Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 8,359,834. Among all US states and DC, Florida had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (713,242), followed by Georgia (654,844), and New York (642,305).

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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Ranking of US States By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank State Number of People
1 Florida 713242
2 Georgia 654844
3 New York 642305
4 Texas 629513
5 North Carolina 445049
6 California 365399
7 Maryland 355625
8 Pennsylvania 338422
9 Louisiana 333974
10 Illinois 333365
11 Virginia 332670
12 South Carolina 313015
13 Ohio 302849
14 Alabama 297233
15 Michigan 281418
16 New Jersey 272060
17 Tennessee 247168
18 Mississippi 224449
19 Missouri 148805
20 Indiana 133451
21 Arkansas 103887
22 Massachusetts 88909
23 Connecticut 85508
24 Wisconsin 75704
25 Kentucky 75357
26 District of Columbia 63139
27 Oklahoma 59662
28 Nevada 57044
29 Minnesota 52885
30 Delaware 50044
31 Washington 49358
32 Arizona 47194
33 Colorado 40099
34 Kansas 30249
35 Iowa 21241
36 Nebraska 16903
37 West Virginia 16107
38 Rhode Island 12871
39 Oregon 11538
40 New Mexico 6133
41 Utah 5189
42 Alaska 4856
43 New Hampshire 4123
44 South Dakota 3697
45 Hawaii 3332
46 North Dakota 3086
47 Maine 2601
48 Idaho 1817
49 Vermont 1048
50 Wyoming 719
51 Montana 678