Table 5.8. Citizenship by Educational Attainment, American Samoa: 2015
		Less than	9th to	High School	Some coll	Bach-	MS and	Percent	Percent
Citizenship	Total	9th grade	12th	graduate	and Assoc	elors	above	HS Grad	BA/BS+
Toal	28,916	1,115	2,734	17,133	5,013	1,865	1,055	86.7	10.1
Born in American Samoa	12,881	192	810	7,292	2,812	1,079	696	92.2	13.8
Born in US or US territory	1,403	12	84	474	414	282	138	93.2	29.9
Born of US parents	288	18	6	174	42	30	18	91.7	16.7
Naturalized area citizen	684	30	48	306	216	48	36	88.6	12.3
Non-citizen Green card	9,517	636	1,331	5,913	1,163	348	126	79.3	5.0
Other non-citizen	4,144	228	456	2,974	366	78	42	83.5	2.9
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey
Table 5.9.  Year Moved to American Samoa by Educational Attainment, American Samoa: 2015
Year moved to		Less than	9th to	High School	Some coll	Bach-	MS and	Percent	Percent
American Samoa	Total	9th grade	12th	graduate	and Assoc	elors	above	HS Grad	BA/BS+
Total	28,916	1,115	2,734	17,133	5,013	1,865	1,055	86.7	10.1
2015	138	6	30	72	24	6	0	73.9	4.3
2014	402	30	36	162	102	60	12	83.6	17.9
2013	234	12	18	144	24	36	0	87.2	15.4
2012	312	24	78	144	36	30	0	67.3	9.6
2011	168	6	6	42	60	42	12	92.9	32.1
2010	162	18	0	84	18	36	6	88.9	25.9
2005-2009	953	36	72	600	174	48	24	88.8	7.6
2000-2004	1,859	42	228	1,265	246	66	12	85.5	4.2
1995-1999	1,403	60	174	870	222	54	24	83.4	5.6
1990-1994	1,577	102	198	1,013	192	54	18	81.0	4.6
1985-1989	1,973	84	270	1,277	264	42	36	82.1	4.0
1980-1984	1,985	126	294	1,229	228	72	36	78.8	5.4
1970-1979	3,040	216	300	1,865	342	180	138	83.1	10.5
1960-1969	1,283	120	150	744	186	42	42	79.0	6.5
1950-1959	366	30	36	222	66	12	0	82.0	3.3
1930-1949	156	6	30	96	18	6	0	76.9	3.8
1900-1929	24	6	6	12	0	0	0	50.0	0.0
Born in American Samoa	12,881	192	810	7,292	2,812	1,079	696	92.2	13.8
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey
Table 5.10. Reason for Migration by Educational Attainment, American Samoa: 2015
		Less than	9th to	High School	Some coll	Bach-	MS and	Percent	Percent
Reason for migration	Total	9th grade	12th	graduate	and Assoc	elors	above	HS Grad	BA/BS+
Total	28,916	1,115	2,734	17,133	5,013	1,865	1,055	86.7	10.1
Employment	4,240	336	480	2,567	426	330	102	80.8	10.2
Spouse of employed	965	78	180	558	96	42	12	73.4	5.6
Dependent of employed	450	24	24	222	126	24	30	89.3	12.0
Family subsistence	2,573	126	240	1,745	348	84	30	85.8	4.4
Family business	426	6	48	270	66	36	0	87.3	8.5
Missionary activities	306	18	18	156	78	18	18	88.2	11.8
Medical reasons	36	6	0	30	0	0	0	83.3	0.0
Visiting or vacation	4,995	204	708	3,118	756	126	84	81.8	4.2
Other reason	2,045	126	228	1,175	306	126	84	82.7	10.3
Born in American Samoa	12,881	192	810	7,292	2,812	1,079	696	92.2	13.8
Source: 2015 American Samoa Household Income and Expenditures Survey