Ranking of Michigan 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 Michigan White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 28.68%. Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Inkster 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 (48.10%), followed by Ionia city (47.32%), and Cutlerville CDP (43.94%).

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

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Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Inkster city
Ionia city
Cutlerville CDP
Taylor city
Wayne city
Romulus city
Adrian city
Lincoln Park city
Sturgis city
Coldwater city
Ranking of Michigan 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 Inkster city 48.10
2 Ionia city 47.32
3 Cutlerville CDP 43.94
4 Taylor city 42.53
5 Wayne city 42.02
6 Romulus city 40.92
7 Adrian city 40.18
8 Lincoln Park city 39.86
9 Sturgis city 39.03
10 Coldwater city 38.66
11 Niles city 38.05
12 Garden City city 38.03
13 Roseville city 37.46
14 Flint city 37.40
15 Cadillac city 37.12
16 Eastpointe city 36.94
17 Flat Rock city 36.80
18 Alpena city 36.53
19 Owosso city 36.50
20 Westland city 36.46
21 Port Huron city 36.25
22 Muskegon city 36.23
23 Hazel Park city 35.70
24 Jackson city 35.45
25 Burton city 35.14
26 Warren city 35.13
27 Southgate city 35.06
28 Melvindale city 34.94
29 Bay City city 34.58
30 Hamtramck city 34.46
31 Mount Clemens city 34.19
32 Woodhaven city 33.98
33 Trenton city 33.78
34 Muskegon Heights city 33.46
35 Pontiac city 33.26
36 Wyandotte city 33.01
37 Monroe city 32.84
38 Riverview city 32.83
39 Battle Creek city 32.65
40 Wyoming city 32.28
41 Escanaba city 31.99
42 Saginaw city 31.78
43 Dearborn Heights city 31.38
44 Jenison CDP 30.41
45 Fraser city 30.32
46 St. Clair Shores city 29.92
47 Sterling Heights city 29.33
48 Sault Ste. Marie city 29.24
49 Madison Heights city 29.13
50 Walker city 29.10
51 Fenton city 28.63
52 Howell city 28.32
53 Northview CDP 27.03
54 Harper Woods city 26.91
55 Grand Haven city 26.39
56 Allen Park city 26.04
57 Detroit city 25.42
58 Comstock Park CDP 24.94
59 Auburn Hills city 24.92
60 Holland city 24.58
61 Lansing city 24.47
62 Lambertville CDP 24.16
63 Norton Shores city 24.14
64 Midland city 23.33
65 Kentwood city 23.17
66 Grandville city 23.00
67 New Baltimore city 22.78
68 Allendale CDP 22.59
69 Dearborn city 22.57
70 Holt CDP 21.67
71 Clawson city 21.32
72 Livonia city 21.21
73 Southfield city 21.14
74 Mount Pleasant city 20.85
75 Kalamazoo city 20.42
76 Marquette city 20.28
77 Grand Rapids city 19.46
78 Portage city 19.36
79 South Lyon city 19.35
80 Waverly CDP 18.38
81 Oak Park city 17.15
82 Rochester Hills city 16.59
83 Traverse City city 16.24
84 Wixom city 16.08
85 Troy city 15.55
86 Farmington Hills city 14.96
87 Novi city 14.72
88 Haslett CDP 13.92
89 Royal Oak city 13.90
90 Ferndale city 13.59
91 Berkley city 13.58
92 Farmington city 13.55
93 Rochester city 10.98
94 Ypsilanti city 10.37
95 East Lansing city 9.50
96 Okemos CDP 9.26
97 Grosse Pointe Woods city 8.65
98 Grosse Pointe Park city 8.04
99 Forest Hills CDP 7.20
100 Birmingham city 7.16
101 Ann Arbor city 6.31
102 Beverly Hills village 6.11
103 Grosse Pointe Farms city 5.91
104 East Grand Rapids city 4.30