Postsecondary degrees awarded (most recent) by state

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). Per capita figures expressed per 10,000 population.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

District of Columbia:

97.489 per 10,000 people

# 2

Mississippi:

29.729 per 10,000 people

# 3

Georgia:

29.341 per 10,000 people

# 4

Alabama:

27.164 per 10,000 people

# 5

Louisiana:

23.572 per 10,000 people

# 6

South Carolina:

21.99 per 10,000 people

# 7

North Carolina:

19.08 per 10,000 people

# 8

Maryland:

18.715 per 10,000 people

# 9

Virginia:

16.312 per 10,000 people

# 10

Florida:

14.865 per 10,000 people

# 11

Illinois:

14.354 per 10,000 people

# 12

Delaware:

14.214 per 10,000 people

# 13

New York:

13.64 per 10,000 people

# 14

Missouri:

13.482 per 10,000 people

# 15

Tennessee:

13.225 per 10,000 people

# 16

Arkansas:

12.533 per 10,000 people

# 17

Michigan:

9.882 per 10,000 people

# 18

Pennsylvania:

8.943 per 10,000 people

# 19

Texas:

8.633 per 10,000 people

# 20

Ohio:

8.421 per 10,000 people

# 21

Massachusetts:

8.38 per 10,000 people

# 22

Oklahoma:

7.593 per 10,000 people

# 23

Kentucky:

7.363 per 10,000 people

# 24

Kansas:

7.196 per 10,000 people

# 25

Rhode Island:

7.071 per 10,000 people

# 26

Indiana:

7.015 per 10,000 people

# 27

New Jersey:

6.913 per 10,000 people

# 28

Connecticut:

6.903 per 10,000 people

# 29

Arizona:

5.874 per 10,000 people

# 30

California:

5.664 per 10,000 people

# 31

Minnesota:

4.682 per 10,000 people

# 32

Nebraska:

4.668 per 10,000 people

# 33

Wisconsin:

4.639 per 10,000 people

# 34

Colorado:

4.602 per 10,000 people

# 35

West Virginia:

3.715 per 10,000 people

# 36

Washington:

3.712 per 10,000 people

# 37

Iowa:

3.466 per 10,000 people

# 38

Nevada:

3.077 per 10,000 people

# 39

Hawaii:

2.462 per 10,000 people

# 40

New Hampshire:

1.992 per 10,000 people

# 41

New Mexico:

1.955 per 10,000 people

# 42

Alaska:

1.823 per 10,000 people

# 43

Oregon:

1.458 per 10,000 people

# 44

Vermont:

1.3 per 10,000 people

# 45

North Dakota:

1.257 per 10,000 people

# 46

South Dakota:

1.083 per 10,000 people

# 47

Wyoming:

0.864 per 10,000 people

# 48

Maine:

0.719 per 10,000 people

# 49

Utah:

0.705 per 10,000 people

# 50

Idaho:

0.413 per 10,000 people

# 51

Montana:

0.299 per 10,000 people

Weighted average:

10.5 per 10,000 people

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). Per capita figures expressed per 10,000 population.

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