Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 4, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the US Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 32.71%. Among all US counties, the following counties were among the top counties which had high percentage of their Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree: Mono County, CA (100.00%); Baca County, CO (100.00%); and Hinsdale County, CO (100.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 US counties, and the table below shows the top 500 US counties.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Mono County, CA
Baca County, CO
Hinsdale County, CO
Jackson County, CO
Kiowa County, CO
Lake County, CO
Saguache County, CO
San Miguel County, CO
Kalawao County, HI
Blaine County, ID
Ranking of US Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Mono County, CA 100.00
1 Baca County, CO 100.00
1 Hinsdale County, CO 100.00
1 Jackson County, CO 100.00
1 Kiowa County, CO 100.00
1 Lake County, CO 100.00
1 Saguache County, CO 100.00
1 San Miguel County, CO 100.00
1 Kalawao County, HI 100.00
1 Blaine County, ID 100.00
1 Clearwater County, ID 100.00
1 Minidoka County, ID 100.00
1 Oneida County, ID 100.00
1 Washington County, ID 100.00
1 Ohio County, IN 100.00
1 Union County, IN 100.00
1 Carroll County, IA 100.00
1 Franklin County, IA 100.00
1 Elk County, KS 100.00
1 Gove County, KS 100.00
1 Jewell County, KS 100.00
1 Meade County, KS 100.00
1 Wichita County, KS 100.00
1 Butler County, KY 100.00
1 Robertson County, KY 100.00
1 Trimble County, KY 100.00
1 Wolfe County, KY 100.00
1 Big Stone County, MN 100.00
1 Rock County, MN 100.00
1 Fallon County, MT 100.00
1 Fergus County, MT 100.00
1 Garfield County, MT 100.00
1 Madison County, MT 100.00
1 Meagher County, MT 100.00
1 Richland County, MT 100.00
1 Sanders County, MT 100.00
1 Stillwater County, MT 100.00
1 Teton County, MT 100.00
1 Valley County, MT 100.00
1 Brown County, NE 100.00
1 Butler County, NE 100.00
1 Gosper County, NE 100.00
1 Grant County, NE 100.00
1 Hooker County, NE 100.00
1 Keya Paha County, NE 100.00
1 Kimball County, NE 100.00
1 Perkins County, NE 100.00
1 Catron County, NM 100.00
1 Hidalgo County, NM 100.00
1 Adams County, ND 100.00
1 Bottineau County, ND 100.00
1 Cavalier County, ND 100.00
1 Kidder County, ND 100.00
1 Mercer County, ND 100.00
1 Harper County, OK 100.00
1 Grant County, OR 100.00
1 Corson County, SD 100.00
1 Hamlin County, SD 100.00
1 Hughes County, SD 100.00
1 Lake County, SD 100.00
1 Miner County, SD 100.00
1 Jeff Davis County, TX 100.00
1 Motley County, TX 100.00
1 Yoakum County, TX 100.00
1 Zavala County, TX 100.00
1 Millard County, UT 100.00
1 Morgan County, UT 100.00
1 Tucker County, WV 100.00
1 Wetzel County, WV 100.00
2 Walworth County, SD 98.55
3 Rush County, IN 97.94
4 Shelby County, IA 96.80
5 Barry County, MO 96.59
6 Curry County, OR 96.00
7 Hancock County, IA 94.44
8 Osceola County, IA 94.29
9 Barber County, KS 93.75
10 Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK 93.33
11 Lincoln County, MN 93.10
12 Tyler County, WV 93.02
13 Gasconade County, MO 92.93
14 Barton County, MO 92.31
15 Haskell County, KS 91.67
16 Douglas County, MO 89.66
17 Box Butte County, NE 89.42
18 Sharp County, AR 87.85
19 Pacific County, WA 87.50
20 Ouray County, CO 86.96
21 Carroll County, KY 86.78
22 Sedgwick County, CO 86.67
23 Washington County, KS 85.71
23 Gillespie County, TX 85.71
24 Carroll County, NH 85.65
25 Madison County, ID 85.33
26 Richland County, WI 84.00
27 Wright County, IA 83.33
27 Chautauqua County, KS 83.33
27 Benson County, ND 83.33
28 Chickasaw County, IA 82.46
29 Clay County, AR 82.05
30 Allen County, KY 81.65
31 Rice County, KS 80.77
32 Edwards County, KS 80.00
32 Wallace County, KS 80.00
32 Wahkiakum County, WA 80.00
33 Dimmit County, TX 78.95
34 Ohio County, KY 78.63
35 Hill County, MT 78.57
36 Spink County, SD 78.10
37 Routt County, CO 78.05
38 Palo Alto County, IA 77.57
39 Erath County, TX 77.25
40 Llano County, TX 77.05
41 De Baca County, NM 76.47
42 Bath County, KY 75.95
43 Lake County, MT 75.34
44 Lewis County, ID 75.00
44 Cumberland County, IL 75.00
44 Putnam County, IL 75.00
44 Lincoln County, KS 75.00
44 Sheridan County, KS 75.00
44 Pondera County, MT 75.00
44 Vinton County, OH 75.00
44 Marshall County, SD 75.00
44 Stonewall County, TX 75.00
44 Wirt County, WV 75.00
45 Natrona County, WY 73.75
46 Cass County, NE 72.92
47 Morton County, ND 72.78
48 Washburn County, WI 72.73
49 Orange County, IN 72.38
50 Kanabec County, MN 71.43
50 Kimble County, TX 71.43
51 Carroll County, AR 71.08
52 Swift County, MN 71.05
53 Adams County, NE 70.91
54 Wyandot County, OH 70.83
55 Dickens County, TX 70.59
56 Spencer County, KY 70.51
57 Cass County, IA 70.21
58 Adair County, OK 70.15
59 Ripley County, MO 70.00
60 Charlevoix County, MI 69.62
61 Keokuk County, IA 69.57
62 Langlade County, WI 69.39
63 Northwest Arctic Borough, AK 69.36
64 Johnson County, KY 69.14
65 Jackson County, TN 69.05
66 Park County, MT 68.75
67 Gallatin County, MT 68.56
68 Carbon County, WY 68.52
69 Grant County, KY 68.42
69 Archer County, TX 68.42
70 Decatur County, KS 68.18
71 Mifflin County, PA 67.79
72 Wabaunsee County, KS 67.65
73 Sawyer County, WI 67.44
74 Mason County, WV 67.35
75 Wrangell City and Borough, AK 66.67
75 Benewah County, ID 66.67
75 Clarke County, IA 66.67
75 Murray County, MN 66.67
75 Dixon County, NE 66.67
75 Greeley County, NE 66.67
75 Oldham County, TX 66.67
76 Rio Arriba County, NM 66.47
77 Colfax County, NM 66.29
78 Lyon County, NV 66.04
79 Juniata County, PA 65.77
80 Rains County, TX 65.71
81 Grant County, MN 65.39
81 Pierce County, NE 65.39
82 Wallowa County, OR 65.22
83 LaMoure County, ND 65.00
84 Curry County, NM 64.39
85 Floyd County, KY 64.17
86 Calhoun County, IL 64.00
87 Putnam County, MO 63.64
88 Cannon County, TN 63.53
89 Gilmer County, GA 63.31
90 Marshall County, WV 63.12
91 Pawnee County, KS 62.99
92 Richland County, IL 62.96
92 Adams County, OH 62.96
93 Pottawatomie County, KS 62.68
94 Greenwood County, KS 62.50
94 Kingman County, KS 62.50
94 Nuckolls County, NE 62.50
95 Yellowstone County, MT 62.16
96 Brown County, MN 62.03
97 Baker County, OR 61.96
98 Green County, WI 61.91
99 Pennington County, MN 61.86
100 Grayson County, KY 61.84
101 Ashland County, OH 61.56
102 Sac County, IA 61.54
102 Union County, IA 61.54
103 Garza County, TX 61.32
104 Chase County, KS 61.11
105 Independence County, AR 60.89
106 Martin County, TX 60.71
107 Grant County, NM 60.66
108 Floyd County, TX 60.54
109 Island County, WA 60.04
110 Menard County, IL 60.00
110 Wabash County, IL 60.00
110 Huron County, MI 60.00
110 Boyd County, NE 60.00
111 Clear Creek County, CO 59.62
112 Poweshiek County, IA 59.57
113 Columbia County, OR 59.48
114 Adams County, IN 59.42
115 Orange County, VT 59.34
116 Darke County, OH 59.20
117 Nez Perce County, ID 59.09
118 Marathon County, WI 58.90
119 Lincoln County, WI 58.73
120 Warren County, IN 58.62
120 Ottawa County, KS 58.62
121 Carter County, KY 58.33
121 Polk County, WI 58.33
122 Grundy County, IL 58.27
123 Randolph County, IN 58.14
123 Green Lake County, WI 58.14
124 North Slope Borough, AK 57.96
124 Dade County, GA 57.96
125 Eagle County, CO 57.94
126 Carson County, TX 57.90
127 Brantley County, GA 57.45
127 Seward County, NE 57.45
127 Mason County, WA 57.45
128 Douglas County, WI 57.42
129 Franklin County, WA 57.07
130 Valencia County, NM 56.97
131 Wyoming County, WV 56.95
132 Ellis County, KS 56.92
133 Kauai County, HI 56.91
134 Sequatchie County, TN 56.72
135 Ashe County, NC 56.63
136 Laclede County, MO 56.62
137 Whitley County, IN 56.52
138 Washington County, CO 56.41
139 Poquoson city, VA 56.35
140 Rolette County, ND 56.25
141 Hardy County, WV 55.90
142 Lyon County, KS 55.77
143 Johnson County, WY 55.74
144 Washington County, WI 55.63
145 Marshall County, KS 55.56
146 Greenup County, KY 55.51
147 Knox County, TX 55.49
148 Grand County, CO 55.26
149 Dickenson County, VA 55.05
150 Oxford County, ME 54.90
151 Clay County, KS 54.84
152 Leslie County, KY 54.55
153 Pottawattamie County, IA 54.46
154 Crawford County, AR 54.40
155 Young County, TX 54.35
156 Fountain County, IN 54.29
157 Becker County, MN 54.26
158 Henry County, IL 54.24
159 Luna County, NM 54.17
160 Dickinson County, IA 53.85
161 Grant County, WA 53.68
162 Saline County, IL 53.66
163 Bremer County, IA 53.52
164 Jackson County, IN 53.51
165 Washington County, UT 53.45
166 Andrew County, MO 53.43
167 Clay County, IA 53.33
167 Martin County, MN 53.33
168 Sagadahoc County, ME 53.17
169 Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK 52.83
170 Lincoln County, OR 52.76
171 Kodiak Island Borough, AK 52.75
171 Montgomery County, NY 52.75
172 Mineral County, WV 52.69
173 Chambers County, TX 52.64
174 Noble County, IN 52.63
175 Pierce County, WI 52.59
176 Mayes County, OK 52.56
177 Dickinson County, MI 52.49
178 Montrose County, CO 52.38
179 Cowlitz County, WA 52.30
180 Polk County, OR 52.24
181 Garrard County, KY 52.22
182 Jim Wells County, TX 52.19
183 Ripley County, IN 52.17
183 Tooele County, UT 52.17
184 Nome Census Area, AK 52.11
185 Clark County, IL 52.08
186 Iosco County, MI 52.00
187 Nemaha County, NE 51.85
188 Crittenden County, KY 51.79
188 Crane County, TX 51.79
189 Williams County, ND 51.53
190 Dawes County, NE 51.52
191 Fulton County, IN 51.47
191 Geauga County, OH 51.47
192 Franklin County, ME 51.43
193 Clay County, IN 51.26
194 Greene County, VA 51.15
195 Marion County, AR 51.11
195 Geary County, KS 51.11
196 Lawrence County, SD 51.09
197 Douglas County, OR 50.91
197 Brooke County, WV 50.91
198 Aroostook County, ME 50.90
199 Doniphan County, KS 50.58
200 Des Moines County, IA 50.35
201 Lampasas County, TX 50.17
202 Ward County, ND 50.10
203 Denali Borough, AK 50.00
203 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK 50.00
203 Elbert County, CO 50.00
203 Hardin County, IL 50.00
203 Pike County, IN 50.00
203 Delaware County, IA 50.00
203 Harrison County, IA 50.00
203 Harper County, KS 50.00
203 Marion County, KS 50.00
203 Clinton County, KY 50.00
203 Meeker County, MN 50.00
203 Chase County, NE 50.00
203 Thurston County, NE 50.00
203 Richland County, ND 50.00
203 Walsh County, ND 50.00
203 Grant County, OK 50.00
203 Major County, OK 50.00
203 Brule County, SD 50.00
203 Custer County, SD 50.00
203 Turner County, SD 50.00
203 Collingsworth County, TX 50.00
203 San Saba County, TX 50.00
203 Sherman County, TX 50.00
203 Sutton County, TX 50.00
203 Pocahontas County, WV 50.00
204 Tulare County, CA 49.78
205 Radford city, VA 49.77
206 Spokane County, WA 49.73
207 Oneida County, WI 49.59
208 Morrow County, OH 49.58
209 Greene County, IN 49.51
210 Allegan County, MI 49.49
211 Ford County, IL 49.46
212 Sumner County, KS 49.42
213 Graham County, AZ 49.40
214 George County, MS 49.31
215 Emmet County, MI 49.29
216 Harrison County, IN 49.11
217 Iowa County, IA 48.98
218 Harmon County, OK 48.82
219 Pulaski County, KY 48.71
220 Sheboygan County, WI 48.59
221 Meigs County, TN 48.46
222 Lincoln County, SD 48.35
223 Juneau City and Borough, AK 48.34
223 Knox County, KY 48.34
223 Grand Forks County, ND 48.34
224 Carlisle County, KY 48.28
224 Lewis County, WV 48.28
225 Dubuque County, IA 48.26
226 Simpson County, KY 48.25
226 Schuyler County, NY 48.25
227 Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK 48.23
227 Alexander County, IL 48.23
228 Blaine County, MT 48.15
228 Duchesne County, UT 48.15
229 Live Oak County, TX 48.12
230 Inyo County, CA 48.05
231 Benton County, IN 48.00
231 Ashland County, WI 48.00
232 Belknap County, NH 47.92
233 Jefferson County, IL 47.91
234 Greene County, IL 47.87
235 Clay County, FL 47.72
236 Val Verde County, TX 47.69
237 Sutter County, CA 47.68
238 Metcalfe County, KY 47.65
239 Mingo County, WV 47.62
240 Platte County, MO 47.60
241 Huntington County, IN 47.59
242 Calaveras County, CA 47.58
243 Lamb County, TX 47.53
244 Whiteside County, IL 47.45
245 Isanti County, MN 47.43
246 Texas County, OK 47.40
247 Wexford County, MI 47.37
248 Ida County, IA 47.22
249 Butte County, CA 47.11
249 Nantucket County, MA 47.11
250 Grand Traverse County, MI 47.09
251 Williams County, OH 47.08
252 LaSalle County, IL 47.06
252 Dearborn County, IN 47.06
252 Atchison County, MO 47.06
252 Kerr County, TX 47.06
252 Terry County, TX 47.06
253 Lake County, CA 46.90
254 Bell County, TX 46.88
255 Wapello County, IA 46.80
256 Franklin County, KY 46.78
257 San Juan County, NM 46.76
258 Marion County, IA 46.74
259 Jefferson County, NY 46.68
260 Colonial Heights city, VA 46.67
261 Franklin County, AR 46.58
262 Adams County, IL 46.48
263 Dickinson County, KS 46.43
264 Prowers County, CO 46.25
265 Coryell County, TX 46.23
266 La Crosse County, WI 46.17
267 Winnebago County, IA 46.15
267 Brewster County, TX 46.15
267 Burnett County, WI 46.15
268 Cooke County, TX 46.07
269 Yuma County, AZ 46.02
269 Summit County, UT 46.02
270 Green County, KY 45.98
271 Campbell County, WY 45.95
272 Tom Green County, TX 45.93
273 Adair County, KY 45.82
274 Freestone County, TX 45.77
275 Linn County, OR 45.69
276 Yakima County, WA 45.55
277 Honolulu County, HI 45.53
278 Wilkin County, MN 45.46
278 Carbon County, MT 45.46
278 Pierce County, ND 45.46
278 Dewey County, SD 45.46
279 Christian County, IL 45.42
280 Brown County, OH 45.38
281 Pennington County, SD 45.34
282 Chattahoochee County, GA 45.31
283 Houston County, TN 45.30
284 Nevada County, CA 45.28
285 Dare County, NC 45.25
286 O'Brien County, IA 45.24
286 Goshen County, WY 45.24
287 Davis County, UT 45.16
287 Nicholas County, WV 45.16
288 Beltrami County, MN 45.00
289 Nolan County, TX 44.95
290 Jefferson County, WA 44.94
291 Ottawa County, OK 44.83
292 Kitsap County, WA 44.81
293 Grainger County, TN 44.78
294 Cullman County, AL 44.66
294 Hutchinson County, TX 44.66
295 Warren County, IL 44.62
296 Bosque County, TX 44.60
297 Clallam County, WA 44.53
298 Hawkins County, TN 44.51
299 Morgan County, IN 44.44
299 Otero County, NM 44.44
300 Kay County, OK 44.25
300 Gregg County, TX 44.25
301 Greenbrier County, WV 44.18
302 Faribault County, MN 44.12
303 El Paso County, TX 44.10
304 Navajo County, AZ 44.07
304 St. Clair County, MI 44.07
305 Navarro County, TX 44.03
306 Angelina County, TX 43.99
306 Laramie County, WY 43.99
307 Echols County, GA 43.93
308 Antelope County, NE 43.90
309 Yuba County, CA 43.86
309 Jackson County, MS 43.86
310 Lake County, OH 43.84
311 Marion County, WV 43.79
312 Beaver County, OK 43.75
312 Marquette County, WI 43.75
313 Saline County, KS 43.68
314 Aleutians East Borough, AK 43.66
315 Scotts Bluff County, NE 43.61
316 Siskiyou County, CA 43.60
317 Dakota County, NE 43.59
318 San Jacinto County, TX 43.53
319 Franklin County, IL 43.52
319 Miami County, OH 43.52
320 Paulding County, GA 43.49
321 Apache County, AZ 43.48
321 Park County, CO 43.48
322 Liberty County, GA 43.44
322 Kittitas County, WA 43.44
323 Solano County, CA 43.42
324 Christian County, MO 43.38
325 Wilbarger County, TX 43.33
326 Coos County, OR 43.31
327 Nye County, NV 43.28
328 Upshur County, TX 43.20
329 Burnet County, TX 43.17
330 Oscoda County, MI 43.14
331 Summers County, WV 43.12
332 Scott County, KY 43.05
333 Thurston County, WA 43.02
334 Fresno County, CA 43.00
335 Hays County, TX 42.95