16) | 21.4 | (0.16) | 82.4 | (0.17) | 23.3 | (0.19) | 66.8 | (0.66) | 11.5 | (0.45) | 51.3 | (0.86) | 9.7 | (0.51) | 84.2 | (1.05) | 40.3 | (1.42) |
| March 1992 | 79.4 | (0.16) | 21.4 | (0.16) | 83.4 | (0.16) | 23.2 | (0.19) | 67.7 | (0.65) | 11.9 | (0.45) | 52.6 | (0.85) | 9.3 | (0.49) | 83.7 | (1.02) | 39.3 | (1.35) |
| March 1993 | 80.2 | (0.16) | 21.9 | (0.16) | 84.1 | (0.16) | 23.8 | (0.19) | 70.5 | (0.63) | 12.2 | (0.45) | 53.1 | (0.83) | 9.0 | (0.48) | 84.2 | (1.00) | 42.1 | (1.35) |
| March 1994 | 80.9 | (0.15) | 22.2 | (0.16) | 84.9 | (0.16) | 24.3 | (0.19) | 73.0 | (0.61) | 12.9 | (0.46) | 53.3 | (0.78) | 9.1 | (0.45) | 84.8 | (0.98) | 41.3 | (1.34) |
| March 1995 | 81.7 | (0.15) | 23.0 | (0.16) | 85.9 | (0.16) | 25.4 | (0.19) | 73.8 | (0.61) | 13.3 | (0.47) | 53.4 | (0.78) | 9.3 | (0.45) | 83.8 | (1.06) | 38.5 | (1.40) |
| March 1996 | 81.7 | (0.16) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 86.0 | (0.16) | 25.9 | (0.20) | 74.6 | (0.53) | 13.8 | (0.42) | 53.1 | (0.68) | 9.3 | (0.40) | 83.5 | (0.82) | 42.3 | (1.09) |
| March 1997 | 82.1 | (0.14) | 23.9 | (0.16) | 86.3 | (0.15) | 26.2 | (0.19) | 75.3 | (0.52) | 13.3 | (0.41) | 54.7 | (0.54) | 10.3 | (0.33) | 85.2 | (0.75) | 42.6 | (1.04) |
| March 1998 | 82.8 | (0.14) | 24.4 | (0.16) | 87.1 | (0.14) | 26.6 | (0.19) | 76.4 | (0.50) | 14.8 | (0.42) | 55.5 | (0.53) | 11.0 | (0.33) | 84.9 | (0.74) | 42.3 | (1.02) |
| March 1999 | 83.4 | (0.14) | 25.2 | (0.16) | 87.7 | (0.14) | 27.7 | (0.19) | 77.4 | (0.49) | 15.5 | (0.43) | 56.1 | (0.52) | 10.9 | (0.33) | 84.7 | (0.73) | 42.4 | (1.01) |
| March 2000 | 84.1 | (0.13) | 25.6 | (0.16) | 88.4 | (0.14) | 28.1 | (0.19) | 78.9 | (0.48) | 16.6 | (0.44) | 57.0 | (0.51) | 10.6 | (0.32) | 85.7 | (0.71) | 44.4 | (1.00) |
| March 2001 | 84.3 | (0.13) | 26.1 | (0.16) | 88.7 | (0.13) | 28.6 | (0.19) | 79.5 | (0.47) | 16.1 | (0.43) | 56.5 | (0.50) | 11.2 | (0.32) | 87.8 | (0.60) | 48.0 | (0.92) |
| March 2002 | 84.1 | (0.09) | 26.7 | (0.11) | 88.7 | (0.10) | 29.4 | (0.14) | 79.2 | (0.34) | 17.2 | (0.31) | 57.0 | (0.34) | 11.1 | (0.21) | 87.7 | (0.44) | 47.7 | (0.66) |
| March 2003 | 84.6 | (0.09) | 27.2 | (0.11) | 89.4 | (0.09) | 30.0 | (0.14) | 80.3 | (0.33) | 17.4 | (0.31) | 57.0 | (0.33) | 11.4 | (0.21) | 87.8 | (0.44) | 50.0 | (0.67) |
| March 2004 | 85.2 | (0.09) | 27.7 | (0.11) | 90.0 | (0.09) | 30.6 | (0.14) | 81.1 | (0.32) | 17.7 | (0.31) | 58.4 | (0.32) | 12.1 | (0.21) | 86.9 | (0.44) | 49.7 | (0.66) |
| March 2005 | 85.2 | (0.09) | 27.6 | (0.11) | 90.1 | (0.09) | 30.6 | (0.14) | 81.4 | (0.32) | 17.6 | (0.31) | 58.5 | (0.32) | 12.0 | (0.21) | 87.7 | (0.42) | 50.4 | (0.64) |
| March 2006 | 85.5 | (0.09) | 28.0 | (0.11) | 90.5 | (0.09) | 31.0 | (0.14) | 81.2 | (0.32) | 18.6 | (0.31) | 59.3 | (0.31) | 12.4 | (0.21) | 87.5 | (0.38) | 50.0 | (0.57) |
| March 2007 | 85.7 | (0.09) | 28.7 | (0.11) | 90.6 | (0.09) | 31.8 | (0.14) | 82.8 | (0.30) | 18.7 | (0.31) | 60.3 | (0.30) | 12.7 | (0.20) | 87.9 | (0.36) | 52.5 | (0.56) |
| March 2008 | 86.6 | (0.08) | 29.4 | (0.11) | 91.5 | (0.08) | 32.6 | (0.14) | 83.3 | (0.30) | 19.7 | (0.32) | 62.3 | (0.29) | 13.3 | (0.21) | 88.8 | (0.35) | 52.9 | (0.55) |
| March 2009 | 86.7 | (0.08) | 29.5 | (0.11) | 91.6 | (0.08) | 32.9 | (0.14) | 84.2 | (0.29) | 19.4 | (0.31) | 61.9 | (0.29) | 13.2 | (0.20) | 88.3 | (0.36) | 52.8 | (0.55) |
| March 2010 | 87.1 | (0.08) | 29.9 | (0.11) | 92.1 | (0.08) | 33.2 | (0.14) | 84.6 | (0.28) | 20.0 | (0.31) | 62.9 | (0.29) | 13.9 | (0.20) | 89.1 | (0.34) | 52.8 | (0.54) |
| Total, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 19205 | — | (†) | — | (†) | 22.0 | (—) | 4.5 | (—) | 6.3 | (—) | 1.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1940 | 38.1 | (—) | 5.9 | (—) | 41.2 | (—) | 6.4 | (—) | 12.3 | (—) | 1.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1950 | 52.8 | (—) | 7.7 | (—) | 56.3 | (—) | 8.2 | (—) | 23.6 | (—) | 2.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1960 | 60.7 | (—) | 11.0 | (—) | 63.7 | (—) | 11.8 | (—) | 38.6 | (—) | 5.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1970 | 75.4 | (—) | 16.4 | (—) | 77.8 | (—) | 17.3 | (—) | 58.4 | (—) | 10.0 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1975 | 83.1 | (—) | 21.9 | (—) | 86.6 | (—) | 23.8 | (—) | 71.1 | (—) | 10.5 | (—) | 53.1 | (—) | 8.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1980 | 85.4 | (0.40) | 22.5 | (0.47) | 89.2 | (0.40) | 25.0 | (0.55) | 76.7 | (1.64) | 11.6 | (1.24) | 58.0 | (2.59) | 7.7 | (1.39) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1985 | 86.1 | (0.37) | 22.2 | (0.45) | 89.5 | (0.38) | 24.4 | (0.53) | 80.5 | (1.42) | 11.6 | (1.15) | 60.9 | (2.17) | 11.1 | (1.39) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1986 | 86.1 | (0.37) | 22.4 | (0.45) | 89.6 | (0.37) | 25.2 | (0.53) | 83.5 | (1.32) | 11.8 | (1.15) | 59.1 | (2.07) | 9.0 | (1.21) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1987 | 86.0 | (0.37) | 22.0 | (0.44) | 89.4 | (0.38) | 24.6 | (0.53) | 83.4 | (1.32) | 11.5 | (1.13) | 59.8 | (2.04) | 8.7 | (1.17) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1988 | 85.9 | (0.37) | 22.7 | (0.45) | 89.7 | (0.38) | 25.1 | (0.54) | 80.9 | (1.39) | 12.0 | (1.15) | 62.3 | (1.96) | 11.3 | (1.28) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1989 | 85.5 | (0.38) | 23.4 | (0.45) | 89.3 | (0.38) | 26.3 | (0.55) | 82.3 | (1.35) | 12.6 | (1.17) | 61.0 | (1.92) | 10.1 | (1.19) | 89.7 | (2.31) | 45.1 | (3.77) |
| March 1990 | 85.7 | (0.38) | 23.2 | (0.46) | 90.1 | (0.37) | 26.4 | (0.55) | 81.7 | (1.37) | 13.4 | (1.20) | 58.2 | (1.94) | 8.1 | (1.07) | 91.5 | (2.09) | 43.0 | (3.71) |
| March 1991 | 85.4 | (0.39) | 23.2 | (0.46) | 89.8 | (0.39) | 26.7 | (0.56) | 81.8 | (1.36) | 11.0 | (1.10) | 56.7 | (1.96) | 9.2 | (1.15) | 92.5 | (2.00) | 41.6 | (3.74) |
| March 1992 | 86.3 | (0.38) | 23.6 | (0.47) | 90.7 | (0.38) | 27.2 | (0.58) | 80.9 | (1.41) | 11.0 | (1.12) | 60.9 | (1.93) | 9.5 | (1.16) | 95.7 | (1.53) | 44.6 | (3.77) |
| March 1993 | 86.7 | (0.38) | 23.7 | (0.48) | 91.2 | (0.37) | 27.2 | (0.59) | 82.6 | (1.36) | 13.3 | (1.22) | 60.9 | (1.90) | 8.3 | (1.08) | 94.4 | (1.69) | 44.6 | (3.67) |
| March 1994 | 86.1 | (0.39) | 23.3 | (0.47) | 91.1 | (0.38) | 27.1 | (0.60) | 84.1 | (1.31) | 13.6 | (1.23) | 60.3 | (1.75) | 8.0 | (0.97) | 92.2 | (1.92) | 45.9 | (3.58) |
| March 1995 | 86.8 | (0.39) | 24.7 | (0.49) | 92.5 | (0.36) | 28.8 | (0.62) | 86.7 | (1.23) | 15.4 | (1.31) | 57.1 | (1.80) | 8.9 | (1.04) | 90.8 | (2.26) | 43.1 | (3.87) |
| March 1996 | 87.3 | (0.40) | 27.1 | (0.53) | 92.6 | (0.38) | 31.6 | (0.67) | 86.0 | (1.14) | 14.6 | (1.16) | 61.1 | (1.58) | 10.0 | (0.97) | 90.0 | (1.68) | 49.9 | (2.80) |
| March 1997 | 87.4 | (0.37) | 27.8 | (0.50) | 92.9 | (0.35) | 32.6 | (0.63) | 86.9 | (1.10) | 14.2 | (1.14) | 61.8 | (1.24) | 11.0 | (0.80) | 90.6 | (1.60) | 51.2 | (2.74) |
| March 1998 | 88.1 | (0.36) | 27.3 | (0.50) | 93.6 | (0.34) | 32.3 | (0.64) | 88.2 | (1.04) | 15.8 | (1.18) | 62.8 | (1.23) | 10.4 | (0.78) | 90.5 | (1.60) | 43.1 | (2.70) |
| March 1999 | 87.8 | (0.37) | 28.2 | (0.51) | 93.0 | (0.35) | 33.6 | (0.66) | 88.7 | (1.03) | 15.0 | (1.16) | 61.6 | (1.26) | 8.9 | (0.74) | 93.4 | (1.31) | 51.3 | (2.65) |
| March 2000 | 88.1 | (0.37) | 29.1 | (0.52) | 94.0 | (0.33) | 34.0 | (0.67) | 86.8 | (1.13) | 17.8 | (1.28) | 62.8 | (1.22) | 9.7 | (0.75) | 93.7 | (1.27) | 54.3 | (2.60) |
| March 2001 | 87.7 | (0.38) | 28.6 | (0.52) | 93.3 | (0.36) | 33.0 | (0.68) | 87.0 | (1.11) | 17.8 | (1.27) | 63.2 | (1.23) | 11.1 | (0.80) | 95.2 | (1.06) | 54.8 | (2.46) |
| March 2002 | 86.4 | (0.28) | 29.3 | (0.37) | 93.0 | (0.26) | 35.9 | (0.50) | 87.6 | (0.80) | 18.0 | (0.94) | 62.4 | (0.78) | 8.9 | (0.46) | 95.4 | (0.76) | 55.9 | (1.80) |
| March 2003 | 86.5 | (0.27) | 28.4 | (0.36) | 93.7 | (0.25) | 34.2 | (0.49) | 88.5 | (0.78) | 17.5 | (0.93) | 61.7 | (0.75) | 10.0 | (0.47) | 97.3 | (0.60) | 62.1 | (1.77) |
| March 2004 | 86.6 | (0.27) | 28.7 | (0.36) | 93.3 | (0.26) | 34.5 | (0.49) | 88.7 | (0.76) | 17.1 | (0.90) | 62.4 | (0.75) | 10.9 | (0.48) | 96.6 | (0.67) | 62.6 | (1.78) |
| March 2005 | 86.2 | (0.27) | 28.8 | (0.36) | 92.8 | (0.26) | 34.5 | (0.48) | 87.0 | (0.79) | 17.6 | (0.89) | 63.3 | (0.74) | 11.2 | (0.48) | 95.5 | (0.76) | 62.1 | (1.77) |
| March 2006 | 86.4 | (0.27) | 28.4 | (0.35) | 93.4 | (0.25) | 34.3 | (0.48) | 86.3 | (0.79) | 18.7 | (0.90) | 63.2 | (0.72) | 9.5 | (0.44) | 96.6 | (0.58) | 61.9 | (1.56) |
| March 2007 | 87.0 | (0.26) | 29.6 | (0.35) | 93.5 | (0.25) | 35.5 | (0.47) | 87.7 | (0.75) | 19.5 | (0.90) | 65.0 | (0.71) | 11.6 | (0.47) | 97.5 | (0.50) | 61.5 | (1.55) |
| March 2008 | 87.8 | (0.25) | 30.8 | (0.35) | 93.7 | (0.24) | 37.1 | (0.47) | 87.5 | (0.74) | 20.4 | (0.91) | 68.3 | (0.68) | 12.4 | (0.48) | 95.8 | (0.65) | 60.2 | (1.59) |
| March 2009 | 88.6 | (0.24) | 30.6 | (0.35) | 94.6 | (0.22) | 37.2 | (0.47) | 88.9 | (0.70) | 18.9 | (0.87) | 68.9 | (0.68) | 12.2 | (0.48) | 95.8 | (0.67) | 60.3 | (1.62) |
| March 2010 | 88.8 | (0.24) | 31.7 | (0.35) | 94.5 | (0.22) | 38.6 | (0.47) | 89.6 | (0.68) | 19.4 | (0.88) | 69.4 | (0.68) | 13.5 | (0.50) | 94.0 | (0.76) | 55.8 | (1.58) |
| Males, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 and over | ||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1940 | 22.7 | (—) | 5.5 | (—) | 24.2 | (—) | 5.9 | (—) | 6.9 | (—) | 1.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1950 | 32.6 | (—) | 7.3 | (—) | 34.6 | (—) | 7.9 | (—) | 12.6 | (—) | 2.1 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1960 | 39.5 | (—) | 9.7 | (—) | 41.6 | (—) | 10.3 | (—) | 20.0 | (—) | 3.5 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1970 | 55.0 | (—) | 14.1 | (—) | 57.2 | (—) | 15.0 | (—) | 35.4 | (—) | 6.8 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1980 | 69.2 | (0.30) | 20.9 | (0.26) | 72.4 | (0.31) | 22.8 | (0.29) | 51.2 | (1.23) | 7.7 | (0.66) | 44.9 | (1.74) | 9.2 | (1.01) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1990 | 77.7 | (0.24) | 24.4 | (0.25) | 81.6 | (0.25) | 26.7 | (0.29) | 65.8 | (1.03) | 11.9 | (0.70) | 50.3 | (1.27) | 9.8 | (0.76) | 86.0 | (1.49) | 45.9 | (2.14) |
| March 1995 | 81.7 | (0.22) | 26.0 | (0.25) | 86.0 | (0.22) | 28.9 | (0.29) | 73.5 | (0.91) | 13.7 | (0.71) | 52.9 | (1.11) | 10.1 | (0.67) | 85.8 | (1.46) | 42.3 | (2.06) |
| March 1996 | 81.9 | (0.23) | 26.0 | (0.26) | 86.1 | (0.23) | 28.8 | (0.30) | 74.6 | (0.80) | 12.5 | (0.61) | 53.0 | (0.97) | 10.3 | (0.59) | 86.2 | (1.10) | 46.9 | (1.59) |
| March 1997 | 82.0 | (0.21) | 26.2 | (0.24) | 86.3 | (0.21) | 29.0 | (0.28) | 73.8 | (0.79) | 12.5 | (0.60) | 54.9 | (0.76) | 10.6 | (0.47) | 87.5 | (1.00) | 48.0 | (1.51) |
| March 1998 | 82.8 | (0.20) | 26.5 | (0.24) | 87.1 | (0.21) | 29.3 | (0.28) | 75.4 | (0.77) | 14.0 | (0.62) | 55.7 | (0.74) | 11.1 | (0.47) | 87.9 | (0.98) | 46.0 | (1.50) |
| March 1999 | 83.4 | (0.20) | 27.5 | (0.24) | 87.7 | (0.20) | 30.6 | (0.28) | 77.2 | (0.74) | 14.3 | (0.62) | 56.0 | (0.75) | 10.7 | (0.46) | 86.9 | (1.00) | 46.3 | (1.48) |
| March 2000 | 84.2 | (0.19) | 27.8 | (0.24) | 88.5 | (0.20) | 30.8 | (0.28) | 79.1 | (0.72) | 16.4 | (0.65) | 56.6 | (0.73) | 10.7 | (0.45) | 88.4 | (0.94) | 48.1 | (1.47) |
| March 2001 | 84.4 | (0.19) | 28.0 | (0.24) | 88.6 | (0.19) | 30.9 | (0.28) | 80.6 | (0.69) | 15.9 | (0.64) | 55.6 | (0.72) | 11.1 | (0.45) | 90.6 | (0.78) | 52.9 | (1.33) |
| March 2002 | 83.8 | (0.14) | 28.5 | (0.17) | 88.5 | (0.14) | 31.7 | (0.20) | 79.0 | (0.51) | 16.5 | (0.47) | 56.1 | (0.48) | 11.0 | (0.30) | 89.8 | (0.58) | 51.5 | (0.96) |
| March 2003 | 84.1 | (0.13) | 28.9 | (0.17) | 89.0 | (0.14) | 32.3 | (0.20) | 79.9 | (0.50) | 16.8 | (0.47) | 56.3 | (0.46) | 11.2 | (0.29) | 89.8 | (0.59) | 54.2 | (0.98) |
| March 2004 | 84.8 | (0.13) | 29.4 | (0.17) | 89.9 | (0.13) | 32.9 | (0.20) | 80.8 | (0.49) | 16.6 | (0.46) | 57.3 | (0.45) | 11.8 | (0.30) | 88.8 | (0.60) | 54.0 | (0.95) |
| March 2005 | 84.9 | (0.13) | 28.9 | (0.17) | 89.9 | (0.13) | 32.4 | (0.20) | 81.4 | (0.48) | 16.0 | (0.45) | 57.9 | (0.44) | 11.8 | (0.29) | 90.5 | (0.55) | 54.3 | (0.93) |
| March 2006 | 85.0 | (0.13) | 29.2 | (0.16) | 90.2 | (0.13) | 32.8 | (0.20) | 80.7 | (0.48) | 17.5 | (0.46) | 58.5 | (0.43) | 11.9 | (0.28) | 89.7 | (0.51) | 53.1 | (0.83) |
| March 2007 | 85.0 | (0.13) | 29.5 | (0.16) | 90.2 | (0.13) | 33.2 | (0.20) | 82.5 | (0.46) | 18.1 | (0.47) | 58.2 | (0.42) | 11.8 | (0.28) | 90.1 | (0.49) | 55.8 | (0.81) |
| March 2008 | 85.9 | (0.12) | 30.1 | (0.16) | 91.1 | (0.12) | 33.8 | (0.20) | 82.1 | (0.46) | 18.7 | (0.47) | 60.9 | (0.41) | 12.6 | (0.28) | 90.8 | (0.47) | 56.1 | (0.80) |
| March 2009 | 86.2 | (0.12) | 30.1 | (0.16) | 91.4 | (0.12) | 33.9 | (0.20) | 84.2 | (0.43) | 17.9 | (0.45) | 60.6 | (0.41) | 12.5 | (0.27) | 90.7 | (0.47) | 56.5 | (0.81) |
| March 2010 | 86.6 | (0.12) | 30.3 | (0.16) | 91.8 | (0.12) | 34.2 | (0.20) | 84.2 | (0.43) | 17.9 | (0.45) | 61.4 | (0.40) | 12.9 | (0.28) | 91.5 | (0.45) | 56.2 | (0.79) |
| Females, | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 and over | ||||||||||||||||||||
| April 1940 | 26.3 | (—) | 3.8 | (—) | 28.1 | (—) | 4.0 | (—) | 8.4 | (—) | 1.2 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1950 | 36.0 | (—) | 5.2 | (—) | 38.2 | (—) | 5.4 | (—) | 14.7 | (—) | 2.4 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| April 1960 | 42.5 | (—) | 5.8 | (—) | 44.7 | (—) | 6.0 | (—) | 23.1 | (—) | 3.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1970 | 55.4 | (—) | 8.2 | (—) | 57.7 | (—) | 8.6 | (—) | 36.6 | (—) | 5.6 | (—) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1980 | 68.1 | (0.28) | 13.6 | (0.21) | 71.5 | (0.30) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 51.5 | (1.10) | 8.1 | (0.60) | 44.2 | (1.66) | 6.2 | (0.80) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
| March 1990 | 77.5 | (0.23) | 18.4 | (0.22) | 81.3 | (0.24) | 19.8 | (0.25) | 66.5 | (0.92) | 10.8 | (0.60) | 51.3 | (1.25) | 8.7 | (0.70) | 82.5 | (1.57) | 37.8 | (2.01) |
| March 1995 | 81.6 | (0.21) | 20.2 | (0.22) | 85.8 | (0.22) | 22.1 | (0.26) | 74.1 | (0.81) | 13.0 | (0.62) | 53.8 | (1.09) | 8.4 | (0.61) | 81.9 | (1.54) | 35.0 | (1.90) |
| March 1996 | 81.6 | (0.22) | 21.4 | (0.23) | 85.9 | (0.22) | 23.2 | (0.27) | 74.6 | (0.71) | 14.8 | (0.58) | 53.3 | (0.97) | 8.3 | (0.53) | 81.0 | (1.21) | 38.0 | (1.50) |
| March 1997 | 82.2 | (0.20) | 21.7 | (0.21) | 86.3 | (0.20) | 23.7 | (0.25) | 76.5 | (0.68) | 14.0 | (0.56) | 54.6 | (0.76) | 10.1 | (0.46) | 82.9 | (1.11) | 37.4 | (1.43) |
| March 1998 | 82.9 | (0.19) | 22.4 | (0.21) | 87.1 | (0.20) | 24.1 | (0.25) | 77.1 | (0.67) | 15.4 | (0.58) | 55.3 | (0.75) | 10.9 | (0.47) | 82.3 | (1.09) | 38.9 | (1.39) |
| March 1999 | 83.3 | (0.19) | 23.1 | (0.22) | 87.6 | (0.19) | 25.0 | (0.26) | 77.5 | (0.66) | 16.5 | (0.59) | 56.3 | (0.73) | 11.0 | (0.46) | 82.8 | (1.06) | 39.0 | (1.37) |
| March 2000 | 84.0 | (0.19) | 23.6 | (0.22) | 88.4 | (0.19) | 25.5 | (0.26) | 78.7 | (0.64) | 16.8 | (0.59) | 57.5 | (0.71) | 10.6 | (0.44) | 83.4 | (1.03) | 41.0 | (1.37) |
| March 2001 | 84.2 | (0.18) | 24.3 | (0.22) | 88.8 | (0.19) | 26.5 | (0.26) | 78.6 | (0.64) | 16.3 | (0.58) | 57.4 | (0.70) | 11.3 | (0.45) | 85.2 | (0.91) | 43.4 | (1.26) |
| March 2002 | 84.4 | (0.13) | 25.1 | (0.15) | 88.9 | (0.13) | 27.3 | (0.19) | 79.4 | (0.45) | 17.7 | (0.42) | 57.9 | (0.48) | 11.2 | (0.31) | 85.7 | (0.64) | 44.2 | (0.91) |
| March 2003 | 85.0 | (0.13) | 25.7 | (0.15) | 89.7 | (0.13) | 27.9 | (0.19) | 80.7 | (0.44) | 18.0 | (0.43) | 57.8 | (0.46) | 11.6 | (0.30) | 86.1 | (0.64) | 46.3 | (0.92) |
| March 2004 | 85.4 | (0.12) | 26.1 | (0.15) | 90.1 | (0.12) | 28.4 | (0.19) | 81.2 | (0.43) | 18.5 | (0.43) | 59.5 | (0.46) | 12.3 | (0.31) | 85.1 | (0.64) | 45.7 | (0.90) |
| March 2005 | 85.5 | (0.12) | 26.5 | (0.15) | 90.3 | (0.12) | 28.9 | (0.19) | 81.5 | (0.42) | 18.9 | (0.43) | 59.1 | (0.45) | 12.1 | (0.30) | 85.2 | (0.63) | 46.8 | (0.88) |
| March 2006 | 85.9 | (0.12) | 26.9 | (0.15) | 90.8 | (0.12) | 29.3 | (0.19) | 81.5 | (0.42) | 19.5 | (0.43) | 60.1 | (0.44) | 12.9 | (0.30) | 85.6 | (0.55) | 47.3 | (0.78) |
| March 2007 | 86.4 | (0.12) | 28.0 | (0.16) | 91.0 | (0.12) | 30.6 | (0.19) | 83.0 | (0.40) | 19.2 | (0.42) | 62.5 | (0.43) | 13.7 | (0.30) | 86.0 | (0.53) | 49.5 | (0.77) |
| March 2008 | 87.2 | (0.11) | 28.8 | (0.16) | 91.8 | (0.11) | 31.5 | (0.19) | 84.2 | (0.39) | 20.5 | (0.43) | 63.7 | (0.42) | 14.1 | (0.30) | 87.0 | (0.51) | 50.1 | (0.76) |
| March 2009 | 87.1 | (0.11) | 29.1 | (0.16) | 91.9 | (0.11) | 31.9 | (0.19) | 84.2 | (0.39) | 20.6 | (0.43) | 63.3 | (0.41) | 14.0 | (0.30) | 86.3 | (0.52) | 49.7 | (0.76) |
| March 2010 | 87.6 | (0.11) | 29.6 | (0.16) | 92.3 | (0.11) | 32.4 | (0.19) | 85.0 | (0.37) | 21.6 | (0.43) | 64.4 | (0.41) | 14.9 | (0.30) | 87.1 | (0.50) | 49.9 | (0.74) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes persons of Hispanic ethnicity for years prior to 1980. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes Pacific Islanders for years prior to 2003. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of high school. Data for later years are for high school completers--i.e., those persons who graduated from high school with a diploma, as well as those who completed high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Data for years prior to 1993 are for persons with 4 or more years of college. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Estimates based on Census Bureau reverse projection of 1940 census data on education by age. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity except where otherwise noted. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, U.S. Census of Population: 1960, Vol. I, Part 1; 1960 Census Monograph, Education of the American Population, by John K. Folger and Charles B. Nam; Current Population Reports, Series P-20, various years; and Current Population Survey (CPS), March 1970 through March 2010. (This table was prepared September 2010.) |
