Ranking of US 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 US Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 23.34%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Pharr city, TX 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 (84.17%), followed by Herriman city, UT (83.96%), and The Villages CDP, FL (78.04%).

The chart below shows the top 10 US cities and places (with a population of 50K+), and the table below shows the top 500 US cities and places (with a population of 50K+).

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Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Pharr city, TX
Herriman city, UT
The Villages CDP, FL
Palo Alto city, CA
Newton city, MA
Carmel city, IN
Flower Mound town, TX
Redondo Beach city, CA
Castle Rock town, CO
East Honolulu CDP, HI
Ranking of US 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 or Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Pharr city, TX 84.17
2 Herriman city, UT 83.96
3 The Villages CDP, FL 78.04
4 Palo Alto city, CA 75.11
5 Newton city, MA 70.91
6 Carmel city, IN 69.87
7 Flower Mound town, TX 69.22
8 Redondo Beach city, CA 65.52
9 Castle Rock town, CO 64.74
10 East Honolulu CDP, HI 64.29
11 Hillsboro city, OR 63.69
12 Yorba Linda city, CA 62.38
13 Dunwoody city, GA 61.14
14 Redmond city, WA 61.10
15 Doral city, FL 61.00
16 Corvallis city, OR 60.95
17 Frisco city, TX 60.62
18 Laguna Niguel city, CA 60.33
19 Wesley Chapel CDP, FL 59.95
20 Fishers city, IN 59.49
21 Ellicott City CDP, MD 59.48
22 Fountain Valley city, CA 59.14
23 Walnut Creek city, CA 58.58
24 San Mateo city, CA 58.54
25 Sammamish city, WA 58.46
26 Bethesda CDP, MD 58.23
27 Chino Hills city, CA 57.46
28 North Bethesda CDP, MD 57.15
29 Madison city, AL 56.97
30 Brookhaven city, GA 56.70
31 Mountain View city, CA 56.69
32 Queen Creek town, AZ 56.57
33 Johns Creek city, GA 56.51
34 South Whittier CDP, CA 56.27
35 Rochester Hills city, MI 56.26
36 Santa Fe city, NM 56.07
37 San Ramon city, CA 56.02
38 Glendale city, CA 55.96
39 Beaverton city, OR 55.90
40 Turlock city, CA 55.82
41 Bellevue city, WA 55.58
42 Marana town, AZ 55.57
43 Sugar Land city, TX 55.43
44 Sandy city, UT 55.21
45 Newport Beach city, CA 54.91
46 Pleasanton city, CA 54.86
47 Alpharetta city, GA 54.65
48 Centreville CDP, VA 54.15
49 Hendersonville city, TN 53.80
50 Boca Raton city, FL 53.56
51 Collierville town, TN 53.37
52 Highlands Ranch CDP, CO 53.36
53 Weston city, FL 53.18
54 Scottsdale city, AZ 53.10
55 Downers Grove village, IL 53.09
56 Horizon West CDP, FL 53.01
57 Sunnyvale city, CA 52.94
58 Columbia CDP, MD 52.86
59 Huntersville town, NC 52.85
60 Cary town, NC 52.47
61 Bentonville city, AR 52.24
62 Levittown CDP, NY 52.04
63 Bowie city, MD 51.83
64 Smyrna city, GA 51.68
65 West Hartford CDP, CT 51.58
66 Pearland city, TX 51.47
67 Woodbury city, MN 51.32
68 Orem city, UT 50.94
69 Tinley Park village, IL 50.75
70 Burbank city, CA 50.72
71 Arlington CDP, VA 50.65
72 Alafaya CDP, FL 50.38
73 League City city, TX 50.35
74 The Woodlands CDP, TX 50.03
75 Broomfield city, CO 49.73
76 Sandy Springs city, GA 49.70
77 Santa Monica city, CA 49.01
78 Grapevine city, TX 49.00
79 Wheaton CDP, MD 48.85
80 West New York town, NJ 48.77
81 Monterey Park city, CA 48.68
82 Roseville city, CA 48.66
83 Plano city, TX 48.62
84 Brentwood city, CA 48.60
84 Kirkland city, WA 48.60
85 Bend city, OR 48.51
86 Encinitas city, CA 48.45
86 New Rochelle city, NY 48.45
87 Irvine city, CA 48.32
87 Centennial city, CO 48.32
88 Catalina Foothills CDP, AZ 48.23
89 Rowlett city, TX 48.16
90 Silver Spring CDP, MD 47.95
91 St. Peters city, MO 47.90
92 Laredo city, TX 47.84
93 Mission Viejo city, CA 47.82
94 Naperville city, IL 47.65
95 Dublin city, CA 47.47
96 La Habra city, CA 47.44
97 Las Cruces city, NM 47.41
98 Roswell city, GA 47.26
99 Noblesville city, IN 47.25
100 Eastvale city, CA 47.21
101 Allen city, TX 47.02
102 The Hammocks CDP, FL 46.74
103 Towson CDP, MD 46.70
104 Orland Park village, IL 46.61
105 Palm Beach Gardens city, FL 46.56
106 Rockville city, MD 46.47
107 O'Fallon city, MO 46.31
108 Mansfield city, TX 46.30
109 Arcadia city, CA 46.12
110 Springdale city, AR 46.02
111 Wylie city, TX 46.00
112 Troy city, MI 45.73
113 Bel Air South CDP, MD 45.69
114 Davie town, FL 45.68
115 Cupertino city, CA 45.67
116 Bartlett city, TN 45.65
117 Thousand Oaks city, CA 45.24
118 Lakeville city, MN 45.13
119 Schaumburg village, IL 45.09
120 Edina city, MN 45.06
121 Davis city, CA 44.91
122 Kendall CDP, FL 44.66
123 Atascocita CDP, TX 44.51
124 St. Charles city, MO 44.04
125 Farmington Hills city, MI 43.96
126 Revere city, MA 43.90
127 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 43.52
128 Chandler city, AZ 43.40
129 Lawrence city, KS 43.36
130 Carrollton city, TX 43.34
131 Aliso Viejo city, CA 43.21
132 Ames city, IA 43.13
133 Reston CDP, VA 43.12
134 Oak Park village, IL 43.07
135 Eugene city, OR 43.03
136 Kettering city, OH 42.97
137 Severn CDP, MD 42.92
138 Placentia city, CA 42.88
139 Lenexa city, KS 42.81
140 Hoffman Estates village, IL 42.64
141 Gilroy city, CA 42.45
142 Somerville city, MA 42.37
143 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 42.27
144 Lewisville city, TX 42.24
145 Weymouth Town city, MA 42.22
146 Redwood City city, CA 42.03
147 Westminster city, CO 41.84
148 Redlands city, CA 41.76
149 Cypress city, CA 41.69
149 Overland Park city, KS 41.69
150 San Clemente city, CA 41.68
151 Alexandria city, VA 41.62
152 Flagstaff city, AZ 41.57
153 Olympia city, WA 41.41
154 Palatine village, IL 41.33
155 Aspen Hill CDP, MD 41.31
156 Gaithersburg city, MD 41.26
157 Camarillo city, CA 41.23
158 Richardson city, TX 41.18
159 Huntington Beach city, CA 41.14
160 Alhambra city, CA 41.03
161 Pasadena city, CA 40.85
162 Chapel Hill town, NC 40.73
163 Hoover city, AL 40.54
164 Franklin city, TN 40.53
165 Ankeny city, IA 40.44
166 Wellington village, FL 40.38
167 McKinney city, TX 40.32
168 Germantown CDP, MD 40.24
169 Miami Beach city, FL 40.14
169 Quincy city, MA 40.14
170 Missoula city, MT 40.00
171 Cheyenne city, WY 39.94
172 Alameda city, CA 39.84
173 Castro Valley CDP, CA 39.82
174 Lakewood city, CO 39.76
175 White Plains city, NY 39.67
176 Arvada city, CO 39.60
177 South Fulton city, GA 39.50
178 Murfreesboro city, TN 39.44
179 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 39.28
180 Georgetown city, TX 39.16
181 West Des Moines city, IA 39.15
182 Tigard city, OR 39.14
183 Waltham city, MA 39.10
184 Westchester CDP, FL 38.83
185 Bellevue city, NE 38.82
186 Corona city, CA 38.76
187 Missouri City city, TX 38.54
188 Bloomington city, IN 38.51
189 Irving city, TX 38.45
190 Lee's Summit city, MO 38.43
191 San Jose city, CA 38.33
192 Simi Valley city, CA 38.30
193 Leander city, TX 38.28
194 South Jordan city, UT 38.10
195 Arlington Heights village, IL 38.03
196 Cambridge city, MA 38.02
197 Johnson City city, TN 37.70
198 Goodyear city, AZ 37.61
199 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 37.57
200 Normal town, IL 37.51
201 Shawnee city, KS 37.44
202 Temecula city, CA 37.33
202 Coconut Creek city, FL 37.33
203 Brownsville city, TX 37.31
203 Bellingham city, WA 37.31
204 Mission city, TX 37.27
205 Marietta city, GA 37.11
206 Millcreek city, UT 37.09
207 Dale City CDP, VA 36.75
208 Fort Collins city, CO 36.68
209 Round Rock city, TX 36.60
210 Apex town, NC 36.53
211 Santa Maria city, CA 36.47
212 Petaluma city, CA 36.46
213 Denton city, TX 36.42
214 Ann Arbor city, MI 36.39
215 Hoboken city, NJ 36.36
215 Albany city, OR 36.36
216 Rio Rancho city, NM 36.29
217 Albuquerque city, NM 36.23
218 Livermore city, CA 36.17
219 Southfield city, MI 36.16
220 Medford city, MA 36.11
220 Cedar Park city, TX 36.11
221 Richland city, WA 36.04
222 Portland city, ME 36.01
223 Harlingen city, TX 35.90
224 North Richland Hills city, TX 35.88
225 Taylorsville city, UT 35.85
226 Fullerton city, CA 35.83
227 Gilbert town, AZ 35.75
228 Oak Lawn village, IL 35.69
229 Jupiter town, FL 35.67
230 Port Orange city, FL 35.66
231 Grand Prairie city, TX 35.59
232 Napa city, CA 35.58
233 San Marcos city, CA 35.56
233 Bayonne city, NJ 35.56
234 Nampa city, ID 35.41
234 Durham city, NC 35.41
235 Malden city, MA 35.04
236 Glendora city, CA 34.87
237 San Leandro city, CA 34.79
238 Columbus city, IN 34.77
239 Elk Grove city, CA 34.67
240 Clovis city, CA 34.65
241 Carson city, CA 34.57
242 Concord city, CA 34.56
243 Marysville city, WA 34.54
244 Costa Mesa city, CA 34.48
245 Santa Clarita city, CA 34.47
246 Santa Ana city, CA 34.35
247 Coral Springs city, FL 34.20
248 Boulder city, CO 34.15
248 South Hill CDP, WA 34.15
249 Framingham city, MA 33.94
250 Diamond Bar city, CA 33.91
251 Carlsbad city, CA 33.88
252 Smyrna town, TN 33.76
253 Euless city, TX 33.74
254 New Braunfels city, TX 33.64
255 Maple Grove city, MN 33.62
256 Fremont city, CA 33.56
257 Concord city, NC 33.52
258 Surprise city, AZ 33.49
259 Waldorf CDP, MD 33.45
260 Brookline CDP, MA 33.19
261 Porterville city, CA 33.13
262 Stamford city, CT 33.12
263 Chico city, CA 33.03
264 Olathe city, KS 32.97
265 Seattle city, WA 32.92
266 Santa Clara city, CA 32.90
267 Torrance city, CA 32.89
268 Lake Elsinore city, CA 32.86
269 Peoria city, AZ 32.81
270 Rogers city, AR 32.79
271 Plantation city, FL 32.76
272 Bristol city, CT 32.75
273 Raleigh city, NC 32.61
274 Tallahassee city, FL 32.58
275 Santa Cruz city, CA 32.49
276 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 32.42
277 Twin Falls city, ID 32.39
278 Edmond city, OK 32.36
279 Oceanside city, CA 32.32
280 El Paso city, TX 32.29
281 Broken Arrow city, OK 32.14
282 Salt Lake City city, UT 32.09
283 Tamiami CDP, FL 32.08
284 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 32.02
285 College Station city, TX 31.94
286 Norman city, OK 31.80
287 Blaine city, MN 31.75
288 Worcester city, MA 31.73
289 DeSoto city, TX 31.69
290 Hacienda Heights CDP, CA 31.67
291 Riverview CDP, FL 31.61
292 Lodi city, CA 31.58
293 Austin city, TX 31.55
293 Pflugerville city, TX 31.55
294 Parker town, CO 31.52
295 San Francisco city, CA 31.48
296 Covina city, CA 31.45
297 Shoreline city, WA 31.35
298 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 31.28
299 Lakewood city, CA 31.22
300 Norwalk city, CT 31.20
301 Rocklin city, CA 31.17
302 Pembroke Pines city, FL 31.14
303 Huntington Park city, CA 31.10
304 Washington city, DC 31.09
305 Reno city, NV 31.07
305 Medford city, OR 31.07
306 Boise City city, ID 31.03
307 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 30.95
308 Union City city, NJ 30.91
309 Yucaipa city, CA 30.88
310 Charlotte city, NC 30.79
310 Arlington city, TX 30.79
311 Aloha CDP, OR 30.74
312 Maricopa city, AZ 30.72
313 Pueblo city, CO 30.68
314 Upland city, CA 30.64
315 Oakland city, CA 30.63
316 Royal Oak city, MI 30.57
317 Yonkers city, NY 30.54
318 Brandon CDP, FL 30.52
319 Auburn city, AL 30.48
320 Chesapeake city, VA 30.41
321 Country Club CDP, FL 30.40
322 Union City city, CA 30.34
323 Apopka city, FL 30.29
323 Bolingbrook village, IL 30.29
324 Milpitas city, CA 30.18
325 Warner Robins city, GA 30.14
326 Stonecrest city, GA 30.12
327 Novi city, MI 30.00
328 Atlanta city, GA 29.90
329 Jersey City city, NJ 29.83
330 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 29.70
331 Lowell city, MA 29.68
332 West Covina city, CA 29.55
333 Murrieta city, CA 29.49
334 Downey city, CA 29.46
335 Conway city, AR 29.43
336 Columbia city, MO 29.42
337 Renton city, WA 29.38
338 Huntsville city, AL 29.35
339 Los Angeles city, CA 29.34
340 Spring CDP, TX 29.33
341 Garland city, TX 29.29
342 Virginia Beach city, VA 29.28
343 Evanston city, IL 29.16
344 Beaumont city, CA 29.14
345 Oxnard city, CA 29.13
346 Fontana city, CA 29.01
347 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 29.00
348 Pico Rivera city, CA 28.97
349 Berkeley city, CA 28.88
350 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 28.81
351 Inglewood city, CA 28.79
352 Tamarac city, FL 28.76
353 Levittown CDP, PA 28.75
354 Avondale city, AZ 28.74
355 Enterprise CDP, NV 28.71
356 St. Cloud city, FL 28.66
357 Westminster city, CA 28.63
358 Bozeman city, MT 28.57
359 Frederick city, MD 28.56
360 Manhattan city, KS 28.51
361 Metairie CDP, LA 28.50
362 Hayward city, CA 28.48
363 Aurora city, IL 28.45
364 Harrisonburg city, VA 28.40
365 El Cajon city, CA 28.39
366 Warwick city, RI 28.36
367 San Diego city, CA 28.34
368 Cathedral City city, CA 28.18
369 Toms River CDP, NJ 28.13
370 Livonia city, MI 28.12
371 Plymouth city, MN 28.10
372 Anaheim city, CA 28.09
373 Colorado Springs city, CO 28.08
374 Kissimmee city, FL 28.04
374 Mount Vernon city, NY 28.04
375 Moore city, OK 27.87
376 Fairfield city, CA 27.83
377 Sunrise city, FL 27.82
378 Loveland city, CO 27.81
379 Lawrence city, MA 27.80
380 Southaven city, MS 27.77
381 Denver city, CO 27.67
382 Mesa city, AZ 27.64
383 Minnetonka city, MN 27.53
384 Madera city, CA 27.48
385 Santa Rosa city, CA 27.39
386 St. Clair Shores city, MI 27.37
387 Auburn city, WA 27.33
388 Skokie village, IL 27.21
389 Novato city, CA 27.19
390 Vista city, CA 27.15
391 Salem city, OR 27.10
392 Riverside city, CA 27.02
392 Irondequoit CDP, NY 27.02
393 Springfield city, MO 27.01
394 Providence city, RI 27.00
395 Dearborn city, MI 26.94
396 Commerce City city, CO 26.90
397 Chula Vista city, CA 26.87
398 Norwalk city, CA 26.85
399 Santa Barbara city, CA 26.83
400 Bloomington city, IL 26.80
401 Menifee city, CA 26.78
402 Lakewood CDP, NJ 26.76
403 Greensboro city, NC 26.75
404 Lincoln city, NE 26.64
405 Portland city, OR 26.57
406 Escondido city, CA 26.52
407 Mount Prospect village, IL 26.45
408 Eagan city, MN 26.44
409 Henderson city, NV 26.35
410 Deltona city, FL 26.31
411 Milford city (balance), CT 26.24
412 San Angelo city, TX 26.19
413 Palm Coast city, FL 26.18
414 Visalia city, CA 26.10
415 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 26.06
415 Suffolk city, VA 26.06
416 Grand Junction city, CO 25.97
417 Port St. Lucie city, FL 25.89
418 Phoenix city, AZ 25.88
419 South Gate city, CA 25.85
420 Jacksonville city, NC 25.82
421 Champaign city, IL 25.81
422 Redding city, CA 25.80
422 Great Falls city, MT 25.80
423 San Antonio city, TX 25.75
424 Tempe city, AZ 25.73
425 Little Rock city, AR 25.71
426 Tustin city, CA 25.69
427 Moreno Valley city, CA 25.68
428 Orange city, CA 25.57
429 Hampton city, VA 25.40
430 Danbury city, CT 25.36
431 West Sacramento city, CA 25.35
431 Aurora city, CO 25.35
432 New York city, NY 25.34
433 Kentwood city, MI 25.30
433 Clarksville city, TN 25.30
434 Margate city, FL 25.28
435 Gardena city, CA 25.26
436 Baldwin Park city, CA 25.14
437 Federal Way city, WA 25.13
438 Long Beach city, CA 25.10
439 Houston city, TX 25.02
440 Boston city, MA 24.99
441 Daly City city, CA 24.91
441 Richmond city, CA 24.91
442 Longmont city, CO 24.88
442 Miramar city, FL 24.88
443 Clifton city, NJ 24.85
444 Conroe city, TX 24.84
445 Sacramento city, CA 24.75
446 Citrus Heights city, CA 24.73
447 Madison city, WI 24.70
448 Des Plaines city, IL 24.68
449 Thornton city, CO 24.57
450 Peabody city, MA 24.46
451 Tracy city, CA 24.38
452 Greenwood city, IN 24.37
452 Grand Forks city, ND 24.37
453 Blue Springs city, MO 24.36
454 Charleston city, SC 24.34
455 Oklahoma City city, OK 24.28
456 Brooklyn Park city, MN 24.27
457 Burnsville city, MN 24.22
458 Palm Desert city, CA 24.16
459 Highland city, CA 24.12
459 Plainfield city, NJ 24.12
460 Springfield city, OR 24.01
461 Bonita Springs city, FL 23.92
462 Chino city, CA 23.90
463 Garden Grove city, CA 23.87
464 Montgomery city, AL 23.83
465 Taylor city, MI 23.78
466 Pittsburg city, CA 23.73
467 Taunton city, MA 23.70
468 Mount Pleasant town, SC 23.69
469 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 23.68
470 West Allis city, WI 23.64
471 Berwyn city, IL 23.61
472 Spring Hill CDP, FL 23.56
473 Rock Hill city, SC 23.52
474 Chicago city, IL 23.51