Table 302.70.

Percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and state: 2007

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
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	40.8		(0.12)	45.2		(0.14)	33.1		(0.33)	26.9		(0.26)	64.4		(0.49)	31.8		(2.43)	25.6		(1.05)	41.7		(0.89)
Alabama	38.9		(1.10)	41.0		(1.36)	37.8		(1.91)	15.4		(3.24)	63.1		(7.96)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	29.9		(6.92)
Alaska	22.3		(2.37)	26.2		(3.39)	‡		(†)	11.6	!	(5.40)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	12.8	!	(4.35)	34.8		(9.50)
Arizona	33.0		(0.91)	41.5		(1.35)	34.2		(5.25)	19.9		(1.33)	70.7		(4.36)	‡		(†)	18.8		(3.15)	43.9		(6.94)
Arkansas	34.6		(1.03)	37.4		(1.28)	29.7		(2.82)	16.1		(3.07)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	36.9		(7.72)
California	41.7		(0.36)	47.8		(0.58)	39.7		(1.50)	29.9		(0.49)	64.5		(0.97)	35.7		(4.23)	29.5		(4.94)	52.1		(1.93)
Colorado	39.8		(0.92)	46.4		(1.19)	35.5		(6.00)	17.5		(1.51)	56.5		(5.04)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	51.3		(5.71)
Connecticut	49.7		(1.28)	54.5		(1.50)	37.1		(3.47)	34.3		(2.85)	69.3		(5.50)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.8		(7.30)
Delaware	46.4		(2.06)	50.0		(2.61)	42.7		(4.57)	17.9	!	(6.69)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
District of Columbia	41.3		(2.43)	55.4		(4.02)	29.3		(2.94)	30.0		(7.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Florida	37.7		(0.46)	41.2		(0.72)	32.7		(1.27)	32.0		(0.81)	66.3		(3.24)	‡		(†)	16.7	!	(6.99)	38.5		(4.11)
Georgia	36.1		(0.60)	41.9		(0.84)	29.9		(1.07)	15.6		(1.60)	67.4		(2.98)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	45.3		(5.82)
Hawaii	34.8		(1.93)	30.6		(3.60)	‡		(†)	32.0		(6.05)	51.4		(3.68)	20.9		(4.92)	‡		(†)	31.6		(3.03)
Idaho	31.9		(1.49)	33.2		(1.70)	‡		(†)	15.2		(3.37)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Illinois	43.4		(0.59)	50.0		(0.66)	30.1		(1.47)	26.5		(1.40)	65.1		(2.57)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	64.2		(5.92)
Indiana	43.8		(0.87)	45.5		(0.96)	30.8		(3.22)	28.9		(3.42)	87.4		(3.59)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	33.9		(4.71)
Iowa	46.1		(1.22)	47.9		(1.34)	30.8		(7.51)	22.1		(4.85)	72.5		(8.87)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	30.6	!	(9.98)
Kansas	43.3		(1.38)	45.4		(1.45)	35.8		(6.21)	23.3		(3.47)	71.6		(8.19)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	32.7		(7.32)
Kentucky	37.7		(1.07)	38.6		(1.12)	35.3		(3.85)	21.7		(4.88)	49.6		(10.97)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	24.1		(7.20)
Louisiana	34.9		(0.95)	39.9		(1.46)	26.6		(1.51)	33.0		(7.27)	65.5		(5.44)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	26.9	!	(8.89)
Maine	42.8		(1.94)	41.5		(2.02)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Maryland	45.0		(0.82)	48.4		(1.17)	39.9		(1.75)	23.9		(2.40)	70.1		(3.39)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	47.4		(6.03)
Massachusetts	50.3		(0.82)	53.4		(0.88)	44.4		(3.73)	32.0		(2.56)	60.2		(3.14)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	42.0		(5.05)
Michigan	45.9		(0.76)	49.5		(0.92)	31.1		(1.65)	22.9		(2.70)	69.1		(3.21)	‡		(†)	51.0		(8.33)	48.4		(5.43)
Minnesota	40.2		(1.04)	42.7		(1.14)	19.4		(2.88)	18.6		(3.92)	48.1		(4.84)	‡		(†)	21.7	!	(7.95)	35.8		(8.39)
Mississippi	36.6		(1.02)	43.3		(1.37)	31.0		(1.59)	14.5		(4.33)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Missouri	39.0		(1.06)	40.9		(1.22)	29.8		(2.63)	19.7		(3.24)	70.5		(7.15)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	29.2		(5.41)
Montana	39.8		(2.98)	41.8		(3.26)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	14.6	!	(5.60)	‡		(†)
Nebraska	43.4		(1.67)	47.3		(1.87)	26.3		(7.01)	13.2	!	(4.07)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Nevada	27.5		(1.31)	34.8		(1.96)	15.1		(3.64)	15.3		(1.57)	55.2		(5.81)	‡		(†)	14.1	!	(5.52)	19.9		(5.14)
New Hampshire	48.2		(1.53)	47.8		(1.61)	‡		(†)	46.3		(7.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
New Jersey	44.8		(0.79)	52.4		(1.02)	32.4		(2.04)	28.0		(1.65)	61.6		(2.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	46.4		(5.56)
New Mexico	34.3		(1.35)	42.7		(2.57)	‡		(†)	31.1		(1.92)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	24.4		(4.18)	28.5	!	(12.32)
New York	48.1		(0.53)	53.5		(0.62)	38.8		(1.16)	33.3		(1.19)	68.0		(1.83)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	49.9		(3.44)
North Carolina	38.2		(0.74)	42.5		(0.95)	33.7		(1.46)	15.3		(1.59)	55.7		(4.06)	‡		(†)	30.7		(5.30)	38.9		(4.93)
North Dakota	46.7		(2.46)	50.0		(2.53)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		†	‡		(†)
Ohio	42.4		(0.65)	44.2		(0.68)	31.7		(1.75)	28.6		(2.96)	71.3		(4.55)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	40.4		(4.12)
Oklahoma	36.0		(1.08)	39.0		(1.35)	32.5		(4.74)	22.3		(2.96)	54.4		(12.36)	‡		(†)	29.4		(3.34)	29.7		(4.65)
Oregon	37.9		(1.24)	39.0		(1.30)	37.5		(7.16)	17.8		(2.61)	75.4		(6.08)	‡		(†)	32.1	!	(10.20)	47.8		(6.44)
Pennsylvania	46.4		(0.64)	49.4		(0.65)	33.7		(2.33)	23.2		(1.97)	71.3		(2.81)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	39.7		(4.17)
Rhode Island	56.4		(1.77)	59.7		(2.18)	48.7		(8.94)	36.3		(4.17)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
South Carolina	36.9		(1.10)	43.3		(1.30)	28.3		(1.84)	18.1		(2.86)	67.8		(7.28)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	27.3		(7.26)
South Dakota	38.1		(2.52)	44.9		(2.79)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	10.3	!	(4.25)	‡		(†)
Tennessee	35.8		(0.71)	38.1		(0.92)	31.3		(1.81)	8.5		(1.76)	61.9		(7.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	52.4		(8.69)
Texas	35.6		(0.45)	43.0		(0.63)	33.9		(1.19)	25.6		(0.68)	69.6		(2.23)	‡		(†)	41.3		(7.17)	39.8		(3.65)
Utah	40.1		(1.43)	42.4		(1.62)	‡		(†)	21.3		(2.88)	54.4		(9.20)	‡		(†)	39.1		(8.44)	46.6		(9.49)
Vermont	46.3		(3.36)	46.1		(3.46)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Virginia	41.1		(0.71)	45.5		(0.88)	31.3		(1.54)	23.7		(2.17)	61.2		(3.21)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	41.3		(4.70)
Washington	35.6		(0.76)	36.8		(0.97)	26.0		(4.58)	21.3		(1.89)	58.8		(2.83)	13.5	!	(6.41)	22.7		(4.38)	38.5		(3.82)
West Virginia	38.0		(1.56)	36.8		(1.64)	53.8		(8.26)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Wisconsin	41.4		(0.95)	45.0		(0.97)	25.7		(3.48)	19.2		(2.87)	43.6		(6.23)	‡		(†)	23.3	!	(8.76)	28.1		(7.32)
Wyoming	31.7		(2.50)	33.4		(2.87)	‡		(†)	19.5	!	(7.32)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)

†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), 2007. (This table was prepared November 2018.)