Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 38,008,667. Among all US states and DC, Pennsylvania had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (2,478,122), followed by Florida (2,382,754), and Ohio (2,183,790).

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 Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White 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 Pennsylvania 2478122
2 Florida 2382754
3 Ohio 2183790
4 New York 1969882
5 California 1959927
6 Texas 1938714
7 Michigan 1538539
8 Illinois 1427652
9 Indiana 1237752
10 Tennessee 1144989
11 North Carolina 1142593
12 Georgia 1049057
13 Missouri 1045332
14 Wisconsin 1027496
15 New Jersey 960471
16 Virginia 879552
17 Kentucky 879453
18 Massachusetts 831717
19 Washington 830242
20 Minnesota 767338
21 Alabama 688483
22 Louisiana 628793
23 Arizona 626423
24 South Carolina 620947
25 Iowa 583427
26 Oklahoma 560271
27 Oregon 531045
28 Maryland 518222
29 Colorado 517151
30 Arkansas 516663
31 West Virginia 480763
32 Connecticut 433615
33 Kansas 388910
34 Mississippi 337099
35 Utah 328143
36 Nevada 301978
37 Maine 291041
38 Nebraska 267964
39 Idaho 264186
40 New Hampshire 246943
41 Montana 181448
42 Rhode Island 154308
43 South Dakota 148425
44 Delaware 136721
45 New Mexico 123741
46 Vermont 121155
47 North Dakota 114564
48 Wyoming 93883
49 Alaska 76938
50 Hawaii 46194
51 District of Columbia 3851