Ranking of US Cities and Places By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 2, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the US population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 59,636,386. Among all US cities and places, New York city, NY had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (1,462,529), followed by Los Angeles city, CA (511,563), and Chicago city, IL (419,545).

The chart below shows the top 10 US cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Ranking of US Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
New York city, NY
Los Angeles city, CA
Chicago city, IL
Philadelphia city, PA
Houston city, TX
San Antonio city, TX
Phoenix city, AZ
Dallas city, TX
Jacksonville city, FL
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 New York city, NY 1462529
2 Los Angeles city, CA 511563
3 Chicago city, IL 419545
4 Philadelphia city, PA 343452
5 Houston city, TX 326287
6 San Antonio city, TX 236773
7 Phoenix city, AZ 236593
8 Dallas city, TX 185941
9 Jacksonville city, FL 183387
10 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 158059
11 San Diego city, CA 148327
12 Columbus city, OH 147105
13 Detroit city, MI 140399
14 Fort Worth city, TX 140186
15 Memphis city, TN 127520
16 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 121611
17 Las Vegas city, NV 118804
18 Baltimore city, MD 116662
19 San Jose city, CA 114943
20 Milwaukee city, WI 110677
21 Oklahoma City city, OK 108598
22 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 101730
23 El Paso city, TX 98468
24 Charlotte city, NC 98186
25 Austin city, TX 95810
26 Boston city, MA 86412
27 Miami city, FL 86144
28 Cleveland city, OH 85473
29 Kansas City city, MO 85416
30 Albuquerque city, NM 84615
31 Denver city, CO 82175
32 Mesa city, AZ 80642
33 Tucson city, AZ 78787
34 San Francisco city, CA 78359
35 Washington city, DC 75562
36 Newark city, NJ 74707
37 Fresno city, CA 73462
38 Portland city, OR 73370
39 Sacramento city, CA 72240
40 Omaha city, NE 69444
41 Tulsa city, OK 68855
42 Wichita city, KS 67638
43 Virginia Beach city, VA 65299
44 Aurora city, CO 62817
45 New Orleans city, LA 61685
46 Tampa city, FL 61110
47 Colorado Springs city, CO 60797
48 Urban Honolulu CDP, HI 60790
49 Corpus Christi city, TX 60217
50 Bakersfield city, CA 60215
51 Toledo city, OH 59468
52 Atlanta city, GA 59131
53 Stockton city, CA 58737
54 Arlington city, TX 58081
55 Long Beach city, CA 56809
56 Hialeah city, FL 56060
57 Henderson city, NV 54495
58 Cape Coral city, FL 54471
59 Riverside city, CA 53576
60 St. Louis city, MO 53352
61 Seattle city, WA 52981
62 Anaheim city, CA 52645
63 North Las Vegas city, NV 52128
64 Pittsburgh city, PA 51690
65 Oakland city, CA 51017
66 Orlando city, FL 49758
67 Buffalo city, NY 49718
68 Fort Wayne city, IN 49464
69 Raleigh city, NC 48818
70 Cincinnati city, OH 48135
71 Santa Ana city, CA 47874
72 St. Petersburg city, FL 47443
73 Port St. Lucie city, FL 46020
74 Anchorage municipality, AK 45842
75 Jersey City city, NJ 44921
76 Glendale city, AZ 44242
77 Akron city, OH 43287
78 Paterson city, NJ 42788
79 Spring Valley CDP, NV 42533
80 San Bernardino city, CA 42128
81 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 42030
82 Paradise CDP, NV 41972
83 Modesto city, CA 41475
84 Des Moines city, IA 41338
85 St. Paul city, MN 40865
86 Greensboro city, NC 40783
87 Reno city, NV 40773
88 Minneapolis city, MN 40521
89 Winston-Salem city, NC 40504
90 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 40030
91 Shreveport city, LA 39756
92 Birmingham city, AL 39537
93 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 39476
94 Chesapeake city, VA 39115
95 Mobile city, AL 38677
96 Tacoma city, WA 38627
97 Chula Vista city, CA 38237
98 Garland city, TX 37949
99 Worcester city, MA 37665
100 Baton Rouge city, LA 37106
101 Moreno Valley city, CA 36920
102 Lincoln city, NE 36855
103 Lubbock city, TX 36663
104 Fontana city, CA 36446
105 Rochester city, NY 36268
106 Providence city, RI 36226
107 Norfolk city, VA 36088
108 Enterprise CDP, NV 36001
109 Pembroke Pines city, FL 36000
110 Columbus city, GA 35732
111 Yonkers city, NY 35715
112 Spokane city, WA 35261
113 Amarillo city, TX 35096
114 Newport News city, VA 34662
115 Montgomery city, AL 34162
116 Laredo city, TX 33494
117 Knoxville city, TN 33382
118 Elizabeth city, NJ 33211
119 Chattanooga city, TN 32942
120 Warren city, MI 32825
121 Boise City city, ID 32775
122 Richmond city, VA 32708
123 Oxnard city, CA 32521
124 Grand Prairie city, TX 32500
125 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 32100
126 Chandler city, AZ 32063
127 Fayetteville city, NC 32053
128 Springfield city, MA 31997
129 Lancaster city, CA 31978
130 Vancouver city, WA 31850
131 Kansas City city, KS 31582
132 Glendale city, CA 31532
133 Macon-Bibb County, GA 31471
134 Independence city, MO 31384
135 Bridgeport city, CT 31221
136 Durham city, NC 30967
137 Springfield city, MO 30794
138 Irving city, TX 30771
139 Hollywood city, FL 30506
140 Sioux Falls city, SD 30438
141 Rockford city, IL 30432
142 Miramar city, FL 30102
143 Palmdale city, CA 29693
144 Ontario city, CA 29636
145 Peoria city, AZ 29495
146 Garden Grove city, CA 29319
147 Little Rock city, AR 29318
148 Hayward city, CA 28984
149 Pasadena city, TX 28973
150 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 28689
151 Allentown city, PA 28365
152 West Valley City city, UT 28258
153 Grand Rapids city, MI 28219
154 Miami Gardens city, FL 27960
155 Evansville city, IN 27921
156 Waterbury city, CT 27807
157 Metairie CDP, LA 27329
158 Mesquite city, TX 27211
159 Topeka city, KS 27167
160 Santa Clarita city, CA 27155
161 Clarksville city, TN 26845
162 Salem city, OR 26805
163 Spring Hill CDP, FL 26745
164 Hampton city, VA 26702
165 Sterling Heights city, MI 26625
166 Joliet city, IL 26527
167 Dayton city, OH 26516
168 Gilbert town, AZ 26341
169 Brownsville city, TX 26187
170 Savannah city, GA 25982
171 Palm Bay city, FL 25798
172 Hartford city, CT 25678
173 New Haven city, CT 25325
174 Huntsville city, AL 25279
175 Lakeland city, FL 25241
176 Syracuse city, NY 25109
177 Clearwater city, FL 24900
178 Lakewood city, CO 24868
179 Jackson city, MS 24692
180 Corona city, CA 24613
181 Surprise city, AZ 24464
182 Fremont city, CA 24424
183 Plano city, TX 24349
184 Lowell city, MA 24347
185 Erie city, PA 24182
186 Aurora city, IL 24154
187 Thornton city, CO 23921
188 Roanoke city, VA 23913
189 Madison city, WI 23833
190 Manchester city, NH 23644
191 Cedar Rapids city, IA 23625
192 Pompano Beach city, FL 23579
193 Huntington Beach city, CA 23578
194 Pueblo city, CO 23434
195 Kent city, WA 23417
196 Pomona city, CA 23364
197 Abilene city, TX 23313
198 Oceanside city, CA 23275
199 Killeen city, TX 23270
200 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 22922
201 New Bedford city, MA 22917
202 Deltona city, FL 22857
203 Santa Rosa city, CA 22831
204 Victorville city, CA 22574
205 Brockton city, MA 22548
206 Trenton city, NJ 22401
207 Salinas city, CA 22364
208 Fall River city, MA 22355
209 Escondido city, CA 22329
210 Salt Lake City city, UT 22169
211 Indio city, CA 22143
212 Brandon CDP, FL 22072
213 Beaumont city, TX 22006
214 North Charleston city, SC 21973
215 Green Bay city, WI 21944
216 Vallejo city, CA 21813
217 Davenport city, IA 21797
218 Lafayette city, LA 21724
219 Palm Coast city, FL 21664
220 Scottsdale city, AZ 21637
221 Visalia city, CA 21342
222 Rialto city, CA 21304
223 Coral Springs city, FL 21110
224 Toms River CDP, NJ 21101
225 Springfield city, IL 21048
226 Antioch city, CA 20953
227 Parma city, OH 20857
228 Portsmouth city, VA 20822
229 Gresham city, OR 20815
230 Hammond city, IN 20765
231 Hesperia city, CA 20741
231 Billings city, MT 20741
232 Lynn city, MA 20716
233 El Monte city, CA 20624
234 Everett city, WA 20554
235 Spokane Valley city, WA 20532
236 Elk Grove city, CA 20531
237 Wichita Falls city, TX 20487
238 West Covina city, CA 20459
239 Waco city, TX 20409
240 Reading city, PA 20346
241 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 20340
242 Clifton city, NJ 20164
243 West Jordan city, UT 20162
244 Arvada city, CO 20105
245 Norwalk city, CA 19958
246 El Cajon city, CA 19939
247 Largo city, FL 19938
248 Scranton city, PA 19893
249 Odessa city, TX 19784
250 Flint city, MI 19684
251 South Bend city, IN 19476
252 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 19466
253 Downey city, CA 19460
254 Midland city, TX 19214
255 Nampa city, ID 19208
256 Westland city, MI 19107
257 Deerfield Beach city, FL 19096
258 Jurupa Valley city, CA 19072
259 Sparks city, NV 19058
260 Murfreesboro city, TN 18979
261 Lansing city, MI 18947
262 Simi Valley city, CA 18906
263 Dundalk CDP, MD 18858
264 Kenosha city, WI 18738
265 Sunrise city, FL 18582
266 St. Joseph city, MO 18547
267 Cicero town, IL 18491
268 West Palm Beach city, FL 18484
269 Peoria city, IL 18476
270 Tallahassee city, FL 18472
271 Decatur city, IL 18456
272 Carrollton city, TX 18447
273 Eugene city, OR 18424
274 The Villages CDP, FL 18400
275 Hemet city, CA 18360
276 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 18319
277 Menifee city, CA 18293
278 Stamford city, CT 18198
279 Fort Myers city, FL 18152
280 San Angelo city, TX 18135
281 Wilmington city, DE 18072
282 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 18068
283 Lauderhill city, FL 17987
284 Lawton city, OK 17952
285 Fairfield city, CA 17943
286 McKinney city, TX 17937
287 Riverview CDP, FL 17797
288 Canton city, OH 17774
289 Concord city, CA 17743
290 Broken Arrow city, OK 17739
291 High Point city, NC 17706
292 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 17629
293 Charleston city, SC 17579
294 Orange city, CA 17548
295 Elgin city, IL 17533
296 Compton city, CA 17515
297 Gary city, IN 17513
298 Hamilton city, OH 17505
299 Sioux City city, IA 17436
300 Pawtucket city, RI 17424
301 Lawrence city, MA 17335
302 Waukegan city, IL 17322
303 Vacaville city, CA 17236
304 Federal Way city, WA 17181
305 Renton city, WA 17164
306 Youngstown city, OH 17140
307 McAllen city, TX 17126
308 Greeley city, CO 17107
309 Quincy city, MA 17106
310 Torrance city, CA 17098
311 Lake Charles city, LA 17096
312 East Orange city, NJ 17077
313 South Fulton city, GA 17069
314 Warwick city, RI 17040
315 Revere city, MA 17039
316 Westminster city, CO 17035
317 Taylor city, MI 17030
318 Boynton Beach city, FL 17005
319 Inglewood city, CA 16992
320 Pine Hills CDP, FL 16956
321 Tempe city, AZ 16950
322 Whittier city, CA 16913
323 Fort Smith city, AR 16783
323 Manteca city, CA 16783
324 Suffolk city, VA 16781
325 Melbourne city, FL 16746
326 Daly City city, CA 16674
327 New Britain city, CT 16654
328 Rio Rancho city, NM 16486
329 Richmond city, CA 16446
330 Racine city, WI 16413
331 Cranston city, RI 16348
332 Denton city, TX 16320
333 Kokomo city, IN 16263
334 Lewisville city, TX 16155
335 North Port city, FL 16066
336 Nashua city, NH 15977
337 Auburn city, WA 15951
338 Margate city, FL 15914
339 Ogden city, UT 15896
340 Daytona Beach city, FL 15884
341 Danbury city, CT 15788
342 Yakima city, WA 15732
343 San Leandro city, CA 15729
344 Fullerton city, CA 15688
345 Bethlehem city, PA 15628
346 Redding city, CA 15621
347 Anderson city, IN 15617
348 Overland Park city, KS 15607
349 Tamarac city, FL 15606
350 Wyoming city, MI 15602
351 Westminster city, CA 15595
352 Medford city, OR 15580
353 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 15559
354 Davie town, FL 15529
355 Roseville city, CA 15463
356 Citrus Heights city, CA 15436
357 Camden city, NJ 15435
358 Warner Robins city, GA 15425
359 Janesville city, WI 15416
360 West Allis city, WI 15406
361 Tuscaloosa city, AL 15402
362 Concord city, NC 15391
363 Livonia city, MI 15369
364 South Gate city, CA 15357
365 Yuma city, AZ 15302
366 Vista city, CA 15283
367 Wilmington city, NC 15273
368 Lafayette city, IN 15268
369 Waterloo city, IA 15250
370 Murrieta city, CA 15248
371 Meriden city, CT 15211
372 Waldorf CDP, MD 15201
373 New Braunfels city, TX 15199
374 Fargo city, ND 15180
375 Kissimmee city, FL 15121
376 Lorain city, OH 15103
377 Rochester city, MN 15089
378 Buckeye city, AZ 15082
379 Avondale city, AZ 15081
380 Springfield city, OH 15065
381 Bayonne city, NJ 15053
382 Marysville city, WA 14970
383 Levittown CDP, PA 14934
384 Longview city, TX 14927
385 Union City city, NJ 14866
386 Perris city, CA 14849
387 Bryan city, TX 14844
388 Columbia city, SC 14807
389 Irvine city, CA 14805
390 Gulfport city, MS 14795
391 Jonesboro city, AR 14755
392 Poinciana CDP, FL 14745
393 Gastonia city, NC 14737
394 Carson city, CA 14710
395 Tracy city, CA 14696
396 Passaic city, NJ 14693
397 Tyler city, TX 14647
398 Olathe city, KS 14621
399 Dearborn city, MI 14579
400 Altoona city, PA 14578
401 North Miami city, FL 14551
402 Fort Collins city, CO 14509
403 Chino city, CA 14504
404 Oshkosh city, WI 14437
405 Norman city, OK 14409
406 Coon Rapids city, MN 14384
407 Apple Valley town, CA 14354
408 Norwalk city, CT 14351
409 Pasadena city, CA 14330
410 Baldwin Park city, CA 14312
411 Springdale city, AR 14305
412 Baytown city, TX 14290
413 Dothan city, AL 14208
414 Kennewick city, WA 14184
415 Costa Mesa city, CA 14158
416 Clovis city, CA 14132
417 Haverhill city, MA 14115
418 Round Rock city, TX 14106
419 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 14097
420 O'Fallon city, MO 14095
421 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 14010
422 Chicopee city, MA 14003
422 Edinburg city, TX 14003
423 Bristol city, CT 13956
424 Pontiac city, MI 13928
425 Council Bluffs city, IA 13861
426 Meridian city, ID 13816
427 Santa Fe city, NM 13805
428 Middletown city, OH 13800
429 Hawthorne city, CA 13770
430 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 13707
431 Jackson city, TN 13689
432 Mansfield city, OH 13660
433 Mount Vernon city, NY 13645
434 Schenectady city, NY 13619
435 Rapid City city, SD 13614
436 Albany city, GA 13567
437 Bellflower city, CA 13533
438 Pico Rivera city, CA 13506
439 Conroe city, TX 13462
440 Vineland city, NJ 13452
441 Taunton city, MA 13432
442 Las Cruces city, NM 13403
443 Owensboro city, KY 13373
444 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 13317
444 Great Falls city, MT 13317
445 Coachella city, CA 13306
446 Hillsboro city, OR 13275
447 Pittsburg city, CA 13261
448 Alhambra city, CA 13251
449 St. Clair Shores city, MI 13200
450 Rocky Mount city, NC 13155
451 Buena Park city, CA 13132
452 Ocala city, FL 13107
453 Loveland city, CO 13104
454 Bossier City city, LA 13097
455 St. George city, UT 13083
456 Temecula city, CA 13066
457 East Hartford CDP, CT 13041
458 Sanford city, FL 13003
459 Dearborn Heights city, MI 13000
460 Rogers city, AR 12989
461 Gainesville city, FL 12965
462 North Little Rock city, AR 12963
463 Lakewood city, CA 12956
464 Port Arthur city, TX 12938
465 Greenwood city, IN 12921
466 Santa Maria city, CA 12896
467 Kingsport city, TN 12890
468 Utica city, NY 12883
469 West Haven city, CT 12875
470 Arlington CDP, VA 12874
471 Goodyear city, AZ 12850
472 Elkhart city, IN 12840
473 Port Orange city, FL 12836
474 Kenner city, LA 12795
475 Appleton city, WI 12758
476 Longmont city, CO 12723
477 Newark city, OH 12712
478 Dubuque city, IA 12649
479 Brooklyn Park city, MN 12648
480 Temple city, TX 12614
481 League City city, TX 12589
482 Brentwood CDP, NY 12568
483 Hempstead village, NY 12547
484 Victoria city, TX 12545
485 Alexandria city, VA 12509
486 Albany city, NY 12505
487 Terre Haute city, IN 12491
487 Elyria city, OH 12491
488 North Fort Myers CDP, FL 12471
489 South Whittier CDP, CA 12454
490 Asheville city, NC 12445
491 Peabody city, MA 12438
492 Bradenton city, FL 12412
493 Warren city, OH 12402
494 Roseville city, MI 12391
495 Columbia city, MO 12389