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Most graduate degrees, Minnesota counties · 2020

Minnesota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, MNMN166,73120.0%+48%

02Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78418.6%+54%

03Ramsey County, MNMN541,62317.0%+36%

04Washington County, MNMN286,89516.3%+56%

05Carver County, MNMN114,37915.4%+89%

06Cook County, MNMN5,52215.0%+63%

07Dakota County, MNMN457,71013.3%+43%

08Scott County, MNMN159,01711.9%+88%

09Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63411.6%+36%

10Nicollet County, MNMN34,27311.5%+25%

11Beltrami County, MNMN47,05511.4%+52%

12Rice County, MNMN69,93910.8%+33%

13Winona County, MNMN50,52310.7%+48%

14St. Louis County, MNMN200,51810.6%+59%

15Clay County, MNMN67,73410.0%+36%

16Hubbard County, MNMN22,3699.8%+48%

17Wright County, MNMN157,5599.5%+122%

18Crow Wing County, MNMN69,1329.4%+65%

19Stevens County, MNMN9,7479.3%+55%

20Lake County, MNMN10,7469.3%+48%

21Goodhue County, MNMN48,1958.9%+68%

22Stearns County, MNMN164,1108.9%+26%

23Anoka County, MNMN381,6058.8%+65%

24Itasca County, MNMN45,4048.5%+63%

25Kittson County, MNMN4,0318.3%+202%

26Steele County, MNMN37,4648.2%+71%

27Polk County, MNMN30,5458.2%+54%

28Pope County, MNMN11,4208.1%+104%

29Douglas County, MNMN40,1208.0%+52%

30Otter Tail County, MNMN61,0417.9%+58%

31Wabasha County, MNMN21,5377.9%+73%

32Becker County, MNMN35,4977.8%+87%

33Sherburne County, MNMN104,1947.5%+34%

34Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7207.4%+41%

35Mower County, MNMN40,9717.2%+81%

36Carlton County, MNMN36,7117.0%+60%

37Houston County, MNMN18,4007.0%+12%

38Cass County, MNMN31,4307.0%+35%

39Lyon County, MNMN25,6847.0%+28%

40Fillmore County, MNMN21,5406.9%+76%

41Rock County, MNMN9,5246.9%+116%

42Dodge County, MNMN21,3766.7%+98%

43Le Sueur County, MNMN29,4536.4%+46%

44Big Stone County, MNMN5,0546.4%+122%

45Benton County, MNMN41,7446.2%+36%

46Brown County, MNMN25,5176.1%+28%

47Martin County, MNMN19,4406.0%+53%

48Chisago County, MNMN59,1425.9%+48%

49Waseca County, MNMN18,6885.8%+74%

50Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4055.8%+52%

51Aitkin County, MNMN16,2525.7%+84%

52Meeker County, MNMN23,6035.6%+65%

53Murray County, MNMN7,9425.4%+122%

54McLeod County, MNMN36,6315.3%+55%

55Lincoln County, MNMN5,5835.3%+76%

56Isanti County, MNMN44,3865.3%+16%

57Kanabec County, MNMN16,6285.3%+54%

58Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,7535.2%+32%

59Freeborn County, MNMN30,4405.2%+45%

60Pennington County, MNMN13,6865.1%+19%

61Wilkin County, MNMN6,2885.1%+78%

62Clearwater County, MNMN8,6474.9%+20%

63Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044.8%+44%

64Pine County, MNMN30,4724.7%+72%

65Grant County, MNMN6,0854.7%+52%

66Chippewa County, MNMN12,4064.7%+32%

67Marshall County, MNMN8,7984.6%+103%

68Redwood County, MNMN15,2654.6%+69%

69Jackson County, MNMN9,8574.6%+71%

70Faribault County, MNMN13,8884.6%+36%

71Watonwan County, MNMN11,4594.6%+68%

72Morrison County, MNMN34,6204.5%+19%

73Nobles County, MNMN22,3384.5%+23%

74Koochiching County, MNMN11,5874.5%−9%

75Norman County, MNMN6,3364.4%+71%

76Traverse County, MNMN3,1304.3%+153%

77Pipestone County, MNMN9,2604.2%+15%

78Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4774.2%+6%

79Roseau County, MNMN15,2464.1%+77%

80Swift County, MNMN9,7634.1%+62%

81Sibley County, MNMN15,3563.9%+41%

82Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1533.8%+32%

83Wadena County, MNMN14,3883.6%−26%

84Todd County, MNMN26,0603.5%+30%

85Renville County, MNMN14,3563.4%+33%

86Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7703.0%−11%

87Red Lake County, MNMN3,9403.0%+10%

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