Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts Female population aged 25 years and above was 2,547,188. 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 216,192 females without a high school diploma (ie. 8.49% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 53.02% White Alone, and 11.13% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 548,208 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 21.52% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 77.96% White Alone, and 7.75% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 612,121 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 24.03% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 79.48% White Alone, and 8.74% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,170,667 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 45.96% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 81.09% White Alone, and 4.37% 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 Massachusetts Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Massachusetts Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Massachusetts Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 114626 53.02
Black Alone 24069 11.13
Asian Alone 26313 12.17
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 924 0.43
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 37 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 28032 12.97
Two or More Races 22191 10.26
Massachusetts 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 90455 41.84
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 65781 30.43
All Other Ethnicities 59956 27.73
Massachusetts Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 427382 77.96
Black Alone 42510 7.75
Asian Alone 22802 4.16
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 992 0.18
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 203 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 26753 4.88
Two or More Races 27566 5.03
Massachusetts 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 402917 73.50
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 64756 11.81
All Other Ethnicities 80535 14.69
Massachusetts 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 486538 79.48
Black Alone 53492 8.74
Asian Alone 19107 3.12
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1478 0.24
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 170 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 22412 3.66
Two or More Races 28924 4.72
Massachusetts 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 460510 75.23
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 62988 10.29
All Other Ethnicities 88623 14.48
Massachusetts Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 949345 81.09
Black Alone 51182 4.37
Asian Alone 105649 9.03
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1095 0.09
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 353 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 20200 1.73
Two or More Races 42843 3.66
Massachusetts 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 922839 78.83
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 59376 5.07
All Other Ethnicities 188452 16.10