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.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Ranking of US States By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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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