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Counties in Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over

Olmsted County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 87 counties in 2022, at 21%. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 7.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21Olmsted County
Lowest3Red Lake County
Median7.287 counties
Minnesota13.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 5.8 %Anoka County: 8.8 %Becker County: 8.2 %Beltrami County: 12.2 %Benton County: 7.1 %Big Stone County: 7.7 %Blue Earth County: 12 %Brown County: 6.9 %Carlton County: 8.4 %Carver County: 16.8 %Cass County: 7.2 %Chippewa County: 6.6 %Chisago County: 6.8 %Clay County: 11.6 %Clearwater County: 5.4 %Cook County: 18.3 %Cottonwood County: 5.6 %Crow Wing County: 9.3 %Dakota County: 14 %Dodge County: 7.9 %Douglas County: 8.6 %Faribault County: 5.1 %Fillmore County: 7.7 %Freeborn County: 5.1 %Goodhue County: 9.5 %Grant County: 5.1 %Hennepin County: 19.6 %Houston County: 6.8 %Hubbard County: 10.2 %Isanti County: 5.2 %Itasca County: 8.7 %Jackson County: 5.6 %Kanabec County: 5.7 %Kandiyohi County: 7.6 %Kittson County: 8.3 %Koochiching County: 4.1 %Lac qui Parle County: 5.1 %Lake County: 9 %Lake of the Woods County: 5.2 %Le Sueur County: 7.3 %Lincoln County: 6.7 %Lyon County: 7.7 %McLeod County: 6.5 %Mahnomen County: 4 %Marshall County: 4 %Martin County: 7.7 %Meeker County: 6.3 %Mille Lacs County: 5.4 %Morrison County: 5.1 %Mower County: 8 %Murray County: 4.9 %Nicollet County: 11.7 %Nobles County: 3.9 %Norman County: 4.3 %Olmsted County: 21 %Otter Tail County: 8.4 %Pennington County: 5.3 %Pine County: 4.6 %Pipestone County: 6.4 %Polk County: 7.2 %Pope County: 7.2 %Ramsey County: 17.6 %Red Lake County: 3 %Redwood County: 5 %Renville County: 3.9 %Rice County: 11.1 %Rock County: 7.5 %Roseau County: 4.1 %St. Louis County: 11.6 %Scott County: 12.7 %Sherburne County: 7.8 %Sibley County: 3.5 %Stearns County: 9.8 %Steele County: 9.7 %Stevens County: 8.3 %Swift County: 3.9 %Todd County: 4.4 %Traverse County: 4.3 %Wabasha County: 8.4 %Wadena County: 4 %Waseca County: 5.5 %Washington County: 17.1 %Watonwan County: 4.7 %Wilkin County: 5.5 %Winona County: 10.8 %Wright County: 9.9 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.3 %
  • Under 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.5
  • 5.5 to 7.2
  • 7.2 to 8.3
  • 8.3 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Olmsted County: 21 %Olmsted County21Hennepin County: 19.6 %Hennepin County19.6Cook County: 18.3 %Cook County18.3Ramsey County: 17.6 %Ramsey County17.6Washington County: 17.1 %Washington County17.1Carver County: 16.8 %Carver County16.8Dakota County: 14 %Dakota County14Scott County: 12.7 %Scott County12.7Beltrami County: 12.2 %Beltrami County12.2Blue Earth County: 12 %Blue Earth County12Nicollet County: 11.7 %Nicollet County11.7Clay County: 11.6 %Clay County11.6St. Louis County: 11.6 %St. Louis County11.6Rice County: 11.1 %Rice County11.1Winona County: 10.8 %Winona County10.8Hubbard County: 10.2 %Hubbard County10.2Wright County: 9.9 %Wright County9.9Stearns County: 9.8 %Stearns County9.8Steele County: 9.7 %Steele County9.7Goodhue County: 9.5 %Goodhue County9.5Crow Wing County: 9.3 %Crow Wing County9.3Lake County: 9 %Lake County9Anoka County: 8.8 %Anoka County8.8Itasca County: 8.7 %Itasca County8.7Douglas County: 8.6 %Douglas County8.6Otter Tail County: 8.4 %Otter Tail County8.4Carlton County: 8.4 %Carlton County8.4Wabasha County: 8.4 %Wabasha County8.4Kittson County: 8.3 %Kittson County8.3Stevens County: 8.3 %Stevens County8.3Becker County: 8.2 %Becker County8.2Mower County: 8 %Mower County8Dodge County: 7.9 %Dodge County7.9Sherburne County: 7.8 %Sherburne County7.8Lyon County: 7.7 %Lyon County7.7Martin County: 7.7 %Martin County7.7Big Stone County: 7.7 %Big Stone County7.7Fillmore County: 7.7 %Fillmore County7.7Kandiyohi County: 7.6 %Kandiyohi County7.6Rock County: 7.5 %Rock County7.5Olmsted County: 21 %Olmsted County21Hennepin County: 19.6 %Hennepin County19.6Cook County: 18.3 %Cook County18.3Ramsey County: 17.6 %Ramsey County17.6Washington County: 17.1 %Washington County17.1Carver County: 16.8 %Carver County16.8Dakota County: 14 %Dakota County14Scott County: 12.7 %Scott County12.7Beltrami County: 12.2 %Beltrami County12.2Blue Earth County: 12 %Blue Earth County12Nicollet County: 11.7 %Nicollet County11.7Clay County: 11.6 %Clay County11.6St. Louis County: 11.6 %St. Louis County11.6Rice County: 11.1 %Rice County11.1Winona County: 10.8 %Winona County10.8Hubbard County: 10.2 %Hubbard County10.2Wright County: 9.9 %Wright County9.9Stearns County: 9.8 %Stearns County9.8Steele County: 9.7 %Steele County9.7Goodhue County: 9.5 %Goodhue County9.5Crow Wing County: 9.3 %Crow Wing County9.3Lake County: 9 %Lake County9Anoka County: 8.8 %Anoka County8.8Itasca County: 8.7 %Itasca County8.7Douglas County: 8.6 %Douglas County8.6Otter Tail County: 8.4 %Otter Tail County8.4Carlton County: 8.4 %Carlton County8.4Wabasha County: 8.4 %Wabasha County8.4Kittson County: 8.3 %Kittson County8.3Stevens County: 8.3 %Stevens County8.3Becker County: 8.2 %Becker County8.2Mower County: 8 %Mower County8Dodge County: 7.9 %Dodge County7.9Sherburne County: 7.8 %Sherburne County7.8Lyon County: 7.7 %Lyon County7.7Martin County: 7.7 %Martin County7.7Big Stone County: 7.7 %Big Stone County7.7Fillmore County: 7.7 %Fillmore County7.7Kandiyohi County: 7.6 %Kandiyohi County7.6Rock County: 7.5 %Rock County7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Olmsted County21+0.1 pts
2Hennepin County19.6+0.2 pts
3Cook County18.3+1.8 pts
4Ramsey County17.6+0.3 pts
5Washington County17.1+0.4 pts
6Carver County16.8+0.8 pts
7Dakota County14+0.4 pts
8Scott County12.7+0.3 pts
9Beltrami County12.2+0.2 pts
10Blue Earth County12-0.1 pts
11Nicollet County11.7-0.3 pts
12Clay County11.6+0.9 pts
13St. Louis County11.6+0.7 pts
14Rice County11.1+0.1 pts
15Winona County10.8-0.3 pts
16Hubbard County10.2-0 pts
17Wright County9.9+0.7 pts
18Stearns County9.8-0 pts
19Steele County9.7+1.2 pts
20Goodhue County9.5+0.5 pts
21Crow Wing County9.3+0.8 pts
22Lake County9+0.2 pts
23Anoka County8.8-0.2 pts
24Itasca County8.7-0 pts
25Douglas County8.6+0.2 pts
26Otter Tail County8.4+0.2 pts
27Carlton County8.4+0.3 pts
28Wabasha County8.4-0.2 pts
29Kittson County8.3+0.8 pts
29Stevens County8.3+0.7 pts
31Becker County8.2+0.3 pts
32Mower County8+0.4 pts
33Dodge County7.9+0.5 pts
34Sherburne County7.8+0.6 pts
35Lyon County7.7+0.8 pts
36Martin County7.7+1.3 pts
37Big Stone County7.7+0.2 pts
37Fillmore County7.7+0.9 pts
39Kandiyohi County7.6-0.1 pts
40Rock County7.5+0.6 pts
41Le Sueur County7.3+0.5 pts
42Cass County7.2-0.1 pts
43Pope County7.2-0.1 pts
44Polk County7.2-0.7 pts
45Benton County7.1+0.6 pts
46Brown County6.9+0.7 pts
47Chisago County6.8+0.7 pts
48Houston County6.8-0.6 pts
49Lincoln County6.7+0.6 pts
50Chippewa County6.6+1 pts
51McLeod County6.5+0.4 pts
52Pipestone County6.4+0.2 pts
53Meeker County6.3+0.3 pts
54Aitkin County5.8+0.5 pts
55Kanabec County5.7+0.4 pts
56Cottonwood County5.6-0.3 pts
57Jackson County5.6+0.6 pts
58Waseca County5.5-0.4 pts
59Wilkin County5.5+0.2 pts
60Mille Lacs County5.4+0.3 pts
61Clearwater County5.4-0.1 pts
62Pennington County5.3-0.1 pts
63Yellow Medicine County5.3-0.3 pts
64Lake of the Woods County5.20 pts
65Isanti County5.2-0 pts
66Morrison County5.1-0.1 pts
67Freeborn County5.1+0.3 pts
68Faribault County5.1+0.7 pts
69Grant County5.1+0.1 pts
70Lac qui Parle County5.1-0.1 pts
71Redwood County5+0.2 pts
72Murray County4.9-0.5 pts
73Watonwan County4.7-0.2 pts
74Pine County4.6+0.1 pts
75Todd County4.4+0.5 pts
76Traverse County4.3+0.6 pts
77Norman County4.3-0.2 pts
78Koochiching County4.1-0.5 pts
78Roseau County4.1+0.1 pts
80Mahnomen County4+0.2 pts
81Marshall County4-0.5 pts
82Wadena County4+0.3 pts
83Nobles County3.9-0.3 pts
84Swift County3.9-0.2 pts
85Renville County3.9+0.5 pts
86Sibley County3.50 pts
87Red Lake County3-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 25 and over whose highest degree is a 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.

A subset of bachelors_degree_share, which also counts people whose highest degree is a bachelor's.

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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree 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 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over?

Olmsted County, with 21% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red Lake County, with 3% in 2022.

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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 master's, professional school or doctorate degree as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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