RANKING · 2024 ACS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most college graduates, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020

01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784480,958+8%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623167,462+6%

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710137,130+12%

04Washington County, MNMN286,89592,582+16%

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60581,825+11%

06Olmsted County, MNMN166,73155,287+12%

07St. Louis County, MNMN200,51846,498+13%

08Scott County, MNMN159,01744,934+15%

09Carver County, MNMN114,37937,104+11%

10Wright County, MNMN157,55933,396+22%

11Stearns County, MNMN164,11028,725+4%

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,19419,733+22%

13Clay County, MNMN67,73415,956+20%

14Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13214,472+19%

15Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63413,973+2%

16Rice County, MNMN69,93913,207+9%

17Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04112,316+14%

18Winona County, MNMN50,52310,280+4%

19Chisago County, MNMN59,1429,975+15%

20Goodhue County, MNMN48,1959,504+10%

21Beltrami County, MNMN47,0559,232+7%

22Itasca County, MNMN45,4048,599+7%

23Douglas County, MNMN40,1208,443+15%

24Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7208,302+18%

25Nicollet County, MNMN34,2738,052+5%

26Benton County, MNMN41,7447,211+16%

27Steele County, MNMN37,4647,168+8%

28Carlton County, MNMN36,7116,895+22%

29Becker County, MNMN35,4976,875+14%

30Mower County, MNMN40,9716,399+6%

31Isanti County, MNMN44,3866,127+23%

32Cass County, MNMN31,4305,950+10%

33Polk County, MNMN30,5455,803+1%

34Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4535,360+19%

35McLeod County, MNMN36,6315,205+21%

36Lyon County, MNMN25,6845,142+19%

37Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694,892+11%

38Morrison County, MNMN34,6204,546+14%

39Brown County, MNMN25,5174,359+12%

40Dodge County, MNMN21,3764,283+13%

41Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374,125+9%

42Houston County, MNMN18,4004,043+25%

43Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,959+7%

44Pine County, MNMN30,4723,840+17%

45Fillmore County, MNMN21,5403,552+9%

46Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533,437+20%

47Martin County, MNMN19,4403,329+9%

48Meeker County, MNMN23,6033,236+13%

49Todd County, MNMN26,0602,850+20%

50Waseca County, MNMN18,6882,743−4%

51Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522,568+13%

52Nobles County, MNMN22,3382,439+8%

53Redwood County, MNMN15,2652,317+17%

54Roseau County, MNMN15,2462,267+15%

55Lake County, MNMN10,7462,198−2%

56Faribault County, MNMN13,8882,162+12%

57Cook County, MNMN5,5222,116+9%

58Sibley County, MNMN15,3562,055+20%

59Pennington County, MNMN13,6862,024+6%

60Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,981+41%

61Pope County, MNMN11,4201,978+9%

62Wadena County, MNMN14,3881,886+21%

63Jackson County, MNMN9,8571,857+15%

64Renville County, MNMN14,3561,845+20%

65Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,842+9%

66Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,836+5%

67Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,834+15%

68Rock County, MNMN9,5241,711+11%

69Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,618−0%

70Swift County, MNMN9,7631,618+15%

71Murray County, MNMN7,9421,364+11%

72Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601,357+13%

73Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771,304+15%

74Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,269−3%

75Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,179−3%

76Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,164+9%

77Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041,123+22%

78Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831,024+34%

79Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,022−3%

80Norman County, MNMN6,3361,014+6%

81Big Stone County, MNMN5,054951+45%

82Grant County, MNMN6,085911+20%

83Kittson County, MNMN4,031849+5%

84Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770734+23%

85Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153525+22%

86Red Lake County, MNMN3,940509+6%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,130375−2%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES