Vermont 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 Vermont population aged 25 years and above was 454,463. 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 27,915 people without a high school diploma (ie. 6.14% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 89.22% White Alone, and 2.14% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 127,128 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 27.97% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 95.80% White Alone, and 0.82% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 113,730 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 25.03% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 94.86% White Alone, and 0.88% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 185,690 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 40.86% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 94.13% White Alone, and 0.92% 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 Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 24906 89.22
Black Alone 597 2.14
Asian Alone 1300 4.66
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 149 0.53
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 19 0.07
Some Other Race Alone 163 0.58
Two or More Races 781 2.80
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 24492 87.74
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 646 2.31
All Other Ethnicities 2777 9.95
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 121787 95.80
Black Alone 1048 0.82
Asian Alone 1006 0.79
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 335 0.26
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 27 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 465 0.37
Two or More Races 2460 1.94
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 121155 95.30
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1239 0.98
All Other Ethnicities 4734 3.72
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 107886 94.86
Black Alone 1005 0.88
Asian Alone 925 0.81
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 383 0.34
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 24 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 443 0.39
Two or More Races 3064 2.69
Vermont 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 106949 94.04
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1872 1.65
All Other Ethnicities 4909 4.32
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 174780 94.13
Black Alone 1702 0.92
Asian Alone 3545 1.91
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 146 0.08
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 66 0.04
Some Other Race Alone 820 0.44
Two or More Races 4631 2.49
Vermont Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 173193 93.27
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 3393 1.83
All Other Ethnicities 9104 4.90