Iowa 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 Iowa Male population aged 25 years and above was 1,047,159. 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 82,411 males without a high school diploma (ie. 7.87% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 74.32% White Alone, and 6.46% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 345,108 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 32.96% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.98% White Alone, and 3.66% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 325,125 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 31.05% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.70% White Alone, and 3.44% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 294,515 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 28.13% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.19% White Alone, and 2.05% 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 Iowa Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Iowa Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Iowa Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 61247 74.32
Black Alone 5327 6.46
Asian Alone 4699 5.70
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 628 0.76
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 409 0.50
Some Other Race Alone 5481 6.65
Two or More Races 4620 5.61
Iowa 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 51871 62.94
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18450 22.39
All Other Ethnicities 12090 14.67
Iowa Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 317444 91.98
Black Alone 12646 3.66
Asian Alone 3826 1.11
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 937 0.27
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 512 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 3017 0.87
Two or More Races 6726 1.95
Iowa 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 308818 89.48
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 14383 4.17
All Other Ethnicities 21907 6.35
Iowa 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 298143 91.70
Black Alone 11174 3.44
Asian Alone 4299 1.32
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1030 0.32
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 196 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 2548 0.78
Two or More Races 7735 2.38
Iowa 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 291969 89.80
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 11038 3.40
All Other Ethnicities 22118 6.80
Iowa Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 268574 91.19
Black Alone 6033 2.05
Asian Alone 11297 3.84
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 451 0.15
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 216 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 2081 0.71
Two or More Races 5863 1.99
Iowa 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 264816 89.92
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 6944 2.36
All Other Ethnicities 22755 7.73