Missouri 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 Missouri Male population aged 25 years and above was 2,027,918. 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 197,290 males without a high school diploma (ie. 9.73% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 76.53% White Alone, and 13.62% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 654,557 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 32.28% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 83.38% White Alone, and 11.67% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 576,298 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 28.42% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 83.15% White Alone, and 10.79% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 599,773 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 29.58% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.19% White Alone, and 5.69% 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 Missouri Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Missouri Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Missouri Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 150984 76.53
Black Alone 26874 13.62
Asian Alone 2954 1.50
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 993 0.50
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 420 0.21
Some Other Race Alone 7151 3.63
Two or More Races 7914 4.01
Missouri 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 144070 73.02
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 17704 8.97
All Other Ethnicities 35516 18.00
Missouri Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 545746 83.38
Black Alone 76354 11.67
Asian Alone 4353 0.67
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2522 0.39
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 661 0.10
Some Other Race Alone 6763 1.03
Two or More Races 18158 2.77
Missouri 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 536706 82.00
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 20018 3.06
All Other Ethnicities 97833 14.95
Missouri 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 479183 83.15
Black Alone 62200 10.79
Asian Alone 5829 1.01
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2365 0.41
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 923 0.16
Some Other Race Alone 5961 1.03
Two or More Races 19837 3.44
Missouri 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 470323 81.61
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18775 3.26
All Other Ethnicities 87200 15.13
Missouri Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 516920 86.19
Black Alone 34146 5.69
Asian Alone 25739 4.29
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1354 0.23
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 385 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 4143 0.69
Two or More Races 17086 2.85
Missouri 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 508645 84.81
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 15567 2.60
All Other Ethnicities 75561 12.60