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However, this area lags behind the state when it comes to bachelor‘s degrees or higher (Figure 1). A lower percentage of Black (12%) and Hispanic or Latinx (14%) residents attained Bachelor's degrees or higher than White (25%) or Asian (37%) residents. With respect to high
Bachelors or Higher
Figure 1 - % Educational Attainment (2018)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Bachelors or Higher
Associates or Some College
HS Diploma
Flint
12
36.5
51.5
Genesee County
22.2
36.8
41
Michigan
29.6
32.8
37.6
school graduates, a notable 67% of female Asian residents attain a high school education, which is 20 points lower than the county population (Figure 2, Table 3).
Figure 2 - % Educational Attainment by Race
Bachelors or Higher
WHITE, NON HISPANIC OR HISPANIC OR LATINO
LATINO
Associates or Some College HS Diploma
BLACK OR AFRICAN ASIAN ALL POPULATION AMERICAN
39.2
36
24.8
55.7
30.7
13.5
46.9
41.1
12
30.9
32.2
36.9
41
36.8
22.2
Table 3 - 2018 RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
White alone
High school graduate or higher Bachelor's degree or higher
High school graduate or higher Bachelor's degree or higher
High school graduate or higher Bachelor's degree or higher
Total % Total Female
201,521 92.20% 106,213 53,461 24.50% 29,053
197,076 92.40% 104,105 52,865 24.80% 28,794
44,135 86.20% 25,449 6,154 12.00% 4,223
% Female
93.10% 25.50%
93.10% 25.70%
88.90% 14.80%
Male % Male
95,308 91.30% 24,408 23.40%
92,971 91.50% 24,071 23.70%
18,686 82.70% 1,931 8.50%
218,469
43.78%
114,095
43.34%
104,374
44.26%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino
213,400
42.76%
111,826
42.48%
101,574
43.07%
Black alone
51,217
10.26%
28,614
10.87%
22,603
9.59%