District Of Columbia Male 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 District Of Columbia Male population aged 25 years and above was 230,462. 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 18,537 males without a high school diploma (ie. 8.04% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 7.43% White Alone, and 66.15% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 35,786 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 15.53% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 9.15% White Alone, and 80.37% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 33,272 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 14.44% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 18.17% White Alone, and 70.09% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 142,867 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 61.99% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 68.16% White Alone, and 19.10% 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 District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1377 7.43
Black Alone 12263 66.15
Asian Alone 422 2.28
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 77 0.42
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 3662 19.76
Two or More Races 736 3.97
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 406 2.19
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 5375 29.00
All Other Ethnicities 12756 68.81
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3275 9.15
Black Alone 28760 80.37
Asian Alone 540 1.51
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 171 0.48
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 54 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 1693 4.73
Two or More Races 1293 3.61
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2373 6.63
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3631 10.15
All Other Ethnicities 29782 83.22
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6044 18.17
Black Alone 23321 70.09
Asian Alone 565 1.70
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 100 0.30
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 49 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 1184 3.56
Two or More Races 2009 6.04
District Of Columbia Male 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 5398 16.22
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2876 8.64
All Other Ethnicities 24998 75.13
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 97376 68.16
Black Alone 27291 19.10
Asian Alone 7314 5.12
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 210 0.15
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 38 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 3003 2.10
Two or More Races 7635 5.34
District Of Columbia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 90984 63.68
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 12963 9.07
All Other Ethnicities 38920 27.24