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| Table 104.40. | Percentage of persons 18 to 24 years old and age 25 and over, by educational attainment, race/ethnicity, and selected racial/ethnic subgroups: 2010 and 2017 |
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| Year and race/ethnicity | 18 to 24 years old | Age 25 and over | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school completion | High school completion1 or higher | Less than high school completion | High school completion1 or higher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, high school or higher | High school only | At least some college | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total, at least some college | Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | Total, high school or higher | High school only | Some college, no degree |
Associate's degree | Bachelor's or higher degree | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 16.7 | (0.10) | 83.3 | (0.10) | 29.4 | (0.10) | 53.8 | (0.11) | 40.2 | (0.13) | 4.5 | (0.05) | 9.1 | (0.08) | 14.4 | (0.04) | 85.6 | (0.04) | 28.5 | (0.04) | 21.3 | (0.03) | 7.6 | (0.02) | 28.2 | (0.06) | |||||||||||||
| White | 11.8 | (0.09) | 88.2 | (0.09) | 28.5 | (0.14) | 59.7 | (0.15) | 43.0 | (0.19) | 5.2 | (0.07) | 11.5 | (0.11) | 9.3 | (0.03) | 90.7 | (0.03) | 29.3 | (0.05) | 21.9 | (0.04) | 8.1 | (0.03) | 31.4 | (0.06) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 22.1 | (0.25) | 77.9 | (0.25) | 31.7 | (0.35) | 46.2 | (0.35) | 38.6 | (0.34) | 3.1 | (0.12) | 4.5 | (0.14) | 17.8 | (0.10) | 82.2 | (0.10) | 31.8 | (0.12) | 24.9 | (0.13) | 7.5 | (0.07) | 17.9 | (0.10) | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 28.5 | (0.33) | 71.5 | (0.33) | 32.1 | (0.25) | 39.4 | (0.29) | 32.0 | (0.26) | 3.5 | (0.10) | 3.8 | (0.11) | 37.7 | (0.17) | 62.3 | (0.17) | 26.4 | (0.10) | 17.3 | (0.10) | 5.5 | (0.06) | 13.1 | (0.11) | |||||||||||||
| Cuban | 17.7 | (1.24) | 82.3 | (1.24) | 30.8 | (1.48) | 51.5 | (1.62) | 35.7 | (1.48) | 7.7 | (0.76) | 8.1 | (0.75) | 23.6 | (0.50) | 76.4 | (0.50) | 28.7 | (0.56) | 16.3 | (0.44) | 7.7 | (0.31) | 23.6 | (0.49) | |||||||||||||
| Dominican | 20.6 | (1.21) | 79.4 | (1.21) | 27.6 | (1.38) | 51.9 | (1.58) | 41.1 | (1.68) | 4.1 | (0.56) | 6.7 | (0.78) | 34.5 | (0.76) | 65.5 | (0.76) | 26.4 | (0.76) | 17.6 | (0.54) | 6.5 | (0.35) | 15.0 | (0.57) | |||||||||||||
| Mexican | 30.5 | (0.38) | 69.5 | (0.38) | 33.3 | (0.31) | 36.2 | (0.35) | 30.3 | (0.33) | 3.0 | (0.12) | 2.8 | (0.11) | 43.4 | (0.19) | 56.6 | (0.19) | 26.2 | (0.15) | 16.4 | (0.13) | 4.6 | (0.07) | 9.4 | (0.11) | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rican | 23.8 | (0.80) | 76.2 | (0.80) | 32.9 | (0.94) | 43.3 | (0.93) | 34.2 | (0.86) | 3.9 | (0.33) | 5.1 | (0.39) | 25.5 | (0.40) | 74.5 | (0.40) | 29.8 | (0.36) | 20.7 | (0.31) | 7.7 | (0.20) | 16.3 | (0.27) | |||||||||||||
| Spaniard | 13.5 | (1.61) | 86.5 | (1.61) | 26.4 | (2.16) | 60.1 | (2.30) | 45.9 | (2.21) | 4.4 | (0.78) | 9.8 | (1.18) | 11.7 | (0.60) | 88.3 | (0.60) | 21.7 | (0.80) | 27.4 | (0.87) | 8.6 | (0.51) | 30.7 | (0.85) | |||||||||||||
| Central American3 | 37.3 | (1.03) | 62.7 | (1.03) | 28.6 | (0.86) | 34.0 | (0.92) | 26.7 | (0.79) | 3.4 | (0.33) | 3.9 | (0.35) | 46.9 | (0.49) | 53.1 | (0.49) | 24.1 | (0.40) | 14.1 | (0.30) | 4.3 | (0.17) | 10.6 | (0.28) | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rican | 13.4 | (3.01) | 86.6 | (3.01) | 24.3 | (4.14) | 62.3 | (4.20) | 43.5 | (5.17) | 12.8 | (3.44) | 5.9 | ! | (2.40) | 17.8 | (1.75) | 82.2 | (1.75) | 22.4 | (2.23) | 23.5 | (2.10) | 8.4 | (1.31) | 27.9 | (2.17) | ||||||||||||
| Guatemalan | 49.7 | (1.85) | 50.3 | (1.85) | 26.6 | (1.79) | 23.7 | (1.46) | 18.5 | (1.12) | 2.7 | (0.59) | 2.5 | (0.42) | 54.5 | (0.94) | 45.5 | (0.94) | 22.1 | (0.75) | 12.0 | (0.56) | 3.1 | (0.30) | 8.4 | (0.51) | |||||||||||||
| Honduran | 43.8 | (2.41) | 56.2 | (2.41) | 25.7 | (1.99) | 30.5 | (2.18) | 24.2 | (1.90) | 1.9 | (0.57) | 4.3 | (1.03) | 47.5 | (1.35) | 52.5 | (1.35) | 25.7 | (1.16) | 12.6 | (0.73) | 4.4 | (0.38) | 9.8 | (0.64) | |||||||||||||
| Nicaraguan | 19.5 | (3.30) | 80.5 | (3.30) | 32.2 | (3.11) | 48.4 | (3.56) | 32.3 | (2.92) | 10.6 | (2.00) | 5.5 | (1.28) | 27.5 | (1.52) | 72.5 | (1.52) | 27.0 | (1.36) | 20.5 | (1.03) | 7.6 | (0.81) | 17.3 | (0.91) | |||||||||||||
| Panamanian | 12.8 | (2.71) | 87.2 | (2.71) | 29.7 | (4.23) | 57.5 | (3.96) | 47.5 | (4.23) | 4.0 | ! | (1.87) | 5.9 | ! | (1.95) | 7.9 | (0.96) | 92.1 | (0.96) | 23.7 | (1.76) | 28.4 | (1.66) | 9.1 | (0.75) | 30.9 | (1.45) | |||||||||||
| Salvadoran | 33.9 | (1.48) | 66.1 | (1.48) | 30.6 | (1.23) | 35.5 | (1.42) | 28.9 | (1.41) | 2.5 | (0.43) | 4.1 | (0.56) | 53.1 | (0.68) | 46.9 | (0.68) | 24.1 | (0.66) | 12.1 | (0.48) | 3.3 | (0.26) | 7.3 | (0.30) | |||||||||||||
| South American | 15.1 | (0.92) | 84.9 | (0.92) | 26.8 | (1.25) | 58.1 | (1.30) | 44.6 | (1.12) | 5.1 | (0.49) | 8.4 | (0.66) | 16.6 | (0.41) | 83.4 | (0.41) | 25.4 | (0.40) | 20.0 | (0.38) | 7.8 | (0.24) | 30.2 | (0.46) | |||||||||||||
| Chilean | 10.7 | ! | (3.37) | 89.3 | (3.37) | 18.5 | (4.92) | 70.8 | (5.44) | 56.2 | (5.73) | ‡ | (†) | 11.8 | ! | (3.58) | 9.8 | (1.29) | 90.2 | (1.29) | 25.7 | (1.75) | 19.1 | (1.58) | 10.6 | (1.36) | 34.7 | (1.93) | |||||||||||
| Colombian | 13.0 | (1.45) | 87.0 | (1.45) | 27.2 | (2.07) | 59.8 | (2.39) | 45.6 | (2.28) | 5.9 | (1.04) | 8.2 | (1.12) | 14.8 | (0.61) | 85.2 | (0.61) | 27.3 | (0.74) | 18.2 | (0.65) | 8.1 | (0.44) | 31.6 | (0.82) | |||||||||||||
| Ecuadorian | 24.8 | (3.00) | 75.2 | (3.00) | 25.4 | (2.25) | 49.8 | (2.88) | 38.2 | (2.75) | 4.1 | (1.02) | 7.5 | (1.48) | 30.3 | (1.07) | 69.7 | (1.07) | 26.3 | (0.84) | 19.3 | (0.80) | 5.8 | (0.43) | 18.4 | (0.88) | |||||||||||||
| Peruvian | 14.1 | (1.81) | 85.9 | (1.81) | 23.6 | (2.01) | 62.3 | (2.47) | 49.5 | (2.35) | 5.5 | (1.01) | 7.4 | (1.09) | 11.1 | (0.74) | 88.9 | (0.74) | 27.1 | (1.05) | 23.9 | (0.77) | 8.2 | (0.63) | 29.6 | (1.26) | |||||||||||||
| Venezuelan | 9.1 | (2.13) | 90.9 | (2.13) | 27.8 | (3.95) | 63.1 | (3.90) | 44.0 | (4.13) | 5.8 | (1.43) | 13.4 | (2.82) | 6.8 | (0.87) | 93.2 | (0.87) | 14.1 | (1.17) | 18.0 | (1.19) | 11.5 | (0.94) | 49.6 | (1.60) | |||||||||||||
| Other South American | 11.6 | (1.79) | 88.4 | (1.79) | 35.1 | (3.44) | 53.3 | (3.35) | 41.1 | (3.19) | 4.4 | (1.26) | 7.8 | (1.82) | 15.2 | (0.95) | 84.8 | (0.95) | 23.6 | (1.07) | 20.7 | (0.98) | 6.8 | (0.52) | 33.7 | (1.30) | |||||||||||||
| Other Hispanic | 21.8 | (1.16) | 78.2 | (1.16) | 32.2 | (1.61) | 46.0 | (1.43) | 36.7 | (1.29) | 4.4 | (0.62) | 4.9 | (0.66) | 22.9 | (0.69) | 77.1 | (0.69) | 29.2 | (0.66) | 23.5 | (0.66) | 7.4 | (0.30) | 17.1 | (0.54) | |||||||||||||
| Asian | 8.7 | (0.29) | 91.3 | (0.29) | 20.3 | (0.40) | 71.0 | (0.43) | 47.2 | (0.55) | 4.8 | (0.23) | 19.0 | (0.37) | 14.3 | (0.15) | 85.7 | (0.15) | 16.1 | (0.16) | 13.0 | (0.14) | 6.5 | (0.10) | 50.2 | (0.23) | |||||||||||||
| Chinese4 | 6.5 | (0.58) | 93.5 | (0.58) | 17.7 | (0.88) | 75.7 | (1.04) | 46.7 | (1.14) | 3.6 | (0.35) | 25.4 | (0.93) | 18.4 | (0.33) | 81.6 | (0.33) | 15.5 | (0.29) | 8.7 | (0.25) | 5.4 | (0.17) | 52.0 | (0.38) | |||||||||||||
| Filipino | 7.1 | (0.64) | 92.9 | (0.64) | 22.6 | (0.94) | 70.4 | (1.00) | 49.5 | (1.40) | 7.0 | (0.68) | 13.9 | (1.00) | 7.7 | (0.25) | 92.3 | (0.25) | 14.7 | (0.32) | 19.7 | (0.36) | 9.0 | (0.27) | 48.9 | (0.51) | |||||||||||||
| Japanese | 4.8 | (1.19) | 95.2 | (1.19) | 19.3 | (2.27) | 75.9 | (2.70) | 55.9 | (3.25) | 7.7 | (1.41) | 12.3 | (1.97) | 5.3 | (0.38) | 94.7 | (0.38) | 19.8 | (0.61) | 17.5 | (0.60) | 10.6 | (0.43) | 46.8 | (0.76) | |||||||||||||
| Korean | 6.4 | (0.80) | 93.6 | (0.80) | 18.8 | (1.30) | 74.8 | (1.31) | 55.7 | (1.63) | 2.8 | (0.46) | 16.3 | (1.11) | 7.8 | (0.32) | 92.2 | (0.32) | 18.5 | (0.56) | 14.3 | (0.43) | 6.1 | (0.29) | 53.2 | (0.73) | |||||||||||||
| South Asian5 | 10.5 | (0.72) | 89.5 | (0.72) | 21.7 | (0.95) | 67.8 | (1.08) | 39.6 | (1.33) | 4.9 | (0.48) | 23.4 | (1.07) | 12.0 | (0.28) | 88.0 | (0.28) | 11.8 | (0.32) | 8.4 | (0.24) | 4.6 | (0.17) | 63.2 | (0.44) | |||||||||||||
| Asian Indian | 7.6 | (0.71) | 92.4 | (0.71) | 16.0 | (0.95) | 76.4 | (1.17) | 39.3 | (1.66) | 5.0 | (0.55) | 32.1 | (1.53) | 8.8 | (0.28) | 91.2 | (0.28) | 9.1 | (0.31) | 6.8 | (0.24) | 4.1 | (0.17) | 71.2 | (0.48) | |||||||||||||
| Bangladeshi | 12.9 | ! | (3.88) | 87.1 | (3.88) | 14.3 | (2.95) | 72.7 | (4.72) | 48.0 | (5.86) | 9.3 | ! | (3.86) | 15.4 | (3.91) | 17.3 | (2.01) | 82.7 | (2.01) | 17.3 | (1.75) | 8.1 | (0.97) | 8.2 | (1.28) | 49.1 | (2.49) | |||||||||||
| Bhutanese | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||||||||
| Nepalese | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||||||||
| Pakistani | 11.1 | (1.64) | 88.9 | (1.64) | 22.6 | (2.44) | 66.3 | (3.07) | 44.9 | (3.17) | 6.0 | (1.28) | 15.3 | (2.26) | 13.3 | (0.97) | 86.7 | (0.97) | 16.3 | (1.16) | 10.4 | (0.92) | 5.0 | (0.58) | 55.0 | (1.64) | |||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian | 12.3 | (0.77) | 87.7 | (0.77) | 21.0 | (0.87) | 66.7 | (0.98) | 49.8 | (1.13) | 5.2 | (0.57) | 11.6 | (0.69) | 25.8 | (0.48) | 74.2 | (0.48) | 21.4 | (0.42) | 15.8 | (0.38) | 6.8 | (0.20) | 30.2 | (0.55) | |||||||||||||
| Burmese | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||||||||||
| Cambodian | 19.0 | (3.04) | 81.0 | (3.04) | 35.7 | (3.08) | 45.4 | (3.95) | 35.8 | (3.68) | 3.2 | ! | (1.15) | 6.4 | ! | (2.10) | 33.4 | (1.90) | 66.6 | (1.90) | 27.9 | (1.60) | 16.4 | (1.37) | 6.2 | (0.79) | 16.1 | (1.09) | |||||||||||
| Hmong | 16.2 | (2.92) | 83.8 | (2.92) | 40.5 | (3.71) | 43.3 | (3.72) | 36.4 | (3.33) | 3.9 | (1.16) | 3.0 | ! | (0.93) | 33.4 | (2.10) | 66.6 | (2.10) | 23.9 | (2.10) | 20.7 | (1.87) | 7.5 | (1.16) | 14.5 | (1.42) | ||||||||||||
| Laotian | 14.6 | (3.34) | 85.4 | (3.34) | 28.6 | (3.94) | 56.8 | (5.02) | 46.4 | (5.00) | 5.7 | ! | (1.88) | 4.7 | ! | (1.90) | 30.9 | (1.72) | 69.1 | (1.72) | 29.0 | (1.83) | 20.2 | (1.72) | 6.3 | (0.87) | 13.5 | (1.32) | |||||||||||
| Thai | 14.1 | ! | (4.51) | 85.9 | (4.51) | 17.3 | (3.95) | 68.7 | (5.18) | 44.4 | (5.88) | 5.3 | ! | (2.16) | 19.0 | (4.34) | 15.8 | (1.42) | 84.2 | (1.42) | 19.1 | (1.45) | 12.7 | (1.24) | 8.3 | (1.01) | 44.1 | (1.86) | |||||||||||
| Vietnamese | 9.1 | (0.88) | 90.9 | (0.88) | 20.6 | (1.18) | 70.4 | (1.38) | 53.4 | (1.54) | 5.1 | (0.78) | 11.9 | (0.89) | 29.7 | (0.62) | 70.3 | (0.62) | 22.1 | (0.57) | 15.9 | (0.43) | 6.8 | (0.27) | 25.6 | (0.65) | |||||||||||||
| Other Southeast Asian6 | 9.1 | ! | (4.18) | 90.9 | (4.18) | 24.1 | (6.18) | 66.8 | (7.00) | 49.1 | (7.15) | ‡ | (†) | 17.0 | (4.64) | 7.9 | (1.63) | 92.1 | (1.63) | 17.5 | (2.24) | 15.3 | (2.02) | 8.0 | (1.32) | 51.3 | (2.82) | ||||||||||||
| Other Asian | 18.4 | (1.77) | 81.6 | (1.77) | 20.3 | (1.54) | 61.4 | (2.05) | 44.5 | (2.19) | 5.9 | (1.10) | 11.0 | (1.33) | 18.9 | (0.83) | 81.1 | (0.83) | 17.8 | (0.95) | 15.0 | (0.82) | 6.3 | (0.49) | 42.0 | (1.27) | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 11.0 | (1.49) | 89.0 | (1.49) | 40.1 | (2.39) | 48.9 | (2.63) | 39.4 | (2.91) | 4.1 | (1.01) | 5.5 | (1.22) | 12.0 | (0.78) | 88.0 | (0.78) | 36.4 | (1.48) | 28.1 | (1.38) | 8.5 | (0.73) | 15.0 | (0.88) | |||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 25.8 | (0.99) | 74.2 | (0.99) | 35.9 | (1.04) | 38.4 | (1.14) | 33.1 | (1.15) | 2.6 | (0.43) | 2.7 | (0.41) | 19.5 | (0.41) | 80.5 | (0.41) | 31.5 | (0.52) | 26.6 | (0.48) | 8.2 | (0.29) | 14.2 | (0.37) | |||||||||||||
| Some other race | 18.6 | (1.90) | 81.4 | (1.90) | 28.3 | (2.23) | 53.1 | (3.03) | 32.7 | (2.80) | 4.9 | (1.09) | 15.5 | (2.54) | 16.9 | (1.16) | 83.1 | (1.16) | 22.7 | (0.97) | 18.7 | (0.94) | 6.8 | (0.48) | 34.9 | (1.27) | |||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 15.5 | (0.50) | 84.5 | (0.50) | 30.8 | (0.78) | 53.7 | (0.84) | 41.8 | (0.76) | 4.2 | (0.32) | 7.7 | (0.39) | 11.8 | (0.23) | 88.2 | (0.23) | 24.0 | (0.35) | 26.3 | (0.32) | 8.8 | (0.18) | 29.1 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||
| White and Black | 19.0 | (1.17) | 81.0 | (1.17) | 34.0 | (1.35) | 47.0 | (1.54) | 37.4 | (1.53) | 3.8 | (0.58) | 5.7 | (0.84) | 9.1 | (0.68) | 90.9 | (0.68) | 23.6 | (0.89) | 30.3 | (1.19) | 9.1 | (0.68) | 27.9 | (1.03) | |||||||||||||
| White and Asian | 10.3 | (0.84) | 89.7 | (0.84) | 23.1 | (1.39) | 66.6 | (1.53) | 47.5 | (1.66) | 5.2 | (0.62) | 13.9 | (0.94) | 7.6 | (0.46) | 92.4 | (0.46) | 16.9 | (0.67) | 21.9 | (0.68) | 8.7 | (0.46) | 44.9 | (0.83) | |||||||||||||
| White and American Indian/Alaska Native |
19.2 | (1.31) | 80.8 | (1.31) | 33.5 | (1.51) | 47.3 | (1.49) | 38.8 | (1.62) | 3.7 | (0.65) | 4.9 | (0.67) | 14.9 | (0.44) | 85.1 | (0.44) | 28.7 | (0.60) | 27.5 | (0.50) | 9.0 | (0.29) | 19.9 | (0.43) | |||||||||||||
| Other Two or more races | 13.9 | (1.10) | 86.1 | (1.10) | 32.9 | (1.44) | 53.2 | (1.64) | 43.1 | (1.64) | 3.9 | (0.55) | 6.2 | (0.68) | 12.3 | (0.43) | 87.7 | (0.43) | 23.8 | (0.61) | 26.2 | (0.51) | 8.6 | (0.38) | 29.2 | (0.64) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total2 | 12.6 | (0.08) | 87.4 | (0.08) | 31.6 | (0.10) | 55.8 | (0.13) | 39.4 | (0.14) | 5.3 | (0.06) | 11.1 | (0.09) | 12.0 | (0.04) | 88.0 | (0.04) | 27.1 | (0.06) | 20.4 | (0.03) | 8.5 | (0.03) | 32.0 | (0.07) | |||||||||||||
| White | 10.6 | (0.09) | 89.4 | (0.09) | 30.3 | (0.15) | 59.2 | (0.16) | 39.8 | (0.20) | 5.9 | (0.08) | 13.5 | (0.11) | 7.1 | (0.03) | 92.9 | (0.03) | 27.2 | (0.06) | 20.9 | (0.04) | 9.0 | (0.03) | 35.8 | (0.08) | |||||||||||||
| Black | 15.1 | (0.25) | 84.9 | (0.25) | 34.8 | (0.34) | 50.0 | (0.35) | 39.9 | (0.38) | 3.9 | (0.15) | 6.3 | (0.18) | 13.9 | (0.11) | 86.1 | (0.11) | 31.7 | (0.14) | 24.3 | (0.14) | 8.5 | (0.09) | 21.6 | (0.12) | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 17.2 | (0.23) | 82.8 | (0.23) | 34.8 | (0.26) | 48.0 | (0.27) | 37.2 | (0.24) | 5.1 | (0.12) | 5.7 | (0.13) | 31.2 | (0.15) | 68.8 | (0.15) | 28.1 | (0.13) | 18.1 | (0.10) | 6.6 | (0.06) | 16.0 | (0.11) | |||||||||||||
| Cuban | 12.6 | (1.11) | 87.4 | (1.11) | 29.1 | (1.37) | 58.3 | (1.58) | 37.7 | (1.54) | 10.0 | (0.97) | 10.6 | (0.98) | 18.8 | (0.46) | 81.2 | (0.46) | 30.2 | (0.54) | 15.4 | (0.37) | 8.1 | (0.33) | 27.4 | (0.53) | |||||||||||||
| Dominican | 17.8 | (1.43) | 82.2 | (1.43) | 28.8 | (1.38) | 53.4 | (1.64) | 41.9 | (1.45) | 4.4 | (0.59) | 7.1 | (0.72) | 27.7 | (0.62) | 72.3 | (0.62) | 27.9 | (0.61) | 18.7 | (0.51) | 7.3 | (0.35) | 18.4 | (0.48) | |||||||||||||
| Mexican | 16.7 | (0.25) | 83.3 | (0.25) | 36.5 | (0.33) | 46.8 | (0.33) | 37.4 | (0.29) | 4.8 | (0.15) | 4.5 | (0.13) | 36.1 | (0.17) | 63.9 | (0.17) | 28.6 | (0.15) | 17.8 | (0.13) | 5.7 | (0.08) | 11.9 | (0.11) | |||||||||||||
| Puerto Rican | 18.5 | (0.80) | 81.5 | (0.80) | 36.9 | (0.89) | 44.6 | (0.89) | 33.0 | (0.83) | 5.0 | (0.36) | 6.5 | (0.33) | 20.1 | (0.30) | 79.9 | (0.30) | 29.9 | (0.39) | 21.0 | (0.33) | 9.5 | (0.22) | 19.4 | (0.33) | |||||||||||||
| Spaniard | 9.9 | (1.24) | 90.1 | (1.24) | 29.6 | (1.86) | 60.4 | (2.02) | 44.9 | (2.07) | 4.5 | (0.98) | 11.1 | (1.43) | 8.7 | (0.62) | 91.3 | (0.62) | 20.5 | (0.72) | 24.2 | (0.76) | 10.8 | (0.58) | 35.9 | (0.83) | |||||||||||||
| Central American3 | 25.5 | (0.79) | 74.5 | (0.79) | 31.1 | (0.90) | 43.4 | (0.98) | 32.9 | (0.93) | 4.3 | (0.35) | 6.2 | (0.46) | 41.1 | (0.54) | 58.9 | (0.54) | 25.4 | (0.41) | 14.9 | (0.28) | 5.4 | (0.17) | 13.3 | (0.27) | |||||||||||||
| Costa Rican | 6.8 | ! | (2.32) | 93.2 | (2.32) | 29.4 | (5.54) | 63.7 | (5.87) | 49.0 | (6.37) | 6.4 | ! | (3.10) | 8.4 | ! | (2.56) | 15.9 | (1.59) | 84.1 | (1.59) | 23.5 | (2.04) | 23.2 | (2.14) | 8.9 | (1.13) | 28.5 | (2.12) | ||||||||||
| Guatemalan | 36.0 | (1.80) | 64.0 | (1.80) | 29.3 | (1.58) | 34.7 | (1.91) | 26.2 | (1.76) | 2.8 | (0.53) | 5.7 | (0.82) | 50.0 | (0.92) | 50.0 | (0.92) | 22.9 | (0.67) | 12.7 | (0.53) | 4.2 | (0.28) | 10.3 | (0.52) | |||||||||||||
| Honduran | 27.5 | (1.91) | 72.5 | (1.91) | 29.5 | (1.98) | 42.9 | (2.44) | 32.9 | (2.47) | 5.3 | (1.04) | 4.8 | (0.82) | 44.0 | (1.17) | 56.0 | (1.17) | 27.4 | (1.21) | 12.9 | (0.60) | 5.1 | (0.45) | 10.7 | (0.67) | |||||||||||||
| Nicaraguan | 13.2 | (2.21) | 86.8 | (2.21) | 26.2 | (3.40) | 60.5 | (3.96) | 40.6 | (3.67) | 8.7 | (1.90) | 11.2 | (3.00) | 21.0 | (0.98) | 79.0 | (0.98) | 26.3 | (1.26) | 20.3 | (1.12) | 8.8 | (0.80) | 23.6 | (1.07) | |||||||||||||
| Panamanian | 14.3 | (2.99) | 85.7 | (2.99) | 26.4 | (3.71) | 59.2 | (4.55) | 37.1 | (3.58) | 6.9 | ! | (2.14) | 15.2 | (3.16) | 9.2 | (0.94) | 90.8 | (0.94) | 19.6 | (1.50) | 24.6 | (1.42) | 12.3 | (1.21) | 34.3 | (1.84) | ||||||||||||
| Salvadoran | 22.5 | (1.14) | 77.5 | (1.14) | 34.2 | (1.40) | 43.3 | (1.45) | 34.2 | (1.40) | 3.7 | (0.57) | 5.4 | (0.64) | 44.3 | (0.70) | 55.7 | (0.70) | 26.4 | (0.54) | 14.2 | (0.47) | 4.5 | (0.24) | 10.5 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||
| South American | 11.2 | (0.83) | 88.8 | (0.83) | 26.0 | (1.15) | 62.8 | (1.29) | 41.9 | (1.29) | 7.6 | (0.71) | 13.4 | (0.68) | 13.1 | (0.31) | 86.9 | (0.31) | 24.8 | (0.37) | 19.0 | (0.39) | 8.7 | (0.25) | 34.3 | (0.45) | |||||||||||||
| Chilean | 22.1 | (5.54) | 77.9 | (5.54) | 32.8 | (6.04) | 45.1 | (5.65) | 29.8 | (4.89) | ‡ | (†) | 12.6 | (3.35) | 9.3 | (1.02) | 90.7 | (1.02) | 22.0 | (1.88) | 18.9 | (1.60) | 10.6 | (1.26) | 39.3 | (1.91) | |||||||||||||
| Colombian | 10.2 | (1.52) | 89.8 | (1.52) | 25.0 | (1.98) | 64.9 | (2.25) | 43.4 | (2.10) | 6.8 | (1.00) | 14.7 | (1.40) | 11.9 | (0.52) | 88.1 | (0.52) | 26.5 | (0.72) | 18.8 | (0.72) | 10.1 | (0.43) | 32.7 | (0.74) | |||||||||||||
| Ecuadorian | 14.0 | (2.05) | 86.0 | (2.05) | 27.3 | (2.35) | 58.7 | (2.95) | 40.6 | (2.49) | 9.4 | (1.62) | 8.7 | (1.41) | 24.1 | (0.89) | 75.9 | (0.89) | 27.8 | (1.06) | 18.8 | (0.75) | 6.4 | (0.49) | 22.9 | (0.85) | |||||||||||||
| Peruvian | 11.1 | (1.88) | 88.9 | (1.88) | 26.3 | (2.31) | 62.7 | (2.34) | 44.1 | (2.50) | 7.7 | (1.39) | 10.8 | (1.59) | 9.8 | (0.53) | 90.2 | (0.53) | 27.6 | (0.90) | 22.4 | (0.72) | 7.9 | (0.49) | 32.3 | (0.83) | |||||||||||||
| Venezuelan | 8.0 | (1.55) | 92.0 | (1.55) | 29.6 | (3.41) | 62.4 | (3.31) | 36.6 | (3.70) | 8.9 | (2.07) | 16.9 | (2.58) | 5.3 | (0.67) | 94.7 | (0.67) | 15.0 | (0.92) | 14.8 | (1.15) | 10.0 | (0.92) | 54.8 | (1.52) | |||||||||||||
| Other South American | 8.4 | (1.59) | 91.6 | (1.59) | 20.5 | (2.74) | 71.0 | (3.04) | 45.6 | (3.51) | 7.0 | (1.87) | 18.5 | (2.38) | 13.1 | (0.84) | 86.9 | (0.84) | 22.0 | (0.99) | 18.9 | (0.95) | 7.9 | (0.51) | 38.1 | (1.23) | |||||||||||||
| Other Hispanic | 15.7 | (1.02) | 84.3 | (1.02) | 33.2 | (1.21) | 51.0 | (1.45) | 40.6 | (1.43) | 4.7 | (0.59) | 5.7 | (0.60) | 21.8 | (0.52) | 78.2 | (0.52) | 30.8 | (0.60) | 22.2 | (0.54) | 7.3 | (0.32) | 17.8 | (0.48) | |||||||||||||
| Asian | 7.1 | (0.24) | 92.9 | (0.24) | 21.8 | (0.40) | 71.1 | (0.43) | 43.0 | (0.52) | 4.7 | (0.21) | 23.4 | (0.39) | 13.0 | (0.13) | 87.0 | (0.13) | 14.9 | (0.16) | 11.4 | (0.11) | 6.7 | (0.09) | 54.1 | (0.20) | |||||||||||||
| Chinese4 | 4.6 | (0.38) | 95.4 | (0.38) | 20.0 | (0.65) | 75.4 | (0.78) | 42.7 | (1.00) | 3.1 | (0.30) | 29.6 | (0.78) | 16.5 | (0.29) | 83.5 | (0.29) | 14.7 | (0.32) | 7.6 | (0.22) | 5.4 | (0.13) | 55.8 | (0.42) | |||||||||||||
| Filipino | 8.2 | (0.66) | 91.8 | (0.66) | 23.8 | (1.06) | 68.0 | (1.20) | 45.9 | (1.33) | 6.9 | (0.75) | 15.2 | (0.81) | 6.5 | (0.22) | 93.5 | (0.22) | 15.3 | (0.33) | 19.0 | (0.40) | 9.7 | (0.31) | 49.5 | (0.46) | |||||||||||||
| Japanese | 2.4 | ! | (0.87) | 97.6 | (0.87) | 21.1 | (2.52) | 76.5 | (2.45) | 51.7 | (2.78) | 6.0 | ! | (1.83) | 18.8 | (1.97) | 4.3 | (0.37) | 95.7 | (0.37) | 17.9 | (0.63) | 15.1 | (0.53) | 10.8 | (0.43) | 51.9 | (0.78) | |||||||||||
| Korean | 6.7 | (0.96) | 93.3 | (0.96) | 22.1 | (1.47) | 71.2 | (1.57) | 45.9 | (1.98) | 3.4 | (0.57) | 21.9 | (1.42) | 7.1 | (0.26) | 92.9 | (0.26) | 17.3 | (0.47) | 12.9 | (0.43) | 6.4 | (0.28) | 56.3 | (0.59) | |||||||||||||
| South Asian5 | 6.7 | (0.55) | 93.3 | (0.55) | 18.1 | (0.91) | 75.3 | (1.06) | 40.5 | (1.00) | 4.9 | (0.48) | 29.8 | (0.95) | 9.1 | (0.25) | 90.9 | (0.25) | 9.3 | (0.24) | 6.4 | (0.20) | 4.1 | (0.15) | 71.1 | (0.40) | |||||||||||||
| Asian Indian | 5.1 | (0.53) | 94.9 | (0.53) | 17.5 | (1.05) | 77.4 | (1.14) | 39.1 | (1.13) | 4.2 | (0.45) | 34.1 | (1.27) | 7.4 | (0.25) | 92.6 | (0.25) | 8.0 | (0.24) | 5.7 | (0.20) | 3.7 | (0.16) | 75.2 | (0.44) | |||||||||||||
| Bangladeshi | 7.9 | (2.14) | 92.1 | (2.14) | 18.5 | (4.43) | 73.7 | (4.99) | 53.8 | (6.02) | 4.7 | ! | (1.97) | 15.2 | (2.53) | 18.8 | (1.84) | 81.2 | (1.84) | 18.9 | (1.81) | 9.1 | (1.20) | 7.1 | (0.88) | 46.1 | (2.33) | ||||||||||||
| Bhutanese | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 56.3 | (6.30) | 43.7 | (6.30) | 20.3 | (4.22) | 8.6 | ! | (3.46) | 4.0 | ! | (1.89) | 10.7 | ! | (3.89) | ||||||||||
| Nepalese | 20.8 | (4.08) | 79.2 | (4.08) | 25.9 | (4.17) | 53.3 | (4.55) | 38.0 | (4.43) | ‡ | (†) | 14.4 | (3.55) | 26.1 | (2.37) | 73.9 | (2.37) | 15.0 | (1.74) | 8.1 | (1.13) | 4.4 | (0.79) | 46.3 | (2.87) | |||||||||||||
| Pakistani | 8.9 | (1.34) | 91.1 | (1.34) | 17.9 | (2.16) | 73.2 | (2.46) | 44.6 | (2.74) | 8.9 | (1.68) | 19.8 | (1.88) | 12.3 | (0.75) | 87.7 | (0.75) | 13.9 | (0.94) | 10.8 | (0.82) | 6.4 | (0.71) | 56.6 | (1.29) | |||||||||||||
| Southeast Asian | 10.5 | (0.82) | 89.5 | (0.82) | 26.5 | (1.03) | 62.9 | (1.12) | 42.3 | (1.23) | 5.3 | (0.51) | 15.3 | (0.85) | 26.2 | (0.44) | 73.8 | (0.44) | 21.7 | (0.46) | 14.7 | (0.34) | 8.2 | (0.28) | 29.2 | (0.40) | |||||||||||||
| Burmese | 34.0 | (6.25) | 66.0 | (6.25) | 26.2 | (4.06) | 39.8 | (5.58) | 34.6 | (5.35) | ‡ | (†) | 4.2 | ! | (1.65) | 52.1 | (2.86) | 47.9 | (2.86) | 12.5 | (1.67) | 8.3 | (1.28) | 2.8 | (0.81) | 24.2 | (2.52) | ||||||||||||
| Cambodian | 12.7 | (2.78) | 87.3 | (2.78) | 35.2 | (3.66) | 52.1 | (3.99) | 34.6 | (4.33) | 4.4 | ! | (1.51) | 13.2 | (2.49) | 33.2 | (1.71) | 66.8 | (1.71) | 24.2 | (1.42) | 15.4 | (1.22) | 7.5 | (0.80) | 19.8 | (1.24) | ||||||||||||
| Hmong | 9.8 | (2.23) | 90.2 | (2.23) | 38.7 | (3.52) | 51.5 | (3.68) | 37.4 | (3.09) | 6.2 | (1.59) | 7.9 | (2.14) | 23.1 | (1.56) | 76.9 | (1.56) | 24.2 | (1.75) | 19.5 | (1.65) | 10.3 | (1.27) | 22.9 | (1.54) | |||||||||||||
| Laotian | 10.0 | (2.77) | 90.0 | (2.77) | 39.2 | (4.46) | 50.8 | (4.29) | 37.5 | (4.33) | ‡ | (†) | 11.8 | (2.68) | 26.7 | (1.65) | 73.3 | (1.65) | 29.7 | (1.75) | 18.1 | (1.17) | 9.1 | (1.01) | 16.3 | (1.32) | |||||||||||||
| Thai | 27.2 | (5.36) | 72.8 | (5.36) | 24.4 | (3.53) | 48.3 | (5.21) | 31.1 | (4.55) | ‡ | (†) | 15.1 | (3.14) | 17.6 | (1.44) | 82.4 | (1.44) | 18.7 | (1.26) | 13.3 | (1.14) | 9.2 | (0.81) | 41.3 | (1.65) | |||||||||||||
| Vietnamese | 7.3 | (0.74) | 92.7 | (0.74) | 21.6 | (1.16) | 71.1 | (1.27) | 46.5 | (1.48) | 6.1 | (0.69) | 18.6 | (1.20) | 25.8 | (0.53) | 74.2 | (0.53) | 21.2 | (0.59) | 14.5 | (0.43) | 8.1 | (0.31) | 30.4 | (0.47) | |||||||||||||
| Other Southeast Asian6 | ‡ | (†) | 97.8 | (1.28) | 26.4 | (5.75) | 71.4 | (5.66) | 45.0 | (6.83) | 8.4 | ! | (3.10) | 18.0 | (4.12) | 4.8 | (1.16) | 95.2 | (1.16) | 21.2 | (2.38) | 12.3 | (1.58) | 9.4 | (1.47) | 52.2 | (2.84) | ||||||||||||
| Other Asian | 10.3 | (1.57) | 89.7 | (1.57) | 26.3 | (2.20) | 63.4 | (2.26) | 39.8 | (2.15) | 5.9 | (1.26) | 17.6 | (1.82) | 13.0 | (0.76) | 87.0 | (0.76) | 15.2 | (0.95) | 14.3 | (0.81) | 8.2 | (0.66) | 49.3 | (1.07) | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 9.5 | (1.94) | 90.5 | (1.94) | 40.3 | (2.70) | 50.3 | (2.88) | 36.6 | (3.10) | 8.2 | (1.87) | 5.4 | (1.30) | 12.1 | (0.68) | 87.9 | (0.68) | 35.4 | (1.10) | 24.0 | (1.04) | 9.6 | (0.62) | 18.9 | (0.94) | |||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 20.0 | (0.90) | 80.0 | (0.90) | 41.6 | (1.17) | 38.4 | (1.04) | 29.6 | (0.99) | 4.7 | (0.56) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 17.1 | (0.40) | 82.9 | (0.40) | 31.9 | (0.46) | 26.4 | (0.46) | 9.6 | (0.31) | 15.0 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||
| Some other race | 10.7 | (1.62) | 89.3 | (1.62) | 27.7 | (2.30) | 61.6 | (2.61) | 43.0 | (2.74) | 5.7 | (1.08) | 12.9 | (2.10) | 13.8 | (0.76) | 86.2 | (0.76) | 23.6 | (0.82) | 20.4 | (0.85) | 8.0 | (0.49) | 34.2 | (1.03) | |||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 13.2 | (0.54) | 86.8 | (0.54) | 31.3 | (0.71) | 55.5 | (0.82) | 40.9 | (0.67) | 4.7 | (0.25) | 9.9 | (0.33) | 8.1 | (0.21) | 91.9 | (0.21) | 22.0 | (0.31) | 25.0 | (0.28) | 10.0 | (0.20) | 34.9 | (0.37) | |||||||||||||
| White and Black | 14.9 | (0.97) | 85.1 | (0.97) | 36.9 | (1.23) | 48.3 | (1.34) | 36.9 | (1.33) | 4.1 | (0.40) | 7.3 | (0.47) | 6.4 | (0.46) | 93.6 | (0.46) | 22.7 | (0.77) | 27.6 | (0.94) | 10.4 | (0.54) | 33.0 | (0.94) | |||||||||||||
| White and Asian | 8.7 | (0.84) | 91.3 | (0.84) | 25.1 | (1.12) | 66.2 | (1.16) | 45.2 | (1.10) | 5.2 | (0.59) | 15.7 | (0.87) | 5.4 | (0.35) | 94.6 | (0.35) | 15.9 | (0.58) | 18.9 | (0.51) | 8.7 | (0.40) | 51.0 | (0.67) | |||||||||||||
| White and American Indian/ Alaska Native |
18.4 | (1.29) | 81.6 | (1.29) | 32.2 | (1.72) | 49.5 | (1.93) | 38.4 | (1.82) | 4.4 | (0.59) | 6.6 | (0.77) | 10.8 | (0.45) | 89.2 | (0.45) | 25.7 | (0.50) | 28.5 | (0.53) | 10.6 | (0.39) | 24.4 | (0.55) | |||||||||||||
| Other Two or more races | 11.6 | (1.00) | 88.4 | (1.00) | 28.1 | (1.27) | 60.3 | (1.55) | 44.6 | (1.61) | 5.3 | (0.56) | 10.4 | (0.86) | 8.7 | (0.32) | 91.3 | (0.32) | 22.9 | (0.57) | 25.0 | (0.50) | 10.1 | (0.35) | 33.3 | (0.64) | |||||||||||||
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †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 were too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 High school completers include diploma recipients and those completing high school through alternative credentials, such as a GED. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Includes other Central American subgroups not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes Taiwanese. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 In addition to the subgroups shown, also includes Sri Lankan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 Consists of Indonesian and Malaysian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population in the given age range 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). Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2010 and 2017. (This table was prepared February 2019.) |
