Table 219.87.

Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate), by race/ethnicity and state: 2000

[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	14.0		(0.18)	9.2		(0.19)	17.4		(0.54)	31.0		(0.57)	5.0		(0.55)	8.2	!	(3.45)	22.9		(2.51)	11.2		(1.24)
Alabama	20.8		(1.65)	16.0		(1.90)	25.1		(3.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Alaska	7.6	!	(3.02)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Arizona	23.9		(1.60)	9.2		(1.50)	‡		(†)	44.7		(3.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	32.5		(6.90)	‡		(†)
Arkansas	13.2		(1.76)	12.6		(1.95)	14.4	!	(4.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
California	14.9		(0.51)	4.6		(0.50)	11.1		(1.76)	28.1		(1.01)	4.2		(0.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	11.1		(2.58)
Colorado	15.9		(1.50)	9.3		(1.47)	‡		(†)	34.2		(3.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Connecticut	8.7		(1.46)	7.0		(1.53)	‡		(†)	18.4	!	(5.58)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Delaware	14.1		(3.45)	10.2	!	(3.73)	14.1	!	(6.78)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	11.9	!	(3.75)	‡		(†)	10.3	!	(4.68)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	13.9		(0.79)	9.8		(0.91)	15.9		(1.82)	22.8		(2.14)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Georgia	21.5		(1.20)	16.0		(1.43)	22.5		(2.23)	57.4		(4.66)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Hawaii	3.7	!	(1.59)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Idaho	11.8		(2.33)	8.2		(2.16)	‡		(†)	40.9		(10.52)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	12.8		(0.81)	7.3		(0.79)	17.9		(2.47)	33.4		(2.80)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Indiana	13.6		(1.20)	12.0		(1.24)	20.8		(4.60)	37.8		(9.29)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Iowa	6.6		(1.26)	4.7		(1.14)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kansas	10.7		(1.59)	6.6		(1.40)	‡		(†)	52.0		(9.35)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kentucky	15.9		(1.50)	15.4		(1.58)	18.9		(5.45)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Louisiana	12.4		(1.25)	8.9		(1.43)	15.8		(2.35)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maine	5.4	!	(1.90)	5.6	!	(1.98)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	11.2		(1.24)	10.1		(1.55)	12.7		(2.52)	27.2		(6.97)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Massachusetts	8.7		(1.05)	6.7		(1.07)	16.1	!	(5.53)	18.3		(4.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Michigan	11.3		(0.87)	8.7		(0.89)	19.9		(2.79)	30.3		(6.00)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Minnesota	8.2		(1.02)	7.9		(1.08)	‡		(†)	12.5	!	(5.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Mississippi	19.6		(1.96)	17.4		(2.50)	21.1		(3.15)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	13.5		(1.25)	12.3		(1.32)	23.3		(4.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Montana	12.7		(3.06)	10.6		(3.09)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	10.1		(1.94)	6.9		(1.76)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	18.3		(2.42)	11.3		(2.66)	‡		(†)	30.7		(5.54)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Hampshire	13.3		(2.82)	12.5		(2.84)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Jersey	8.4		(0.89)	5.0		(0.91)	11.4		(2.88)	17.4		(2.75)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Mexico	16.3		(2.28)	9.1	!	(2.99)	‡		(†)	21.2		(3.45)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New York	13.7		(0.69)	7.2		(0.72)	14.7		(1.72)	29.6		(1.97)	8.2		(2.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	19.6	!	(6.52)
North Carolina	19.0		(1.16)	13.2		(1.26)	25.7		(2.80)	41.6		(4.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
North Dakota	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Ohio	11.8		(0.83)	10.2		(0.86)	20.2		(3.06)	22.8		(6.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Oklahoma	18.5		(1.72)	16.2		(1.94)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	14.9	!	(5.10)	‡		(†)
Oregon	12.5		(1.54)	9.9		(1.65)	‡		(†)	26.7		(4.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pennsylvania	10.3		(0.78)	9.1		(0.81)	8.0		(2.12)	42.5		(6.59)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Rhode Island	13.7		(2.94)	9.5		(2.78)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	18.4		(1.70)	14.2		(1.91)	26.5		(3.39)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Dakota	6.9	!	(2.48)	6.3	!	(2.50)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	13.4		(1.25)	9.7		(1.26)	13.0		(2.96)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Texas	19.1		(0.70)	6.5		(0.68)	16.9		(2.06)	33.1		(1.29)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Utah	9.4		(1.33)	9.4		(1.41)	‡		(†)	11.0	!	(4.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Vermont	8.7	!	(3.21)	8.9	!	(3.25)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	11.8		(1.09)	8.8		(1.18)	15.8		(2.67)	30.3		(6.97)	7.8	!	(3.91)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Washington	10.4		(1.10)	9.5		(1.21)	‡		(†)	26.0		(5.54)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
West Virginia	15.8		(2.44)	16.7		(2.56)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	10.2		(1.08)	6.3		(0.94)	‡		(†)	54.3		(6.86)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wyoming	7.9	!	(3.25)	6.5	!	(3.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

†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: "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. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. 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), 1-year sample, 2000. (This table was prepared January 2015.)