Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 12.79%. Among all US states and DC, Mississippi had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (18.69%), followed by Minnesota (18.58%), and Louisiana (18.38%).

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 Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021

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Rank	State	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Mississippi	18.69
2	Minnesota	18.58
3	Louisiana	18.38
4	Maine	17.54
5	South Carolina	15.87
6	Florida	15.38
7	Alabama	15.36
8	New York	15.27
9	South Dakota	15.20
10	Iowa	15.18
11	Idaho	14.98
11	Rhode Island	14.98
12	Wisconsin	14.46
13	New Hampshire	14.27
14	Arkansas	14.24
15	North Dakota	13.88
16	Vermont	13.72
17	Massachusetts	13.52
18	Indiana	13.49
19	Ohio	13.27
20	Nebraska	13.13
21	Utah	12.58
22	Michigan	12.56
23	North Carolina	12.55
24	Montana	12.48
25	Illinois	12.40
26	Connecticut	12.34
27	Missouri	12.27
28	Tennessee	12.25
29	Virginia	12.22
30	Pennsylvania	12.18
31	Kentucky	12.10
32	Kansas	12.02
33	Georgia	12.00
34	District of Columbia	11.95
35	New Jersey	11.10
36	Nevada	10.24
37	West Virginia	9.92
38	Oklahoma	9.71
39	Oregon	9.69
40	California	9.60
41	Delaware	9.30
42	Texas	9.23
43	New Mexico	9.22
44	Colorado	9.17
45	Maryland	9.05
46	Arizona	8.98
47	Washington	8.83
48	Alaska	6.22
49	Hawaii	3.87
50	Wyoming	2.57