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Most graduate degrees, North Dakota counties · 1990

North Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 53 counties in North Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 53 is 2.4%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01Grand Forks County, NDND74,5018.1%–

02Burleigh County, NDND103,2517.3%–

03Cass County, NDND201,7947.0%–

04Stutsman County, NDND21,4144.8%–

05Traill County, NDND7,9204.6%–

06Ward County, NDND68,2334.4%–

07Billings County, NDND1,0714.2%–

08Stark County, NDND34,0133.9%–

09Morton County, NDND34,6013.7%–

10Barnes County, NDND10,5733.6%–

11Ramsey County, NDND11,5303.6%–

12Dickey County, NDND4,8953.3%–

13Golden Valley County, NDND1,8083.2%–

14Emmons County, NDND3,2153.1%–

15Eddy County, NDND2,3293.0%–

16Walsh County, NDND10,1793.0%–

17Richland County, NDND16,7312.9%–

18Bottineau County, NDND6,2842.7%–

19Bowman County, NDND2,7622.6%–

20Cavalier County, NDND3,4972.6%–

21Adams County, NDND2,2752.6%–

22Divide County, NDND2,1102.5%–

23Logan County, NDND1,8592.5%–

24Ransom County, NDND5,6172.5%–

25Pierce County, NDND3,8382.4%–

26Williams County, NDND41,7672.4%–

27Mountrail County, NDND9,3952.4%–

28McIntosh County, NDND2,4512.4%–

29McLean County, NDND9,7402.4%–

30Dunn County, NDND4,0582.3%–

31Grant County, NDND2,2062.3%–

32Pembina County, NDND6,5682.3%–

33Wells County, NDND3,7292.3%–

34McHenry County, NDND5,1302.2%–

35Sioux County, NDND3,6672.2%–

36Towner County, NDND2,0402.2%–

37Rolette County, NDND11,6882.2%–

38Foster County, NDND3,2122.1%–

39Nelson County, NDND2,9632.0%–

40LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.9%–

41Mercer County, NDND8,4411.8%–

42Steele County, NDND1,7971.8%–

43Burke County, NDND2,1321.8%–

44McKenzie County, NDND15,1921.6%–

45Sargent County, NDND3,7111.6%–

46Kidder County, NDND2,3931.6%–

47Hettinger County, NDND2,4921.6%–

48Renville County, NDND2,3311.4%–

49Griggs County, NDND2,2391.4%–

50Benson County, NDND5,7591.4%–

51Oliver County, NDND1,8981.0%–

52Sheridan County, NDND1,2960.6%–

53Slope County, NDND6280.3%–

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