Ranking of US States By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 37.35%. Among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (92.42%), followed by Colorado (49.19%), and Massachusetts (48.46%).
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.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 | 92.42 |
| 2 | Colorado | 49.19 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 48.46 |
| 4 | Hawaii | 47.03 |
| 5 | Maryland | 46.74 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 46.04 |
| 7 | Connecticut | 45.60 |
| 8 | California | 45.44 |
| 9 | New York | 44.73 |
| 10 | Virginia | 43.60 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 41.51 |
| 12 | Vermont | 40.68 |
| 13 | Texas | 40.32 |
| 14 | Illinois | 40.30 |
| 15 | Minnesota | 39.20 |
| 16 | Rhode Island | 38.70 |
| 17 | Washington | 38.38 |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 38.30 |
| 19 | Utah | 38.27 |
| 20 | Arizona | 37.62 |
| 21 | Kansas | 37.11 |
| 22 | Alaska | 37.05 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 36.72 |
| 24 | Georgia | 36.66 |
| 25 | Oregon | 36.53 |
| 26 | Delaware | 36.15 |
| 27 | Nebraska | 35.26 |
| 28 | Florida | 35.11 |
| 29 | Montana | 34.93 |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 34.66 |
| 31 | South Carolina | 34.57 |
| 32 | Maine | 33.63 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 32.92 |
| 34 | North Dakota | 32.18 |
| 35 | Michigan | 31.79 |
| 36 | South Dakota | 31.76 |
| 37 | Missouri | 31.71 |
| 38 | Nevada | 30.92 |
| 39 | Idaho | 30.89 |
| 40 | Ohio | 30.72 |
| 41 | Iowa | 30.48 |
| 42 | Tennessee | 30.43 |
| 43 | Wyoming | 30.03 |
| 44 | Louisiana | 29.60 |
| 45 | Alabama | 29.52 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 29.47 |
| 47 | Indiana | 28.64 |
| 48 | Mississippi | 26.96 |
| 49 | Arkansas | 26.22 |
| 50 | Kentucky | 25.96 |
| 51 | West Virginia | 21.60 |