Colorado 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 Colorado Female population aged 25 years and above was 1,961,524. 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 140,329 females without a high school diploma (ie. 7.15% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 58.83% White Alone, and 4.87% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 380,793 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 19.41% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 78.28% White Alone, and 4.31% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 580,232 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 29.58% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 81.78% White Alone, and 4.43% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 860,170 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 43.85% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.51% White Alone, and 2.40% 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 Colorado Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Colorado Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Colorado Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 82553 58.83
Black Alone 6827 4.87
Asian Alone 10846 7.73
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2396 1.71
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 213 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 21031 14.99
Two or More Races 16463 11.73
Colorado 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 41548 29.61
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 77883 55.50
All Other Ethnicities 20898 14.89
Colorado Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 298092 78.28
Black Alone 16425 4.31
Asian Alone 11089 2.91
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4491 1.18
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 697 0.18
Some Other Race Alone 22801 5.99
Two or More Races 27198 7.14
Colorado 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 245402 64.44
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 98484 25.86
All Other Ethnicities 36907 9.69
Colorado 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 474524 81.78
Black Alone 25677 4.43
Asian Alone 13212 2.28
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6919 1.19
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 1142 0.20
Some Other Race Alone 19890 3.43
Two or More Races 38868 6.70
Colorado 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 419136 72.24
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 101033 17.41
All Other Ethnicities 60063 10.35
Colorado Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 744171 86.51
Black Alone 20691 2.40
Asian Alone 35805 4.16
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4111 0.48
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 749 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 13009 1.51
Two or More Races 41634 4.84
Colorado 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 706320 82.11
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 69702 8.10
All Other Ethnicities 84148 9.78