Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Pennsylvania Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 20.50%. Among all Pennsylvania cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Jefferson Hills borough had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (71.36%), followed by State College borough (65.08%), and Montgomeryville CDP (64.27%).

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

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Jefferson Hills borough
State College borough
Montgomeryville CDP
Carnot-Moon CDP
Broomall CDP
Ardmore CDP
Franklin Park borough
Whitehall borough
King of Prussia CDP
Plum borough
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Jefferson Hills borough 71.36
2 State College borough 65.08
3 Montgomeryville CDP 64.27
4 Carnot-Moon CDP 61.85
5 Broomall CDP 59.36
6 Ardmore CDP 59.16
7 Franklin Park borough 58.08
8 Whitehall borough 57.79
9 King of Prussia CDP 55.65
10 Plum borough 50.75
11 Murrysville municipality 50.56
12 Indiana borough 43.75
13 Monroeville municipality 43.71
14 Woodlyn CDP 40.94
15 Wyomissing borough 39.34
16 Mountain Top CDP 37.93
17 Willow Grove CDP 37.47
18 Baldwin borough 36.98
19 Roslyn CDP 35.48
20 Progress CDP 33.20
21 Bloomsburg town 32.00
22 Bethel Park municipality 31.91
23 Hermitage city 30.90
24 Drexel Hill CDP 30.00
25 Levittown CDP 28.75
26 Hanover borough 28.31
27 Hershey CDP 27.88
28 Ephrata borough 27.86
29 Allison Park CDP 27.51
30 Yeadon borough 26.90
31 Williamsport city 25.25
32 Lansdowne borough 24.29
33 Carlisle borough 23.63
34 Fullerton CDP 23.05
35 Colonial Park CDP 20.49
36 Phoenixville borough 20.32
37 Pittsburgh city 19.76
38 Altoona city 19.31
39 Philadelphia city 19.27
40 Meadville city 18.78
41 Greensburg city 18.75
42 Bethlehem city 18.55
43 Wilkinsburg borough 18.45
44 West Chester borough 17.64
45 Easton city 16.89
46 Lansdale borough 16.78
47 Nanticoke city 16.47
48 Horsham CDP 16.11
49 Norristown borough 15.96
50 Lancaster city 15.89
51 Darby borough 15.64
52 New Castle city 15.11
53 McKeesport city 14.59
54 New Kensington city 14.17
55 West Mifflin borough 13.77
56 Sharon city 13.67
57 York city 13.52
58 Pottstown borough 12.93
59 Coatesville city 12.78
60 Chester city 12.41
61 Erie city 11.73
62 Scranton city 11.55
63 Shiloh CDP 11.47
64 Allentown city 11.25
65 Harrisburg city 9.79
66 Elizabethtown borough 9.49
67 Wilkes-Barre city 9.45
68 Lebanon city 9.43
69 Reading city 8.37
70 Chambersburg borough 7.80
71 Emmaus borough 7.64
72 Munhall borough 6.96
73 Kingston borough 6.74
74 Pottsville city 6.51
75 Weigelstown CDP 6.44
76 Washington city 5.35
77 Johnstown city 5.32
78 Butler city 4.64
79 Hazleton city 4.10
80 Columbia borough 3.69
81 Berwick borough 0.00
81 Dunmore borough 0.00
81 Lower Burrell city 0.00
81 Northampton borough 0.00
81 St. Marys city 0.00
81 Waynesboro borough 0.00