"Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone or in Combination and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004",,,,,,,, (Numbers in thousands),,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, Sex and educational attainment,Total,,Race and Hispanic Origin 1/,,,,, ,,,Black alone or in combination,,"White alone, not Hispanic",,Other 2/, ,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent Male,"89,558",100,"9,366",100,"64,397",100,"15,795",100 Less than 9th grade,"5,804",6.5,604,6.5,"2,132",3.3,"3,067",19.4 9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"7,766",8.7,"1,238",13.2,"4,390",6.8,"2,137",13.5 High school graduate,"27,889",31.1,"3,572",38.1,"20,343",31.6,"3,974",25.2 Some college or associate's degree,"21,763",24.3,"2,404",25.7,"16,313",25.3,"3,045",19.3 Bachelor's degree,"16,632",18.6,"1,066",11.4,"13,371",20.8,"2,196",13.9 Advanced degree,"9,704",10.8,481,5.1,"7,848",12.2,"1,375",8.7 Less than high school diploma,"13,569",15.2,"1,843",19.7,"6,522",10.1,"5,204",33 High school graduate or more,"75,988",84.8,"7,523",80.3,"57,875",89.9,"10,590",67 Less than Bachelor's degree,"63,222",70.6,"7,819",83.5,"43,179",67.1,"12,224",77.4 Bachelor's degree or more,"26,336",29.4,"1,547",16.5,"21,218",32.9,"3,571",22.6 "1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish origin regardless of race.",,,,,,,, "2/ Includes American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; White alone, Hispanic; and Two or More Races, except those combinations including Black.",,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006",,,,,,,,