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

Cass County had the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree of 53 counties in 2021, at 41.8%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 13.6%. The median was 22.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 31.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest41.8Cass County
Lowest13.6Sioux County
Median22.953 counties
North Dakota31.1History

All counties, 2021

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Cass CountyCass County: 41.8 %41.8Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 37.2 %37.2Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 36.1 %36.1Traill CountyTraill County: 30.4 %30.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: 29.9 %29.9Steele CountySteele County: 29.6 %29.6Ward CountyWard County: 29.4 %29.4Barnes CountyBarnes County: 29.3 %29.3Pierce CountyPierce County: 28.9 %28.9Morton CountyMorton County: 27.3 %27.3Billings CountyBillings County: 26.7 %26.7Slope CountySlope County: 26.2 %26.2Stark CountyStark County: 25.9 %25.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 25.5 %25.5Dickey CountyDickey County: 25.2 %25.2Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 24.9 %24.9Eddy CountyEddy County: 24.7 %24.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 24.6 %24.6Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 24.6 %24.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 24.4 %24.4McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 24 %24Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 23.9 %23.9Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 23.5 %23.5Divide CountyDivide County: 23.4 %23.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 23.3 %23.3Renville CountyRenville County: 23.3 %23.3Foster CountyFoster County: 22.9 %22.9Logan CountyLogan County: 22.7 %22.7Richland CountyRichland County: 22.6 %22.6Wells CountyWells County: 21.9 %21.9Burke CountyBurke County: 21.8 %21.8Pembina CountyPembina County: 21.6 %21.6McLean CountyMcLean County: 21.4 %21.4Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 21.4 %21.4Ransom CountyRansom County: 21.2 %21.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 21.1 %21.1Grant CountyGrant County: 21 %21McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 20.9 %20.9Oliver CountyOliver County: 20.6 %20.6Sargent CountySargent County: 20 %20Dunn CountyDunn County: 19.6 %19.6Benson CountyBenson County: 19.5 %19.5Adams CountyAdams County: 19.1 %19.1Kidder CountyKidder County: 19.1 %19.1Bowman CountyBowman County: 18.8 %18.8Walsh CountyWalsh County: 18.1 %18.1Emmons CountyEmmons County: 18 %18Rolette CountyRolette County: 17.3 %17.3Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 16.8 %16.8McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 16.2 %16.2Towner CountyTowner County: 15 %15Sheridan CountySheridan County: 13.9 %13.9Sioux CountySioux County: 13.6 %13.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Cass County41.8
2Burleigh County37.2
3Grand Forks County36.1
4Traill County30.4
5Griggs County29.9
6Steele County29.6
7Ward County29.4
8Barnes County29.3
9Pierce County28.9
10Morton County27.3
11Billings County26.7
12Slope County26.2
13Stark County25.9
14Ramsey County25.5
15Dickey County25.2
16Cavalier County24.9
17Eddy County24.7
18Nelson County24.6
19Bottineau County24.6
20Williams County24.4
21McKenzie County24
22Stutsman County23.9
23Golden Valley County23.5
24Divide County23.4
25LaMoure County23.3
25Renville County23.3
27Foster County22.9
28Logan County22.7
29Richland County22.6
30Wells County21.9
31Burke County21.8
32Pembina County21.6
33McLean County21.4
34Mountrail County21.4
35Ransom County21.2
36Mercer County21.1
37Grant County21
38McHenry County20.9
39Oliver County20.6
40Sargent County20
41Dunn County19.6
42Benson County19.5
43Adams County19.1
44Kidder County19.1
45Bowman County18.8
46Walsh County18.1
47Emmons County18
48Rolette County17.3
49Hettinger County16.8
50McIntosh County16.2
51Towner County15
52Sheridan County13.9
53Sioux County13.6

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 41.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 13.6% in 2021.

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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