Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Texas Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 35.68%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Mercedes city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (100.00%), followed by Aldine CDP (86.92%), and Fredericksburg city (85.71%).

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

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Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Mercedes city
Aldine CDP
Fredericksburg city
Leon Valley city
Azle city
Stephenville city
Beeville city
Cinco Ranch CDP
Bacliff CDP
Fort Hood CDP
Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Mercedes city 100.00
2 Aldine CDP 86.92
3 Fredericksburg city 85.71
4 Leon Valley city 81.56
5 Azle city 77.58
6 Stephenville city 76.92
7 Beeville city 74.29
8 Cinco Ranch CDP 73.72
9 Bacliff CDP 63.77
10 Fort Hood CDP 59.60
11 San Juan city 57.50
12 Seagoville city 56.48
13 Webster city 56.29
14 Royse City city 55.46
15 Borger city 55.21
16 Kyle city 52.65
17 Benbrook city 52.36
18 Burleson city 51.93
19 Groves city 51.85
20 Granbury city 51.49
21 Port Neches city 51.41
22 Balch Springs city 51.21
23 Richmond city 51.13
24 Fort Bliss CDP 50.74
25 Buda city 50.47
26 Robinson city 50.23
27 Donna city 50.00
28 Corsicana city 49.53
29 Harker Heights city 49.05
30 Copperas Cove city 48.77
31 La Marque city 48.55
32 El Campo city 48.06
33 White Settlement city 47.69
34 Killeen city 47.54
35 Deer Park city 47.35
36 San Marcos city 46.96
37 Snyder city 46.70
38 San Angelo city 46.46
39 Gainesville city 46.28
40 Lufkin city 45.80
41 Canyon Lake CDP 45.73
42 Temple city 45.56
43 Baytown city 45.02
44 New Braunfels city 44.93
45 Alvin city 44.92
46 El Paso city 44.52
47 Longview city 44.45
48 Odessa city 44.39
49 Bedford city 44.38
50 DeSoto city 44.32
51 Universal City city 44.20
52 Vernon city 43.87
53 Hewitt city 43.65
54 Port Lavaca city 43.27
55 Plainview city 43.06
56 Kerrville city 42.97
57 Galena Park city 42.92
58 Round Rock city 42.65
59 Forney city 42.37
60 Mesquite city 42.24
61 Wells Branch CDP 42.21
62 Cedar Hill city 42.07
63 Humble city 42.00
64 Sulphur Springs city 41.79
65 La Porte city 41.68
66 Tyler city 41.67
67 Lake Jackson city 41.58
68 South Houston city 41.30
69 Cedar Park city 41.12
70 Brushy Creek CDP 40.99
71 Celina city 40.89
72 Spring CDP 40.52
73 Red Oak city 40.41
74 Rendon CDP 40.40
75 Lancaster city 40.31
76 Mission Bend CDP 40.04
77 Leander city 40.01
78 San Antonio city 39.55
79 Richardson city 39.40
80 Big Spring city 39.36
81 Converse city 39.25
82 Nacogdoches city 39.09
83 Brenham city 39.02
84 Orange city 38.96
85 Manvel city 38.60
86 Steiner Ranch CDP 38.43
87 Bellmead city 38.42
88 Forest Hill city 38.33
89 Port Arthur city 38.22
90 Ennis city 38.13
91 Paris city 38.06
92 Arlington city 38.05
93 Little Elm city 38.04
94 Athens city 38.03
95 Victoria city 37.94
96 Mineral Wells city 37.91
97 Fate city 37.82
98 Cibolo city 37.80
99 Hurst city 37.67
100 North Richland Hills city 37.64
101 Denton city 37.47
102 Crowley city 37.46
103 Midland city 37.21
104 Texarkana city 37.20
105 McAllen city 37.10
106 Schertz city 36.96
107 Channelview CDP 36.92
108 Sherman city 36.78
109 Highland Village city 36.69
110 Garland city 36.64
111 Lewisville city 36.53
112 Mansfield city 36.45
112 Missouri City city 36.45
113 Gatesville city 36.43
114 Euless city 36.37
115 Irving city 36.33
116 Del Rio city 36.32
117 Addison town 36.21
118 Carrollton city 36.19
119 Edinburg city 36.09
120 Pasadena city 36.08
121 Grand Prairie city 35.90
122 Denison city 35.76
122 Henderson city 35.76
123 Conroe city 35.72
124 Four Corners CDP 35.71
125 Beaumont city 35.55
126 Lubbock city 35.51
127 Waco city 35.41
128 Anna city 35.35
129 Fairview town 35.06
130 Duncanville city 34.97
131 Fort Worth city 34.90
132 Mount Pleasant city 34.88
133 Waxahachie city 34.87
134 Pearland city 34.85
135 Lockhart city 34.81
136 Pampa city 34.65
137 Houston city 34.62
137 Marshall city 34.62
138 McKinney city 34.58
139 Texas City city 34.55
140 Live Oak city 34.47
141 Cloverleaf CDP 34.43
142 The Woodlands CDP 34.32
143 Plano city 34.20
144 Seabrook city 34.16
145 Dallas city 34.11
146 Katy city 33.96
147 Bonham city 33.78
148 Grapevine city 33.67
148 Greenville city 33.67
149 Nederland city 33.58
150 Southlake city 33.47
151 Bryan city 33.36
152 Corpus Christi city 33.14
153 Murphy city 32.87
154 Galveston city 32.67
155 Angleton city 32.62
156 Levelland city 32.59
157 Amarillo city 32.46
158 Hereford city 32.43
158 Saginaw city 32.43
159 Kilgore city 32.23
160 Haltom City city 32.02
161 College Station city 31.59
162 Uvalde city 31.58
163 Sweetwater city 31.56
164 Wichita Falls city 31.55
165 Rosenberg city 31.54
166 Timberwood Park CDP 31.49
167 Stafford city 31.36
168 Rowlett city 31.34
169 Atascocita CDP 30.65
170 Taylor city 30.62
171 Freeport city 30.60
172 Wylie city 30.59
173 Seguin city 30.47
174 Selma city 30.37
175 Prosper town 30.05
176 Bay City city 29.80
177 Midlothian city 29.73
178 Manor city 29.70
179 Farmers Branch city 29.01
180 Kingsville city 28.83
180 Sugar Land city 28.83
181 Friendswood city 28.70
182 Pflugerville city 28.64
183 Rio Grande City city 28.57
184 Austin city 28.44
185 Cleburne city 28.37
186 Abilene city 28.26
187 Corinth city 28.03
188 Pecos city 27.88
189 Fresno CDP 27.87
190 Frisco city 26.92
190 San Benito city 26.92
191 Burkburnett city 26.90
192 Georgetown city 26.63
193 Melissa city 26.18
194 Coppell city 25.98
195 Glenn Heights city 25.72
196 Pecan Grove CDP 25.54
197 League City city 25.33
198 Hutto city 25.28
198 Sachse city 25.28
199 The Colony city 25.01
200 Weslaco city 23.99
201 Palestine city 23.96
202 Horizon City city 23.66
203 Allen city 23.48
204 Canyon city 23.39
205 Raymondville city 23.30
206 Terrell city 23.06
207 Boerne city 22.92
208 Weatherford city 22.73
209 Brownsville city 22.39
210 Huntsville city 22.32
211 Rockwall city 21.68
212 Trophy Club town 21.67
213 Jacksonville city 21.63
214 Watauga city 21.41
215 Princeton city 21.28
216 Portland city 20.98
217 Clute city 20.32
218 Keller city 19.61
219 Laredo city 19.47
220 Sienna CDP 19.19
221 Dickinson city 18.79
222 Brownwood city 17.46
223 Belton city 17.18
224 Harlingen city 15.90
225 Fulshear city 15.24
226 Flower Mound town 14.79
227 Alice city 12.16
228 Rockport city 11.43
229 Eagle Pass city 11.11
230 Tomball city 11.02
231 Lakeway city 10.75
232 West Odessa CDP 9.25
233 Mission city 8.58
234 Colleyville city 7.94
235 Pharr city 3.33
236 Bellaire city 3.18
237 Dumas city 1.46
238 Andrews city 1.01
239 Hidalgo city 0.00
239 La Homa CDP 0.00
239 Lantana CDP 0.00
239 Palmview city 0.00
239 Pleasanton city 0.00
239 Robstown city 0.00
239 Santa Fe city 0.00
239 Socorro city 0.00