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.

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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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
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