Ranking of US States By Percentage of Asian 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 percentage of the US Asian Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 55.64%. Among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its Asian Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (82.40%), followed by New Jersey (71.31%), and Connecticut (66.31%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all states and DC.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Asian Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+)
with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | State | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 82.40 |
| 2 | New Jersey | 71.31 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 66.31 |
| 3 | Illinois | 66.31 |
| 4 | Delaware | 65.45 |
| 5 | Michigan | 64.77 |
| 6 | Maryland | 63.71 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 62.80 |
| 8 | Virginia | 62.33 |
| 9 | Missouri | 61.79 |
| 10 | Ohio | 61.30 |
| 11 | North Carolina | 61.20 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 60.48 |
| 13 | Texas | 60.15 |
| 14 | New Hampshire | 59.21 |
| 15 | Arizona | 58.54 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 57.40 |
| 17 | Indiana | 57.33 |
| 18 | Georgia | 57.28 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 55.93 |
| 20 | Washington | 55.79 |
| 21 | New Mexico | 55.47 |
| 22 | North Dakota | 55.08 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | 54.63 |
| 24 | California | 54.43 |
| 25 | Oregon | 54.02 |
| 26 | Kentucky | 53.91 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 53.38 |
| 28 | Colorado | 52.77 |
| 29 | Vermont | 52.32 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 52.17 |
| 31 | Alabama | 51.65 |
| 32 | Kansas | 51.43 |
| 33 | Florida | 50.94 |
| 34 | Montana | 50.37 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 50.08 |
| 36 | New York | 48.31 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 47.89 |
| 38 | Utah | 47.46 |
| 39 | Maine | 47.24 |
| 40 | Arkansas | 47.19 |
| 41 | Idaho | 46.11 |
| 42 | Minnesota | 45.38 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 44.85 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 44.09 |
| 45 | Iowa | 43.88 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 43.70 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 42.85 |
| 48 | Nevada | 41.44 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 35.58 |
| 50 | Alaska | 26.75 |