Ranking of US States By American Indian and Alaska Native 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 US American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 263,546. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (37,547), followed by Oklahoma (31,393), and Arizona (20,440).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

You can also see similar information for other races and ethnicities.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US States By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Ranking of US States By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank State Number of People
1 California 37547
2 Oklahoma 31393
3 Arizona 20440
4 Texas 19531
5 New Mexico 14015
6 New York 10317
7 North Carolina 10020
8 Washington 9223
9 Florida 8619
10 Colorado 7122
11 Montana 5597
12 Illinois 5494
13 Oregon 4916
14 Alaska 4614
15 Michigan 4558
16 Wisconsin 4308
17 Virginia 4168
18 Minnesota 4126
19 New Jersey 3688
20 Georgia 3627
21 South Dakota 3477
22 Nevada 3289
23 North Dakota 3213
24 Missouri 2935
25 Utah 2762
26 Kansas 2583
27 Alabama 2565
28 Maryland 2562
29 Pennsylvania 2492
30 Louisiana 2286
31 Idaho 2078
32 Massachusetts 1997
33 Ohio 1937
34 Arkansas 1808
35 Tennessee 1804
36 South Carolina 1424
37 Indiana 1351
38 Connecticut 1222
39 Nebraska 1200
40 Iowa 961
41 Mississippi 928
42 Maine 920
43 Hawaii 843
44 Wyoming 768
45 Kentucky 727
46 Rhode Island 545
47 District of Columbia 481
48 Delaware 448
49 New Hampshire 289
50 West Virginia 182
51 Vermont 146