Table 202.25.

Percentage of 3- and 4-year-old children enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity and state: 2015

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
State	Total1			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	47.6		(0.23)	48.5		(0.29)	53.3		(0.62)	42.0		(0.52)	51.6		(1.06)	18.7		(4.29)	46.2		(2.10)	50.1		(0.94)
Alabama	45.1		(1.95)	42.5		(2.67)	52.2		(4.10)	36.9		(8.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	50.2		(8.82)
Alaska	33.5		(4.52)	32.3		(6.96)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.2		(8.75)	‡		(†)
Arizona	37.7		(1.32)	45.2		(2.39)	38.7		(7.37)	28.0		(1.82)	67.3		(8.46)	‡		(†)	44.9		(5.98)	44.6		(5.68)
Arkansas	50.2		(2.40)	45.4		(3.14)	68.5		(5.09)	41.6		(6.69)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.8		(10.14)
California	49.6		(0.68)	57.3		(1.39)	54.0		(3.68)	43.6		(0.94)	55.4		(1.86)	16.9		(4.94)	63.0		(8.01)	60.5		(2.87)
Colorado	53.0		(1.83)	54.8		(2.26)	66.3		(8.78)	48.1		(3.53)	55.1		(8.65)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	49.3		(8.97)
Connecticut	63.8		(2.37)	65.9		(2.90)	70.4		(6.92)	51.9		(4.67)	79.6		(6.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	66.2		(10.68)
Delaware	45.2		(4.37)	50.0		(4.99)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	77.1		(5.03)	82.3		(8.02)	77.9		(6.49)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	51.9		(1.17)	48.2		(1.69)	60.2		(1.96)	49.8		(1.98)	55.9		(5.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	57.5		(4.79)
Georgia	51.3		(1.56)	51.9		(1.94)	57.4		(2.76)	39.5		(3.49)	42.6		(5.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.6		(6.52)
Hawaii	44.5		(3.64)	43.6		(8.31)	‡		(†)	48.2		(9.09)	46.0		(7.52)	17.1	!	(7.41)	‡		(†)	52.0		(5.05)
Idaho	27.2		(2.85)	31.2		(3.73)	‡		(†)	11.5	!	(3.74)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	54.8		(1.15)	58.0		(1.47)	54.5		(3.50)	46.3		(2.68)	56.7		(4.98)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	63.4		(5.17)
Indiana	37.3		(1.64)	38.9		(2.11)	39.6		(6.14)	24.6		(5.02)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.8		(6.06)
Iowa	50.0		(2.70)	54.3		(2.79)	‡		(†)	39.1		(7.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kansas	42.0		(2.32)	41.3		(2.80)	‡		(†)	40.5		(5.44)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	57.2		(8.61)
Kentucky	37.9		(1.87)	36.1		(2.15)	60.1		(5.59)	34.4		(7.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	32.5		(9.05)
Louisiana	49.8		(1.96)	48.3		(2.38)	53.8		(3.29)	49.0		(7.54)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.7		(8.66)
Maine	32.7		(4.34)	29.4		(4.50)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	53.6		(1.72)	57.4		(2.21)	59.4		(3.19)	36.3		(4.00)	49.5		(6.85)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	57.8		(7.36)
Massachusetts	56.4		(1.62)	59.0		(1.99)	59.8		(6.42)	52.6		(4.13)	54.4		(6.01)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.1		(7.74)
Michigan	45.4		(1.52)	45.1		(1.64)	44.8		(4.38)	42.8		(4.78)	49.0		(9.97)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	53.8		(5.50)
Minnesota	44.0		(1.75)	44.4		(1.91)	44.4		(6.95)	47.8		(7.28)	31.8		(8.68)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	48.0		(9.65)
Mississippi	51.5		(2.17)	43.7		(2.82)	62.8		(3.47)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	46.2		(1.81)	44.1		(1.95)	53.1		(5.32)	53.0		(6.23)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.0		(9.74)
Montana	40.1		(5.37)	33.5		(5.68)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	39.9		(2.74)	41.1		(3.44)	‡		(†)	37.5		(6.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	33.7		(2.27)	39.1		(3.44)	30.6		(8.16)	29.9		(3.25)	35.8		(9.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	33.2		(7.77)
New Hampshire	52.0		(4.09)	52.4		(4.62)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Jersey	65.1		(1.15)	65.8		(1.77)	75.3		(3.16)	62.4		(2.49)	58.9		(3.63)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	55.4		(7.00)
New Mexico	48.1		(3.27)	57.1		(7.01)	‡		(†)	44.2		(3.95)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.4		(6.45)	‡		(†)
New York	57.8		(1.05)	60.7		(1.48)	60.4		(2.58)	52.0		(2.11)	53.5		(3.58)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	62.7		(4.02)
North Carolina	40.8		(1.21)	43.3		(1.54)	43.3		(3.36)	31.7		(3.23)	31.3		(6.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.3		(5.68)
North Dakota	35.5		(4.62)	38.8		(5.49)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Ohio	43.7		(1.20)	43.5		(1.34)	42.9		(4.44)	40.4		(5.26)	73.8		(7.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.8		(4.65)
Oklahoma	48.5		(2.29)	52.6		(2.97)	50.9		(8.03)	42.5		(6.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.9		(5.94)	43.1		(5.65)
Oregon	45.0		(2.11)	46.0		(2.75)	‡		(†)	44.0		(4.53)	59.1		(9.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.2		(7.51)
Pennsylvania	45.9		(1.32)	46.6		(1.36)	48.8		(4.80)	36.2		(3.73)	51.8		(6.95)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	50.6		(5.28)
Rhode Island	42.7		(4.26)	50.9		(5.00)	‡		(†)	22.3	!	(8.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	45.0		(1.83)	43.7		(2.50)	51.6		(3.67)	35.1		(4.88)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	34.3		(9.94)
South Dakota	37.5		(4.07)	29.2		(4.55)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	66.1		(10.87)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	36.3		(1.44)	38.2		(1.93)	41.6		(3.82)	15.3		(3.25)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.3		(8.35)
Texas	43.2		(0.76)	47.5		(1.29)	50.2		(2.27)	37.8		(1.20)	48.8		(3.38)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	56.5		(4.52)
Utah	41.8		(2.01)	43.2		(2.29)	‡		(†)	37.2		(5.18)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Vermont	50.0		(7.37)	49.1		(7.59)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	46.9		(1.55)	52.9		(1.88)	40.3		(3.19)	33.0		(3.87)	56.5		(6.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	43.7		(4.67)
Washington	41.9		(1.45)	47.1		(1.80)	23.7		(6.92)	33.1		(3.93)	47.0		(5.60)	‡		(†)	68.4		(7.30)	35.0		(4.30)
West Virginia	29.8		(2.89)	29.2		(3.07)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	49.8		(2.13)	48.0		(2.31)	73.1		(8.42)	47.6		(8.36)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.1		(10.09)
Wyoming	44.1		(5.54)	40.4		(6.09)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

†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 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2015. (This table was prepared June 2017.)