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Most graduate degrees, Minnesota counties · 1990

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 87 counties in Minnesota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 87 is 3.0%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Olmsted County, MNMN166,73110.9%–

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,6239.8%–

03Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7848.9%–

04Beltrami County, MNMN47,0557.6%–

05Washington County, MNMN286,8957.5%–

06Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6347.2%–

07Rice County, MNMN69,9397.2%–

08Nicollet County, MNMN34,2737.0%–

09Dakota County, MNMN457,7106.4%–

10Winona County, MNMN50,5236.4%–

11Clay County, MNMN67,7346.2%–

12Stevens County, MNMN9,7476.1%–

13Stearns County, MNMN164,1105.5%–

14St. Louis County, MNMN200,5185.2%–

15Cook County, MNMN5,5225.1%–

16Houston County, MNMN18,4005.0%–

17Sherburne County, MNMN104,1944.8%–

18Carver County, MNMN114,3794.8%–

19Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7204.4%–

20Hubbard County, MNMN22,3694.1%–

21Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1324.1%–

22Lake County, MNMN10,7463.9%–

23Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.9%–

24Lyon County, MNMN25,6843.8%–

25Itasca County, MNMN45,4043.7%–

26Mower County, MNMN40,9713.7%–

27Pennington County, MNMN13,6863.7%–

28Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.6%–

29Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4533.6%–

30Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0413.6%–

31Goodhue County, MNMN48,1953.5%–

32Carlton County, MNMN36,7113.5%–

33Benton County, MNMN41,7443.5%–

34Steele County, MNMN37,4643.5%–

35Wabasha County, MNMN21,5373.5%–

36Douglas County, MNMN40,1203.3%–

37Cass County, MNMN31,4303.3%–

38Chisago County, MNMN59,1423.3%–

39Brown County, MNMN25,5173.3%–

40Scott County, MNMN159,0173.3%–

41Polk County, MNMN30,5453.1%–

42Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.1%–

43Becker County, MNMN35,4973.0%–

44Wright County, MNMN157,5593.0%–

45Isanti County, MNMN44,3863.0%–

46Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.0%–

47Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7702.9%–

48Pine County, MNMN30,4722.8%–

49Clearwater County, MNMN8,6472.8%–

50Martin County, MNMN19,4402.8%–

51Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4052.8%–

52Faribault County, MNMN13,8882.8%–

53Pipestone County, MNMN9,2602.7%–

54Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7532.7%–

55Chippewa County, MNMN12,4062.7%–

56Swift County, MNMN9,7632.6%–

57Wadena County, MNMN14,3882.6%–

58Koochiching County, MNMN11,5872.6%–

59McLeod County, MNMN36,6312.5%–

60Wilkin County, MNMN6,2882.5%–

61Grant County, MNMN6,0852.5%–

62Aitkin County, MNMN16,2522.5%–

63Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1532.4%–

64Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402.4%–

65Kittson County, MNMN4,0312.4%–

66Dodge County, MNMN21,3762.4%–

67Fillmore County, MNMN21,5402.4%–

68Kanabec County, MNMN16,6282.3%–

69Rock County, MNMN9,5242.3%–

70Morrison County, MNMN34,6202.3%–

71Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542.2%–

72Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.2%–

73Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.2%–

74Pope County, MNMN11,4202.1%–

75Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4772.1%–

76Traverse County, MNMN3,1302.1%–

77Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592.1%–

78Meeker County, MNMN23,6032.0%–

79Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7042.0%–

80Renville County, MNMN14,3562.0%–

81Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.0%–

82Roseau County, MNMN15,2461.9%–

83Marshall County, MNMN8,7981.8%–

84Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831.7%–

85Todd County, MNMN26,0601.7%–

86Murray County, MNMN7,9421.7%–

87Norman County, MNMN6,3361.3%–

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