RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 53 SHOWN OF 53

Most educated, North Dakota counties · 1990

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (1990 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 12.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS –

01Cass County, NDND201,79426.5%–

02Grand Forks County, NDND74,50125.8%–

03Burleigh County, NDND103,25125.1%–

04Ward County, NDND68,23319.0%–

05Traill County, NDND7,92017.7%–

06Stutsman County, NDND21,41416.7%–

07Ramsey County, NDND11,53016.3%–

08Dickey County, NDND4,89516.0%–

09Golden Valley County, NDND1,80815.7%–

10Barnes County, NDND10,57315.4%–

11Stark County, NDND34,01314.8%–

12Williams County, NDND41,76714.3%–

13Bottineau County, NDND6,28414.3%–

14McKenzie County, NDND15,19214.2%–

15Bowman County, NDND2,76213.9%–

16Morton County, NDND34,60113.8%–

17Steele County, NDND1,79713.7%–

18Pierce County, NDND3,83813.4%–

19Pembina County, NDND6,56813.1%–

20Richland County, NDND16,73113.0%–

21Walsh County, NDND10,17913.0%–

22Mountrail County, NDND9,39512.9%–

23Divide County, NDND2,11012.8%–

24Towner County, NDND2,04012.7%–

25Cavalier County, NDND3,49712.6%–

26Billings County, NDND1,07112.6%–

27LaMoure County, NDND4,13512.4%–

28Hettinger County, NDND2,49212.2%–

29Griggs County, NDND2,23912.1%–

30Foster County, NDND3,21212.1%–

31McLean County, NDND9,74011.9%–

32Rolette County, NDND11,68811.7%–

33Wells County, NDND3,72911.3%–

34Kidder County, NDND2,39311.3%–

35Adams County, NDND2,27511.2%–

36Mercer County, NDND8,44111.2%–

37Ransom County, NDND5,61711.1%–

38Eddy County, NDND2,32911.0%–

39Oliver County, NDND1,89810.8%–

40Nelson County, NDND2,96310.6%–

41Slope County, NDND62810.4%–

42Dunn County, NDND4,05810.1%–

43Sioux County, NDND3,6679.9%–

44Renville County, NDND2,3319.8%–

45Sargent County, NDND3,7119.7%–

46McHenry County, NDND5,1309.7%–

47McIntosh County, NDND2,4519.5%–

48Logan County, NDND1,8599.3%–

49Benson County, NDND5,7599.2%–

50Emmons County, NDND3,2159.0%–

51Grant County, NDND2,2068.9%–

52Burke County, NDND2,1328.7%–

53Sheridan County, NDND1,2968.2%–

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