Rochester 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 Rochester city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 81,017. 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 4,528 people without a high school diploma (ie. 5.59% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 47.48% White Alone, and 33.70% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 15,089 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 18.62% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 79.51% White Alone, and 9.28% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 21,976 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 27.13% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.63% White Alone, and 5.62% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 39,424 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 48.66% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 84.52% White Alone, and 2.62% 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 Rochester city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Rochester city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Rochester city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2150 47.48
Black Alone 1526 33.70
Asian Alone 705 15.57
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6 0.13
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 83 1.83
Two or More Races 58 1.28
Rochester 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 1405 31.03
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 828 18.29
All Other Ethnicities 2295 50.69
Rochester city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 11997 79.51
Black Alone 1400 9.28
Asian Alone 1102 7.30
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 62 0.41
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 22 0.15
Some Other Race Alone 125 0.83
Two or More Races 381 2.53
Rochester 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 11600 76.88
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 546 3.62
All Other Ethnicities 2943 19.50
Rochester 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 19257 87.63
Black Alone 1234 5.62
Asian Alone 529 2.41
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 62 0.28
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 315 1.43
Two or More Races 579 2.64
Rochester 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 18601 84.64
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 983 4.47
All Other Ethnicities 2392 10.89
Rochester city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 33322 84.52
Black Alone 1032 2.62
Asian Alone 3787 9.61
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 24 0.06
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 30 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 387 0.98
Two or More Races 842 2.14
Rochester 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 32485 82.40
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1195 3.03
All Other Ethnicities 5744 14.57