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Table 219.80. Total number 16- to 24-year-old high school dropouts (status dropouts) and percentage of dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old (status dropout rate), by selected characteristics: 2006 through 2018
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]      
Selected characteristic 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Total number of status dropouts
    (in thousands)
3,696   (29.6) 3,583   (25.9) 3,497   (31.2) 3,372   (30.4) 3,294   (31.5) 3,044   (26.2) 2,784   (26.9) 2,716   (24.7) 2,497   (21.5) 2,397   (21.1) 2,279   (23.1) 2,125   (19.5) 2,079   (20.8)

Status dropout rate
                                                                             

    Total
9.7   (0.07) 9.3   (0.06) 9.0   (0.08) 8.6   (0.08) 8.3   (0.08) 7.7   (0.06) 7.0   (0.07) 6.8   (0.06) 6.3   (0.05) 6.0   (0.05) 5.8   (0.06) 5.4   (0.05) 5.3   (0.05)

Age
                                                                             
16 3.3   (0.10) 3.2   (0.11) 2.8   (0.10) 2.8   (0.10) 2.5   (0.09) 2.2   (0.09) 2.1   (0.08) 2.2   (0.08) 2.2   (0.10) 2.3   (0.09) 2.4   (0.10) 2.1   (0.08) 2.2   (0.08)
17 5.5   (0.14) 5.3   (0.15) 4.8   (0.12) 4.4   (0.12) 4.0   (0.12) 3.8   (0.11) 3.3   (0.12) 3.1   (0.09) 3.0   (0.12) 3.2   (0.10) 3.1   (0.11) 3.3   (0.11) 3.2   (0.12)
18 8.0   (0.18) 8.4   (0.18) 8.0   (0.17) 7.5   (0.17) 6.7   (0.14) 6.2   (0.15) 5.4   (0.14) 5.0   (0.17) 4.8   (0.15) 4.6   (0.13) 4.8   (0.13) 4.6   (0.13) 4.5   (0.13)
19 10.0   (0.18) 9.9   (0.19) 9.6   (0.20) 9.1   (0.20) 8.9   (0.19) 7.7   (0.15) 6.8   (0.13) 6.4   (0.16) 6.0   (0.18) 5.9   (0.15) 5.8   (0.15) 5.5   (0.14) 5.4   (0.17)
20–24 12.2   (0.11) 11.5   (0.09) 11.3   (0.11) 10.8   (0.11) 10.6   (0.10) 9.8   (0.10) 9.0   (0.09) 8.7   (0.09) 7.9   (0.07) 7.6   (0.08) 7.1   (0.09) 6.6   (0.07) 6.5   (0.08)

Race/ethnicity
                                                                             
White 6.4   (0.07) 6.1   (0.06) 5.9   (0.07) 5.6   (0.07) 5.3   (0.06) 5.1   (0.07) 4.7   (0.06) 4.7   (0.06) 4.4   (0.06) 4.5   (0.07) 4.5   (0.06) 4.3   (0.06) 4.2   (0.06)
Black 11.5   (0.21) 11.5   (0.18) 11.2   (0.17) 10.7   (0.18) 10.3   (0.17) 9.6   (0.18) 9.0   (0.18) 9.0   (0.19) 7.9   (0.17) 7.2   (0.15) 7.0   (0.17) 6.5   (0.16) 6.4   (0.17)
Hispanic 21.0   (0.26) 19.9   (0.21) 19.0   (0.23) 17.9   (0.22) 16.7   (0.26) 14.5   (0.19) 12.8   (0.18) 11.8   (0.20) 10.7   (0.15) 9.9   (0.16) 9.1   (0.17) 8.2   (0.15) 8.0   (0.14)
Asian 3.1   (0.20) 3.0   (0.19) 3.0   (0.18) 3.3   (0.17) 2.8   (0.16) 2.7   (0.14) 2.6   (0.14) 2.5   (0.16) 2.5   (0.14) 2.4   (0.15) 2.0   (0.14) 2.1   (0.15) 1.9   (0.13)
Pacific Islander 7.4   (1.13) 7.6   (1.23) 9.2   (1.54) 9.5   (1.45) 4.8   (0.95) 8.8   (1.62) 9.1   (1.45) 5.0   (1.03) 10.6   (1.66) 5.4   (1.58) 6.9   (1.01) 3.9   (1.03) 8.1   (1.56)
American Indian/Alaska Native 15.1   (0.63) 15.3   (0.94) 16.2   (0.80) 15.9   (0.83) 15.4   (0.80) 13.1   (0.75) 12.8   (0.71) 12.8   (0.76) 11.5   (0.77) 13.2   (0.78) 11.0   (0.68) 10.1   (0.62) 9.5   (0.78)
Some other race1 10.2   (1.23) 12.1   (1.37) 10.6   (1.30) 9.1   (1.48) 9.2   (1.42) 7.9   (1.52) 5.9   (0.89) 5.1   (1.13) 5.6   (1.03) 7.5   (1.15) 5.1   (1.09) 5.2   (1.08) 4.5   (0.82)
Two or more races 7.8   (0.39) 7.6   (0.41) 7.2   (0.39) 6.5   (0.36) 6.1   (0.30) 6.0   (0.33) 5.6   (0.25) 5.2   (0.28) 5.0   (0.26) 4.7   (0.22) 4.8   (0.26) 4.5   (0.25) 5.2   (0.23)

Sex and race/ethnicity
                                                                             
Male 11.3   (0.11) 10.9   (0.09) 10.5   (0.11) 10.1   (0.10) 10.0   (0.10) 9.0   (0.09) 8.2   (0.08) 8.0   (0.08) 7.2   (0.09) 7.0   (0.08) 6.8   (0.09) 6.4   (0.08) 6.2   (0.07)
White 7.2   (0.10) 6.8   (0.09) 6.6   (0.10) 6.3   (0.10) 6.1   (0.09) 5.8   (0.10) 5.4   (0.09) 5.4   (0.08) 5.0   (0.08) 5.1   (0.10) 5.2   (0.10) 4.9   (0.09) 4.8   (0.08)
Black 14.0   (0.31) 13.9   (0.29) 13.7   (0.23) 13.1   (0.27) 12.7   (0.26) 11.8   (0.25) 10.9   (0.26) 10.9   (0.27) 9.5   (0.22) 8.7   (0.22) 8.7   (0.22) 8.0   (0.24) 7.8   (0.22)
Hispanic 24.8   (0.36) 23.7   (0.30) 22.2   (0.33) 21.2   (0.31) 20.2   (0.34) 17.0   (0.27) 15.0   (0.23) 13.9   (0.26) 12.7   (0.23) 11.8   (0.21) 10.7   (0.25) 10.0   (0.21) 9.6   (0.20)
Asian 3.5   (0.28) 3.0   (0.26) 3.3   (0.26) 3.7   (0.26) 3.4   (0.25) 3.1   (0.19) 2.8   (0.24) 2.8   (0.19) 2.5   (0.19) 2.9   (0.22) 2.2   (0.19) 2.3   (0.22) 2.3   (0.17)
Pacific Islander 7.7   (1.54) 9.5   (2.13) 7.9   (1.76) 9.4   (2.06) 4.9   (1.05) 9.2   (2.10) 10.0   (1.74) 4.2   (1.00) 12.6   (2.45) 4.0 ! (1.27) 6.6   (1.54) 5.7 ! (1.91) 8.9   (2.51)
American Indian/Alaska Native 17.3   (1.08) 16.2   (1.18) 17.2   (1.11) 17.6   (1.20) 17.6   (1.34) 14.8   (1.12) 14.8   (1.06) 14.3   (1.11) 13.1   (1.14) 14.4   (1.03) 13.3   (1.10) 11.6   (0.97) 10.4   (0.99)
Some other race1 11.4   (1.78) 15.1   (2.17) 13.4   (1.84) 12.0   (2.43) 11.3   (2.16) 8.7   (2.04) 8.3   (1.49) 6.2   (1.75) 5.5   (1.36) 8.6   (1.73) 5.4   (1.57) 7.0   (1.83) 5.3   (1.29)
Two or more races 8.8   (0.59) 8.4   (0.63) 8.2   (0.52) 7.4   (0.56) 7.3   (0.49) 7.4   (0.57) 6.7   (0.43) 5.5   (0.43) 5.0   (0.34) 5.4   (0.36) 5.6   (0.37) 5.2   (0.41) 5.9   (0.41)
Female 7.9   (0.08) 7.6   (0.07) 7.5   (0.09) 7.1   (0.09) 6.6   (0.08) 6.2   (0.07) 5.7   (0.08) 5.6   (0.08) 5.2   (0.07) 5.0   (0.06) 4.7   (0.07) 4.4   (0.06) 4.4   (0.06)
White 5.5   (0.08) 5.3   (0.09) 5.2   (0.09) 4.9   (0.08) 4.5   (0.09) 4.3   (0.08) 4.0   (0.08) 4.0   (0.08) 3.9   (0.09) 3.9   (0.08) 3.7   (0.07) 3.6   (0.07) 3.6   (0.08)
Black 9.0   (0.23) 8.9   (0.25) 8.6   (0.24) 8.2   (0.21) 7.8   (0.23) 7.3   (0.22) 7.0   (0.21) 7.1   (0.23) 6.3   (0.21) 5.7   (0.20) 5.2   (0.23) 4.9   (0.18) 4.9   (0.21)
Hispanic 16.7   (0.29) 15.7   (0.25) 15.5   (0.26) 14.3   (0.26) 12.8   (0.27) 11.7   (0.23) 10.4   (0.23) 9.6   (0.23) 8.5   (0.20) 8.0   (0.20) 7.3   (0.20) 6.4   (0.19) 6.3   (0.16)
Asian 2.7   (0.22) 2.9   (0.22) 2.6   (0.21) 2.9   (0.28) 2.3   (0.20) 2.4   (0.18) 2.4   (0.20) 2.1   (0.22) 2.6   (0.21) 1.9   (0.19) 1.7   (0.18) 1.8   (0.19) 1.6   (0.17)
Pacific Islander 7.2   (1.49) 5.6   (1.42) 10.6   (2.17) 9.7   (2.00) 4.8 ! (1.60) 8.4   (2.11) 8.0 ! (2.41) 5.8 ! (1.76) 8.3   (1.64) 6.6 ! (2.46) 7.2   (1.50) 1.8 ! (0.70) 7.3 ! (2.24)
American Indian/Alaska Native 12.9   (0.98) 14.3   (1.27) 15.2   (1.08) 14.2   (1.17) 13.2   (1.14) 11.4   (0.86) 10.8   (0.95) 11.3   (0.96) 9.9   (0.93) 11.9   (1.15) 8.7   (0.85) 8.5   (0.90) 8.6   (1.01)
Some other race1 8.9   (1.72) 9.2   (1.69) 7.8   (1.68) 6.4   (1.60) 7.1   (1.69) 7.1   (2.08) 3.2   (0.79) 3.9   (1.16) 5.6   (1.48) 6.2   (1.73) 4.7   (1.29) 3.5   (0.92) 3.6   (0.89)
Two or more races 6.8   (0.51) 6.7   (0.66) 6.3   (0.48) 5.6   (0.43) 4.9   (0.41) 4.6   (0.41) 4.7   (0.34) 4.8   (0.36) 5.0   (0.39) 3.9   (0.31) 4.0   (0.34) 3.9   (0.31) 4.4   (0.37)

Institutionalized or
    noninstitutionalized status
    and race/ethnicity
                                                                             
Noninstitutionalized2 9.2   (0.07) 8.8   (0.06) 8.6   (0.07) 8.2   (0.08) 7.9   (0.08) 7.3   (0.06) 6.6   (0.07) 6.4   (0.06) 6.0   (0.05) 5.7   (0.05) 5.5   (0.06) 5.1   (0.05) 5.1   (0.05)
White 6.2   (0.07) 5.8   (0.06) 5.8   (0.07) 5.5   (0.07) 5.1   (0.06) 4.9   (0.07) 4.5   (0.06) 4.6   (0.06) 4.3   (0.06) 4.4   (0.07) 4.3   (0.06) 4.2   (0.06) 4.1   (0.06)
Black 10.2   (0.20) 10.0   (0.18) 10.0   (0.18) 9.4   (0.18) 9.1   (0.17) 8.5   (0.17) 7.9   (0.18) 7.9   (0.19) 6.8   (0.17) 6.2   (0.15) 6.1   (0.17) 5.5   (0.16) 5.5   (0.17)
Hispanic 20.5   (0.26) 19.4   (0.21) 18.6   (0.22) 17.5   (0.22) 16.3   (0.26) 14.1   (0.19) 12.4   (0.19) 11.5   (0.19) 10.4   (0.15) 9.5   (0.15) 8.7   (0.17) 8.0   (0.15) 7.7   (0.14)
Asian 3.0   (0.20) 2.8   (0.19) 2.9   (0.18) 3.2   (0.18) 2.8   (0.16) 2.7   (0.14) 2.6   (0.14) 2.4   (0.16) 2.5   (0.14) 2.4   (0.14) 2.0   (0.14) 2.1   (0.15) 1.9   (0.13)
Pacific Islander 7.3   (1.11) 7.5   (1.25) 9.1   (1.55) 8.7   (1.42) 4.5   (0.95) 8.8   (1.64) 8.8   (1.45) 5.0   (1.05) 10.2   (1.67) 5.3   (1.59) 6.9   (1.03) 3.3 ! (0.98) 8.1   (1.56)
American Indian/Alaska Native 14.3   (0.68) 14.8   (0.92) 15.7   (0.79) 15.3   (0.82) 14.9   (0.79) 12.6   (0.69) 12.4   (0.72) 12.0   (0.73) 11.3   (0.77) 12.6   (0.79) 10.4   (0.67) 9.7   (0.64) 9.0   (0.76)
Some other race1 10.1   (1.23) 12.0   (1.36) 10.5   (1.30) 9.1   (1.49) 9.0   (1.41) 7.9   (1.53) 5.8   (0.89) 4.7   (1.12) 5.4   (1.03) 7.3   (1.15) 5.0   (1.11) 5.0   (1.10) 4.4   (0.82)
Two or more races 7.4   (0.39) 7.2   (0.41) 6.8   (0.38) 6.1   (0.34) 5.8   (0.30) 5.7   (0.33) 5.5   (0.25) 5.0   (0.28) 4.8   (0.26) 4.4   (0.21) 4.5   (0.25) 4.3   (0.25) 4.9   (0.24)
Institutionalized3 43.1   (0.73) 45.9   (0.65) 40.6   (0.98) 40.1   (0.87) 37.4   (0.74) 35.4   (0.56) 35.4   (0.73) 36.0   (0.69) 33.1   (0.64) 34.6   (0.71) 33.7   (0.71) 32.4   (0.68) 32.2   (0.77)
White 33.6   (1.14) 39.8   (1.36) 30.6   (1.49) 31.2   (1.28) 28.8   (1.24) 26.9   (0.83) 25.9   (0.97) 26.6   (1.20) 23.9   (1.18) 24.6   (1.22) 26.0   (1.30) 25.1   (1.39) 24.3   (1.29)
Black 48.2   (0.91) 49.6   (1.11) 45.2   (1.27) 44.3   (1.28) 42.0   (1.05) 40.1   (1.04) 41.1   (1.17) 40.8   (1.12) 39.2   (1.12) 39.0   (1.06) 38.0   (1.45) 38.3   (1.14) 37.2   (1.28)
Hispanic 51.7   (1.57) 52.5   (1.60) 48.3   (1.79) 46.7   (1.56) 44.1   (1.51) 40.6   (1.22) 40.9   (1.55) 41.3   (1.61) 37.2   (1.30) 41.0   (1.63) 37.5   (1.50) 33.0   (1.44) 35.9   (1.42)
Asian 33.9   (5.86) 38.1   (6.16) 39.2   (5.76) 45.2   (9.23) 28.1   (6.20) 23.2   (6.25) 17.5 ! (7.42) 26.0 ! (8.09) 21.5 ! (10.04) 26.1 ! (7.98)   (†)   (†) 7.8 ! (3.79)
Pacific Islander   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 32.1 ! (12.36)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 46.8   (4.88) 37.9   (6.15) 42.5   (6.91) 40.5   (5.54) 38.9   (6.46) 33.3   (6.83) 31.4   (5.39) 53.1   (7.63) 22.2   (5.70) 37.9   (6.08) 44.5   (6.02) 28.0   (5.96) 30.4   (5.34)
Some other race1   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 29.9   (3.86) 29.6   (5.16) 38.0   (4.49) 30.2   (5.15) 23.3   (3.68) 30.5   (5.11) 19.0   (3.16) 22.9   (3.71) 20.8   (2.67) 24.5   (3.76) 28.4   (3.91) 26.4   (4.66) 28.0   (3.23)

Nativity and race/ethnicity
                                                                             
Native-born4 8.0   (0.06) 7.7   (0.05) 7.5   (0.07) 7.2   (0.06) 7.0   (0.06) 6.6   (0.06) 6.1   (0.06) 6.1   (0.06) 5.6   (0.05) 5.5   (0.06) 5.3   (0.05) 5.0   (0.05) 4.9   (0.05)
White 6.4   (0.08) 6.1   (0.07) 6.0   (0.07) 5.7   (0.07) 5.4   (0.06) 5.1   (0.07) 4.7   (0.07) 4.7   (0.06) 4.5   (0.06) 4.5   (0.07) 4.5   (0.06) 4.3   (0.06) 4.3   (0.06)
Black 11.9   (0.23) 11.8   (0.17) 11.5   (0.18) 11.0   (0.18) 10.5   (0.18) 9.9   (0.19) 9.2   (0.18) 9.2   (0.20) 8.0   (0.17) 7.3   (0.16) 7.1   (0.17) 6.6   (0.16) 6.4   (0.18)
Hispanic 12.2   (0.22) 11.5   (0.21) 11.1   (0.22) 10.7   (0.16) 10.3   (0.21) 9.4   (0.19) 8.8   (0.18) 8.4   (0.18) 7.8   (0.15) 7.5   (0.14) 6.9   (0.15) 6.3   (0.15) 6.2   (0.13)
Asian 2.0   (0.18) 2.2   (0.21) 2.4   (0.25) 2.4   (0.20) 1.9   (0.20) 1.8   (0.18) 1.8   (0.15) 1.6   (0.14) 1.8   (0.14) 1.4   (0.14) 1.0   (0.12) 1.5   (0.17) 1.3   (0.14)
Pacific Islander 6.1   (1.28) 5.5   (1.47) 8.8   (2.03) 8.9   (1.95) 4.2   (1.22) 5.1   (1.34) 6.3   (1.37) 3.5 ! (1.09) 6.7   (1.37) 5.6 ! (1.84) 4.0   (0.98) 3.4 ! (1.21) 6.9   (1.71)
American Indian/Alaska Native 15.1   (0.64) 15.4   (0.95) 16.4   (0.81) 15.9   (0.85) 15.5   (0.81) 13.1   (0.74) 12.8   (0.72) 12.9   (0.77) 11.5   (0.78) 13.0   (0.79) 10.9   (0.69) 10.1   (0.63) 9.3   (0.76)
Some other race1 7.4   (1.16) 11.7   (1.72) 9.8   (1.77) 8.9   (1.77) 5.8   (1.24) 6.3   (1.33) 4.5   (0.81) 6.1   (1.54) 4.0   (1.08) 6.4   (1.26) 4.5   (1.31) 3.7   (0.84) 4.4   (1.01)
Two or more races 8.1   (0.43) 7.8   (0.44) 7.5   (0.41) 6.6   (0.38) 6.2   (0.30) 6.0   (0.38) 5.7   (0.28) 5.3   (0.30) 5.1   (0.28) 4.7   (0.24) 4.9   (0.27) 4.6   (0.26) 5.2   (0.25)
Foreign-born 21.7   (0.33) 21.2   (0.25) 20.5   (0.26) 20.0   (0.29) 18.7   (0.30) 16.3   (0.26) 14.1   (0.25) 12.9   (0.26) 11.8   (0.23) 10.6   (0.22) 9.8   (0.20) 8.9   (0.24) 8.6   (0.21)
White 5.4   (0.37) 5.4   (0.33) 4.5   (0.33) 5.1   (0.41) 4.0   (0.31) 4.4   (0.32) 3.8   (0.31) 3.9   (0.32) 3.8   (0.31) 3.8   (0.34) 3.9   (0.37) 3.5   (0.29) 3.3   (0.32)
Black 6.6   (0.51) 7.6   (0.65) 7.5   (0.65) 7.0   (0.57) 6.3   (0.52) 5.6   (0.58) 5.9   (0.61) 6.6   (0.64) 5.7   (0.50) 6.2   (0.55) 5.8   (0.52) 5.1   (0.56) 5.7   (0.68)
Hispanic 34.9   (0.53) 34.3   (0.39) 34.7   (0.44) 32.8   (0.50) 31.0   (0.48) 27.6   (0.45) 24.1   (0.47) 21.9   (0.48) 19.9   (0.43) 18.0   (0.42) 16.5   (0.40) 15.2   (0.41) 14.6   (0.43)
Asian 4.2   (0.33) 3.7   (0.29) 3.5   (0.28) 4.4   (0.33) 3.8   (0.25) 3.6   (0.25) 3.4   (0.25) 3.4   (0.29) 3.4   (0.26) 3.5   (0.23) 3.0   (0.24) 2.8   (0.22) 2.5   (0.23)
Pacific Islander 10.5   (2.40) 12.0   (2.54) 9.8   (2.45) 10.8   (2.23) 6.1   (1.81) 14.9   (3.43) 16.0   (3.36) 8.6   (2.15) 18.2   (3.79) 4.9 ! (1.81) 13.7   (2.43) 5.3   (1.44) 10.8 ! (3.44)
American Indian/Alaska Native   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) 15.7 ! (7.77) 11.9 ! (5.75)   (†) 14.6 ! (4.66) 24.3 ! (7.99) 19.0 ! (7.97)   (†) 23.8 ! (11.04)
Some other race1 15.3   (2.96) 12.8   (2.31) 12.0   (2.47) 9.8   (2.71) 15.4   (3.16) 10.9   (3.09) 8.6   (2.35) 2.5 ! (0.91) 10.4   (2.74) 10.1   (2.60) 7.1   (2.11) 10.8 ! (3.77) 4.7   (1.26)
Two or more races 2.9   (0.85) 3.8   (0.93) 3.4   (0.79) 4.2   (1.01) 5.3   (1.18) 6.3   (1.50) 5.2   (0.75) 3.7   (0.65) 4.3   (0.73) 3.8   (0.69) 3.9   (0.84) 4.0   (0.77) 4.6   (0.87)

English speaking ability
                                                                             
Spoke English at home or
    spoke English very well
7.9   (0.06) 7.6   (0.05) 7.5   (0.07) 7.2   (0.07) 6.9   (0.06) 6.5   (0.06) 6.1   (0.06) 6.0   (0.06) 5.5   (0.05) 5.3   (0.05) 5.2   (0.05) 4.9   (0.05) 4.8   (0.05)
Spoke a language other than
    English at home and spoke
    English less than very well
34.7   (0.47) 33.7   (0.40) 33.1   (0.48) 32.8   (0.41) 31.0   (0.43) 27.8   (0.45) 24.9   (0.43) 23.5   (0.53) 21.8   (0.47) 20.5   (0.41) 18.5   (0.42) 17.3   (0.48) 16.6   (0.43)

Disability status5
                                                                             
With a disability 18.1   (0.30) 18.4   (0.30) 18.9   (0.37) 18.1   (0.29) 17.4   (0.30) 15.8   (0.34) 15.4   (0.29) 15.2   (0.35) 13.9   (0.29) 12.6   (0.27) 12.4   (0.24) 12.1   (0.26) 11.7   (0.26)
Without a disability 9.0   (0.08) 8.6   (0.06) 8.4   (0.07) 8.1   (0.08) 7.8   (0.08) 7.2   (0.06) 6.5   (0.06) 6.3   (0.06) 5.8   (0.05) 5.6   (0.05) 5.3   (0.06) 5.0   (0.05) 4.9   (0.05)

Region
                                                                             
Northeast 7.4   (0.14) 7.1   (0.15) 6.6   (0.14) 6.8   (0.12) 6.3   (0.13) 6.1   (0.13) 5.6   (0.11) 5.4   (0.12) 5.2   (0.11) 4.8   (0.13) 4.7   (0.11) 4.5   (0.10) 4.5   (0.12)
Midwest 8.1   (0.13) 7.6   (0.15) 7.4   (0.14) 7.4   (0.13) 7.2   (0.12) 6.8   (0.12) 6.0   (0.12) 5.9   (0.12) 5.7   (0.10) 5.6   (0.11) 5.5   (0.14) 5.1   (0.11) 5.2   (0.10)
South 22.3   (0.28) 22.2   (0.24) 10.3   (0.11) 9.7   (0.13) 9.6   (0.13) 8.7   (0.11) 7.8   (0.10) 7.8   (0.11) 6.9   (0.10) 6.6   (0.10) 6.3   (0.10) 6.0   (0.09) 5.8   (0.09)
West 11.4   (0.15) 11.0   (0.15) 10.3   (0.15) 9.5   (0.14) 8.9   (0.14) 8.0   (0.12) 7.6   (0.10) 7.1   (0.10) 6.6   (0.10) 6.4   (0.10) 5.9   (0.10) 5.3   (0.10) 5.3   (0.11)
†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 are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire.
2 Persons living in households as well as persons living in noninstitutionalized group quarters. Noninstitutionalized group quarters include college and university housing, military quarters, facilities for workers and religious groups, and temporary shelters for the homeless.
3 Persons living in institutionalized group quarters, including adult and juvenile correctional facilities, nursing facilities, and other health care facilities.
4 Includes those born in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas, as well as those born abroad to U.S.-citizen parents.
5 A disability is a long-lasting physical, mental, or emotional condition that can make it difficult for a person to do activities such as walking, climbing stairs, dressing, bathing, learning, or remembering. The condition can also impede a person from being able to go outside the home alone or to work at a job or business. For more details, see https://www.census.gov/topics/health/disability/about/glossary.html.
NOTE: Status dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school and whether they ever attended school in the United States. People who have received equivalency credentials, such as the GED, are counted as high school completers. Data are based on sample surveys of the entire population of 16- to 24-year-olds residing within the United States. Estimates may differ from those in tables based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) because of differences in survey design and target populations. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2006 through 2018. (This table was prepared November 2019.)

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