Ranking of US States By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 59,636,386. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (5,477,154), followed by Texas (4,563,619), and Florida (4,282,929).

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.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US States By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Ranking of US States By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank State Number of People
1 California 5477154
2 Texas 4563619
3 Florida 4282929
4 New York 3553598
5 Pennsylvania 3079339
6 Ohio 2636855
7 Illinois 2226182
8 Michigan 1971279
9 Georgia 1925348
10 North Carolina 1787594
11 New Jersey 1693560
12 Indiana 1485995
13 Tennessee 1485813
14 Virginia 1402487
15 Missouri 1276601
16 Wisconsin 1209751
17 Washington 1150293
18 Massachusetts 1137085
19 Arizona 1125498
20 Alabama 1041209
21 Louisiana 1036204
22 Maryland 1014292
23 South Carolina 1008011
24 Kentucky 1000507
25 Minnesota 919096
26 Colorado 810976
27 Oklahoma 803726
28 Arkansas 688732
29 Oregon 668083
30 Connecticut 656949
31 Iowa 648873
32 Mississippi 588217
33 Nevada 587588
34 West Virginia 512232
35 Kansas 493339
36 Utah 435611
37 New Mexico 371398
38 Nebraska 326345
39 Idaho 314521
40 Maine 307382
41 Hawaii 273929
42 New Hampshire 269342
43 Rhode Island 213716
44 Delaware 209928
45 Montana 207496
46 South Dakota 174791
47 Alaska 137873
48 North Dakota 131400
49 Vermont 127128
50 Wyoming 110950
51 District of Columbia 75562