Moorhead 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 Moorhead city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 25,792. 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 1,394 people without a high school diploma (ie. 5.41% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 63.63% White Alone, and 20.52% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 5,170 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 20.05% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.78% White Alone, and 4.80% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 9,067 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 35.15% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.57% White Alone, and 5.44% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 10,161 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 39.40% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.96% White Alone, and 2.59% 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 Moorhead city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Moorhead city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Moorhead city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 887 63.63
Black Alone 286 20.52
Asian Alone 22 1.58
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 195 13.99
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 4 0.29
Moorhead 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 836 59.97
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 57 4.09
All Other Ethnicities 501 35.94
Moorhead city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 4590 88.78
Black Alone 248 4.80
Asian Alone 117 2.26
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 53 1.02
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 42 0.81
Two or More Races 120 2.32
Moorhead 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 4512 87.27
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 119 2.30
All Other Ethnicities 539 10.43
Moorhead 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 8031 88.57
Black Alone 493 5.44
Asian Alone 121 1.34
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 178 1.96
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 78 0.86
Some Other Race Alone 11 0.12
Two or More Races 155 1.71
Moorhead 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 7885 86.96
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 303 3.34
All Other Ethnicities 879 9.69
Moorhead city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 9446 92.96
Black Alone 263 2.59
Asian Alone 166 1.63
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 21 0.21
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 58 0.57
Two or More Races 207 2.04
Moorhead 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 9155 90.10
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 388 3.82
All Other Ethnicities 618 6.08