Ranking of US States By 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 US Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 6,261,161. Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (599,484), followed by Georgia (557,939), and New York (523,129).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | State | Number of People |
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| 1 | Texas | 599484 |
| 2 | Georgia | 557939 |
| 3 | New York | 523129 |
| 4 | Florida | 450284 |
| 5 | California | 427575 |
| 6 | Maryland | 396346 |
| 7 | North Carolina | 332695 |
| 8 | Virginia | 283033 |
| 9 | Illinois | 273764 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 215069 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | 186898 |
| 12 | Ohio | 171918 |
| 13 | Michigan | 161688 |
| 14 | Alabama | 159170 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 159001 |
| 16 | Louisiana | 155669 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 152126 |
| 18 | Mississippi | 117581 |
| 19 | Massachusetts | 95623 |
| 20 | Missouri | 86225 |
| 21 | Indiana | 77391 |
| 22 | District of Columbia | 64820 |
| 23 | Connecticut | 61342 |
| 24 | Arizona | 55838 |
| 25 | Washington | 51104 |
| 26 | Arkansas | 49200 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 46477 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 43576 |
| 29 | Colorado | 43022 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 38310 |
| 31 | Nevada | 37093 |
| 32 | Delaware | 34790 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 33716 |
| 34 | Kansas | 22710 |
| 35 | Oregon | 15718 |
| 36 | Iowa | 11757 |
| 37 | Nebraska | 11402 |
| 38 | Rhode Island | 10917 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 8640 |
| 40 | West Virginia | 6921 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 6301 |
| 42 | Utah | 4894 |
| 43 | Alaska | 3562 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | 3194 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 3019 |
| 46 | Maine | 2988 |
| 47 | South Dakota | 2116 |
| 48 | Vermont | 1702 |
| 49 | Idaho | 1395 |
| 50 | Wyoming | 1134 |
| 51 | Montana | 895 |