Ranking of US States By 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 42,515,472. Among all US states and DC, Texas had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (2,993,100), followed by Florida (2,979,306), and California (2,902,461).

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 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 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 Texas 2993100
2 Florida 2979306
3 California 2902461
4 Pennsylvania 2549166
5 Ohio 2218492
6 New York 2182009
7 Illinois 1587551
8 Michigan 1576980
9 Indiana 1271451
10 North Carolina 1192665
11 Tennessee 1171517
12 New Jersey 1117610
13 Georgia 1113251
14 Missouri 1062733
15 Wisconsin 1053587
16 Virginia 929572
17 Kentucky 891516
18 Massachusetts 885098
19 Washington 879331
20 Arizona 809117
21 Minnesota 784797
22 Alabama 700605
23 Louisiana 648979
24 South Carolina 639451
25 Colorado 630905
26 Iowa 598706
27 Oklahoma 591629
28 Oregon 566108
29 Maryland 544465
30 Arkansas 533648
31 West Virginia 483290
32 Connecticut 478197
33 Kansas 414996
34 Nevada 364390
35 Utah 359991
36 Mississippi 343244
37 Maine 292814
38 Nebraska 282637
39 Idaho 278931
40 New Hampshire 251531
41 New Mexico 234439
42 Montana 184953
43 Rhode Island 170304
44 South Dakota 150863
45 Delaware 144434
46 Vermont 121787
47 North Dakota 116492
48 Wyoming 99849
49 Alaska 79679
50 Hawaii 51587
51 District of Columbia 5258