"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 2004",,,,,,,, (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,"186,877",100,"21,290",100,"134,063",100,"31,523",100 Less than 9th grade,"11,747",6.3,"1,239",5.8,"4,430",3.3,"6,078",19.3 9th to 12th grade (no diploma),"15,998",8.6,"2,882",13.5,"8,986",6.7,"4,130",13.1 High school graduate,"59,810",32,"7,624",35.8,"44,022",32.8,"8,164",25.9 Some college or associate's degree,"47,572",25.5,"5,784",27.2,"35,631",26.6,"6,157",19.5 Bachelor's degree,"33,766",18.1,"2,622",12.3,"26,569",19.8,"4,576",14.5 Advanced degree,"17,983",9.6,"1,139",5.3,"14,425",10.8,"2,419",7.7 Less than high school diploma,"27,745",14.8,"4,121",19.4,"13,416",10,"10,208",32.4 High school graduate or more,"159,132",85.2,"17,169",80.6,"120,647",90,"21,316",67.6 Less than Bachelor's degree,"135,127",72.3,"17,530",82.3,"93,069",69.4,"24,529",77.8 Bachelor's degree or more,"51,749",27.7,"3,761",17.7,"40,994",30.6,"6,994",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, except those combinations including Black.",,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2004, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Internet release date: March 2006",,,,,,,,