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Table 306.65. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity of student and state or jurisdiction: 2016
State or jurisdiction Fall enrollment Percentage distribution of U.S. resident students (excludes nonresident aliens)
Total White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Islander American Indian/
Alaska Native
Two or more races Non-
resi-
dent 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 19,846,904 10,716,615 2,589,424 3,427,955 1,253,472 53,202 142,334 665,778 998,124 100.0 56.9 13.7 18.2 6.7 0.3 0.8 3.5
Alabama 304,052 188,468 81,039 10,330 5,852 279 2,002 6,893 9,189 100.0 63.9 27.5 3.5 2.0 0.1 0.7 2.3
Alaska 28,436 17,183 939 2,255 1,677 226 3,096 2,518 542 100.0 61.6 3.4 8.1 6.0 0.8 11.1 9.0
Arizona 608,086 302,486 78,866 146,434 22,291 2,970 14,156 20,853 20,030 100.0 51.4 13.4 24.9 3.8 0.5 2.4 3.5
Arkansas 167,235 114,178 26,837 10,158 2,852 169 1,334 5,430 6,277 100.0 70.9 16.7 6.3 1.8 0.1 0.8 3.4
California 2,700,445 781,618 177,403 1,059,896 398,048 12,543 11,173 118,592 141,172 100.0 30.5 6.9 41.4 15.6 0.5 0.4 4.6
                                   
Colorado 352,255 224,505 25,813 58,349 12,654 943 3,311 14,790 11,890 100.0 66.0 7.6 17.1 3.7 0.3 1.0 4.3
Connecticut 198,010 115,221 25,157 29,175 10,459 211 489 5,421 11,877 100.0 61.9 13.5 15.7 5.6 0.1 0.3 2.9
Delaware 61,139 34,047 13,234 4,174 2,154 83 333 1,551 5,563 100.0 61.3 23.8 7.5 3.9 0.1 0.6 2.8
District of Columbia 93,040 41,761 23,438 7,904 6,328 141 228 2,692 10,548 100.0 50.6 28.4 9.6 7.7 0.2 0.3 3.3
Florida 1,075,527 479,877 194,090 280,554 37,474 2,533 3,458 31,879 45,662 100.0 46.6 18.8 27.2 3.6 0.2 0.3 3.1
                                   
Georgia 533,073 259,628 169,241 37,960 27,565 659 1,646 14,711 21,663 100.0 50.8 33.1 7.4 5.4 0.1 0.3 2.9
Hawaii 65,843 11,121 1,472 7,367 20,467 4,451 198 16,849 3,918 100.0 18.0 2.4 11.9 33.1 7.2 0.3 27.2
Idaho 123,796 94,295 1,338 10,516 1,859 693 995 4,784 9,316 100.0 82.4 1.2 9.2 1.6 0.6 0.9 4.2
Illinois 777,720 421,726 101,088 137,805 51,501 1,292 1,813 19,552 42,943 100.0 57.4 13.8 18.8 7.0 0.2 0.2 2.7
Indiana 419,284 300,923 39,922 25,375 12,467 393 906 12,135 27,163 100.0 76.7 10.2 6.5 3.2 0.1 0.2 3.1
                                   
Iowa 266,513 194,822 24,452 18,956 7,183 490 1,318 6,178 13,114 100.0 76.9 9.6 7.5 2.8 0.2 0.5 2.4
Kansas 215,832 147,334 19,149 20,460 5,801 360 2,818 7,018 12,892 100.0 72.6 9.4 10.1 2.9 0.2 1.4 3.5
Kentucky 255,062 204,285 22,102 8,743 4,370 276 635 7,231 7,420 100.0 82.5 8.9 3.5 1.8 0.1 0.3 2.9
Louisiana 239,278 132,938 72,864 12,437 6,053 216 1,472 5,945 7,353 100.0 57.3 31.4 5.4 2.6 0.1 0.6 2.6
Maine 72,116 61,161 2,882 2,113 1,848 75 714 1,719 1,604 100.0 86.7 4.1 3.0 2.6 0.1 1.0 2.4
                                   
Maryland 366,809 169,042 101,562 32,314 27,081 910 1,089 13,932 20,879 100.0 48.9 29.4 9.3 7.8 0.3 0.3 4.0
Massachusetts 505,722 291,761 44,614 54,710 39,421 443 1,027 15,134 58,612 100.0 65.3 10.0 12.2 8.8 0.1 0.2 3.4
Michigan 583,034 406,658 71,053 27,662 22,502 572 3,499 18,563 32,525 100.0 73.9 12.9 5.0 4.1 0.1 0.6 3.4
Minnesota 422,793 281,317 62,190 22,340 22,724 705 3,276 13,716 16,525 100.0 69.2 15.3 5.5 5.6 0.2 0.8 3.4
Mississippi 172,588 95,518 63,951 3,888 2,014 106 735 2,818 3,558 100.0 56.5 37.8 2.3 1.2 0.1 0.4 1.7
                                   
Missouri 401,098 284,775 48,948 19,716 12,543 725 1,929 11,990 20,472 100.0 74.8 12.9 5.2 3.3 0.2 0.5 3.2
Montana 50,918 40,665 464 2,021 823 108 3,686 1,483 1,668 100.0 82.6 0.9 4.1 1.7 0.2 7.5 3.0
Nebraska 136,098 100,652 7,216 13,221 3,903 304 992 3,915 5,895 100.0 77.3 5.5 10.2 3.0 0.2 0.8 3.0
Nevada 116,030 52,795 8,988 30,178 12,242 1,345 867 7,251 2,364 100.0 46.4 7.9 26.5 10.8 1.2 0.8 6.4
New Hampshire 133,159 97,211 15,402 9,214 4,109 313 770 2,670 3,470 100.0 75.0 11.9 7.1 3.2 0.2 0.6 2.1
                                   
New Jersey 421,386 202,341 59,865 87,317 38,832 1,075 1,127 8,887 21,942 100.0 50.7 15.0 21.9 9.7 0.3 0.3 2.2
New Mexico 134,607 44,548 4,040 63,623 2,663 292 12,588 3,082 3,771 100.0 34.0 3.1 48.6 2.0 0.2 9.6 2.4
New York 1,273,634 613,073 175,896 221,467 120,154 2,572 4,400 29,316 106,756 100.0 52.5 15.1 19.0 10.3 0.2 0.4 2.5
North Carolina 561,415 327,909 129,464 41,726 18,677 791 6,089 17,158 19,601 100.0 60.5 23.9 7.7 3.4 0.1 1.1 3.2
North Dakota 54,203 42,923 1,882 1,861 734 88 2,421 1,565 2,729 100.0 83.4 3.7 3.6 1.4 0.2 4.7 3.0
                                   
Ohio 658,043 483,188 75,339 25,389 17,884 512 1,793 19,898 34,040 100.0 77.4 12.1 4.1 2.9 0.1 0.3 3.2
Oklahoma 208,333 120,216 17,860 17,239 6,093 438 15,891 18,644 11,952 100.0 61.2 9.1 8.8 3.1 0.2 8.1 9.5
Oregon 236,851 155,523 7,350 29,980 13,821 1,516 2,607 13,591 12,463 100.0 69.3 3.3 13.4 6.2 0.7 1.2 6.1
Pennsylvania 725,682 485,270 82,454 49,626 39,741 821 1,504 20,136 46,130 100.0 71.4 12.1 7.3 5.8 0.1 0.2 3.0
Rhode Island 83,348 54,816 5,978 10,381 3,840 117 304 2,947 4,965 100.0 69.9 7.6 13.2 4.9 0.1 0.4 3.8
                                   
South Carolina 246,563 156,001 62,018 10,797 4,276 290 879 7,021 5,281 100.0 64.7 25.7 4.5 1.8 0.1 0.4 2.9
South Dakota 53,683 43,387 1,844 1,665 644 78 2,815 1,235 2,015 100.0 84.0 3.6 3.2 1.2 0.2 5.4 2.4
Tennessee 321,752 219,925 59,983 13,802 8,198 330 959 9,125 9,430 100.0 70.4 19.2 4.4 2.6 0.1 0.3 2.9
Texas 1,605,498 599,787 201,845 588,973 94,444 2,685 6,053 40,743 70,968 100.0 39.1 13.2 38.4 6.2 0.2 0.4 2.7
Utah 311,450 237,872 12,360 30,385 8,754 2,309 2,453 10,012 7,305 100.0 78.2 4.1 10.0 2.9 0.8 0.8 3.3
                                   
Vermont 44,719 35,930 1,604 2,352 1,222 30 248 1,576 1,757 100.0 83.6 3.7 5.5 2.8 0.1 0.6 3.7
Virginia 557,444 319,133 111,744 46,059 35,833 1,301 2,140 21,546 19,688 100.0 59.3 20.8 8.6 6.7 0.2 0.4 4.0
Washington 366,547 215,613 16,476 44,549 34,511 2,373 4,278 25,222 23,525 100.0 62.9 4.8 13.0 10.1 0.7 1.2 7.4
West Virginia 146,608 110,360 15,145 8,355 2,424 558 766 4,632 4,368 100.0 77.6 10.6 5.9 1.7 0.4 0.5 3.3
Wisconsin 341,717 263,544 19,038 21,728 13,191 342 2,485 9,354 12,035 100.0 79.9 5.8 6.6 4.0 0.1 0.8 2.8
Wyoming 33,365 27,323 402 2,743 316 70 481 926 1,104 100.0 84.7 1.2 8.5 1.0 0.2 1.5 2.9
                                   
U.S. Service Academies 15,065 9,962 1,123 1,713 955 80 88 949 195 100.0 67.0 7.6 11.5 6.4 0.5 0.6 6.4
                                   
Other jurisdictions 241,896 1,074 2,049 226,296 3,367 8,230 79 330 471 100.0 0.4 0.8 93.7 1.4 3.4 0.0 0.1
American Samoa 1,253 3 0 1 6 1,117 0 0 126 100.0 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 99.1 0.0 0.0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
2,090 0 0 0 3 2,087 0 0 0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 # 99.9 0.0 0.0
Guam 6,084 176 55 34 2,784 2,990 3 2 40 100.0 2.9 0.9 0.6 46.1 49.5 0.0 #
Marshall Islands 978 1 0 0 2 975 0 0 0 100.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 99.7 0.0 0.0
Northern Marianas 1,038 15 2 1 415 441 0 112 52 100.0 1.5 0.2 0.1 42.1 44.7 0.0 11.4
Palau 587 1 0 0 3 583 0 0 0 100.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 99.3 0.0 0.0
Puerto Rico 227,496 712 203 226,042 140 37 71 199 92 100.0 0.3 0.1 99.4 0.1 # 0.0 0.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,370 166 1,789 218 14 0 5 17 161 100.0 7.5 81.0 9.9 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.8
#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 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared October 2018.)

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