Burnsville 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 Burnsville city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 43,998. 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 3,529 people without a high school diploma (ie. 8.02% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 33.15% White Alone, and 23.38% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 9,448 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 21.47% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 72.48% White Alone, and 12.23% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 14,157 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 32.18% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 77.31% White Alone, and 12.45% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 16,864 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 38.33% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 84.42% White Alone, and 7.09% 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 Burnsville city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Burnsville city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Burnsville city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1170 33.15
Black Alone 825 23.38
Asian Alone 523 14.82
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 14 0.40
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 28 0.79
Some Other Race Alone 788 22.33
Two or More Races 181 5.13
Burnsville 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 826 23.41
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1315 37.26
All Other Ethnicities 1388 39.33
Burnsville city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6848 72.48
Black Alone 1155 12.23
Asian Alone 368 3.90
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4 0.04
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 377 3.99
Two or More Races 696 7.37
Burnsville 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 6437 68.13
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 956 10.12
All Other Ethnicities 2055 21.75
Burnsville 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 10944 77.31
Black Alone 1763 12.45
Asian Alone 914 6.46
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 37 0.26
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 130 0.92
Two or More Races 369 2.61
Burnsville 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 10696 75.55
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 624 4.41
All Other Ethnicities 2837 20.04
Burnsville city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 14237 84.42
Black Alone 1196 7.09
Asian Alone 1040 6.17
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 11 0.07
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 75 0.45
Two or More Races 305 1.81
Burnsville 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 14018 83.12
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 362 2.15
All Other Ethnicities 2484 14.73