Dayton 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 Dayton city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 4,961. 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 257 people without a high school diploma (ie. 5.18% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.16% White Alone, and 11.28% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 1,026 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 20.68% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 79.14% White Alone, and 7.41% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 1,564 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 31.53% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.10% White Alone, and 0.83% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 2,114 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 42.61% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.65% White Alone, and 1.51% 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 Dayton city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Dayton city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Dayton city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 224 87.16
Black Alone 29 11.28
Asian Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 4 1.56
Two or More Races 0 0.00
Dayton 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 118 45.91
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 110 42.80
All Other Ethnicities 29 11.28
Dayton city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 812 79.14
Black Alone 76 7.41
Asian Alone 133 12.96
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 5 0.49
Dayton 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 768 74.85
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 44 4.29
All Other Ethnicities 214 20.86
Dayton 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 1456 93.10
Black Alone 13 0.83
Asian Alone 35 2.24
Some Other Race Alone 9 0.57
Two or More Races 51 3.26
Dayton 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 1434 91.69
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 50 3.20
All Other Ethnicities 80 5.12
Dayton city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1853 87.65
Black Alone 32 1.51
Asian Alone 62 2.93
Some Other Race Alone 16 0.76
Two or More Races 151 7.14
Dayton 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 1853 87.65
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 16 0.76
All Other Ethnicities 245 11.59