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| Table 5-24 | |
| Educational Attainment of Persons 25 Years Old and Over, by Race/Ethnicity, in Idaho, the Region and the U.S.: April 1990. | |
| Total | White[1] | Black[1] | Hispanic[2] | Asian/Pacific Islander[1] |
American Indian or Alaskan Native[1] |
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| Percent with high school diploma or higher | ||||||
| Idaho | 79.7 | 80.9 | 82.8 | 43.4 | 80.3 | 68.1 |
| Alaska | 86.6 | 91.1 | 88.2 | 80.4 | 75.4 | 63.1 |
| Montana | 81 | 81.7 | 80.9 | 66.4 | 78.5 | 68.1 |
| Nevada | 78.8 | 80.9 | 70.8 | 53.7 | 74.1 | 69.8 |
| Utah | 85.1 | 86.2 | 77 | 61 | 80.7 | 59.3 |
| Washington | 83.8 | 85 | 81.2 | 56.7 | 77.3 | 72.3 |
| Wyoming | 83 | 83.9 | 81.2 | 59.3 | 77.5 | 68.2 |
| U.S. | 75.2 | 77.9 | 63.1 | 49.8 | 77.5 | 65.5 |
| Percent with bachelor's degree or higher | ||||||
| Idaho | 17.7 | 18 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 27.6 | 7.2 |
| Alaska | 23 | 26.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 20.5 | 4.1 |
| Montana | 19.8 | 20.3 | 18.4 | 10.9 | 32.1 | 7.9 |
| Nevada | 15.3 | 15.9 | 9 | 7 | 21.9 | 8 |
| Utah | 22.3 | 22.7 | 15.9 | 9.1 | 29.4 | 6.4 |
| Washington | 22.9 | 23.3 | 15.4 | 11 | 30.2 | 9.1 |
| Wyoming | 18.8 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 28.6 | 6.2 |
| U.S. | 20.3 | 21.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 36.6 | 9.3 |
| Source: | U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Decennial Census, Minority Economic Profiles, unpublished data. Digest of Education Statistics 1997. |
| [1] | Includes persons of Hispanic origin. |
| [2] | Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. |
Compiled by: Lily Wai, data input assisted by: Steven
Olson
Contact: Lily Wai
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