Michigan 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 Michigan Female population aged 25 years and above was 3,546,908. 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 274,546 females without a high school diploma (ie. 7.74% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 66.99% White Alone, and 19.09% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 967,770 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 27.29% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 80.73% White Alone, and 13.52% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 1,196,483 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.73% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 77.95% White Alone, and 15.97% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,108,109 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 31.24% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 80.82% White Alone, and 9.18% 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 Michigan Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Michigan Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Michigan Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 183910 66.99
Black Alone 52413 19.09
Asian Alone 13274 4.84
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2146 0.78
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 236 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 11421 4.16
Two or More Races 11146 4.06
Michigan 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 171025 62.29
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 28771 10.48
All Other Ethnicities 74750 27.23
Michigan Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 781310 80.73
Black Alone 130802 13.52
Asian Alone 14110 1.46
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4864 0.50
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 241 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 11634 1.20
Two or More Races 24809 2.56
Michigan 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 763130 78.85
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 37144 3.84
All Other Ethnicities 167496 17.31
Michigan 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 932656 77.95
Black Alone 191070 15.97
Asian Alone 16526 1.38
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6586 0.55
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 283 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 10404 0.87
Two or More Races 38958 3.26
Michigan 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 912612 76.28
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 38506 3.22
All Other Ethnicities 245365 20.51
Michigan Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 895522 80.82
Black Alone 101687 9.18
Asian Alone 66239 5.98
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2666 0.24
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 244 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 7628 0.69
Two or More Races 34123 3.08
Michigan 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 878563 79.29
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 32499 2.93
All Other Ethnicities 197047 17.78