Alabama Female Population Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Alabama Female population aged 25 years and above was 1,789,125. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 203,586 females without a high school diploma (ie. 11.38% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 60.29% White Alone, and 30.70% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 522,148 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 29.19% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 68.33% White Alone, and 27.64% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 570,253 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 31.87% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 67.61% White Alone, and 28.24% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 493,138 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 27.56% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 73.14% White Alone, and 21.10% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 122748 60.29
Black Alone 62500 30.70
Asian Alone 3854 1.89
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1347 0.66
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 78 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 7736 3.80
Two or More Races 5323 2.62
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 116550 57.25
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 16498 8.10
All Other Ethnicities 70538 34.65
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 356811 68.33
Black Alone 144336 27.64
Asian Alone 4283 0.82
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2090 0.40
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 393 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 5304 1.02
Two or More Races 8931 1.71
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 351322 67.28
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 12638 2.42
All Other Ethnicities 158188 30.30
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 385579 67.61
Black Alone 161030 28.24
Asian Alone 4751 0.83
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2569 0.45
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 162 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 3521 0.62
Two or More Races 12641 2.22
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 380185 66.67
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 11197 1.96
All Other Ethnicities 178871 31.37
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 360687 73.14
Black Alone 104046 21.10
Asian Alone 13298 2.70
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1259 0.26
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 36 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 3038 0.62
Two or More Races 10774 2.19
Alabama Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 355381 72.07
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 10448 2.12
All Other Ethnicities 127309 25.82