Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Missouri Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 29.58%. Among all Missouri cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Fort Leonard Wood CDP had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (45.20%), followed by Jennings city (42.21%), and Spanish Lake CDP (40.46%).

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

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Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Fort Leonard Wood CDP
Jennings city
Spanish Lake CDP
St. Ann city
Smithville city
Republic city
Florissant city
Washington city
Nixa city
Festus city
Ranking of Missouri Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Fort Leonard Wood CDP 45.20
2 Jennings city 42.21
3 Spanish Lake CDP 40.46
4 St. Ann city 40.37
5 Smithville city 38.58
6 Republic city 36.85
7 Florissant city 36.59
8 Washington city 36.33
9 Nixa city 36.32
10 Festus city 36.30
11 Rolla city 36.29
12 Blue Springs city 35.76
13 Belton city 35.53
14 Kearney city 35.49
15 Troy city 35.26
16 Arnold city 35.13
17 Raymore city 35.11
18 Neosho city 34.85
19 Wentzville city 34.59
20 Farmington city 34.58
21 St. Peters city 34.49
22 Lemay CDP 34.36
23 Grain Valley city 34.21
24 Branson city 34.16
25 Sedalia city 34.06
26 Affton CDP 33.80
27 Mexico city 33.79
28 Raytown city 33.71
29 Springfield city 33.35
30 Overland city 33.27
31 Independence city 33.15
32 Joplin city 32.91
33 Grandview city 32.86
34 Warrensburg city 32.83
35 Liberty city 32.31
36 Mehlville CDP 32.19
37 Ferguson city 31.99
38 Harrisonville city 31.90
39 Gladstone city 31.83
40 Bellefontaine Neighbors city 31.63
41 Maryland Heights city 31.62
42 Union city 31.29
43 Moberly city 30.97
44 Ozark city 30.85
45 Lebanon city 30.26
46 Concord CDP 30.25
47 St. Charles city 30.18
48 Jackson city 30.13
49 O'Fallon city 30.02
50 Eureka city 29.96
51 Poplar Bluff city 29.81
52 St. Joseph city 29.79
53 Oakville CDP 29.44
54 Lake St. Louis city 29.41
55 Lee's Summit city 29.32
56 Webb City city 29.19
57 Hazelwood city 28.90
58 West Plains city 28.87
59 Hannibal city 28.83
60 Old Jamestown CDP 28.26
61 Kansas City city 28.15
62 Bolivar city 27.75
63 Cape Girardeau city 27.48
64 Manchester city 27.20
65 Maryville city 27.03
66 Carthage city 26.70
67 Jefferson City city 26.51
68 Bridgeton city 26.01
69 Dardenne Prairie city 25.17
69 Marshall city 25.17
70 Ballwin city 25.14
71 Kennett city 24.93
72 Columbia city 24.92
73 Crestwood city 24.33
74 Fulton city 24.14
74 Kirksville city 24.14
75 Excelsior Springs city 23.86
76 Sikeston city 23.44
77 St. Louis city 23.15
78 Wildwood city 22.48
79 Creve Coeur city 20.90
80 Kirkwood city 20.86
81 Chesterfield city 20.27
82 Webster Groves city 17.05
83 Town and Country city 15.36
84 University City city 13.60
85 Clayton city 9.50