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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 2022, at 42.6%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 11.5%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 31.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.6Cass County
Lowest11.5Sioux County
Median22.853 counties
North Dakota31.4History

All counties, 2022

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Cass CountyCass County: 42.6 %42.6Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 37.3 %37.3Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 36.7 %36.7Traill CountyTraill County: 30.6 %30.6Steele CountySteele County: 30 %30Ward CountyWard County: 29.4 %29.4Pierce CountyPierce County: 29.4 %29.4Billings CountyBillings County: 29 %29Barnes CountyBarnes County: 28.7 %28.7Nelson CountyNelson County: 28.6 %28.6Eddy CountyEddy County: 26.9 %26.9Morton CountyMorton County: 26.7 %26.7Griggs CountyGriggs County: 26.7 %26.7Dickey CountyDickey County: 26.7 %26.7Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 26.3 %26.3Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 25.5 %25.5LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 25.3 %25.3Stark CountyStark County: 25.2 %25.2Burke CountyBurke County: 24.7 %24.7McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 24.6 %24.6Williams CountyWilliams County: 24.5 %24.5Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 24.5 %24.5Logan CountyLogan County: 24.3 %24.3Richland CountyRichland County: 24 %24Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 23.6 %23.6Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 23.6 %23.6Slope CountySlope County: 22.8 %22.8Renville CountyRenville County: 22.8 %22.8Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 22.7 %22.7Foster CountyFoster County: 22.4 %22.4McLean CountyMcLean County: 22.3 %22.3Pembina CountyPembina County: 21.9 %21.9Bowman CountyBowman County: 21.8 %21.8Oliver CountyOliver County: 21.6 %21.6Wells CountyWells County: 21.6 %21.6Divide CountyDivide County: 21.3 %21.3Ransom CountyRansom County: 21.2 %21.2Grant CountyGrant County: 21.1 %21.1Benson CountyBenson County: 20.7 %20.7Adams CountyAdams County: 20.4 %20.4Mercer CountyMercer County: 19.9 %19.9McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 19.4 %19.4Dunn CountyDunn County: 19 %19Kidder CountyKidder County: 18.7 %18.7Sargent CountySargent County: 18.4 %18.4Emmons CountyEmmons County: 18.1 %18.1Walsh CountyWalsh County: 17.9 %17.9Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 17.7 %17.7Towner CountyTowner County: 17.1 %17.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 16.7 %16.7Rolette CountyRolette County: 16.2 %16.2Sheridan CountySheridan County: 14.3 %14.3Sioux CountySioux County: 11.5 %11.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cass County42.6+0.9 pts
2Burleigh County37.3+0.1 pts
3Grand Forks County36.7+0.6 pts
4Traill County30.6+0.2 pts
5Steele County30+0.4 pts
6Ward County29.40 pts
7Pierce County29.4+0.5 pts
8Billings County29+2.3 pts
9Barnes County28.7-0.6 pts
10Nelson County28.6+4 pts
11Eddy County26.9+2.3 pts
12Morton County26.7-0.5 pts
13Griggs County26.7-3.2 pts
14Dickey County26.7+1.5 pts
15Bottineau County26.3+1.8 pts
16Ramsey County25.50 pts
17LaMoure County25.3+2 pts
18Stark County25.2-0.7 pts
19Burke County24.7+3 pts
20McKenzie County24.6+0.6 pts
21Williams County24.5+0.1 pts
22Stutsman County24.5+0.6 pts
23Logan County24.3+1.6 pts
24Richland County24+1.4 pts
25Cavalier County23.6-1.3 pts
26Golden Valley County23.6+0.1 pts
27Slope County22.8-3.4 pts
28Renville County22.8-0.6 pts
29Mountrail County22.7+1.3 pts
30Foster County22.4-0.5 pts
31McLean County22.3+0.9 pts
32Pembina County21.9+0.3 pts
33Bowman County21.8+3 pts
34Oliver County21.6+1.1 pts
35Wells County21.6-0.3 pts
36Divide County21.3-2.1 pts
37Ransom County21.2-0 pts
38Grant County21.10 pts
39Benson County20.7+1.2 pts
40Adams County20.4+1.3 pts
41Mercer County19.9-1.2 pts
42McHenry County19.4-1.5 pts
43Dunn County19-0.7 pts
44Kidder County18.7-0.4 pts
45Sargent County18.4-1.6 pts
46Emmons County18.1+0.1 pts
47Walsh County17.9-0.2 pts
48Hettinger County17.7+0.9 pts
49Towner County17.1+2 pts
50McIntosh County16.7+0.5 pts
51Rolette County16.2-1.1 pts
52Sheridan County14.3+0.4 pts
53Sioux County11.5-2.1 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/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?

Cass County, with 42.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 11.5% 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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