Utah Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Utah population aged 25 years and above was 1,921,860. 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 132,503 people without a high school diploma (ie. 6.90% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 61.32% White Alone, and 1.88% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 435,611 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 22.67% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 82.64% White Alone, and 1.19% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 672,887 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 35.01% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 88.33% White Alone, and 1.07% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 680,859 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 35.43% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.40% White Alone, and 0.72% 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.

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Educational Attainment of Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 81255 61.32
Black Alone 2485 1.88
Asian Alone 6090 4.60
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 4217 3.18
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 1289 0.97
Some Other Race Alone 28963 21.86
Two or More Races 8204 6.19
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 59205 44.68
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 58738 44.33
All Other Ethnicities 14560 10.99
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 359991 82.64
Black Alone 5189 1.19
Asian Alone 10217 2.35
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6396 1.47
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 5991 1.38
Some Other Race Alone 29224 6.71
Two or More Races 18603 4.27
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 328143 75.33
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 73452 16.86
All Other Ethnicities 34016 7.81
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 594380 88.33
Black Alone 7192 1.07
Asian Alone 10610 1.58
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 6685 0.99
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 6143 0.91
Some Other Race Alone 20671 3.07
Two or More Races 27206 4.04
Utah 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 563908 83.80
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 63111 9.38
All Other Ethnicities 45868 6.82
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 608692 89.40
Black Alone 4894 0.72
Asian Alone 24318 3.57
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 2762 0.41
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 3195 0.47
Some Other Race Alone 12670 1.86
Two or More Races 24328 3.57
Utah Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 589783 86.62
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 40938 6.01
All Other Ethnicities 50138 7.36