Cordele, GA Micro 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 Cordele, GA Micro Area population aged 25 years and above was 13,776. 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 2,290 people without a high school diploma (ie. 16.62% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 39.69% White Alone, and 57.82% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 5,484 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 39.81% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 57.42% White Alone, and 41.48% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 4,114 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 29.86% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 61.94% White Alone, and 35.46% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 1,888 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 13.71% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 82.42% White Alone, and 17.27% 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 Cordele, GA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Cordele, GA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Cordele, GA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 909 39.69
Black Alone 1324 57.82
Asian Alone 7 0.31
Some Other Race Alone 32 1.40
Two or More Races 18 0.79
Cordele, GA Micro 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 892 38.95
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 42 1.83
All Other Ethnicities 1356 59.21
Cordele, GA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 3149 57.42
Black Alone 2275 41.48
Asian Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 60 1.09
Cordele, GA Micro 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 2845 51.88
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 307 5.60
All Other Ethnicities 2332 42.52
Cordele, GA Micro 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 2548 61.94
Black Alone 1459 35.46
Asian Alone 19 0.46
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 88 2.14
Cordele, GA Micro 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 2508 60.96
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 68 1.65
All Other Ethnicities 1538 37.39
Cordele, GA Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 1556 82.42
Black Alone 326 17.27
Asian Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 0 0.00
Two or More Races 6 0.32
Cordele, GA Micro 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 1538 81.46
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 18 0.95
All Other Ethnicities 332 17.59