El Paso, TX 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 El Paso, TX Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 533,008. 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 108,594 people without a high school diploma (ie. 20.37% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 51.67% White Alone, and 0.62% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 126,777 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 23.79% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 58.88% White Alone, and 2.69% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 166,547 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 31.25% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 62.15% White Alone, and 4.55% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 131,090 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 24.59% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 64.57% White Alone, and 4.22% 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 El Paso, TX Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of El Paso, TX Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
El Paso, TX Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 56115 51.67
Black Alone 673 0.62
Asian Alone 764 0.70
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 509 0.47
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 16 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 27412 25.24
Two or More Races 23105 21.28
El Paso, TX 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 2919 2.69
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 103904 95.68
All Other Ethnicities 1771 1.63
El Paso, TX Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 74640 58.88
Black Alone 3416 2.69
Asian Alone 1092 0.86
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 847 0.67
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 198 0.16
Some Other Race Alone 22277 17.57
Two or More Races 24307 19.17
El Paso, TX 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 13072 10.31
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 108302 85.43
All Other Ethnicities 5403 4.26
El Paso, TX 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 103500 62.15
Black Alone 7583 4.55
Asian Alone 1413 0.85
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 1240 0.75
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 353 0.21
Some Other Race Alone 21055 12.64
Two or More Races 31403 18.86
El Paso, TX 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 23979 14.40
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 131253 78.81
All Other Ethnicities 11315 6.79
El Paso, TX Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 84639 64.57
Black Alone 5536 4.22
Asian Alone 3837 2.93
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 768 0.59
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 143 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 10847 8.27
Two or More Races 25320 19.32
El Paso, TX 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 29351 22.39
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 90184 68.80
All Other Ethnicities 11555 8.82