Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 9,256,776. Among all US states and DC, Florida had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (565,208), followed by California (511,445), and New York (504,980).

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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Ranking of US States By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank State Number of People
1 Florida 565208
2 California 511445
3 New York 504980
4 Ohio 497637
5 Pennsylvania 474990
6 Texas 462649
7 Michigan 365321
8 North Carolina 360344
9 Tennessee 350773
10 Georgia 330220
11 Kentucky 311220
12 Indiana 308789
13 Illinois 302959
14 Missouri 272497
15 Alabama 244619
16 Virginia 240656
17 Louisiana 200135
18 South Carolina 191197
19 Massachusetts 189765
20 New Jersey 185471
21 Washington 178985
22 Wisconsin 173396
23 Oklahoma 152320
24 Arkansas 145910
25 Arizona 143247
26 West Virginia 142119
27 Mississippi 129608
28 Oregon 129131
29 Maryland 125726
30 Minnesota 123836
31 Iowa 95708
32 Colorado 92042
33 Connecticut 87354
34 Kansas 77723
35 Nevada 66891
36 Idaho 59428
37 Utah 59205
38 Maine 55701
39 New Hampshire 51237
40 Nebraska 49147
41 Rhode Island 45995
42 Montana 31828
43 New Mexico 29718
44 Delaware 27934
45 South Dakota 26687
46 North Dakota 24546
47 Vermont 24492
48 Wyoming 15938
49 Alaska 12611
50 Hawaii 6467
51 District of Columbia 971