Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 284,930. 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 26,485 people without a high school diploma (ie. 9.30% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 24.34% White Alone, and 42.15% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 40,521 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 14.22% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 53.96% White Alone, and 27.33% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 67,922 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 23.84% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 64.05% White Alone, and 21.01% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 150,002 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 52.65% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 84.00% White Alone, and 5.04% 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 Minneapolis city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Minneapolis city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Minneapolis city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6446 24.34
Black Alone 11164 42.15
Asian Alone 2306 8.71
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 566 2.14
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 40 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 3988 15.06
Two or More Races 1975 7.46
Minneapolis 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 4422 16.70
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 7409 27.97
All Other Ethnicities 14654 55.33
Minneapolis city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 21866 53.96
Black Alone 11075 27.33
Asian Alone 1803 4.45
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 929 2.29
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 2577 6.36
Two or More Races 2271 5.61
Minneapolis 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 20691 51.06
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 4389 10.83
All Other Ethnicities 15441 38.11
Minneapolis 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 43503 64.05
Black Alone 14272 21.01
Asian Alone 2344 3.45
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1182 1.74
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 44 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 2331 3.43
Two or More Races 4246 6.25
Minneapolis 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 42334 62.33
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 4436 6.53
All Other Ethnicities 21152 31.14
Minneapolis city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 125995 84.00
Black Alone 7564 5.04
Asian Alone 8643 5.76
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 552 0.37
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 52 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 1950 1.30
Two or More Races 5246 3.50
Minneapolis 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 123260 82.17
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 5598 3.73
All Other Ethnicities 21144 14.10