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
Female 97,319 100.0 11,925 100.0 69,666 100.0 15,728 100.0
Less than 9th grade 5,943 6.1 635 5.3 2,297 3.3 3,011 19.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 8,233 8.5 1,644 13.8 4,596 6.6 1,993 12.7
High school graduate 31,921 32.8 4,052 34.0 23,679 34.0 4,190 26.6
Some college or associate's degree 25,809 26.5 3,380 28.3 19,317 27.7 3,112 19.8
Bachelor's degree 17,134 17.6 1,556 13.1 13,198 18.9 2,380 15.1
Advanced degree 8,279 8.5 658 5.5 6,578 9.4 1,044 6.6
Less than high school diploma 14,176 14.6 2,279 19.1 6,894 9.9 5,003 31.8
High school graduate or more 83,143 85.4 9,646 80.9 62,772 90.1 10,725 68.2
Less than Bachelor's degree 71,906 73.9 9,711 81.4 49,890 71.6 12,305 78.2
Bachelor's degree or more 25,413 26.1 2,214 18.6 19,776 28.4 3,424 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 except those combinations including Asian.

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