Brooklyn Center city, MN Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 25, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Brooklyn Center city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 20,776. 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 2,924 people without a high school diploma (ie. 14.07% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 26.40% White Alone, and 28.49% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 5,408 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 26.03% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 52.13% White Alone, and 27.33% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 7,715 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 37.13% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 55.39% White Alone, and 26.86% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 4,729 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 22.76% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 54.92% White Alone, and 21.72% 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 Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 772 26.40
Black Alone 833 28.49
Asian Alone 668 22.85
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 7 0.24
Some Other Race Alone 533 18.23
Two or More Races 111 3.80
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 524 17.92
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 872 29.82
All Other Ethnicities 1528 52.26
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2819 52.13
Black Alone 1478 27.33
Asian Alone 731 13.52
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 48 0.89
Some Other Race Alone 179 3.31
Two or More Races 153 2.83
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2666 49.30
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 372 6.88
All Other Ethnicities 2370 43.82
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4273 55.39
Black Alone 2072 26.86
Asian Alone 993 12.87
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 31 0.40
Some Other Race Alone 103 1.34
Two or More Races 243 3.15
Brooklyn Center city, MN 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 4097 53.10
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 345 4.47
All Other Ethnicities 3273 42.42
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2597 54.92
Black Alone 1027 21.72
Asian Alone 665 14.06
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 17 0.36
Some Other Race Alone 215 4.55
Two or More Races 208 4.40
Brooklyn Center city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2583 54.62
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 384 8.12
All Other Ethnicities 1762 37.26