Fort Payne, AL 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 Fort Payne, AL Micro Area population aged 25 years and above was 48,286. 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 10,522 people without a high school diploma (ie. 21.79% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 76.28% White Alone, and 1.72% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 16,172 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 33.49% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.11% White Alone, and 1.52% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 14,623 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 30.28% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.95% White Alone, and 1.22% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 6,969 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 14.43% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 90.34% White Alone, and 1.85% 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 Fort Payne, AL Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Fort Payne, AL Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Fort Payne, AL Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 8026 76.28
Black Alone 181 1.72
Asian Alone 3 0.03
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 160 1.52
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 1753 16.66
Two or More Races 399 3.79
Fort Payne, AL 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 7523 71.50
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 2661 25.29
All Other Ethnicities 338 3.21
Fort Payne, AL Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 14734 91.11
Black Alone 245 1.52
Asian Alone 1 0.01
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 50 0.31
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 631 3.90
Two or More Races 511 3.16
Fort Payne, AL 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 14499 89.66
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1013 6.26
All Other Ethnicities 660 4.08
Fort Payne, AL 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 13007 88.95
Black Alone 179 1.22
Asian Alone 16 0.11
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 106 0.73
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 575 3.93
Two or More Races 740 5.06
Fort Payne, AL 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 12838 87.79
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 914 6.25
All Other Ethnicities 871 5.96
Fort Payne, AL Micro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6296 90.34
Black Alone 129 1.85
Asian Alone 25 0.36
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 137 1.97
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 6 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 82 1.18
Two or More Races 294 4.22
Fort Payne, AL 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 6274 90.03
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 187 2.68
All Other Ethnicities 508 7.29