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 High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 31.16%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Twin Falls city, ID had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (67.61%), followed by Pocatello city, ID (54.74%), and Coeur d'Alene city, ID (52.63%).

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+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Twin Falls city, ID
Pocatello city, ID
Coeur d'Alene city, ID
Anderson city, IN
El Monte city, CA
Sarasota city, FL
Battle Creek city, MI
Wilmington city, DE
Bonita Springs city, FL
Owensboro city, KY
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City or Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Twin Falls city, ID 67.61
2 Pocatello city, ID 54.74
3 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 52.63
4 Anderson city, IN 48.93
5 El Monte city, CA 48.77
6 Sarasota city, FL 48.49
7 Battle Creek city, MI 47.16
8 Wilmington city, DE 46.96
9 Bonita Springs city, FL 46.81
10 Owensboro city, KY 46.05
11 Elizabeth city, NJ 45.66
12 Topeka city, KS 45.36
13 Chicopee city, MA 44.63
14 Roanoke city, VA 44.33
15 St. Joseph city, MO 43.88
16 Idaho Falls city, ID 43.85
17 Valdosta city, GA 43.57
18 Paterson city, NJ 43.32
19 La Crosse city, WI 43.22
20 Milford city (balance), CT 43.20
21 Vineland city, NJ 42.75
22 Middletown city, OH 42.45
23 Terre Haute city, IN 42.38
24 Casa Grande city, AZ 42.03
25 Passaic city, NJ 41.92
26 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 41.82
27 Lancaster city, PA 41.79
28 Edinburg city, TX 41.69
29 Schenectady city, NY 41.58
30 West Jordan city, UT 41.42
31 Erie city, PA 41.37
32 Youngstown city, OH 41.36
33 Trenton city, NJ 41.33
34 Carlsbad city, CA 41.00
35 Elkhart city, IN 40.98
36 Ocala city, FL 40.96
37 Independence city, MO 40.88
38 Sioux City city, IA 40.70
39 Pasadena city, TX 40.68
40 Port Arthur city, TX 40.64
41 Scranton city, PA 40.62
42 Rocky Mount city, NC 40.53
43 Napa city, CA 40.47
44 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 40.43
45 Plainfield city, NJ 40.39
46 Mount Pleasant town, SC 40.35
47 Jackson city, TN 40.33
48 Lauderhill city, FL 40.30
49 Lakewood city, OH 40.28
50 Fort Myers city, FL 40.15
51 Indio city, CA 40.07
52 Hamilton city, OH 40.06
53 Abilene city, TX 40.01
54 Kennewick city, WA 40.00
55 Tuscaloosa city, AL 39.99
56 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 39.94
57 Sanford city, FL 39.93
58 Asheville city, NC 39.88
59 Kokomo city, IN 39.82
60 Evansville city, IN 39.72
61 New Britain city, CT 39.60
62 Gary city, IN 39.43
63 Hartford city, CT 39.35
64 Beaumont city, TX 39.31
65 Bryan city, TX 39.16
66 Hammond city, IN 39.12
67 Meriden city, CT 39.10
68 New Haven city, CT 38.92
69 North Miami city, FL 38.87
70 Newark city, NJ 38.83
71 Lafayette city, LA 38.76
72 Framingham city, MA 38.75
73 Rapid City city, SD 38.60
74 Margate city, FL 38.56
75 East Hartford CDP, CT 38.50
75 Pittsburgh city, PA 38.50
76 Dundalk CDP, MD 38.48
77 Grand Junction city, CO 38.40
78 Texas City city, TX 38.35
79 Dothan city, AL 38.34
80 Waterbury city, CT 38.30
81 Waco city, TX 38.28
82 Decatur city, IL 38.17
82 Shreveport city, LA 38.17
83 Sioux Falls city, SD 38.15
84 Clearwater city, FL 38.13
85 Philadelphia city, PA 38.09
86 Greenville city, SC 38.08
87 Lakeland city, FL 38.04
87 Canton city, OH 38.04
88 Perris city, CA 37.92
89 Chattanooga city, TN 37.89
89 Racine city, WI 37.89
90 Pflugerville city, TX 37.80
91 Provo city, UT 37.77
92 Knoxville city, TN 37.71
93 Camden city, NJ 37.68
94 Springfield city, OH 37.66
95 Hempstead village, NY 37.60
96 Miramar city, FL 37.55
97 Pontiac city, MI 37.53
98 St. Cloud city, FL 37.49
99 Memphis city, TN 37.38
100 Milwaukee city, WI 37.36
101 Miami Gardens city, FL 37.30
101 Wichita Falls city, TX 37.30
102 Allentown city, PA 37.22
103 Wilmington city, NC 37.17
104 Apple Valley city, MN 37.15
105 Lake Charles city, LA 37.11
106 East Orange city, NJ 37.04
107 Gulfport city, MS 36.97
108 Delray Beach city, FL 36.96
108 Fort Wayne city, IN 36.96
109 Davenport city, IA 36.91
110 Burlington city, NC 36.84
111 Lubbock city, TX 36.76
112 Cicero town, IL 36.74
112 Bossier City city, LA 36.74
113 Corpus Christi city, TX 36.59
114 Akron city, OH 36.58
115 Tulsa city, OK 36.54
116 Lynchburg city, VA 36.51
117 Mobile city, AL 36.50
118 Woodland city, CA 36.36
119 West Haven city, CT 36.34
119 Miami city, FL 36.34
119 Macon-Bibb County, GA 36.34
120 Utica city, NY 36.23
121 Rialto city, CA 36.19
121 Oshkosh city, WI 36.19
122 South San Francisco city, CA 36.15
123 Boynton Beach city, FL 36.12
124 Baltimore city, MD 36.09
125 Fort Smith city, AR 36.07
126 Kansas City city, MO 36.05
127 Tampa city, FL 35.99
128 Lafayette city, IN 35.86
129 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 35.84
130 North Little Rock city, AR 35.81
131 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 35.76
132 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 35.71
133 South Bend city, IN 35.65
133 Nashua city, NH 35.65
134 Columbia city, MO 35.59
135 Charleston city, SC 35.55
136 West Valley City city, UT 35.44
137 Galveston city, TX 35.36
138 Detroit city, MI 35.33
139 Troy city, NY 35.30
140 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 35.29
141 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 35.25
142 Cincinnati city, OH 35.22
143 Paradise CDP, NV 35.21
143 Victoria city, TX 35.21
144 McAllen city, TX 35.07
145 Springfield city, MA 35.05
146 Cape Coral city, FL 34.99
146 Flint city, MI 34.99
147 Warren city, MI 34.93
148 Baton Rouge city, LA 34.90
149 St. Louis city, MO 34.83
150 Midland city, TX 34.79
151 Bridgeport city, CT 34.76
152 Cleveland city, OH 34.72
153 Joliet city, IL 34.62
154 Palm Coast city, FL 34.61
154 Richmond city, VA 34.61
155 Rockford city, IL 34.59
156 Jonesboro city, AR 34.54
156 Dearborn Heights city, MI 34.54
157 Pensacola city, FL 34.47
158 Amarillo city, TX 34.43
159 Syracuse city, NY 34.40
160 Florissant city, MO 34.37
161 Muncie city, IN 34.34
161 New Brunswick city, NJ 34.34
162 Rochester city, NY 34.24
163 Bismarck city, ND 34.15
164 Hialeah city, FL 34.12
165 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 34.10
166 Jersey City city, NJ 34.04
167 Springfield city, IL 34.03
168 St. Petersburg city, FL 33.95
169 North Las Vegas city, NV 33.88
170 Council Bluffs city, IA 33.82
171 Carmichael CDP, CA 33.81
172 Levittown CDP, PA 33.80
173 North Charleston city, SC 33.79
173 Taylorsville city, UT 33.79
174 Bradenton city, FL 33.71
175 Pine Hills CDP, FL 33.70
176 Apple Valley town, CA 33.66
176 Loveland city, CO 33.66
177 Commerce City city, CO 33.60
178 Orlando city, FL 33.51
178 Omaha city, NE 33.51
179 Kenner city, LA 33.49
180 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 33.48
181 Birmingham city, AL 33.43
182 Moore city, OK 33.32
183 Thornton city, CO 33.31
184 Tamiami CDP, FL 33.26
185 Anchorage municipality, AK 33.24
186 Savannah city, GA 33.22
187 Lynwood city, CA 33.21
188 Toledo city, OH 33.10
189 Winston-Salem city, NC 33.07
190 Largo city, FL 33.06
191 Bowling Green city, KY 33.01
192 Kannapolis city, NC 32.98
193 Des Plaines city, IL 32.96
194 Portsmouth city, VA 32.94
195 Peoria city, IL 32.89
196 Kingsport city, TN 32.87
197 Paramount city, CA 32.85
198 Buena Park city, CA 32.83
199 Jacksonville city, FL 32.82
200 Tustin city, CA 32.81
201 Hesperia city, CA 32.72
201 Elyria city, OH 32.72
202 Daytona Beach city, FL 32.70
202 Dayton city, OH 32.70
203 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 32.68
204 Kissimmee city, FL 32.67
205 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 32.64
206 Albany city, GA 32.61
206 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 32.61
207 Janesville city, WI 32.58
208 Waukegan city, IL 32.57
209 Reading city, PA 32.52
210 Pawtucket city, RI 32.49
211 Toms River CDP, NJ 32.45
212 Columbus city, OH 32.43
213 Ogden city, UT 32.33
214 Stockton city, CA 32.25
215 Grand Rapids city, MI 32.18
216 Gastonia city, NC 32.17
217 Decatur city, AL 32.11
217 Albany city, NY 32.11
218 Dallas city, TX 31.96
219 Waterloo city, IA 31.94
220 Summerville town, SC 31.90
221 Union City city, NJ 31.88
222 Clifton city, NJ 31.86
223 Tyler city, TX 31.81
224 Florin CDP, CA 31.75
225 Beaumont city, CA 31.74
226 Odessa city, TX 31.73
227 Blaine city, MN 31.71
228 Newport News city, VA 31.70
229 Hanford city, CA 31.60
230 New York city, NY 31.57
231 Fort Worth city, TX 31.53
232 Hollywood city, FL 31.50
233 Kansas City city, KS 31.45
234 Federal Way city, WA 31.41
235 Wichita city, KS 31.31
236 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 31.29
237 San Bernardino city, CA 31.26
238 Joplin city, MO 31.17
239 West Palm Beach city, FL 31.16
240 Midwest City city, OK 31.09
241 Oklahoma City city, OK 31.06
242 Pompano Beach city, FL 31.00
242 Casper city, WY 31.00
243 Palmdale city, CA 30.99
244 Greenville city, NC 30.98
244 Georgetown city, TX 30.98
245 New Orleans city, LA 30.89
246 Port St. Lucie city, FL 30.86
247 Daly City city, CA 30.83
248 Deltona city, FL 30.79
248 Warner Robins city, GA 30.79
249 Wyoming city, MI 30.78
250 Apex town, NC 30.77
251 Rosemead city, CA 30.73
251 Sparks city, NV 30.73
252 Tacoma city, WA 30.72
253 Cedar Rapids city, IA 30.63
254 Compton city, CA 30.57
254 Metairie CDP, LA 30.57
255 Apopka city, FL 30.51
256 Springfield city, MO 30.48
257 El Cajon city, CA 30.46
258 Coral Springs city, FL 30.44
259 Chapel Hill town, NC 30.43
260 Des Moines city, IA 30.42
261 Buffalo city, NY 30.37
262 Mesquite city, TX 30.34
263 Bloomington city, IN 30.33
263 Worcester city, MA 30.33
264 Hemet city, CA 30.28
264 Washington city, DC 30.28
265 Blue Springs city, MO 30.26
266 Providence city, RI 30.25
267 Hampton city, VA 30.24
268 Modesto city, CA 30.23
268 Appleton city, WI 30.23
269 Conway city, AR 30.22
270 Lancaster city, CA 30.20
270 Madison city, WI 30.20
271 Homestead city, FL 30.14
272 Little Rock city, AR 30.08
273 Wheaton city, IL 30.04
274 Montgomery city, AL 30.01
275 Fall River city, MA 30.00
275 Bethlehem city, PA 30.00
276 Greeley city, CO 29.87
276 Atlanta city, GA 29.87
277 Poinciana CDP, FL 29.86
277 Sunrise city, FL 29.86
278 Irondequoit CDP, NY 29.75
279 Frederick city, MD 29.72
280 Rogers city, AR 29.68
280 Columbus city, GA 29.68
281 Deerfield Beach city, FL 29.61
281 Kent city, WA 29.61
282 Austin city, TX 29.52
283 West Des Moines city, IA 29.51
284 Norfolk city, VA 29.48
285 Gainesville city, FL 29.45
285 Houston city, TX 29.45
286 Boston city, MA 29.39
286 Lakewood city, WA 29.39
287 Las Vegas city, NV 29.34
288 Conroe city, TX 29.29
289 Surprise city, AZ 29.26
289 Cranston city, RI 29.26
290 Concord city, NC 29.13
291 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 29.11
292 High Point city, NC 29.07
293 Champaign city, IL 29.06
293 Suffolk city, VA 29.06
294 Kenosha city, WI 29.04
295 Salinas city, CA 29.03
295 St. Clair Shores city, MI 29.03
296 Pembroke Pines city, FL 29.00
296 Arlington Heights village, IL 29.00
297 Waldorf CDP, MD 28.95
298 St. George city, UT 28.92
299 Rancho Cordova city, CA 28.90
299 New Bedford city, MA 28.90
300 Reno city, NV 28.83
301 Lynn city, MA 28.80
302 Antioch city, CA 28.78
303 Glendale city, AZ 28.77
304 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 28.74
304 Clarksville city, TN 28.74
305 Hayward city, CA 28.70
305 Oceanside city, CA 28.70
305 Mishawaka city, IN 28.70
306 Jurupa Valley city, CA 28.69
307 Stamford city, CT 28.68
308 Henderson city, NV 28.62
309 Mount Vernon city, NY 28.55
310 Livonia city, MI 28.54
311 Chicago city, IL 28.47
312 Columbia city, SC 28.46
313 Lawton city, OK 28.31
314 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 28.30
315 Murray city, UT 28.28
316 Millcreek city, UT 28.26
317 Vacaville city, CA 28.21
318 Spring Valley CDP, NV 28.19
318 Manchester city, NH 28.19
319 Marysville city, WA 28.17
320 Haverhill city, MA 28.16
321 St. Paul city, MN 28.15
322 Delano city, CA 28.14
323 Fayetteville city, NC 28.13
324 Kalamazoo city, MI 28.03
325 Boulder city, CO 28.02
326 Aurora city, CO 28.00
327 Bayonne city, NJ 27.92
328 Yakima city, WA 27.79
329 Waukesha city, WI 27.76
330 North Port city, FL 27.74
331 Lakewood CDP, NJ 27.68
332 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 27.64
333 Elgin city, IL 27.63
333 Jacksonville city, NC 27.63
334 Greensboro city, NC 27.57
335 Bristol city, CT 27.56
336 Merced city, CA 27.49
336 Brockton city, MA 27.49
336 College Station city, TX 27.49
337 Lowell city, MA 27.44
337 Waltham city, MA 27.44
337 Corvallis city, OR 27.44
338 Lansing city, MI 27.43
339 San Rafael city, CA 27.38
340 Fresno city, CA 27.35
340 Tamarac city, FL 27.35
341 Taunton city, MA 27.29
342 Jackson city, MS 27.09
343 Richmond city, CA 27.06
344 Ann Arbor city, MI 27.04
345 Victorville city, CA 26.99
346 Rochester city, MN 26.97
347 Spokane Valley city, WA 26.96
348 Renton city, WA 26.95
349 Vallejo city, CA 26.90
349 Brentwood CDP, NY 26.90
350 Avondale city, AZ 26.89
351 San Jacinto city, CA 26.83
352 Enid city, OK 26.82
352 Longview city, TX 26.82
353 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 26.79
354 Norman city, OK 26.77
355 Palm Bay city, FL 26.75
356 Taylor city, MI 26.72
357 Baytown city, TX 26.68
357 Everett city, WA 26.68
358 Maricopa city, AZ 26.64
359 Lehi city, UT 26.57
360 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 26.56
361 Vista city, CA 26.52
362 Vancouver city, WA 26.49
363 Bloomington city, IL 26.46
363 Salem city, OR 26.46
364 Green Bay city, WI 26.43
365 Dubuque city, IA 26.38
366 Iowa City city, IA 26.35
367 Eden Prairie city, MN 26.33
368 Huntington Beach city, CA 26.32
369 Redlands city, CA 26.29
370 Temple city, TX 26.26
371 San Antonio city, TX 26.23
372 Alhambra city, CA 26.20
373 Norwalk city, CT 26.18
373 Riverview CDP, FL 26.18
374 Moreno Valley city, CA 26.17
375 Colorado Springs city, CO 26.12
376 Menifee city, CA 26.05
377 Norwalk city, CA 26.00
378 Evanston city, IL 25.95
379 Davis city, CA 25.91
379 Raleigh city, NC 25.91
380 Mount Prospect village, IL 25.89
381 Nampa city, ID 25.84
382 Chula Vista city, CA 25.82
383 Kentwood city, MI 25.81
384 Melbourne city, FL 25.80
385 Stonecrest city, GA 25.78
386 Harrisonburg city, VA 25.75
387 Yucaipa city, CA 25.74
388 Fayetteville city, AR 25.68
389 Riverside city, CA 25.67
390 Phoenix city, AZ 25.66
391 Denver city, CO 25.65
392 Pittsburg city, CA 25.53
392 Brooklyn Park city, MN 25.53
393 Madera city, CA 25.50
394 Perth Amboy city, NJ 25.48
395 Gresham city, OR 25.45
396 Portland city, OR 25.44
397 Pasco city, WA 25.42
398 Bakersfield city, CA 25.40
399 Spokane city, WA 25.38
400 Lincoln city, NE 25.37
401 Olympia city, WA 25.36
402 Highland city, CA 25.29
403 Hawthorne city, CA 25.25
403 Yonkers city, NY 25.25
403 Dale City CDP, VA 25.25
404 Killeen city, TX 25.17
405 San Leandro city, CA 25.13
405 Ames city, IA 25.13
405 Minneapolis city, MN 25.13
405 Hoboken city, NJ 25.13
406 Durham city, NC 25.11
407 Fremont city, CA 25.09
408 Brandon CDP, FL 25.07
409 Chesapeake city, VA 25.06
410 Castro Valley CDP, CA 25.03
411 Methuen Town city, MA 25.01
412 Somerville city, MA 24.97
413 Escondido city, CA 24.85
414 Rock Hill city, SC 24.83
415 Parma city, OH 24.82
416 Auburn city, AL 24.81
416 Tulare city, CA 24.81
417 Parker town, CO 24.75
418 La Mesa city, CA 24.73
418 Olathe city, KS 24.73
419 Danbury city, CT 24.72
420 Fargo city, ND 24.71
421 Johnson City city, TN 24.67
422 Manteca city, CA 24.64
422 Arlington city, TX 24.64
423 Mesa city, AZ 24.63
424 Harlingen city, TX 24.62
425 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 24.61
426 Thousand Oaks city, CA 24.60
427 Smyrna town, TN 24.56
428 Port Orange city, FL 24.54
429 Garland city, TX 24.51
430 Pinellas Park city, FL 24.46
431 National City city, CA 24.45