RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 87 SHOWN OF 87

Most college graduates, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2020 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. The median across all 87 is 3,256.

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01Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,784445,598–

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,623157,352–

03Dakota County, MNMN457,710122,588–

04Washington County, MNMN286,89579,942–

05Anoka County, MNMN381,60573,391–

06Olmsted County, MNMN166,73149,413–

07St. Louis County, MNMN200,51841,142–

08Scott County, MNMN159,01738,960–

09Carver County, MNMN114,37933,289–

10Stearns County, MNMN164,11027,579–

11Wright County, MNMN157,55927,402–

12Sherburne County, MNMN104,19416,141–

13Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63413,651–

14Clay County, MNMN67,73413,284–

15Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13212,150–

16Rice County, MNMN69,93912,079–

17Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04110,793–

18Winona County, MNMN50,5239,868–

19Chisago County, MNMN59,1428,656–

20Beltrami County, MNMN47,0558,628–

21Goodhue County, MNMN48,1958,621–

22Itasca County, MNMN45,4048,071–

23Nicollet County, MNMN34,2737,646–

24Douglas County, MNMN40,1207,366–

25Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7207,041–

26Steele County, MNMN37,4646,621–

27Benton County, MNMN41,7446,221–

28Mower County, MNMN40,9716,049–

29Becker County, MNMN35,4976,035–

30Polk County, MNMN30,5455,756–

31Carlton County, MNMN36,7115,666–

32Cass County, MNMN31,4305,397–

33Isanti County, MNMN44,3864,998–

34Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534,493–

35Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694,419–

36Lyon County, MNMN25,6844,313–

37McLeod County, MNMN36,6314,296–

38Morrison County, MNMN34,6203,974–

39Brown County, MNMN25,5173,895–

40Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373,785–

41Dodge County, MNMN21,3763,779–

42Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403,713–

43Pine County, MNMN30,4723,287–

44Fillmore County, MNMN21,5403,256–

45Houston County, MNMN18,4003,226–

46Martin County, MNMN19,4403,050–

47Meeker County, MNMN23,6032,871–

48Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532,866–

49Waseca County, MNMN18,6882,850–

50Todd County, MNMN26,0602,375–

51Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522,280–

52Nobles County, MNMN22,3382,255–

53Lake County, MNMN10,7462,253–

54Roseau County, MNMN15,2461,974–

55Redwood County, MNMN15,2651,972–

56Faribault County, MNMN13,8881,939–

57Cook County, MNMN5,5221,934–

58Pennington County, MNMN13,6861,911–

59Pope County, MNMN11,4201,822–

60Stevens County, MNMN9,7471,755–

61Sibley County, MNMN15,3561,710–

62Kanabec County, MNMN16,6281,695–

63Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061,622–

64Jackson County, MNMN9,8571,611–

65Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051,596–

66Wadena County, MNMN14,3881,564–

67Rock County, MNMN9,5241,538–

68Renville County, MNMN14,3561,534–

69Swift County, MNMN9,7631,408–

70Koochiching County, MNMN11,5871,402–

71Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591,304–

72Murray County, MNMN7,9421,230–

73Marshall County, MNMN8,7981,210–

74Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601,201–

75Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771,135–

76Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471,069–

77Wilkin County, MNMN6,2881,054–

78Norman County, MNMN6,336958–

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704924–

80Kittson County, MNMN4,031808–

81Lincoln County, MNMN5,583764–

82Grant County, MNMN6,085758–

83Big Stone County, MNMN5,054654–

84Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,770598–

85Red Lake County, MNMN3,940478–

86Mahnomen County, MNMN5,153432–

87Traverse County, MNMN3,130381–

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