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 St. Paul city, MN population aged 25 years and above was 199,504. 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 24,436 people without a high school diploma (ie. 12.25% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 21.64% White Alone, and 22.73% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 40,865 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 20.48% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 54.94% White Alone, and 18.91% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 50,587 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 25.36% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 60.83% White Alone, and 17.90% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 83,616 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 41.91% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 81.08% White Alone, and 6.12% 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 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 St. Paul city, MN Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
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 5287 21.64
Black Alone 5553 22.73
Asian Alone 11109 45.46
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 179 0.73
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 29 0.12
Some Other Race Alone 1634 6.69
Two or More Races 645 2.64
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 3584 14.67
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3712 15.19
All Other Ethnicities 17140 70.14
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 22452 54.94
Black Alone 7726 18.91
Asian Alone 6952 17.01
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 354 0.87
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 22 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 1265 3.10
Two or More Races 2094 5.12
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 20566 50.33
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3917 9.59
All Other Ethnicities 16382 40.09
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 30770 60.83
Black Alone 9054 17.90
Asian Alone 6023 11.91
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 456 0.90
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 61 0.12
Some Other Race Alone 1130 2.23
Two or More Races 3093 6.11
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 29669 58.65
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3082 6.09
All Other Ethnicities 17836 35.26
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 67792 81.08
Black Alone 5116 6.12
Asian Alone 6627 7.93
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 354 0.42
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 934 1.12
Two or More Races 2793 3.34
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 66348 79.35
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3005 3.59
All Other Ethnicities 14263 17.06