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Table 507.20. Participants in state-administered adult basic education, secondary education, and English as a second language programs, by type of program and state or jurisdiction: Selected fiscal years, 2000 through 2016
State or jurisdiction 2000, total 2005, total 2010, total 2015 2016
Total Adult basic education Adult secondary education English as a second language Total Adult basic education Adult secondary education English as a second language
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States 2,629,643 2,543,953 1,990,118 1,506,955 649,350 168,613 688,992 1,334,613 592,653 148,764 593,196
Alabama 23,666 19,827 24,339 19,413 12,810 4,337 2,266 18,619 12,615 4,281 1,723
Alaska 5,312 3,791 3,176 2,006 1,109 212 685 2,074 1,186 216 672
Arizona 31,136 26,881 18,552 12,620 6,840 780 5,000 13,112 6,798 704 5,610
Arkansas 38,867 37,102 27,603 17,194 9,872 3,678 3,644 16,372 9,132 3,482 3,758
California 473,050 591,893 392,918 308,288 79,573 43,787 184,928 236,580 79,292 34,073 123,215
                       
Colorado 13,818 15,011 12,873 8,749 3,481 682 4,586 7,621 3,301 683 3,637
Connecticut 30,844 31,958 25,924 19,495 4,647 4,448 10,400 17,175 4,868 3,633 8,674
Delaware 4,342 6,329 4,961 4,156 2,433 413 1,310 3,855 2,104 389 1,362
District of Columbia 3,667 3,646 3,808 2,978 1,617 156 1,205 2,972 1,487 151 1,334
Florida 404,912 348,119 239,653 173,901 64,952 13,877 95,072 169,819 56,167 11,675 101,977
                       
Georgia 108,004 95,434 64,668 42,939 29,684 3,498 9,757 36,349 27,886 3,177 5,286
Hawaii 10,525 7,461 9,058 5,959 2,824 1,407 1,728 5,267 2,698 1,154 1,415
Idaho 10,506 7,744 6,675 4,931 2,826 438 1,667 5,223 3,019 529 1,675
Illinois 122,043 118,296 96,620 67,349 22,797 5,717 38,835 64,005 20,144 5,388 38,473
Indiana 42,135 43,498 28,571 28,168 17,737 4,644 5,787 26,579 16,080 4,640 5,859
                       
Iowa 20,161 11,989 11,167 12,378 5,860 1,473 5,045 11,057 5,501 1,334 4,222
Kansas 11,248 9,475 8,100 7,281 3,375 917 2,989 5,837 3,441 874 1,522
Kentucky 31,050 30,931 38,654 23,244 14,453 5,236 3,555 21,377 13,914 4,827 2,636
Louisiana 30,929 29,367 27,270 23,061 17,005 2,284 3,772 19,328 15,458 2,010 1,860
Maine 12,430 8,151 6,776 6,317 3,320 1,123 1,874 5,679 2,995 983 1,701
                       
Maryland 22,702 27,055 32,833 28,689 11,223 2,882 14,584 25,207 10,816 1,825 12,566
Massachusetts 24,053 21,448 20,314 19,021 4,344 3,034 11,643 17,918 4,133 2,870 10,915
Michigan 56,096 34,768 25,745 27,483 16,886 2,054 8,543 19,813 15,125 1,812 2,876
Minnesota 42,039 47,174 46,009 38,213 14,383 6,346 17,484 35,103 12,664 4,559 17,880
Mississippi 37,947 25,675 16,854 10,275 8,808 1,195 272 10,264 8,775 1,133 356
                       
Missouri 41,089 37,052 31,397 18,780 12,244 1,525 5,011 16,492 10,895 1,322 4,275
Montana 4,892 3,291 3,494 2,025 1,497 347 181 1,802 1,398 204 200
Nebraska 7,917 10,226 8,485 6,096 2,718 518 2,860 5,209 2,492 434 2,283
Nevada 22,992 9,981 8,673 9,142 2,059 181 6,902 8,365 1,854 197 6,314
New Hampshire 5,962 5,804 5,740 4,147 1,042 978 2,127 3,422 985 981 1,456
                       
New Jersey 44,317 40,889 30,976 19,474 8,040 986 10,448 15,690 7,486 878 7,326
New Mexico 23,243 24,132 21,466 14,564 8,242 1,228 5,094 12,483 7,105 1,167 4,211
New York 176,239 157,486 122,833 103,883 36,788 4,491 62,604 105,410 34,581 3,984 66,845
North Carolina 107,504 109,047 115,312 70,710 37,941 11,012 21,757 64,223 33,777 10,872 19,574
North Dakota 2,124 2,063 1,581 2,075 1,025 381 669 1,983 1,106 344 533
                       
Ohio 65,579 50,869 41,692 29,548 18,747 3,076 7,725 29,472 18,297 2,987 8,188
Oklahoma 20,101 20,447 18,329 14,522 8,727 1,212 4,583 13,043 8,493 1,201 3,349
Oregon 25,228 21,668 20,851 13,378 5,986 1,675 5,717 12,709 6,068 1,529 5,112
Pennsylvania 49,369 54,274 30,577 20,607 11,596 2,417 6,594 19,074 11,466 2,420 5,188
Rhode Island 5,592 6,697 6,012 5,245 1,752 347 3,146 5,304 1,836 397 3,071
                       
South Carolina 94,452 65,901 49,484 27,171 16,563 6,383 4,225 25,153 15,073 6,075 4,005
South Dakota 5,637 3,517 2,423 2,067 1,049 302 716 1,954 1,107 310 537
Tennessee 40,615 48,924 28,170 21,497 15,290 1,974 4,233 15,552 12,664 1,903 985
Texas 111,585 119,867 99,333 102,083 48,209 3,468 50,406 81,676 34,001 2,761 44,914
Utah 30,714 29,320 24,686 16,269 8,499 1,914 5,856 15,814 8,621 1,944 5,249
                       
Vermont 1,146 2,015 1,590 2,051 847 785 419 1,117 595 467 55
Virginia 35,261 29,222 28,220 20,221 7,185 1,545 11,491 19,208 6,643 1,451 11,114
Washington 53,460 50,386 61,392 46,848 18,968 3,589 24,291 44,027 16,489 5,058 22,480
West Virginia 13,072 9,444 9,785 4,350 3,231 907 212 3,932 2,781 984 167
Wisconsin 27,304 26,029 21,523 14,256 7,259 2,319 4,678 12,561 6,342 2,035 4,184
Wyoming 2,767 2,379 2,973 1,838 987 435 416 1,733 899 457 377
                       
Other jurisdictions 44,785  37,328  22,045  18,920  3,459  8,523  6,938  17,530  2,125  7,305  8,100 
American Samoa 662 838 225 206 0 50 156 159 0 69 90
Federated States of                      
Micronesia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 1,092 1,062 539 718 580 42 96 527 417 10 100
Marshall Islands 335 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 680 740 607 176 96 58 22 213 135 78 0
Palau 132 206 56 49 29 20 0 68 56 12 0
Puerto Rico 41,043 33,463 20,464 17,532 2,557 8,353 6,622 16,441 1,418 7,136 7,887
U.S. Virgin Islands 841 1,019 154 197 42 122 99 0 23
‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases).
NOTE: Adult basic education provides instruction in basic skills for adults age 16 and over functioning at literacy levels below the secondary level. Adult secondary education provides instruction at the high school level for adults who are seeking to pass the GED or obtain an adult high school credential. English as a second language instruction is for adults who lack proficiency in English and who seek to improve their literacy and competence in English.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), OCTAE National Reporting System, retrieved June 28, 2018, from http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OVAE/NRS/reports/index.cfm. (This table was prepared June 2018.)

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