New Jersey Female 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 New Jersey Female population aged 25 years and above was 3,315,263. 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 303,280 females without a high school diploma (ie. 9.15% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 48.27% White Alone, and 15.72% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 864,890 females with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 26.09% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 67.41% White Alone, and 15.23% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 760,520 females with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 22.94% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 64.80% White Alone, and 17.95% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,386,573 females with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 41.82% of females aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 67.15% White Alone, and 9.23% 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 New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 146389 48.27
Black Alone 47673 15.72
Asian Alone 28671 9.45
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1326 0.44
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 246 0.08
Some Other Race Alone 54976 18.13
Two or More Races 23999 7.91
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 92023 30.34
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 132703 43.76
All Other Ethnicities 78554 25.90
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 583031 67.41
Black Alone 131692 15.23
Asian Alone 35224 4.07
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2172 0.25
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 141 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 66482 7.69
Two or More Races 46148 5.34
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 507933 58.73
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 177803 20.56
All Other Ethnicities 179154 20.71
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 492793 64.80
Black Alone 136511 17.95
Asian Alone 39151 5.15
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1626 0.21
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 363 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 46251 6.08
Two or More Races 43825 5.76
New Jersey Female 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 430167 56.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 141801 18.65
All Other Ethnicities 188552 24.79
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 931053 67.15
Black Alone 128040 9.23
Asian Alone 225864 16.29
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1812 0.13
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 344 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 37615 2.71
Two or More Races 61845 4.46
New Jersey Female Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 864908 62.38
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 139341 10.05
All Other Ethnicities 382324 27.57