Gainesville, GA 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, GA Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 132,699. 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 25,689 people without a high school diploma (ie. 19.36% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 64.67% White Alone, and 5.78% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 37,544 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 28.29% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 78.24% White Alone, and 10.94% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 36,209 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 27.29% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 83.23% White Alone, and 7.12% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 33,257 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 25.06% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.37% White Alone, and 3.67% 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, GA 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, GA Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Gainesville, GA Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 16612 64.67
Black Alone 1485 5.78
Asian Alone 518 2.02
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 97 0.38
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 14 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 2491 9.70
Two or More Races 4472 17.41
Gainesville, GA 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 7720 30.05
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 15836 61.65
All Other Ethnicities 2133 8.30
Gainesville, GA Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 29373 78.24
Black Alone 4107 10.94
Asian Alone 287 0.76
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 16 0.04
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 1601 4.26
Two or More Races 2160 5.75
Gainesville, GA 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 24896 66.31
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 7638 20.34
All Other Ethnicities 5010 13.34
Gainesville, GA 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 30137 83.23
Black Alone 2577 7.12
Asian Alone 593 1.64
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 80 0.22
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 17 0.05
Some Other Race Alone 834 2.30
Two or More Races 1971 5.44
Gainesville, GA 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 28002 77.33
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 4279 11.82
All Other Ethnicities 3928 10.85
Gainesville, GA Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 29389 88.37
Black Alone 1219 3.67
Asian Alone 1245 3.74
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 24 0.07
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 367 1.10
Two or More Races 1013 3.05
Gainesville, GA 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 28376 85.32
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1853 5.57
All Other Ethnicities 3028 9.11