Table E-33-1.  Number and percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds in the household and group quarters population, by school enrollment status, sex, race/ethnicity, and nativity: 2010

Sex, race/ethnicity, and nativity	Total		Percentage enrolled in high school		Percentage enrolled in college or graduate school		Not currently enrolled in school
	Number	Percentage distribution					Percentage with less than high school completion		Percentage with high school completion only1	Percentage with some college		Percentage with an associate's degree or higher
												Total		Percentage with an associate's degree		Percentage with a bachelor's degree or higher
Total2	30,871,200	100.0	8.9		42.9		9.8		21.0	10.3		7.1		1.8		5.2
Sex
Male	15,797,100	51.2	9.6		38.6		11.8		23.8	10.3		6.0		1.7		4.3
Female	15,074,100	48.8	8.1		47.5		7.7		18.1	10.4		8.3		2.0		6.3
Race/ethnicity
White	17,596,900	57.0	7.8		46.9		6.0		19.6	10.6		9.1		2.3		6.8
Black	4,451,300	14.4	11.7		36.6		12.3		24.4	11.4		3.6		1.2		2.4
Hispanic	6,212,100	20.1	10.0		31.1		20.2		25.3	9.8		3.7		1.4		2.3
Asian	1,497,300	4.9	6.9		66.0		3.1		8.1	6.0		9.9		1.2		8.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	63,600	0.2	7.1		39.1		5.8		32.2	11.4		4.5		2.5	!	2.1	!
American Indian/Alaska Native3	251,400	0.8	10.2		28.7		17.2		29.7	11.8		2.5		1.2		1.3
American Indian	200,900	0.7	10.4		28.3		17.6		29.3	11.9		2.5		1.3		1.3
Alaska Native	17,300	0.1	10.1		18.6		16.5		47.2	7.6	!	#		#		#
Two or more races	731,400	2.4	10.6		44.7		7.4		20.6	11.0		5.7		1.2		4.5
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	8,955,800	56.7	8.6		43.0		7.0		22.9	10.9		7.7		2.2		5.5
Black	2,215,200	14.0	13.2		30.6		15.3		27.4	10.4		3.1		1.0		2.1
Hispanic	3,302,200	20.9	10.3		26.4		24.4		26.9	9.2		2.8		1.1		1.7
Asian	761,200	4.8	7.4		65.3		3.7		8.8	6.0		8.7		1.2		7.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	32,600	0.2	9.6		34.9		5.8		34.1	11.1		4.6	!	3.2	!	‡
American Indian/Alaska Native3	127,700	0.8	10.7		24.5		19.6		32.2	10.6		2.4		1.2	!	1.2	!
American Indian	99,000	0.6	10.6		23.5		20.7		32.3	10.5		2.4		1.3	!	1.1	!
Alaska Native	9,500	0.1	11.4		16.6		19.3		47.8	4.9	!	#		#		#
Two or more races	369,500	2.3	12.0		40.1		8.8		22.6	11.5		5.0		0.9		4.1
Female
White	8,641,100	57.3	7.1		51.0		5.0		16.2	10.2		10.5		2.4		8.1
Black	2,236,100	14.8	10.1		42.7		9.3		21.4	12.5		4.1		1.3		2.8
Hispanic	2,910,000	19.3	9.7		36.3		15.5		23.4	10.4		4.7		1.7		3.0
Asian	736,000	4.9	6.4		66.7		2.6		7.3	5.9		11.2		1.3		9.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	30,900	0.2	4.5	!	43.5		5.7	!	30.3	11.6		4.5		1.7	!	2.8	!
American Indian/Alaska Native3	123,800	0.8	9.7		32.9		14.7		27.1	12.9		2.7		1.2		1.5	!
American Indian	101,900	0.7	10.2		32.9		14.6		26.4	13.2		2.6		1.3		1.4	!
Alaska Native	7,800	0.1	8.5	!	21.0		13.0		46.4	11.0	!	#		#		#
Two or more races	361,900	2.4	9.2		49.3		5.9		18.6	10.5		6.4		1.6		4.9
Nativity
Hispanic or Latino
Born within the United States4	4,271,500	68.8	11.2		37.5		12.9		23.7	10.8		4.0		1.5		2.5
Born outside of the United States	1,940,600	31.2	7.4		17.0		36.4		28.7	7.6		2.9		1.0		1.9

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Includes equivalent credential, including a General Educational Development (GED) certificate.

2 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately in the table.

3  Includes persons reporting American Indian only, Alaska Native only, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified.

4 Includes the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas. Also includes those born abroad of American parents.

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, 2010.