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Fewest graduate degrees, North Dakota counties

North Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 6.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McKenzie County, ND, up 27 places to #11.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Sheridan County, NDND1,2962.1%+1.1 pts
02▲12Logan County, NDND1,8592.3%−0.6 pts
03▲15Cavalier County, NDND3,4973.0%+0.5 pts
04Towner County, NDND2,0403.1%+0.6 pts
05▲1Steele County, NDND1,7973.2%+1.0 pts
06▲1Burke County, NDND2,1323.2%+1.7 pts
07▲5McHenry County, NDND5,1303.3%+0.4 pts
08▲20McIntosh County, NDND2,4513.4%+0.7 pts
09▲8Renville County, NDND2,3313.6%+0.9 pts
10▲12Grant County, NDND2,2063.7%+1.5 pts
11▲27McKenzie County, NDND15,1923.9%+0.7 pts
12▲17Slope County, NDND6284.2%+1.2 pts
13▲26Golden Valley County, NDND1,8084.4%+2.3 pts
14▼3Hettinger County, NDND2,4924.5%+2.6 pts
15▼13Wells County, NDND3,7294.7%+2.0 pts
16▼11Kidder County, NDND2,3934.8%+2.6 pts
17▼9Oliver County, NDND1,8984.9%+3.4 pts
18▼2McLean County, NDND9,7405.0%+1.8 pts
19▼9Sargent County, NDND3,7115.0%+3.2 pts
20▲7Mercer County, NDND8,4415.2%+2.2 pts
21▲22LaMoure County, NDND4,1355.3%+2.7 pts
22▲8Pembina County, NDND6,5685.4%+1.9 pts
23▲9Foster County, NDND3,2125.5%+0.1 pts
24▲1Richland County, NDND16,7315.6%+2.2 pts
25▼6Sioux County, NDND3,6675.7%+1.7 pts
26▼3Walsh County, NDND10,1796.0%+3.6 pts
27▲17Ramsey County, NDND11,5306.0%+1.7 pts
28▼15Ransom County, NDND5,6176.0%+3.5 pts
29▲4Griggs County, NDND2,2396.1%+3.3 pts
30▼9Emmons County, NDND3,2156.2%+3.7 pts
31▼5Rolette County, NDND11,6886.3%+2.5 pts
32▼29Divide County, NDND2,1106.4%+4.4 pts
33▲8Morton County, NDND34,6016.5%+3.1 pts
34▼14Nelson County, NDND2,9636.7%+4.2 pts
35▲7Stark County, NDND34,0136.8%+1.5 pts
36▲10Barnes County, NDND10,5736.8%+2.1 pts
37▼1Stutsman County, NDND21,4146.9%+1.8 pts
38▼23Benson County, NDND5,7597.0%+4.9 pts
39▼5Williams County, NDND41,7677.1%+3.0 pts
40▼16Bottineau County, NDND6,2847.2%+4.2 pts
41▲10Pierce County, NDND3,8387.3%+3.6 pts
42▲7Adams County, NDND2,2757.6%+3.5 pts
43▼34Dunn County, NDND4,0587.6%+4.5 pts
44▲1Dickey County, NDND4,8957.8%+4.6 pts
45▼14Bowman County, NDND2,7628.1%+4.7 pts
46▼9Mountrail County, NDND9,3958.6%+4.9 pts
47▲1Traill County, NDND7,9208.7%+3.1 pts
48▼1Ward County, NDND68,2339.3%+3.9 pts
49▼14Eddy County, NDND2,3299.4%+6.2 pts
50▼10Billings County, NDND1,07112.0%+9.9 pts
51▼1Burleigh County, NDND103,25112.0%+4.7 pts
52Grand Forks County, NDND74,50113.4%+4.3 pts
53Cass County, NDND201,79414.1%+5.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES