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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 2023, at 43.3%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 11.2%. The median was 22.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 32.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest43.3Cass County
Lowest11.2Sioux County
Median22.953 counties
North Dakota32.3History

All counties, 2023

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Cass CountyCass County: 43.3 %43.3Burleigh CountyBurleigh County: 38.7 %38.7Grand Forks CountyGrand Forks County: 37.2 %37.2Billings CountyBillings County: 32.4 %32.4Traill CountyTraill County: 31.2 %31.2Barnes CountyBarnes County: 30 %30Ward CountyWard County: 29.7 %29.7Steele CountySteele County: 29.6 %29.6Morton CountyMorton County: 29.3 %29.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 28.2 %28.2Nelson CountyNelson County: 28.2 %28.2Pierce CountyPierce County: 27.9 %27.9Ramsey CountyRamsey County: 27.7 %27.7Bottineau CountyBottineau County: 27.4 %27.4Griggs CountyGriggs County: 27.4 %27.4Bowman CountyBowman County: 27.3 %27.3Foster CountyFoster County: 27.2 %27.2Stark CountyStark County: 27.2 %27.2Dickey CountyDickey County: 27.1 %27.1Logan CountyLogan County: 26.2 %26.2Richland CountyRichland County: 25 %25Stutsman CountyStutsman County: 24.4 %24.4LaMoure CountyLaMoure County: 24.2 %24.2McLean CountyMcLean County: 23.9 %23.9Williams CountyWilliams County: 23.7 %23.7Burke CountyBurke County: 23.5 %23.5Pembina CountyPembina County: 22.9 %22.9McKenzie CountyMcKenzie County: 22.8 %22.8Slope CountySlope County: 22.8 %22.8Mercer CountyMercer County: 22.6 %22.6Mountrail CountyMountrail County: 22.4 %22.4Wells CountyWells County: 22.3 %22.3Cavalier CountyCavalier County: 22.2 %22.2Benson CountyBenson County: 22.1 %22.1Renville CountyRenville County: 22 %22Kidder CountyKidder County: 21.3 %21.3Grant CountyGrant County: 21.2 %21.2Ransom CountyRansom County: 21 %21McHenry CountyMcHenry County: 20.9 %20.9Adams CountyAdams County: 20.8 %20.8Emmons CountyEmmons County: 20.7 %20.7Dunn CountyDunn County: 20.6 %20.6Oliver CountyOliver County: 20.5 %20.5Divide CountyDivide County: 20.4 %20.4Sheridan CountySheridan County: 20.3 %20.3Walsh CountyWalsh County: 19.5 %19.5Sargent CountySargent County: 19.1 %19.1Towner CountyTowner County: 18.9 %18.9Hettinger CountyHettinger County: 18.7 %18.7Golden Valley CountyGolden Valley County: 18.1 %18.1McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 17 %17Rolette CountyRolette County: 16.6 %16.6Sioux CountySioux County: 11.2 %11.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cass County43.3+0.7 pts
2Burleigh County38.7+1.4 pts
3Grand Forks County37.2+0.4 pts
4Billings County32.4+3.5 pts
5Traill County31.2+0.6 pts
6Barnes County30+1.3 pts
7Ward County29.7+0.3 pts
8Steele County29.6-0.4 pts
9Morton County29.3+2.5 pts
10Eddy County28.2+1.3 pts
11Nelson County28.2-0.4 pts
12Pierce County27.9-1.5 pts
13Ramsey County27.7+2.2 pts
14Bottineau County27.4+1.1 pts
15Griggs County27.4+0.6 pts
16Bowman County27.3+5.5 pts
17Foster County27.2+4.8 pts
18Stark County27.2+1.9 pts
19Dickey County27.1+0.3 pts
20Logan County26.2+1.9 pts
21Richland County25+1 pts
22Stutsman County24.4-0.1 pts
23LaMoure County24.2-1.1 pts
24McLean County23.9+1.6 pts
25Williams County23.7-0.8 pts
26Burke County23.5-1.2 pts
27Pembina County22.9+1 pts
28McKenzie County22.8-1.8 pts
29Slope County22.8-0 pts
30Mercer County22.6+2.6 pts
31Mountrail County22.4-0.3 pts
32Wells County22.3+0.7 pts
33Cavalier County22.2-1.4 pts
34Benson County22.1+1.5 pts
35Renville County22-0.7 pts
36Kidder County21.3+2.6 pts
37Grant County21.2+0.2 pts
38Ransom County21-0.2 pts
39McHenry County20.9+1.5 pts
40Adams County20.8+0.3 pts
41Emmons County20.7+2.6 pts
42Dunn County20.6+1.6 pts
43Oliver County20.5-1.2 pts
44Divide County20.4-1 pts
45Sheridan County20.3+5.9 pts
46Walsh County19.5+1.6 pts
47Sargent County19.1+0.6 pts
48Towner County18.9+1.9 pts
49Hettinger County18.7+1 pts
50Golden Valley County18.1-5.5 pts
51McIntosh County17+0.3 pts
52Rolette County16.6+0.3 pts
53Sioux County11.2-0.3 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?

Cass County, with 43.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 11.2% 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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