Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 37.35%. Among all US counties, Kenedy County, TX had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (100.00%), followed by Arlington County, VA (86.38%), and New York County, NY (84.55%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Kenedy County, TX
Arlington County, VA
New York County, NY
Falls Church city, VA
Alexandria city, VA
San Francisco County, CA
Fulton County, GA
Fairfax County, VA
Montgomery County, MD
Kalawao County, HI
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Kenedy County, TX 100.00
2 Arlington County, VA 86.38
3 New York County, NY 84.55
4 Falls Church city, VA 83.90
5 Alexandria city, VA 81.93
6 San Francisco County, CA 77.88
7 Fulton County, GA 74.11
8 Fairfax County, VA 74.08
9 Montgomery County, MD 74.04
10 Kalawao County, HI 72.73
11 DeKalb County, GA 71.77
12 Los Alamos County, NM 71.31
13 Richmond city, VA 70.24
14 Charlottesville city, VA 69.41
15 Denver County, CO 68.41
16 Fairfax city, VA 67.89
17 Boulder County, CO 67.01
18 Suffolk County, MA 66.80
19 Orange County, NC 66.77
20 Marin County, CA 66.69
21 Loudoun County, VA 66.67
22 Howard County, MD 66.35
23 Orleans Parish, LA 66.11
24 Travis County, TX 65.39
25 Durham County, NC 65.00
26 Teton County, WY 63.95
27 Pitkin County, CO 63.35
28 Albemarle County, VA 62.57
29 San Miguel County, CO 62.55
30 San Mateo County, CA 62.14
31 Madison County, MS 62.04
32 Williamson County, TN 62.00
33 Santa Clara County, CA 61.96
34 Westchester County, NY 61.90
35 Eagle County, CO 61.86
36 Wake County, NC 61.83
37 Clarke County, GA 61.65
38 Williamsburg city, VA 61.57
39 Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK 61.41
40 Douglas County, CO 60.87
41 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK 60.84
42 Hudson County, NJ 60.77
43 Santa Fe County, NM 60.73
44 Hamilton County, IN 60.43
45 Baltimore city, MD 60.40
46 Gunnison County, CO 60.28
47 Alameda County, CA 60.24
48 Broomfield County, CO 59.89
49 Fairfield County, CT 59.81
50 Brewster County, TX 59.66
51 Nantucket County, MA 59.52
52 Lexington city, VA 59.47
53 Middlesex County, MA 59.39
53 Washtenaw County, MI 59.39
54 Mecklenburg County, NC 59.22
55 Kings County, NY 59.16
56 Johnson County, KS 58.55
56 Summit County, UT 58.55
57 Essex County, NJ 58.38
58 Charleston County, SC 58.21
59 Oktibbeha County, MS 58.16
60 Hennepin County, MN 58.08
61 Dillingham Census Area, AK 58.04
61 Albany County, WY 58.04
62 Morris County, NJ 57.65
63 Somerset County, NJ 57.48
64 Nome Census Area, AK 57.45
65 King County, WA 57.42
66 Norfolk County, MA 57.13
67 Chester County, PA 56.88
68 Summit County, CO 56.76
69 Johnson County, IA 56.57
69 Fort Bend County, TX 56.57
70 Mineral County, CO 55.68
71 Clear Creek County, CO 55.34
72 Delaware County, OH 55.26
73 James City County, VA 55.01
74 Hunterdon County, NJ 54.93
75 Cook County, IL 54.86
76 Dane County, WI 54.70
77 Chittenden County, VT 54.55
78 Bethel Census Area, AK 54.47
79 Cobb County, GA 54.44
80 St. Louis city, MO 54.21
81 Kendall County, TX 54.07
82 Miami-Dade County, FL 53.99
82 Tompkins County, NY 53.99
83 Lake County, IL 53.95
84 Collin County, TX 53.72
84 San Juan County, WA 53.72
85 Routt County, CO 53.47
85 Davidson County, TN 53.47
86 Benton County, OR 53.44
87 Douglas County, KS 53.28
88 DuPage County, IL 53.22
89 Brazos County, TX 53.13
90 Gallatin County, MT 53.10
90 Bergen County, NJ 53.10
91 Leon County, FL 52.84
92 Santa Cruz County, CA 52.83
93 Yolo County, CA 52.82
94 Nassau County, NY 52.69
95 Arapahoe County, CO 52.53
96 Newport County, RI 52.51
97 Forsyth County, GA 52.44
98 Los Angeles County, CA 52.43
99 Contra Costa County, CA 52.34
100 Goochland County, VA 52.26
101 Multnomah County, OR 52.21
102 Montgomery County, PA 52.14
103 Dallas County, TX 52.11
104 Union County, NJ 51.99
104 Oglala Lakota County, SD 51.99
105 Richland County, SC 51.82
106 Coconino County, AZ 51.77
107 Jefferson County, CO 51.60
108 Monmouth County, NJ 51.56
109 Ramsey County, MN 51.55
109 Henrico County, VA 51.55
110 Hinsdale County, CO 51.47
111 Dallas County, IA 51.44
112 Mercer County, NJ 51.38
113 Larimer County, CO 51.37
114 Honolulu County, HI 51.34
115 Oconee County, GA 51.29
116 Lafayette County, MS 51.25
117 St. Louis County, MO 51.24
118 Prince William County, VA 51.16
119 La Plata County, CO 51.15
120 Prince George's County, MD 51.12
121 Santa Barbara County, CA 51.11
122 Fredericksburg city, VA 51.06
123 Chatham County, NC 51.01
124 East Baton Rouge Parish, LA 50.97
125 Orange County, CA 50.94
126 Teton County, ID 50.90
127 Riley County, KS 50.72
128 Dukes County, MA 50.69
129 Blaine County, ID 50.68
130 Carver County, MN 50.67
131 Ozaukee County, WI 50.66
132 Gilpin County, CO 50.55
132 Taos County, NM 50.55
133 San Diego County, CA 50.41
134 Cumberland County, ME 50.39
135 York County, VA 50.38
136 Hampshire County, MA 50.37
137 Fayette County, KY 50.20
137 Boone County, MO 50.20
138 Denton County, TX 49.98
139 Beaufort County, SC 49.94
140 Boone County, IN 49.90
141 Harris County, TX 49.89
142 Bernalillo County, NM 49.88
143 Hays County, TX 49.64
144 Leelanau County, MI 49.53
145 Hood River County, OR 49.49
146 Bristol County, RI 49.43
147 Oakland County, MI 49.33
148 Story County, IA 49.02
149 Shelby County, TN 48.94
150 Philadelphia County, PA 48.66
151 Doña Ana County, NM 48.45
152 Alpine County, CA 48.44
153 Alachua County, FL 48.40
154 Olmsted County, MN 48.38
155 Juneau City and Borough, AK 47.97
156 Madison County, AL 47.91
157 Washington County, MN 47.76
158 Williamson County, TX 47.53
159 Essex County, MA 47.42
160 Lynchburg city, VA 47.39
161 Queens County, NY 47.37
162 Washington County, OR 47.23
163 Hinds County, MS 47.06
164 Monterey County, CA 47.01
165 Barnstable County, MA 46.94
166 Franklin County, OH 46.81
167 Shelby County, AL 46.77
168 Rockwall County, TX 46.74
169 Albany County, NY 46.69
170 St. Johns County, FL 46.61
171 Ouray County, CO 46.57
172 Washington County, RI 46.55
173 Waukesha County, WI 46.48
174 Fayette County, GA 46.39
175 Monroe County, IN 46.38
175 Platte County, MO 46.38
175 Rockland County, NY 46.38
176 Palm Beach County, FL 46.34
177 Douglas County, NE 46.33
178 New Hanover County, NC 46.22
179 Orange County, FL 46.16
180 Montgomery County, AL 46.12
181 Terrell County, TX 46.11
182 Collier County, FL 46.10
182 Chatham County, GA 46.10
183 Lake County, CO 45.89
184 Oldham County, KY 45.87
185 Chesterfield County, VA 45.86
186 McLean County, IL 45.82
187 Wasatch County, UT 45.80
188 Hamilton County, OH 45.79
189 Monongalia County, WV 45.72
190 Presidio County, TX 45.71
191 Whitman County, WA 45.68
192 Bexar County, TX 45.66
193 Napa County, CA 45.60
194 Monroe County, NY 45.46
194 Watauga County, NC 45.46
195 Dakota County, MN 45.40
196 Seminole County, FL 45.34
197 Champaign County, IL 45.31
198 Cook County, MN 45.30
199 Guilford County, NC 45.27
200 Kane County, IL 45.18
201 Jefferson County, WA 45.17
202 Comal County, TX 45.16
203 Buncombe County, NC 45.14
204 Jefferson County, AL 45.09
205 Latah County, ID 45.05
206 Stafford County, VA 44.99
207 Missoula County, MT 44.93
208 Hartford County, CT 44.91
209 Gwinnett County, GA 44.90
210 Anne Arundel County, MD 44.89
210 Allegheny County, PA 44.89
211 Anchorage Municipality, AK 44.85
212 Delaware County, PA 44.80
212 Clay County, SD 44.80
213 Talbot County, MD 44.73
214 Archuleta County, CO 44.72
215 Middlesex County, CT 44.70
216 Centre County, PA 44.64
217 Utah County, UT 44.49
218 Greene County, GA 44.12
218 Scott County, MN 44.12
219 Frederick County, MD 44.10
220 Ventura County, CA 44.08
220 Montgomery County, VA 44.08
221 Pulaski County, AR 44.06
222 Harrisonburg city, VA 43.98
223 Lee County, AL 43.95
224 El Paso County, CO 43.88
225 San Juan County, CO 43.71
226 Glasscock County, TX 43.69
227 Moore County, NC 43.65
227 Greenville County, SC 43.65
227 Washington County, VT 43.65
228 Sonoma County, CA 43.56
229 Santa Cruz County, AZ 43.55
230 Chaffee County, CO 43.36
231 Baltimore County, MD 43.27
231 Cass County, ND 43.27
232 Bucks County, PA 43.26
233 Grand Isle County, VT 43.14
234 Dare County, NC 43.09
235 Passaic County, NJ 43.03
236 Lewis and Clark County, MT 43.02
237 Pima County, AZ 43.01
238 Jones County, SD 42.88
239 Borden County, TX 42.77
240 Sarpy County, NE 42.72
241 Milwaukee County, WI 42.69
242 McKinley County, NM 42.68
243 Suffolk County, NY 42.66
244 Norfolk city, VA 42.65
245 Rockingham County, NH 42.62
246 Pitt County, NC 42.61
247 Putnam County, NY 42.45
247 Lamoille County, VT 42.45
248 Addison County, VT 42.44
249 El Paso County, TX 42.41
250 Plymouth County, MA 42.38
251 Cache County, UT 42.36
252 Tolland County, CT 42.28
253 Virginia Beach city, VA 42.20
254 New Haven County, CT 42.18
254 Lancaster County, NE 42.18
255 Denali Borough, AK 42.16
256 Saratoga County, NY 42.15
257 Maui County, HI 42.08
258 Ingham County, MI 42.00
259 Grafton County, NH 41.99
259 Lubbock County, TX 41.99
260 Hawaii County, HI 41.98
261 Kalamazoo County, MI 41.93
262 Warren County, OH 41.90
263 Kent County, MI 41.88
264 Hillsborough County, FL 41.87
264 Middlesex County, NJ 41.87
265 Bolivar County, MS 41.85
266 Placer County, CA 41.84
267 Tarrant County, TX 41.81
268 Manassas city, VA 41.76
269 Burlington County, NJ 41.68
269 Cuyahoga County, OH 41.68
270 Mason County, TX 41.67
271 Gillespie County, TX 41.65
272 Brookings County, SD 41.59
273 Lancaster County, VA 41.56
274 Poquoson city, VA 41.55
275 Radford city, VA 41.49
276 Polk County, IA 41.46
277 Kauai County, HI 41.45
277 Bronx County, NY 41.45
278 Ada County, ID 41.44
279 Val Verde County, TX 41.43
280 San Luis Obispo County, CA 41.35
281 Salt Lake County, UT 41.23
282 Hanover County, VA 41.21
283 New Castle County, DE 41.18
284 St. Charles County, MO 41.14
285 Windham County, VT 41.07
286 Midland County, TX 41.05
287 Maricopa County, AZ 41.02
288 Greene County, OH 41.00
289 Grand County, CO 40.97
290 Lincoln County, SD 40.93
291 Woodford County, KY 40.92
291 Fauquier County, VA 40.92
292 Broward County, FL 40.86
292 Dutchess County, NY 40.86
293 Monroe County, FL 40.83
294 Kent County, MD 40.82
295 Forsyth County, NC 40.80
296 Fluvanna County, VA 40.71
297 Oklahoma County, OK 40.48
298 Hillsborough County, NH 40.44
299 Davis County, UT 40.36
300 Sandoval County, NM 40.35
301 Hendricks County, IN 40.34
302 Lincoln Parish, LA 40.20
302 Knox County, TN 40.20
303 Aleutians East Borough, AK 40.12
304 Cherokee County, GA 40.01
305 Deschutes County, OR 39.93
305 Petersburg city, VA 39.93
306 Nevada County, CA 39.79
307 Morgan County, UT 39.75
308 Copper River Census Area, AK 39.74
309 Windsor County, VT 39.64
310 Union County, NC 39.63
311 Tippecanoe County, IN 39.52
312 Lafayette Parish, LA 39.46
313 Sitka City and Borough, AK 39.41
314 Worcester County, MA 39.31
315 St. Tammany Parish, LA 39.30
316 Onondaga County, NY 39.27
317 Marion County, IN 39.25
318 Winchester city, VA 39.13
319 Washington County, AR 39.10
320 Jefferson County, KY 39.06
321 Sagadahoc County, ME 39.05
322 Clackamas County, OR 39.03
323 Montgomery County, TX 38.99
323 Northumberland County, VA 38.99
324 Sarasota County, FL 38.93
324 Menominee County, WI 38.93
325 Camden County, NJ 38.89
326 Grand Traverse County, MI 38.84
327 Geauga County, OH 38.76
328 Mora County, NM 38.73
329 Burleigh County, ND 38.67
330 San Miguel County, NM 38.64
331 Galveston County, TX 38.60
332 Garfield County, CO 38.58
333 Campbell County, KY 38.57
334 Hamilton County, TN 38.55
335 Franklin County, MA 38.54
336 Erie County, NY 38.51
337 Georgetown County, SC 38.48
338 Whatcom County, WA 38.38
339 Richmond County, NY 38.28
340 Jackson County, MO 38.27
341 Carroll County, MD 38.11
342 Harford County, MD 38.10
343 Ontario County, NY 38.07
343 Cumberland County, PA 38.07
344 Ottawa County, MI 38.01
345 Butler County, PA 37.97
346 Tulsa County, OK 37.93
347 Will County, IL 37.92
348 Queen Anne's County, MD 37.89
349 Kendall County, IL 37.88
350 Menard County, TX 37.85
351 Johnson County, WY 37.84
352 Pottawatomie County, KS 37.82
353 Columbia County, GA 37.77
354 Sussex County, NJ 37.74
355 Custer County, CO 37.73
356 Livingston County, MI 37.72
357 York County, SC 37.71
358 Bennington County, VT 37.60
359 Dawes County, NE 37.58
359 Carroll County, NH 37.58
360 Elbert County, CO 37.57
361 Emmet County, MI 37.51
362 Roanoke County, VA 37.49
363 Thurston County, WA 37.45
364 Cole County, MO 37.42
365 El Dorado County, CA 37.38
366 King George County, VA 37.36
367 Bibb County, GA 37.33
368 Kodiak Island Borough, AK 37.25
369 Payne County, OK 37.23
370 Clay County, MN 37.21
371 Monroe County, IL 37.11
372 Lincoln County, ME 37.08
373 Transylvania County, NC 37.05
373 St. Croix County, WI 37.05
374 Leavenworth County, KS 37.02
375 Washoe County, NV 37.01
376 Chesapeake city, VA 36.98
377 Ellis County, KS 36.91
378 New London County, CT 36.90
379 Madison County, ID 36.88
379 Ulster County, NY 36.88
380 Keweenaw County, MI 36.85
380 Cape May County, NJ 36.85
381 Tuscaloosa County, AL 36.79
382 Rio Arriba County, NM 36.78
383 Summit County, OH 36.73
384 Calvert County, MD 36.72
385 Grand Forks County, ND 36.70
386 Strafford County, NH 36.69
387 Jefferson County, MT 36.67
388 Kenton County, KY 36.59
389 Teller County, CO 36.58
389 Kleberg County, TX 36.58
390 McHenry County, IL 36.57
391 Island County, WA 36.55
392 Lehigh County, PA 36.54
393 Buffalo County, NE 36.52
394 Clarke County, VA 36.49
395 Berkshire County, MA 36.48
396 Knox County, ME 36.45
397 Nicollet County, MN 36.44
398 Benton County, AR 36.42
398 Wood County, OH 36.42
398 Kitsap County, WA 36.42
399 Columbia County, NY 36.40
400 Martin County, FL 36.35
400 Glynn County, GA 36.35
401 Sacramento County, CA 36.27
402 Lyman County, SD 36.25
403 Schenectady County, NY 36.22
404 Mono County, CA 36.16
405 Litchfield County, CT 36.09
405 Cameron County, TX 36.09
406 Shawnee County, KS 36.08
407 Kittitas County, WA 36.03
408 Pinellas County, FL 36.00
409 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK 35.96
409 Weld County, CO 35.96
409 Muscogee County, GA 35.96
410 Petersburg Borough, AK 35.92
411 Blue Earth County, MN 35.91
412 St. Mary's County, MD 35.90
413 Merrimack County, NH 35.88
414 New Kent County, VA 35.87
415 Cleveland County, OK 35.85
416 Washington County, TX 35.80
417 La Crosse County, WI 35.79
418 Dauphin County, PA 35.78
418 Bayfield County, WI 35.78
419 Grant County, NM 35.77
420 Costilla County, CO 35.75
421 Spotsylvania County, VA 35.71
422 Minnehaha County, SD 35.67
423 Jefferson County, IA 35.64
424 Hughes County, SD 35.59
425 Ford County, KS 35.58
426 Sumter County, FL 35.56
427 Duval County, FL 35.54
428 Alamosa County, CO 35.48
429 Sangamon County, IL 35.45
430 Pike County, AL 35.40
431 Warren County, KY 35.38
432 Okaloosa County, FL 35.36
433 Pennington County, SD 35.35
434 Polk County, NC 35.34
435 Union County, OH 35.31
436 Manatee County, FL 35.27
437 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 35.26
438 Coweta County, GA 35.25
439 Scott County, IA 35.24
440 Henderson County, NC 35.23
440 Door County, WI 35.23
441 Kent County, TX 35.19
442 Peoria County, IL 35.16
442 Linn County, IA 35.16
443 Wilson County, TN 35.15
444 Clay County, MO 35.11
445 Yellowstone County, MT 35.10
446 Providence County, RI 35.08
447 Warren County, NJ 35.04
447 Northampton County, VA 35.04
448 Sedgwick County, KS 34.99
449 Medina County, OH 34.96