Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Massachusetts White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.26%. Among all Massachusetts cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Brockton city had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (41.78%), followed by Everett city (39.55%), and Revere city (39.46%).

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

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Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Brockton city
Everett city
Revere city
Southbridge Town city
Webster CDP
Palmer Town city
New Bedford city
Gardner city
Chicopee city
North Adams city
Ranking of Massachusetts Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Brockton city 41.78
2 Everett city 39.55
3 Revere city 39.46
4 Southbridge Town city 37.59
5 Webster CDP 36.20
6 Palmer Town city 35.72
7 New Bedford city 35.47
8 Gardner city 34.90
9 Chicopee city 34.88
10 North Adams city 34.82
11 Lawrence city 34.74
12 Saugus CDP 34.69
13 Randolph Town city 34.44
14 Lowell city 34.11
15 Fitchburg city 33.94
16 Lynn city 33.87
17 South Yarmouth CDP 33.81
18 Fall River city 33.80
19 Taunton city 32.86
20 Holyoke city 32.02
21 Peabody city 31.87
22 Bridgewater Town city 31.68
23 Attleboro city 31.58
24 Springfield city 31.52
25 Methuen Town city 30.61
26 Pittsfield city 30.58
27 Agawam Town city 30.57
28 Chelsea city 30.18
29 Haverhill city 29.86
30 West Springfield Town city 29.55
31 Somerset CDP 29.28
32 Holbrook CDP 29.12
33 Worcester city 28.95
34 Leominster city 28.92
35 Abington CDP 28.70
36 Greenfield city 28.58
37 Milford CDP 28.51
38 Gloucester city 27.31
39 Westfield city 27.11
40 Winthrop Town city 26.85
41 Weymouth Town city 26.74
42 Easthampton Town city 26.70
43 Malden city 26.34
44 Woburn city 26.32
45 Amesbury Town city 26.28
46 Wilmington CDP 25.72
47 Stoneham CDP 24.86
48 Braintree Town city 24.81
49 Marlborough city 24.62
50 Hudson CDP 24.09
51 Danvers CDP 24.03
52 Barnstable Town city 23.77
53 Medford city 22.65
54 Salem city 22.61
55 North Attleborough Town city 22.56
56 Beverly city 22.33
57 Quincy city 22.27
58 Hull CDP 22.11
59 Burlington CDP 20.91
60 Dedham CDP 20.77
61 Wakefield CDP 20.57
62 Norwood CDP 20.12
63 Lynnfield CDP 19.62
64 Waltham city 19.32
65 Franklin Town city 18.16
66 Framingham city 17.75
67 Maynard CDP 17.36
68 Melrose city 16.48
69 Nantucket CDP 16.41
70 Watertown Town city 16.14
71 Swampscott CDP 14.76
72 Reading CDP 13.71
73 Northampton city 13.01
74 Boston city 12.87
75 Somerville city 12.73
76 Newburyport city 12.50
77 Milton CDP 12.47
78 Longmeadow CDP 11.48
79 Winchester CDP 11.14
80 Arlington CDP 10.74
81 Amherst Town city 9.30
82 Belmont CDP 9.24
83 Marblehead CDP 7.91
84 Newton city 6.90
85 Needham CDP 6.82
86 Lexington CDP 5.74
87 Cambridge city 5.48
88 Brookline CDP 5.07
89 Wellesley CDP 5.03