Table 202.25.

Percentage of 3- and 4-year-old children enrolled in school, by race/ethnicity and state: 2016

[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	48.2		(0.28)	49.9		(0.30)	51.7		(0.76)	41.4		(0.52)	54.6		(1.05)	27.4		(5.02)	42.2		(2.55)	51.5		(1.15)
Alabama	42.6		(1.97)	41.5		(2.37)	48.9		(4.37)	32.8		(7.00)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.1		(9.12)
Alaska	36.8		(4.68)	31.8		(5.41)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.8		(10.22)	‡		(†)
Arizona	40.0		(1.38)	48.1		(2.05)	37.8		(7.71)	31.0		(1.85)	53.9		(8.11)	‡		(†)	41.7		(5.25)	52.1		(6.32)
Arkansas	52.1		(2.56)	49.9		(3.22)	61.9		(5.72)	43.3		(7.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
California	48.8		(0.71)	57.7		(1.18)	48.9		(2.92)	42.2		(0.91)	56.8		(1.72)	‡		(†)	23.2	!	(8.67)	55.5		(2.90)
Colorado	47.4		(1.78)	50.6		(2.11)	44.1		(6.84)	40.5		(3.83)	52.3		(7.80)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	48.0		(6.73)
Connecticut	67.5		(2.21)	68.1		(2.61)	79.2		(6.20)	60.4		(4.85)	67.3		(7.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	69.1		(9.30)
Delaware	52.6		(5.01)	60.3		(6.91)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	82.0		(3.78)	78.8		(8.35)	91.9		(3.27)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	50.0		(0.96)	49.7		(1.58)	60.3		(2.78)	45.5		(1.91)	44.5		(6.31)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.3		(5.71)
Georgia	48.0		(1.39)	50.0		(1.89)	50.0		(3.06)	35.8		(3.91)	57.9		(5.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	43.8		(6.09)
Hawaii	50.1		(3.63)	50.1		(10.46)	‡		(†)	39.9		(8.64)	48.8		(8.29)	29.9	!	(9.87)	‡		(†)	69.4		(5.44)
Idaho	32.4		(2.86)	36.0		(3.27)	‡		(†)	15.9	!	(5.23)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	57.9		(1.29)	60.1		(1.56)	64.0		(3.62)	46.9		(2.82)	64.0		(4.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	63.8		(5.32)
Indiana	42.4		(1.41)	41.1		(1.63)	54.6		(4.46)	38.3		(5.50)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.3		(6.33)
Iowa	49.6		(2.77)	50.1		(3.02)	‡		(†)	35.8		(8.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	51.0		(13.32)
Kansas	44.4		(2.46)	47.7		(3.07)	‡		(†)	39.6		(5.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	48.0		(10.46)
Kentucky	46.3		(1.86)	45.4		(2.19)	52.1		(6.63)	26.6		(7.12)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	68.1		(8.92)
Louisiana	56.7		(2.23)	55.7		(2.48)	61.9		(4.08)	44.7		(8.54)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.5		(11.23)
Maine	43.9		(4.13)	42.2		(4.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	46.5		(1.39)	51.3		(2.46)	45.0		(3.11)	32.3		(4.13)	51.6		(6.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	57.6		(6.12)
Massachusetts	59.6		(1.50)	62.9		(2.11)	68.7		(4.87)	46.1		(3.96)	59.3		(5.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	60.1		(5.45)
Michigan	49.1		(1.41)	50.3		(1.60)	45.6		(4.31)	45.1		(5.37)	48.3		(8.23)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	54.1		(5.83)
Minnesota	48.5		(1.92)	49.7		(2.14)	48.2		(9.28)	55.8		(6.44)	31.2		(5.69)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.5		(8.00)
Mississippi	54.0		(2.25)	46.4		(3.26)	64.9		(3.20)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	45.9		(1.58)	47.6		(1.68)	44.5		(5.31)	38.4		(6.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.9		(7.44)
Montana	47.7		(3.93)	46.7		(5.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	50.9		(7.60)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	40.7		(3.21)	42.0		(3.50)	‡		(†)	45.3		(10.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	41.0		(2.79)	48.8		(4.29)	42.0		(9.92)	33.3		(3.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.7		(7.43)
New Hampshire	52.0		(3.21)	49.3		(3.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Jersey	62.7		(1.47)	62.3		(2.02)	68.9		(3.76)	60.0		(2.86)	61.6		(5.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	60.6		(6.11)
New Mexico	41.7		(2.98)	39.5		(4.79)	‡		(†)	40.6		(4.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.7		(7.08)	‡		(†)
New York	58.7		(1.14)	62.3		(1.40)	61.0		(2.78)	52.8		(2.19)	52.4		(3.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	60.3		(3.46)
North Carolina	43.3		(1.47)	45.7		(1.72)	45.8		(3.88)	29.2		(3.10)	60.3		(6.74)	‡		(†)	50.2		(9.22)	44.3		(4.99)
North Dakota	28.2		(5.16)	26.5		(5.07)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Ohio	44.1		(1.20)	45.9		(1.46)	37.0		(3.15)	35.0		(5.14)	59.2		(8.41)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	43.0		(5.28)
Oklahoma	41.4		(2.06)	41.2		(2.70)	45.1		(8.80)	37.0		(4.82)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.1		(6.17)	43.0		(4.70)
Oregon	43.9		(2.17)	45.8		(2.69)	‡		(†)	36.4		(3.66)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	54.2		(7.44)
Pennsylvania	46.4		(1.39)	46.3		(1.59)	48.4		(4.16)	38.8		(3.77)	46.4		(7.29)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	63.2		(5.28)
Rhode Island	50.6		(4.87)	54.4		(5.61)	‡		(†)	38.4		(8.40)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	50.3		(2.15)	50.8		(2.55)	52.4		(4.22)	41.8		(7.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	51.1		(8.33)
South Dakota	41.4		(3.94)	39.2		(4.95)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	53.7		(8.23)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	38.9		(1.61)	39.8		(2.11)	42.2		(3.44)	31.3		(5.58)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	26.5		(6.16)
Texas	43.7		(0.76)	48.5		(1.31)	44.2		(2.30)	39.1		(1.06)	56.5		(3.51)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	50.0		(3.87)
Utah	41.4		(1.94)	44.9		(2.10)	‡		(†)	33.4		(4.50)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	33.7		(7.38)
Vermont	59.8		(6.47)	57.9		(6.74)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	49.2		(1.47)	55.2		(1.86)	42.0		(3.96)	33.1		(4.06)	62.4		(5.45)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.9		(5.54)
Washington	43.0		(1.35)	44.5		(1.72)	27.8		(7.72)	33.3		(3.56)	58.4		(4.99)	‡		(†)	27.7		(6.57)	56.0		(5.39)
West Virginia	33.5		(3.07)	34.3		(3.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	44.8		(1.71)	45.9		(1.84)	57.0		(7.71)	43.4		(5.66)	19.9		(5.82)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.1		(8.73)
Wyoming	44.7		(5.76)	47.2		(6.21)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

† 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), 2016. (This table was prepared May 2018.)