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)
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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| 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 |