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Most graduate degrees, Minnesota counties

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Olmsted County, MNMN166,73121.5%+59%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78420.3%+68%

03Cook County, MNMN5,52220.0%+117%

04Ramsey County, MNMN541,62318.4%+47%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89517.4%+66%

06Carver County, MNMN114,37916.9%+106%

07Dakota County, MNMN457,71014.9%+60%

08Scott County, MNMN159,01713.0%+105%

09Clay County, MNMN67,73412.5%+69%

10St. Louis County, MNMN200,51812.2%+83%

11Beltrami County, MNMN47,05512.1%+61%

12Nicollet County, MNMN34,27312.0%+30%

13Rice County, MNMN69,93911.8%+45%

14Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63411.0%+29%

15Winona County, MNMN50,52310.7%+48%

16Hubbard County, MNMN22,36910.3%+55%

17Lake County, MNMN10,74610.0%+59%

18Big Stone County, MNMN5,0549.8%+243%

19Stearns County, MNMN164,1109.8%+38%

20Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.6%+70%

21Douglas County, MNMN40,1209.6%+80%

22Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0419.4%+88%

23Itasca County, MNMN45,4049.3%+78%

24Anoka County, MNMN381,6059.3%+74%

25Carlton County, MNMN36,7119.2%+109%

26Wright County, MNMN157,5599.2%+113%

27Lyon County, MNMN25,6849.1%+69%

28Polk County, MNMN30,5459.0%+69%

29Becker County, MNMN35,4978.9%+115%

30Wabasha County, MNMN21,5378.9%+95%

31Sherburne County, MNMN104,1948.8%+58%

32Dodge County, MNMN21,3768.8%+158%

33Houston County, MNMN18,4008.7%+38%

34Goodhue County, MNMN48,1958.6%+61%

35Mower County, MNMN40,9718.3%+107%

36Steele County, MNMN37,4648.2%+71%

37Stevens County, MNMN9,7478.0%+34%

38Brown County, MNMN25,5178.0%+67%

39Jackson County, MNMN9,8577.9%+192%

40Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7207.8%+50%

41Rock County, MNMN9,5247.8%+146%

42Fillmore County, MNMN21,5407.6%+93%

43Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4537.5%+71%

44Cass County, MNMN31,4307.5%+44%

45Benton County, MNMN41,7447.5%+64%

46Martin County, MNMN19,4407.4%+89%

47Chisago County, MNMN59,1427.3%+84%

48Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7707.2%+113%

49Pope County, MNMN11,4207.0%+76%

50Lincoln County, MNMN5,5836.8%+125%

51Pipestone County, MNMN9,2606.6%+81%

52McLeod County, MNMN36,6316.4%+84%

53Aitkin County, MNMN16,2526.2%+100%

54Meeker County, MNMN23,6036.1%+79%

55Chippewa County, MNMN12,4066.0%+70%

56Grant County, MNMN6,0856.0%+92%

57Freeborn County, MNMN30,4406.0%+67%

58Morrison County, MNMN34,6205.9%+56%

59Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4055.9%+56%

60Clearwater County, MNMN8,6475.8%+43%

61Redwood County, MNMN15,2655.8%+110%

62Kittson County, MNMN4,0315.7%+107%

63Murray County, MNMN7,9425.7%+134%

64Kanabec County, MNMN16,6285.6%+63%

65Koochiching County, MNMN11,5875.6%+12%

66Pennington County, MNMN13,6865.5%+29%

67Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.4%+19%

68Faribault County, MNMN13,8885.4%+61%

69Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535.4%+37%

70Pine County, MNMN30,4725.3%+93%

71Norman County, MNMN6,3365.3%+106%

72Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4775.1%+30%

73Swift County, MNMN9,7635.1%+102%

74Waseca County, MNMN18,6885.0%+50%

75Nobles County, MNMN22,3385.0%+36%

76Wadena County, MNMN14,3884.9%−0%

77Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1534.7%+65%

78Todd County, MNMN26,0604.7%+76%

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044.6%+40%

80Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.5%+93%

81Watonwan County, MNMN11,4594.3%+57%

82Wilkin County, MNMN6,2884.3%+50%

83Sibley County, MNMN15,3564.0%+43%

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,9403.8%+42%

85Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.5%+52%

86Renville County, MNMN14,3563.4%+35%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,1303.0%+76%

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