Ranking of US States By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 25,050,356. Among all US states and DC, California had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (4,236,035), followed by Texas (2,826,181), and New York (1,769,657).
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 Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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| Rank | State | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 4236035 |
| 2 | Texas | 2826181 |
| 3 | New York | 1769657 |
| 4 | Florida | 1682505 |
| 5 | Illinois | 885321 |
| 6 | Georgia | 831989 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 787376 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 776686 |
| 9 | Ohio | 715751 |
| 10 | New Jersey | 608877 |
| 11 | Michigan | 582901 |
| 12 | Arizona | 560460 |
| 13 | Virginia | 539599 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 529162 |
| 15 | Indiana | 460480 |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 433215 |
| 17 | Louisiana | 431595 |
| 18 | Alabama | 430047 |
| 19 | Washington | 426501 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 393448 |
| 21 | Maryland | 391353 |
| 22 | Missouri | 377539 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 376963 |
| 24 | Colorado | 300620 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | 293373 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | 285275 |
| 27 | Mississippi | 283522 |
| 28 | Nevada | 274760 |
| 29 | Oregon | 252602 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 248721 |
| 31 | Minnesota | 247610 |
| 32 | Connecticut | 225021 |
| 33 | New Mexico | 188715 |
| 34 | Kansas | 161293 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 152581 |
| 36 | Iowa | 152380 |
| 37 | Utah | 132503 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 105606 |
| 39 | Idaho | 104683 |
| 40 | Rhode Island | 83508 |
| 41 | Hawaii | 74468 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 62809 |
| 43 | Maine | 62607 |
| 44 | Delaware | 61788 |
| 45 | South Dakota | 43328 |
| 46 | Montana | 42160 |
| 47 | District of Columbia | 37934 |
| 48 | North Dakota | 33831 |
| 49 | Alaska | 32669 |
| 50 | Vermont | 27915 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 24433 |