Virginia 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 Virginia Male population aged 25 years and above was 2,858,838. 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 281,962 males without a high school diploma (ie. 9.86% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 55.38% White Alone, and 24.55% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 719,050 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 25.15% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 65.89% White Alone, and 24.48% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 720,827 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 25.21% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 67.85% White Alone, and 20.62% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,136,999 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 39.77% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 73.38% White Alone, and 10.51% 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 Virginia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Virginia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Virginia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 156154 55.38
Black Alone 69210 24.55
Asian Alone 12649 4.49
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1681 0.60
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 112 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 27229 9.66
Two or More Races 14927 5.29
Virginia 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 130522 46.29
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 65357 23.18
All Other Ethnicities 86083 30.53
Virginia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 473775 65.89
Black Alone 176001 24.48
Asian Alone 20355 2.83
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2237 0.31
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 339 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 21014 2.92
Two or More Races 25329 3.52
Virginia 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 446911 62.15
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 61114 8.50
All Other Ethnicities 211025 29.35
Virginia 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 489075 67.85
Black Alone 148641 20.62
Asian Alone 30831 4.28
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2270 0.32
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 581 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 15821 2.19
Two or More Races 33608 4.66
Virginia 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 465331 64.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 54507 7.56
All Other Ethnicities 200989 27.88
Virginia Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 834343 73.38
Black Alone 119468 10.51
Asian Alone 122719 10.79
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1982 0.17
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 635 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 14792 1.30
Two or More Races 43060 3.79
Virginia 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 802278 70.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 62676 5.51
All Other Ethnicities 272045 23.93