Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 4, 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 Bachelors or Higher was 23.34%. Among all US counties, the following counties were among the top counties which had high percentage of their Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher: Bristol Bay Borough, AK (100.00%); Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK (100.00%); and Newton County, AR (100.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 US counties, and the table below shows the top 500 US counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Bristol Bay Borough, AK
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK
Newton County, AR
Rio Blanco County, CO
Adams County, ID
Boise County, ID
Boundary County, ID
Scott County, IL
Appanoose County, IA
Montgomery County, IA
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Bristol Bay Borough, AK 100.00
1 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK 100.00
1 Newton County, AR 100.00
1 Rio Blanco County, CO 100.00
1 Adams County, ID 100.00
1 Boise County, ID 100.00
1 Boundary County, ID 100.00
1 Scott County, IL 100.00
1 Appanoose County, IA 100.00
1 Montgomery County, IA 100.00
1 Rawlins County, KS 100.00
1 Pope County, MN 100.00
1 Golden Valley County, MT 100.00
1 Granite County, MT 100.00
1 Rosebud County, MT 100.00
1 Boone County, NE 100.00
1 Sioux County, NE 100.00
1 Foster County, ND 100.00
1 Steele County, ND 100.00
1 Bennett County, SD 100.00
1 Clark County, SD 100.00
1 Hyde County, SD 100.00
1 Sterling County, TX 100.00
1 Beaver County, UT 100.00
1 Kane County, UT 100.00
1 Pend Oreille County, WA 100.00
1 Calhoun County, WV 100.00
1 Jackson County, WV 100.00
1 Ritchie County, WV 100.00
1 Converse County, WY 100.00
2 Decatur County, IA 97.56
3 Sheridan County, WY 96.43
4 Lincoln County, ME 94.23
5 Burke County, ND 93.33
6 Platte County, WY 92.50
7 Jerome County, ID 91.67
8 Uinta County, WY 90.63
9 Florence County, WI 90.48
10 Dallas County, MO 90.00
11 Gunnison County, CO 88.89
12 Ramsey County, ND 88.33
13 Andrews County, TX 87.56
14 Brown County, IN 87.10
15 Towns County, GA 86.54
16 Clay County, TX 85.19
17 Dillingham Census Area, AK 85.00
18 Barnes County, ND 84.71
19 Silver Bow County, MT 84.31
20 Bennington County, VT 84.19
21 Mineral County, CO 83.33
22 Roosevelt County, NM 81.97
23 Winneshiek County, IA 81.63
24 Monroe County, OH 81.01
25 Lincoln County, WA 80.44
26 Deer Lodge County, MT 80.26
27 Frontier County, NE 80.00
28 Franklin County, KS 79.45
29 Morton County, KS 77.78
30 Montmorency County, MI 77.27
31 Toole County, MT 76.87
32 Jefferson County, MT 76.67
33 San Miguel County, NM 74.40
34 Roscommon County, MI 74.24
35 Saunders County, NE 73.50
36 La Plata County, CO 73.12
37 Albany County, WY 72.78
38 Lipscomb County, TX 72.73
39 Clay County, SD 72.37
40 Perry County, AR 71.43
40 Unicoi County, TN 71.43
41 Brookings County, SD 71.27
42 Los Alamos County, NM 70.79
43 Watonwan County, MN 70.59
44 Edmonson County, KY 70.33
45 Winona County, MN 70.14
46 St. Croix County, WI 69.90
47 Teton County, WY 68.97
48 Hancock County, ME 68.84
49 Stark County, ND 68.21
50 McHenry County, ND 67.86
51 Traill County, ND 66.67
52 Mitchell County, IA 65.31
53 Elko County, NV 64.11
54 Falls Church city, VA 64.01
55 Beadle County, SD 63.96
56 Madison County, IA 63.46
57 Union County, SD 63.24
58 Ransom County, ND 62.96
59 Saline County, NE 62.07
60 Cassia County, ID 61.54
61 Dawson County, GA 61.44
62 Benton County, OR 59.49
63 Lamoille County, VT 59.21
64 Knott County, KY 59.18
65 Sitka City and Borough, AK 59.09
66 Midland County, MI 59.00
67 Athens County, OH 58.65
68 Big Horn County, WY 58.07
69 Coal County, OK 57.14
70 Sullivan County, NH 57.02
71 Wayne County, IL 56.58
72 Wilson County, TX 56.43
73 McDonough County, IL 55.84
74 Kennebec County, ME 55.81
75 Klamath County, OR 55.36
76 Mariposa County, CA 55.07
77 Kittitas County, WA 54.92
78 Howard County, MD 54.87
79 Goshen County, WY 54.76
80 Wasco County, OR 54.35
81 Forsyth County, GA 54.19
82 Warrick County, IN 54.15
83 Bethel Census Area, AK 53.89
84 Prowers County, CO 53.75
85 Grafton County, NH 53.20
86 Lynn County, TX 53.06
87 Hamilton County, IN 52.97
88 Wayne County, WV 52.91
89 Montour County, PA 52.90
90 Delaware County, OH 52.85
91 Alamosa County, CO 52.82
92 Deschutes County, OR 52.67
93 Plumas County, CA 52.32
94 Carroll County, OH 52.20
95 Phelps County, MO 52.10
96 Texas County, OK 52.06
97 Clay County, NE 52.00
98 San Benito County, CA 51.87
98 Fairfax city, VA 51.87
99 Isabella County, MI 51.07
100 Mineral County, NV 50.98
101 Loudoun County, VA 50.86
102 Arlington County, VA 50.65
103 Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK 50.00
103 Van Buren County, IA 50.00
103 Hitchcock County, NE 50.00
103 Nance County, NE 50.00
103 Bristol County, RI 50.00
103 Lexington city, VA 50.00
103 Pocahontas County, WV 50.00
104 Broomfield County, CO 49.73
105 Coconino County, AZ 49.67
106 Sevier County, TN 49.64
107 Payne County, OK 49.56
108 Maverick County, TX 49.17
109 Sioux County, IA 48.89
110 Otsego County, MI 48.82
111 Williamson County, TN 48.80
112 Grand Isle County, VT 48.72
113 Perry County, KY 48.68
114 Russell County, VA 48.56
115 Putnam County, NY 48.39
116 Washington County, OR 48.34
117 Montgomery County, VA 48.26
118 Chugach Census Area, AK 48.19
119 Jersey County, IL 48.15
119 Washita County, OK 48.15
120 Wright County, MN 48.02
121 Miami County, KS 47.90
122 Preble County, OH 47.73
123 Fairfax County, VA 47.69
124 Fayette County, GA 47.66
125 Chelan County, WA 47.31
126 Collin County, TX 47.26
127 Santa Fe County, NM 47.24
128 Douglas County, CO 47.20
129 Bailey County, TX 47.06
130 Windsor County, VT 46.97
131 Webb County, TX 46.74
132 Belknap County, NH 46.35
132 Tompkins County, NY 46.35
133 Caldwell County, MO 46.15
134 Monroe County, IL 46.05
135 Jefferson County, IA 45.87
136 Moffat County, CO 45.65
137 Montgomery County, MD 45.63
138 Gladwin County, MI 45.46
139 Doña Ana County, NM 44.94
140 Grainger County, TN 44.78
141 Dawes County, NE 44.70
142 Kiowa County, KS 44.44
142 Neosho County, KS 44.44
143 Dickinson County, KS 44.29
144 Park County, WY 44.19
145 Stafford County, VA 44.18
146 Meade County, SD 44.09
147 Pepin County, WI 44.00
148 Nodaway County, MO 43.93
149 Marshall County, KY 43.92
150 Holt County, NE 43.90
150 Denton County, TX 43.90
151 McDonald County, MO 43.77
152 Oconto County, WI 43.75
153 St. Charles County, MO 43.54
154 Logan County, CO 43.53
155 Comal County, TX 43.32
156 Pulaski County, MO 43.22
157 Platte County, NE 43.18
158 McClain County, OK 43.14
159 Pierce County, WI 43.10
160 Placer County, CA 43.01
161 Prince William County, VA 42.99
162 Knox County, OH 42.96
163 Teller County, CO 42.86
163 Sioux County, ND 42.86
163 Ellis County, OK 42.86
164 Saratoga County, NY 42.75
165 Blaine County, MT 42.59
166 Cobb County, GA 42.55
167 Whitman County, WA 42.52
168 Fort Bend County, TX 42.09
169 Douglas County, KS 42.06
170 Guadalupe County, TX 41.94
171 McKinley County, NM 41.83
172 Burt County, NE 41.67
173 Alexandria city, VA 41.62
174 Santa Clara County, CA 41.57
174 Linn County, OR 41.57
175 Benton County, AR 41.49
176 Monroe County, IN 41.22
177 Morris County, NJ 41.02
178 Whatcom County, WA 41.01
179 Jackson County, OR 40.57
180 Chittenden County, VT 40.52
181 Emmet County, IA 40.43
181 Bracken County, KY 40.43
182 Monongalia County, WV 40.37
183 Atascosa County, TX 40.26
184 Sullivan County, MO 40.23
185 Dunn County, WI 40.21
186 Charles Mix County, SD 40.00
187 Wood County, OH 39.76
188 Somerset County, NJ 39.70
189 Benton County, MO 39.58
190 Story County, IA 39.55
191 Jackson County, NC 39.38
192 Elbert County, CO 39.29
192 Roberts County, SD 39.29
193 Cheshire County, NH 39.10
194 Cleburne County, AL 39.05
195 Hancock County, IN 39.03
196 Johnson County, KS 38.92
197 Gwinnett County, GA 38.82
198 Williamson County, TX 38.72
199 Middlesex County, MA 38.58
200 Ventura County, CA 38.55
201 Jefferson County, CO 38.51
202 Vernon County, MO 38.46
203 Skagit County, WA 38.44
203 Ozaukee County, WI 38.44
204 Madison County, KY 38.40
205 Norfolk County, MA 38.34
206 Blue Earth County, MN 38.30
207 Windham County, VT 38.26
208 Gilpin County, CO 38.24
209 Bergen County, NJ 38.20
210 Johnston County, OK 38.19
211 Stevens County, KS 38.10
212 Hood River County, OR 38.05
213 Osceola County, MI 37.98
214 Rockwall County, TX 37.81
215 Brazoria County, TX 37.70
216 Inyo County, CA 37.66
217 Greene County, OH 37.59
218 Payette County, ID 37.50
218 Fremont County, IA 37.50
218 Mercer County, MO 37.50
219 Orange County, VT 37.36
220 McHenry County, IL 37.35
221 Lee County, GA 37.32
222 Clackamas County, OR 37.31
223 Sarpy County, NE 37.21
224 Franklin County, ME 37.14
225 Carbon County, PA 37.07
226 Lewis County, WA 36.88
227 Shelby County, AL 36.87
228 Hawaii County, HI 36.74
228 Rowan County, KY 36.74
229 Nome Census Area, AK 36.62
229 Castro County, TX 36.62
230 Sandoval County, NM 36.56
231 Anne Arundel County, MD 36.55
232 Juneau City and Borough, AK 36.53
233 Washington County, TN 36.52
234 Laramie County, WY 36.45
235 Watauga County, NC 36.44
236 Orange County, CA 36.43
237 York County, VA 36.42
238 North Slope Borough, AK 36.36
238 Lyon County, IA 36.36
238 Dewey County, SD 36.36
239 Cass County, MN 36.26
240 Douglas County, NV 36.25
241 Fairfield County, OH 36.19
242 San Mateo County, CA 36.00
243 Washington County, MN 35.96
243 San Juan County, WA 35.96
244 Warren County, NJ 35.93
245 Camden County, NC 35.90
246 Rutherford County, TN 35.87
246 Manassas city, VA 35.87
247 Bernalillo County, NM 35.79
248 Martin County, TX 35.71
249 Montgomery County, TX 35.67
250 Alleghany County, NC 35.66
251 Tolland County, CT 35.57
252 Yamhill County, OR 35.56
253 Middlesex County, NJ 35.55
254 Westchester County, NY 35.42
255 Carroll County, MO 35.39
256 Lane County, OR 35.38
257 Prince George's County, MD 35.35
258 Woodford County, IL 35.29
258 Meade County, KY 35.29
258 Davison County, SD 35.29
259 Columbia County, GA 35.28
259 Worcester County, MA 35.28
259 Wake County, NC 35.28
260 Durham County, NC 35.25
261 Franklin County, KY 35.20
261 Clinton County, MI 35.20
262 Lawrence County, AR 35.16
263 Maui County, HI 35.15
264 Jasper County, IN 35.06
265 Lincoln County, SD 35.04
266 Lincoln Parish, LA 34.81
267 Fulton County, GA 34.53
268 Paulding County, GA 34.45
269 Eaton County, MI 34.39
270 Eastland County, TX 34.33
271 Wilson County, TN 34.25
272 Fulton County, OH 34.21
273 St. Johns County, FL 34.20
274 Antelope County, NE 34.15
275 Utah County, UT 34.05
276 Polk County, MO 33.99
277 Boone County, IN 33.95
278 Nassau County, NY 33.93
279 Madison County, AL 33.92
279 Sussex County, NJ 33.92
280 Napa County, CA 33.91
281 Nevada County, CA 33.88
282 Dallas County, IA 33.84
283 Faribault County, MN 33.82
284 Honolulu County, HI 33.75
285 Henry County, GA 33.64
286 Monroe County, WI 33.55
287 Chesterfield County, VA 33.50
288 Strafford County, NH 33.48
289 Kleberg County, TX 33.45
290 Hanover County, VA 33.34
291 Benewah County, ID 33.33
291 Livingston County, KY 33.33
291 Traverse County, MN 33.33
291 Shackelford County, TX 33.33
292 Missoula County, MT 33.23
293 DuPage County, IL 33.08
294 Pike County, PA 33.06
295 Larimer County, CO 32.99
296 DeKalb County, IN 32.94
297 Cochise County, AZ 32.85
298 Mecklenburg County, NC 32.84
299 Pasco County, FL 32.68
300 Currituck County, NC 32.67
301 Mason County, WV 32.65
302 Oakland County, MI 32.64
303 Cherokee County, GA 32.63
304 Harford County, MD 32.61
305 Baltimore County, MD 32.58
306 Stark County, IL 32.56
307 Allen County, KS 32.52
307 Travis County, TX 32.52
308 Meeker County, MN 32.50
308 Warren County, OH 32.50
309 Bandera County, TX 32.48
310 Washington County, AR 32.43
310 Montgomery County, PA 32.43
311 Licking County, OH 32.38
312 Franklin County, VT 32.28
313 Leon County, FL 32.27
314 El Dorado County, CA 32.20
314 El Paso County, TX 32.20
315 Ellis County, TX 32.12
316 Franklin County, MA 32.11
317 Frederick County, MD 32.09
318 Santa Cruz County, CA 32.08
319 Sonoma County, CA 32.06
320 Cumberland County, ME 32.00
321 Charles County, MD 31.98
322 Perry County, OH 31.90
323 Alameda County, CA 31.89
324 Hunterdon County, NJ 31.85
325 Decatur County, KS 31.82
326 Hudson County, NJ 31.80
327 Scott County, MN 31.77
328 Butler County, OH 31.75
329 Sumner County, TN 31.73
330 Steuben County, IN 31.71
331 Hampshire County, MA 31.70
332 Lewis and Clark County, MT 31.69
332 Rockland County, NY 31.69
333 Auglaize County, OH 31.68
334 Mason County, KY 31.66
335 Canyon County, ID 31.64
335 Sweetwater County, WY 31.64
336 Douglas County, GA 31.53
337 Madison County, MS 31.50
338 San Francisco County, CA 31.48
339 Coweta County, GA 31.46
340 DeKalb County, GA 31.44
341 Rockingham County, NH 31.42
342 Houghton County, MI 31.40
343 New York County, NY 31.36
344 Houston County, GA 31.34
345 Posey County, IN 31.30
346 Grant County, OK 31.25
346 Blount County, TN 31.25
347 Burlington County, NJ 31.15
348 McLean County, IL 31.11
349 Albemarle County, VA 31.08
350 Weld County, CO 30.96
351 Bucks County, PA 30.95
352 Contra Costa County, CA 30.94
353 Hendricks County, IN 30.91
354 Roseau County, MN 30.86
355 Clear Creek County, CO 30.77
355 Dickinson County, IA 30.77
355 Lac qui Parle County, MN 30.77
356 Twin Falls County, ID 30.67
356 Marshall County, IN 30.67
357 Haywood County, NC 30.64
358 Douglas County, WA 30.58
359 Adair County, KY 30.55
360 Gloucester County, NJ 30.51
361 Bedford County, PA 30.46
362 Polk County, MN 30.45
363 McLeod County, MN 30.44
363 Wayne County, NE 30.44
364 Boulder County, CO 30.41
364 Chesapeake city, VA 30.41
365 Grant County, WV 30.39
366 Portage County, WI 30.35
367 Rockdale County, GA 30.31
368 Summers County, WV 30.28
369 Clark County, WA 30.20
370 Logan County, OK 30.18
371 Callaway County, MO 30.17
372 Christian County, MO 30.14
373 Yolo County, CA 30.09
373 Summit County, UT 30.09
374 Madison County, NC 30.08
375 Porter County, IN 30.04
376 Hood County, TX 30.00
376 Skamania County, WA 30.00
377 Orange County, NC 29.99
378 Tooele County, UT 29.95
379 Jefferson County, KS 29.90
379 Canadian County, OK 29.90
380 Bexar County, TX 29.89
381 Aroostook County, ME 29.82
382 Poweshiek County, IA 29.79
383 Pueblo County, CO 29.78
384 Nassau County, FL 29.76
385 Campbell County, KY 29.75
386 Lamar County, MS 29.74
387 King County, WA 29.68
388 Latah County, ID 29.64
388 Ogle County, IL 29.64
389 Penobscot County, ME 29.59
390 Union County, NC 29.58
391 Santa Barbara County, CA 29.57
392 El Paso County, CO 29.56
393 Pontotoc County, OK 29.51
394 Taos County, NM 29.41
395 Virginia Beach city, VA 29.28
396 Cabarrus County, NC 29.24
397 Somervell County, TX 29.13
398 Coshocton County, OH 29.12
399 Larue County, KY 29.08
399 Washtenaw County, MI 29.08
399 Meigs County, TN 29.08
400 Los Angeles County, CA 29.07
401 Seminole County, FL 29.04
402 Davidson County, TN 28.92
403 Maricopa County, AZ 28.83
404 Arapahoe County, CO 28.81
404 Boone County, IL 28.81
405 Portage County, OH 28.77
406 Goodhue County, MN 28.74
407 Lewis County, MO 28.70
408 DeKalb County, IL 28.69
409 Clay County, MO 28.66
409 Fremont County, WY 28.66
410 Carver County, MN 28.65
411 Kent County, RI 28.64
412 O'Brien County, IA 28.57
412 Pendleton County, KY 28.57
412 Iron County, MO 28.57
412 Iron County, WI 28.57
413 Snohomish County, WA 28.45