Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Texas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 15.18%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, La Homa CDP had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (54.30%), followed by Aldine CDP (52.05%), and Roma city (44.77%).

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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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

La Homa CDP

Aldine CDP

Roma city

Alton city

San Elizario city

Palmview city

South Houston city

Donna city

Galena Park city

Alamo city

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	La Homa CDP	54.30
2	Aldine CDP	52.05
3	Roma city	44.77
4	Alton city	41.96
5	San Elizario city	41.60
6	Palmview city	38.07
7	South Houston city	37.45
8	Donna city	36.52
9	Galena Park city	36.41
10	Alamo city	36.37
11	San Juan city	35.67
12	Hidalgo city	35.02
13	West Odessa CDP	34.12
14	Socorro city	33.63
15	Rio Grande City city	33.28
16	Balch Springs city	32.39
17	Brownsville city	31.95
18	Cloverleaf CDP	31.71
19	San Benito city	31.70
20	Jacksonville city	31.69
21	Pharr city	31.56
22	Pecos city	31.48
23	Raymondville city	31.39
24	Laredo city	30.35
25	Mercedes city	30.22
26	Del Rio city	30.16
27	Robstown city	29.82
28	Uvalde city	28.93
29	Channelview CDP	27.76
30	Pasadena city	27.66
31	Eagle Pass city	27.61
32	Forest Hill city	27.25
33	Four Corners CDP	26.77
34	Dumas city	26.35
35	Levelland city	26.04
36	Mission city	26.02
37	Bellmead city	25.75
38	Seagoville city	25.45
39	Plainview city	25.12
40	Haltom City city	25.08
41	Hereford city	24.84
42	Corsicana city	23.96
43	El Campo city	23.55
44	Andrews city	23.37
45	Weslaco city	23.22
46	McAllen city	23.02
47	Harlingen city	22.79
48	Port Arthur city	22.53
49	Port Lavaca city	22.44
50	Baytown city	22.35
51	Gatesville city	21.91
52	Garland city	21.80
53	Big Spring city	21.61
54	Freeport city	21.58
55	Bay City city	21.57
55	Seguin city	21.57
56	Mount Pleasant city	21.55
57	Richmond city	21.53
58	Edinburg city	21.18
59	Vernon city	21.15
60	Ennis city	20.88
61	Bacliff CDP	20.65
62	Sweetwater city	20.62
63	Houston city	20.50
64	Alice city	20.48
65	Dallas city	20.41
66	Pampa city	20.26
67	Irving city	20.20
68	Manor city	20.16
69	Clute city	20.15
69	Mesquite city	20.15
70	Gainesville city	20.07
71	Mission Bend CDP	19.95
72	Taylor city	19.85
73	Athens city	19.63
74	Rosenberg city	19.23
75	Bonham city	19.01
76	Odessa city	18.72
77	Snyder city	18.63
78	El Paso city	18.60
79	Kilgore city	18.51
80	Terrell city	18.49
81	Grand Prairie city	18.48
82	Bryan city	17.74
83	Kingsville city	17.70
84	Cleburne city	17.47
85	Victoria city	17.10
86	Fresno CDP	16.98
87	Lufkin city	16.93
88	Humble city	16.84
89	San Antonio city	16.73
90	Beeville city	16.68
91	Henderson city	16.67
92	Lockhart city	16.59
93	Fort Worth city	16.48
93	Palestine city	16.48
94	Mineral Wells city	16.41
95	Borger city	16.36
96	Farmers Branch city	16.34
97	White Settlement city	16.27
98	Waco city	16.21
99	Rendon CDP	15.99
100	Huntsville city	15.90
101	Duncanville city	15.87
102	Conroe city	15.57
103	Midland city	15.49
104	Corpus Christi city	15.42
105	Brenham city	15.29
106	Texas City city	15.10
107	Belton city	14.99
108	La Marque city	14.75
109	Brownwood city	14.70
110	Amarillo city	14.65
111	Arlington city	14.56
112	Glenn Heights city	14.53
113	Greenville city	14.40
114	Santa Fe city	14.39
115	Beaumont city	14.37
116	Longview city	14.34
117	Alvin city	14.33
118	Galveston city	14.14
119	Lancaster city	14.02
120	Paris city	13.97
121	Pleasanton city	13.65
122	Dickinson city	13.62
123	Nacogdoches city	13.44
124	San Angelo city	13.12
125	Marshall city	13.08
126	Webster city	13.01
127	Abilene city	12.85
128	Saginaw city	12.78
129	Wichita Falls city	12.67
130	Sulphur Springs city	12.63
131	Tyler city	12.43
132	Spring CDP	12.30
133	Stafford city	12.27
134	Princeton city	12.07
135	Lewisville city	12.03
136	La Porte city	11.97
137	Manvel city	11.85
138	Lubbock city	11.79
139	Groves city	11.77
140	Carrollton city	11.36
141	Anna city	11.32
142	Texarkana city	11.26
143	Royse City city	11.16
144	Stephenville city	11.10
145	Deer Park city	11.04
145	Waxahachie city	11.04
146	Hurst city	11.00
147	Tomball city	10.88
148	Sherman city	10.81
149	Watauga city	10.75
150	Temple city	10.60
151	Orange city	10.43
151	Weatherford city	10.43
152	Cedar Hill city	10.26
153	Denison city	10.19
154	Horizon City city	9.99
155	Leon Valley city	9.80
156	Burkburnett city	9.67
157	Euless city	9.60
158	Rockport city	9.58
159	San Marcos city	9.47
160	Austin city	9.41
161	Fredericksburg city	9.36
162	DeSoto city	9.17
163	Crowley city	9.15
164	Kyle city	9.04
165	Boerne city	9.01
166	Wylie city	8.90
167	Angleton city	8.79
168	Granbury city	8.77
169	Missouri City city	8.66
170	Denton city	8.59
171	Little Elm city	8.43
172	New Braunfels city	8.36
173	Robinson city	8.33
174	North Richland Hills city	8.28
175	Harker Heights city	8.27
176	Killeen city	8.20
177	Kerrville city	8.16
178	Seabrook city	8.09
179	Richardson city	8.06
180	Portland city	7.77
181	Converse city	7.45
182	Corinth city	7.22
183	Hutto city	7.11
184	Forney city	6.95
185	Round Rock city	6.79
186	Plano city	6.72
187	Lumberton city	6.62
188	Fate city	6.60
189	Canyon Lake CDP	6.44
190	Lake Jackson city	6.30
190	Sachse city	6.30
191	Atascocita CDP	6.21
192	McKinney city	6.18
193	Azle city	6.15
194	Port Neches city	6.14
195	Melissa city	6.06
196	Nederland city	6.03
197	Red Oak city	5.97
198	Rowlett city	5.94
199	Copperas Cove city	5.92
200	Midlothian city	5.88
201	Georgetown city	5.76
201	Grapevine city	5.76
202	Pflugerville city	5.57
203	Universal City city	5.48
204	Cibolo city	5.43
205	Leander city	5.38
206	Hewitt city	5.37
207	Burleson city	5.36
208	Sugar Land city	5.34
209	Sienna CDP	5.32
210	Mansfield city	5.30
211	Rockwall city	5.23
212	Katy city	5.20
213	Bedford city	5.19
214	College Station city	5.18
215	Benbrook city	5.17
216	Pearland city	4.92
217	Live Oak city	4.90
218	The Colony city	4.74
219	Addison town	4.56
219	Timberwood Park CDP	4.56
220	Friendswood city	4.55
221	Schertz city	4.42
222	Wells Branch CDP	4.35
223	Murphy city	4.26
224	Selma city	4.23
225	Allen city	4.05
226	Brushy Creek CDP	3.98
227	Frisco city	3.89
228	League City city	3.83
229	Canyon city	3.81
229	Cinco Ranch CDP	3.81
230	Keller city	3.59
231	Pecan Grove CDP	3.51
232	Cedar Park city	3.50
233	Celina city	3.46
234	Trophy Club town	2.90
235	Coppell city	2.46
236	Fairview town	2.41
236	Flower Mound town	2.41
237	The Woodlands CDP	2.21
238	Prosper town	2.17
239	Highland Village city	2.15
240	Bellaire city	1.99
241	Fort Hood CDP	1.90
242	Fulshear city	1.80
243	Fort Bliss CDP	1.58
244	Buda city	1.56
245	Colleyville city	1.12
246	Southlake city	1.09
247	West University Place city	0.84
248	Steiner Ranch CDP	0.81
249	Lakeway city	0.79
250	University Park city	0.76
251	Lantana CDP	0.44