Ranking of US States By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 26.50%. Among all US states and DC, West Virginia had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (40.57%), followed by Pennsylvania (34.49%), and Arkansas (34.13%).

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 Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White 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 40.57
2 Pennsylvania 34.49
3 Arkansas 34.13
4 Indiana 33.70
5 Ohio 33.38
6 Kentucky 33.30
7 Louisiana 32.63
8 Tennessee 31.75
9 Iowa 31.20
9 Maine 31.20
10 Missouri 30.70
11 Oklahoma 30.60
12 Wisconsin 30.17
13 Delaware 29.95
14 South Dakota 29.86
15 Alabama 29.55
16 Michigan 28.70
17 Mississippi 28.66
18 Vermont 28.45
19 Wyoming 27.95
20 Montana 27.58
21 New Hampshire 27.53
22 Florida 27.32
23 Nevada 26.79
24 Georgia 26.77
25 Rhode Island 26.58
26 South Carolina 26.47
27 Idaho 26.46
28 North Dakota 26.17
29 New Jersey 26.16
30 Kansas 25.49
31 Nebraska 25.48
32 Illinois 25.24
33 Connecticut 24.82
34 Alaska 24.45
35 New York 24.36
36 North Carolina 24.23
37 Minnesota 24.01
38 Virginia 23.36
39 Maryland 23.14
40 Massachusetts 23.02
41 Texas 22.74
42 Oregon 22.67
43 Washington 21.98
44 Arizona 21.62
45 Utah 21.29
46 New Mexico 20.64
47 Hawaii 18.92
48 Colorado 18.30
49 California 17.98
50 District of Columbia 1.97