Table 7. Educational Attainment of the Population 25 Years and Over by Sex, for Black Alone and White Alone, Not Hispanic: March 2004

(Numbers in thousands)

Sex and educational attainment	Total		Race and Hispanic Origin 1/
	Total		Black alone		White alone, not Hispanic		Other 2/
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Both sexes	186,877	100.0	20,812	100.0	134,063	100.0	32,002	100.0
Less than 9th grade	11,747	6.3	1,197	5.7	4,430	3.3	6,120	19.1
9th to 12th grade (no diploma)	15,998	8.6	2,833	13.6	8,986	6.7	4,179	13.1
High school graduate	59,810	32.0	7,493	36.0	44,022	32.8	8,296	25.9
Some college or associate's degree	47,572	25.5	5,623	27.0	35,631	26.6	6,318	19.7
Bachelor's degree	33,766	18.1	2,560	12.3	26,569	19.8	4,637	14.5
Advanced degree	17,983	9.6	1,106	5.3	14,425	10.8	2,451	7.7
Less than high school diploma	27,745	14.8	4,030	19.4	13,416	10.0	10,299	32.2
High school graduate or more	159,132	85.2	16,782	80.6	120,647	90.0	21,703	67.8
Less than Bachelor's degree	135,127	72.3	17,145	82.4	93,069	69.4	24,913	77.8
Bachelor's degree or more	51,749	27.7	3,667	17.6	40,994	30.6	7,088	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.

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