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| Table 302.65. | Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2017 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | (0.12) | 44.4 | (0.16) | 36.6 | (0.36) | 36.6 | (0.26) | 66.8 | (0.43) | 32.3 | (2.45) | 25.7 | (0.99) | 42.4 | (0.71) | ||||||||
| Alabama | 39.3 | (1.06) | 41.3 | (1.32) | 36.4 | (1.84) | 23.1 | (4.14) | 71.0 | (7.61) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43.0 | (8.73) | ||||||||
| Alaska | 28.7 | (3.25) | 32.1 | (4.91) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 13.1 | ! | (5.66) | 35.1 | (7.81) | |||||||
| Arizona | 38.7 | (0.82) | 44.5 | (1.37) | 38.2 | (3.76) | 31.6 | (1.20) | 75.3 | (3.53) | ‡ | (†) | 23.3 | (3.41) | 35.7 | (4.13) | ||||||||
| Arkansas | 36.6 | (1.38) | 37.7 | (1.68) | 32.0 | (3.35) | 31.2 | (4.32) | 69.4 | (7.76) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 30.8 | (7.80) | ||||||||
| California | 48.5 | (0.30) | 50.8 | (0.69) | 43.5 | (1.40) | 42.7 | (0.48) | 67.6 | (0.85) | 43.2 | (5.26) | 30.2 | (4.91) | 53.4 | (1.91) | ||||||||
| Colorado | 41.2 | (0.99) | 45.1 | (1.09) | 36.4 | (4.51) | 29.6 | (1.70) | 64.0 | (4.39) | ‡ | (†) | 43.1 | (10.43) | 49.8 | (5.29) | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 48.4 | (1.13) | 51.8 | (1.50) | 42.9 | (3.47) | 36.1 | (2.51) | 76.1 | (3.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.8 | (5.93) | ||||||||
| Delaware | 49.2 | (2.30) | 49.6 | (3.12) | 49.3 | (5.08) | 31.6 | (6.82) | 79.6 | (8.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| District of Columbia | 56.0 | (2.25) | 69.3 | (3.50) | 40.7 | (3.55) | 53.8 | (7.49) | 85.3 | (5.47) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Florida | 42.6 | (0.59) | 44.5 | (0.87) | 38.2 | (1.28) | 40.4 | (1.09) | 65.4 | (2.41) | ‡ | (†) | 22.7 | ! | (10.37) | 44.2 | (3.46) | |||||||
| Georgia | 38.7 | (0.68) | 41.7 | (0.92) | 35.6 | (1.33) | 24.5 | (1.48) | 66.6 | (2.65) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 44.8 | (3.86) | ||||||||
| Hawaii | 35.2 | (1.73) | 23.8 | (3.94) | ‡ | (†) | 23.6 | (5.46) | 50.6 | (3.34) | 20.4 | (5.06) | ‡ | (†) | 42.7 | (3.69) | ||||||||
| Idaho | 34.3 | (1.77) | 36.4 | (2.08) | ‡ | (†) | 25.4 | (4.35) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 44.9 | (12.88) | ||||||||
| Illinois | 43.2 | (0.55) | 46.5 | (0.72) | 29.9 | (1.72) | 37.9 | (1.27) | 70.7 | (2.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 43.2 | (4.48) | ||||||||
| Indiana | 41.7 | (0.84) | 42.7 | (0.88) | 30.8 | (2.81) | 36.5 | (3.29) | 70.7 | (3.92) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 30.4 | (4.13) | ||||||||
| Iowa | 44.3 | (1.19) | 44.8 | (1.15) | 27.4 | (4.86) | 38.4 | (4.44) | 68.8 | (7.37) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.2 | (8.20) | ||||||||
| Kansas | 40.6 | (1.34) | 41.7 | (1.77) | 35.2 | (4.67) | 30.5 | (3.15) | 77.3 | (5.01) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 37.8 | (5.67) | ||||||||
| Kentucky | 37.0 | (0.96) | 38.5 | (1.00) | 27.8 | (2.86) | 34.7 | (5.55) | 47.0 | (7.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 26.6 | (4.90) | ||||||||
| Louisiana | 39.2 | (1.12) | 42.7 | (1.46) | 33.3 | (1.90) | 37.5 | (3.82) | 65.7 | (7.33) | ‡ | (†) | 25.4 | ! | (8.78) | 39.6 | (8.63) | |||||||
| Maine | 43.0 | (1.84) | 42.9 | (1.99) | 54.9 | (11.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 39.8 | (11.12) | ||||||||
| Maryland | 45.0 | (0.96) | 46.6 | (1.44) | 42.1 | (1.61) | 32.9 | (2.53) | 72.9 | (3.28) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41.3 | (4.20) | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | 52.9 | (0.78) | 53.4 | (1.06) | 52.2 | (2.85) | 39.3 | (1.98) | 77.2 | (2.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 54.8 | (4.43) | ||||||||
| Michigan | 45.6 | (0.72) | 47.7 | (0.84) | 34.0 | (1.86) | 39.7 | (3.20) | 74.3 | (3.12) | ‡ | (†) | 32.5 | ! | (10.68) | 32.4 | (3.55) | |||||||
| Minnesota | 43.6 | (1.07) | 44.4 | (1.28) | 41.2 | (4.08) | 33.6 | (4.00) | 58.5 | (3.67) | ‡ | (†) | 11.2 | ! | (4.07) | 36.9 | (6.00) | |||||||
| Mississippi | 41.8 | (1.06) | 45.2 | (1.85) | 38.1 | (1.61) | 35.3 | (6.47) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Missouri | 39.6 | (0.84) | 40.6 | (0.97) | 31.9 | (2.96) | 28.2 | (3.25) | 71.6 | (5.26) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41.3 | (4.38) | ||||||||
| Montana | 32.6 | (2.20) | 34.3 | (2.61) | ‡ | (†) | 22.0 | (6.44) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 20.3 | (5.86) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 43.7 | (1.38) | 45.9 | (1.71) | 29.2 | (7.72) | 38.8 | (5.08) | 43.8 | (8.18) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 38.9 | (9.82) | ||||||||
| Nevada | 31.4 | (1.23) | 32.1 | (1.99) | 19.7 | (3.73) | 28.2 | (2.18) | 58.1 | (4.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 40.4 | (6.29) | ||||||||
| New Hampshire | 46.0 | (1.90) | 43.6 | (2.02) | ‡ | (†) | 59.8 | (10.15) | 90.1 | (6.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| New Jersey | 46.1 | (0.75) | 48.2 | (1.08) | 37.8 | (1.75) | 39.1 | (1.54) | 68.0 | (2.25) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 42.5 | (4.25) | ||||||||
| New Mexico | 33.1 | (1.65) | 37.8 | (2.86) | 43.7 | (10.67) | 31.1 | (2.31) | 58.4 | (13.88) | ‡ | (†) | 22.9 | (4.10) | 50.8 | (9.13) | ||||||||
| New York | 47.9 | (0.51) | 49.8 | (0.66) | 42.8 | (1.35) | 39.9 | (1.12) | 67.8 | (1.45) | ‡ | (†) | 38.7 | (11.12) | 44.9 | (2.77) | ||||||||
| North Carolina | 39.4 | (0.75) | 43.3 | (0.99) | 35.5 | (1.49) | 26.9 | (1.97) | 61.6 | (3.52) | ‡ | (†) | 28.2 | (5.16) | 31.1 | (3.19) | ||||||||
| North Dakota | 42.4 | (2.59) | 44.4 | (3.28) | ‡ | (†) | 28.6 | ! | (9.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 19.8 | ! | (6.53) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Ohio | 40.7 | (0.53) | 41.5 | (0.58) | 34.3 | (2.03) | 29.2 | (2.29) | 67.5 | (3.50) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41.9 | (3.03) | ||||||||
| Oklahoma | 36.6 | (1.17) | 39.2 | (1.48) | 31.1 | (3.76) | 29.8 | (2.52) | 63.6 | (5.93) | ‡ | (†) | 29.4 | (3.05) | 35.2 | (4.57) | ||||||||
| Oregon | 38.8 | (1.14) | 37.2 | (1.18) | 58.4 | (8.65) | 34.1 | (3.12) | 69.7 | (4.43) | ‡ | (†) | 21.9 | ! | (7.10) | 40.8 | (4.66) | |||||||
| Pennsylvania | 44.0 | (0.56) | 45.4 | (0.62) | 36.4 | (2.02) | 31.3 | (1.96) | 70.2 | (2.74) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 45.4 | (3.84) | ||||||||
| Rhode Island | 56.9 | (2.02) | 59.6 | (2.37) | 59.8 | (8.32) | 44.0 | (5.05) | 72.4 | (7.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 48.8 | (8.10) | ||||||||
| South Carolina | 40.7 | (0.93) | 45.9 | (1.28) | 32.9 | (1.84) | 33.1 | (3.20) | 61.4 | (7.45) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 34.2 | (5.00) | ||||||||
| South Dakota | 40.1 | (2.49) | 45.0 | (2.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | ! | (2.22) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Tennessee | 37.4 | (0.73) | 39.3 | (0.89) | 31.6 | (2.16) | 34.6 | (2.81) | 55.5 | (5.88) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 30.3 | (4.93) | ||||||||
| Texas | 38.0 | (0.45) | 41.1 | (0.65) | 36.3 | (1.21) | 33.3 | (0.67) | 64.8 | (1.72) | ‡ | (†) | 34.2 | (6.31) | 45.0 | (2.87) | ||||||||
| Utah | 41.0 | (1.11) | 44.5 | (1.21) | 39.5 | (9.05) | 27.3 | (2.55) | 54.7 | (6.15) | ‡ | (†) | 16.9 | ! | (7.45) | 40.7 | (5.72) | |||||||
| Vermont | 44.5 | (2.80) | 42.3 | (3.13) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Virginia | 44.7 | (0.74) | 47.5 | (0.95) | 36.9 | (1.94) | 32.9 | (2.16) | 68.2 | (3.05) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 46.4 | (3.41) | ||||||||
| Washington | 35.3 | (0.76) | 34.2 | (0.91) | 30.5 | (3.65) | 28.5 | (1.77) | 61.3 | (2.69) | 33.0 | (9.28) | 18.3 | ! | (5.64) | 35.0 | (2.75) | |||||||
| West Virginia | 37.7 | (1.41) | 36.6 | (1.49) | 46.6 | (7.09) | 30.6 | (8.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 27.4 | ! | (8.59) | |||||||
| Wisconsin | 44.7 | (1.07) | 46.8 | (1.14) | 24.0 | (3.44) | 40.5 | (3.52) | 57.0 | (5.13) | ‡ | (†) | 24.6 | ! | (9.04) | 41.2 | (6.12) | |||||||
| Wyoming | 34.2 | (3.18) | 36.4 | (3.37) | ‡ | (†) | 15.6 | ! | (6.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| †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), 2017. (This table was prepared November 2018.) |