Table 219.80.

Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate) and number of status dropouts, by noninstitutionalized or institutionalized status, birth in or outside of the United States, and selected characteristics: 2010 and 2011

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic	Total status dropout rate					2011
	2010			2011		Noninstitutionalized population1												Institutionalized population2
						Number of status dropouts		Percentage distribution of status dropouts		Status dropout rate								Number of status dropouts			Status dropout rate
										Total for noninstition-alized population		For those born in the United States3			For those born outside of the United States3
1	2			3		4		5		6		7			8			9			10
Total	8.3		(0.08)	7.7	(0.06)	2,866,410	(25,305)	100.0	(†)	7.3	(0.06)	6.2		(0.06)	16.1		(0.26)	177,100		(3,724)	35.4		(0.56)
Sex
Male	10.0		(0.10)	9.0	(0.09)	1,671,090	(16,867)	58.3	(0.32)	8.4	(0.08)	7.0		(0.08)	18.8		(0.43)	165,050		(3,550)	37.1		(0.59)
Female	6.6		(0.08)	6.2	(0.07)	1,195,320	(14,261)	41.7	(0.32)	6.2	(0.07)	5.4		(0.08)	12.9		(0.34)	12,050		(1,165)	21.9		(1.95)
Race/ethnicity
White	5.3		(0.07)	5.1	(0.07)	1,085,210	(15,090)	37.9	(0.40)	4.9	(0.07)	4.9		(0.07)	4.3		(0.32)	43,300		(1,628)	26.9		(0.83)
Black	10.3		(0.17)	9.6	(0.18)	477,010	(9,745)	16.6	(0.32)	8.5	(0.17)	8.8		(0.18)	5.2		(0.58)	81,270		(2,590)	40.1		(1.04)
Hispanic	16.7		(0.26)	14.5	(0.19)	1,143,830	(16,263)	39.9	(0.39)	14.1	(0.19)	9.2		(0.18)	27.9		(0.47)	45,160		(1,779)	40.6		(1.22)
Asian	2.8		(0.16)	2.7	(0.14)	49,700	(2,690)	1.7	(0.10)	2.7	(0.14)	1.7		(0.17)	3.6		(0.25)	‡		(†)	23.2		(6.25)
Pacific Islander	4.8		(0.95)	8.8	(1.62)	6,810	(1,254)	0.2	(0.04)	8.8	(1.64)	5.0		(1.11)	24.0		(5.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	15.4		(0.80)	13.1	(0.75)	38,810	(2,239)	1.4	(0.08)	12.6	(0.68)	12.5		(0.67)	18.4	!	(8.79)	2,780		(782)	33.3		(6.83)
Two or more races	6.1		(0.30)	6.0	(0.33)	58,300	(3,251)	2.0	(0.11)	5.7	(0.33)	5.6		(0.38)	6.5		(1.53)	3,550		(595)	30.5		(5.11)
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	6.1		(0.09)	5.8	(0.10)	619,080	(11,427)	37.0	(0.51)	5.5	(0.10)	5.5		(0.10)	3.9		(0.43)	38,840		(1,426)	28.5		(0.86)
Black	12.7		(0.26)	11.8	(0.25)	271,010	(6,709)	16.2	(0.41)	9.8	(0.24)	10.2		(0.25)	5.0		(0.72)	77,540		(2,577)	41.4		(1.11)
Hispanic	20.2		(0.34)	17.0	(0.27)	688,710	(12,064)	41.2	(0.54)	16.4	(0.28)	10.1		(0.24)	32.2		(0.71)	42,590		(1,652)	42.2		(1.34)
Asian	3.4		(0.25)	3.1	(0.19)	28,350	(1,899)	1.7	(0.12)	3.0	(0.19)	1.9		(0.23)	4.0		(0.38)	‡		(†)	26.0		(7.06)
Pacific Islander	4.9		(1.05)	9.2	(2.10)	3,610	(870)	0.2	(0.05)	9.1	(2.11)	4.5		(1.25)	29.3	!	(8.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	17.6		(1.34)	14.8	(1.11)	22,100	(1,649)	1.3	(0.10)	14.2	(1.00)	14.3		(1.00)	‡		(†)	1,820	!	(644)	31.5		(8.26)
Two or more races	7.3		(0.49)	7.4	(0.57)	34,630	(2,801)	2.1	(0.17)	6.9	(0.56)	6.7		(0.61)	8.9		(2.61)	3,230		(581)	32.4		(5.21)
Female
White	4.5		(0.09)	4.3	(0.08)	466,140	(8,663)	39.0	(0.61)	4.3	(0.08)	4.3		(0.09)	4.8		(0.52)	4,460		(683)	17.9		(2.48)
Black	7.8		(0.23)	7.3	(0.22)	206,000	(6,510)	17.2	(0.49)	7.2	(0.22)	7.4		(0.23)	5.4		(0.72)	3,730		(586)	24.5		(3.25)
Hispanic	12.8		(0.27)	11.7	(0.23)	455,110	(9,545)	38.1	(0.60)	11.7	(0.24)	8.2		(0.23)	22.6		(0.60)	2,580		(536)	25.2		(4.26)
Asian	2.3		(0.20)	2.4	(0.18)	21,350	(1,697)	1.8	(0.14)	2.4	(0.18)	1.6		(0.22)	3.1		(0.29)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	4.8	!	(1.60)	8.4	(2.11)	‡	(†)	0.3	(0.07)	8.5	(2.11)	5.5	!	(1.91)	19.3		(5.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	13.2		(1.15)	11.4	(0.86)	16,710	(1,365)	1.4	(0.11)	10.9	(0.86)	10.7		(0.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	37.2	!	(12.96)
Two or more races	4.9		(0.41)	4.6	(0.41)	23,670	(2,112)	2.0	(0.18)	4.6	(0.41)	4.6		(0.45)	4.2	!	(1.46)	‡		(†)	19.0	!	(9.26)
Age
16	2.5		(0.09)	2.2	(0.09)	88,030	(3,885)	3.1	(0.13)	2.1	(0.09)	2.0		(0.10)	3.5		(0.44)	2,760		(589)	8.9		(1.83)
17	4.0		(0.12)	3.8	(0.11)	153,870	(4,516)	5.4	(0.15)	3.6	(0.11)	3.4		(0.11)	6.5		(0.52)	7,660		(665)	19.4		(1.58)
18	6.7		(0.14)	6.2	(0.15)	276,460	(7,584)	9.6	(0.25)	5.9	(0.15)	5.5		(0.14)	10.0		(0.76)	14,660		(1,246)	36.3		(2.23)
19	8.9		(0.19)	7.7	(0.15)	315,110	(6,262)	11.0	(0.21)	7.3	(0.15)	6.8		(0.16)	11.8		(0.66)	20,320		(1,450)	42.6		(2.54)
20–24	10.6		(0.10)	9.8	(0.10)	2,032,940	(21,006)	70.9	(0.36)	9.3	(0.09)	7.7		(0.10)	20.1		(0.35)	131,680		(3,026)	38.6		(0.65)
Region
Northeast	6.3		(0.13)	6.1	(0.13)	399,510	(8,950)	13.9	(0.29)	5.8	(0.13)	5.1		(0.12)	11.1		(0.51)	21,600		(1,532)	29.5		(1.78)
Midwest	7.2		(0.12)	6.8	(0.12)	544,490	(10,471)	19.0	(0.34)	6.5	(0.12)	5.9		(0.13)	14.4		(0.83)	32,790		(1,568)	32.3		(1.36)
South	9.6		(0.13)	8.7	(0.11)	1,191,580	(15,844)	41.6	(0.40)	8.2	(0.11)	7.0		(0.10)	18.6		(0.45)	87,200		(3,053)	39.6		(0.98)
West	8.9		(0.14)	8.0	(0.12)	730,840	(11,601)	25.5	(0.33)	7.8	(0.12)	6.2		(0.12)	17.1		(0.45)	35,510		(1,677)	33.8		(1.22)

†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.

1 Persons living in households as well as persons living in noninstitutionalized group quarters. Noninstitutionalized group quarters include college and university housing, military quarters, facilities for workers and religious groups, and temporary shelters for the homeless.

2 Persons living in institutionalized group quarters, including adult and juvenile correctional facilities, nursing facilities, and other health care facilities.

3 United States refers to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas.

NOTE: "Status" dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school and whether they ever attended school in the United States. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Status dropout rates in this table may differ from those in tables based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) because of differences in survey design and target populations.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2010 and 2011. (This table was prepared June 2013.)