"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/,,,,, ,,,Black alone,,"White alone, not Hispanic",,Other 2/, ,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent,Number,Percent Female,"97,319",100,"11,644",100,"69,666",100,"16,010",100 Less than 9th grade,"5,943",6.1,613,5.3,"2,297",3.3,"3,033",18.9 9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"8,233",8.5,"1,619",13.9,"4,596",6.6,"2,018",12.6 High school graduate,"31,921",32.8,"3,976",34.1,"23,679",34,"4,266",26.6 Some college or associate's degree,"25,809",26.5,"3,288",28.2,"19,317",27.7,"3,204",20 Bachelor's degree,"17,134",17.6,"1,516",13,"13,198",18.9,"2,420",15.1 Advanced degree,"8,279",8.5,632,5.4,"6,578",9.4,"1,069",6.7 Less than high school diploma,"14,176",14.6,"2,231",19.2,"6,894",9.9,"5,051",31.5 High school graduate or more,"83,143",85.4,"9,412",80.8,"62,772",90.1,"10,959",68.5 Less than Bachelor's degree,"71,906",73.9,"9,495",81.5,"49,890",71.6,"12,521",78.2 Bachelor's degree or more,"25,413",26.1,"2,149",18.5,"19,776",28.4,"3,489",21.8 "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",,,,,,,,