Ranking of US States By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 6.45%. 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 Less than High School Diploma (11.99%), followed by Kentucky (11.78%), and Mississippi (11.02%).
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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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| Rank | State | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
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| 1 | West Virginia | 11.99 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 11.78 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 11.02 |
| 4 | Alabama | 10.50 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 10.38 |
| 6 | Tennessee | 9.73 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 9.64 |
| 8 | Georgia | 8.43 |
| 9 | Indiana | 8.41 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 8.32 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 8.15 |
| 12 | Missouri | 8.00 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 7.92 |
| 14 | North Carolina | 7.64 |
| 15 | Ohio | 7.61 |
| 16 | Michigan | 6.82 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | 6.61 |
| 18 | Florida | 6.48 |
| 19 | Virginia | 6.39 |
| 20 | New York | 6.24 |
| 21 | Delaware | 6.12 |
| 22 | Maine | 5.97 |
| 23 | Idaho | 5.95 |
| 24 | Nevada | 5.93 |
| 25 | Vermont | 5.75 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | 5.71 |
| 27 | Maryland | 5.61 |
| 27 | North Dakota | 5.61 |
| 28 | Oregon | 5.51 |
| 29 | Texas | 5.43 |
| 30 | South Dakota | 5.37 |
| 31 | Illinois | 5.36 |
| 32 | Massachusetts | 5.25 |
| 33 | Iowa | 5.12 |
| 34 | Kansas | 5.10 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 5.09 |
| 36 | New Jersey | 5.05 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 5.00 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 4.96 |
| 39 | Arizona | 4.94 |
| 40 | Montana | 4.84 |
| 41 | Washington | 4.74 |
| 41 | Wyoming | 4.74 |
| 42 | California | 4.69 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 4.67 |
| 44 | Alaska | 4.01 |
| 45 | Minnesota | 3.88 |
| 46 | Utah | 3.84 |
| 47 | Colorado | 3.26 |
| 48 | Hawaii | 2.65 |
| 49 | District of Columbia | 0.50 |