North Dakota 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 North Dakota Female population aged 25 years and above was 246,247. 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 15,101 females without a high school diploma (ie. 6.13% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 70.11% White Alone, and 8.18% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 58,663 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 23.82% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.00% White Alone, and 2.29% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 88,521 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 35.95% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.78% White Alone, and 1.79% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 83,962 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 34.10% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.17% White Alone, and 1.28% 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 North Dakota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of North Dakota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
North Dakota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 10587 70.11
Black Alone 1235 8.18
Asian Alone 773 5.12
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1501 9.94
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 49 0.32
Some Other Race Alone 565 3.74
Two or More Races 391 2.59
North Dakota 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 10238 67.80
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1081 7.16
All Other Ethnicities 3782 25.05
North Dakota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 52208 89.00
Black Alone 1343 2.29
Asian Alone 607 1.03
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2433 4.15
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 124 0.21
Some Other Race Alone 744 1.27
Two or More Races 1204 2.05
North Dakota 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 51255 87.37
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2027 3.46
All Other Ethnicities 5381 9.17
North Dakota 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 77699 87.78
Black Alone 1587 1.79
Asian Alone 541 0.61
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4649 5.25
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 144 0.16
Some Other Race Alone 1494 1.69
Two or More Races 2407 2.72
North Dakota 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 76865 86.83
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2754 3.11
All Other Ethnicities 8902 10.06
North Dakota Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 76551 91.17
Black Alone 1074 1.28
Asian Alone 2071 2.47
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2095 2.50
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 422 0.50
Two or More Races 1749 2.08
North Dakota 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 75861 90.35
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1171 1.40
All Other Ethnicities 6930 8.25