West Virginia 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 West Virginia Female population aged 25 years and above was 651,544. 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 70,796 females without a high school diploma (ie. 10.87% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 94.36% White Alone, and 2.07% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 245,581 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 37.69% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 94.86% White Alone, and 2.49% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 183,618 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 28.18% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.05% White Alone, and 3.93% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 151,549 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 23.26% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.76% White Alone, and 2.41% 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 West Virginia Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of West Virginia Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
West Virginia Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 66801 94.36
Black Alone 1463 2.07
Asian Alone 582 0.82
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 128 0.18
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 102 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 205 0.29
Two or More Races 1515 2.14
West Virginia 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 66195 93.50
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1036 1.46
All Other Ethnicities 3565 5.04
West Virginia Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 232961 94.86
Black Alone 6119 2.49
Asian Alone 1027 0.42
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 282 0.12
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 278 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 630 0.26
Two or More Races 4284 1.74
West Virginia 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 231836 94.40
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2003 0.82
All Other Ethnicities 11742 4.78
West Virginia 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 170857 93.05
Black Alone 7210 3.93
Asian Alone 950 0.52
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 209 0.11
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 6 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 432 0.24
Two or More Races 3954 2.15
West Virginia 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 169478 92.30
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2254 1.23
All Other Ethnicities 11886 6.47
West Virginia Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 140579 92.76
Black Alone 3650 2.41
Asian Alone 2934 1.94
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 113 0.08
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 40 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 934 0.62
Two or More Races 3299 2.18
West Virginia 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 139362 91.96
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2601 1.72
All Other Ethnicities 9586 6.33