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Table 219.85. | Percentage of high school dropouts among noninstitutionalized persons 16 through 24 years old (status dropout rate), by race/ethnicity and state: 2013 |
[Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Two or more races |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
United States | 6.4 | (0.06) | 4.6 | (0.06) | 7.9 | (0.19) | 11.5 | (0.19) | 2.4 | (0.16) | 5.0 | (1.05) | 12.0 | (0.73) | 5.0 | (0.28) | ||||||||
Alabama | 8.5 | (0.59) | 7.1 | (0.56) | 8.9 | (1.12) | 23.5 | (4.66) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.8 | ! | (3.56) | |||||||
Alaska | 5.9 | (1.07) | 4.7 | ! | (1.46) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | † | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.2 | (2.04) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Arizona | 8.9 | (0.40) | 5.2 | (0.47) | 5.8 | (1.61) | 13.9 | (0.97) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 11.5 | (1.70) | 6.5 | ! | (2.09) | |||||||
Arkansas | 6.6 | (0.57) | 5.8 | (0.66) | 6.2 | (1.41) | 14.5 | (2.77) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
California | 6.5 | (0.15) | 2.9 | (0.19) | 6.8 | (0.65) | 10.2 | (0.26) | 1.7 | (0.19) | 3.7 | ! | (1.54) | 3.4 | ! | (1.22) | 3.0 | (0.54) | ||||||
Colorado | 6.7 | (0.44) | 4.2 | (0.44) | 6.7 | ! | (2.60) | 13.2 | (1.32) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 22.7 | ! | (8.49) | 3.9 | ! | (1.63) | |||||
Connecticut | 5.0 | (0.49) | 2.4 | (0.39) | 6.1 | (1.25) | 14.1 | (1.75) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Delaware | 5.7 | (0.81) | 4.5 | (0.87) | 5.0 | ! | (1.84) | 13.4 | (3.24) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
District of Columbia | 5.4 | (1.22) | ‡ | (†) | 11.2 | (2.49) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Florida | 7.0 | (0.29) | 6.0 | (0.39) | 7.9 | (0.61) | 8.7 | (0.59) | 2.8 | ! | (0.92) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.2 | (1.10) | |||||||
Georgia | 7.9 | (0.35) | 5.8 | (0.44) | 8.4 | (0.57) | 17.9 | (1.57) | 3.0 | ! | (0.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 7.6 | ! | (2.32) | ||||||
Hawaii | 4.7 | (0.59) | 3.7 | ! | (1.53) | ‡ | (†) | 2.7 | ! | (1.13) | 4.0 | (1.12) | 8.8 | ! | (2.87) | ‡ | (†) | 5.9 | (1.61) | |||||
Idaho | 7.0 | (0.77) | 6.1 | (0.74) | ‡ | (†) | 10.2 | (2.70) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 10.4 | ! | (4.21) | |||||||
Illinois | 5.1 | (0.28) | 3.4 | (0.25) | 6.5 | (0.71) | 9.7 | (0.88) | 1.6 | ! | (0.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Indiana | 8.2 | (0.36) | 7.4 | (0.39) | 11.3 | (1.54) | 15.6 | (2.83) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.5 | ! | (1.47) | |||||||
Iowa | 4.6 | (0.46) | 4.0 | (0.50) | ‡ | (†) | 13.1 | (2.52) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Kansas | 4.4 | (0.42) | 3.0 | (0.44) | 6.7 | ! | (2.07) | 11.9 | (1.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Kentucky | 7.4 | (0.55) | 6.7 | (0.60) | 8.6 | (1.55) | 19.4 | (4.86) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Louisiana | 10.7 | (0.66) | 7.1 | (0.73) | 14.7 | (1.28) | 18.2 | (3.16) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.5 | ! | (2.21) | |||||||
Maine | 3.8 | (0.70) | 3.9 | (0.80) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Maryland | 5.0 | (0.36) | 3.6 | (0.48) | 5.9 | (0.64) | 11.7 | (1.75) | 2.7 | ! | (1.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Massachusetts | 3.8 | (0.28) | 2.7 | (0.29) | 4.8 | (1.06) | 8.8 | (1.03) | 1.8 | ! | (0.61) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 4.5 | ! | (1.72) | ||||||
Michigan | 6.2 | (0.31) | 5.0 | (0.31) | 10.0 | (1.02) | 8.6 | (1.44) | 2.9 | ! | (1.28) | ‡ | (†) | 12.2 | ! | (5.18) | 11.1 | (2.33) | ||||||
Minnesota | 4.4 | (0.40) | 3.0 | (0.38) | 7.0 | ! | (2.63) | 13.7 | (2.71) | 4.2 | (1.20) | ‡ | (†) | 12.9 | ! | (4.68) | 9.1 | ! | (3.81) | |||||
Mississippi | 8.9 | (0.65) | 6.7 | (0.90) | 11.1 | (1.06) | 16.0 | ! | (5.11) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Missouri | 5.7 | (0.37) | 5.1 | (0.39) | 6.9 | (1.07) | 13.9 | (3.49) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.9 | ! | (1.32) | |||||||
Montana | 8.4 | (1.12) | 5.8 | (1.15) | ‡ | (†) | 20.4 | ! | (8.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 27.1 | (5.12) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Nebraska | 4.3 | (0.60) | 2.9 | (0.51) | 5.8 | ! | (2.62) | 12.5 | (3.03) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
Nevada | 10.5 | (0.85) | 6.9 | (1.18) | 16.4 | (3.46) | 14.8 | (1.63) | 3.0 | ! | (1.45) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 12.4 | ! | (4.92) | ||||||
New Hampshire | 2.9 | (0.63) | 2.2 | (0.59) | ‡ | (†) | 9.4 | ! | (3.33) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
New Jersey | 4.0 | (0.28) | 2.2 | (0.26) | 4.5 | (0.68) | 8.7 | (0.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
New Mexico | 7.8 | (0.83) | 5.5 | (1.16) | 8.9 | ! | (4.39) | 8.8 | (1.14) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8.3 | (1.54) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
New York | 6.4 | (0.24) | 3.8 | (0.22) | 8.2 | (0.58) | 12.2 | (0.69) | 3.6 | (0.75) | ‡ | (†) | 9.8 | ! | (4.78) | 5.1 | (1.33) | |||||||
North Carolina | 7.6 | (0.40) | 5.8 | (0.37) | 7.0 | (0.71) | 19.7 | (1.93) | 5.4 | (1.59) | ‡ | (†) | 12.1 | (2.22) | 3.1 | (0.88) | ||||||||
North Dakota | 6.8 | (1.52) | 4.5 | ! | (1.68) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 25.8 | ! | (8.76) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
Ohio | 5.8 | (0.30) | 4.9 | (0.32) | 8.8 | (0.92) | 10.5 | (1.81) | 4.4 | ! | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 8.4 | (1.96) | |||||||
Oklahoma | 8.2 | (0.50) | 6.3 | (0.57) | 6.8 | (1.75) | 20.7 | (2.27) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 9.8 | (2.13) | 6.3 | (1.81) | ||||||||
Oregon | 7.3 | (0.58) | 6.2 | (0.61) | 11.8 | ! | (4.92) | 12.7 | (2.20) | 4.9 | ! | (1.99) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.2 | ! | (2.05) | |||||
Pennsylvania | 5.2 | (0.28) | 4.2 | (0.25) | 7.7 | (1.16) | 10.7 | (1.27) | 3.4 | ! | (1.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 5.1 | ! | (1.86) | ||||||
Rhode Island | 5.7 | (0.73) | 2.9 | (0.63) | ‡ | (†) | 17.3 | (3.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
South Carolina | 8.3 | (0.49) | 7.0 | (0.61) | 9.7 | (0.95) | 15.0 | (2.59) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 14.3 | ! | (6.47) | 4.8 | ! | (1.92) | ||||||
South Dakota | 6.6 | (0.88) | 4.2 | (0.99) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 22.8 | (4.47) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Tennessee | 5.7 | (0.41) | 5.0 | (0.44) | 6.6 | (1.06) | 12.6 | (2.03) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 6.7 | ! | (2.77) | |||||||
Texas | 7.6 | (0.24) | 4.0 | (0.25) | 6.5 | (0.72) | 11.7 | (0.41) | 2.2 | (0.50) | ‡ | (†) | 10.7 | ! | (5.15) | 2.8 | ! | (0.88) | ||||||
Utah | 5.2 | (0.52) | 4.2 | (0.62) | ‡ | (†) | 10.2 | (1.58) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Vermont | 3.2 | ! | (0.98) | 3.2 | ! | (1.08) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
Virginia | 4.2 | (0.25) | 3.1 | (0.28) | 5.7 | (0.62) | 9.5 | (1.27) | 1.0 | ! | (0.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 3.9 | ! | (1.64) | ||||||
Washington | 6.4 | (0.35) | 4.8 | (0.41) | 7.3 | (1.93) | 13.0 | (1.38) | 3.3 | ! | (1.08) | ‡ | (†) | 19.8 | (3.17) | 5.9 | (1.31) | |||||||
West Virginia | 7.5 | (0.89) | 7.2 | (0.88) | ‡ | (†) | 18.6 | ! | (6.53) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 22.2 | ! | (8.18) | ||||||
Wisconsin | 4.8 | (0.34) | 3.6 | (0.35) | 8.1 | (1.74) | 15.2 | (2.50) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
Wyoming | 5.6 | (1.09) | 3.9 | ! | (1.23) | ‡ | (†) | 15.6 | (4.66) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
†Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: "Status" dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. Data are based on a sample survey of the noninstitutionalized population. Totals include other racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 1-year sample, 2013. (This table was prepared January 2015.) |