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
Female 96,586 100.0 11,774 100.0 69,398 100.0 15,414 100.0
Less than 9th grade 6,228 6.4 702 6.0 2,427 3.5 3,099 20.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma) 8,297 8.6 1,615 13.7 4,720 6.8 1,962 12.7
High school graduate 31,936 33.1 3,981 33.8 23,886 34.4 4,069 26.4
Some college or associate's degree 25,342 26.2 3,352 28.5 18,979 27.3 3,011 19.5
Bachelor's degree 16,862 17.5 1,462 12.4 13,068 18.8 2,332 15.1
Advanced degree 7,922 8.2 662 5.6 6,318 9.1 942 6.1
Less than high school diploma 14,525 15.0 2,317 19.7 7,147 10.3 5,060 32.8
High school graduate or more 82,061 85.0 9,457 80.3 62,251 89.7 10,354 67.2
Less than Bachelor's degree 71,802 74.3 9,650 82.0 50,012 72.1 12,140 78.8
Bachelor's degree or more 24,784 25.7 2,124 18.0 19,386 27.9 3,274 21.2

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