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Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (most recent) by state

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Rank   States  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Georgia:26,620 
#2  Florida:26,444 
#3  New York:26,263 
#4  California:20,466 
#5  Texas:19,734 
#6  Illinois:18,321 
#7  North Carolina:16,568 
#8  Alabama:12,381 
#9  Virginia:12,344 
#10  Pennsylvania:11,116 
#11  Louisiana:10,663 
#12  Maryland:10,481 
#13  Michigan:10,001 
#14  Ohio:9,654 
#15  South Carolina:9,357 
#16  Mississippi:8,684 
#17  Tennessee:7,886 
#18  Missouri:7,820 
#19  New Jersey:6,027 
#20  District of Columbia:5,367 
#21  Massachusetts:5,362 
#22  Indiana:4,400 
#23  Arizona:3,489 
#24  Arkansas:3,483 
#25  Kentucky:3,073 
#26  Oklahoma:2,694 
#27  Wisconsin:2,568 
#28  Connecticut:2,423 
#29  Minnesota:2,403 
#30  Washington:2,334 
#31  Colorado:2,147 
#32  Kansas:1,975 
#33  Delaware:1,199 
#34  Iowa:1,028 
#35  Nebraska:821 
#36  Rhode Island:761 
#37  Nevada:743 
#38  West Virginia:675 
#39  Oregon:531 
#40  New Mexico:377 
#41  Hawaii:314 
#42  New Hampshire:261 
#43  Utah:174 
#44  Alaska:121 
#45  Maine:95 
#46  South Dakota:84 
#47  Vermont:81 
#48  North Dakota:80 
#49  Idaho:59 
#50  Wyoming:44 
#51  Montana:28 
Total: 320,024  
Weighted average: 6,275.0  


DEFINITION: This is the count of all degrees awarded to non-Hispanic blacks. A degree is an award conferred by a college, university, or other postsecondary education institution as official recognition for the successful completion of a program of studies. "Black, Non-Hispanic" refers to persons having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (except those of Hispanic origin).

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