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 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 US Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 12.79%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Logan city, UT had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (40.87%), followed by Grand Island city, NE (40.53%), and Porterville city, CA (38.60%).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Logan city, UT
Grand Island city, NE
Porterville city, CA
Mission city, TX
Carson City, NV
Delano city, CA
St. Cloud city, MN
Newport Beach city, CA
Oshkosh city, WI
Lakewood CDP, NJ
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank City or Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Logan city, UT 40.87
2 Grand Island city, NE 40.53
3 Porterville city, CA 38.60
4 Mission city, TX 37.53
5 Carson City, NV 36.08
6 Delano city, CA 35.55
7 St. Cloud city, MN 34.23
8 Newport Beach city, CA 33.61
9 Oshkosh city, WI 33.01
10 Lakewood CDP, NJ 32.57
11 Appleton city, WI 31.53
12 Rosemead city, CA 31.29
13 Meridian city, ID 30.70
14 Greeley city, CO 30.19
15 Folsom city, CA 29.93
16 Burien city, WA 29.85
17 Rochester city, MN 29.39
18 Utica city, NY 28.66
19 Brookline CDP, MA 28.16
20 Eden Prairie city, MN 27.44
21 North Miami city, FL 26.10
22 Huntington Park city, CA 25.50
23 Fort Myers city, FL 25.49
24 Minneapolis city, MN 25.33
25 Pompano Beach city, FL 25.15
26 Hialeah city, FL 24.81
27 Miami city, FL 24.25
28 Portland city, ME 24.11
29 Eau Claire city, WI 24.09
30 Harlingen city, TX 23.59
31 Green Bay city, WI 23.54
32 El Monte city, CA 23.46
33 Bradenton city, FL 23.29
34 Deerfield Beach city, FL 23.27
35 Union City city, NJ 23.09
36 Syracuse city, NY 23.08
37 Delray Beach city, FL 22.45
38 Rochester city, NY 22.31
39 Troy city, NY 22.25
40 Medford city, OR 22.22
41 Garden Grove city, CA 22.09
42 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 22.00
43 Lorain city, OH 21.88
44 Manchester city, NH 21.85
45 New Brunswick city, NJ 21.72
46 Redding city, CA 21.67
47 Boise City city, ID 21.52
48 Country Club CDP, FL 21.50
49 Pine Hills CDP, FL 21.44
50 Brownsville city, TX 21.27
51 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 21.11
52 Lawrence city, MA 21.08
53 Decatur city, AL 21.06
53 Camden city, NJ 21.06
54 Fall River city, MA 21.05
55 Sioux City city, IA 20.71
55 Fargo city, ND 20.71
56 Amarillo city, TX 20.52
57 Brockton city, MA 20.35
58 St. Paul city, MN 20.23
59 Edinburg city, TX 20.13
60 Brentwood CDP, NY 20.07
61 Springfield city, IL 20.02
62 Danbury city, CT 19.75
63 Lafayette city, LA 19.71
64 Sarasota city, FL 19.68
65 Fort Smith city, AR 19.50
66 Albany city, GA 19.39
67 Yucaipa city, CA 19.36
67 Pinellas Park city, FL 19.36
68 Erie city, PA 19.24
69 Greenville city, SC 19.18
70 San Bernardino city, CA 19.17
71 St. Joseph city, MO 19.14
72 Lynn city, MA 19.09
73 Boynton Beach city, FL 19.04
74 Elkhart city, IN 18.99
75 Dothan city, AL 18.96
75 Montebello city, CA 18.96
76 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 18.91
77 Springfield city, MO 18.89
77 Cleveland city, OH 18.89
78 New Bedford city, MA 18.83
79 Gulfport city, MS 18.80
80 Columbus city, IN 18.70
81 Janesville city, WI 18.59
82 Lynwood city, CA 18.57
83 Richmond city, VA 18.54
84 Abilene city, TX 18.45
85 Reading city, PA 18.44
86 Bethlehem city, PA 18.41
86 Galveston city, TX 18.41
87 Kenner city, LA 18.19
88 Baton Rouge city, LA 18.17
89 Bossier City city, LA 18.11
90 Longmont city, CO 18.08
91 Des Moines city, IA 17.90
92 Wichita Falls city, TX 17.84
93 Great Falls city, MT 17.79
94 Watsonville city, CA 17.73
95 Middletown city, OH 17.70
96 West Palm Beach city, FL 17.68
97 Kokomo city, IN 17.61
98 Shreveport city, LA 17.55
99 Victorville city, CA 17.42
100 Passaic city, NJ 17.34
101 Bloomington city, MN 17.31
102 Elyria city, OH 17.26
103 Macon-Bibb County, GA 17.25
104 Bozeman city, MT 17.14
104 Norfolk city, VA 17.14
105 Toledo city, OH 17.13
106 Poinciana CDP, FL 17.10
107 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 16.98
108 Cedar Rapids city, IA 16.96
109 Cincinnati city, OH 16.93
110 Peoria city, IL 16.92
111 St. Louis city, MO 16.89
112 Haverhill city, MA 16.87
113 Lakeland city, FL 16.85
114 Trenton city, NJ 16.80
115 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 16.77
116 Scranton city, PA 16.75
117 Ocala city, FL 16.74
118 Burnsville city, MN 16.70
119 Lake Charles city, LA 16.69
119 Victoria city, TX 16.69
120 Spokane Valley city, WA 16.67
121 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 16.61
122 Kissimmee city, FL 16.60
123 Pawtucket city, RI 16.57
124 High Point city, NC 16.55
125 Buffalo city, NY 16.52
126 Santa Rosa city, CA 16.50
127 Columbia city, SC 16.46
128 Allentown city, PA 16.42
129 South Bend city, IN 16.40
130 Kalamazoo city, MI 16.36
131 Albany city, NY 16.32
132 New Orleans city, LA 16.31
133 Commerce City city, CO 16.26
133 Lynchburg city, VA 16.26
134 Milpitas city, CA 16.25
135 Evansville city, IN 16.24
136 Rockford city, IL 16.20
137 Terre Haute city, IN 16.19
138 Hartford city, CT 16.16
139 Minnetonka city, MN 16.13
140 Novato city, CA 16.10
141 Las Cruces city, NM 16.06
142 Valdosta city, GA 16.05
142 Yonkers city, NY 16.05
142 Sioux Falls city, SD 16.05
143 Montgomery city, AL 16.02
144 Pontiac city, MI 15.98
145 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 15.97
145 Ames city, IA 15.97
146 Tampa city, FL 15.94
147 Clearwater city, FL 15.89
148 Savannah city, GA 15.87
149 Baltimore city, MD 15.85
150 Tucson city, AZ 15.81
151 Vacaville city, CA 15.76
152 Newark city, NJ 15.68
153 Pensacola city, FL 15.52
154 Orlando city, FL 15.51
154 Salt Lake City city, UT 15.51
155 San Rafael city, CA 15.48
156 Mishawaka city, IN 15.46
156 Cranston city, RI 15.46
157 Detroit city, MI 15.43
158 Johnson City city, TN 15.41
159 Waterbury city, CT 15.38
160 New York city, NY 15.30
160 Taylorsville city, UT 15.30
161 Cambridge city, MA 15.29
162 Jackson city, MS 15.27
163 Dayton city, OH 15.25
164 Cape Coral city, FL 15.22
164 Youngstown city, OH 15.22
165 Glendora city, CA 15.19
165 Racine city, WI 15.19
166 Flint city, MI 15.13
167 Millcreek city, UT 15.12
168 Westchester CDP, FL 15.11
169 Milwaukee city, WI 15.10
170 Muncie city, IN 15.09
171 North Charleston city, SC 15.05
172 Palm Desert city, CA 15.04
173 Grand Forks city, ND 14.96
174 Bowling Green city, KY 14.92
175 Melbourne city, FL 14.91
176 Waterloo city, IA 14.90
177 Boston city, MA 14.78
178 Bridgeport city, CT 14.77
178 Elgin city, IL 14.77
179 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 14.70
180 Suffolk city, VA 14.66
181 Fort Wayne city, IN 14.65
182 Waco city, TX 14.58
183 Lauderhill city, FL 14.56
184 South Gate city, CA 14.53
185 Summerville town, SC 14.51
185 Jackson city, TN 14.51
186 Perth Amboy city, NJ 14.49
187 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 14.47
188 Columbus city, GA 14.45
188 Malden city, MA 14.45
189 Topeka city, KS 14.44
190 West Sacramento city, CA 14.42
190 Decatur city, IL 14.42
191 Duluth city, MN 14.39
192 Brooklyn Park city, MN 14.33
193 Vineland city, NJ 14.31
194 Baldwin Park city, CA 14.29
195 Providence city, RI 14.28
196 Taunton city, MA 14.27
197 Memphis city, TN 14.21
198 Paterson city, NJ 14.14
199 Tuscaloosa city, AL 14.13
200 Tulare city, CA 14.10
201 Nashua city, NH 14.07
202 Joplin city, MO 14.05
202 San Marcos city, TX 14.05
203 Anderson city, IN 13.97
204 Schenectady city, NY 13.85
204 Chattanooga city, TN 13.85
205 Gastonia city, NC 13.84
206 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 13.82
207 Rocky Mount city, NC 13.81
207 Kettering city, OH 13.81
208 Birmingham city, AL 13.80
208 National City city, CA 13.80
209 Mount Vernon city, NY 13.73
210 Atlanta city, GA 13.66
211 Mobile city, AL 13.62
211 Madera city, CA 13.62
212 Stamford city, CT 13.60
212 Grand Rapids city, MI 13.60
213 Miami Gardens city, FL 13.58
214 Chicago city, IL 13.57
215 Coon Rapids city, MN 13.56
216 Pueblo city, CO 13.53
217 Waukesha city, WI 13.51
218 Bakersfield city, CA 13.48
218 Cathedral City city, CA 13.48
219 North Port city, FL 13.46
219 Apple Valley city, MN 13.46
220 Harrisonburg city, VA 13.44
221 Lancaster city, PA 13.38
222 Irvine city, CA 13.37
222 Pomona city, CA 13.37
222 Edina city, MN 13.37
222 Pasco city, WA 13.37
223 Enid city, OK 13.35
224 Gary city, IN 13.33
225 Huntsville city, AL 13.24
226 Burlington city, NC 13.22
227 Gainesville city, FL 13.21
227 Springfield city, MA 13.21
228 Elizabeth city, NJ 13.19
229 Sanford city, FL 13.13
229 Champaign city, IL 13.13
230 Arvada city, CO 13.11
231 Lancaster city, CA 13.09
231 Roanoke city, VA 13.09
232 Philadelphia city, PA 13.08
233 Hollywood city, FL 13.07
234 Asheville city, NC 13.03
235 Columbus city, OH 13.02
236 Homestead city, FL 13.00
237 Kingsport city, TN 12.99
238 Lincoln city, NE 12.89
238 Sparks city, NV 12.89
239 Redlands city, CA 12.83
240 Shoreline city, WA 12.79
241 Yuba City city, CA 12.76
242 Knoxville city, TN 12.74
243 San Francisco city, CA 12.67
243 New Haven city, CT 12.67
244 Bellevue city, NE 12.66
245 Merced city, CA 12.65
245 Palmdale city, CA 12.65
246 Plantation city, FL 12.62
247 St. Cloud city, FL 12.61
247 Bryan city, TX 12.61
247 Auburn city, WA 12.61
248 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 12.60
249 Lansing city, MI 12.59
250 Daytona Beach city, FL 12.58
250 Wilmington city, NC 12.58
251 Greenville city, NC 12.54
252 Joliet city, IL 12.47
253 Citrus Heights city, CA 12.46
253 Canton city, OH 12.46
254 Meriden city, CT 12.45
255 Hesperia city, CA 12.44
256 Kansas City city, KS 12.42
256 Springfield city, OH 12.42
257 White Plains city, NY 12.40
258 Dearborn city, MI 12.38
259 Palm Bay city, FL 12.35
259 Hempstead village, NY 12.35
260 Kirkland city, WA 12.33
261 Tallahassee city, FL 12.29
261 Temple city, TX 12.29
262 Eagan city, MN 12.28
263 Davenport city, IA 12.25
264 Wichita city, KS 12.24
265 North Little Rock city, AR 12.23
266 Glendale city, AZ 12.20
267 Jonesboro city, AR 12.18
267 Tamiami CDP, FL 12.18
268 Akron city, OH 12.17
269 Westland city, MI 12.16
270 Longview city, TX 12.15
271 West Valley City city, UT 12.14
272 Chino city, CA 12.11
273 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 12.06
273 Omaha city, NE 12.06
274 Rock Hill city, SC 12.02
275 Washington city, DC 11.95
276 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 11.92
277 Winston-Salem city, NC 11.91
278 Gilroy city, CA 11.87
279 Modesto city, CA 11.86
280 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 11.85
281 Jacksonville city, FL 11.83
281 Midland city, TX 11.83
282 Metairie CDP, LA 11.82
283 Cicero town, IL 11.80
284 Methuen Town city, MA 11.78
285 Fresno city, CA 11.74
286 Auburn city, AL 11.73
286 Las Vegas city, NV 11.73
287 Orange city, CA 11.69
287 Santa Ana city, CA 11.69
288 Hammond city, IN 11.68
289 Somerville city, MA 11.67
290 Medford city, MA 11.65
291 Dallas city, TX 11.64
292 Port Arthur city, TX 11.62
293 Upland city, CA 11.59
293 Texas City city, TX 11.59
294 Battle Creek city, MI 11.53
295 Port St. Lucie city, FL 11.52
296 Hamilton city, OH 11.50
297 Compton city, CA 11.49
298 Manteca city, CA 11.48
298 Nampa city, ID 11.48
299 Kansas City city, MO 11.45
300 West Des Moines city, IA 11.43
301 Baytown city, TX 11.41
302 Peabody city, MA 11.39
303 Parma city, OH 11.38
304 Evanston city, IL 11.37
305 Gresham city, OR 11.33
306 Westminster city, CA 11.29
307 Jersey City city, NJ 11.27
308 Madison city, WI 11.23
309 Weymouth Town city, MA 11.15
310 Tamarac city, FL 11.13
311 Waukegan city, IL 11.11
312 Paradise CDP, NV 11.09
313 Portsmouth city, VA 11.07
314 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 11.06
314 Lubbock city, TX 11.06
315 Jacksonville city, NC 11.05
315 Franklin city, TN 11.05
316 Florin CDP, CA 11.01
317 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 11.00
318 Downey city, CA 10.98
318 Lafayette city, IN 10.98
319 Rio Rancho city, NM 10.97
320 Pasadena city, TX 10.96
321 East Hartford CDP, CT 10.95
322 Indio city, CA 10.93
322 Tyler city, TX 10.93
322 Kenosha city, WI 10.93
323 Houston city, TX 10.91
324 Berwyn city, IL 10.89
325 Fort Worth city, TX 10.88
326 Pittsburgh city, PA 10.85
327 Boulder city, CO 10.84
327 East Orange city, NJ 10.84
328 Lodi city, CA 10.83
329 St. Petersburg city, FL 10.80
330 Pocatello city, ID 10.79
330 Charleston city, SC 10.79
331 Portland city, OR 10.77
332 Beaumont city, TX 10.76
333 Wyoming city, MI 10.75
333 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.75
334 Los Angeles city, CA 10.73
335 West Haven city, CT 10.68
335 Greensboro city, NC 10.68
336 Deltona city, FL 10.57
337 Casa Grande city, AZ 10.56
338 Worcester city, MA 10.49
338 Austin city, TX 10.49
339 Kendall CDP, FL 10.43
340 Tulsa city, OK 10.40
341 Concord city, NC 10.34
342 Wilmington city, DE 10.32
343 Wheaton city, IL 10.31
344 Aurora city, IL 10.29
345 Norwalk city, CA 10.28
345 Mount Prospect village, IL 10.28
346 Monterey Park city, CA 10.26
347 Seattle city, WA 10.22
348 Phoenix city, AZ 10.20
349 Hoboken city, NJ 10.19
350 Bellingham city, WA 10.18
351 Denver city, CO 10.17
351 Everett city, WA 10.17
352 Palatine village, IL 10.16
352 Tacoma city, WA 10.16
353 Conroe city, TX 10.15
354 Stockton city, CA 10.14
355 Wellington village, FL 10.13
356 Fayetteville city, AR 10.11
356 Salinas city, CA 10.11
357 Little Rock city, AR 10.04
358 Olympia city, WA 10.02
359 Livonia city, MI 10.01
359 Laredo city, TX 10.01
360 Buckeye city, AZ 9.99
360 La Crosse city, WI 9.99
361 Carmichael CDP, CA 9.98
362 Oakland city, CA 9.97
363 Durham city, NC 9.96
364 Levittown CDP, NY 9.95
365 Spokane city, WA 9.94
366 Overland Park city, KS 9.91
367 Mount Pleasant town, SC 9.89
368 Owensboro city, KY 9.84
369 Aurora city, CO 9.82
370 Newport News city, VA 9.75
371 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 9.74
372 Bayonne city, NJ 9.73
372 Aloha CDP, OR 9.73
373 Frederick city, MD 9.72
373 Warwick city, RI 9.72
374 Corpus Christi city, TX 9.71
375 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 9.70
376 Colton city, CA 9.68
377 Clifton city, NJ 9.66
378 Centennial city, CO 9.61
378 North Las Vegas city, NV 9.61
379 Spring Valley CDP, NV 9.59
380 Richmond city, CA 9.56
380 Garland city, TX 9.56
381 Warner Robins city, GA 9.52
382 Toms River CDP, NJ 9.42
383 Chicopee city, MA 9.39
384 Daly City city, CA 9.37
385 Diamond Bar city, CA 9.36
385 Orem city, UT 9.36
386 Irondequoit CDP, NY 9.35
387 Paramount city, CA 9.25
388 Miami Beach city, FL 9.24
388 Kannapolis city, NC 9.24
389 Reno city, NV 9.20
390 Chapel Hill town, NC 9.11
391 Long Beach city, CA 9.07
392 Kentwood city, MI 9.05
393 Warren city, MI 9.02
394 Ontario city, CA 9.00
394 Lakeville city, MN 9.00
395 College Station city, TX 8.98
396 San Jacinto city, CA 8.97
396 Olathe city, KS 8.97
397 Largo city, FL 8.86
397 Palm Coast city, FL 8.86
397 Plainfield city, NJ 8.86
397 Yakima city, WA 8.86
398 Bloomington city, IN 8.85
398 Charlotte city, NC 8.85
398 Oklahoma City city, OK 8.85
399 San Diego city, CA 8.84
400 Federal Way city, WA 8.80
401 Bloomington city, IL 8.78
401 Dearborn Heights city, MI 8.78
402 Apple Valley town, CA 8.76
403 Sacramento city, CA 8.70
404 Hemet city, CA 8.69
405 Bristol city, CT 8.64
406 San Jose city, CA 8.62
407 Napa city, CA 8.61
407 Oak Park village, IL 8.61
408 Rialto city, CA 8.53
409 Brandon CDP, FL 8.48
410 San Antonio city, TX 8.47
411 Norwalk city, CT 8.46
412 Sandy city, UT 8.43
413 Margate city, FL 8.40
413 Raleigh city, NC 8.40
414 Stonecrest city, GA 8.37
415 Sunrise city, FL 8.35
416 Chesapeake city, VA 8.34