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Table 306.70. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2014
State or jurisdiction Number Percentage distribution of U.S. residents
Total White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races Non-resident alien Total White Black His- panic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Two or more races
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
United States 20,209,092 11,239,251 2,792,827 3,191,878 1,213,768 58,453 152,929 642,182 917,804 100.0 58.3 14.5 16.5 6.3 0.3 0.8 3.3
Alabama 305,028 187,842 87,348 9,102 5,431 317 2,115 5,276 7,597 100.0 63.2 29.4 3.1 1.8 0.1 0.7 1.8
Alaska 34,331 20,860 1,166 3,234 1,729 437 3,743 2,560 602 100.0 61.8 3.5 9.6 5.1 1.3 11.1 7.6
Arizona 674,746 334,480 91,796 136,065 22,090 3,301 15,430 51,765 19,819 100.0 51.1 14.0 20.8 3.4 0.5 2.4 7.9
Arkansas 169,571 116,718 29,438 9,102 2,702 168 1,418 4,809 5,216 100.0 71.0 17.9 5.5 1.6 0.1 0.9 2.9
California 2,697,168 837,562 195,443 994,475 399,137 14,499 11,913 118,504 125,635 100.0 32.6 7.6 38.7 15.5 0.6 0.5 4.6
                                   
Colorado 353,949 231,939 26,667 54,144 12,183 984 3,634 13,252 11,146 100.0 67.7 7.8 15.8 3.6 0.3 1.1 3.9
Connecticut 201,928 122,534 26,079 27,318 9,998 249 510 4,901 10,339 100.0 64.0 13.6 14.3 5.2 0.1 0.3 2.6
Delaware 60,437 35,117 12,959 3,670 2,002 94 278 1,321 4,996 100.0 63.3 23.4 6.6 3.6 0.2 0.5 2.4
District of Columbia 90,053 41,065 23,853 6,670 5,985 157 315 2,358 9,650 100.0 51.1 29.7 8.3 7.4 0.2 0.4 2.9
Florida 1,111,018 511,542 215,570 272,641 35,442 2,657 3,693 29,910 39,563 100.0 47.7 20.1 25.4 3.3 0.2 0.3 2.8
                                   
Georgia 530,963 264,178 175,037 32,743 24,507 752 1,559 12,638 19,549 100.0 51.7 34.2 6.4 4.8 0.1 0.3 2.5
Hawaii 73,505 13,284 1,775 7,485 22,468 5,764 216 18,202 4,311 100.0 19.2 2.6 10.8 32.5 8.3 0.3 26.3
Idaho 118,953 92,754 1,427 10,260 1,721 559 1,087 4,203 6,942 100.0 82.8 1.3 9.2 1.5 0.5 1.0 3.8
Illinois 825,002 462,568 118,422 132,356 50,985 1,511 2,124 18,268 38,768 100.0 58.8 15.1 16.8 6.5 0.2 0.3 2.3
Indiana 436,455 317,804 45,454 24,300 10,910 303 1,173 11,026 25,485 100.0 77.3 11.1 5.9 2.7 0.1 0.3 2.7
                                   
Iowa 282,518 208,216 29,659 17,802 6,807 762 1,934 4,498 12,840 100.0 77.2 11.0 6.6 2.5 0.3 0.7 1.7
Kansas 226,290 155,058 23,031 18,689 5,893 416 2,893 6,834 13,476 100.0 72.9 10.8 8.8 2.8 0.2 1.4 3.2
Kentucky 264,197 213,096 25,417 7,416 3,839 286 716 6,233 7,194 100.0 82.9 9.9 2.9 1.5 0.1 0.3 2.4
Louisiana 245,938 138,051 76,266 11,213 5,929 232 1,452 5,551 7,244 100.0 57.8 32.0 4.7 2.5 0.1 0.6 2.3
Maine 71,750 61,844 2,424 1,914 1,513 75 759 1,600 1,621 100.0 88.2 3.5 2.7 2.2 0.1 1.1 2.3
                                   
Maryland 365,597 176,459 103,544 28,120 25,198 837 1,145 12,186 18,108 100.0 50.8 29.8 8.1 7.3 0.2 0.3 3.5
Massachusetts 511,060 309,049 45,812 52,236 38,915 410 1,147 14,116 49,375 100.0 66.9 9.9 11.3 8.4 0.1 0.2 3.1
Michigan 619,962 435,637 83,162 25,746 22,752 781 4,065 16,260 31,559 100.0 74.0 14.1 4.4 3.9 0.1 0.7 2.8
Minnesota 433,948 297,429 62,518 20,968 21,284 626 3,495 13,208 14,420 100.0 70.9 14.9 5.0 5.1 0.1 0.8 3.1
Mississippi 170,724 93,936 65,266 3,213 1,974 121 759 2,234 3,221 100.0 56.1 39.0 1.9 1.2 0.1 0.5 1.3
                                   
Missouri 419,935 302,135 54,801 17,298 12,172 685 2,182 11,049 19,613 100.0 75.5 13.7 4.3 3.0 0.2 0.5 2.8
Montana 51,942 41,765 469 1,744 772 107 3,918 1,381 1,786 100.0 83.3 0.9 3.5 1.5 0.2 7.8 2.8
Nebraska 135,825 104,697 7,783 10,403 3,675 217 915 3,014 5,121 100.0 80.1 6.0 8.0 2.8 0.2 0.7 2.3
Nevada 119,205 57,422 10,032 28,255 11,871 1,567 1,007 6,720 2,331 100.0 49.1 8.6 24.2 10.2 1.3 0.9 5.7
New Hampshire 106,559 83,013 9,066 5,662 3,301 139 747 1,322 3,309 100.0 80.4 8.8 5.5 3.2 0.1 0.7 1.3
                                   
New Jersey 436,249 218,900 64,201 84,705 37,782 1,401 1,199 8,522 19,539 100.0 52.5 15.4 20.3 9.1 0.3 0.3 2.0
New Mexico 146,246 51,430 4,423 65,814 2,536 337 13,873 3,010 4,823 100.0 36.4 3.1 46.5 1.8 0.2 9.8 2.1
New York 1,298,972 655,897 181,091 210,729 116,303 3,002 4,487 26,543 100,920 100.0 54.7 15.1 17.6 9.7 0.3 0.4 2.2
North Carolina 569,955 337,786 140,137 35,126 17,201 855 6,441 14,194 18,215 100.0 61.2 25.4 6.4 3.1 0.2 1.2 2.6
North Dakota 54,048 43,738 1,798 1,478 657 83 2,156 1,255 2,883 100.0 85.5 3.5 2.9 1.3 0.2 4.2 2.5
                                   
Ohio 680,558 503,861 84,576 23,277 16,303 578 1,955 17,408 32,600 100.0 77.8 13.1 3.6 2.5 0.1 0.3 2.7
Oklahoma 215,410 130,410 20,312 15,430 5,895 393 17,028 15,020 10,922 100.0 63.8 9.9 7.5 2.9 0.2 8.3 7.3
Oregon 245,547 168,484 8,626 26,240 13,302 1,602 3,062 11,889 12,342 100.0 72.2 3.7 11.3 5.7 0.7 1.3 5.1
Pennsylvania 750,376 515,981 87,114 47,259 37,326 924 1,659 17,992 42,121 100.0 72.9 12.3 6.7 5.3 0.1 0.2 2.5
Rhode Island 83,499 55,977 5,832 9,930 3,662 69 334 2,705 4,990 100.0 71.3 7.4 12.6 4.7 0.1 0.4 3.4
                                   
South Carolina 254,629 159,346 68,880 9,906 4,170 285 994 6,116 4,932 100.0 63.8 27.6 4.0 1.7 0.1 0.4 2.4
South Dakota 53,961 44,139 1,797 1,425 588 128 3,089 1,165 1,630 100.0 84.3 3.4 2.7 1.1 0.2 5.9 2.2
Tennessee 326,623 225,211 63,351 11,608 7,274 307 928 8,630 9,314 100.0 71.0 20.0 3.7 2.3 0.1 0.3 2.7
Texas 1,556,288 611,751 210,809 535,545 85,626 2,613 6,235 36,576 67,133 100.0 41.1 14.2 36.0 5.7 0.2 0.4 2.5
Utah 274,926 211,089 11,209 25,325 7,809 1,948 2,335 7,236 7,975 100.0 79.1 4.2 9.5 2.9 0.7 0.9 2.7
                                   
Vermont 43,980 36,528 1,224 1,991 1,044 34 259 1,401 1,499 100.0 86.0 2.9 4.7 2.5 0.1 0.6 3.3
Virginia 577,911 337,383 126,284 39,950 33,935 1,491 2,326 20,239 16,303 100.0 60.1 22.5 7.1 6.0 0.3 0.4 3.6
Washington 365,186 225,851 16,402 39,266 32,723 2,212 4,050 23,009 21,673 100.0 65.7 4.8 11.4 9.5 0.6 1.2 6.7
West Virginia 157,052 117,768 19,055 8,232 2,521 636 751 4,101 3,988 100.0 76.9 12.4 5.4 1.6 0.4 0.5 2.7
Wisconsin 358,924 280,212 22,532 20,000 12,676 390 2,797 8,473 11,844 100.0 80.7 6.5 5.8 3.7 0.1 0.8 2.4
Wyoming 35,461 29,432 463 2,739 389 89 523 714 1,112 100.0 85.7 1.3 8.0 1.1 0.3 1.5 2.1
                                   
U.S. Service Academies 14,734 10,023 1,027 1,659 861 63 106 785 210 100.0 69.0 7.1 11.4 5.9 0.4 0.7 5.4
                                   
Other jurisdictions 255,837 879 2,031 239,540 3,220 9,270 111 318 468 100.0 0.3 0.8 93.8 1.3 3.6 # 0.1
American Samoa 1,276 2 0 0 6 1,176 0 0 92 100.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 99.3 0.0 0.0
Federated States of
Micronesia
2,344 1 0 0 0 2,343 0 0 0 100.0 # 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0
Guam 6,488 178 78 37 2,711 3,427 6 0 51 100.0 2.8 1.2 0.6 42.1 53.2 0.1 0.0
Marshall Islands 1,087 0 0 0 0 1,073 7 0 7 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 99.4 0.6 0.0
Northern Marianas 1,186 19 3 4 347 639 2 88 84 100.0 1.7 0.3 0.4 31.5 58.0 0.2 8.0
Palau 604 0 1 0 2 601 0 0 0 100.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 99.5 0.0 0.0
Puerto Rico 240,572 520 179 239,320 142 11 92 210 98 100.0 0.2 0.1 99.5 0.1 # # 0.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,280 159 1,770 179 12 0 4 20 136 100.0 7.4 82.6 8.3 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.9
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2015, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared May 2018.)

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