Table 302.70.

Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2006

[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	39.7		(0.13)	44.2		(0.17)	32.4		(0.34)	25.4		(0.24)	62.1		(0.56)	31.4		(2.53)	24.6		(1.28)	43.2		(0.87)
Alabama	36.6		(0.91)	39.6		(1.27)	33.2		(1.73)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Alaska	30.2		(2.34)	34.0		(3.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Arizona	32.5		(1.05)	42.2		(1.62)	29.6		(3.93)	18.6		(1.19)	57.4		(5.27)	‡		(†)	19.1		(2.93)	38.6		(6.82)
Arkansas	35.4		(1.32)	37.6		(1.57)	33.0		(3.12)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
California	40.4		(0.32)	47.8		(0.57)	35.8		(1.25)	27.8		(0.45)	64.4		(0.92)	42.3		(5.23)	25.4		(3.61)	53.5		(2.29)
Colorado	37.2		(0.93)	42.9		(1.16)	28.6		(4.61)	19.5		(1.58)	52.5		(6.88)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	37.2		(5.98)
Connecticut	47.5		(1.16)	52.8		(1.17)	34.7		(3.18)	28.2		(3.05)	71.3		(6.56)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Delaware	45.4		(2.15)	50.4		(2.71)	40.5		(5.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	43.5		(3.30)	57.0		(5.67)	34.4		(3.61)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	35.6		(0.48)	38.9		(0.69)	30.8		(1.21)	30.9		(0.88)	52.4		(3.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.3		(4.05)
Georgia	35.1		(0.67)	41.1		(0.92)	29.3		(1.21)	11.5		(1.27)	62.6		(3.22)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	41.8		(5.24)
Hawaii	34.2		(1.66)	28.9		(3.49)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	48.7		(3.38)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.1		(3.55)
Idaho	33.4		(1.64)	34.4		(1.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	42.5		(0.58)	48.0		(0.74)	30.5		(1.44)	26.7		(1.25)	70.1		(2.87)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.0		(5.44)
Indiana	40.1		(0.79)	41.8		(0.75)	27.1		(2.73)	23.1		(2.81)	81.0		(4.72)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	51.7		(7.39)
Iowa	41.8		(1.30)	43.2		(1.41)	‡		(†)	25.3		(3.88)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kansas	42.2		(1.24)	46.2		(1.37)	32.9		(6.95)	17.4		(3.47)	55.7		(8.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Kentucky	36.8		(0.99)	37.7		(1.06)	34.3		(3.14)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Louisiana	34.2		(0.94)	38.5		(1.35)	27.9		(1.63)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maine	38.9		(1.97)	38.7		(2.02)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	40.0		(0.81)	44.8		(1.06)	33.4		(1.56)	26.4		(2.77)	56.6		(4.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Massachusetts	49.2		(0.75)	52.2		(0.96)	40.0		(2.88)	30.0		(2.19)	63.4		(3.42)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	53.3		(7.26)
Michigan	44.5		(0.67)	46.8		(0.75)	32.3		(1.79)	32.5		(3.24)	69.6		(4.68)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.4		(4.75)
Minnesota	42.1		(1.09)	43.8		(1.26)	36.4		(5.22)	18.3		(3.28)	46.6		(4.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Mississippi	37.5		(1.12)	40.0		(1.39)	34.9		(1.71)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	37.2		(0.80)	38.7		(0.89)	27.8		(2.13)	25.9		(3.70)	63.5		(6.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Montana	36.9		(2.75)	38.5		(2.88)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	41.9		(1.92)	45.5		(2.05)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	25.9		(1.24)	32.9		(1.75)	21.8		(4.26)	10.7		(1.78)	46.0		(5.36)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Hampshire	47.0		(2.03)	47.9		(2.16)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Jersey	44.3		(0.73)	50.4		(0.88)	33.2		(1.72)	30.3		(1.92)	64.0		(2.46)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Mexico	34.7		(1.49)	42.2		(2.40)	‡		(†)	30.7		(2.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	26.8		(3.98)	‡		(†)
New York	47.0		(0.46)	53.7		(0.59)	36.2		(1.40)	29.7		(1.03)	65.7		(1.75)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	48.2		(3.99)
North Carolina	38.3		(0.63)	43.1		(0.85)	35.5		(1.63)	12.3		(1.45)	55.9		(5.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.4		(6.70)
North Dakota	45.9		(2.90)	48.3		(3.06)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Ohio	42.2		(0.64)	44.4		(0.63)	29.7		(1.76)	21.7		(2.95)	76.3		(4.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.3		(4.95)
Oklahoma	35.4		(1.17)	38.9		(1.45)	34.7		(3.46)	13.6		(2.48)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	27.0		(3.32)	38.0		(4.89)
Oregon	34.8		(1.27)	37.4		(1.49)	‡		(†)	14.3		(1.75)	51.7		(5.89)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Pennsylvania	45.0		(0.60)	47.5		(0.71)	33.9		(1.99)	26.8		(2.30)	58.5		(3.42)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.2		(4.79)
Rhode Island	53.5		(1.65)	56.2		(2.03)	58.8		(9.08)	29.1		(4.36)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	36.4		(1.04)	41.9		(1.31)	30.8		(1.74)	13.0		(2.64)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Dakota	39.7		(2.57)	42.9		(3.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	36.2		(0.79)	38.8		(0.95)	30.1		(1.87)	16.9		(3.11)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Texas	34.0		(0.41)	40.7		(0.65)	34.0		(1.38)	24.5		(0.64)	63.5		(2.24)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.6		(4.22)
Utah	42.9		(1.31)	45.9		(1.45)	‡		(†)	15.8		(2.39)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Vermont	46.9		(2.80)	47.0		(3.00)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	40.2		(0.82)	44.2		(1.00)	30.5		(1.68)	23.1		(1.90)	62.6		(3.10)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	44.0		(4.65)
Washington	34.8		(0.77)	37.3		(0.98)	24.9		(4.09)	16.3		(2.07)	52.2		(3.29)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	35.1		(3.84)
West Virginia	41.7		(1.66)	40.6		(1.74)	59.0		(5.49)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	41.7		(1.12)	45.3		(1.20)	20.8		(3.07)	15.9		(2.54)	57.5		(6.00)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wyoming	38.6		(2.74)	39.4		(2.98)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

† 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), 2006. (This table was prepared April 2018.)