Counties in Minnesota by share of adults with a bachelor's degree, 2024

Hennepin County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 87 counties in 2024, at 54.1%. Kanabec County had the lowest, at 15.7%. The median was 25.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 39.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.1Hennepin County
Lowest15.7Kanabec County
Median25.787 counties
Minnesota39.4History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 54.1 %54.1Carver CountyCarver County: 50.4 %50.4Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 49.4 %49.4Washington CountyWashington County: 49.1 %49.1Cook CountyCook County: 46.7 %46.7Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 45.7 %45.7Dakota CountyDakota County: 45 %45Scott CountyScott County: 44.2 %44.2Clay CountyClay County: 39.3 %39.3Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 36.1 %36.1Wright CountyWright County: 34.4 %34.4Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 34.2 %34.2St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 33.6 %33.6Winona CountyWinona County: 32.7 %32.7Anoka CountyAnoka County: 32.2 %32.2Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 31.8 %31.8Lyon CountyLyon County: 31.2 %31.2Stevens CountyStevens County: 31.2 %31.2Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 30.7 %30.7Dodge CountyDodge County: 30.2 %30.2Rice CountyRice County: 30.2 %30.2Houston CountyHouston County: 30.1 %30.1Douglas CountyDouglas County: 29.7 %29.7Sherburne CountySherburne County: 29.7 %29.7Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 29.3 %29.3Kittson CountyKittson County: 29.1 %29.1Stearns CountyStearns County: 28.8 %28.8Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 28.3 %28.3Polk CountyPolk County: 28 %28Becker CountyBecker County: 28 %28Steele CountySteele County: 28 %28Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 27.9 %27.9Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 27.9 %27.9Lake CountyLake County: 26.8 %26.8Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 26.5 %26.5Carlton CountyCarlton County: 26.5 %26.5Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 26.3 %26.3Rock CountyRock County: 26.3 %26.3Benton CountyBenton County: 26.2 %26.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 26.1 %26.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hennepin County54.1+0.8 pts
2Carver County50.4-0 pts
3Olmsted County49.4+0.9 pts
4Washington County49.1+0.2 pts
5Cook County46.7+1 pts
6Ramsey County45.7+0.1 pts
7Dakota County45+0.4 pts
8Scott County44.2+1.1 pts
9Clay County39.3+0.2 pts
10Nicollet County36.1+0.4 pts
11Wright County34.4+0.4 pts
12Blue Earth County34.2-0.3 pts
13St. Louis County33.6+1.1 pts
14Winona County32.7+0.7 pts
15Anoka County32.2+0.5 pts
16Beltrami County31.8-0.5 pts
17Lyon County31.2+2.5 pts
17Stevens County31.2+0.4 pts
19Hubbard County30.7+0.2 pts
20Dodge County30.2+0.4 pts
21Rice County30.2+0.5 pts
22Houston County30.1+2.1 pts
23Douglas County29.7+0.7 pts
24Sherburne County29.7+1.5 pts
25Crow Wing County29.3+0.8 pts
26Kittson County29.1+1.1 pts
27Stearns County28.8+0.2 pts
28Otter Tail County28.3+0.9 pts
29Polk County28-0.1 pts
30Becker County28+0.4 pts
31Steele County28-1.7 pts
32Goodhue County27.90 pts
33Kandiyohi County27.9+0.8 pts
34Lake County26.8+1 pts
35Wabasha County26.5-0 pts
36Carlton County26.5+1 pts
37Le Sueur County26.3+0.9 pts
38Rock County26.3-0.1 pts
39Benton County26.2+1.7 pts
40Jackson County26.1+1.1 pts
41Cass County26+0.5 pts
42Itasca County25.9+0.8 pts
43Lincoln County25.8+1.4 pts
44Big Stone County25.7+4.4 pts
45Lake of the Woods County25.4+4 pts
46Brown County24.5+0.3 pts
47Chisago County24.4+0.4 pts
48Swift County24.2+1.3 pts
49Fillmore County24.1+0.4 pts
50Cottonwood County24.1+1.2 pts
51Mower County23.9+0.5 pts
52Pope County23.90 pts
53Martin County23.8-0 pts
54Murray County23.5-0.4 pts
55Lac qui Parle County23.3+1.2 pts
56Wilkin County23+1.4 pts
57Norman County22.8+1.9 pts
58Redwood County22.2+1.4 pts
59Koochiching County22+1.7 pts
60Faribault County21.8+0.3 pts
61Pipestone County21.8+0.3 pts
62Roseau County21.5+1 pts
63Grant County21+2 pts
64Waseca County21+0.1 pts
65Pennington County21+1.6 pts
66Isanti County20.7+1.1 pts
67Aitkin County20.3+1.3 pts
68McLeod County20.2+0.6 pts
69Meeker County20-0.4 pts
70Clearwater County19.8+1.6 pts
71Wadena County19.8+2.3 pts
72Yellow Medicine County19.7+0.7 pts
73Sibley County19.4+0.9 pts
74Chippewa County19.3-0.4 pts
75Morrison County18.9-0 pts
76Marshall County18.7-0.1 pts
77Red Lake County18.6+1 pts
78Freeborn County18.2+0.1 pts
79Mille Lacs County18.2+0.6 pts
80Renville County18.1-0.3 pts
81Nobles County17.9+0.2 pts
82Pine County17.4+1.1 pts
83Watonwan County17.2-1 pts
84Traverse County16.6-0.9 pts
85Mahnomen County16.2+1.9 pts
86Todd County16.1+0.9 pts
87Kanabec County15.7-0 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a bachelor's, master's, professional school or doctorate degree, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Excludes associate degrees and college without a degree. Not comparable with EU tertiary attainment, which includes short-cycle tertiary education and usually covers ages 25 to 64. Calculated from counts in ACS table B15003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Hennepin County, with 54.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest share of adults with a bachelor's degree?

Kanabec County, with 15.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a bachelor's degree or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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