Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of White 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 Maine White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 33.67%. Among all Maine counties, Cumberland County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (50.39%), followed by Sagadahoc County (38.93%), and Lincoln County (37.03%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Maine counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Maine counties.

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

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Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Cumberland County
Sagadahoc County
Lincoln County
Knox County
Hancock County
York County
Waldo County
Penobscot County
Kennebec County
Franklin County
Ranking of Maine Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Cumberland County 50.39
2 Sagadahoc County 38.93
3 Lincoln County 37.03
4 Knox County 36.76
5 Hancock County 35.19
6 York County 33.37
7 Waldo County 32.87
8 Penobscot County 29.64
9 Kennebec County 29.63
10 Franklin County 28.08
11 Washington County 24.73
12 Androscoggin County 22.87
13 Oxford County 21.11
14 Aroostook County 20.21
15 Piscataquis County 20.00
16 Somerset County 19.93