Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American 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 Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 23.34%. Among all US states and DC, Vermont had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (39.11%), followed by Wyoming (36.03%), and Hawaii (33.80%).
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 Black or African American 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+) (%) |
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| 1 | Vermont | 39.11 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 36.03 |
| 3 | Hawaii | 33.80 |
| 4 | Maryland | 31.86 |
| 5 | Oregon | 31.15 |
| 6 | District of Columbia | 31.09 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 30.07 |
| 8 | Maine | 29.38 |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 29.01 |
| 10 | Colorado | 28.49 |
| 11 | Arizona | 27.94 |
| 12 | California | 27.75 |
| 13 | Montana | 26.91 |
| 14 | Texas | 26.87 |
| 15 | Washington | 26.76 |
| 16 | New Jersey | 26.21 |
| 17 | Georgia | 25.96 |
| 18 | Virginia | 25.92 |
| 19 | Rhode Island | 25.42 |
| 20 | New York | 25.20 |
| 21 | Utah | 24.77 |
| 22 | Delaware | 24.69 |
| 23 | New Hampshire | 24.28 |
| 24 | Connecticut | 24.19 |
| 25 | Idaho | 23.56 |
| 26 | Illinois | 23.30 |
| 27 | North Dakota | 22.98 |
| 28 | North Carolina | 22.93 |
| 29 | Alaska | 22.81 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 22.54 |
| 31 | Kansas | 22.19 |
| 32 | Tennessee | 21.91 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | 21.56 |
| 34 | Florida | 20.89 |
| 35 | Nebraska | 20.63 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | 20.50 |
| 37 | South Dakota | 20.44 |
| 38 | Nevada | 20.08 |
| 39 | Indiana | 19.83 |
| 40 | Missouri | 19.61 |
| 41 | Kentucky | 19.27 |
| 42 | Ohio | 18.66 |
| 43 | Alabama | 18.64 |
| 44 | Michigan | 18.36 |
| 45 | Iowa | 18.24 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 17.46 |
| 47 | Arkansas | 17.41 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 16.90 |
| 49 | Louisiana | 16.72 |
| 50 | West Virginia | 16.45 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | 15.67 |