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
Both sexes 186,877 100.0 21,290 100.0 134,063 100.0 31,523 100.0
Less than 9th grade 11,747 6.3 1,239 5.8 4,430 3.3 6,078 19.3
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 15,998 8.6 2,882 13.5 8,986 6.7 4,130 13.1
High school graduate 59,810 32.0 7,624 35.8 44,022 32.8 8,164 25.9
Some college or associate's degree 47,572 25.5 5,784 27.2 35,631 26.6 6,157 19.5
Bachelor's degree 33,766 18.1 2,622 12.3 26,569 19.8 4,576 14.5
Advanced degree 17,983 9.6 1,139 5.3 14,425 10.8 2,419 7.7
Less than high school diploma 27,745 14.8 4,121 19.4 13,416 10.0 10,208 32.4
High school graduate or more 159,132 85.2 17,169 80.6 120,647 90.0 21,316 67.6
Less than Bachelor's degree 135,127 72.3 17,530 82.3 93,069 69.4 24,529 77.8
Bachelor's degree or more 51,749 27.7 3,761 17.7 40,994 30.6 6,994 22.2

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