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

Hennepin County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 87 counties in 2022, at 52.6%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 13.7%. The median was 23.7% and the figure for Minnesota was 38.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest52.6Hennepin County
Lowest13.7Mahnomen County
Median23.787 counties
Minnesota38.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 52.6 %52.6Carver CountyCarver County: 49.8 %49.8Washington CountyWashington County: 47.9 %47.9Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 47.7 %47.7Cook CountyCook County: 46.4 %46.4Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 44.7 %44.7Dakota CountyDakota County: 44.1 %44.1Scott CountyScott County: 42.9 %42.9Clay CountyClay County: 36.7 %36.7Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 35.2 %35.2Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 34.9 %34.9Wright CountyWright County: 33.1 %33.1Winona CountyWinona County: 31.8 %31.8St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 31.7 %31.7Anoka CountyAnoka County: 31.5 %31.5Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 31.4 %31.4Dodge CountyDodge County: 30.3 %30.3Rice CountyRice County: 30 %30Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 29.6 %29.6Stevens CountyStevens County: 28.6 %28.6Stearns CountyStearns County: 28.5 %28.5Douglas CountyDouglas County: 28.4 %28.4Steele CountySteele County: 28.4 %28.4Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 27.8 %27.8Lyon CountyLyon County: 27.5 %27.5Rock CountyRock County: 27.4 %27.4Sherburne CountySherburne County: 27.3 %27.3Kittson CountyKittson County: 27.2 %27.2Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 27.2 %27.2Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 26.7 %26.7Houston CountyHouston County: 26.7 %26.7Polk CountyPolk County: 26.7 %26.7Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 26.6 %26.6Becker CountyBecker County: 26.3 %26.3Lake CountyLake County: 26.1 %26.1Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 25.9 %25.9Carlton CountyCarlton County: 25.1 %25.1Cass CountyCass County: 24.9 %24.9Itasca CountyItasca County: 24.7 %24.7Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 24.7 %24.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hennepin County52.6+0.7 pts
2Carver County49.8+0.1 pts
3Washington County47.9+0.8 pts
4Olmsted County47.7+0.5 pts
5Cook County46.4+4 pts
6Ramsey County44.7+0.8 pts
7Dakota County44.1+0.9 pts
8Scott County42.9+0.6 pts
9Clay County36.7+0.7 pts
10Blue Earth County35.2-0.4 pts
11Nicollet County34.9-0.3 pts
12Wright County33.1+1.2 pts
13Winona County31.8-0 pts
14St. Louis County31.7+0.5 pts
15Anoka County31.5+0.2 pts
16Beltrami County31.4+1 pts
17Dodge County30.3+2.1 pts
18Rice County30+1 pts
19Hubbard County29.6+0.1 pts
20Stevens County28.6+0.3 pts
21Stearns County28.5-0.2 pts
22Douglas County28.4+1.5 pts
23Steele County28.4+0.4 pts
24Goodhue County27.8+1.2 pts
25Lyon County27.5+0.7 pts
26Rock County27.4+1.7 pts
27Sherburne County27.3+1.4 pts
28Kittson County27.2+1.2 pts
29Crow Wing County27.2+1.3 pts
30Wabasha County26.7-0.1 pts
31Houston County26.7+1.3 pts
32Polk County26.7-0.3 pts
33Otter Tail County26.6-0.3 pts
34Becker County26.3+0.5 pts
35Lake County26.10 pts
36Kandiyohi County25.9+0.6 pts
37Carlton County25.1+1.2 pts
38Cass County24.9+0.6 pts
39Itasca County24.7-0.5 pts
40Le Sueur County24.7+0.9 pts
41Wilkin County24.2+1.9 pts
42Mower County24+0.3 pts
43Brown County23.9+0.3 pts
44Benton County23.7+0.8 pts
45Chisago County23.6+1.2 pts
46Fillmore County23.3+0.9 pts
47Jackson County23.1+0.9 pts
47Martin County23.1+1.5 pts
49Swift County22.9+2 pts
50Cottonwood County22.5+0.3 pts
51Pope County22.4+0.2 pts
52Lincoln County22.4+1.3 pts
53Waseca County22-0.5 pts
54Norman County21.90 pts
55Murray County21.6+0.3 pts
56Faribault County21.4+1.2 pts
57Lake of the Woods County21.2-0.7 pts
58Lac qui Parle County20.8+1.4 pts
59Pipestone County20.5+0.1 pts
60Big Stone County20.3+0.2 pts
61Meeker County20+0.5 pts
62Redwood County20+0.9 pts
63Roseau County20-0 pts
64Chippewa County19.8+0.6 pts
65Isanti County19.7+0.9 pts
66Pennington County19.7-0 pts
67Yellow Medicine County19.4+1.2 pts
68Grant County19+0.5 pts
69McLeod County18.9-0.4 pts
70Marshall County18.5-0.8 pts
71Wadena County18.4+1.7 pts
72Aitkin County18.3+1.1 pts
73Clearwater County18.3+0.6 pts
74Watonwan County18.2-0.6 pts
75Renville County18+2 pts
76Sibley County17.9+0.9 pts
77Morrison County17.5-0.4 pts
78Red Lake County17.3-0.4 pts
79Koochiching County17.1+0.9 pts
80Freeborn County17.1+0.3 pts
81Nobles County17.1+0.4 pts
82Mille Lacs County16.7+0.6 pts
83Traverse County16.2+1.3 pts
84Pine County15.4+0.1 pts
85Kanabec County15+0.2 pts
86Todd County14.8+0.3 pts
87Mahnomen County13.7+0.8 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 52.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mahnomen County, with 13.7% in 2022.

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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