Percentage distribution of public school teachers, by race/ethnicity and state: 2017

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Percentage distribution of public school teachers, by race/ethnicity and state: 2017–18


State	Hispanic, regardless of race¹		White, non‐Hispanic	Black or African American, non‐Hispanic		Asian, non‐Hispanic		Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander, non‐Hispanic		American Indian/Alaska Native, non‐Hispanic		Two or more races, non‐Hispanic
United States	9.3		79.3	6.7		2.1		0.2		0.5		1.8

Alabama	1.3	!	79.7	17.6		‡		#		‡		‡
Alaska	2.4	!	81.0	#		1.2	!	‡		10.1		5.0
Arizona	13.9		76.2	2.7	!	2.2		‡		2.8	!	1.6
Arkansas	1.7		93.2	3.3		‡		#		‡		1.1	!
California	21.5		61.9	3.7		8.3		0.9		‡		3.5

Colorado	8.4		86.7	2.1	!	0.6	!	‡		‡		2.1
Connecticut	7.1		89.1	3.2	!	‡		#		#		‡
Delaware	2.4	!	85.6	8.4		‡		#		‡		1.3	!
District of Columbia	‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Florida	21.4		65.3	10.4		0.9		0.4	!	‡		1.5

Georgia	2.8		70.0	24.7		1.0	!	#		‡		1.4
Hawaii	7.1		24.6	1.1	!	42.2		10.0		‡		14.5
Idaho	2.4	!	95.2	‡		‡		#		0.8	!	‡
Illinois	9.7		82.0	5.5		2.2		‡		‡		0.4	!
Indiana	1.5		95.2	2.2		‡		#		#		‡

Iowa	3.0	!	95.6	‡		‡		#		#		‡
Kansas	2.5	!	90.3	3.0	!	‡		#		‡		2.5
Kentucky	‡		93.5	2.9	!	‡		#		#		0.6	!
Louisiana	2.9	!	72.3	19.9		1.8	!	#		‡		2.8	!
Maine	‡		95.6	#		‡		#		‡		2.2	!

Maryland	‡		‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Massachusetts	3.4		90.6	2.8	!	1.3		#		‡		1.8
Michigan	1.9		91.1	3.6		1.3	!	#		‡		1.6	!
Minnesota	2.0	!	94.4	0.7	!	1.7	!	#		‡		0.9	!
Mississippi	1.6	!	77.2	19.9		‡		#		‡		‡

Missouri	1.5		93.3	3.8	!	‡		‡		‡		1.0	!
Montana	2.3	!	92.4	‡		‡		#		‡		2.2	!
Nebraska	0.9	!	97.8	#		‡		#		‡		‡
Nevada	9.5		77.1	6.7		3.0	!	‡		0.9	!	2.0	!
New Hampshire	‡		98.0	#		0.6	!	#		#		‡

New Jersey	9.7		81.3	4.9		2.4		‡		‡		1.2	!
New Mexico	35.6		53.8	1.4	!	2.0	!	‡		3.6	!	2.3	!
New York	9.2		79.9	6.2		3.0		‡		‡		1.5
North Carolina	3.9		77.0	14.7		0.4	!	#		1.5	!	2.5
North Dakota	‡		95.0	‡		#		#		2.8	!	0.7	!

Ohio	1.9		92.5	4.2		0.7	!	‡		‡		0.5	!
Oklahoma	4.7		79.8	1.1	!	‡		‡		8.4		5.7
Oregon	6.8		87.2	‡		2.2	!	‡		‡		3.0
Pennsylvania	1.2		95.2	2.4		0.4	!	#		‡		0.6	!
Rhode Island	3.7	!	92.4	‡		‡		#		‡		1.8	!

South Carolina	3.4	!	79.3	12.7		2.1	!	#		‡		2.4	!
South Dakota	1.0	!	94.7	‡		‡		#		1.7	!	‡
Tennessee	1.2	!	83.2	13.6		‡		#		‡		1.5	!
Texas	27.4		60.3	8.4		1.3		‡		0.4	!	2.2
Utah	3.6		93.0	‡		1.4	!	‡		‡		0.9	!

Vermont	1.3	!	97.4	‡		‡		#		#		‡
Virginia	2.2		82.4	11.3		1.5	!	#		‡		2.0
Washington	4.3		87.6	1.1	!	2.7		‡		0.6	!	3.2
West Virginia	1.1	!	97.4	0.8	!	‡		#		‡		‡
Wisconsin	1.1	!	94.9	1.4	!	0.8	!	#		‡		1.3	!
Wyoming	4.1		92.9	#		‡		#		1.8	!	0.8	!
# Rounds to zero.
! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 percent and 50 percent (i.e., the standard error is at least 30 percent and less than 50 percent of the estimate).
‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 50 percent or greater (i.e., the standard error is 50 percent or more of the estimate) or the response rate is below 50 percent.
¹ Hispanic includes Latino.
NOTE: Teachers include both full-time and part-time teachers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and because some data are not shown.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), "Public School Teacher Data File," 2017–18.

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