Minnesota 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 Minnesota Female population aged 25 years and above was 1,938,584. 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 115,781 females without a high school diploma (ie. 5.97% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 50.79% White Alone, and 19.35% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 432,812 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 22.33% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 85.95% White Alone, and 5.36% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 634,134 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 32.71% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.62% White Alone, and 5.37% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 755,857 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 38.99% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.37% White Alone, and 2.69% 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 Minnesota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Minnesota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Minnesota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 58803 50.79
Black Alone 22403 19.35
Asian Alone 17668 15.26
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2608 2.25
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 139 0.12
Some Other Race Alone 9808 8.47
Two or More Races 4352 3.76
Minnesota 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 51729 44.68
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18966 16.38
All Other Ethnicities 45086 38.94
Minnesota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 372003 85.95
Black Alone 23217 5.36
Asian Alone 14060 3.25
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4217 0.97
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 158 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 7926 1.83
Two or More Races 11231 2.60
Minnesota 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 364207 84.15
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18858 4.36
All Other Ethnicities 49747 11.49
Minnesota 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 549289 86.62
Black Alone 34066 5.37
Asian Alone 18082 2.85
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6624 1.05
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 309 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 6445 1.02
Two or More Races 19319 3.05
Minnesota 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 539666 85.10
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 20464 3.23
All Other Ethnicities 74004 11.67
Minnesota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 667945 88.37
Black Alone 20352 2.69
Asian Alone 41194 5.45
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2248 0.30
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 166 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 5857 0.78
Two or More Races 18095 2.39
Minnesota 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 659362 87.23
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 17682 2.34
All Other Ethnicities 78813 10.43