Kentucky Male Population Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Kentucky Male population aged 25 years and above was 1,483,976. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 202,214 males without a high school diploma (ie. 13.63% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 85.58% White Alone, and 6.87% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 519,372 males with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 35.00% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.65% White Alone, and 7.84% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 401,205 males with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 27.04% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 86.58% White Alone, and 9.32% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 361,185 males with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 24.34% of males aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.79% White Alone, and 5.08% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

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Educational Attainment of Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 173059 85.58
Black Alone 13881 6.87
Asian Alone 2893 1.43
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 552 0.27
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 226 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 5880 2.91
Two or More Races 5723 2.83
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 167384 82.78
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 14637 7.24
All Other Ethnicities 20193 9.99
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 460403 88.65
Black Alone 40719 7.84
Asian Alone 2895 0.56
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 978 0.19
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 256 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 4639 0.89
Two or More Races 9482 1.83
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 453771 87.37
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 13705 2.64
All Other Ethnicities 51896 9.99
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 347350 86.58
Black Alone 37380 9.32
Asian Alone 2997 0.75
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 821 0.21
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 514 0.13
Some Other Race Alone 2671 0.67
Two or More Races 9472 2.36
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 342367 85.34
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 10242 2.55
All Other Ethnicities 48596 12.11
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 320689 88.79
Black Alone 18362 5.08
Asian Alone 11668 3.23
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 411 0.11
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 27 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 1963 0.54
Two or More Races 8065 2.23
Kentucky Male Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 315582 87.37
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 9808 2.72
All Other Ethnicities 35795 9.91