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| Table 104.40. | Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment, race/ethnicity, and selected subgroups: 2008 and 2013 |
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| Year and race/ethnicity | 18 to 24 years old | Age 25 and over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | High school completion1 or higher | Less than high school completion | High school completion1 or higher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, high school or higher | High school only | At least some college | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, at least some college | Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | Total, high school or higher | High school only | Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 17.0 | (0.11) | 83.0 | (0.11) | 30.7 | (0.13) | 52.3 | (0.13) | 38.4 | (0.13) | 4.7 | (0.06) | 9.2 | (0.08) | 15.0 | (0.04) | 85.0 | (0.04) | 28.5 | (0.04) | 21.3 | (0.04) | 7.5 | (0.02) | 27.7 | (0.05) | |
| White | 12.3 | (0.10) | 87.7 | (0.10) | 30.0 | (0.17) | 57.7 | (0.16) | 41.0 | (0.17) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 11.2 | (0.11) | 9.9 | (0.04) | 90.1 | (0.04) | 29.3 | (0.04) | 22.1 | (0.05) | 7.9 | (0.03) | 30.7 | (0.06) | |
| Black | 22.3 | (0.32) | 77.7 | (0.32) | 34.1 | (0.35) | 43.6 | (0.39) | 35.9 | (0.43) | 3.1 | (0.14) | 4.7 | (0.14) | 19.1 | (0.12) | 80.9 | (0.12) | 31.6 | (0.15) | 24.3 | (0.11) | 7.4 | (0.08) | 17.5 | (0.12) | |
| Hispanic | 30.3 | (0.29) | 69.7 | (0.29) | 32.5 | (0.24) | 37.2 | (0.28) | 29.9 | (0.26) | 3.5 | (0.10) | 3.7 | (0.10) | 39.2 | (0.15) | 60.8 | (0.15) | 26.0 | (0.13) | 16.6 | (0.10) | 5.3 | (0.06) | 12.9 | (0.11) | |
| Mexican | 32.9 | (0.35) | 67.1 | (0.35) | 33.8 | (0.32) | 33.3 | (0.32) | 27.7 | (0.31) | 3.0 | (0.11) | 2.6 | (0.10) | 45.2 | (0.20) | 54.8 | (0.20) | 25.5 | (0.18) | 15.7 | (0.13) | 4.5 | (0.06) | 9.1 | (0.10) | |
| Puerto Rican | 24.2 | (0.89) | 75.8 | (0.89) | 33.9 | (0.89) | 41.8 | (1.07) | 33.0 | (0.89) | 4.2 | (0.46) | 4.6 | (0.35) | 26.8 | (0.36) | 73.2 | (0.36) | 28.8 | (0.40) | 20.6 | (0.33) | 7.8 | (0.26) | 16.0 | (0.31) | |
| Cuban | 14.7 | (1.30) | 85.3 | (1.30) | 29.9 | (1.43) | 55.4 | (1.66) | 38.9 | (1.72) | 7.0 | (0.74) | 9.5 | (1.11) | 24.2 | (0.48) | 75.8 | (0.48) | 27.6 | (0.60) | 15.3 | (0.41) | 7.8 | (0.31) | 25.1 | (0.52) | |
| Dominican | 24.6 | (1.58) | 75.4 | (1.58) | 29.3 | (1.72) | 46.1 | (1.86) | 35.3 | (1.75) | 4.7 | (0.72) | 6.0 | (0.74) | 36.3 | (0.79) | 63.7 | (0.79) | 25.7 | (0.64) | 16.3 | (0.58) | 6.0 | (0.40) | 15.6 | (0.59) | |
| Salvadoran | 35.6 | (1.53) | 64.4 | (1.53) | 28.1 | (1.48) | 36.3 | (1.60) | 28.5 | (1.55) | 3.1 | (0.51) | 4.7 | (0.71) | 52.8 | (0.87) | 47.2 | (0.87) | 23.4 | (0.66) | 11.9 | (0.50) | 3.6 | (0.29) | 8.4 | (0.36) | |
| Other Central American | 41.7 | (1.48) | 58.3 | (1.48) | 25.4 | (1.23) | 32.9 | (1.21) | 24.5 | (1.15) | 3.2 | (0.47) | 5.2 | (0.61) | 43.0 | (0.59) | 57.0 | (0.59) | 23.5 | (0.50) | 15.0 | (0.42) | 5.0 | (0.25) | 13.6 | (0.37) | |
| South American | 14.8 | (0.80) | 85.2 | (0.80) | 25.9 | (1.15) | 59.3 | (1.34) | 43.1 | (1.23) | 6.7 | (0.71) | 9.4 | (0.64) | 17.2 | (0.48) | 82.8 | (0.48) | 26.6 | (0.49) | 19.0 | (0.35) | 7.2 | (0.27) | 30.0 | (0.47) | |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 17.9 | (1.01) | 82.1 | (1.01) | 32.2 | (0.97) | 49.9 | (1.27) | 39.9 | (1.26) | 4.9 | (0.54) | 5.1 | (0.51) | 20.6 | (0.53) | 79.4 | (0.53) | 28.4 | (0.47) | 23.5 | (0.47) | 7.2 | (0.29) | 20.4 | (0.46) | |
| Asian | 8.4 | (0.34) | 91.6 | (0.34) | 20.5 | (0.48) | 71.1 | (0.52) | 46.0 | (0.67) | 4.9 | (0.23) | 20.2 | (0.46) | 14.9 | (0.20) | 85.1 | (0.20) | 15.8 | (0.17) | 12.7 | (0.14) | 6.7 | (0.10) | 50.0 | (0.21) | |
| Asian Indian | 6.8 | (0.73) | 93.2 | (0.73) | 14.9 | (1.01) | 78.3 | (1.18) | 39.4 | (1.44) | 4.2 | (0.62) | 34.7 | (1.60) | 9.4 | (0.32) | 90.6 | (0.32) | 10.1 | (0.35) | 6.6 | (0.28) | 4.0 | (0.19) | 69.9 | (0.47) | |
| Chinese3 | 6.9 | (0.52) | 93.1 | (0.52) | 18.6 | (0.93) | 74.5 | (0.97) | 44.6 | (1.20) | 3.3 | (0.36) | 26.6 | (1.02) | 19.8 | (0.37) | 80.2 | (0.37) | 14.0 | (0.29) | 8.3 | (0.24) | 5.6 | (0.17) | 52.4 | (0.45) | |
| Filipino | 6.9 | (0.68) | 93.1 | (0.68) | 23.2 | (1.27) | 69.9 | (1.47) | 50.1 | (1.63) | 6.9 | (0.72) | 12.9 | (0.86) | 8.1 | (0.24) | 91.9 | (0.24) | 14.7 | (0.37) | 19.5 | (0.36) | 8.8 | (0.23) | 48.8 | (0.47) | |
| Japanese | 6.6 | (1.55) | 93.4 | (1.55) | 23.2 | (2.38) | 70.1 | (2.61) | 48.9 | (2.96) | 7.8 | (1.58) | 13.5 | (1.76) | 6.3 | (0.39) | 93.7 | (0.39) | 21.2 | (0.71) | 15.7 | (0.56) | 9.9 | (0.59) | 46.9 | (0.78) | |
| Korean | 7.6 | (1.11) | 92.4 | (1.11) | 21.0 | (1.41) | 71.4 | (1.78) | 52.6 | (2.11) | 4.1 | (0.64) | 14.8 | (1.29) | 10.3 | (0.47) | 89.7 | (0.47) | 19.4 | (0.55) | 13.6 | (0.45) | 6.5 | (0.29) | 50.2 | (0.69) | |
| Vietnamese | 11.6 | (1.33) | 88.4 | (1.33) | 19.0 | (1.48) | 69.3 | (1.68) | 49.2 | (1.82) | 5.5 | (0.90) | 14.7 | (1.37) | 27.2 | (0.66) | 72.8 | (0.66) | 21.8 | (0.71) | 15.7 | (0.51) | 7.5 | (0.35) | 27.7 | (0.60) | |
| Other Asian | 12.3 | (0.90) | 87.7 | (0.90) | 25.7 | (1.13) | 61.9 | (1.22) | 44.3 | (1.20) | 5.2 | (0.55) | 12.4 | (0.81) | 21.8 | (0.63) | 78.2 | (0.63) | 18.2 | (0.52) | 14.6 | (0.40) | 7.3 | (0.31) | 38.1 | (0.59) | |
| Pacific Islander | 15.0 | (1.90) | 85.0 | (1.90) | 39.2 | (3.02) | 45.8 | (2.85) | 39.1 | (2.76) | 2.8 | ! | (1.32) | 3.8 | (1.06) | 13.4 | (0.86) | 86.6 | (0.86) | 33.7 | (1.49) | 27.4 | (1.42) | 10.5 | (0.91) | 15.0 | (1.14) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 28.9 | (1.17) | 71.1 | (1.17) | 34.6 | (1.18) | 36.6 | (1.26) | 29.7 | (1.23) | 3.3 | (0.53) | 3.5 | (0.68) | 20.5 | (0.55) | 79.5 | (0.55) | 31.6 | (0.59) | 26.4 | (0.51) | 8.0 | (0.28) | 13.5 | (0.42) | |
| Two or more races | 16.1 | (0.57) | 83.9 | (0.57) | 32.2 | (0.77) | 51.7 | (0.86) | 39.6 | (0.82) | 4.3 | (0.38) | 7.8 | (0.46) | 12.1 | (0.29) | 87.9 | (0.29) | 25.2 | (0.34) | 28.0 | (0.39) | 9.1 | (0.22) | 25.6 | (0.35) | |
| White and Black | 21.2 | (1.33) | 78.8 | (1.33) | 34.3 | (1.79) | 44.5 | (1.57) | 35.2 | (1.63) | 3.0 | (0.58) | 6.3 | (0.85) | 10.4 | (0.78) | 89.6 | (0.78) | 25.3 | (0.97) | 29.9 | (1.03) | 7.4 | (0.60) | 27.0 | (1.04) | |
| White and Asian | 8.1 | (0.81) | 91.9 | (0.81) | 28.5 | (1.50) | 63.4 | (1.69) | 46.1 | (1.70) | 4.1 | (0.59) | 13.2 | (1.12) | 6.0 | (0.42) | 94.0 | (0.42) | 18.0 | (0.83) | 25.2 | (0.95) | 9.8 | (0.56) | 41.0 | (0.90) | |
| White and American Indian/Alaska Native | 19.1 | (1.12) | 80.9 | (1.12) | 34.0 | (1.42) | 46.9 | (1.55) | 38.1 | (1.46) | 4.5 | (0.66) | 4.3 | (0.61) | 15.3 | (0.45) | 84.7 | (0.45) | 29.3 | (0.55) | 27.8 | (0.57) | 8.8 | (0.31) | 18.8 | (0.52) | |
| Other Two or more races | 14.9 | (1.12) | 85.1 | (1.12) | 31.3 | (1.58) | 53.8 | (1.73) | 39.8 | (1.63) | 5.7 | (0.96) | 8.3 | (0.95) | 11.9 | (0.58) | 88.1 | (0.58) | 23.8 | (0.66) | 29.2 | (0.76) | 9.7 | (0.56) | 25.3 | (0.60) | |
| 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 14.7 | (0.09) | 85.3 | (0.09) | 29.7 | (0.11) | 55.7 | (0.12) | 40.8 | (0.14) | 5.0 | (0.06) | 9.8 | (0.08) | 13.4 | (0.04) | 86.6 | (0.04) | 27.9 | (0.05) | 21.1 | (0.04) | 8.1 | (0.03) | 29.6 | (0.06) | |
| White | 11.1 | (0.09) | 88.9 | (0.09) | 28.8 | (0.14) | 60.1 | (0.16) | 42.2 | (0.19) | 5.7 | (0.09) | 12.2 | (0.11) | 8.3 | (0.03) | 91.7 | (0.03) | 28.4 | (0.05) | 21.6 | (0.04) | 8.6 | (0.03) | 33.0 | (0.07) | |
| Black | 19.2 | (0.32) | 80.8 | (0.32) | 32.2 | (0.28) | 48.5 | (0.36) | 39.9 | (0.34) | 3.5 | (0.12) | 5.1 | (0.16) | 16.1 | (0.10) | 83.9 | (0.10) | 31.4 | (0.16) | 25.4 | (0.10) | 7.9 | (0.08) | 19.3 | (0.13) | |
| Hispanic | 22.4 | (0.27) | 77.6 | (0.27) | 32.5 | (0.24) | 45.1 | (0.29) | 36.3 | (0.27) | 4.4 | (0.11) | 4.4 | (0.12) | 35.3 | (0.15) | 64.7 | (0.15) | 27.1 | (0.11) | 17.7 | (0.10) | 5.8 | (0.06) | 14.0 | (0.11) | |
| Mexican | 24.0 | (0.34) | 76.0 | (0.34) | 34.0 | (0.31) | 42.0 | (0.35) | 35.2 | (0.33) | 3.7 | (0.12) | 3.1 | (0.09) | 40.8 | (0.19) | 59.2 | (0.19) | 27.2 | (0.14) | 17.0 | (0.13) | 4.9 | (0.07) | 10.2 | (0.11) | |
| Puerto Rican | 18.6 | (0.63) | 81.4 | (0.63) | 34.5 | (0.89) | 46.9 | (0.90) | 36.5 | (0.81) | 5.1 | (0.36) | 5.3 | (0.41) | 23.0 | (0.39) | 77.0 | (0.39) | 29.6 | (0.38) | 21.5 | (0.30) | 8.3 | (0.21) | 17.6 | (0.32) | |
| Cuban | 12.6 | (0.93) | 87.4 | (0.93) | 28.9 | (1.38) | 58.5 | (1.36) | 38.9 | (1.48) | 9.7 | (0.87) | 9.9 | (0.92) | 21.2 | (0.47) | 78.8 | (0.47) | 29.8 | (0.55) | 16.1 | (0.43) | 8.0 | (0.29) | 24.9 | (0.51) | |
| Dominican | 17.2 | (0.99) | 82.8 | (0.99) | 29.2 | (1.16) | 53.6 | (1.37) | 40.5 | (1.54) | 5.8 | (0.69) | 7.3 | (0.73) | 32.3 | (0.75) | 67.7 | (0.75) | 25.6 | (0.69) | 18.6 | (0.50) | 6.9 | (0.37) | 16.6 | (0.58) | |
| Salvadoran | 25.7 | (1.41) | 74.3 | (1.41) | 31.1 | (1.55) | 43.2 | (1.51) | 34.4 | (1.36) | 4.1 | (0.51) | 4.7 | (0.68) | 48.3 | (0.64) | 51.7 | (0.64) | 25.7 | (0.50) | 13.8 | (0.43) | 3.8 | (0.24) | 8.4 | (0.36) | |
| Other Central American | 30.7 | (1.13) | 69.3 | (1.13) | 29.0 | (0.97) | 40.4 | (1.24) | 31.4 | (1.09) | 4.0 | (0.50) | 5.0 | (0.53) | 42.3 | (0.66) | 57.7 | (0.66) | 24.0 | (0.48) | 15.3 | (0.42) | 5.3 | (0.24) | 13.2 | (0.39) | |
| South American | 12.5 | (0.84) | 87.5 | (0.84) | 22.7 | (1.00) | 64.8 | (1.22) | 47.5 | (1.20) | 7.6 | (0.60) | 9.8 | (0.61) | 15.4 | (0.46) | 84.6 | (0.46) | 24.5 | (0.43) | 20.0 | (0.41) | 8.6 | (0.24) | 31.5 | (0.51) | |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 17.8 | (0.99) | 82.2 | (0.99) | 28.2 | (1.19) | 54.0 | (1.40) | 41.4 | (1.23) | 5.0 | (0.54) | 7.7 | (0.74) | 18.6 | (0.44) | 81.4 | (0.44) | 27.4 | (0.46) | 23.2 | (0.47) | 7.9 | (0.28) | 22.9 | (0.48) | |
| Asian | 7.2 | (0.28) | 92.8 | (0.28) | 19.5 | (0.44) | 73.4 | (0.47) | 46.9 | (0.54) | 4.8 | (0.24) | 21.7 | (0.42) | 13.8 | (0.14) | 86.2 | (0.14) | 15.3 | (0.16) | 12.3 | (0.13) | 7.1 | (0.09) | 51.5 | (0.20) | |
| Asian Indian | 4.7 | (0.51) | 95.3 | (0.51) | 14.6 | (0.97) | 80.7 | (1.02) | 42.5 | (1.37) | 4.2 | (0.56) | 34.0 | (1.32) | 7.6 | (0.19) | 92.4 | (0.19) | 8.3 | (0.29) | 6.5 | (0.22) | 4.1 | (0.17) | 73.5 | (0.45) | |
| Chinese3 | 5.3 | (0.45) | 94.7 | (0.45) | 17.8 | (0.68) | 77.0 | (0.84) | 44.3 | (1.00) | 4.1 | (0.40) | 28.6 | (0.88) | 18.7 | (0.37) | 81.3 | (0.37) | 14.7 | (0.32) | 8.4 | (0.21) | 6.0 | (0.21) | 52.2 | (0.46) | |
| Filipino | 5.8 | (0.49) | 94.2 | (0.49) | 21.1 | (1.15) | 73.1 | (1.17) | 49.8 | (1.43) | 7.4 | (0.65) | 15.8 | (1.11) | 7.4 | (0.28) | 92.6 | (0.28) | 14.6 | (0.37) | 19.7 | (0.38) | 10.2 | (0.29) | 48.2 | (0.48) | |
| Japanese | 5.3 | (1.44) | 94.7 | (1.44) | 24.9 | (2.52) | 69.8 | (2.90) | 48.3 | (2.78) | 6.5 | (1.39) | 15.0 | (1.90) | 4.8 | (0.30) | 95.2 | (0.30) | 19.5 | (0.69) | 15.9 | (0.42) | 10.9 | (0.56) | 48.9 | (0.84) | |
| Korean | 7.6 | (0.93) | 92.4 | (0.93) | 15.0 | (1.19) | 77.4 | (1.60) | 54.5 | (1.85) | 3.8 | (0.72) | 19.1 | (1.10) | 7.4 | (0.38) | 92.6 | (0.38) | 18.3 | (0.65) | 13.9 | (0.53) | 6.5 | (0.32) | 54.0 | (0.74) | |
| Vietnamese | 8.7 | (1.11) | 91.3 | (1.11) | 20.2 | (1.23) | 71.0 | (1.41) | 50.8 | (1.69) | 5.8 | (0.75) | 14.4 | (1.11) | 27.0 | (0.58) | 73.0 | (0.58) | 22.5 | (0.52) | 14.0 | (0.49) | 8.3 | (0.32) | 28.1 | (0.53) | |
| Other Asian | 12.1 | (0.79) | 87.9 | (0.79) | 25.5 | (1.05) | 62.4 | (1.23) | 45.4 | (1.19) | 3.8 | (0.42) | 13.2 | (0.80) | 21.3 | (0.47) | 78.7 | (0.47) | 17.7 | (0.46) | 13.8 | (0.38) | 6.9 | (0.24) | 40.4 | (0.56) | |
| Pacific Islander | 13.1 | (1.93) | 86.9 | (1.93) | 38.1 | (2.61) | 48.8 | (2.66) | 38.5 | (2.65) | 4.7 | (1.34) | 5.6 | (1.20) | 12.6 | (0.71) | 87.4 | (0.71) | 36.5 | (1.13) | 27.8 | (1.11) | 7.2 | (0.55) | 15.9 | (0.86) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 24.9 | (1.12) | 75.1 | (1.12) | 35.7 | (1.02) | 39.4 | (1.36) | 32.2 | (1.22) | 3.1 | (0.48) | 4.1 | (0.60) | 18.2 | (0.44) | 81.8 | (0.44) | 32.0 | (0.49) | 26.4 | (0.41) | 8.7 | (0.25) | 14.7 | (0.37) | |
| Two or more races | 13.9 | (0.53) | 86.1 | (0.53) | 29.2 | (0.63) | 56.9 | (0.66) | 43.8 | (0.60) | 4.5 | (0.28) | 8.7 | (0.33) | 9.9 | (0.22) | 90.1 | (0.22) | 23.0 | (0.33) | 26.3 | (0.33) | 9.3 | (0.21) | 31.5 | (0.39) | |
| White and Black | 17.8 | (1.19) | 82.2 | (1.19) | 33.7 | (1.36) | 48.5 | (1.49) | 39.8 | (1.29) | 3.3 | (0.44) | 5.4 | (0.52) | 9.2 | (0.58) | 90.8 | (0.58) | 24.4 | (0.90) | 27.8 | (0.88) | 9.2 | (0.44) | 29.5 | (0.77) | |
| White and Asian | 8.6 | (0.76) | 91.4 | (0.76) | 23.2 | (1.07) | 68.2 | (1.11) | 47.4 | (1.08) | 5.4 | (0.57) | 15.5 | (0.90) | 6.8 | (0.47) | 93.2 | (0.47) | 14.7 | (0.59) | 20.9 | (0.65) | 8.5 | (0.46) | 49.1 | (0.86) | |
| White and American Indian/Alaska Native | 16.1 | (1.29) | 83.9 | (1.29) | 32.8 | (1.34) | 51.1 | (1.66) | 39.8 | (1.64) | 4.9 | (0.66) | 6.4 | (0.77) | 12.1 | (0.39) | 87.9 | (0.39) | 27.1 | (0.55) | 28.4 | (0.64) | 10.0 | (0.36) | 22.5 | (0.48) | |
| Other Two or more races | 12.9 | (0.93) | 87.1 | (0.93) | 27.2 | (1.28) | 59.9 | (1.33) | 47.7 | (1.35) | 4.7 | (0.53) | 7.5 | (0.72) | 10.2 | (0.42) | 89.8 | (0.42) | 24.0 | (0.54) | 27.4 | (0.57) | 9.1 | (0.41) | 29.3 | (0.64) | |
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 High school completers include diploma recipients and those completing high school through alternative credentials, such as a GED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 In 2008 only, includes Taiwanese. As of 2013, excludes Taiwanese, which is included in "Other Asian." | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008 and 2013. (This table was prepared January 2015.) |
