South St. Paul 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 South St. Paul city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 13,911. 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 1,129 people without a high school diploma (ie. 8.12% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 60.23% White Alone, and 2.13% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 3,952 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 28.41% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 82.29% White Alone, and 3.21% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 4,915 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 35.33% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.56% White Alone, and 2.40% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 3,915 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 28.14% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.69% White Alone, and 2.15% 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 South St. Paul city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of South St. Paul city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
South St. Paul city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 680 60.23
Black Alone 24 2.13
Asian Alone 77 6.82
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 8 0.71
Some Other Race Alone 288 25.51
Two or More Races 52 4.61
South St. Paul 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 599 53.06
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 401 35.52
All Other Ethnicities 129 11.43
South St. Paul city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3252 82.29
Black Alone 127 3.21
Asian Alone 120 3.04
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 22 0.56
Some Other Race Alone 246 6.23
Two or More Races 185 4.68
South St. Paul 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 3124 79.05
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 431 10.91
All Other Ethnicities 397 10.05
South St. Paul 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 4402 89.56
Black Alone 118 2.40
Asian Alone 98 1.99
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 10 0.20
Some Other Race Alone 164 3.34
Two or More Races 123 2.50
South St. Paul 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 4248 86.43
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 342 6.96
All Other Ethnicities 325 6.61
South St. Paul city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3433 87.69
Black Alone 84 2.15
Asian Alone 85 2.17
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 5 0.13
Some Other Race Alone 126 3.22
Two or More Races 182 4.65
South St. Paul 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 3294 84.14
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 309 7.89
All Other Ethnicities 312 7.97