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Table 302.70. | Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2005 |
[Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
Two or more races |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
United States | 35.2 | (0.12) | 38.6 | (0.13) | 29.3 | (0.36) | 23.7 | (0.28) | 57.6 | (0.68) | 30.0 | (2.56) | 22.8 | (1.31) | 37.2 | (0.98) | ||||||||
Alabama | 32.0 | (1.01) | 37.4 | (1.27) | 22.4 | (1.37) | 10.8 | (2.89) | 61.2 | (11.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40.1 | (11.18) | ||||||||
Alaska | 20.0 | (2.04) | 24.0 | (2.91) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.4 | ! | (1.57) | 23.5 | (6.22) | |||||||
Arizona | 31.7 | (0.89) | 40.0 | (1.37) | 36.3 | (5.76) | 19.8 | (1.13) | 63.8 | (4.03) | ‡ | (†) | 18.1 | (2.89) | 28.7 | (6.85) | ||||||||
Arkansas | 29.3 | (1.30) | 30.9 | (1.55) | 25.3 | (2.92) | 16.8 | (3.20) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
California | 38.8 | (0.36) | 45.5 | (0.58) | 39.1 | (1.62) | 26.7 | (0.55) | 61.9 | (1.14) | 36.2 | (4.82) | 31.4 | (4.97) | 45.9 | (2.05) | ||||||||
Colorado | 34.6 | (1.22) | 39.5 | (1.59) | 35.7 | (5.07) | 17.1 | (1.70) | 56.2 | (5.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43.0 | (7.15) | ||||||||
Connecticut | 38.4 | (1.27) | 45.7 | (1.59) | 22.5 | (4.03) | 15.6 | (2.30) | 49.6 | (7.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31.9 | ! | (11.05) | |||||||
Delaware | 28.8 | (2.44) | 34.4 | (3.27) | 21.2 | (5.31) | 10.9 | ! | (4.23) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
District of Columbia | 35.0 | (2.82) | 48.5 | (4.70) | 25.3 | (3.32) | 21.2 | ! | (8.62) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Florida | 33.8 | (0.52) | 35.6 | (0.70) | 30.8 | (1.32) | 30.1 | (1.21) | 51.3 | (3.51) | ‡ | (†) | 34.7 | (7.41) | 41.1 | (4.19) | ||||||||
Georgia | 30.8 | (0.70) | 35.0 | (0.94) | 28.3 | (1.47) | 11.7 | (1.57) | 51.1 | (5.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 33.4 | (6.07) | ||||||||
Hawaii | 37.4 | (2.21) | 39.4 | (5.14) | ‡ | (†) | 29.8 | (6.08) | 45.9 | (3.31) | 19.4 | (4.66) | ‡ | (†) | 35.3 | (5.15) | ||||||||
Idaho | 29.5 | (1.82) | 31.8 | (2.01) | ‡ | (†) | 14.0 | (3.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Illinois | 38.1 | (0.67) | 43.9 | (0.80) | 28.1 | (1.62) | 23.7 | (1.38) | 61.5 | (3.33) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 38.7 | (6.26) | ||||||||
Indiana | 32.9 | (0.86) | 34.0 | (1.01) | 28.7 | (3.08) | 13.6 | (2.29) | 82.3 | (5.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 28.3 | (6.63) | ||||||||
Iowa | 35.6 | (1.49) | 36.0 | (1.65) | 35.0 | (8.49) | 25.5 | (5.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Kansas | 37.0 | (1.15) | 38.2 | (1.40) | 28.7 | (6.21) | 27.3 | (3.40) | 56.9 | (10.31) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 52.2 | (8.91) | ||||||||
Kentucky | 33.6 | (1.20) | 34.4 | (1.22) | 27.4 | (4.69) | ‡ | † | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 52.5 | (10.18) | ||||||||
Louisiana | 33.8 | (1.11) | 39.5 | (1.55) | 25.4 | (1.62) | 30.9 | (4.92) | 31.4 | (6.79) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 36.9 | (8.24) | ||||||||
Maine | 29.9 | (1.97) | 29.8 | (1.92) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Maryland | 36.3 | (1.07) | 40.0 | (1.41) | 31.3 | (1.96) | 21.1 | (2.68) | 54.9 | (4.40) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 46.7 | (9.19) | ||||||||
Massachusetts | 39.6 | (1.23) | 43.1 | (1.32) | 33.1 | (3.81) | 22.7 | (2.83) | 47.4 | (4.23) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31.2 | (7.94) | ||||||||
Michigan | 39.5 | (0.89) | 41.5 | (1.09) | 31.3 | (3.03) | 21.7 | (2.91) | 73.6 | (3.75) | ‡ | (†) | 40.3 | (8.73) | 29.6 | (5.89) | ||||||||
Minnesota | 36.2 | (1.07) | 37.6 | (1.17) | 26.8 | (5.72) | 14.0 | (3.72) | 43.4 | (5.02) | ‡ | (†) | 18.3 | ! | (8.82) | 41.5 | ! | (18.19) | ||||||
Mississippi | 30.4 | (1.11) | 35.0 | (1.63) | 25.7 | (1.88) | 11.4 | ! | (5.38) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Missouri | 32.6 | (0.87) | 33.4 | (0.96) | 28.1 | (2.58) | 16.7 | (3.59) | 63.2 | (6.42) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 31.4 | (6.92) | ||||||||
Montana | 31.4 | (2.84) | 33.1 | (3.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 19.8 | ! | (6.51) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Nebraska | 36.8 | (2.18) | 40.2 | (2.38) | 23.2 | ! | (9.87) | 17.3 | (4.18) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Nevada | 27.9 | (1.45) | 32.9 | (2.00) | 23.3 | (5.63) | 16.2 | (1.86) | 43.9 | (5.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 39.3 | (9.58) | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 33.8 | (2.62) | 34.5 | (2.66) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
New Jersey | 40.3 | (0.81) | 46.2 | (1.03) | 32.2 | (2.42) | 25.9 | (1.86) | 60.0 | (2.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 21.0 | (6.28) | ||||||||
New Mexico | 30.9 | (1.59) | 34.0 | (2.54) | ‡ | (†) | 29.2 | (1.91) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 21.2 | (5.37) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
New York | 39.9 | (0.62) | 43.9 | (0.73) | 34.4 | (1.71) | 28.9 | (1.23) | 55.0 | (2.30) | ‡ | (†) | 26.5 | (6.28) | 40.7 | (4.72) | ||||||||
North Carolina | 31.9 | (0.74) | 36.9 | (0.91) | 27.2 | (1.74) | 8.8 | (1.38) | 50.2 | (6.44) | ‡ | (†) | 26.0 | (6.86) | 33.2 | (6.82) | ||||||||
North Dakota | 40.6 | (2.56) | 43.4 | (2.79) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Ohio | 35.1 | (0.73) | 36.5 | (0.74) | 28.5 | (1.70) | 24.0 | (3.33) | 52.8 | (5.20) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 26.4 | (4.28) | ||||||||
Oklahoma | 32.6 | (1.19) | 35.0 | (1.53) | 34.0 | (4.21) | 12.0 | (2.42) | 63.6 | (8.87) | ‡ | (†) | 22.5 | (3.59) | 33.2 | (5.94) | ||||||||
Oregon | 32.4 | (1.29) | 32.4 | (1.41) | 17.5 | ! | (6.07) | 21.7 | (2.93) | 69.0 | (5.19) | ‡ | (†) | 21.2 | ! | (8.87) | 26.1 | (5.45) | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 37.2 | (0.77) | 40.3 | (0.86) | 24.0 | (1.88) | 15.3 | (2.28) | 56.9 | (4.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 24.4 | (6.17) | ||||||||
Rhode Island | 44.0 | (3.09) | 46.4 | (3.28) | 39.4 | (10.91) | 30.8 | (6.83) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
South Carolina | 30.1 | (0.91) | 36.0 | (1.23) | 23.6 | (1.56) | 7.7 | (2.15) | 46.4 | (8.32) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 33.2 | (8.27) | ||||||||
South Dakota | 34.0 | (2.36) | 37.1 | (2.57) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 18.3 | ! | (6.28) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Tennessee | 30.0 | (0.99) | 31.5 | (1.13) | 28.5 | (2.57) | 8.1 | ! | (2.61) | 39.6 | (8.80) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 27.4 | (7.16) | |||||||
Texas | 32.0 | (0.47) | 39.1 | (0.71) | 28.7 | (1.37) | 23.3 | (0.70) | 63.9 | (2.32) | ‡ | (†) | 43.9 | (6.62) | 41.7 | (4.39) | ||||||||
Utah | 38.3 | (1.31) | 40.5 | (1.34) | ‡ | (†) | 17.8 | (4.03) | 61.6 | (7.92) | ‡ | (†) | 27.8 | ! | (10.31) | 38.6 | ! | (13.86) | ||||||
Vermont | 35.8 | (4.41) | 36.3 | (4.59) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Virginia | 35.9 | (0.84) | 38.9 | (0.98) | 28.9 | (1.95) | 18.3 | (2.14) | 58.5 | (4.30) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43.2 | (5.67) | ||||||||
Washington | 31.8 | (1.02) | 33.4 | (1.11) | 35.3 | (6.85) | 12.9 | (1.78) | 45.0 | (3.19) | ‡ | (†) | 15.4 | (4.13) | 39.1 | (5.07) | ||||||||
West Virginia | 34.6 | (1.88) | 34.0 | (1.87) | 32.0 | ! | (9.97) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Wisconsin | 35.5 | (1.03) | 37.4 | (0.98) | 24.7 | (5.99) | 16.0 | (2.66) | 50.5 | (8.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 46.8 | (10.24) | ||||||||
Wyoming | 28.0 | (2.66) | 28.0 | (2.97) | ‡ | (†) | 18.9 | ! | (7.60) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
† 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: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized 18- to 24-year-old population living in households. (Beginning in 2006, American Community Survey data are also available for persons living in group quarters, such as college housing, military housing, prisons, and healthcare facilities.) Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2006. (This table was prepared April 2018.) |