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Most graduate degrees, Minnesota counties · 2010

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 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, MNMN166,73115.5%+15%

02Ramsey County, MNMN541,62315.3%+22%

03Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78414.7%+21%

04Cook County, MNMN5,52213.0%+41%

05Washington County, MNMN286,89512.7%+22%

06Carver County, MNMN114,37912.4%+52%

07Dakota County, MNMN457,71011.2%+20%

08Nicollet County, MNMN34,27310.9%+18%

09Beltrami County, MNMN47,05510.7%+41%

10Rice County, MNMN69,9399.9%+22%

11Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6349.5%+12%

12Scott County, MNMN159,0179.4%+48%

13Clay County, MNMN67,7349.3%+26%

14Winona County, MNMN50,5239.3%+28%

15Stevens County, MNMN9,7478.4%+39%

16St. Louis County, MNMN200,5188.1%+21%

17Stearns County, MNMN164,1107.6%+8%

18Lyon County, MNMN25,6847.3%+34%

19Anoka County, MNMN381,6057.2%+35%

20Carlton County, MNMN36,7117.2%+63%

21Hubbard County, MNMN22,3697.2%+8%

22Douglas County, MNMN40,1206.9%+30%

23Sherburne County, MNMN104,1946.9%+24%

24Houston County, MNMN18,4006.8%+8%

25Becker County, MNMN35,4976.4%+55%

26Goodhue County, MNMN48,1956.3%+18%

27Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1326.3%+11%

28Polk County, MNMN30,5456.3%+18%

29Steele County, MNMN37,4646.2%+30%

30Itasca County, MNMN45,4046.2%+18%

31Lake County, MNMN10,7465.9%−6%

32Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7205.9%+14%

33Dodge County, MNMN21,3765.9%+74%

34Benton County, MNMN41,7445.9%+29%

35Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4535.8%+30%

36Cass County, MNMN31,4305.7%+10%

37Wright County, MNMN157,5595.6%+30%

38Fillmore County, MNMN21,5405.6%+41%

39Wilkin County, MNMN6,2885.4%+90%

40Waseca County, MNMN18,6885.3%+60%

41Brown County, MNMN25,5175.3%+11%

42Pennington County, MNMN13,6865.3%+23%

43Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0415.2%+5%

44Wadena County, MNMN14,3885.2%+7%

45Wabasha County, MNMN21,5375.2%+13%

46Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.1%+12%

47Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4775.1%+28%

48McLeod County, MNMN36,6315.0%+44%

49Martin County, MNMN19,4404.9%+24%

50Chisago County, MNMN59,1424.9%+23%

51Rock County, MNMN9,5244.8%+50%

52Pope County, MNMN11,4204.7%+19%

53Pipestone County, MNMN9,2604.7%+27%

54Swift County, MNMN9,7634.7%+85%

55Nobles County, MNMN22,3384.6%+27%

56Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4054.6%+22%

57Grant County, MNMN6,0854.6%+47%

58Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.5%+18%

59Big Stone County, MNMN5,0544.3%+51%

60Mower County, MNMN40,9714.3%+7%

61Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064.2%+19%

62Lincoln County, MNMN5,5834.1%+36%

63Pine County, MNMN30,4724.1%+47%

64Freeborn County, MNMN30,4404.1%+14%

65Aitkin County, MNMN16,2524.0%+29%

66Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703.8%+14%

67Meeker County, MNMN23,6033.7%+10%

68Watonwan County, MNMN11,4593.7%+36%

69Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533.7%+29%

70Redwood County, MNMN15,2653.7%+34%

71Murray County, MNMN7,9423.7%+50%

72Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7533.6%−7%

73Todd County, MNMN26,0603.5%+31%

74Kanabec County, MNMN16,6283.4%−1%

75Faribault County, MNMN13,8883.4%−0%

76Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7043.3%+1%

77Koochiching County, MNMN11,5873.3%−34%

78Marshall County, MNMN8,7983.2%+41%

79Jackson County, MNMN9,8573.1%+14%

80Clearwater County, MNMN8,6473.1%−24%

81Sibley County, MNMN15,3562.8%+1%

82Kittson County, MNMN4,0312.7%−0%

83Traverse County, MNMN3,1302.7%+60%

84Red Lake County, MNMN3,9402.6%−3%

85Roseau County, MNMN15,2462.6%+12%

86Norman County, MNMN6,3362.5%−2%

87Renville County, MNMN14,3562.4%−5%

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