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Fewest graduate degrees, North Dakota counties · 1990

North Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 2.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Slope County, NDND6280.3%–

02Sheridan County, NDND1,2960.6%–

03Oliver County, NDND1,8981.0%–

04Benson County, NDND5,7591.4%–

05Griggs County, NDND2,2391.4%–

06Renville County, NDND2,3311.4%–

07Hettinger County, NDND2,4921.6%–

08Kidder County, NDND2,3931.6%–

09Sargent County, NDND3,7111.6%–

10McKenzie County, NDND15,1921.6%–

11Burke County, NDND2,1321.8%–

12Steele County, NDND1,7971.8%–

13Mercer County, NDND8,4411.8%–

14LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.9%–

15Nelson County, NDND2,9632.0%–

16Foster County, NDND3,2122.1%–

17Rolette County, NDND11,6882.2%–

18Towner County, NDND2,0402.2%–

19Sioux County, NDND3,6672.2%–

20McHenry County, NDND5,1302.2%–

21Wells County, NDND3,7292.3%–

22Pembina County, NDND6,5682.3%–

23Grant County, NDND2,2062.3%–

24Dunn County, NDND4,0582.3%–

25McLean County, NDND9,7402.4%–

26McIntosh County, NDND2,4512.4%–

27Mountrail County, NDND9,3952.4%–

28Williams County, NDND41,7672.4%–

29Pierce County, NDND3,8382.4%–

30Ransom County, NDND5,6172.5%–

31Logan County, NDND1,8592.5%–

32Divide County, NDND2,1102.5%–

33Adams County, NDND2,2752.6%–

34Cavalier County, NDND3,4972.6%–

35Bowman County, NDND2,7622.6%–

36Bottineau County, NDND6,2842.7%–

37Richland County, NDND16,7312.9%–

38Walsh County, NDND10,1793.0%–

39Eddy County, NDND2,3293.0%–

40Emmons County, NDND3,2153.1%–

41Golden Valley County, NDND1,8083.2%–

42Dickey County, NDND4,8953.3%–

43Ramsey County, NDND11,5303.6%–

44Barnes County, NDND10,5733.6%–

45Morton County, NDND34,6013.7%–

46Stark County, NDND34,0133.9%–

47Billings County, NDND1,0714.2%–

48Ward County, NDND68,2334.4%–

49Traill County, NDND7,9204.6%–

50Stutsman County, NDND21,4144.8%–

51Cass County, NDND201,7947.0%–

52Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.3%–

53Grand Forks County, NDND74,5018.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS