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 Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 32.71%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Casper city, WY had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (69.00%), followed by Layton city, UT (68.10%), and St. George city, UT (65.69%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Casper city, WY
Layton city, UT
St. George city, UT
Caldwell city, ID
Billings city, MT
Lake Forest city, CA
Council Bluffs city, IA
Yuma city, AZ
Springfield city, OR
Tigard city, OR
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City or Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Casper city, WY 69.00
2 Layton city, UT 68.10
3 St. George city, UT 65.69
4 Caldwell city, ID 62.86
5 Billings city, MT 62.23
6 Lake Forest city, CA 57.10
7 Council Bluffs city, IA 56.05
8 Yuma city, AZ 54.92
9 Springfield city, OR 54.84
10 Tigard city, OR 54.53
11 Visalia city, CA 54.43
12 Pasco city, WA 54.34
13 Bozeman city, MT 54.29
14 Lehi city, UT 53.85
15 Rocklin city, CA 53.14
16 Santa Cruz city, CA 52.92
17 Lacey city, WA 52.54
18 Whittier city, CA 52.12
19 Santee city, CA 51.69
20 Dubuque city, IA 51.15
21 Tracy city, CA 50.72
22 Greenwood city, IN 50.07
23 Manteca city, CA 49.38
24 West Sacramento city, CA 49.30
25 West Allis city, WI 48.97
26 Tulare city, CA 48.92
27 Iowa City city, IA 48.88
28 Florin CDP, CA 48.87
28 Spokane city, WA 48.87
29 Novi city, MI 48.77
30 South Jordan city, UT 48.41
31 Watsonville city, CA 48.26
32 Murray city, UT 48.24
33 La Mesa city, CA 48.09
34 Peoria city, AZ 48.03
35 Jurupa Valley city, CA 47.95
36 Sterling Heights city, MI 47.92
37 Grand Forks city, ND 47.77
38 Cupertino city, CA 47.69
39 Killeen city, TX 47.54
40 Spokane Valley city, WA 47.36
41 Chino city, CA 47.25
42 Bellflower city, CA 47.21
43 South Gate city, CA 47.17
44 Colton city, CA 47.08
45 San Marcos city, TX 46.96
46 Lakewood city, CA 46.90
47 Pinellas Park city, FL 46.72
48 Lorain city, OH 46.64
49 Parma city, OH 46.62
50 Ontario city, CA 46.60
51 San Angelo city, TX 46.46
52 Tempe city, AZ 46.30
53 Westland city, MI 46.22
54 Chico city, CA 46.10
55 Rapid City city, SD 46.09
56 Albany city, OR 46.06
57 Berwyn city, IL 45.87
58 Rancho Cordova city, CA 45.80
59 Covina city, CA 45.73
60 Temecula city, CA 45.71
61 Temple city, TX 45.56
62 Edmond city, OK 45.44
63 Yakima city, WA 45.41
64 Pico Rivera city, CA 45.29
64 Vallejo city, CA 45.29
65 Lakewood city, WA 45.18
66 Gardena city, CA 45.16
67 Baytown city, TX 45.02
68 Baldwin Park city, CA 44.95
69 New Braunfels city, TX 44.93
70 Spring Hill CDP, FL 44.92
71 Southaven city, MS 44.88
72 Minnetonka city, MN 44.87
73 San Marcos city, CA 44.79
74 San Rafael city, CA 44.71
75 Livermore city, CA 44.68
76 Murrieta city, CA 44.58
77 Bend city, OR 44.53
78 El Paso city, TX 44.52
79 Tucson city, AZ 44.45
79 Longview city, TX 44.45
80 Santa Clara city, CA 44.39
80 Odessa city, TX 44.39
81 DeSoto city, TX 44.32
82 Apple Valley town, CA 44.25
83 Skokie village, IL 44.23
84 Westminster city, CA 44.22
85 Dearborn Heights city, MI 44.19
86 Broken Arrow city, OK 44.16
87 Santa Barbara city, CA 44.15
88 Bismarck city, ND 44.14
89 Brentwood city, CA 44.13
90 Buckeye city, AZ 44.12
91 Wyoming city, MI 44.09
92 Highland city, CA 44.04
93 South Hill CDP, WA 44.01
94 Duluth city, MN 43.93
95 Santa Clarita city, CA 43.82
96 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 43.78
97 Parker town, CO 43.73
98 Vancouver city, WA 43.66
99 Costa Mesa city, CA 43.65
100 Yuba City city, CA 43.62
101 Hanford city, CA 43.44
102 Aloha CDP, OR 43.43
103 Hawthorne city, CA 43.41
104 Pittsburg city, CA 43.40
105 Kingsport city, TN 43.39
106 Pomona city, CA 43.28
107 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 43.23
108 Coon Rapids city, MN 43.12
109 Fresno city, CA 43.08
110 Meridian city, ID 43.05
111 Inglewood city, CA 43.03
111 Long Beach city, CA 43.03
112 Fontana city, CA 42.88
113 Salinas city, CA 42.87
114 Palm Bay city, FL 42.86
115 Everett city, WA 42.82
116 Mesa city, AZ 42.75
117 San Jacinto city, CA 42.73
118 Citrus Heights city, CA 42.69
119 Round Rock city, TX 42.65
120 Escondido city, CA 42.62
120 Fairfield city, CA 42.62
121 Hemet city, CA 42.56
122 National City city, CA 42.55
123 Diamond Bar city, CA 42.51
124 Elk Grove city, CA 42.50
124 Auburn city, WA 42.50
125 Sacramento city, CA 42.45
125 Waukegan city, IL 42.45
126 Aliso Viejo city, CA 42.42
127 Anaheim city, CA 42.39
128 Lake Elsinore city, CA 42.25
129 Mesquite city, TX 42.24
130 Shawnee city, KS 42.19
131 San Clemente city, CA 42.12
132 Petaluma city, CA 42.08
133 Enterprise CDP, NV 42.07
134 Palm Desert city, CA 42.04
135 Novato city, CA 41.99
136 Orange city, CA 41.93
137 Taylor city, MI 41.92
138 Great Falls city, MT 41.82
139 Modesto city, CA 41.80
140 Midwest City city, OK 41.79
141 Compton city, CA 41.73
142 Victorville city, CA 41.71
143 Alameda city, CA 41.67
143 Hacienda Heights CDP, CA 41.67
143 Tyler city, TX 41.67
144 Lodi city, CA 41.65
145 Methuen Town city, MA 41.55
146 West Covina city, CA 41.54
146 Cheyenne city, WY 41.54
147 Perth Amboy city, NJ 41.53
148 Schaumburg village, IL 41.49
149 Salem city, OR 41.45
150 Maple Grove city, MN 41.43
151 Royal Oak city, MI 41.42
152 Oxnard city, CA 41.35
153 Gilbert town, AZ 41.22
154 Antioch city, CA 41.21
155 Oak Lawn village, IL 41.19
156 Clovis city, CA 41.15
157 Cedar Park city, TX 41.12
158 Lawton city, OK 41.10
159 Vacaville city, CA 41.07
160 Kalamazoo city, MI 41.06
160 Henderson city, NV 41.06
161 Kennewick city, WA 41.03
162 Moreno Valley city, CA 40.95
163 Fayetteville city, AR 40.88
164 Santa Maria city, CA 40.86
165 Buena Park city, CA 40.85
165 Fayetteville city, NC 40.85
166 Kenosha city, WI 40.82
167 Canton city, OH 40.81
168 Berkeley city, CA 40.79
168 Bloomington city, MN 40.79
169 Elyria city, OH 40.78
170 Bakersfield city, CA 40.68
170 Reading city, PA 40.68
171 Perris city, CA 40.62
171 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 40.62
172 Jupiter town, FL 40.60
173 Dundalk CDP, MD 40.56
174 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 40.54
175 Longmont city, CO 40.53
176 Spring CDP, TX 40.52
177 Provo city, UT 40.51
178 Kent city, WA 40.48
179 Manhattan city, KS 40.44
179 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 40.44
180 Peabody city, MA 40.32
181 Albuquerque city, NM 40.28
182 Vista city, CA 40.18
183 Las Vegas city, NV 40.17
184 Plymouth city, MN 40.16
185 Weymouth Town city, MA 40.13
186 Avondale city, AZ 40.12
187 Bolingbrook village, IL 40.10
187 Akron city, OH 40.10
188 Stockton city, CA 40.01
188 Leander city, TX 40.01
189 Flint city, MI 40.00
190 Maricopa city, AZ 39.98
191 Gresham city, OR 39.93
191 Clarksville city, TN 39.93
192 Kentwood city, MI 39.84
193 Warwick city, RI 39.77
194 Portsmouth city, VA 39.71
195 Glendale city, AZ 39.69
196 Cathedral City city, CA 39.67
197 Rock Hill city, SC 39.63
198 Idaho Falls city, ID 39.57
199 Colorado Springs city, CO 39.56
200 San Antonio city, TX 39.55
201 Spring Valley CDP, NV 39.54
202 Riverside city, CA 39.51
203 Blue Springs city, MO 39.47
204 Richardson city, TX 39.40
205 Chula Vista city, CA 39.38
206 Elgin city, IL 39.36
207 Southfield city, MI 39.30
208 Tacoma city, WA 39.27
209 Virginia Beach city, VA 39.25
210 Menifee city, CA 39.24
211 Union City city, CA 39.13
211 Kansas City city, KS 39.13
212 Mishawaka city, IN 39.09
213 Paradise CDP, NV 39.08
214 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 39.06
215 Rialto city, CA 39.00
216 Warren city, MI 38.98
216 Ogden city, UT 38.98
217 Lansing city, MI 38.96
218 Orem city, UT 38.95
219 Merced city, CA 38.93
220 St. Cloud city, MN 38.92
221 Independence city, MO 38.80
222 Lee's Summit city, MO 38.79
223 Goodyear city, AZ 38.78
224 Wichita city, KS 38.73
225 San Diego city, CA 38.66
226 Wheaton city, IL 38.59
227 Loveland city, CO 38.54
228 Tustin city, CA 38.50
229 Richmond city, CA 38.46
230 Aurora city, IL 38.43
231 Burbank city, CA 38.41
232 Anchorage municipality, AK 38.38
233 Melbourne city, FL 38.30
234 Phoenix city, AZ 38.26
235 Dayton city, OH 38.23
236 Port Arthur city, TX 38.22
237 Waukesha city, WI 38.15
238 Greenville city, NC 38.08
239 Lancaster city, CA 38.07
239 Racine city, WI 38.07
240 Lafayette city, IN 38.05
240 Arlington city, TX 38.05
241 West Valley City city, UT 38.01
242 Cicero town, IL 37.98
243 Bloomington city, IL 37.97
244 Victoria city, TX 37.94
245 Jonesboro city, AR 37.92
246 South San Francisco city, CA 37.88
247 Fullerton city, CA 37.79
248 Garden Grove city, CA 37.78
249 Hesperia city, CA 37.76
250 Janesville city, WI 37.75
251 Port Orange city, FL 37.70
252 Carson city, CA 37.68
252 Woodland city, CA 37.68
252 Palm Harbor CDP, FL 37.68
253 Riverview CDP, FL 37.67
254 Concord city, CA 37.65
255 North Richland Hills city, TX 37.64
256 Brentwood CDP, NY 37.54
257 Denton city, TX 37.47
258 Montebello city, CA 37.44
259 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 37.42
260 San Ramon city, CA 37.38
260 Mount Prospect village, IL 37.38
261 Dearborn city, MI 37.37
262 Joliet city, IL 37.36
262 Toledo city, OH 37.36
263 Hoffman Estates village, IL 37.35
264 Hayward city, CA 37.34
265 Muncie city, IN 37.30
265 North Las Vegas city, NV 37.30
266 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 37.25
267 Davenport city, IA 37.23
268 Portland city, OR 37.21
268 Midland city, TX 37.21
269 Simi Valley city, CA 37.14
269 Missoula city, MT 37.14
270 Eagan city, MN 37.10
270 McAllen city, TX 37.10
271 Newport News city, VA 37.09
272 Oakland city, CA 37.07
273 Normal town, IL 37.06
274 Los Angeles city, CA 37.04
275 Scottsdale city, AZ 37.01
276 Marysville city, WA 36.95
277 Waterloo city, IA 36.94
278 Rio Rancho city, NM 36.92
279 Corona city, CA 36.90
279 Hampton city, VA 36.90
280 Norwalk city, CA 36.87
280 San Bernardino city, CA 36.87
281 Aurora city, CO 36.84
281 Columbus city, GA 36.84
282 Enid city, OK 36.83
282 Norman city, OK 36.83
283 Charlotte city, NC 36.81
284 Carmichael CDP, CA 36.78
285 Hoover city, AL 36.72
285 St. Clair Shores city, MI 36.72
285 Omaha city, NE 36.72
286 Lakewood city, CO 36.69
286 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 36.69
287 Eastvale city, CA 36.66
288 Garland city, TX 36.64
288 Bellingham city, WA 36.64
289 Shoreline city, WA 36.55
290 Lewisville city, TX 36.53
291 Gastonia city, NC 36.52
292 Denver city, CO 36.51
292 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 36.51
292 Germantown CDP, MD 36.51
293 Richland city, WA 36.48
294 Mansfield city, TX 36.45
294 Missouri City city, TX 36.45
295 Downey city, CA 36.42
296 Joplin city, MO 36.40
297 North Port city, FL 36.37
297 Euless city, TX 36.37
298 Marana town, AZ 36.36
299 Irving city, TX 36.33
300 Edina city, MN 36.27
301 Upland city, CA 36.25
302 Buffalo city, NY 36.20
302 Chesapeake city, VA 36.20
303 Torrance city, CA 36.19
303 Carrollton city, TX 36.19
304 Horizon West CDP, FL 36.14
305 Renton city, WA 36.11
306 Edinburg city, TX 36.09
307 Pasadena city, TX 36.08
308 Camarillo city, CA 36.07
308 Rockford city, IL 36.07
309 Santa Ana city, CA 36.05
309 Lowell city, MA 36.05
310 Chino Hills city, CA 35.99
311 Gilroy city, CA 35.97
312 Detroit city, MI 35.95
312 Jackson city, MS 35.95
313 Brandon CDP, FL 35.94
313 Florissant city, MO 35.94
314 Kannapolis city, NC 35.93
315 Paramount city, CA 35.90
315 Grand Prairie city, TX 35.90
316 Brooklyn Park city, MN 35.87
317 Dublin city, CA 35.85
317 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 35.85
318 Sparks city, NV 35.82
318 Oklahoma City city, OK 35.82
319 Stonecrest city, GA 35.73
320 Conroe city, TX 35.72
321 Burnsville city, MN 35.70
322 Conway city, AR 35.58
323 Kansas City city, MO 35.56
324 San Jose city, CA 35.55
324 Fargo city, ND 35.55
324 Beaumont city, TX 35.55
325 Pontiac city, MI 35.51
325 Jacksonville city, NC 35.51
325 Lubbock city, TX 35.51
326 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 35.49
327 Pembroke Pines city, FL 35.46
328 Waco city, TX 35.41
329 Indio city, CA 35.40
330 Largo city, FL 35.39
331 Marietta city, GA 35.28
331 Des Moines city, IA 35.28
331 North Charleston city, SC 35.28
332 Birmingham city, AL 35.26
333 Tulsa city, OK 35.25
334 Flagstaff city, AZ 35.24
335 Rogers city, AR 35.23
335 Des Plaines city, IL 35.23
336 Hammond city, IN 35.18
337 Cleveland city, OH 35.17
338 High Point city, NC 35.16
339 Lincoln city, NE 35.11
339 Allentown city, PA 35.11
340 Palmdale city, CA 35.07
341 Poinciana CDP, FL 35.06
342 New Bedford city, MA 35.01
342 Greensboro city, NC 35.01
343 Springfield city, OH 34.93
344 Fort Worth city, TX 34.90
345 Daly City city, CA 34.89
345 Burlington city, NC 34.89
346 St. Peters city, MO 34.88
347 Summerville town, SC 34.86
348 Pearland city, TX 34.85
349 Homestead city, FL 34.82
350 Sammamish city, WA 34.80
351 Eau Claire city, WI 34.77
352 Springdale city, AR 34.76
352 Naperville city, IL 34.76
353 Taunton city, MA 34.74
354 Bowling Green city, KY 34.73
355 Quincy city, MA 34.69
355 Norfolk city, VA 34.69
356 Cedar Rapids city, IA 34.66
356 Federal Way city, WA 34.66
357 El Cajon city, CA 34.64
358 Houston city, TX 34.62
359 Severn CDP, MD 34.61
360 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 34.60
361 Savannah city, GA 34.58
361 McKinney city, TX 34.58
362 Texas City city, TX 34.55
362 West Jordan city, UT 34.55
363 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 34.48
363 Columbus city, OH 34.48
364 Chicago city, IL 34.46
364 Smyrna town, TN 34.46
365 Haverhill city, MA 34.45
366 Cranston city, RI 34.44
367 Levittown CDP, PA 34.41
368 Knoxville city, TN 34.36
369 Huntsville city, AL 34.32
369 The Woodlands CDP, TX 34.32
370 Hollywood city, FL 34.29
371 Lenexa city, KS 34.26
372 Peoria city, IL 34.23
373 Plano city, TX 34.20
374 Plantation city, FL 34.18
375 Little Rock city, AR 34.17
376 Norwalk city, CT 34.16
377 Daytona Beach city, FL 34.15
378 Dallas city, TX 34.11
379 Jacksonville city, FL 34.08
379 Winston-Salem city, NC 34.08
380 Gainesville city, FL 34.07
380 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 34.07
380 Milwaukee city, WI 34.07
381 Medford city, MA 34.05
382 Roseville city, CA 33.99
382 Thornton city, CO 33.99
383 Sunrise city, FL 33.97
384 Gary city, IN 33.94
384 Murfreesboro city, TN 33.94
385 Lakeville city, MN 33.92
386 Fremont city, CA 33.91
387 Irondequoit CDP, NY 33.89
388 Kokomo city, IN 33.88
388 Madison city, WI 33.88
389 Cypress city, CA 33.81
390 Grand Rapids city, MI 33.79
391 Westminster city, CO 33.77
392 Ankeny city, IA 33.70
393 Delano city, CA 33.68
394 St. Petersburg city, FL 33.67
394 East Honolulu CDP, HI 33.67
394 Grapevine city, TX 33.67
395 Clifton city, NJ 33.64
396 Pasadena city, CA 33.60
396 Decatur city, IL 33.60
397 Turlock city, CA 33.56
398 Evanston city, IL 33.52
399 Downers Grove village, IL 33.49
400 Troy city, MI 33.48
401 Columbia city, SC 33.43
402 Burien city, WA 33.42
403 Madera city, CA 33.41
404 Smyrna city, GA 33.39
405 Bryan city, TX 33.36
406 Seattle city, WA 33.35
407 Waldorf CDP, MD 33.34
408 Pueblo city, CO 33.33
408 Olathe city, KS 33.33
408 Livonia city, MI 33.33
409 Surprise city, AZ 33.29
410 Reston CDP, VA 33.28
411 Placentia city, CA 33.24
411 Schenectady city, NY 33.24
412 Chattanooga city, TN 33.15
413 Corpus Christi city, TX 33.14
414 Farmington Hills city, MI 33.13
415 Green Bay city, WI 33.10
416 Oceanside city, CA 33.08
416 Raleigh city, NC 33.08