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U.S. Dropouts of Youth Ages 16-24 by Race-Ethnicity, 1996

Number of white non-Hispanic youth = 21.9 million
Number of white non-Hispanic youth dropouts = 1.6 million
Percentage of white non-Hispanic youth who were dropouts = 7.3 %

Number of black non-Hispanic youth = 4.6 million
Number of black non-Hispanic youth dropouts = 0.6 million
Percentage of black non-Hispanic youth who were dropouts = 13.0%

Number of Hispanic youth = 4.4 million
Number of Hispanic youth dropouts = 1.3 million
Percentage of Hispanic youth who were dropouts = 29.4%