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

All 53 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `bachelors_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/north-dakota-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/bachelors-degree-or-higher/north-dakota-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cass County | 42.7 |
| 2 | Burleigh County | 39.1 |
| 3 | Grand Forks County | 38 |
| 4 | Billings County | 32.6 |
| 5 | Traill County | 30.9 |
| 6 | Barnes County | 30.7 |
| 7 | Eddy County | 30.5 |
| 8 | Bottineau County | 30.4 |
| 9 | Stark County | 30 |
| 10 | Ward County | 29.6 |
| 11 | Nelson County | 29.4 |
| 12 | Slope County | 29.3 |
| 13 | Dickey County | 28.9 |
| 14 | Steele County | 28.9 |
| 15 | Morton County | 28.8 |
| 16 | Foster County | 28.5 |
| 17 | Pierce County | 28.2 |
| 18 | Bowman County | 27 |
| 19 | Divide County | 26.7 |
| 20 | Kidder County | 26.2 |
| 21 | McLean County | 26.1 |
| 22 | Griggs County | 26 |
| 23 | Stutsman County | 25.9 |
| 24 | Logan County | 25.8 |
| 25 | Ramsey County | 25.7 |
| 26 | LaMoure County | 25.3 |
| 27 | Dunn County | 25.2 |
| 28 | Richland County | 24.9 |
| 29 | Pembina County | 24.6 |
| 30 | Adams County | 24.4 |
| 30 | Williams County | 24.4 |
| 32 | Towner County | 23.5 |
| 33 | Mercer County | 23.3 |
| 34 | Oliver County | 23 |
| 35 | Ransom County | 22.9 |
| 36 | Burke County | 22.8 |
| 37 | Mountrail County | 22.7 |
| 38 | Golden Valley County | 22.6 |
| 39 | Emmons County | 22.2 |
| 40 | Cavalier County | 22.1 |
| 41 | Hettinger County | 22 |
| 42 | Benson County | 21.9 |
| 43 | Wells County | 21.7 |
| 44 | McIntosh County | 21 |
| 45 | Grant County | 20.7 |
| 46 | McHenry County | 20.3 |
| 47 | Renville County | 19.7 |
| 48 | Walsh County | 19.2 |
| 49 | McKenzie County | 19.1 |
| 50 | Sheridan County | 18.9 |
| 51 | Sargent County | 18.2 |
| 52 | Rolette County | 18 |
| 53 | Sioux County | 16.3 |