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Most graduate degrees, Minnesota counties · 2000

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 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 1990

01Olmsted County, MNMN166,73113.5%+24%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62312.5%+28%

03Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78412.1%+35%

04Washington County, MNMN286,89510.5%+40%

05Dakota County, MNMN457,7109.3%+45%

06Cook County, MNMN5,5229.2%+80%

07Nicollet County, MNMN34,2739.2%+32%

08Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6348.5%+17%

09Carver County, MNMN114,3798.2%+71%

10Rice County, MNMN69,9398.1%+13%

11Beltrami County, MNMN47,0557.5%−1%

12Clay County, MNMN67,7347.4%+18%

13Winona County, MNMN50,5237.3%+14%

14Stearns County, MNMN164,1107.1%+28%

15St. Louis County, MNMN200,5186.7%+29%

16Hubbard County, MNMN22,3696.6%+61%

17Scott County, MNMN159,0176.3%+93%

18Lake County, MNMN10,7466.3%+60%

19Houston County, MNMN18,4006.3%+26%

20Stevens County, MNMN9,7476.0%−1%

21Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325.7%+38%

22Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.6%+17%

23Lyon County, MNMN25,6845.4%+42%

24Anoka County, MNMN381,6055.3%+37%

25Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955.3%+50%

26Douglas County, MNMN40,1205.3%+59%

27Polk County, MNMN30,5455.3%+68%

28Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.2%+40%

29Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7205.2%+18%

30Cass County, MNMN31,4305.2%+55%

31Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0415.0%+40%

32Koochiching County, MNMN11,5875.0%+94%

33Wadena County, MNMN14,3884.9%+88%

34Brown County, MNMN25,5174.8%+45%

35Steele County, MNMN37,4644.8%+36%

36Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.6%+52%

37Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374.6%+32%

38Benton County, MNMN41,7444.5%+29%

39Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.4%+23%

40Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.4%+24%

41Pennington County, MNMN13,6864.3%+16%

42Wright County, MNMN157,5594.3%+42%

43Becker County, MNMN35,4974.2%+37%

44Clearwater County, MNMN8,6474.1%+44%

45Mower County, MNMN40,9714.0%+7%

46Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.0%+20%

47Pope County, MNMN11,4204.0%+85%

48Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773.9%+84%

49Martin County, MNMN19,4403.9%+41%

50Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533.9%+45%

51Fillmore County, MNMN21,5403.9%+65%

52Morrison County, MNMN34,6203.8%+69%

53Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4053.8%+36%

54Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.7%+34%

55Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.7%+22%

56Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.6%−1%

57Chippewa County, MNMN12,4063.5%+32%

58McLeod County, MNMN36,6313.4%+37%

59Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283.4%+46%

60Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.4%+70%

61Dodge County, MNMN21,3763.4%+43%

62Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%+22%

63Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703.4%+17%

64Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.3%+6%

65Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7043.3%+66%

66Rock County, MNMN9,5243.2%+37%

67Grant County, MNMN6,0853.1%+25%

68Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523.1%+26%

69Lincoln County, MNMN5,5833.0%+74%

70Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542.9%+27%

71Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1532.9%+17%

72Wilkin County, MNMN6,2882.8%+14%

73Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.8%+43%

74Pine County, MNMN30,4722.8%−3%

75Kittson County, MNMN4,0312.8%+15%

76Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.7%+23%

77Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592.7%+30%

78Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402.7%+11%

79Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.7%+24%

80Todd County, MNMN26,0602.6%+52%

81Norman County, MNMN6,3362.6%+106%

82Renville County, MNMN14,3562.6%+30%

83Swift County, MNMN9,7632.5%−4%

84Murray County, MNMN7,9422.4%+46%

85Roseau County, MNMN15,2462.3%+24%

86Marshall County, MNMN8,7982.3%+24%

87Traverse County, MNMN3,1301.7%−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS