Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 32.71%. Among all US states and DC, Hawaii had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (44.47%), followed by Montana (40.23%), and Alaska (39.86%).

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 Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Hawaii
Montana
Alaska
North Dakota
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Washington
Wyoming
Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank State Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Hawaii 44.47
2 Montana 40.23
3 Alaska 39.86
4 North Dakota 39.66
5 Arizona 39.46
6 New Mexico 39.38
7 California 38.94
8 Nevada 38.80
9 Washington 38.56
10 Wyoming 38.55
11 Michigan 37.12
12 Utah 36.40
13 Oregon 36.29
14 Kansas 36.24
15 Illinois 35.93
16 Colorado 35.78
17 Texas 35.68
18 Nebraska 35.66
19 West Virginia 35.36
20 Kentucky 35.30
21 Ohio 35.21
22 Oklahoma 35.16
23 Wisconsin 34.68
24 Missouri 34.27
25 North Carolina 33.85
26 Iowa 33.64
27 Minnesota 33.23
28 Indiana 32.48
29 Mississippi 32.14
30 Tennessee 31.79
31 Arkansas 31.59
32 Georgia 31.57
33 Virginia 31.38
34 Alabama 31.21
35 Idaho 30.76
36 South Carolina 30.73
37 Florida 30.64
38 Delaware 30.50
38 Maryland 30.50
38 Massachusetts 30.50
39 Pennsylvania 30.20
40 New Hampshire 30.10
41 Connecticut 29.76
42 Rhode Island 29.62
43 New Jersey 29.53
44 Louisiana 29.04
45 South Dakota 28.65
46 New York 28.59
47 Maine 27.51
48 District of Columbia 26.68
49 Vermont 23.09