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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 racial/ethnic subgroups: 2009 and 2014 |
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 16.4 | (0.11) | 83.6 | (0.11) | 30.2 | (0.11) | 53.4 | (0.15) | 39.7 | (0.14) | 4.7 | (0.05) | 9.0 | (0.08) | 14.7 | (0.04) | 85.3 | (0.04) | 28.5 | (0.04) | 21.4 | (0.04) | 7.5 | (0.02) | 27.9 | (0.06) | ||||||
| White | 11.7 | (0.10) | 88.3 | (0.10) | 29.2 | (0.14) | 59.1 | (0.16) | 42.6 | (0.18) | 5.4 | (0.07) | 11.2 | (0.11) | 9.6 | (0.04) | 90.4 | (0.04) | 29.3 | (0.05) | 22.0 | (0.04) | 8.0 | (0.02) | 31.1 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Black | 21.7 | (0.27) | 78.3 | (0.27) | 33.0 | (0.36) | 45.3 | (0.39) | 37.6 | (0.36) | 3.1 | (0.12) | 4.6 | (0.12) | 18.4 | (0.11) | 81.6 | (0.11) | 31.6 | (0.14) | 25.0 | (0.12) | 7.3 | (0.06) | 17.7 | (0.12) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 28.9 | (0.32) | 71.1 | (0.32) | 32.8 | (0.25) | 38.3 | (0.32) | 30.7 | (0.29) | 3.7 | (0.10) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 39.1 | (0.16) | 60.9 | (0.16) | 26.0 | (0.11) | 16.9 | (0.10) | 5.3 | (0.06) | 12.7 | (0.11) | ||||||
| Cuban | 13.4 | (1.31) | 86.6 | (1.31) | 31.4 | (1.57) | 55.2 | (1.53) | 37.0 | (1.68) | 8.8 | (0.79) | 9.3 | (0.84) | 24.4 | (0.55) | 75.6 | (0.55) | 27.4 | (0.58) | 15.8 | (0.41) | 8.6 | (0.34) | 23.8 | (0.54) | ||||||
| Dominican | 22.1 | (1.55) | 77.9 | (1.55) | 28.4 | (1.52) | 49.5 | (1.65) | 38.0 | (1.58) | 5.0 | (0.72) | 6.5 | (0.83) | 36.4 | (0.74) | 63.6 | (0.74) | 25.4 | (0.73) | 17.4 | (0.55) | 6.0 | (0.35) | 14.8 | (0.67) | ||||||
| Mexican | 30.8 | (0.37) | 69.2 | (0.37) | 34.2 | (0.30) | 35.0 | (0.35) | 28.9 | (0.34) | 3.2 | (0.12) | 2.9 | (0.15) | 44.8 | (0.18) | 55.2 | (0.18) | 25.8 | (0.15) | 15.9 | (0.12) | 4.4 | (0.07) | 9.0 | (0.12) | ||||||
| Puerto Rican | 24.6 | (0.79) | 75.4 | (0.79) | 34.6 | (0.77) | 40.8 | (0.84) | 31.8 | (0.79) | 4.2 | (0.37) | 4.8 | (0.41) | 27.2 | (0.34) | 72.8 | (0.34) | 28.9 | (0.39) | 20.8 | (0.30) | 7.4 | (0.21) | 15.6 | (0.30) | ||||||
| Spaniard | 14.6 | (2.04) | 85.4 | (2.04) | 26.7 | (2.54) | 58.7 | (3.06) | 46.4 | (2.98) | 3.4 | (0.76) | 8.9 | (1.39) | 11.7 | (0.60) | 88.3 | (0.60) | 22.8 | (0.77) | 25.7 | (0.83) | 8.1 | (0.54) | 31.7 | (0.93) | ||||||
| Central American3 | 38.7 | (0.88) | 61.3 | (0.88) | 26.5 | (0.86) | 34.8 | (0.92) | 27.5 | (0.84) | 3.5 | (0.31) | 3.8 | (0.35) | 47.0 | (0.49) | 53.0 | (0.49) | 23.9 | (0.40) | 14.0 | (0.32) | 4.0 | (0.16) | 11.0 | (0.28) | ||||||
| Costa Rican | 21.2 | (5.23) | 78.8 | (5.23) | 24.5 | (5.60) | 54.4 | (5.62) | 36.7 | (5.02) | 8.4 | ! | (3.09) | 9.2 | ! | (3.20) | 17.9 | (2.02) | 82.1 | (2.02) | 27.1 | (2.14) | 23.0 | (1.90) | 7.0 | (1.10) | 25.0 | (1.88) | ||||
| Guatemalan | 51.2 | (1.59) | 48.8 | (1.59) | 24.2 | (1.48) | 24.5 | (1.54) | 19.2 | (1.38) | 2.7 | (0.52) | 2.6 | (0.58) | 55.2 | (1.01) | 44.8 | (1.01) | 21.2 | (0.87) | 12.0 | (0.55) | 3.2 | (0.30) | 8.4 | (0.50) | ||||||
| Honduran | 44.3 | (2.90) | 55.7 | (2.90) | 26.0 | (2.73) | 29.7 | (2.21) | 23.1 | (2.25) | 2.6 | (0.73) | 4.1 | (0.96) | 49.3 | (1.30) | 50.7 | (1.30) | 24.1 | (0.96) | 12.4 | (0.91) | 4.3 | (0.50) | 9.9 | (0.78) | ||||||
| Nicaraguan | 17.5 | (2.26) | 82.5 | (2.26) | 29.1 | (2.64) | 53.4 | (2.92) | 39.6 | (2.45) | 7.2 | (1.68) | 6.6 | (1.50) | 24.5 | (1.31) | 75.5 | (1.31) | 29.8 | (1.60) | 18.0 | (1.13) | 7.3 | (0.80) | 20.4 | (1.12) | ||||||
| Panamanian | 10.5 | ! | (3.21) | 89.5 | (3.21) | 28.4 | (4.31) | 61.1 | (5.01) | 47.2 | (5.88) | 6.2 | ! | (1.95) | 7.8 | ! | (2.61) | 9.5 | (1.15) | 90.5 | (1.15) | 25.5 | (1.86) | 25.9 | (2.01) | 7.7 | (0.75) | 31.4 | (1.94) | |||
| Salvadoran | 36.1 | (1.36) | 63.9 | (1.36) | 27.5 | (1.40) | 36.5 | (1.41) | 30.1 | (1.31) | 3.2 | (0.51) | 3.1 | (0.44) | 53.3 | (0.67) | 46.7 | (0.67) | 23.6 | (0.58) | 12.7 | (0.47) | 3.1 | (0.22) | 7.3 | (0.34) | ||||||
| South American | 14.3 | (0.89) | 85.7 | (0.89) | 28.3 | (1.00) | 57.5 | (1.16) | 42.7 | (1.18) | 6.5 | (0.53) | 8.2 | (0.73) | 17.4 | (0.41) | 82.6 | (0.41) | 26.3 | (0.47) | 19.8 | (0.45) | 7.5 | (0.27) | 29.0 | (0.40) | ||||||
| Chilean | 9.6 | (2.74) | 90.4 | (2.74) | 21.5 | (4.23) | 68.9 | (5.05) | 56.3 | (5.07) | 7.4 | ! | (3.49) | 5.3 | ! | (2.11) | 10.6 | (1.26) | 89.4 | (1.26) | 23.9 | (1.92) | 22.0 | (1.93) | 9.2 | (1.11) | 34.3 | (2.14) | ||||
| Colombian | 13.8 | (1.26) | 86.2 | (1.26) | 29.7 | (1.88) | 56.6 | (1.82) | 41.0 | (2.03) | 7.6 | (0.99) | 7.9 | (1.11) | 15.7 | (0.69) | 84.3 | (0.69) | 27.0 | (0.82) | 20.3 | (0.66) | 7.7 | (0.49) | 29.3 | (0.67) | ||||||
| Ecuadorian | 21.4 | (2.69) | 78.6 | (2.69) | 26.0 | (2.56) | 52.6 | (3.09) | 39.4 | (2.87) | 7.2 | (1.42) | 6.1 | (1.19) | 31.2 | (1.24) | 68.8 | (1.24) | 26.6 | (1.02) | 18.4 | (0.97) | 6.1 | (0.54) | 17.6 | (0.83) | ||||||
| Peruvian | 9.7 | (1.39) | 90.3 | (1.39) | 27.8 | (2.73) | 62.5 | (2.98) | 50.2 | (2.90) | 3.9 | (1.05) | 8.3 | (1.27) | 12.0 | (0.68) | 88.0 | (0.68) | 30.4 | (0.99) | 20.7 | (0.97) | 7.5 | (0.59) | 29.4 | (1.04) | ||||||
| Venezuelan | 9.8 | (2.53) | 90.2 | (2.53) | 25.5 | (4.53) | 64.7 | (4.93) | 41.2 | (4.56) | 9.9 | (2.90) | 13.6 | (3.42) | 8.3 | (1.12) | 91.7 | (1.12) | 15.8 | (1.18) | 17.6 | (1.28) | 10.8 | (0.87) | 47.5 | (1.91) | ||||||
| Other South American | 13.9 | (2.32) | 86.1 | (2.32) | 33.2 | (2.59) | 52.9 | (3.34) | 37.5 | (3.29) | 4.6 | (1.10) | 10.8 | (1.66) | 15.0 | (0.97) | 85.0 | (0.97) | 24.7 | (1.13) | 19.7 | (1.01) | 7.0 | (0.58) | 33.6 | (1.19) | ||||||
| Other Hispanic | 23.4 | (1.30) | 76.6 | (1.30) | 30.6 | (1.35) | 46.0 | (1.53) | 38.0 | (1.49) | 4.0 | (0.57) | 4.1 | (0.60) | 23.5 | (0.59) | 76.5 | (0.59) | 29.0 | (0.59) | 24.4 | (0.62) | 6.8 | (0.34) | 16.4 | (0.44) | ||||||
| Asian | 8.8 | (0.29) | 91.2 | (0.29) | 20.7 | (0.37) | 70.5 | (0.43) | 46.6 | (0.57) | 5.0 | (0.26) | 19.0 | (0.44) | 14.6 | (0.14) | 85.4 | (0.14) | 16.0 | (0.20) | 13.0 | (0.13) | 6.6 | (0.10) | 49.9 | (0.23) | ||||||
| Chinese4 | 6.5 | (0.55) | 93.5 | (0.55) | 18.2 | (0.72) | 75.3 | (0.83) | 49.2 | (1.19) | 2.9 | (0.38) | 23.2 | (0.86) | 18.7 | (0.37) | 81.3 | (0.37) | 14.7 | (0.36) | 8.8 | (0.24) | 5.9 | (0.22) | 51.9 | (0.46) | ||||||
| Filipino | 7.9 | (0.70) | 92.1 | (0.70) | 23.3 | (1.14) | 68.8 | (1.27) | 48.0 | (1.48) | 8.0 | (0.67) | 12.8 | (0.90) | 7.8 | (0.22) | 92.2 | (0.22) | 14.8 | (0.32) | 20.1 | (0.32) | 9.2 | (0.29) | 48.0 | (0.48) | ||||||
| Japanese | 7.1 | (1.29) | 92.9 | (1.29) | 22.2 | (2.38) | 70.8 | (2.51) | 46.0 | (2.83) | 8.3 | (1.88) | 16.4 | (1.89) | 5.6 | (0.27) | 94.4 | (0.27) | 20.9 | (0.57) | 16.3 | (0.52) | 9.6 | (0.37) | 47.5 | (0.66) | ||||||
| Korean | 8.7 | (1.03) | 91.3 | (1.03) | 18.4 | (1.19) | 72.8 | (1.42) | 53.4 | (1.33) | 3.7 | (0.64) | 15.8 | (1.21) | 8.4 | (0.39) | 91.6 | (0.39) | 19.6 | (0.61) | 13.8 | (0.47) | 5.9 | (0.27) | 52.3 | (0.72) | ||||||
| South Asian5 | 7.8 | (0.65) | 92.2 | (0.65) | 16.1 | (0.84) | 76.2 | (0.96) | 41.3 | (1.33) | 4.7 | (0.51) | 30.1 | (1.25) | 9.3 | (0.27) | 90.7 | (0.27) | 10.8 | (0.37) | 7.4 | (0.23) | 4.1 | (0.18) | 68.4 | (0.56) | ||||||
| Asian Indian | 6.6 | (0.62) | 93.4 | (0.62) | 15.8 | (0.92) | 77.6 | (1.09) | 40.0 | (1.40) | 4.2 | (0.54) | 33.3 | (1.40) | 8.4 | (0.30) | 91.6 | (0.30) | 10.1 | (0.37) | 6.8 | (0.26) | 3.8 | (0.18) | 70.8 | (0.56) | ||||||
| Bangladeshi | 17.3 | ! | (6.46) | 82.7 | (6.46) | 20.4 | (4.11) | 62.3 | (6.84) | 40.4 | (6.65) | 9.1 | ! | (2.78) | 12.8 | ! | (4.66) | 19.4 | (2.21) | 80.6 | (2.21) | 14.4 | (1.69) | 10.6 | (2.27) | 4.5 | (0.86) | 51.1 | (2.76) | |||
| Bhutanese | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Nepalese | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Pakistani | 12.1 | (2.28) | 87.9 | (2.28) | 18.5 | (2.49) | 69.4 | (3.01) | 45.9 | (3.05) | 7.1 | (2.01) | 16.4 | (2.32) | 14.2 | (0.97) | 85.8 | (0.97) | 15.8 | (1.29) | 11.2 | (0.88) | 5.7 | (0.71) | 53.0 | (1.71) | ||||||
| Southeast Asian | 13.1 | (0.88) | 86.9 | (0.88) | 28.1 | (1.34) | 58.8 | (1.44) | 43.6 | (1.36) | 4.9 | (0.60) | 10.2 | (0.67) | 30.3 | (0.51) | 69.7 | (0.51) | 21.8 | (0.55) | 16.0 | (0.40) | 7.5 | (0.29) | 24.5 | (0.44) | ||||||
| Burmese | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
| Cambodian | 19.9 | (2.85) | 80.1 | (2.85) | 39.0 | (3.59) | 41.0 | (3.55) | 32.2 | (2.89) | 4.5 | ! | (1.53) | 4.4 | (1.28) | 39.0 | (1.80) | 61.0 | (1.80) | 24.8 | (1.62) | 16.9 | (1.18) | 6.3 | (0.67) | 13.0 | (1.15) | |||||
| Hmong | 17.1 | (2.54) | 82.9 | (2.54) | 36.5 | (3.15) | 46.4 | (3.28) | 36.0 | (2.89) | 4.8 | (1.17) | 5.6 | (1.64) | 37.3 | (2.30) | 62.7 | (2.30) | 23.4 | (1.94) | 18.0 | (1.54) | 7.9 | (1.17) | 13.5 | (1.80) | ||||||
| Laotian | 16.3 | (2.71) | 83.7 | (2.71) | 35.0 | (3.73) | 48.7 | (4.18) | 42.9 | (4.16) | ‡ | (†) | 4.9 | ! | (1.87) | 38.5 | (2.54) | 61.5 | (2.54) | 27.5 | (1.79) | 16.5 | (1.21) | 6.2 | (0.96) | 11.4 | (1.16) | |||||
| Thai | 7.8 | ! | (3.19) | 92.2 | (3.19) | 19.8 | (4.41) | 72.3 | (5.05) | 49.7 | (5.01) | 6.0 | ! | (2.05) | 16.6 | (3.42) | 18.7 | (1.36) | 81.3 | (1.36) | 16.8 | (1.25) | 12.9 | (1.26) | 6.6 | (0.95) | 44.9 | (1.84) | ||||
| Vietnamese | 10.7 | (1.16) | 89.3 | (1.16) | 22.6 | (1.59) | 66.7 | (1.93) | 47.7 | (2.02) | 5.8 | (0.93) | 13.3 | (1.01) | 30.0 | (0.59) | 70.0 | (0.59) | 21.5 | (0.66) | 16.1 | (0.48) | 7.9 | (0.37) | 24.5 | (0.52) | ||||||
| Other Southeast Asian6 | ‡ | (†) | 99.1 | (0.91) | 19.0 | (4.51) | 80.2 | (4.60) | 59.6 | (6.60) | ‡ | (†) | 16.3 | (4.38) | 8.8 | (2.64) | 91.2 | (2.64) | 15.2 | (1.80) | 14.1 | (1.68) | 8.0 | (1.45) | 53.8 | (2.77) | ||||||
| Other Asian | 12.9 | (1.41) | 87.1 | (1.41) | 19.4 | (1.97) | 67.7 | (2.29) | 46.9 | (2.74) | 7.4 | (1.42) | 13.4 | (1.68) | 18.5 | (1.05) | 81.5 | (1.05) | 16.4 | (0.98) | 14.3 | (0.73) | 6.5 | (0.59) | 44.4 | (1.27) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 17.9 | (2.21) | 82.1 | (2.21) | 39.8 | (2.64) | 42.4 | (3.33) | 34.3 | (2.68) | 3.1 | ! | (1.09) | 4.9 | ! | (1.54) | 14.4 | (0.81) | 85.6 | (0.81) | 37.4 | (0.95) | 26.1 | (1.14) | 7.7 | (0.59) | 14.4 | (0.83) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 27.0 | (1.06) | 73.0 | (1.06) | 36.6 | (1.04) | 36.4 | (1.19) | 29.4 | (1.11) | 3.6 | (0.50) | 3.4 | (0.49) | 19.6 | (0.45) | 80.4 | (0.45) | 31.7 | (0.55) | 27.1 | (0.50) | 7.8 | (0.32) | 13.7 | (0.33) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 15.1 | (0.69) | 84.9 | (0.69) | 32.0 | (0.76) | 52.9 | (0.93) | 41.0 | (0.78) | 4.5 | (0.36) | 7.5 | (0.46) | 11.5 | (0.29) | 88.5 | (0.29) | 25.1 | (0.35) | 28.1 | (0.39) | 9.1 | (0.23) | 26.1 | (0.36) | ||||||
| White and Black | 17.6 | (1.30) | 82.4 | (1.30) | 34.4 | (1.67) | 48.0 | (1.71) | 38.7 | (1.79) | 3.4 | (0.60) | 6.0 | (0.68) | 10.5 | (0.87) | 89.5 | (0.87) | 24.1 | (1.09) | 27.8 | (0.97) | 9.7 | (0.64) | 27.9 | (1.14) | ||||||
| White and Asian | 8.0 | (0.85) | 92.0 | (0.85) | 25.4 | (1.44) | 66.6 | (1.53) | 45.4 | (1.64) | 6.5 | (0.97) | 14.6 | (1.14) | 4.7 | (0.40) | 95.3 | (0.40) | 16.4 | (0.75) | 24.7 | (0.81) | 9.1 | (0.55) | 45.0 | (0.88) | ||||||
| White and American Indian/ Alaska Native |
18.5 | (1.28) | 81.5 | (1.28) | 34.4 | (1.53) | 47.1 | (1.87) | 39.5 | (1.70) | 3.9 | (0.58) | 3.7 | (0.69) | 14.9 | (0.48) | 85.1 | (0.48) | 29.2 | (0.57) | 28.6 | (0.55) | 8.8 | (0.37) | 18.5 | (0.47) | ||||||
| Other Two or more races | 14.8 | (1.25) | 85.2 | (1.25) | 32.7 | (1.59) | 52.5 | (1.66) | 41.3 | (1.45) | 4.4 | (0.76) | 6.8 | (0.99) | 11.2 | (0.47) | 88.8 | (0.47) | 25.0 | (0.59) | 29.7 | (0.74) | 9.4 | (0.37) | 24.8 | (0.64) | ||||||
| 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 13.8 | (0.08) | 86.2 | (0.08) | 30.2 | (0.11) | 56.0 | (0.11) | 40.8 | (0.14) | 5.1 | (0.06) | 10.1 | (0.08) | 13.1 | (0.04) | 86.9 | (0.04) | 27.7 | (0.05) | 21.0 | (0.04) | 8.2 | (0.03) | 30.1 | (0.06) | ||||||
| White | 10.6 | (0.09) | 89.4 | (0.09) | 29.0 | (0.14) | 60.3 | (0.16) | 42.1 | (0.20) | 5.8 | (0.07) | 12.4 | (0.11) | 8.0 | (0.03) | 92.0 | (0.03) | 28.2 | (0.05) | 21.5 | (0.05) | 8.7 | (0.03) | 33.6 | (0.06) | ||||||
| Black | 17.6 | (0.26) | 82.4 | (0.26) | 33.3 | (0.35) | 49.1 | (0.39) | 40.0 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.12) | 5.5 | (0.16) | 15.5 | (0.09) | 84.5 | (0.09) | 31.7 | (0.15) | 25.0 | (0.12) | 8.1 | (0.08) | 19.8 | (0.12) | ||||||
| Hispanic | 20.8 | (0.20) | 79.2 | (0.20) | 33.1 | (0.26) | 46.1 | (0.28) | 36.8 | (0.26) | 4.4 | (0.11) | 4.9 | (0.12) | 34.6 | (0.16) | 65.4 | (0.16) | 27.1 | (0.11) | 17.9 | (0.10) | 6.0 | (0.06) | 14.4 | (0.10) | ||||||
| Cuban | 15.0 | (1.19) | 85.0 | (1.19) | 30.3 | (1.61) | 54.7 | (1.46) | 37.6 | (1.41) | 7.9 | (0.85) | 9.2 | (0.85) | 19.7 | (0.45) | 80.3 | (0.45) | 29.9 | (0.62) | 17.0 | (0.41) | 8.1 | (0.31) | 25.5 | (0.53) | ||||||
| Dominican | 18.8 | (1.03) | 81.2 | (1.03) | 28.7 | (1.27) | 52.5 | (1.29) | 39.8 | (1.38) | 6.4 | (0.84) | 6.4 | (0.62) | 30.5 | (0.77) | 69.5 | (0.77) | 26.0 | (0.69) | 18.0 | (0.53) | 7.5 | (0.43) | 18.1 | (0.59) | ||||||
| Mexican | 21.1 | (0.24) | 78.9 | (0.24) | 34.8 | (0.30) | 44.1 | (0.33) | 36.4 | (0.31) | 3.8 | (0.10) | 3.9 | (0.14) | 40.1 | (0.21) | 59.9 | (0.21) | 27.3 | (0.17) | 17.1 | (0.12) | 5.1 | (0.08) | 10.4 | (0.11) | ||||||
| Puerto Rican | 19.5 | (0.78) | 80.5 | (0.78) | 34.2 | (0.88) | 46.4 | (0.90) | 35.5 | (0.78) | 5.2 | (0.44) | 5.7 | (0.38) | 22.5 | (0.43) | 77.5 | (0.43) | 29.3 | (0.42) | 21.7 | (0.33) | 8.6 | (0.23) | 18.0 | (0.36) | ||||||
| Spaniard | 12.0 | (1.69) | 88.0 | (1.69) | 26.7 | (2.20) | 61.3 | (2.91) | 47.0 | (3.00) | 5.1 | (0.88) | 9.2 | (1.53) | 10.2 | (0.56) | 89.8 | (0.56) | 20.5 | (0.80) | 25.1 | (0.89) | 9.9 | (0.61) | 34.3 | (0.91) | ||||||
| Central American3 | 29.6 | (1.01) | 70.4 | (1.01) | 30.1 | (0.89) | 40.2 | (0.82) | 31.8 | (0.81) | 3.9 | (0.30) | 4.5 | (0.39) | 44.1 | (0.54) | 55.9 | (0.54) | 25.0 | (0.42) | 14.3 | (0.29) | 4.8 | (0.17) | 11.8 | (0.27) | ||||||
| Costa Rican | 12.2 | ! | (4.00) | 87.8 | (4.00) | 29.5 | (5.43) | 58.3 | (6.07) | 45.5 | (5.71) | ‡ | (†) | 9.4 | ! | (3.07) | 15.2 | (1.77) | 84.8 | (1.77) | 28.4 | (2.14) | 22.7 | (1.67) | 6.1 | (0.97) | 27.5 | (2.08) | ||||
| Guatemalan | 40.2 | (1.80) | 59.8 | (1.80) | 27.9 | (1.74) | 31.9 | (1.43) | 25.3 | (1.37) | 2.4 | (0.47) | 4.2 | (0.62) | 53.6 | (0.93) | 46.4 | (0.93) | 21.8 | (0.73) | 12.2 | (0.55) | 4.1 | (0.39) | 8.3 | (0.46) | ||||||
| Honduran | 32.5 | (2.41) | 67.5 | (2.41) | 28.9 | (2.19) | 38.6 | (2.46) | 32.4 | (2.40) | 2.6 | (0.78) | 3.6 | (0.88) | 46.9 | (1.08) | 53.1 | (1.08) | 26.5 | (1.09) | 13.4 | (0.68) | 3.7 | (0.36) | 9.4 | (0.68) | ||||||
| Nicaraguan | 15.1 | (1.99) | 84.9 | (1.99) | 23.5 | (2.75) | 61.4 | (3.12) | 44.7 | (3.11) | 10.6 | (2.25) | 6.1 | (1.16) | 23.4 | (1.39) | 76.6 | (1.39) | 27.7 | (1.19) | 19.3 | (1.06) | 8.0 | (0.66) | 21.5 | (1.16) | ||||||
| Panamanian | 3.6 | ! | (1.18) | 96.4 | (1.18) | 34.9 | (3.88) | 61.5 | (3.92) | 44.5 | (4.30) | 5.8 | ! | (1.82) | 11.3 | (2.73) | 9.2 | (1.03) | 90.8 | (1.03) | 20.8 | (1.87) | 26.5 | (1.68) | 11.7 | (1.29) | 31.9 | (1.73) | ||||
| Salvadoran | 28.2 | (1.53) | 71.8 | (1.53) | 32.2 | (1.33) | 39.5 | (1.54) | 31.7 | (1.36) | 3.9 | (0.49) | 4.0 | (0.57) | 48.1 | (0.87) | 51.9 | (0.87) | 25.7 | (0.62) | 12.9 | (0.44) | 4.0 | (0.24) | 9.2 | (0.41) | ||||||
| South American | 10.8 | (0.79) | 89.2 | (0.79) | 24.1 | (0.85) | 65.1 | (1.06) | 46.4 | (1.11) | 7.5 | (0.65) | 11.1 | (0.84) | 14.6 | (0.36) | 85.4 | (0.36) | 24.8 | (0.47) | 20.0 | (0.35) | 8.2 | (0.27) | 32.4 | (0.45) | ||||||
| Chilean | 6.4 | ! | (2.96) | 93.6 | (2.96) | 28.9 | (5.22) | 64.7 | (5.11) | 40.5 | (5.48) | 8.6 | ! | (3.67) | 15.6 | (3.80) | 9.9 | (1.31) | 90.1 | (1.31) | 23.0 | (1.95) | 24.4 | (1.89) | 7.1 | (0.82) | 35.6 | (2.66) | ||||
| Colombian | 9.3 | (1.28) | 90.7 | (1.28) | 22.8 | (1.64) | 67.9 | (1.73) | 48.0 | (1.93) | 8.8 | (1.23) | 11.1 | (1.17) | 14.1 | (0.57) | 85.9 | (0.57) | 25.6 | (0.75) | 18.8 | (0.70) | 9.0 | (0.40) | 32.5 | (0.67) | ||||||
| Ecuadorian | 15.4 | (2.39) | 84.6 | (2.39) | 26.8 | (2.24) | 57.8 | (3.20) | 42.5 | (2.69) | 6.1 | (1.38) | 9.2 | (1.46) | 27.1 | (1.35) | 72.9 | (1.35) | 27.8 | (1.07) | 17.0 | (0.92) | 7.2 | (0.65) | 20.8 | (0.79) | ||||||
| Peruvian | 11.8 | (1.68) | 88.2 | (1.68) | 23.6 | (2.41) | 64.7 | (2.99) | 45.1 | (3.14) | 8.6 | (1.70) | 11.0 | (1.84) | 9.4 | (0.64) | 90.6 | (0.64) | 26.7 | (0.91) | 24.6 | (0.92) | 8.9 | (0.66) | 30.4 | (0.96) | ||||||
| Venezuelan | 7.6 | (1.97) | 92.4 | (1.97) | 24.2 | (2.99) | 68.3 | (2.89) | 44.7 | (3.18) | 9.0 | (1.97) | 14.6 | (2.61) | 5.4 | (0.62) | 94.6 | (0.62) | 14.4 | (1.19) | 17.9 | (1.19) | 9.0 | (0.90) | 53.2 | (1.53) | ||||||
| Other South American | 10.7 | (1.90) | 89.3 | (1.90) | 22.7 | (2.54) | 66.6 | (2.83) | 52.7 | (2.47) | 3.6 | (1.02) | 10.4 | (1.75) | 13.1 | (0.89) | 86.9 | (0.89) | 23.2 | (1.15) | 20.7 | (0.96) | 6.7 | (0.56) | 36.4 | (1.27) | ||||||
| Other Hispanic | 19.8 | (1.15) | 80.2 | (1.15) | 28.9 | (1.42) | 51.3 | (1.62) | 39.8 | (1.81) | 5.4 | (0.63) | 6.0 | (0.73) | 21.1 | (0.61) | 78.9 | (0.61) | 29.1 | (0.66) | 23.6 | (0.62) | 8.0 | (0.33) | 18.2 | (0.57) | ||||||
| Asian | 7.7 | (0.27) | 92.3 | (0.27) | 20.0 | (0.39) | 72.3 | (0.44) | 45.3 | (0.49) | 4.8 | (0.17) | 22.2 | (0.43) | 13.6 | (0.12) | 86.4 | (0.12) | 15.3 | (0.15) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 6.8 | (0.09) | 51.7 | (0.22) | ||||||
| Chinese4 | 4.8 | (0.36) | 95.2 | (0.36) | 18.0 | (0.63) | 77.2 | (0.60) | 43.9 | (1.12) | 3.3 | (0.37) | 29.9 | (1.01) | 17.4 | (0.31) | 82.6 | (0.31) | 14.2 | (0.30) | 8.6 | (0.23) | 5.8 | (0.15) | 54.0 | (0.42) | ||||||
| Filipino | 7.8 | (0.77) | 92.2 | (0.77) | 22.6 | (0.97) | 69.6 | (1.27) | 46.9 | (1.36) | 8.0 | (0.65) | 14.7 | (1.03) | 7.0 | (0.25) | 93.0 | (0.25) | 14.8 | (0.37) | 20.0 | (0.40) | 9.9 | (0.29) | 48.2 | (0.51) | ||||||
| Japanese | 4.1 | (1.16) | 95.9 | (1.16) | 22.4 | (2.82) | 73.5 | (2.88) | 55.7 | (2.84) | 3.4 | ! | (1.09) | 14.4 | (1.96) | 4.5 | (0.31) | 95.5 | (0.31) | 19.2 | (0.65) | 15.6 | (0.53) | 10.1 | (0.48) | 50.6 | (0.69) | |||||
| Korean | 6.4 | (0.76) | 93.6 | (0.76) | 16.8 | (1.19) | 76.9 | (1.31) | 53.6 | (1.74) | 5.4 | (0.65) | 17.9 | (1.39) | 7.2 | (0.32) | 92.8 | (0.32) | 18.5 | (0.57) | 14.4 | (0.48) | 6.2 | (0.27) | 53.8 | (0.66) | ||||||
| South Asian5 | 8.7 | (0.70) | 91.3 | (0.70) | 17.2 | (0.78) | 74.1 | (0.93) | 41.1 | (1.00) | 4.5 | (0.42) | 28.5 | (1.13) | 10.2 | (0.26) | 89.8 | (0.26) | 10.0 | (0.31) | 7.2 | (0.22) | 4.1 | (0.16) | 68.4 | (0.41) | ||||||
| Asian Indian | 6.2 | (0.62) | 93.8 | (0.62) | 15.3 | (0.94) | 78.5 | (1.12) | 40.9 | (1.22) | 4.1 | (0.47) | 33.4 | (1.34) | 8.4 | (0.25) | 91.6 | (0.25) | 8.9 | (0.29) | 6.6 | (0.22) | 3.5 | (0.16) | 72.6 | (0.41) | ||||||
| Bangladeshi | 11.3 | (3.10) | 88.7 | (3.10) | 17.1 | (2.77) | 71.6 | (3.74) | 48.8 | (4.71) | 8.2 | ! | (2.86) | 14.6 | (3.25) | 15.8 | (1.63) | 84.2 | (1.63) | 17.7 | (2.00) | 11.2 | (1.28) | 8.6 | (1.51) | 46.8 | (2.07) | |||||
| Bhutanese | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 59.0 | (6.93) | 41.0 | (6.93) | 22.1 | (4.85) | 9.7 | ! | (3.13) | 5.1 | ! | (1.72) | 4.1 | ! | (1.86) | |||
| Nepalese | 40.2 | (6.90) | 59.8 | (6.90) | 17.9 | (3.83) | 41.9 | (6.63) | 27.5 | (5.26) | 4.2 | ! | (1.93) | 10.2 | (3.05) | 31.9 | (2.79) | 68.1 | (2.79) | 14.0 | (2.28) | 7.6 | (1.38) | 6.8 | (1.17) | 39.7 | (3.37) | |||||
| Pakistani | 8.9 | (1.74) | 91.1 | (1.74) | 24.4 | (2.35) | 66.7 | (2.53) | 44.5 | (2.80) | 6.0 | (1.61) | 16.2 | (1.97) | 14.3 | (1.07) | 85.7 | (1.07) | 14.3 | (1.02) | 10.9 | (0.87) | 7.1 | (0.74) | 53.4 | (1.56) | ||||||
| Southeast Asian | 12.1 | (0.83) | 87.9 | (0.83) | 24.8 | (0.99) | 63.1 | (1.19) | 45.6 | (1.06) | 4.4 | (0.46) | 13.1 | (0.79) | 26.6 | (0.41) | 73.4 | (0.41) | 22.2 | (0.48) | 16.2 | (0.35) | 7.9 | (0.25) | 27.3 | (0.49) | ||||||
| Burmese | 45.6 | (6.19) | 54.4 | (6.19) | 25.6 | (5.53) | 28.8 | (5.20) | 25.5 | (4.96) | ‡ | (†) | 2.5 | ! | (1.00) | 50.3 | (3.09) | 49.7 | (3.09) | 14.8 | (2.05) | 7.1 | (1.00) | 1.5 | (0.41) | 26.4 | (2.31) | |||||
| Cambodian | 15.9 | (2.76) | 84.1 | (2.76) | 29.4 | (3.74) | 54.7 | (3.72) | 44.7 | (3.62) | 5.7 | (1.32) | 4.3 | (1.18) | 29.8 | (1.45) | 70.2 | (1.45) | 25.2 | (1.57) | 19.3 | (1.32) | 8.1 | (0.92) | 17.6 | (1.20) | ||||||
| Hmong | 13.1 | (1.83) | 86.9 | (1.83) | 34.4 | (3.60) | 52.5 | (3.60) | 40.9 | (3.55) | 5.1 | (1.31) | 6.5 | (1.74) | 27.8 | (2.03) | 72.2 | (2.03) | 23.7 | (2.14) | 21.2 | (1.86) | 10.2 | (1.06) | 17.0 | (1.34) | ||||||
| Laotian | 19.8 | (3.80) | 80.2 | (3.80) | 30.5 | (4.37) | 49.7 | (4.66) | 41.0 | (4.13) | ‡ | (†) | 6.6 | ! | (2.01) | 26.8 | (1.72) | 73.2 | (1.72) | 29.0 | (1.88) | 19.0 | (1.40) | 9.3 | (1.17) | 15.9 | (1.33) | |||||
| Thai | 13.5 | (3.29) | 86.5 | (3.29) | 32.8 | (4.75) | 53.6 | (5.62) | 34.5 | (4.85) | ‡ | (†) | 17.0 | (4.36) | 19.1 | (1.13) | 80.9 | (1.13) | 20.7 | (1.63) | 11.8 | (1.16) | 7.5 | (1.04) | 40.8 | (1.87) | ||||||
| Vietnamese | 7.8 | (0.98) | 92.2 | (0.98) | 20.8 | (1.33) | 71.4 | (1.62) | 50.1 | (1.58) | 4.9 | (0.67) | 16.4 | (1.18) | 26.3 | (0.56) | 73.7 | (0.56) | 21.6 | (0.57) | 16.1 | (0.43) | 7.6 | (0.33) | 28.3 | (0.62) | ||||||
| Other Southeast Asian6 | ‡ | (†) | 98.0 | (1.21) | 19.7 | (4.40) | 78.3 | (4.49) | 47.6 | (6.77) | 3.1 | ! | (1.38) | 27.6 | (5.81) | 5.4 | (1.30) | 94.6 | (1.30) | 16.0 | (1.90) | 12.9 | (1.86) | 11.2 | (1.72) | 54.4 | (2.68) | |||||
| Other Asian | 6.2 | (1.20) | 93.8 | (1.20) | 24.9 | (1.99) | 68.9 | (2.23) | 43.7 | (2.72) | 6.1 | (1.41) | 19.2 | (1.96) | 14.2 | (0.86) | 85.8 | (0.86) | 14.4 | (0.86) | 16.0 | (0.81) | 7.6 | (0.62) | 47.8 | (1.27) | ||||||
| Pacific Islander | 16.1 | (1.72) | 83.9 | (1.72) | 37.7 | (2.66) | 46.2 | (3.20) | 35.9 | (3.09) | 5.2 | (1.30) | 5.1 | (1.18) | 12.3 | (0.82) | 87.7 | (0.82) | 39.1 | (1.26) | 24.2 | (0.97) | 8.9 | (0.55) | 15.4 | (0.84) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 22.4 | (1.06) | 77.6 | (1.06) | 38.4 | (1.28) | 39.1 | (1.50) | 32.5 | (1.42) | 3.6 | (0.54) | 3.0 | (0.50) | 18.1 | (0.39) | 81.9 | (0.39) | 33.3 | (0.46) | 25.8 | (0.48) | 8.4 | (0.27) | 14.3 | (0.38) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 13.0 | (0.47) | 87.0 | (0.47) | 29.7 | (0.63) | 57.3 | (0.73) | 43.3 | (0.72) | 4.9 | (0.32) | 9.1 | (0.44) | 9.7 | (0.24) | 90.3 | (0.24) | 22.8 | (0.32) | 26.4 | (0.32) | 9.1 | (0.23) | 32.0 | (0.35) | ||||||
| White and Black | 15.3 | (0.96) | 84.7 | (0.96) | 32.6 | (1.23) | 52.1 | (1.37) | 42.0 | (1.34) | 3.6 | (0.50) | 6.4 | (0.72) | 9.2 | (0.58) | 90.8 | (0.58) | 23.8 | (0.87) | 30.4 | (0.87) | 8.6 | (0.61) | 28.0 | (0.81) | ||||||
| White and Asian | 9.1 | (0.92) | 90.9 | (0.92) | 24.7 | (1.05) | 66.2 | (1.42) | 44.5 | (1.33) | 5.6 | (0.64) | 16.1 | (0.99) | 6.2 | (0.52) | 93.8 | (0.52) | 15.7 | (0.62) | 21.6 | (0.64) | 8.1 | (0.39) | 48.4 | (0.86) | ||||||
| White and American Indian/ Alaska Native |
16.8 | (0.96) | 83.2 | (0.96) | 32.0 | (1.44) | 51.2 | (1.65) | 40.5 | (1.71) | 4.3 | (0.69) | 6.3 | (0.80) | 11.9 | (0.39) | 88.1 | (0.39) | 27.2 | (0.57) | 28.2 | (0.54) | 9.7 | (0.40) | 23.0 | (0.50) | ||||||
| Other Two or more races | 10.8 | (0.85) | 89.2 | (0.85) | 28.9 | (1.47) | 60.2 | (1.47) | 45.9 | (1.52) | 6.4 | (0.73) | 7.9 | (0.64) | 10.2 | (0.39) | 89.8 | (0.39) | 23.1 | (0.51) | 26.2 | (0.60) | 9.3 | (0.40) | 31.2 | (0.67) | ||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †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 were too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Includes other Central American subgroups not shown separately. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes Taiwanese. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 In addition to the subgroups shown, also includes Sri Lankan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Consists of Indonesian and Malaysian. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (ACS), 2009 and 2014. (This table was prepared January 2016.) |
