Figure B
Share of the population age 25 or older with a bachelor's degree or higher, by race & ethnicity, 1972–2019
| White | Non-Hispanic White | Black | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.6 | 5.1 | |
| 1973 | 13.1 | 6.0 | |
| 1974 | 14.0 | 5.5 | |
| 1975 | 14.5 | 6.4 | |
| 1976 | 15.4 | 6.6 | |
| 1977 | 16.1 | 7.2 | |
| 1978 | 16.4 | 7.2 | |
| 1979 | 17.2 | 7.9 | |
| 1980 | 17.8 | 7.9 | |
| 1981 | 17.8 | 8.2 | |
| 1982 | 18.5 | 8.8 | |
| 1983 | 19.5 | 9.5 | |
| 1984 | 19.8 | 10.4 | |
| 1985 | 20.0 | 11.1 | |
| 1986 | 20.1 | 10.9 | |
| 1987 | 20.5 | 10.7 | |
| 1988 | 20.9 | 11.2 | |
| 1989 | 21.8 | 11.8 | |
| 1990 | 22.0 | 11.3 | |
| 1991 | 22.2 | 11.5 | |
| 1992 | 22.1 | 11.9 | |
| 1993 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 12.2 |
| 1994 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 12.9 |
| 1995 | 24.0 | 25.4 | 13.2 |
| 1996 | 24.3 | 25.9 | 13.6 |
| 1997 | 24.6 | 26.2 | 13.3 |
| 1998 | 25.0 | 26.6 | 14.7 |
| 1999 | 25.9 | 27.7 | 15.4 |
| 2000 | 26.1 | 28.1 | 16.5 |
| 2001 | 26.6 | 28.7 | 15.7 |
| 2002 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 17.0 |
| 2003 | 27.6 | 30.0 | 17.3 |
| 2004 | 28.2 | 30.6 | 17.6 |
| 2005 | 28.1 | 30.6 | 17.6 |
| 2006 | 28.4 | 31.0 | 18.5 |
| 2007 | 29.1 | 31.8 | 18.5 |
| 2008 | 29.8 | 32.6 | 19.6 |
| 2009 | 29.9 | 32.9 | 19.3 |
| 2010 | 30.3 | 33.2 | 19.8 |
| 2011 | 31.0 | 34.0 | 19.9 |
| 2012 | 31.3 | 34.5 | 21.2 |
| 2013 | 32.0 | 35.2 | 21.8 |
| 2014 | 32.3 | 35.6 | 22.2 |
| 2015 | 32.8 | 36.2 | 22.5 |
| 2016 | 33.7 | 37.3 | 23.3 |
| 2017 | 34.5 | 38.1 | 23.9 |
| 2018 | 35.2 | 38.8 | 25.2 |
| 2019 | 36.3 | 40.1 | 26.1 |
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