| Educational Attainment |
Total |
Native |
Foreign Born |
| Total |
Mexico |
Philippines |
India |
China |
Vietnam |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
| Total population, age 24 and over |
185,848,063 |
100.0 |
159,796,444 |
100.0 |
24,910,858 |
100.0 |
6,647,244 |
100.0 |
1,187,575 |
100.0 |
863,333 |
100.0 |
840,314 |
100.0 |
822,775 |
100.0 |
| No schooling completed |
2,627,846 |
1.4 |
1,170,601 |
0.7 |
1,446,293 |
5.8 |
755,449 |
11.4 |
17,343 |
1.5 |
13,225 |
1.5 |
59,638 |
7.1 |
66,644 |
8.1 |
| Less than high school |
11,201,043 |
6.0 |
6,942,669 |
4.3 |
4,225,281 |
17.0 |
2,401,303 |
36.1 |
70,927 |
6.0 |
26,722 |
3.1 |
105,108 |
12.5 |
81,159 |
9.9 |
| Nursery school to 4th grade |
1,383,221 |
0.7 |
614,676 |
0.4 |
764,452 |
3.1 |
468,109 |
7.0 |
16,520 |
1.4 |
5,090 |
0.6 |
18,229 |
2.2 |
15,205 |
1.8 |
| 5th grade or 6th grade |
3,500,442 |
1.9 |
1,353,485 |
0.8 |
2,133,730 |
8.6 |
1,374,198 |
20.7 |
32,745 |
2.8 |
8,660 |
1.0 |
47,361 |
5.6 |
33,165 |
4.0 |
| 7th grade or 8th grade |
6,317,380 |
3.4 |
4,974,508 |
3.1 |
1,327,099 |
5.3 |
558,996 |
8.4 |
21,662 |
1.8 |
12,972 |
1.5 |
39,518 |
4.7 |
32,789 |
4.0 |
| Some high school |
22,410,266 |
12.1 |
18,505,584 |
11.6 |
3,827,091 |
15.4 |
1,495,895 |
22.5 |
64,880 |
5.5 |
52,725 |
6.1 |
87,055 |
10.4 |
170,256 |
20.7 |
| 9th grade |
4,555,595 |
2.5 |
3,492,829 |
2.2 |
1,050,108 |
4.2 |
583,007 |
8.8 |
9,800 |
0.8 |
5,283 |
0.6 |
27,055 |
3.2 |
34,424 |
4.2 |
| 10th grade |
5,625,134 |
3.0 |
4,945,362 |
3.1 |
662,558 |
2.7 |
236,514 |
3.6 |
16,811 |
1.4 |
19,380 |
2.2 |
13,394 |
1.6 |
26,172 |
3.2 |
| 11th grade |
5,324,913 |
2.9 |
4,774,000 |
3.0 |
531,496 |
2.1 |
213,915 |
3.2 |
8,686 |
0.7 |
6,833 |
0.8 |
4,955 |
0.6 |
20,694 |
2.5 |
| 12th grade, no diploma |
6,904,624 |
3.7 |
5,293,393 |
3.3 |
1,582,929 |
6.4 |
462,459 |
7.0 |
29,583 |
2.5 |
21,229 |
2.5 |
41,651 |
5.0 |
88,966 |
10.8 |
| High school graduate |
53,204,518 |
28.6 |
48,137,878 |
30.1 |
4,840,917 |
19.4 |
1,070,981 |
16.1 |
165,595 |
13.9 |
74,046 |
8.6 |
130,220 |
15.5 |
148,686 |
18.1 |
| Some college |
39,285,613 |
21.1 |
35,625,995 |
22.3 |
3,381,504 |
13.6 |
514,953 |
7.7 |
241,972 |
20.4 |
63,583 |
7.4 |
75,258 |
9.0 |
127,284 |
15.5 |
| Some college, but less than 1 year |
13,165,210 |
7.1 |
12,073,435 |
7.6 |
1,008,158 |
4.0 |
192,583 |
2.9 |
55,119 |
4.6 |
15,083 |
1.7 |
21,860 |
2.6 |
33,913 |
4.1 |
| One or more years of college, no degree |
26,120,403 |
14.1 |
23,552,560 |
14.7 |
2,373,346 |
9.5 |
322,370 |
4.8 |
186,853 |
15.7 |
48,500 |
5.6 |
53,398 |
6.4 |
93,371 |
11.3 |
| Associate degree |
11,762,207 |
6.3 |
10,396,899 |
6.5 |
1,272,178 |
5.1 |
128,194 |
1.9 |
94,220 |
7.9 |
30,115 |
3.5 |
34,155 |
4.1 |
65,406 |
7.9 |
| Bachelor's degree |
29,126,394 |
15.7 |
25,451,290 |
15.9 |
3,394,647 |
13.6 |
170,643 |
2.6 |
432,531 |
36.4 |
275,607 |
31.9 |
151,267 |
18.0 |
125,037 |
15.2 |
| Professional/Master's/PhD |
16,230,176 |
8.7 |
13,565,528 |
8.5 |
2,522,947 |
10.1 |
109,826 |
1.7 |
100,107 |
8.4 |
327,310 |
37.9 |
197,613 |
23.5 |
38,303 |
4.7 |
| Master's degree |
10,866,157 |
5.8 |
9,304,844 |
5.8 |
1,468,193 |
5.9 |
46,781 |
0.7 |
44,316 |
3.7 |
216,885 |
25.1 |
117,597 |
14.0 |
19,433 |
2.4 |
| Professional degree |
3,605,885 |
1.9 |
2,933,794 |
1.8 |
640,608 |
2.6 |
55,314 |
0.8 |
47,581 |
4.0 |
63,924 |
7.4 |
20,826 |
2.5 |
14,528 |
1.8 |
| Doctorate degree |
1,758,134 |
0.9 |
1,326,890 |
0.8 |
414,146 |
1.7 |
7,731 |
0.1 |
8,210 |
0.7 |
46,501 |
5.4 |
59,190 |
7.0 |
4,342 |
0.5 |
|
Source: US Census Bureau, Census 2000, 1 Percent Public Use Micro Sample File
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