Ranking of US States By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 2, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the US population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 75,808,834. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (9,451,438), followed by Texas (5,871,195), and New York (5,366,712).
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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | State | Number of People |
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| 1 | California | 9451438 |
| 2 | Texas | 5871195 |
| 3 | New York | 5366712 |
| 4 | Florida | 4839956 |
| 5 | Illinois | 3169569 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 3017250 |
| 7 | New Jersey | 2660853 |
| 8 | Ohio | 2398329 |
| 9 | Virginia | 2372397 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 2339163 |
| 11 | Georgia | 2335225 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | 2216349 |
| 13 | Michigan | 2119662 |
| 14 | Washington | 1968008 |
| 15 | Maryland | 1762482 |
| 16 | Colorado | 1686169 |
| 17 | Arizona | 1495416 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 1445462 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 1367211 |
| 20 | Missouri | 1285199 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 1268299 |
| 22 | Indiana | 1253299 |
| 23 | South Carolina | 1046424 |
| 24 | Oregon | 1041094 |
| 25 | Connecticut | 1019966 |
| 26 | Alabama | 910425 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 800083 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 785070 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 700142 |
| 30 | Utah | 680859 |
| 31 | Kansas | 661235 |
| 32 | Iowa | 629720 |
| 33 | Nevada | 551603 |
| 34 | Arkansas | 491269 |
| 35 | Mississippi | 458928 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 420175 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 407041 |
| 38 | New Hampshire | 377035 |
| 39 | Hawaii | 350418 |
| 40 | Idaho | 345282 |
| 41 | Maine | 334450 |
| 42 | District of Columbia | 299469 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 278281 |
| 44 | Rhode Island | 270769 |
| 45 | Montana | 251226 |
| 46 | Delaware | 232374 |
| 47 | Vermont | 185690 |
| 48 | South Dakota | 174037 |
| 49 | North Dakota | 156652 |
| 50 | Alaska | 148191 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 111283 |