Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Massachusetts Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 48.46%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Wellesley CDP had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (86.01%), followed by Brookline CDP (85.97%), and Cambridge city (84.93%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Massachusetts cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Massachusetts cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Wellesley CDP
Brookline CDP
Cambridge city
Lexington CDP
Needham CDP
Newton city
Marblehead CDP
Belmont CDP
Amherst Town city
Arlington CDP
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Wellesley CDP 86.01
2 Brookline CDP 85.97
3 Cambridge city 84.93
4 Lexington CDP 84.90
5 Needham CDP 81.10
6 Newton city 80.39
7 Marblehead CDP 78.39
8 Belmont CDP 77.49
9 Amherst Town city 75.99
10 Arlington CDP 74.57
11 Winchester CDP 74.07
12 Boston city 73.13
13 Milton CDP 71.64
14 Somerville city 71.28
15 Northampton city 65.67
16 Reading CDP 65.38
17 Watertown Town city 65.10
18 Swampscott CDP 64.67
19 Newburyport city 63.92
20 Longmeadow CDP 63.01
21 Melrose city 62.83
22 Nantucket CDP 59.88
23 Lynnfield CDP 59.68
24 Waltham city 57.85
25 Framingham city 57.10
26 Dedham CDP 55.67
27 Medford city 55.36
28 Burlington CDP 55.15
29 Maynard CDP 54.65
30 Franklin Town city 54.29
31 Wakefield CDP 54.16
32 Salem city 52.42
33 Beverly city 52.35
34 Norwood CDP 51.06
35 Hull CDP 49.44
36 Stoneham CDP 49.41
37 Quincy city 48.59
38 Wilmington CDP 48.44
39 Woburn city 45.87
40 Braintree Town city 45.79
41 Marlborough city 45.56
42 Danvers CDP 45.32
43 North Attleborough Town city 44.32
44 Barnstable Town city 43.97
45 Winthrop Town city 43.69
46 Hudson CDP 42.69
47 Malden city 42.31
48 Abington CDP 40.97
49 Amesbury Town city 40.08
50 Chelsea city 40.07
51 Easthampton Town city 39.83
52 Gloucester city 39.49
53 Weymouth Town city 39.13
54 Bridgewater Town city 38.91
55 Worcester city 37.44
56 Peabody city 36.36
57 West Springfield Town city 36.21
58 Greenfield city 35.33
59 Milford CDP 35.22
60 Agawam Town city 34.92
61 Somerset CDP 34.14
62 Haverhill city 34.09
63 Methuen Town city 34.03
64 Westfield city 33.83
65 Pittsfield city 33.64
66 Leominster city 33.52
67 Attleboro city 33.34
68 South Yarmouth CDP 33.32
69 Holyoke city 33.07
70 Holbrook CDP 32.62
71 Randolph Town city 32.00
72 Lowell city 31.88
73 Saugus CDP 29.70
74 Lynn city 29.38
75 Springfield city 28.87
76 Revere city 28.36
77 Fitchburg city 27.18
78 Everett city 26.96
79 North Adams city 26.11
80 Chicopee city 24.17
81 Lawrence city 23.97
82 Taunton city 23.81
83 Palmer Town city 23.79
84 Brockton city 22.70
85 Webster CDP 21.48
86 Gardner city 18.97
87 New Bedford city 18.96
88 Southbridge Town city 18.25
89 Fall River city 16.24