Bloomington, IL Metro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Bloomington, IL Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 104,428. 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 4,190 people without a high school diploma (ie. 4.01% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 70.60% White Alone, and 10.60% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 24,299 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 23.27% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.90% White Alone, and 7.76% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 28,312 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 27.11% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 84.78% White Alone, and 9.79% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 47,627 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 45.61% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 84.31% White Alone, and 4.84% 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.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 2958 70.60
Black Alone 444 10.60
Asian Alone 370 8.83
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 55 1.31
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 293 6.99
Two or More Races 70 1.67
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 2695 64.32
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 598 14.27
All Other Ethnicities 897 21.41
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 21358 87.90
Black Alone 1886 7.76
Asian Alone 421 1.73
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 11 0.05
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 282 1.16
Two or More Races 341 1.40
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 20737 85.34
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1000 4.12
All Other Ethnicities 2562 10.54
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 24002 84.78
Black Alone 2772 9.79
Asian Alone 579 2.05
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 42 0.15
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 12 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 153 0.54
Two or More Races 752 2.66
Bloomington, IL Metro Area 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 23295 82.28
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1155 4.08
All Other Ethnicities 3862 13.64
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 40152 84.31
Black Alone 2304 4.84
Asian Alone 3933 8.26
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 58 0.12
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 99 0.21
Two or More Races 1081 2.27
Bloomington, IL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 39510 82.96
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1277 2.68
All Other Ethnicities 6840 14.36