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

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Texas White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.97%. Among all Texas counties, Kenedy County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (79.22%), followed by Presidio County (47.48%), and Gaines County (39.90%).

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

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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Kenedy County
Presidio County
Gaines County
Starr County
Culberson County
Maverick County
La Salle County
Frio County
Dimmit County
Garza County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Kenedy County 79.22
2 Presidio County 47.48
3 Gaines County 39.90
4 Starr County 39.76
5 Culberson County 37.75
6 Maverick County 36.36
7 La Salle County 34.88
8 Frio County 34.33
9 Dimmit County 33.67
10 Garza County 32.04
11 Willacy County 31.78
12 Webb County 30.89
13 Zapata County 30.88
14 Jim Hogg County 30.39
15 Cochran County 30.16
16 Hidalgo County 29.93
17 Cameron County 29.29
18 Val Verde County 29.13
19 Hudspeth County 28.73
20 Brooks County 28.48
21 Moore County 28.04
22 Bailey County 27.56
23 Duval County 27.12
24 Parmer County 26.97
25 Yoakum County 26.94
26 Swisher County 26.42
27 Terry County 26.34
28 Floyd County 26.24
29 King County 25.83
30 Reeves County 24.79
31 Dawson County 24.52
32 Pecos County 24.49
33 Concho County 24.38
34 Uvalde County 24.00
35 Castro County 23.22
36 Hale County 23.21
37 Winkler County 22.92
38 Live Oak County 22.54
39 Dallam County 22.12
40 Hansford County 22.00
41 Edwards County 21.95
42 Deaf Smith County 21.72
43 Lamb County 21.62
44 Andrews County 21.25
45 Ector County 21.18
46 Crosby County 20.96
47 Hockley County 20.80
48 Kleberg County 20.78
49 Foard County 20.76
50 Ochiltree County 20.73
51 Jim Wells County 20.66
52 Zavala County 19.77
53 Atascosa County 19.57
54 Karnes County 19.06
55 Wilbarger County 19.01
56 Refugio County 18.93
57 Potter County 18.88
58 Liberty County 18.72
58 Wharton County 18.72
59 Haskell County 18.71
60 Calhoun County 18.64
61 Gonzales County 18.58
62 Howard County 18.54
63 Madison County 18.52
64 Jackson County 18.32
65 Dallas County 18.29
65 Ward County 18.29
66 Sherman County 17.94
67 Houston County 17.90
68 Newton County 17.75
69 Lynn County 17.65
70 El Paso County 17.56
71 Collingsworth County 17.53
72 Scurry County 17.46
73 Shelby County 17.45
74 Bee County 17.42
75 Tyler County 17.23
76 Titus County 16.92
77 Caldwell County 16.83
78 Navarro County 16.81
79 Polk County 16.78
80 Nolan County 16.36
81 Jack County 16.21
82 Briscoe County 16.16
83 Knox County 16.08
84 Gray County 16.04
85 Freestone County 16.03
86 Martin County 16.02
87 Childress County 15.93
88 San Patricio County 15.84
89 Harris County 15.72
90 Cherokee County 15.63
91 Sutton County 15.51
92 Wheeler County 15.50
93 Stonewall County 15.48
94 Trinity County 15.20
95 San Augustine County 15.14
96 Falls County 15.05
97 McCulloch County 15.03
98 Terrell County 14.86
99 Mitchell County 14.83
100 Runnels County 14.77
101 Coke County 14.65
101 Nueces County 14.65
102 Angelina County 14.56
103 Panola County 14.45
104 Goliad County 14.36
105 Robertson County 14.35
106 Limestone County 14.27
107 Burleson County 14.22
108 Upshur County 14.06
109 Crockett County 14.03
109 Henderson County 14.03
110 Dickens County 13.98
111 Anderson County 13.91
112 San Saba County 13.85
112 Victoria County 13.85
113 Milam County 13.51
114 Mills County 13.49
115 Eastland County 13.48
116 Crane County 13.42
117 Upton County 13.38
118 Leon County 13.35
119 Wise County 13.21
120 Bexar County 13.18
121 Van Zandt County 13.08
122 Menard County 13.05
123 Gregg County 12.98
124 Jasper County 12.92
125 Rusk County 12.90
126 Montague County 12.86
127 Kaufman County 12.80
128 Fannin County 12.77
129 Donley County 12.76
130 Hardeman County 12.72
131 Delta County 12.71
132 Johnson County 12.64
133 San Jacinto County 12.63
134 Fisher County 12.53
135 Sabine County 12.51
136 Midland County 12.49
137 Grimes County 12.40
138 Hill County 12.34
139 Wood County 12.30
140 Jefferson County 12.29
141 Hartley County 12.26
141 Young County 12.26
142 Nacogdoches County 12.19
142 Walker County 12.19
143 Jones County 12.18
144 Medina County 12.13
145 Hopkins County 12.10
146 Stephens County 12.03
147 Lamar County 12.02
148 Baylor County 11.96
149 Colorado County 11.86
150 Red River County 11.85
151 Kinney County 11.82
152 Cass County 11.80
153 Camp County 11.77
154 Matagorda County 11.75
155 Rains County 11.71
156 Brown County 11.55
157 Kimble County 11.52
158 Smith County 11.45
159 Comanche County 11.43
160 Palo Pinto County 11.41
161 Cottle County 11.36
162 Cooke County 11.31
163 McLennan County 11.21
164 Coleman County 11.14
165 Harrison County 11.08
166 Hall County 10.97
167 Hardin County 10.84
168 Marion County 10.78
169 Erath County 10.74
170 Hunt County 10.66
171 Reagan County 10.64
172 Ellis County 10.62
173 Morris County 10.58
174 Hamilton County 10.50
175 Mason County 10.48
176 Hutchinson County 10.38
177 Llano County 10.28
177 Orange County 10.28
178 Lee County 10.22
179 Brazos County 10.04
180 Real County 10.01
181 Brewster County 9.94
182 Brazoria County 9.92
183 Tom Green County 9.91
184 Montgomery County 9.86
185 Tarrant County 9.69
186 Lubbock County 9.57
187 Callahan County 9.49
187 Motley County 9.49
188 Hemphill County 9.40
189 Coryell County 9.39
190 DeWitt County 9.31
191 Washington County 9.23
192 Bosque County 9.19
193 Wilson County 9.17
194 Bowie County 9.13
195 Throckmorton County 9.12
196 Archer County 9.10
197 Fayette County 9.06
198 Wichita County 9.02
199 Jeff Davis County 8.99
200 Parker County 8.96
201 Waller County 8.91
202 Schleicher County 8.89
203 Lavaca County 8.81
204 Austin County 8.76
205 Galveston County 8.60
206 Lipscomb County 8.56
206 Shackelford County 8.56
207 Bastrop County 8.48
208 Aransas County 8.47
209 Bandera County 8.32
210 Bell County 8.30
211 Chambers County 8.24
212 Fort Bend County 8.21
213 Guadalupe County 8.19
214 Kerr County 8.06
215 Clay County 7.99
216 Oldham County 7.89
217 Taylor County 7.78
218 Lampasas County 7.74
219 Grayson County 7.69
220 Franklin County 7.61
220 Hays County 7.61
221 Hood County 7.60
222 Burnet County 7.52
223 Glasscock County 7.51
224 Gillespie County 7.44
225 Armstrong County 7.11
226 Somervell County 6.90
227 Carson County 6.84
228 Roberts County 6.64
229 Travis County 6.60
230 Sterling County 6.43
231 Blanco County 6.30
232 Borden County 6.11
233 Kent County 5.97
234 Loving County 5.88
235 Randall County 5.27
236 Collin County 5.25
237 Denton County 5.08
238 Williamson County 5.03
239 Comal County 4.82
240 Rockwall County 4.78
241 Kendall County 4.47
242 McMullen County 4.34
243 Irion County 3.48