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Most college graduates, North Dakota counties · 2020

North Dakota 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 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 645.

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01Cass County, NDND201,79446,540–

02Burleigh County, NDND103,25123,545–

03Grand Forks County, NDND74,50115,110–

04Ward County, NDND68,23312,626–

05Morton County, NDND34,6015,941–

06Williams County, NDND41,7675,842–

07Stark County, NDND34,0134,953–

08Stutsman County, NDND21,4143,478–

09Richland County, NDND16,7312,335–

10Barnes County, NDND10,5732,286–

11McKenzie County, NDND15,1922,230–

12Ramsey County, NDND11,5302,060–

13Traill County, NDND7,9201,652–

14Rolette County, NDND11,6881,578–

15McLean County, NDND9,7401,461–

16Mountrail County, NDND9,3951,410–

17Walsh County, NDND10,1791,310–

18Mercer County, NDND8,4411,247–

19Bottineau County, NDND6,2841,119–

20Pembina County, NDND6,5681,087–

21Dickey County, NDND4,895907–

22McHenry County, NDND5,130839–

23Pierce County, NDND3,838817–

24Ransom County, NDND5,617767–

25LaMoure County, NDND4,135750–

26Benson County, NDND5,759683–

27Wells County, NDND3,729645–

28Cavalier County, NDND3,497615–

29Dunn County, NDND4,058587–

30Foster County, NDND3,212580–

31Nelson County, NDND2,963576–

32Sargent County, NDND3,711533–

33Griggs County, NDND2,239471–

34Emmons County, NDND3,215470–

35Bowman County, NDND2,762410–

36Adams County, NDND2,275380–

37Steele County, NDND1,797365–

38Renville County, NDND2,331365–

39Eddy County, NDND2,329363–

40Sioux County, NDND3,667339–

41Burke County, NDND2,132331–

42Grant County, NDND2,206321–

43Golden Valley County, NDND1,808320–

44Kidder County, NDND2,393299–

45Hettinger County, NDND2,492298–

46McIntosh County, NDND2,451294–

47Logan County, NDND1,859282–

48Divide County, NDND2,110269–

49Oliver County, NDND1,898269–

50Towner County, NDND2,040229–

51Billings County, NDND1,071167–

52Sheridan County, NDND1,296152–

53Slope County, NDND628150–

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