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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Olmsted County, MNMN166,73113.5%+2.6 pts
02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62312.5%+2.7 pts
03Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78412.1%+3.2 pts
04Washington County, MNMN286,89510.5%+3.0 pts
05Dakota County, MNMN457,7109.3%+2.9 pts
06Cook County, MNMN5,5229.2%+4.1 pts
07Nicollet County, MNMN34,2739.2%+2.2 pts
08Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6348.5%+1.3 pts
09Carver County, MNMN114,3798.2%+3.4 pts
10Rice County, MNMN69,9398.1%+1.0 pts
11Beltrami County, MNMN47,0557.5%−0.1 pts
12Clay County, MNMN67,7347.4%+1.1 pts
13Winona County, MNMN50,5237.3%+0.9 pts
14Stearns County, MNMN164,1107.1%+1.5 pts
15St. Louis County, MNMN200,5186.7%+1.5 pts
16Hubbard County, MNMN22,3696.6%+2.5 pts
17Scott County, MNMN159,0176.3%+3.1 pts
18Lake County, MNMN10,7466.3%+2.4 pts
19Houston County, MNMN18,4006.3%+1.3 pts
20Stevens County, MNMN9,7476.0%−0.1 pts
21Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1325.7%+1.6 pts
22Sherburne County, MNMN104,1945.6%+0.8 pts
23Lyon County, MNMN25,6845.4%+1.6 pts
24Anoka County, MNMN381,6055.3%+1.4 pts
25Goodhue County, MNMN48,1955.3%+1.8 pts
26Douglas County, MNMN40,1205.3%+2.0 pts
27Polk County, MNMN30,5455.3%+2.2 pts
28Itasca County, MNMN45,4045.2%+1.5 pts
29Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7205.2%+0.8 pts
30Cass County, MNMN31,4305.2%+1.8 pts
31Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0415.0%+1.4 pts
32Koochiching County, MNMN11,5875.0%+2.4 pts
33Wadena County, MNMN14,3884.9%+2.3 pts
34Brown County, MNMN25,5174.8%+1.5 pts
35Steele County, MNMN37,4644.8%+1.3 pts
36Isanti County, MNMN44,3864.6%+1.6 pts
37Wabasha County, MNMN21,5374.6%+1.1 pts
38Benton County, MNMN41,7444.5%+1.0 pts
39Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4534.4%+0.8 pts
40Carlton County, MNMN36,7114.4%+0.9 pts
41Pennington County, MNMN13,6864.3%+0.6 pts
42Wright County, MNMN157,5594.3%+1.3 pts
43Becker County, MNMN35,4974.2%+1.1 pts
44Clearwater County, MNMN8,6474.1%+1.2 pts
45Mower County, MNMN40,9714.0%+0.3 pts
46Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.0%+0.7 pts
47Pope County, MNMN11,4204.0%+1.8 pts
48Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4773.9%+1.8 pts
49Martin County, MNMN19,4403.9%+1.2 pts
50Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533.9%+1.2 pts
51Fillmore County, MNMN21,5403.9%+1.6 pts
52Morrison County, MNMN34,6203.8%+1.6 pts
53Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4053.8%+1.0 pts
54Pipestone County, MNMN9,2603.7%+0.9 pts
55Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.7%+0.7 pts
56Freeborn County, MNMN30,4403.6%−0.0 pts
57Chippewa County, MNMN12,4063.5%+0.9 pts
58McLeod County, MNMN36,6313.4%+0.9 pts
59Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283.4%+1.1 pts
60Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.4%+1.4 pts
61Dodge County, MNMN21,3763.4%+1.0 pts
62Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%+0.6 pts
63Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703.4%+0.5 pts
64Waseca County, MNMN18,6883.3%+0.2 pts
65Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7043.3%+1.3 pts
66Rock County, MNMN9,5243.2%+0.9 pts
67Grant County, MNMN6,0853.1%+0.6 pts
68Aitkin County, MNMN16,2523.1%+0.6 pts
69Lincoln County, MNMN5,5833.0%+1.3 pts
70Big Stone County, MNMN5,0542.9%+0.6 pts
71Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1532.9%+0.4 pts
72Wilkin County, MNMN6,2882.8%+0.3 pts
73Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.8%+0.8 pts
74Pine County, MNMN30,4722.8%−0.1 pts
75Kittson County, MNMN4,0312.8%+0.4 pts
76Redwood County, MNMN15,2652.7%+0.5 pts
77Watonwan County, MNMN11,4592.7%+0.6 pts
78Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402.7%+0.3 pts
79Jackson County, MNMN9,8572.7%+0.5 pts
80Todd County, MNMN26,0602.6%+0.9 pts
81Norman County, MNMN6,3362.6%+1.3 pts
82Renville County, MNMN14,3562.6%+0.6 pts
83Swift County, MNMN9,7632.5%−0.1 pts
84Murray County, MNMN7,9422.4%+0.8 pts
85Roseau County, MNMN15,2462.3%+0.5 pts
86Marshall County, MNMN8,7982.3%+0.4 pts
87Traverse County, MNMN3,1301.7%−0.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS