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Table 104.30. Number of persons age 18 and over, by highest level of educational attainment, sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 2021
[Numbers in thousands. Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity,
and age
Total Elementary school (kindergarten- 8th grade) High school Postsecondary education
1 to 3 years 4 years, no completion Completion1 Some college, no degree Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's
degree
Doctor's degree2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Total, 18 and over 253,418 (137.7) 8,242 (199.6) 12,317 (198.6) 3,777 (124.7) 71,742 (485.4) 43,324 (371.9) 25,274 (292.1) 56,258 (421.4) 24,292 (288.3) 8,193 (171.2)
18 and 19 years old 7,816 (100.4) 80 (14.8) 2,142 (64.5) 645 (39.7) 2,554 (73.4) 2,210 (71.7) 129 (19.0) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 21,022 (29.0) 225 (27.5) 809 (51.0) 380 (37.8) 6,641 (123.1) 7,658 (132.6) 1,658 (74.1) 3,404 (114.9) 228 (28.1) (†)
25 years old and over 224,580 (68.4) 7,936 (188.6) 9,366 (174.2) 2,752 (106.0) 62,547 (447.6) 33,455 (323.0) 23,487 (272.9) 52,805 (396.1) 24,059 (287.9) 8,173 (170.7)
25 to 29 years old 22,592 (49.7) 278 (36.1) 718 (50.2) 285 (31.4) 6,305 (128.4) 3,891 (99.0) 2,309 (82.3) 6,669 (139.9) 1,752 (71.9) 386 (41.1)
30 to 34 years old 22,691 (46.8) 441 (39.7) 850 (47.2) 280 (28.9) 5,627 (108.1) 3,438 (100.7) 2,365 (71.9) 6,369 (129.8) 2,556 (91.1) 766 (49.8)
35 to 39 years old 21,607 (40.8) 704 (49.1) 903 (48.8) 271 (32.0) 5,002 (110.5) 3,083 (88.5) 2,260 (77.5) 5,746 (118.1) 2,715 (78.5) 924 (53.2)
40 to 49 years old 39,803 (53.4) 1,494 (62.9) 1,623 (65.1) 479 (37.8) 9,950 (158.4) 5,362 (112.3) 4,342 (109.8) 9,772 (144.8) 5,085 (109.3) 1,697 (67.1)
50 to 59 years old 40,956 (138.5) 1,514 (61.4) 1,707 (77.3) 485 (40.0) 11,655 (186.1) 5,750 (123.7) 4,590 (117.9) 9,472 (157.3) 4,327 (115.4) 1,455 (66.1)
60 to 64 years old 21,094 (154.5) 811 (47.7) 910 (51.0) 244 (27.1) 6,581 (127.4) 3,197 (92.7) 2,336 (83.8) 4,384 (120.8) 1,975 (83.2) 657 (49.9)
65 years old and over 55,836 (151.5) 2,695 (82.4) 2,656 (87.7) 708 (51.1) 17,427 (202.2) 8,734 (167.6) 5,285 (125.0) 10,394 (181.9) 5,650 (137.8) 2,288 (87.0)

    Males, 18 and over
122,870 (110.0) 4,162 (117.2) 6,432 (132.2) 1,977 (85.0) 36,989 (302.9) 21,008 (242.5) 11,094 (185.0) 26,287 (281.6) 10,350 (165.0) 4,572 (109.8)
18 and 19 years old 3,972 (68.4) (†) 1,144 (43.7) 353 (27.3) 1,350 (56.6) 1,012 (46.7) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,570 (28.2) 111 (17.6) 416 (35.9) 222 (26.1) 3,784 (94.7) 3,697 (93.5) 755 (49.3) 1,491 (74.3) 82 (17.4) (†)
25 years old and over 108,327 (66.0) 4,009 (113.5) 4,872 (127.0) 1,402 (76.5) 31,855 (281.2) 16,299 (225.5) 10,296 (171.8) 24,773 (269.2) 10,265 (161.8) 4,557 (109.4)
25 to 29 years old 11,485 (48.7) 160 (27.4) 429 (37.9) 149 (22.9) 3,720 (88.6) 2,042 (73.6) 1,040 (59.5) 3,107 (99.2) 674 (46.7) 164 (25.0)
30 to 34 years old 11,352 (46.0) 266 (29.0) 463 (36.7) 172 (21.7) 3,217 (83.0) 1,811 (70.2) 1,133 (54.7) 2,945 (88.1) 999 (55.9) 346 (32.6)
35 to 39 years old 10,742 (40.7) 385 (33.6) 478 (36.4) 160 (24.9) 2,876 (80.5) 1,578 (59.6) 1,053 (51.3) 2,665 (82.0) 1,058 (48.8) 489 (34.0)
40 to 49 years old 19,594 (51.4) 792 (41.9) 896 (50.1) 268 (26.8) 5,622 (114.1) 2,629 (76.2) 1,937 (70.6) 4,531 (101.0) 2,096 (62.5) 823 (37.6)
50 to 59 years old 19,830 (130.5) 816 (41.4) 933 (50.9) 219 (25.0) 6,042 (135.8) 2,748 (86.1) 2,027 (75.9) 4,391 (100.1) 1,836 (72.6) 821 (48.5)
60 to 64 years old 10,105 (143.1) 390 (32.0) 488 (40.1) 132 (17.2) 3,305 (85.0) 1,538 (63.9) 977 (54.8) 1,999 (82.3) 924 (54.6) 351 (31.7)
65 years old and over 25,219 (151.4) 1,201 (50.7) 1,184 (61.6) 302 (32.4) 7,074 (125.5) 3,952 (104.2) 2,129 (80.0) 5,135 (129.0) 2,678 (84.8) 1,563 (66.2)

    Females, 18 and over
130,548 (77.0) 4,080 (115.2) 5,885 (126.3) 1,800 (70.7) 34,753 (296.9) 22,316 (234.2) 14,180 (199.0) 29,971 (255.7) 13,942 (206.0) 3,621 (108.8)
18 and 19 years old 3,843 (73.3) (†) 998 (47.6) 292 (25.7) 1,204 (47.0) 1,198 (49.8) 86 (15.1) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 10,452 (6.5) 114 (20.4) 392 (32.4) 159 (24.1) 2,857 (76.2) 3,962 (84.1) 903 (56.9) 1,913 (80.9) 146 (23.0) (†)
25 years old and over 116,253 (14.9) 3,927 (107.0) 4,495 (101.0) 1,349 (61.7) 30,693 (267.0) 17,156 (195.1) 13,191 (190.7) 28,033 (238.5) 13,793 (205.7) 3,616 (108.6)
25 to 29 years old 11,108 (7.1) 119 (18.2) 288 (26.6) 136 (20.8) 2,585 (76.8) 1,849 (63.8) 1,269 (61.8) 3,561 (90.5) 1,078 (54.0) 222 (29.9)
30 to 34 years old 11,339 (7.1) 175 (22.6) 387 (28.1) 108 (17.0) 2,411 (63.0) 1,626 (60.0) 1,232 (46.3) 3,423 (83.4) 1,557 (62.4) 420 (35.0)
35 to 39 years old 10,865 (6.6) 318 (27.0) 425 (28.8) 110 (17.7) 2,127 (64.9) 1,506 (58.8) 1,207 (51.9) 3,081 (72.6) 1,656 (57.7) 435 (35.1)
40 to 49 years old 20,209 (10.2) 702 (38.0) 727 (36.9) 211 (22.3) 4,328 (96.7) 2,733 (76.1) 2,405 (78.3) 5,241 (90.7) 2,989 (79.3) 874 (48.4)
50 to 59 years old 21,125 (50.7) 698 (38.9) 774 (49.2) 267 (26.4) 5,614 (105.1) 3,003 (81.8) 2,564 (80.3) 5,081 (108.1) 2,491 (83.2) 635 (42.0)
60 to 64 years old 10,990 (50.9) 421 (29.5) 422 (33.1) 112 (18.0) 3,276 (81.7) 1,659 (62.3) 1,359 (62.7) 2,385 (81.7) 1,050 (57.3) 306 (31.3)
65 years old and over 30,617 (0.7) 1,494 (60.1) 1,471 (58.1) 406 (33.8) 10,353 (143.3) 4,781 (115.7) 3,155 (93.0) 5,260 (116.5) 2,971 (92.7) 725 (48.3)

    White, 18 and over
158,500 (141.4) 1,956 (109.9) 5,661 (151.8) 1,498 (77.0) 42,969 (418.7) 27,203 (276.7) 16,887 (241.6) 39,434 (378.9) 17,029 (252.5) 5,862 (143.7)
18 and 19 years old 4,045 (77.9) (†) 1,123 (47.4) 309 (28.5) 1,267 (53.0) 1,184 (53.9) 59 (12.6) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 11,230 (41.7) 92 (18.6) 366 (34.5) 152 (26.5) 3,245 (99.7) 4,152 (102.3) 914 (61.9) 2,139 (85.2) 160 (24.2) (†)
25 years old and over 143,225 (110.0) 1,812 (99.5) 4,173 (133.7) 1,037 (67.1) 38,457 (374.5) 21,868 (254.9) 15,914 (231.0) 37,251 (364.4) 16,865 (253.0) 5,848 (143.5)
25 to 29 years old 12,088 (46.4) 83 (22.1) 243 (27.4) 105 (19.3) 2,939 (94.6) 1,940 (72.1) 1,341 (64.2) 4,215 (111.3) 979 (55.3) 243 (34.2)
30 to 34 years old 12,647 (46.7) 107 (21.9) 269 (27.0) 77 (13.7) 2,690 (74.8) 1,773 (68.7) 1,359 (60.0) 4,339 (103.6) 1,514 (70.6) 517 (41.8)
35 to 39 years old 12,210 (47.0) 129 (23.4) 300 (25.9) 73 (14.0) 2,557 (76.5) 1,723 (62.9) 1,349 (56.7) 3,726 (86.0) 1,749 (64.7) 603 (40.5)
40 to 49 years old 22,894 (63.3) 183 (25.2) 566 (36.1) 141 (19.9) 5,224 (124.3) 3,207 (83.5) 2,740 (85.4) 6,437 (127.3) 3,257 (94.0) 1,140 (52.3)
50 to 59 years old 26,469 (128.4) 253 (33.9) 752 (52.4) 164 (23.8) 7,220 (155.6) 3,851 (105.3) 3,222 (105.1) 6,865 (144.4) 3,151 (96.9) 990 (57.8)
60 to 64 years old 14,783 (137.9) 193 (23.3) 510 (40.5) 99 (18.0) 4,584 (111.2) 2,323 (80.8) 1,724 (77.3) 3,332 (105.2) 1,506 (71.5) 511 (44.5)
65 years old and over 42,133 (156.8) 863 (52.9) 1,532 (68.3) 377 (38.0) 13,243 (187.3) 7,050 (146.9) 4,179 (112.1) 8,336 (166.9) 4,709 (124.6) 1,844 (81.8)

    Black, 18 and over
30,365 (89.3) 495 (32.6) 1,792 (71.6) 660 (50.1) 10,445 (157.2) 6,133 (141.7) 3,030 (86.4) 4,872 (128.0) 2,316 (81.6) 620 (48.8)
18 and 19 years old 1,013 (38.6) (†) 224 (22.7) 90 (17.1) 390 (29.9) 274 (27.0) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 2,877 (24.5) (†) 110 (19.1) (†) 1,160 (49.6) 998 (49.1) 210 (25.7) 306 (29.3) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 26,476 (72.3) 481 (31.5) 1,459 (60.3) 494 (44.5) 8,896 (140.5) 4,861 (127.3) 2,795 (80.9) 4,562 (122.6) 2,307 (81.6) 620 (48.8)
25 to 29 years old 3,174 (26.0) (†) 114 (21.1) (†) 1,207 (59.3) 703 (48.9) 248 (27.6) 651 (47.3) 145 (24.1) (†)
30 to 34 years old 3,106 (26.4) (†) 107 (21.0) (†) 1,146 (51.9) 653 (43.7) 330 (31.2) 552 (44.4) 218 (28.4) (†)
35 to 39 years old 2,707 (23.2) (†) 98 (16.6) (†) 704 (40.4) 565 (40.4) 331 (30.9) 538 (35.8) 279 (29.1) 100 (21.6)
40 to 49 years old 4,903 (33.7) (†) 228 (26.0) 93 (16.5) 1,464 (56.4) 827 (46.8) 561 (42.1) 978 (50.5) 575 (37.4) 123 (21.3)
50 to 59 years old 4,854 (59.4) (†) 252 (24.2) 81 (14.2) 1,654 (65.7) 821 (43.2) 555 (31.5) 847 (45.0) 473 (37.4) 124 (17.7)
60 to 64 years old 2,494 (56.9) 61 (12.9) 160 (17.2) 59 (12.8) 899 (49.9) 425 (30.6) 275 (23.9) 363 (30.8) 212 (22.0) (†)
65 years old and over 5,238 (29.1) 260 (22.3) 500 (31.2) 105 (16.5) 1,822 (56.7) 866 (41.9) 496 (34.1) 632 (38.9) 406 (31.3) 151 (19.3)

    Hispanic, 18 and over
42,749 (47.3) 5,204 (145.5) 3,960 (104.3) 1,323 (71.0) 13,849 (165.9) 6,913 (134.8) 3,655 (97.1) 5,635 (123.8) 1,729 (65.3) 480 (32.4)
18 and 19 years old 2,012 (44.8) (†) 530 (27.9) 189 (18.9) 708 (38.5) 524 (30.1) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 4,843 (7.6) 112 (19.8) 264 (28.3) 128 (21.7) 1,820 (54.6) 1,688 (56.1) 380 (32.7) 428 (34.3) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 35,893 (16.4) 5,071 (139.2) 3,166 (94.7) 1,006 (60.3) 11,321 (150.9) 4,701 (108.0) 3,236 (90.7) 5,206 (118.3) 1,710 (65.1) 476 (32.0)
25 to 29 years old 4,972 (35.0) 172 (25.9) 294 (26.8) 107 (16.5) 1,810 (66.5) 904 (45.6) 532 (36.1) 918 (45.2) 188 (21.4) (†)
30 to 34 years old 4,557 (36.5) 290 (29.1) 425 (30.5) 153 (19.7) 1,463 (51.5) 730 (41.2) 469 (33.1) 738 (42.7) 244 (26.7) (†)
35 to 39 years old 4,459 (34.1) 519 (38.8) 472 (35.7) 120 (17.2) 1,361 (44.8) 580 (32.5) 400 (32.2) 727 (43.6) 219 (24.2) 60 (11.9)
40 to 49 years old 8,149 (45.7) 1,173 (57.3) 748 (42.1) 219 (25.3) 2,561 (73.1) 963 (47.2) 748 (38.7) 1,177 (53.4) 447 (33.1) 113 (15.5)
50 to 59 years old 6,399 (67.0) 1,134 (51.1) 587 (40.2) 211 (26.7) 2,010 (58.3) 735 (37.6) 535 (35.5) 832 (46.9) 267 (22.0) 89 (15.4)
60 to 64 years old 2,353 (54.1) 480 (33.8) 196 (20.2) 65 (12.7) 690 (40.8) 285 (27.8) 219 (20.5) 266 (25.5) 123 (15.4) (†)
65 years old and over 5,004 (6.0) 1,303 (56.4) 444 (33.1) 130 (19.1) 1,427 (54.3) 504 (30.1) 334 (26.8) 549 (36.0) 222 (23.9) 91 (12.3)

    Asian, 18 and over
15,494 (105.1) 503 (42.6) 440 (37.8) 189 (25.3) 2,645 (88.7) 1,691 (70.1) 984 (50.3) 5,146 (108.0) 2,799 (90.4) 1,096 (56.2)
18 and 19 years old 388 (28.5) (†) 120 (17.3) (†) 77 (14.4) 155 (16.2) (†) (†) (†) (†)
20 to 24 years old 1,219 (34.9) (†) (†) (†) 142 (17.9) 525 (33.4) 69 (13.6) 410 (35.6) (†) (†)
25 years old and over 13,888 (90.5) 494 (42.2) 305 (32.0) 147 (21.4) 2,426 (83.4) 1,011 (50.3) 912 (48.4) 4,737 (102.3) 2,761 (88.7) 1,094 (56.1)
25 to 29 years old 1,544 (35.6) (†) (†) (†) 144 (21.2) 154 (22.0) 95 (18.2) 671 (37.8) 389 (34.8) (†)
30 to 34 years old 1,642 (36.5) (†) (†) (†) 151 (21.7) 101 (16.7) 121 (17.9) 562 (35.9) 520 (35.2) 147 (25.2)
35 to 39 years old 1,645 (41.7) (†) (†) (†) 218 (24.1) 116 (17.0) 106 (17.7) 614 (40.8) 406 (31.8) 136 (19.8)
40 to 49 years old 2,895 (52.8) 75 (16.6) (†) (†) 411 (32.5) 206 (25.8) 155 (18.4) 998 (41.9) 715 (40.7) 282 (29.6)
50 to 59 years old 2,403 (55.2) 73 (14.0) 73 (16.1) (†) 486 (36.2) 191 (21.0) 166 (19.4) 782 (43.8) 384 (31.4) 228 (22.9)
60 to 64 years old 1,099 (45.1) 64 (13.7) (†) (†) 320 (29.8) 75 (13.5) 83 (13.3) 359 (27.9) 106 (17.4) 64 (13.8)
65 years old and over 2,660 (41.0) 239 (25.5) 119 (20.0) 77 (16.5) 695 (36.4) 168 (19.3) 186 (22.6) 750 (42.5) 241 (27.1) 184 (22.8)
†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.
1 Includes completion of high school through equivalency programs, such as a GED program.
2 Includes professional degrees.
NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons living in institutions (e.g., prisons or nursing facilities); data include military personnel who live in households with civilians but exclude those who live in military barracks. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Caution should be used when comparing 2021 estimates to those of prior years due to the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had on interviewing and response rates. For additional information about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the Current Population Survey data collection, please see https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cps/techdocs/cpsmar21.pdf. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2021. (This table was prepared November 2021.)

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