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 2003

(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 185,183 100.0 21,027 100.0 133,488 100.0 30,668 100.0
Less than 9th grade 12,276 6.6 1,370 6.5 4,814 3.6 6,093 19.9
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 16,323 8.8 2,843 13.5 9,354 7.0 4,126 13.5
High school graduate 59,292 32.0 7,344 34.9 43,970 32.9 7,978 26.0
Some college or associate's degree 46,910 25.3 5,792 27.5 35,246 26.4 5,873 19.1
Bachelor's degree 33,213 17.9 2,597 12.4 26,231 19.7 4,385 14.3
Advanced degree 17,169 9.3 1,083 5.1 13,873 10.4 2,213 7.2
Less than high school diploma 28,599 15.4 4,212 20.0 14,168 10.6 10,219 33.3
High school graduate or more 156,584 84.6 16,815 80.0 119,320 89.4 20,449 66.7
Less than Bachelor's degree 134,801 72.8 17,347 82.5 93,383 70.0 24,070 78.5
Bachelor's degree or more 50,382 27.2 3,680 17.5 40,104 30.0 6,598 21.5

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, 2003, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006