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

Cass County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 53 counties in 2024, at 42.7%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 16.3%. The median was 25.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 32.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.7Cass County
Lowest16.3Sioux County
Median25.253 counties
North Dakota32.7History

All counties, 2024

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Cass CountyCass County: 42.7 %42.7Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 39.1 %39.1Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 38 %38Billings CountyBillings County: 32.6 %32.6Traill CountyTraill County: 30.9 %30.9Barnes CountyBarnes County: 30.7 %30.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 30.5 %30.5Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 30.4 %30.4Stark CountyStark County: 30 %30Ward CountyWard County: 29.6 %29.6Nelson CountyNelson County: 29.4 %29.4Slope CountySlope County: 29.3 %29.3Dickey CountyDickey County: 28.9 %28.9Steele CountySteele County: 28.9 %28.9Morton CountyMorton County: 28.8 %28.8Foster CountyFoster County: 28.5 %28.5Pierce CountyPierce County: 28.2 %28.2Bowman CountyBowman County: 27 %27Divide CountyDivide County: 26.7 %26.7Kidder CountyKidder County: 26.2 %26.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 26.1 %26.1Griggs CountyGriggs County: 26 %26Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 25.9 %25.9Logan CountyLogan County: 25.8 %25.8Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 25.7 %25.7LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 25.3 %25.3Dunn CountyDunn County: 25.2 %25.2Richland CountyRichland County: 24.9 %24.9Pembina CountyPembina County: 24.6 %24.6Adams CountyAdams County: 24.4 %24.4Williams CountyWilliams County: 24.4 %24.4Towner CountyTowner County: 23.5 %23.5Mercer CountyMercer County: 23.3 %23.3Oliver CountyOliver County: 23 %23Ransom CountyRansom County: 22.9 %22.9Burke CountyBurke County: 22.8 %22.8Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 22.7 %22.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 22.6 %22.6Emmons CountyEmmons County: 22.2 %22.2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 22.1 %22.1Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 22 %22Benson CountyBenson County: 21.9 %21.9Wells CountyWells County: 21.7 %21.7McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 21 %21Grant CountyGrant County: 20.7 %20.7McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 20.3 %20.3Renville CountyRenville County: 19.7 %19.7Walsh CountyWalsh County: 19.2 %19.2McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 19.1 %19.1Sheridan CountySheridan County: 18.9 %18.9Sargent CountySargent County: 18.2 %18.2Rolette CountyRolette County: 18 %18Sioux CountySioux County: 16.3 %16.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cass County42.7-0.6 pts
2Burleigh County39.1+0.4 pts
3Grand Forks County38+0.8 pts
4Billings County32.6+0.2 pts
5Traill County30.9-0.4 pts
6Barnes County30.7+0.7 pts
7Eddy County30.5+2.3 pts
8Bottineau County30.4+2.9 pts
9Stark County30+2.8 pts
10Ward County29.6-0.1 pts
11Nelson County29.4+1.3 pts
12Slope County29.3+6.5 pts
13Dickey County28.9+1.9 pts
14Steele County28.9-0.7 pts
15Morton County28.8-0.5 pts
16Foster County28.5+1.3 pts
17Pierce County28.2+0.3 pts
18Bowman County27-0.3 pts
19Divide County26.7+6.4 pts
20Kidder County26.2+4.9 pts
21McLean County26.1+2.3 pts
22Griggs County26-1.3 pts
23Stutsman County25.9+1.4 pts
24Logan County25.8-0.4 pts
25Ramsey County25.7-1.9 pts
26LaMoure County25.3+1.1 pts
27Dunn County25.2+4.7 pts
28Richland County24.9-0.1 pts
29Pembina County24.6+1.6 pts
30Adams County24.4+3.6 pts
30Williams County24.4+0.7 pts
32Towner County23.5+4.6 pts
33Mercer County23.3+0.7 pts
34Oliver County23+2.5 pts
35Ransom County22.9+1.9 pts
36Burke County22.8-0.8 pts
37Mountrail County22.7+0.3 pts
38Golden Valley County22.6+4.5 pts
39Emmons County22.2+1.5 pts
40Cavalier County22.1-0.1 pts
41Hettinger County22+3.3 pts
42Benson County21.9-0.3 pts
43Wells County21.7-0.5 pts
44McIntosh County21+3.9 pts
45Grant County20.7-0.5 pts
46McHenry County20.3-0.6 pts
47Renville County19.7-2.3 pts
48Walsh County19.2-0.4 pts
49McKenzie County19.1-3.7 pts
50Sheridan County18.9-1.4 pts
51Sargent County18.2-0.9 pts
52Rolette County18+1.4 pts
53Sioux County16.3+5.1 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?

Cass County, with 42.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 16.3% in 2024.

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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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