Ranking of US States By Percentage of Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander 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 Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 18.22%. Among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (65.92%), followed by Vermont (48.53%), and Massachusetts (40.92%).

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 Percentage of Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
District of Columbia
Vermont
Massachusetts
Delaware
Louisiana
Virginia
Illinois
New Jersey
Ohio
Tennessee
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander 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 65.92
2 Vermont 48.53
3 Massachusetts 40.92
4 Delaware 39.24
4 Louisiana 39.24
5 Virginia 36.96
6 Illinois 34.25
7 New Jersey 31.41
8 Ohio 29.00
9 Tennessee 28.50
10 New Mexico 28.38
11 Michigan 27.86
12 Wyoming 27.40
13 Maryland 27.04
14 Idaho 26.72
15 North Carolina 24.98
16 Colorado 24.80
17 Pennsylvania 24.70
18 Texas 24.07
19 Connecticut 23.75
20 Nebraska 23.55
21 Maine 22.73
22 Mississippi 22.24
23 New Hampshire 22.00
24 Arizona 21.92
25 Florida 21.87
26 California 20.37
27 Oregon 20.33
28 New York 19.34
29 Utah 19.23
30 Wisconsin 18.38
31 Minnesota 18.21
32 Iowa 17.01
33 Missouri 16.66
34 Georgia 16.52
35 Montana 16.24
36 Nevada 15.04
37 Indiana 15.00
38 Kentucky 14.47
39 Washington 14.42
40 South Carolina 13.44
41 Hawaii 12.91
42 North Dakota 12.60
43 Alabama 11.77
44 Oklahoma 11.34
45 South Dakota 10.40
46 Alaska 9.71
47 Rhode Island 9.46
48 Kansas 9.18
49 West Virginia 8.39
50 Arkansas 7.79