Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Iowa Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 33.20%. Among all Iowa cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Carroll city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (38.42%), followed by Spencer city (37.65%), and Burlington city (37.42%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Iowa cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Iowa cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Carroll city
Spencer city
Burlington city
Indianola city
Boone city
Cedar Rapids city
Mason City city
Le Mars city
Newton city
Council Bluffs city
Ranking of Iowa Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Carroll city 38.42
2 Spencer city 37.65
3 Burlington city 37.42
4 Indianola city 37.38
5 Boone city 36.63
6 Cedar Rapids city 36.36
7 Mason City city 36.22
8 Le Mars city 36.07
9 Newton city 35.51
10 Council Bluffs city 35.39
11 Marion city 35.30
12 Norwalk city 35.00
13 Sioux City city 34.85
14 Altoona city 34.71
15 Pleasant Hill city 34.54
16 Ottumwa city 34.05
17 Fort Madison city 33.97
18 Davenport city 33.91
19 Marshalltown city 33.54
20 Fort Dodge city 33.48
21 Muscatine city 32.95
22 Waterloo city 32.73
23 Clinton city 31.98
24 Oskaloosa city 31.33
25 North Liberty city 31.00
26 Des Moines city 30.84
27 Ankeny city 30.32
28 Cedar Falls city 30.07
29 Storm Lake city 29.18
30 Bettendorf city 29.15
31 Johnston city 28.44
32 West Des Moines city 27.51
33 Dubuque city 27.50
34 Waukee city 27.28
35 Waverly city 26.49
36 Coralville city 26.25
37 Urbandale city 25.87
38 Ames city 25.72
39 Grimes city 24.74
40 Clive city 23.82
41 Pella city 23.31
42 Iowa City city 21.49