Gainesville, FL 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 Gainesville, FL Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 213,345. 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 17,152 people without a high school diploma (ie. 8.04% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 63.01% White Alone, and 27.64% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 52,917 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 24.80% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 70.84% White Alone, and 22.19% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 60,300 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 28.26% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 73.66% White Alone, and 18.52% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 82,976 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 38.89% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 74.62% White Alone, and 9.15% 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 Gainesville, FL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Gainesville, FL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Gainesville, FL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 10808 63.01
Black Alone 4741 27.64
Asian Alone 719 4.19
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 106 0.62
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 241 1.41
Two or More Races 537 3.13
Gainesville, FL 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 9427 54.96
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1997 11.64
All Other Ethnicities 5728 33.40
Gainesville, FL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 37486 70.84
Black Alone 11740 22.19
Asian Alone 871 1.65
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 188 0.36
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 66 0.13
Some Other Race Alone 952 1.80
Two or More Races 1614 3.05
Gainesville, FL 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 35349 66.80
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3796 7.17
All Other Ethnicities 13772 26.03
Gainesville, FL 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 44416 73.66
Black Alone 11165 18.52
Asian Alone 1302 2.16
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 209 0.35
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 16 0.03
Some Other Race Alone 914 1.52
Two or More Races 2278 3.78
Gainesville, FL 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 42388 70.30
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3965 6.58
All Other Ethnicities 13947 23.13
Gainesville, FL Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 61916 74.62
Black Alone 7588 9.15
Asian Alone 7233 8.72
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 133 0.16
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 10 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 1377 1.66
Two or More Races 4719 5.69
Gainesville, FL 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 57560 69.37
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 8509 10.26
All Other Ethnicities 16907 20.38