Table 27b. Number and percentage of persons ages 25 to 29 with at least a bachelor's degree, by nativity and race/ethnicity with Hispanic and Asian subgroups: 2007

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Table 27b.

Number and percentage of persons ages 25 to 29 with at least a bachelor's degree, by nativity and race/ethnicity with Hispanic and Asian subgroups: 2007

Race/ethnicity	Population	Number with at least a bachelor's degree	Percentage
Race/ethnicity	Population	Number with at least a bachelor's degree	Total	Born within the United States¹	Born outside the United States¹
Total²	20,612,000	5,648,000	27.4	28.2	24.0
White	12,341,000	4,025,000	32.6	32.1	44.5
Black	2,661,000	457,000	17.2	16.3	24.3
Hispanic	4,082,000	457,000	11.2	15.6	7.8
Mexican	2,768,000	234,000	8.5	13.4	4.6
Puerto Rican	318,000	50,000	15.7	15.1	16.7
Cuban	84,000	25,000	29.7	37.8	18.3
Dominican	96,000	15,000	15.5	19.5	13.5
Salvadoran	154,000	12,000	7.8	15.7	6.7
Other Central American	225,000	23,000	10.2	23.7	8.1
South American	205,000	58,000	28.2	35.3	26.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	230,000	41,000	17.6	17.6	17.6
Asian	999,000	595,000	59.6	59.3	59.7
Asian Indian	276,000	221,000	80.0	81.6	79.7
Chinese³	202,000	142,000	70.3	77.0	67.9
Filipino	99,000	59,000	59.6	66.0	57.3
Japanese	164,000	67,000	40.8	45.5	37.8
Korean	38,000	20,000	54.0	48.6	58.7
Vietnamese	83,000	37,000	44.6	57.3	38.7
Other Asian	138,000	49,000	35.8	38.1	34.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	36,000	6,000	18.0	23.9	10.7	!
American Indian/Alaska Native	144,000	14,000	9.7	9.5	‡
! Interpret data with caution. ‡ Reporting standards not met. ¹ United States refers to the 50 states and District of Columbia. ² Total includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. ³ Excludes Taiwanese. Taiwanese is included in "Other Asian." NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2007.