Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Texas Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 5.43%. Among all Texas counties, Gaines County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (39.17%), followed by Starr County (30.45%), and La Salle County (26.35%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Texas counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Texas counties.

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Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Gaines County
Starr County
La Salle County
Zavala County
Jim Hogg County
Newton County
Wilbarger County
Yoakum County
Brooks County
Reeves County
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Gaines County 39.17
2 Starr County 30.45
3 La Salle County 26.35
4 Zavala County 20.31
5 Jim Hogg County 18.41
6 Newton County 17.84
7 Wilbarger County 17.74
8 Yoakum County 17.01
9 Brooks County 16.72
10 Reeves County 16.68
11 Foard County 16.46
11 Refugio County 16.46
12 Cochran County 15.53
13 Liberty County 15.31
13 Polk County 15.31
14 Tyler County 15.01
15 Zapata County 14.63
16 San Augustine County 14.54
17 Frio County 14.42
18 Dallam County 14.27
19 King County 14.06
20 Mitchell County 13.91
21 Concho County 13.73
22 Houston County 13.65
23 Trinity County 13.39
24 Dimmit County 13.24
25 Swisher County 13.07
26 Jack County 12.95
27 Panola County 12.79
28 Parmer County 12.73
29 Baylor County 12.55
30 Webb County 12.54
31 Terry County 12.46
32 Sabine County 12.44
33 Jasper County 12.38
34 Navarro County 12.37
35 Upshur County 12.34
36 Stonewall County 12.31
37 Henderson County 12.21
38 Crosby County 12.17
39 Delta County 12.14
40 Freestone County 12.12
41 San Jacinto County 12.11
42 Hudspeth County 11.99
43 Eastland County 11.82
44 Garza County 11.74
45 Shelby County 11.72
46 Lamb County 11.60
47 Castro County 11.51
48 Limestone County 11.47
49 Knox County 11.42
50 Cass County 11.40
51 Haskell County 11.30
52 Montague County 11.27
53 Jackson County 11.24
54 San Saba County 11.17
55 Mills County 11.16
56 Briscoe County 11.07
57 Donley County 11.02
57 Nolan County 11.02
58 Coke County 11.00
58 Dawson County 11.00
59 Van Zandt County 10.99
60 Leon County 10.89
61 Wheeler County 10.86
62 Presidio County 10.83
63 Lamar County 10.82
64 Madison County 10.70
65 Wood County 10.66
66 Fannin County 10.65
67 Marion County 10.62
68 Angelina County 10.60
69 Red River County 10.56
70 Potter County 10.50
71 Gray County 10.49
72 Ector County 10.44
73 Sherman County 10.42
74 Dickens County 10.38
74 Young County 10.38
75 Winkler County 10.37
76 Rains County 10.34
77 Hopkins County 10.27
78 Hardin County 10.24
79 Live Oak County 10.22
80 Burleson County 10.18
81 Duval County 10.14
82 Orange County 10.09
83 Hill County 10.08
84 Anderson County 10.06
85 Cherokee County 10.05
86 Coleman County 9.94
87 Motley County 9.92
88 Sutton County 9.91
89 Hardeman County 9.90
89 Martin County 9.90
90 Jones County 9.89
91 Kaufman County 9.82
92 McCulloch County 9.75
93 Kimble County 9.72
94 Palo Pinto County 9.66
95 Menard County 9.63
96 Moore County 9.61
97 Willacy County 9.51
98 Wise County 9.48
99 Collingsworth County 9.43
100 Jim Wells County 9.40
101 Gonzales County 9.27
102 Brown County 9.21
102 Goliad County 9.21
102 Robertson County 9.21
103 Falls County 9.20
104 Titus County 9.12
105 Hunt County 9.08
106 Andrews County 9.04
107 Lynn County 9.03
108 Llano County 8.91
109 Hockley County 8.81
110 Gregg County 8.76
111 Wharton County 8.69
112 Hale County 8.67
113 Grimes County 8.62
114 Callahan County 8.56
115 Reagan County 8.48
116 Hamilton County 8.43
116 Howard County 8.43
117 Harrison County 8.38
118 Camp County 8.35
119 Johnson County 8.32
120 Atascosa County 8.29
121 Hidalgo County 8.28
122 Calhoun County 8.27
123 Nacogdoches County 8.17
124 Hutchinson County 8.15
125 Edwards County 8.09
126 Cameron County 8.02
127 Scurry County 8.00
128 Bowie County 7.92
129 Clay County 7.87
130 DeWitt County 7.86
131 Bee County 7.84
132 Archer County 7.67
132 Rusk County 7.67
133 Upton County 7.61
133 Uvalde County 7.61
134 Milam County 7.56
135 Stephens County 7.53
136 Mason County 7.50
137 Coryell County 7.48
138 Ward County 7.45
139 Bosque County 7.42
140 Crockett County 7.32
141 Floyd County 7.26
142 Parker County 7.25
143 Lampasas County 7.24
144 Cooke County 7.21
145 Lavaca County 7.14
145 Walker County 7.14
146 Wichita County 7.10
147 Lee County 6.92
148 Childress County 6.91
149 Ochiltree County 6.88
149 San Patricio County 6.88
150 Comanche County 6.85
151 Erath County 6.77
152 Hansford County 6.73
153 Caldwell County 6.57
154 Morris County 6.56
155 Runnels County 6.51
156 Ellis County 6.50
157 Jefferson County 6.48
158 Waller County 6.44
159 Bastrop County 6.40
160 Kleberg County 6.27
161 Deaf Smith County 6.24
162 Carson County 6.23
162 Somervell County 6.23
163 Smith County 6.16
164 Karnes County 6.14
164 Wilson County 6.14
165 Hemphill County 6.13
166 Hartley County 6.08
167 Hood County 6.05
168 Jeff Davis County 6.02
169 Kerr County 6.00
170 Shackelford County 5.93
171 Grayson County 5.89
172 Loving County 5.88
173 Fisher County 5.86
174 Matagorda County 5.85
174 Real County 5.85
175 Pecos County 5.82
176 Cottle County 5.79
177 Taylor County 5.69
178 Throckmorton County 5.67
179 Brazoria County 5.64
180 Chambers County 5.63
181 McLennan County 5.61
182 Washington County 5.60
183 Maverick County 5.51
184 Borden County 5.47
185 Franklin County 5.44
186 Tom Green County 5.43
187 Victoria County 5.42
188 Bell County 5.38
189 Burnet County 5.37
190 Montgomery County 5.36
190 Nueces County 5.36
191 Fayette County 5.30
192 Bailey County 5.27
193 Aransas County 5.23
193 Midland County 5.23
194 Hall County 5.20
195 Galveston County 5.18
196 Medina County 5.17
197 Bandera County 5.15
198 Oldham County 5.07
199 Tarrant County 4.98
200 Colorado County 4.84
201 Armstrong County 4.71
202 Lubbock County 4.66
203 Dallas County 4.37
204 Lipscomb County 4.31
205 Austin County 4.16
205 El Paso County 4.16
206 Val Verde County 4.09
207 Randall County 4.08
208 Bexar County 4.05
209 Harris County 3.96
210 Guadalupe County 3.91
211 Kent County 3.81
212 Roberts County 3.80
213 Brazos County 3.70
214 Rockwall County 3.63
215 Irion County 3.54
216 Crane County 3.30
217 Glasscock County 3.01
218 Gillespie County 2.96
219 Blanco County 2.77
220 Williamson County 2.70
221 Denton County 2.69
222 Schleicher County 2.64
223 Comal County 2.56
224 Hays County 2.52
225 Fort Bend County 2.50
226 Collin County 2.42
227 Brewster County 2.37
228 Travis County 2.06
229 Kinney County 1.77
230 Kendall County 1.76
231 Culberson County 1.36
232 Sterling County 0.56
233 Kenedy County 0.00
233 McMullen County 0.00
233 Terrell County 0.00