Table 302.65.

Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2016

[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	42.6		(0.11)	44.6		(0.16)	36.3		(0.33)	36.2		(0.24)	67.3		(0.42)	36.2		(2.71)	22.4		(1.10)	44.3		(0.62)
Alabama	41.5		(0.98)	45.0		(1.43)	36.2		(2.01)	27.8		(5.20)	72.1		(8.27)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.3		(6.53)
Alaska	20.4		(2.21)	24.1		(3.05)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Arizona	38.4		(0.76)	43.8		(1.14)	42.4		(3.32)	31.5		(1.33)	68.1		(4.22)	‡		(†)	20.9		(3.47)	43.2		(4.11)
Arkansas	38.7		(1.16)	41.8		(1.45)	36.5		(3.15)	24.2		(3.85)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
California	47.7		(0.38)	49.6		(0.69)	42.1		(1.56)	41.6		(0.48)	69.1		(0.75)	52.7		(5.89)	37.3		(4.61)	53.0		(1.83)
Colorado	38.0		(0.86)	42.1		(1.15)	33.0		(3.66)	27.4		(1.56)	56.6		(4.60)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.4		(5.89)
Connecticut	47.7		(1.06)	53.2		(1.35)	41.5		(3.89)	29.9		(2.26)	63.9		(4.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.9		(6.84)
Delaware	46.8		(2.14)	52.1		(3.12)	36.0		(4.36)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	53.8		(2.10)	70.9		(3.68)	35.1		(3.32)	49.1		(7.56)	91.8		(4.03)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	41.5		(0.46)	44.8		(0.61)	35.4		(1.06)	38.4		(0.78)	65.8		(3.09)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	41.7		(2.79)
Georgia	39.6		(0.66)	40.7		(0.81)	37.5		(1.30)	32.3		(2.20)	61.6		(3.49)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.8		(4.38)
Hawaii	34.2		(1.70)	23.4		(3.49)	‡		(†)	28.2		(4.28)	46.1		(3.58)	27.8		(5.10)	‡		(†)	37.4		(3.46)
Idaho	38.1		(1.64)	39.3		(1.99)	‡		(†)	30.7		(3.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	44.2		(0.67)	46.6		(0.78)	34.2		(1.48)	39.3		(1.59)	74.0		(2.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.3		(4.45)
Indiana	41.0		(0.71)	41.6		(0.85)	31.5		(3.04)	31.8		(2.96)	77.9		(2.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	32.0		(4.49)
Iowa	44.8		(1.32)	44.5		(1.38)	38.9		(5.78)	40.0		(3.41)	75.0		(6.38)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kansas	41.7		(1.34)	43.9		(1.67)	40.3		(4.86)	27.2		(2.93)	58.4		(9.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.8		(7.22)
Kentucky	38.2		(0.98)	38.8		(1.10)	33.8		(3.62)	31.5		(4.98)	51.0		(8.89)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	41.2		(6.17)
Louisiana	36.5		(1.02)	41.3		(1.58)	29.2		(1.52)	31.0		(4.40)	78.0		(6.46)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maine	44.2		(1.89)	43.5		(1.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	44.8		(0.82)	47.2		(1.11)	38.6		(1.78)	37.9		(2.76)	66.9		(2.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	54.9		(5.03)
Massachusetts	53.0		(0.73)	53.4		(0.97)	48.7		(3.00)	40.0		(2.08)	76.7		(2.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	71.3		(5.17)
Michigan	45.6		(0.73)	46.8		(0.86)	35.3		(2.06)	39.2		(2.51)	72.3		(3.07)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	49.8		(3.54)
Minnesota	43.1		(1.05)	44.6		(1.28)	32.8		(5.42)	25.6		(3.58)	54.3		(4.90)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	48.2		(5.69)
Mississippi	40.8		(1.22)	45.8		(1.72)	36.3		(2.10)	32.4		(5.54)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	40.1		(0.97)	41.3		(1.03)	34.3		(2.78)	26.2		(3.36)	70.9		(5.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	37.8		(5.38)
Montana	34.4		(1.94)	34.4		(2.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	44.2		(1.48)	48.2		(1.79)	‡		(†)	27.7		(4.48)	71.2		(8.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	32.7		(1.17)	35.3		(2.24)	27.5		(4.09)	27.0		(1.96)	53.8		(3.74)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.3		(6.33)
New Hampshire	45.8		(1.78)	43.3		(2.02)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	69.8		(9.97)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	80.4		(9.19)
New Jersey	46.0		(0.68)	48.0		(0.90)	35.3		(2.28)	40.5		(1.51)	67.1		(1.99)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.4		(4.67)
New Mexico	37.7		(1.91)	41.3		(3.05)	‡		(†)	36.9		(2.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	25.5		(3.84)	‡		(†)
New York	48.8		(0.48)	50.2		(0.63)	42.9		(1.31)	40.2		(1.19)	70.0		(1.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	56.7		(3.06)
North Carolina	40.0		(0.76)	43.7		(0.90)	36.2		(1.54)	27.2		(2.09)	60.6		(3.62)	‡		(†)	27.2		(5.26)	38.6		(4.28)
North Dakota	40.6		(2.75)	43.5		(3.21)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Ohio	41.2		(0.65)	43.0		(0.75)	30.9		(1.77)	34.4		(2.60)	74.5		(3.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	33.7		(3.83)
Oklahoma	36.7		(1.09)	39.7		(1.32)	36.7		(3.09)	27.4		(3.10)	68.7		(5.41)	‡		(†)	23.2		(2.96)	39.0		(4.21)
Oregon	39.7		(1.22)	39.2		(1.35)	41.6		(8.81)	34.7		(2.50)	67.2		(4.61)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.6		(5.49)
Pennsylvania	44.5		(0.49)	46.4		(0.64)	38.3		(1.95)	28.2		(1.53)	77.6		(2.44)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.2		(3.14)
Rhode Island	55.1		(1.90)	59.5		(2.44)	57.1		(8.05)	36.7		(3.83)	82.1		(6.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	38.5		(0.89)	41.7		(1.18)	33.2		(1.82)	30.7		(2.82)	63.8		(7.77)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.3		(6.61)
South Dakota	44.3		(2.13)	47.7		(2.36)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	37.3		(0.79)	39.1		(0.96)	32.6		(2.06)	28.3		(2.80)	54.3		(6.45)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	38.1		(6.34)
Texas	37.9		(0.44)	42.0		(0.65)	35.7		(1.20)	32.8		(0.70)	64.4		(1.95)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	43.6		(2.77)
Utah	41.4		(1.28)	44.2		(1.28)	‡		(†)	28.0		(3.07)	63.6		(7.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	29.0		(5.45)
Vermont	47.3		(2.95)	45.2		(3.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	43.0		(0.76)	44.4		(0.98)	36.2		(1.59)	35.0		(2.36)	64.8		(2.67)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.4		(3.46)
Washington	36.1		(0.82)	35.2		(0.96)	27.8		(4.20)	29.8		(2.36)	62.0		(3.38)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	33.8		(2.50)
West Virginia	41.8		(1.46)	40.8		(1.59)	37.4		(5.00)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	44.5		(0.89)	46.7		(1.11)	32.5		(3.76)	34.7		(3.74)	52.6		(5.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.4		(5.61)
Wyoming	40.5		(3.23)	42.2		(3.46)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

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