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 2023, at 53.3%. Mahnomen County had the lowest, at 14.3%. The median was 24.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 38.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest53.3Hennepin County
Lowest14.3Mahnomen County
Median24.287 counties
Minnesota38.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Hennepin CountyHennepin County: 53.3 %53.3Carver CountyCarver County: 50.5 %50.5Washington CountyWashington County: 48.9 %48.9Olmsted CountyOlmsted County: 48.5 %48.5Cook CountyCook County: 45.6 %45.6Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 45.5 %45.5Dakota CountyDakota County: 44.6 %44.6Scott CountyScott County: 43.1 %43.1Clay CountyClay County: 39.1 %39.1Nicollet CountyNicollet County: 35.7 %35.7Blue Earth CountyBlue Earth County: 34.5 %34.5Wright CountyWright County: 34 %34St. Louis CountySt. Louis County: 32.5 %32.5Beltrami CountyBeltrami County: 32.3 %32.3Winona CountyWinona County: 32.1 %32.1Anoka CountyAnoka County: 31.7 %31.7Stevens CountyStevens County: 30.8 %30.8Hubbard CountyHubbard County: 30.5 %30.5Dodge CountyDodge County: 29.8 %29.8Rice CountyRice County: 29.7 %29.7Steele CountySteele County: 29.7 %29.7Douglas CountyDouglas County: 29 %29Lyon CountyLyon County: 28.7 %28.7Stearns CountyStearns County: 28.6 %28.6Crow Wing CountyCrow Wing County: 28.6 %28.6Sherburne CountySherburne County: 28.1 %28.1Polk CountyPolk County: 28.1 %28.1Houston CountyHouston County: 28 %28Kittson CountyKittson County: 28 %28Goodhue CountyGoodhue County: 27.9 %27.9Becker CountyBecker County: 27.5 %27.5Otter Tail CountyOtter Tail County: 27.4 %27.4Kandiyohi CountyKandiyohi County: 27.1 %27.1Wabasha CountyWabasha County: 26.6 %26.6Rock CountyRock County: 26.3 %26.3Lake CountyLake County: 25.8 %25.8Carlton CountyCarlton County: 25.5 %25.5Cass CountyCass County: 25.4 %25.4Le Sueur CountyLe Sueur County: 25.4 %25.4Itasca CountyItasca County: 25.2 %25.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hennepin County53.3+0.8 pts
2Carver County50.5+0.7 pts
3Washington County48.9+1 pts
4Olmsted County48.5+0.9 pts
5Cook County45.6-0.8 pts
6Ramsey County45.5+0.8 pts
7Dakota County44.6+0.5 pts
8Scott County43.1+0.2 pts
9Clay County39.1+2.4 pts
10Nicollet County35.7+0.8 pts
11Blue Earth County34.5-0.7 pts
12Wright County34+0.9 pts
13St. Louis County32.5+0.8 pts
14Beltrami County32.3+0.8 pts
15Winona County32.1+0.3 pts
16Anoka County31.7+0.2 pts
17Stevens County30.8+2.2 pts
18Hubbard County30.5+0.9 pts
19Dodge County29.8-0.6 pts
20Rice County29.7-0.3 pts
21Steele County29.7+1.3 pts
22Douglas County29+0.6 pts
23Lyon County28.7+1.1 pts
24Stearns County28.6+0.1 pts
25Crow Wing County28.6+1.4 pts
26Sherburne County28.1+0.9 pts
27Polk County28.1+1.4 pts
28Houston County28+1.3 pts
28Kittson County28+0.8 pts
30Goodhue County27.9+0.1 pts
31Becker County27.5+1.2 pts
32Otter Tail County27.4+0.8 pts
33Kandiyohi County27.1+1.2 pts
34Wabasha County26.6-0.1 pts
35Rock County26.3-1.1 pts
36Lake County25.8-0.3 pts
37Carlton County25.5+0.4 pts
38Cass County25.4+0.6 pts
39Le Sueur County25.4+0.7 pts
40Itasca County25.2+0.5 pts
41Jackson County24.9+1.8 pts
42Benton County24.5+0.9 pts
43Lincoln County24.4+2 pts
44Brown County24.2+0.3 pts
45Chisago County24+0.4 pts
46Murray County23.9+2.3 pts
47Pope County23.9+1.5 pts
48Martin County23.8+0.7 pts
49Fillmore County23.7+0.4 pts
50Mower County23.5-0.5 pts
51Swift County23+0.1 pts
52Cottonwood County22.9+0.4 pts
53Lac qui Parle County22.1+1.3 pts
54Pipestone County21.6+1.1 pts
55Faribault County21.6+0.2 pts
56Wilkin County21.5-2.7 pts
57Lake of the Woods County21.4+0.2 pts
58Big Stone County21.3+1 pts
59Waseca County20.9-1 pts
60Norman County20.9-1 pts
61Redwood County20.8+0.8 pts
62Roseau County20.5+0.5 pts
63Meeker County20.4+0.3 pts
64Koochiching County20.3+3.3 pts
65Chippewa County19.6-0.1 pts
66Isanti County19.6-0.1 pts
67McLeod County19.6+0.7 pts
68Pennington County19.3-0.3 pts
69Grant County19.10 pts
70Morrison County19+1.5 pts
71Yellow Medicine County19-0.4 pts
72Aitkin County19+0.6 pts
73Marshall County18.9+0.4 pts
74Sibley County18.6+0.7 pts
75Renville County18.4+0.4 pts
76Clearwater County18.30 pts
77Watonwan County18.20 pts
78Freeborn County18.1+1 pts
79Nobles County17.7+0.7 pts
80Red Lake County17.6+0.3 pts
81Mille Lacs County17.6+0.9 pts
82Wadena County17.5-0.9 pts
83Traverse County17.5+1.3 pts
84Pine County16.4+1 pts
85Kanabec County15.8+0.8 pts
86Todd County15.2+0.3 pts
87Mahnomen County14.3+0.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 53.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mahnomen County, with 14.3% in 2023.

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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