Table 14.2a. Percentage distribution of ACT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1997-2005

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Table 14.2a.

Percentage distribution of ACT test-taking population, by race/ethnicity: 1997-2005

Race/ethnicity	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Total	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
White	76	76	76	76	75	74	73	72	71
Total minority ¹	24	24	24	24	25	26	27	28	29
Black	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	13
Hispanic	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	8
Mexican American	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Puerto Rican/other Hispanic	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Asian/Pacific Islander	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
¹ Includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. NOTE: Figures are based on all students who took the ACT assessment during their sophomore, junior, or senior year, and who graduated from high school in the spring of the respective year shown. If a student tested more than once, only his/her most recent test record was used. Test-takers were asked to self-identify a single racial/ethnic group. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: American College Testing Program, ACT National Scores Report, 1997–2005.