Table 302.65.

Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2015

[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	42.5		(1.15)	44.5		(0.18)	36.1		(0.35)	36.0		(0.25)	66.8		(0.55)	39.0		(2.78)	25.7		(1.15)	43.8		(0.69)
Alabama	41.5		(0.99)	44.5		(1.43)	36.1		(1.66)	28.9		(5.45)	81.7		(6.55)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	36.6		(6.55)
Alaska	27.8		(3.00)	30.8		(4.91)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Arizona	38.0		(0.79)	44.4		(1.24)	30.1		(3.45)	30.3		(1.24)	79.2		(3.35)	‡		(†)	18.6		(2.47)	51.1		(5.13)
Arkansas	38.5		(1.23)	39.1		(1.39)	36.9		(3.20)	35.5		(5.00)	61.9		(8.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
California	47.1		(0.30)	48.5		(0.75)	38.9		(1.15)	41.5		(0.47)	68.9		(0.81)	48.5		(4.82)	28.0		(5.53)	51.5		(1.62)
Colorado	40.8		(0.76)	44.8		(0.95)	38.7		(5.09)	28.1		(1.77)	62.1		(5.01)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.9		(4.86)
Connecticut	48.3		(1.02)	52.4		(1.38)	43.6		(3.80)	35.2		(2.57)	64.3		(4.30)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	49.1		(6.57)
Delaware	47.2		(2.24)	50.0		(3.05)	39.2		(4.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	57.2		(2.36)	68.2		(4.20)	44.9		(3.89)	51.3		(7.77)	81.5		(7.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	42.1		(0.59)	43.6		(0.82)	35.9		(1.35)	41.4		(1.15)	64.6		(3.09)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.6		(2.82)
Georgia	37.7		(0.71)	39.9		(0.92)	34.8		(1.33)	28.0		(1.99)	65.9		(3.21)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.3		(3.51)
Hawaii	35.6		(1.52)	31.4		(4.01)	‡		(†)	26.8		(4.10)	44.0		(3.45)	23.7		(5.30)	‡		(†)	40.0		(3.88)
Idaho	38.1		(1.82)	39.5		(2.03)	‡		(†)	29.5		(4.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	44.1		(0.71)	46.7		(0.81)	34.5		(1.65)	37.3		(1.42)	72.5		(2.87)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	56.7		(4.39)
Indiana	42.1		(0.81)	42.5		(0.95)	34.7		(3.09)	34.9		(2.84)	74.4		(3.41)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.0		(4.95)
Iowa	48.1		(1.47)	48.7		(1.49)	42.1		(7.02)	34.9		(4.06)	72.1		(6.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kansas	43.4		(1.44)	44.9		(1.64)	41.0		(5.26)	32.2		(3.43)	64.6		(6.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	41.7		(6.30)
Kentucky	37.7		(0.95)	37.7		(1.14)	38.9		(3.90)	20.9		(5.06)	57.7		(8.13)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.2		(6.84)
Louisiana	38.0		(0.91)	42.4		(1.60)	31.0		(1.51)	37.1		(4.03)	62.9		(5.54)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maine	39.4		(2.19)	36.9		(2.25)	‡		(†)	65.3		(11.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	47.5		(0.98)	51.6		(1.12)	40.5		(1.98)	39.8		(2.70)	64.7		(3.67)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	50.0		(4.89)
Massachusetts	51.8		(0.77)	53.2		(0.92)	46.5		(2.99)	36.6		(1.87)	75.1		(2.61)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	61.1		(4.56)
Michigan	44.4		(0.71)	47.8		(0.88)	30.0		(1.71)	36.3		(3.28)	66.7		(3.76)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.5		(4.54)
Minnesota	40.2		(1.20)	42.7		(1.17)	27.1		(4.33)	27.4		(3.40)	46.0		(4.74)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.2		(5.66)
Mississippi	40.5		(1.04)	44.6		(1.73)	36.3		(1.72)	33.8		(6.96)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	40.3		(0.95)	42.3		(1.13)	29.8		(2.56)	34.5		(3.71)	61.8		(4.76)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	37.8		(4.67)
Montana	35.4		(2.67)	38.3		(3.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	43.8		(1.64)	45.1		(1.78)	54.3		(7.21)	26.7		(4.09)	63.8		(7.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	32.7		(1.17)	37.2		(2.00)	23.4		(4.04)	26.4		(1.97)	56.2		(5.03)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.5		(5.43)
New Hampshire	45.9		(2.01)	44.6		(2.21)	84.1		(7.61)	‡		(†)	68.7		(10.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Jersey	45.7		(0.76)	48.9		(0.93)	38.8		(1.93)	37.1		(1.83)	64.5		(2.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.7		(3.72)
New Mexico	38.0		(1.61)	40.6		(3.18)	‡		(†)	37.2		(2.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.2		(3.30)	‡		(†)
New York	49.3		(0.51)	51.1		(0.65)	42.3		(1.25)	41.8		(0.91)	69.0		(1.56)	‡		(†)	59.1		(7.05)	50.0		(3.97)
North Carolina	39.3		(0.65)	42.7		(0.79)	35.6		(1.46)	25.1		(1.82)	64.7		(3.11)	‡		(†)	28.9		(5.21)	39.0		(4.08)
North Dakota	44.2		(2.34)	47.2		(2.59)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Ohio	40.4		(0.65)	42.0		(0.78)	31.5		(1.63)	30.3		(2.74)	77.4		(3.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.6		(3.30)
Oklahoma	36.8		(1.11)	39.0		(1.43)	35.6		(4.32)	25.7		(2.79)	60.1		(6.41)	‡		(†)	38.3		(4.17)	33.8		(3.79)
Oregon	38.2		(1.20)	38.1		(1.41)	53.9		(7.06)	26.9		(2.44)	70.1		(4.86)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.5		(5.63)
Pennsylvania	44.8		(0.58)	46.1		(0.63)	38.9		(1.77)	30.9		(2.35)	72.9		(2.90)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	41.6		(3.67)
Rhode Island	57.5		(2.13)	61.3		(2.50)	64.2		(7.77)	40.0		(4.80)	87.0		(7.58)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	39.6		(0.74)	43.2		(1.21)	33.1		(1.77)	32.3		(3.15)	61.5		(7.21)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.8		(5.82)
South Dakota	36.2		(2.07)	41.8		(2.41)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	39.4		(0.80)	40.7		(0.97)	34.5		(1.71)	33.6		(3.22)	63.7		(6.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.7		(6.39)
Texas	37.1		(0.37)	41.6		(0.68)	35.4		(1.20)	31.4		(0.58)	63.9		(1.78)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.2		(2.89)
Utah	39.7		(1.14)	41.3		(1.20)	‡		(†)	30.8		(2.95)	62.7		(9.29)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.4		(7.34)
Vermont	44.0		(2.08)	42.7		(2.34)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	43.6		(0.62)	44.8		(0.84)	36.1		(1.60)	39.1		(2.59)	66.3		(2.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.3		(3.12)
Washington	35.7		(0.79)	36.1		(0.99)	27.9		(4.31)	24.8		(1.56)	60.4		(2.73)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.5		(3.04)
West Virginia	39.8		(1.77)	38.6		(1.90)	33.6		(5.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	42.4		(0.95)	44.2		(1.15)	26.1		(3.99)	33.6		(3.46)	69.2		(4.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.3		(6.02)
Wyoming	34.6		(2.04)	39.0		(2.38)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

†Not applicable.

‡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: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population 18 to 24 years old residing within the United States, including both noninstitutionalized persons (e.g., those living in households, college housing, or military housing located within the United States) and institutionalized persons (e.g., those living in prisons, nursing facilities, or other healthcare facilities). 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), 2015. (This table was prepared December 2016.)