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Fewest graduate degrees, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 7.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kittson County, MN, up 37 places to #26.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01▲11Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%+1.3 pts
02▲1Renville County, MNMN14,3563.4%+0.9 pts
03▲18Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+1.2 pts
04▼3Red Lake County, MNMN3,9403.8%+1.1 pts
05▲2Sibley County, MNMN15,3564.0%+1.2 pts
06▲21Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.3%+1.4 pts
07▲10Watonwan County, MNMN11,4594.3%+1.5 pts
08▲1Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.5%+2.2 pts
09▲16Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044.6%+1.3 pts
10▼6Todd County, MNMN26,0604.7%+2.0 pts
11▼5Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.7%+1.9 pts
12▼7Wadena County, MNMN14,3884.9%0.0 pts
13▲2Nobles County, MNMN22,3385.0%+1.3 pts
14▲25Waseca County, MNMN18,6885.0%+1.7 pts
15▼7Swift County, MNMN9,7635.1%+2.6 pts
16▼6Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4775.1%+1.2 pts
17▼4Norman County, MNMN6,3365.3%+2.7 pts
18▲6Pine County, MNMN30,4725.3%+2.6 pts
19▲11Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535.4%+1.5 pts
20▼2Faribault County, MNMN13,8885.4%+2.0 pts
21▲11Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.4%+0.9 pts
22▲6Pennington County, MNMN13,6865.5%+1.2 pts
23▼9Koochiching County, MNMN11,5875.6%+0.6 pts
24▲7Kanabec County, MNMN16,6285.6%+2.2 pts
25▲10Murray County, MNMN7,9425.7%+3.3 pts
26▲37Kittson County, MNMN4,0315.7%+3.0 pts
27▼7Redwood County, MNMN15,2655.8%+3.0 pts
28▼2Clearwater County, MNMN8,6475.8%+1.7 pts
29▲9Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4055.9%+2.1 pts
30▼14Morrison County, MNMN34,6205.9%+2.1 pts
31▼2Freeborn County, MNMN30,4406.0%+2.4 pts
32▼9Grant County, MNMN6,0856.0%+2.9 pts
33▼11Chippewa County, MNMN12,4066.0%+2.5 pts
34▲2Meeker County, MNMN23,6036.1%+2.7 pts
35▲2Aitkin County, MNMN16,2526.2%+3.1 pts
36▼2McLeod County, MNMN36,6316.4%+2.9 pts
37▼26Pipestone County, MNMN9,2606.6%+3.0 pts
38▼5Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836.8%+3.8 pts
39▲21Pope County, MNMN11,4207.0%+3.0 pts
40▼38Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7707.2%+3.8 pts
41▼1Chisago County, MNMN59,1427.3%+3.3 pts
42▼1Martin County, MNMN19,4407.4%+3.5 pts
43Benton County, MNMN41,7447.5%+2.9 pts
44▲6Cass County, MNMN31,4307.5%+2.3 pts
45Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4537.5%+3.1 pts
46▲2Fillmore County, MNMN21,5407.6%+3.6 pts
47Rock County, MNMN9,5247.8%+4.7 pts
48▲6Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7207.8%+2.6 pts
49▼30Jackson County, MNMN9,8577.9%+5.2 pts
50▼8Brown County, MNMN25,5178.0%+3.2 pts
51▲18Stevens County, MNMN9,7478.0%+2.0 pts
52▲10Steele County, MNMN37,4648.2%+3.4 pts
53Mower County, MNMN40,9718.3%+4.3 pts
54▲13Goodhue County, MNMN48,1958.6%+3.3 pts
55▼4Houston County, MNMN18,4008.7%+2.4 pts
56▼10Dodge County, MNMN21,3768.8%+5.4 pts
57▼2Sherburne County, MNMN104,1948.8%+3.2 pts
58▼1Wabasha County, MNMN21,5378.9%+4.3 pts
59▼3Becker County, MNMN35,4978.9%+4.8 pts
60▲1Polk County, MNMN30,5459.0%+3.7 pts
61▼12Lyon County, MNMN25,6849.1%+3.7 pts
62▲9Wright County, MNMN157,5599.2%+4.9 pts
63▼11Carlton County, MNMN36,7119.2%+4.8 pts
64▲1Anoka County, MNMN381,6059.3%+4.0 pts
65▼1Itasca County, MNMN45,4049.3%+4.1 pts
66▼8Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0419.4%+4.4 pts
67▼8Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.6%+4.3 pts
68▲2Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.6%+4.0 pts
69▼3Stearns County, MNMN164,1109.8%+2.7 pts
70▼26Big Stone County, MNMN5,0549.8%+7.0 pts
71▼3Lake County, MNMN10,74610.0%+3.7 pts
72Hubbard County, MNMN22,36910.3%+3.6 pts
73▲2Winona County, MNMN50,52310.7%+3.5 pts
74▲5Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63411.0%+2.5 pts
75▲1Rice County, MNMN69,93911.8%+3.7 pts
76▲2Nicollet County, MNMN34,27312.0%+2.8 pts
77Beltrami County, MNMN47,05512.1%+4.6 pts
78▼4St. Louis County, MNMN200,51812.2%+5.5 pts
79▼6Clay County, MNMN67,73412.5%+5.1 pts
80Scott County, MNMN159,01713.0%+6.6 pts
81Dakota County, MNMN457,71014.9%+5.6 pts
82▲1Carver County, MNMN114,37916.9%+8.7 pts
83▲1Washington County, MNMN286,89517.4%+6.9 pts
84▲1Ramsey County, MNMN541,62318.4%+5.9 pts
85▼3Cook County, MNMN5,52220.0%+10.8 pts
86Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78420.3%+8.2 pts
87Olmsted County, MNMN166,73121.5%+8.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES