St. Cloud, MN 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 St. Cloud, MN Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 124,692. 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 9,921 people without a high school diploma (ie. 7.96% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 66.53% White Alone, and 22.15% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 34,315 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 27.52% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.92% White Alone, and 2.89% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 46,258 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 37.10% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.28% White Alone, and 4.43% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 34,198 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 27.43% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 93.32% White Alone, and 2.05% 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 St. Cloud, MN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of St. Cloud, MN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
St. Cloud, MN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 6600 66.53
Black Alone 2197 22.15
Asian Alone 450 4.54
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 48 0.48
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 490 4.94
Two or More Races 136 1.37
St. Cloud, MN 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 6306 63.56
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 817 8.24
All Other Ethnicities 2798 28.20
St. Cloud, MN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 31884 92.92
Black Alone 990 2.89
Asian Alone 318 0.93
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 94 0.27
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 372 1.08
Two or More Races 657 1.92
St. Cloud, MN 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 31510 91.83
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 858 2.50
All Other Ethnicities 1947 5.67
St. Cloud, MN 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 42685 92.28
Black Alone 2050 4.43
Asian Alone 456 0.99
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 113 0.24
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 32 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 173 0.37
Two or More Races 749 1.62
St. Cloud, MN 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 42271 91.38
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 705 1.52
All Other Ethnicities 3282 7.10
St. Cloud, MN Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 31912 93.32
Black Alone 702 2.05
Asian Alone 552 1.61
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 46 0.14
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 3 0.01
Some Other Race Alone 251 0.73
Two or More Races 732 2.14
St. Cloud, MN 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 31696 92.68
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 640 1.87
All Other Ethnicities 1862 5.45