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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Texas (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 24.51%. Among all Texas cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Hereford city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (42.33%), followed by Palestine city (42.09%), and Lockhart city (41.47%).

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

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Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Hereford city
Palestine city
Lockhart city
Pleasanton city
Orange city
Raymondville city
Burkburnett city
Humble city
Mount Pleasant city
Seguin city
Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 Hereford city 42.33
2 Palestine city 42.09
3 Lockhart city 41.47
4 Pleasanton city 41.22
5 Orange city 40.26
6 Raymondville city 39.30
7 Burkburnett city 39.12
8 Humble city 38.76
9 Mount Pleasant city 38.55
10 Seguin city 38.47
11 Cleburne city 38.24
12 Haltom City city 38.23
13 Mineral Wells city 38.16
14 Greenville city 38.02
15 Bonham city 37.79
16 Alice city 37.53
17 Angleton city 36.91
18 Port Arthur city 36.63
19 Freeport city 36.47
20 Huntsville city 36.40
21 Forest Hill city 36.32
22 Vernon city 35.73
23 Sulphur Springs city 35.66
24 Port Lavaca city 35.58
25 Seagoville city 35.33
26 Pecos city 35.17
26 Taylor city 35.17
27 Dumas city 34.97
28 Big Spring city 34.88
29 White Settlement city 34.84
30 Brownwood city 34.56
30 Snyder city 34.56
31 Groves city 34.17
32 Borger city 34.10
33 Kingsville city 33.98
34 San Elizario city 33.82
35 Terrell city 33.77
36 Texas City city 33.61
37 Galena Park city 33.49
38 Lumberton city 33.46
39 Athens city 33.40
40 Santa Fe city 33.24
40 Sweetwater city 33.24
41 Denison city 33.21
42 Marshall city 32.88
43 Bacliff CDP 32.86
44 Channelview CDP 32.75
45 Paris city 32.73
46 Clute city 32.62
47 Gainesville city 32.48
48 Wichita Falls city 32.10
49 La Porte city 32.00
50 Pampa city 31.88
51 Pasadena city 31.77
52 Watauga city 31.58
53 South Houston city 31.56
54 Azle city 31.25
55 Robinson city 31.12
56 Gatesville city 31.06
57 Robstown city 31.01
57 San Benito city 31.01
58 Henderson city 30.96
59 Cloverleaf CDP 30.88
60 Texarkana city 30.80
61 Rosenberg city 30.75
62 Fresno CDP 30.73
63 Kilgore city 30.70
64 Balch Springs city 30.68
65 Andrews city 30.63
66 Plainview city 30.53
67 Socorro city 30.40
68 Abilene city 30.20
69 Crowley city 29.83
70 Leon Valley city 29.81
70 Victoria city 29.81
71 Beaumont city 29.78
72 Kerrville city 29.75
73 Granbury city 29.74
74 Mesquite city 29.69
75 Aldine CDP 29.67
76 Spring CDP 29.49
77 Live Oak city 29.48
78 Weatherford city 29.33
79 Burleson city 29.32
79 Princeton city 29.32
80 West Odessa CDP 29.21
81 Odessa city 29.15
82 Duncanville city 29.08
83 Corpus Christi city 29.01
84 La Marque city 28.95
85 Brenham city 28.92
86 Deer Park city 28.87
87 Lufkin city 28.71
88 Bay City city 28.68
89 Beeville city 28.65
90 Sherman city 28.59
91 San Angelo city 28.53
92 Harlingen city 28.49
93 Mercedes city 28.33
94 Longview city 28.27
95 Nederland city 28.26
96 Hutto city 28.13
96 Portland city 28.13
97 Bellmead city 28.11
98 Baytown city 28.10
99 Glenn Heights city 27.99
100 Bryan city 27.91
101 Corsicana city 27.81
102 Waxahachie city 27.77
103 Lancaster city 27.76
104 Saginaw city 27.73
105 Alamo city 27.72
106 Universal City city 27.64
107 Richmond city 27.63
107 San Juan city 27.63
108 Alvin city 27.52
108 Pharr city 27.52
109 Anna city 27.43
110 Rendon CDP 27.41
111 Amarillo city 27.40
112 El Campo city 27.30
113 Nacogdoches city 27.27
114 Canyon Lake CDP 27.23
114 Donna city 27.23
115 Copperas Cove city 27.09
116 Manor city 26.86
117 Belton city 26.85
118 Port Neches city 26.72
119 Rio Grande City city 26.64
120 Grand Prairie city 26.60
121 Kyle city 26.56
122 Waco city 26.38
123 New Braunfels city 26.33
124 Lake Jackson city 26.32
125 Red Oak city 26.24
126 Killeen city 26.15
127 Dickinson city 25.72
128 Mission Bend CDP 25.70
129 Midlothian city 25.65
130 Uvalde city 25.61
131 Eagle Pass city 25.58
132 San Antonio city 25.49
133 Del Rio city 25.47
134 Palmview city 25.42
135 Ennis city 25.41
136 Stafford city 25.25
137 San Marcos city 25.24
138 Galveston city 24.84
139 Roma city 24.82
140 Lubbock city 24.74
141 Fredericksburg city 24.69
141 Wells Branch CDP 24.69
142 Royse City city 24.60
143 Manvel city 24.59
144 Fort Worth city 24.53
145 Garland city 24.43
146 Temple city 24.36
147 Edinburg city 24.30
148 Brownsville city 24.23
149 Pflugerville city 24.14
150 Alton city 24.05
151 Conroe city 23.99
152 Weslaco city 23.98
153 Four Corners CDP 23.96
154 Forney city 23.90
155 Stephenville city 23.82
156 Harker Heights city 23.81
157 Arlington city 23.48
158 Laredo city 23.47
159 Midland city 23.41
160 Converse city 23.31
161 El Paso city 23.13
162 Levelland city 23.05
163 Tomball city 22.94
164 Hurst city 22.89
165 Cedar Hill city 22.81
165 DeSoto city 22.81
166 La Homa CDP 22.79
167 Schertz city 22.55
168 Rockport city 22.50
168 Rowlett city 22.50
169 North Richland Hills city 22.49
170 Euless city 22.25
171 Atascocita CDP 22.12
172 Wylie city 21.93
173 Mission city 21.92
174 Sachse city 21.89
175 Dallas city 21.81
176 Tyler city 21.80
177 Lewisville city 21.72
178 Houston city 21.64
179 Canyon city 21.56
180 Cibolo city 21.21
181 Horizon City city 20.93
182 Jacksonville city 20.91
183 Carrollton city 19.87
184 Benbrook city 19.70
185 Mansfield city 19.69
186 McAllen city 19.66
187 Denton city 19.52
188 Little Elm city 19.40
189 Missouri City city 19.30
190 Webster city 19.20
191 Katy city 19.05
192 Georgetown city 18.94
193 The Colony city 18.92
194 Irving city 18.86
195 Hewitt city 18.56
196 Bedford city 18.54
197 Round Rock city 18.45
198 Selma city 18.32
199 Hidalgo city 18.24
200 Farmers Branch city 18.09
201 Pecan Grove CDP 18.03
202 Fort Hood CDP 18.01
203 Leander city 17.67
204 Melissa city 17.56
205 Fort Bliss CDP 17.12
206 League City city 17.04
207 Friendswood city 16.91
208 Rockwall city 16.40
209 Corinth city 16.12
210 Cedar Park city 16.11
211 Grapevine city 15.77
212 Fate city 15.63
213 Pearland city 15.46
214 Buda city 15.22
215 Sienna CDP 14.92
216 McKinney city 14.81
217 Murphy city 14.77
218 Austin city 14.44
219 Allen city 13.84
220 College Station city 13.14
221 Sugar Land city 12.85
222 Highland Village city 12.76
223 Celina city 12.66
224 Plano city 12.46
225 Keller city 12.34
226 Timberwood Park CDP 12.21
227 Brushy Creek CDP 12.15
228 Seabrook city 11.76
229 Richardson city 11.75
230 Fairview town 11.59
231 Prosper town 11.29
232 Flower Mound town 11.03
233 Boerne city 10.94
234 The Woodlands CDP 10.68
235 Addison town 9.98
236 Frisco city 9.54
237 Lantana CDP 8.98
238 Cinco Ranch CDP 8.53
239 Coppell city 8.30
240 Fulshear city 8.08
241 Southlake city 8.02
242 Colleyville city 7.23
243 Lakeway city 6.32
244 Trophy Club town 5.93
245 Bellaire city 5.40
246 Steiner Ranch CDP 3.88
247 University Park city 3.54
248 West University Place city 1.26