Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.02%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Brockton city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (41.99%), followed by Everett city (40.53%), and Southbridge Town city (39.62%).

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+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Brockton city
Everett city
Southbridge Town city
Revere city
Lawrence city
Palmer Town city
Webster CDP
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New Bedford city
Gardner city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Brockton city 41.99
2 Everett city 40.53
3 Southbridge Town city 39.62
4 Revere city 38.75
5 Lawrence city 36.80
5 Palmer Town city 36.80
6 Webster CDP 36.71
7 Saugus CDP 35.97
8 New Bedford city 35.81
9 Gardner city 35.45
10 Lynn city 35.03
11 North Adams city 34.68
12 Fall River city 34.32
13 Fitchburg city 34.22
14 Chicopee city 34.17
15 Lowell city 34.16
16 South Yarmouth CDP 33.93
17 Taunton city 32.80
18 Springfield city 32.47
19 Randolph Town city 32.15
20 Peabody city 31.88
21 Bridgewater Town city 31.83
22 Attleboro city 31.65
23 Chelsea city 31.46
24 Holyoke city 31.38
25 Methuen Town city 30.78
26 Agawam Town city 30.43
27 Pittsfield city 30.08
28 Holbrook CDP 30.01
29 West Springfield Town city 29.95
30 Haverhill city 29.55
31 Somerset CDP 29.48
32 Leominster city 29.30
33 Milford CDP 29.03
34 Greenfield city 28.83
35 Abington CDP 28.69
36 Worcester city 27.90
37 Gloucester city 27.40
38 Weymouth Town city 26.81
39 Winthrop Town city 26.79
40 Easthampton Town city 26.56
41 Amesbury Town city 26.24
42 Malden city 26.22
43 Westfield city 26.14
44 Woburn city 25.96
45 Wilmington CDP 25.76
46 Braintree Town city 24.92
47 Stoneham CDP 24.81
48 Hudson CDP 24.69
49 Danvers CDP 24.68
50 Marlborough city 24.50
51 Barnstable Town city 22.92
52 Quincy city 22.67
53 Medford city 22.63
54 North Attleborough Town city 22.38
55 Hull CDP 22.27
56 Salem city 22.01
57 Beverly city 21.66
58 Dedham CDP 20.98
59 Burlington CDP 20.76
60 Wakefield CDP 20.35
61 Norwood CDP 20.08
62 Lynnfield CDP 19.70
63 Waltham city 19.35
64 Franklin Town city 17.86
65 Framingham city 17.62
66 Maynard CDP 17.50
67 Nantucket CDP 17.49
68 Melrose city 16.58
69 Watertown Town city 15.86
70 Swampscott CDP 14.21
71 Reading CDP 13.88
72 Northampton city 12.72
73 Milton CDP 12.60
74 Newburyport city 12.44
75 Somerville city 12.27
76 Longmeadow CDP 11.74
77 Boston city 11.72
78 Winchester CDP 11.18
79 Arlington CDP 10.57
80 Belmont CDP 9.14
81 Marblehead CDP 7.82
82 Amherst Town city 7.73
83 Newton city 6.95
84 Needham CDP 6.93
85 Lexington CDP 5.75
86 Cambridge city 5.25
87 Brookline CDP 5.22
88 Wellesley CDP 4.76