Duluth 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 Duluth city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 53,957. 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 2,834 people without a high school diploma (ie. 5.25% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 74.91% White Alone, and 5.86% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 11,083 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 20.54% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.18% White Alone, and 2.19% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 18,233 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.79% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.66% White Alone, and 2.78% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 21,807 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 40.42% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.05% White Alone, and 1.09% 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.

You can see similar information for other Minnesota cities and places and for Minnesota.

Educational Attainment of Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
0 of 0
Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2123 74.91
Black Alone 166 5.86
Asian Alone 25 0.88
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 233 8.22
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 105 3.71
Two or More Races 182 6.42
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
0 of 0
Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2044 72.12
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 256 9.03
All Other Ethnicities 534 18.84
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
0 of 0
Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 10216 92.18
Black Alone 243 2.19
Asian Alone 114 1.03
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 112 1.01
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 15 0.14
Some Other Race Alone 60 0.54
Two or More Races 323 2.91
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
0 of 0
Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 10190 91.94
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 106 0.96
All Other Ethnicities 787 7.10
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
0 of 0
Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 16530 90.66
Black Alone 507 2.78
Asian Alone 159 0.87
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 332 1.82
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 21 0.12
Two or More Races 684 3.75
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
0 of 0
Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 16411 90.01
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 232 1.27
All Other Ethnicities 1590 8.72
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
0 of 0
Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 20291 93.05
Black Alone 238 1.09
Asian Alone 398 1.83
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 186 0.85
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 44 0.20
Two or More Races 650 2.98
Duluth city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
0 of 0
Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 20063 92.00
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 384 1.76
All Other Ethnicities 1360 6.24