Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the US population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 11.13%. Among all US cities and places with a population of 50K or higher, Florence-Graham CDP, CA had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (51.64%), followed by Huntington Park city, CA (47.69%), and East Los Angeles CDP, CA (45.14%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places (with a population of 50K+), and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Florence-Graham CDP, CA
Huntington Park city, CA
East Los Angeles CDP, CA
Lynwood city, CA
South Gate city, CA
Madera city, CA
Delano city, CA
Santa Maria city, CA
El Monte city, CA
Salinas city, CA
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 51.64
2 Huntington Park city, CA 47.69
3 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 45.14
4 Lynwood city, CA 43.17
5 South Gate city, CA 41.21
6 Madera city, CA 40.24
7 Delano city, CA 38.75
8 Santa Maria city, CA 37.80
9 El Monte city, CA 37.69
10 Salinas city, CA 37.56
11 Santa Ana city, CA 36.56
12 Compton city, CA 36.21
13 Watsonville city, CA 36.06
14 Paramount city, CA 34.19
15 New Brunswick city, NJ 34.10
16 Brentwood CDP, NY 33.48
17 Baldwin Park city, CA 33.24
18 Rosemead city, CA 32.60
19 Passaic city, NJ 32.48
20 Brownsville city, TX 31.95
21 Cicero town, IL 31.91
22 Camden city, NJ 31.64
23 Pharr city, TX 31.56
24 Perris city, CA 31.55
25 Porterville city, CA 30.37
26 Laredo city, TX 30.35
27 Lawrence city, MA 30.31
28 Oxnard city, CA 29.55
29 Perth Amboy city, NJ 29.45
30 San Bernardino city, CA 29.01
31 Reading city, PA 28.54
32 Jurupa Valley city, CA 28.51
33 Pico Rivera city, CA 28.42
34 Pomona city, CA 28.28
35 Pasadena city, TX 27.66
36 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 27.16
37 Hialeah city, FL 26.70
38 Hartford city, CT 26.11
39 National City city, CA 26.04
40 Mission city, TX 26.02
41 Springdale city, AR 25.74
41 Merced city, CA 25.74
42 Montebello city, CA 25.68
42 Hempstead village, NY 25.68
43 Union City city, NJ 25.43
44 Rialto city, CA 25.34
45 Tulare city, CA 25.21
46 Elizabeth city, NJ 24.94
47 Homestead city, FL 24.90
48 Garden Grove city, CA 24.71
49 Pasco city, WA 24.58
50 Florin CDP, CA 24.57
51 Fall River city, MA 24.52
52 Yakima city, WA 24.47
53 Trenton city, NJ 24.45
54 Ontario city, CA 24.43
55 Palmdale city, CA 23.70
56 Colton city, CA 23.61
57 New Bedford city, MA 23.55
58 Waukegan city, IL 23.22
59 Paterson city, NJ 23.04
60 Newark city, NJ 23.02
60 McAllen city, TX 23.02
61 Highland city, CA 22.83
62 Harlingen city, TX 22.79
63 Lynn city, MA 22.65
64 Victorville city, CA 22.60
65 Port Arthur city, TX 22.53
66 Norwalk city, CA 22.49
67 Bridgeport city, CT 22.41
68 Bellflower city, CA 22.40
69 Baytown city, TX 22.35
70 Plainfield city, NJ 22.29
70 West New York town, NJ 22.29
71 Westminster city, CA 22.23
72 Anaheim city, CA 22.15
73 Inglewood city, CA 22.09
74 Moreno Valley city, CA 22.04
75 Hawthorne city, CA 22.03
76 Hesperia city, CA 21.93
77 Stockton city, CA 21.91
78 Fontana city, CA 21.84
79 Garland city, TX 21.80
80 Los Angeles city, CA 21.64
81 Pine Hills CDP, FL 21.50
82 Cathedral City city, CA 21.41
83 Tamiami CDP, FL 21.19
84 Edinburg city, TX 21.18
85 Yuba City city, CA 21.17
86 Monterey Park city, CA 21.03
87 Fresno city, CA 20.97
88 Springfield city, MA 20.93
89 San Jacinto city, CA 20.87
90 Miami city, FL 20.81
91 Pittsburg city, CA 20.68
92 Richmond city, CA 20.66
93 Escondido city, CA 20.58
94 Houston city, TX 20.50
95 Dallas city, TX 20.41
96 Pontiac city, MI 20.38
97 North Miami city, FL 20.23
98 Irving city, TX 20.20
99 Mesquite city, TX 20.15
100 Indio city, CA 19.72
100 Elgin city, IL 19.72
101 Hemet city, CA 19.71
102 Kansas City city, KS 19.68
103 Gardena city, CA 19.66
104 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 19.64
105 Aurora city, IL 19.59
106 Allentown city, PA 19.43
107 Hanford city, CA 19.39
108 Long Beach city, CA 19.38
109 Brockton city, MA 19.36
110 Elkhart city, IN 19.23
110 Utica city, NY 19.23
111 Downey city, CA 19.20
112 Waterbury city, CT 19.19
113 Lodi city, CA 19.09
114 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 19.08
115 Miami Gardens city, FL 18.96
116 Wheaton CDP, MD 18.90
117 Westchester CDP, FL 18.77
118 Vista city, CA 18.75
119 Odessa city, TX 18.72
120 El Paso city, TX 18.60
121 Vineland city, NJ 18.59
122 North Las Vegas city, NV 18.52
123 Grand Prairie city, TX 18.48
124 Bakersfield city, CA 18.47
125 South Whittier CDP, CA 18.45
126 Lancaster city, CA 18.30
127 Pawtucket city, RI 18.19
128 New Britain city, CT 18.07
129 Chino city, CA 17.91
130 Turlock city, CA 17.85
131 Yuma city, AZ 17.75
132 Bryan city, TX 17.74
133 Lowell city, MA 17.63
134 Rochester city, NY 17.53
135 Lancaster city, PA 17.50
136 Riverside city, CA 17.47
137 Detroit city, MI 17.39
138 Cleveland city, OH 17.38
139 Fort Smith city, AR 17.28
140 Yonkers city, NY 17.16
141 Victoria city, TX 17.10
142 Albany city, GA 17.06
143 Berwyn city, IL 16.98
144 Carson city, CA 16.95
144 Burien city, WA 16.95
145 Alhambra city, CA 16.91
146 Rogers city, AR 16.90
147 Avondale city, AZ 16.89
148 Grand Island city, NE 16.84
149 New York city, NY 16.82
150 Caldwell city, ID 16.77
151 San Antonio city, TX 16.73
152 Harrisonburg city, VA 16.63
153 San Leandro city, CA 16.61
154 Modesto city, CA 16.60
155 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 16.55
156 Hayward city, CA 16.53
157 Taunton city, MA 16.52
157 Providence city, RI 16.52
158 Glendale city, AZ 16.50
159 Fort Worth city, TX 16.48
160 Phoenix city, AZ 16.46
160 Hammond city, IN 16.46
161 West Valley City city, UT 16.45
162 Commerce City city, CO 16.37
163 Greeley city, CO 16.36
163 Revere city, MA 16.36
164 Decatur city, AL 16.30
165 Woodland city, CA 16.29
166 Dearborn city, MI 16.25
167 Waco city, TX 16.21
168 Danbury city, CT 16.20
168 Lorain city, OH 16.20
169 Poinciana CDP, FL 16.18
170 Gilroy city, CA 16.16
171 Burlington city, NC 16.10
172 West Sacramento city, CA 16.01
173 Syracuse city, NY 15.97
174 Napa city, CA 15.96
175 Lake Elsinore city, CA 15.93
176 Kissimmee city, FL 15.90
177 Tracy city, CA 15.85
178 Chula Vista city, CA 15.81
179 Dundalk CDP, MD 15.77
180 Joliet city, IL 15.66
181 Dale City CDP, VA 15.58
182 Conroe city, TX 15.57
183 Youngstown city, OH 15.52
184 Mount Vernon city, NY 15.51
185 Midland city, TX 15.49
186 Rockford city, IL 15.46
187 Aspen Hill CDP, MD 15.45
188 Corpus Christi city, TX 15.42
189 Pompano Beach city, FL 15.29
190 Oakland city, CA 15.26
191 Bowling Green city, KY 15.18
191 Flint city, MI 15.18
192 Texas City city, TX 15.10
193 Milwaukee city, WI 15.06
194 Dayton city, OH 14.97
195 Meriden city, CT 14.95
196 Pinellas Park city, FL 14.91
197 Schenectady city, NY 14.90
198 Paradise CDP, NV 14.79
199 Fort Myers city, FL 14.78
200 Kenner city, LA 14.74
201 Sparks city, NV 14.72
202 Amarillo city, TX 14.65
203 Las Vegas city, NV 14.64
203 Middletown city, OH 14.64
204 New Haven city, CT 14.56
204 Arlington city, TX 14.56
205 La Habra city, CA 14.55
205 Deerfield Beach city, FL 14.55
206 San Jose city, CA 14.49
207 Santa Rosa city, CA 14.47
208 Sioux City city, IA 14.40
209 Beaumont city, TX 14.37
210 Longview city, TX 14.34
211 Ogden city, UT 14.30
212 New Rochelle city, NY 14.26
213 El Cajon city, CA 14.20
214 Springfield city, OH 14.18
215 Worcester city, MA 14.17
216 Galveston city, TX 14.14
217 Corona city, CA 14.11
218 Country Club CDP, FL 14.07
219 Visalia city, CA 14.04
220 Buffalo city, NY 14.02
221 Gary city, IN 13.91
222 Manteca city, CA 13.88
223 Apple Valley town, CA 13.85
224 Lauderhill city, FL 13.83
225 Gastonia city, NC 13.79
226 Jackson city, MS 13.78
227 Tucson city, AZ 13.75
228 Chicopee city, MA 13.71
228 High Point city, NC 13.71
229 Chicago city, IL 13.70
230 Buena Park city, CA 13.69
231 Baltimore city, MD 13.67
232 West Covina city, CA 13.65
233 Sacramento city, CA 13.62
234 Macon-Bibb County, GA 13.61
235 Canton city, OH 13.60
236 Antioch city, CA 13.59
236 San Rafael city, CA 13.59
237 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 13.56
238 East Hartford CDP, CT 13.52
239 Philadelphia city, PA 13.45
240 Warren city, MI 13.39
240 Memphis city, TN 13.39
241 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 13.35
242 Oceanside city, CA 13.33
243 North Charleston city, SC 13.31
244 Hacienda Heights CDP, CA 13.30
245 Kannapolis city, NC 13.25
246 Buckeye city, AZ 13.23
246 West Palm Beach city, FL 13.23
246 Silver Spring CDP, MD 13.23
247 Casa Grande city, AZ 13.18
248 Aurora city, CO 13.13
249 San Angelo city, TX 13.12
250 Erie city, PA 13.08
251 Kennewick city, WA 12.97
252 Enid city, OK 12.96
253 Hamilton city, OH 12.95
254 Nampa city, ID 12.94
255 Bradenton city, FL 12.93
256 Des Moines city, IA 12.92
256 Sterling Heights city, MI 12.92
257 Anderson city, IN 12.91
257 Wyoming city, MI 12.91
257 Toledo city, OH 12.91
258 Dearborn Heights city, MI 12.90
259 Shreveport city, LA 12.89
260 Abilene city, TX 12.85
261 Yucaipa city, CA 12.81
262 Kent city, WA 12.79
263 Daly City city, CA 12.74
264 Rocky Mount city, NC 12.71
265 Baton Rouge city, LA 12.69
266 Gulfport city, MS 12.68
267 West Haven city, CT 12.67
267 Taylor city, MI 12.67
267 Wichita Falls city, TX 12.67
268 Terre Haute city, IN 12.59
269 Fairfield city, CA 12.58
270 Montgomery city, AL 12.57
271 Union City city, CA 12.52
272 Oklahoma City city, OK 12.46
273 Las Cruces city, NM 12.45
274 Tyler city, TX 12.43
275 Costa Mesa city, CA 12.42
276 Council Bluffs city, IA 12.38
277 Orange city, CA 12.37
278 Valdosta city, GA 12.36
279 East Orange city, NJ 12.35
280 Gresham city, OR 12.33
281 Carson City, NV 12.32
282 Scranton city, PA 12.30
282 Spring CDP, TX 12.30
283 Twin Falls city, ID 12.29
284 Troy city, NY 12.26
284 Richmond city, VA 12.26
285 St. Paul city, MN 12.25
286 Green Bay city, WI 12.23
287 Elyria city, OH 12.21
288 San Marcos city, CA 12.19
289 Vallejo city, CA 12.16
289 South Bend city, IN 12.16
290 Birmingham city, AL 12.10
290 Tulsa city, OK 12.10
291 Covina city, CA 12.06
292 Santa Barbara city, CA 12.04
293 Winston-Salem city, NC 12.03
293 Lewisville city, TX 12.03
294 Thornton city, CO 12.02
295 Malden city, MA 12.00
296 Akron city, OH 11.99
297 Norwalk city, CT 11.93
298 Clifton city, NJ 11.87
299 Taylorsville city, UT 11.86
300 Menifee city, CA 11.84
300 Boston city, MA 11.84
301 Tustin city, CA 11.83
301 Wichita city, KS 11.83
301 New Orleans city, LA 11.83
301 Racine city, WI 11.83
302 Bossier City city, LA 11.80
303 Lubbock city, TX 11.79
304 Hollywood city, FL 11.77
305 Rancho Cordova city, CA 11.76
306 Roanoke city, VA 11.73
307 Salem city, OR 11.60
308 Des Plaines city, IL 11.59
309 Tampa city, FL 11.58
309 Columbus city, GA 11.58
310 Gaithersburg city, MD 11.56
311 Bonita Springs city, FL 11.55
312 South San Francisco city, CA 11.49
313 Glendale city, CA 11.47
314 Whittier city, CA 11.45
315 Lakewood city, WA 11.42
316 Muncie city, IN 11.41
316 Manchester city, NH 11.41
317 Evansville city, IN 11.38
318 Cincinnati city, OH 11.37
319 Daytona Beach city, FL 11.36
319 Carrollton city, TX 11.36
320 Doral city, FL 11.35
321 St. Cloud city, FL 11.34
322 Grand Rapids city, MI 11.33
323 Redwood City city, CA 11.30
324 Apopka city, FL 11.29
325 Beaumont city, CA 11.27
325 Jackson city, TN 11.27
326 St. Joseph city, MO 11.26
327 Dothan city, AL 11.25
328 Methuen Town city, MA 11.23
329 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 11.22
329 Milpitas city, CA 11.22
329 San Francisco city, CA 11.22
330 Savannah city, GA 11.21
331 Concord city, CA 11.20
332 Auburn city, WA 11.18
333 Margate city, FL 11.17
334 Ocala city, FL 11.16
335 Norfolk city, VA 11.14
335 Everett city, WA 11.14
336 Placentia city, CA 11.12
337 Lake Charles city, LA 11.11
338 Fort Wayne city, IN 11.10
339 Bethlehem city, PA 11.08
340 Spring Valley CDP, NV 11.07
341 Pasadena city, CA 11.03
341 Kingsport city, TN 11.03
342 Brooklyn Park city, MN 11.01
343 Wilmington city, DE 10.98
343 Oak Lawn village, IL 10.98
344 Lakewood CDP, NJ 10.96
344 Chattanooga city, TN 10.96
345 Stamford city, CT 10.95
346 Pueblo city, CO 10.91
346 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 10.91
347 Germantown CDP, MD 10.86
348 Spring Hill CDP, FL 10.83
349 Kokomo city, IN 10.81
350 Redlands city, CA 10.80
351 Boynton Beach city, FL 10.78
351 Palm Bay city, FL 10.78
352 St. Louis city, MO 10.75
353 Quincy city, MA 10.74
354 San Diego city, CA 10.71
355 Sanford city, FL 10.69
356 Albany city, NY 10.67
357 Aloha CDP, OR 10.65
358 Tamarac city, FL 10.63
359 Temple city, TX 10.60
360 Waterloo city, IA 10.59
361 Lawton city, OK 10.54
362 Jersey City city, NJ 10.53
363 White Plains city, NY 10.49
364 Federal Way city, WA 10.48
365 Cranston city, RI 10.46
366 Mobile city, AL 10.44
367 Fullerton city, CA 10.41
368 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 10.39
369 Delray Beach city, FL 10.37
370 Joplin city, MO 10.35
371 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 10.34
371 Springfield city, OR 10.34
372 Charlotte city, NC 10.30
373 Kenosha city, WI 10.22
374 Frederick city, MD 10.20
374 Reno city, NV 10.20
375 Clearwater city, FL 10.19
376 Lynchburg city, VA 10.17
377 Lakeland city, FL 10.16
378 Santa Fe city, NM 10.15
379 Miami Beach city, FL 10.14
379 Knoxville city, TN 10.14
380 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 10.13
381 Battle Creek city, MI 10.09
382 Eastvale city, CA 10.08
383 Lafayette city, IN 10.07
384 Concord city, NC 10.04
384 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 10.04
385 Smyrna town, TN 10.02
386 Decatur city, IL 9.99
387 Denver city, CO 9.97
388 Bayonne city, NJ 9.95
388 Renton city, WA 9.95
389 Tuscaloosa city, AL 9.93
390 Medford city, OR 9.92
391 Haverhill city, MA 9.88
392 Vacaville city, CA 9.82
392 Westland city, MI 9.82
392 Independence city, MO 9.82
393 Tacoma city, WA 9.80
394 Upland city, CA 9.79
394 Greensboro city, NC 9.79
395 Deltona city, FL 9.78
396 Fountain Valley city, CA 9.77
396 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 9.77
397 Portsmouth city, VA 9.76
398 Jacksonville city, FL 9.74
398 Omaha city, NE 9.74
398 Columbus city, OH 9.74
399 Lafayette city, LA 9.71
400 Kentwood city, MI 9.67
401 Marietta city, GA 9.63
402 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 9.62
402 Owensboro city, KY 9.62
403 St. Cloud city, MN 9.61
404 Euless city, TX 9.60
405 North Port city, FL 9.57
405 Port St. Lucie city, FL 9.57
406 Citrus Heights city, CA 9.56
407 Mesa city, AZ 9.55
408 Columbia city, SC 9.54
409 The Hammocks CDP, FL 9.49
410 Sarasota city, FL 9.47
410 Lansing city, MI 9.47
410 San Marcos city, TX 9.47
411 Petaluma city, CA 9.46
412 Moore city, OK 9.43
413 Austin city, TX 9.41
414 Framingham city, MA 9.39
415 Idaho Falls city, ID 9.38
416 Durham city, NC 9.37
417 North Little Rock city, AR 9.33
418 Minneapolis city, MN 9.30
419 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 9.27
420 Peoria city, IL 9.21
421 Suffolk city, VA 9.19
422 DeSoto city, TX 9.17
423 Lakewood city, CA 9.11
423 Mishawaka city, IN 9.11
424 Elk Grove city, CA 9.10
425 Albuquerque city, NM 9.07
426 Jonesboro city, AR 9.04
427 Davie town, FL 9.03
427 Sunrise city, FL 9.03
428 Kansas City city, MO 9.00
429 Castro Valley CDP, CA 8.99
429 Johnson City city, TN 8.99
430 Largo city, FL 8.98
431 Vancouver city, WA 8.96
432 Hillsboro city, OR 8.94
433 Peabody city, MA 8.92
434 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 8.90
434 Wylie city, TX 8.90
435 Palatine village, IL 8.89