Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 31.16%. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (38.27%), followed by Pennsylvania (37.12%), and Arkansas (36.76%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Rank	State	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	West Virginia	38.27
2	Pennsylvania	37.12
3	Arkansas	36.76
4	South Carolina	35.93
5	Louisiana	35.87
6	South Dakota	35.71
7	Delaware	35.51
8	Wisconsin	35.19
9	Alabama	34.80
10	Indiana	34.20
11	Tennessee	34.05
12	Missouri	33.85
13	Connecticut	33.72
14	Oklahoma	33.57
15	Kentucky	33.33
16	New Jersey	33.16
17	Florida	33.09
18	Iowa	32.95
19	Ohio	32.87
20	Mississippi	32.27
21	Michigan	31.96
22	New Hampshire	31.35
23	Alaska	31.10
24	New York	30.94
25	Nevada	30.88
26	Idaho	30.69
27	North Carolina	30.67
28	Nebraska	30.58
29	Georgia	30.47
29	Virginia	30.47
30	District of Columbia	30.28
31	Rhode Island	29.97
32	Kansas	29.55
33	Maryland	28.59
34	Illinois	28.37
35	Texas	28.22
36	Massachusetts	26.97
37	Colorado	26.56
38	Utah	26.26
39	Washington	25.85
40	Minnesota	25.65
41	Maine	25.57
42	Vermont	24.08
43	California	23.71
44	Arizona	23.62
45	North Dakota	23.49
46	Oregon	22.87
47	Wyoming	22.85
48	New Mexico	21.34
49	Montana	20.39
50	Hawaii	17.87