Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex and educational attainment	Total		Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
	Total		Black alone		White alone, not Hispanic		Other 2/
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Female	97,319	100.0	11,644	100.0	69,666	100.0	16,010	100.0
Less than 9th grade	5,943	6.1	613	5.3	2,297	3.3	3,033	18.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)	8,233	8.5	1,619	13.9	4,596	6.6	2,018	12.6
High school graduate	31,921	32.8	3,976	34.1	23,679	34.0	4,266	26.6
Some college or associate's degree	25,809	26.5	3,288	28.2	19,317	27.7	3,204	20.0
Bachelor's degree	17,134	17.6	1,516	13.0	13,198	18.9	2,420	15.1
Advanced degree	8,279	8.5	632	5.4	6,578	9.4	1,069	6.7
Less than high school diploma	14,176	14.6	2,231	19.2	6,894	9.9	5,051	31.5
High school graduate or more	83,143	85.4	9,412	80.8	62,772	90.1	10,959	68.5
Less than Bachelor's degree	71,906	73.9	9,495	81.5	49,890	71.6	12,521	78.2
Bachelor's degree or more	25,413	26.1	2,149	18.5	19,776	28.4	3,489	21.8

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.

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006