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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 2023, at 21.3%. Red Lake County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 7.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.3Olmsted County
Lowest3.3Red Lake County
Median7.487 counties
Minnesota13.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 6.1 %Anoka County: 8.9 %Becker County: 8.7 %Beltrami County: 12 %Benton County: 7.2 %Big Stone County: 8.3 %Blue Earth County: 11.4 %Brown County: 7.6 %Carlton County: 8.4 %Carver County: 16.5 %Cass County: 7.4 %Chippewa County: 6.3 %Chisago County: 7.3 %Clay County: 13 %Clearwater County: 5.3 %Cook County: 17.8 %Cottonwood County: 6 %Crow Wing County: 9.5 %Dakota County: 14.7 %Dodge County: 8.3 %Douglas County: 9.1 %Faribault County: 5.2 %Fillmore County: 7.7 %Freeborn County: 5.8 %Goodhue County: 9 %Grant County: 5.3 %Hennepin County: 20 %Houston County: 7.4 %Hubbard County: 10.2 %Isanti County: 5.5 %Itasca County: 8.8 %Jackson County: 7 %Kanabec County: 5.7 %Kandiyohi County: 8 %Kittson County: 7.4 %Koochiching County: 5.6 %Lac qui Parle County: 4.9 %Lake County: 9.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 6.3 %Le Sueur County: 7.2 %Lincoln County: 7.4 %Lyon County: 8.3 %McLeod County: 6.6 %Mahnomen County: 4 %Marshall County: 3.8 %Martin County: 8.3 %Meeker County: 6.4 %Mille Lacs County: 5.6 %Morrison County: 5.8 %Mower County: 8.1 %Murray County: 6.1 %Nicollet County: 12.4 %Nobles County: 4.4 %Norman County: 3.9 %Olmsted County: 21.3 %Otter Tail County: 8.8 %Pennington County: 5 %Pine County: 4.9 %Pipestone County: 6.7 %Polk County: 7.7 %Pope County: 7 %Ramsey County: 18.1 %Red Lake County: 3.3 %Redwood County: 5.6 %Renville County: 3.7 %Rice County: 11.6 %Rock County: 7.3 %Roseau County: 4.4 %St. Louis County: 11.8 %Scott County: 12.8 %Sherburne County: 8.2 %Sibley County: 3.3 %Stearns County: 9.9 %Steele County: 9.3 %Stevens County: 7.9 %Swift County: 3.8 %Todd County: 4.5 %Traverse County: 4.3 %Wabasha County: 8.5 %Wadena County: 4.3 %Waseca County: 4.9 %Washington County: 17.5 %Watonwan County: 4.8 %Wilkin County: 4.5 %Winona County: 11.1 %Wright County: 9.7 %Yellow Medicine County: 5.1 %
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  • 4.9 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 7.4
  • 7.4 to 8.3
  • 8.3 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Olmsted County: 21.3 %Olmsted County21.3Hennepin County: 20 %Hennepin County20Ramsey County: 18.1 %Ramsey County18.1Cook County: 17.8 %Cook County17.8Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Carver County: 16.5 %Carver County16.5Dakota County: 14.7 %Dakota County14.7Clay County: 13 %Clay County13Scott County: 12.8 %Scott County12.8Nicollet County: 12.4 %Nicollet County12.4Beltrami County: 12 %Beltrami County12St. Louis County: 11.8 %St. Louis County11.8Rice County: 11.6 %Rice County11.6Blue Earth County: 11.4 %Blue Earth County11.4Winona County: 11.1 %Winona County11.1Hubbard County: 10.2 %Hubbard County10.2Stearns County: 9.9 %Stearns County9.9Lake County: 9.7 %Lake County9.7Wright County: 9.7 %Wright County9.7Crow Wing County: 9.5 %Crow Wing County9.5Steele County: 9.3 %Steele County9.3Douglas County: 9.1 %Douglas County9.1Goodhue County: 9 %Goodhue County9Anoka County: 8.9 %Anoka County8.9Itasca County: 8.8 %Itasca County8.8Otter Tail County: 8.8 %Otter Tail County8.8Becker County: 8.7 %Becker County8.7Wabasha County: 8.5 %Wabasha County8.5Carlton County: 8.4 %Carlton County8.4Big Stone County: 8.3 %Big Stone County8.3Dodge County: 8.3 %Dodge County8.3Martin County: 8.3 %Martin County8.3Lyon County: 8.3 %Lyon County8.3Sherburne County: 8.2 %Sherburne County8.2Mower County: 8.1 %Mower County8.1Kandiyohi County: 8 %Kandiyohi County8Stevens County: 7.9 %Stevens County7.9Fillmore County: 7.7 %Fillmore County7.7Polk County: 7.7 %Polk County7.7Brown County: 7.6 %Brown County7.6Olmsted County: 21.3 %Olmsted County21.3Hennepin County: 20 %Hennepin County20Ramsey County: 18.1 %Ramsey County18.1Cook County: 17.8 %Cook County17.8Washington County: 17.5 %Washington County17.5Carver County: 16.5 %Carver County16.5Dakota County: 14.7 %Dakota County14.7Clay County: 13 %Clay County13Scott County: 12.8 %Scott County12.8Nicollet County: 12.4 %Nicollet County12.4Beltrami County: 12 %Beltrami County12St. Louis County: 11.8 %St. Louis County11.8Rice County: 11.6 %Rice County11.6Blue Earth County: 11.4 %Blue Earth County11.4Winona County: 11.1 %Winona County11.1Hubbard County: 10.2 %Hubbard County10.2Stearns County: 9.9 %Stearns County9.9Lake County: 9.7 %Lake County9.7Wright County: 9.7 %Wright County9.7Crow Wing County: 9.5 %Crow Wing County9.5Steele County: 9.3 %Steele County9.3Douglas County: 9.1 %Douglas County9.1Goodhue County: 9 %Goodhue County9Anoka County: 8.9 %Anoka County8.9Itasca County: 8.8 %Itasca County8.8Otter Tail County: 8.8 %Otter Tail County8.8Becker County: 8.7 %Becker County8.7Wabasha County: 8.5 %Wabasha County8.5Carlton County: 8.4 %Carlton County8.4Big Stone County: 8.3 %Big Stone County8.3Dodge County: 8.3 %Dodge County8.3Martin County: 8.3 %Martin County8.3Lyon County: 8.3 %Lyon County8.3Sherburne County: 8.2 %Sherburne County8.2Mower County: 8.1 %Mower County8.1Kandiyohi County: 8 %Kandiyohi County8Stevens County: 7.9 %Stevens County7.9Fillmore County: 7.7 %Fillmore County7.7Polk County: 7.7 %Polk County7.7Brown County: 7.6 %Brown County7.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Olmsted County21.3+0.3 pts
2Hennepin County20+0.4 pts
3Ramsey County18.1+0.4 pts
4Cook County17.8-0.5 pts
5Washington County17.5+0.4 pts
6Carver County16.5-0.3 pts
7Dakota County14.7+0.6 pts
8Clay County13+1.4 pts
9Scott County12.8+0.1 pts
10Nicollet County12.4+0.7 pts
11Beltrami County12-0.2 pts
12St. Louis County11.8+0.2 pts
13Rice County11.6+0.4 pts
14Blue Earth County11.4-0.6 pts
15Winona County11.1+0.3 pts
16Hubbard County10.20 pts
17Stearns County9.9+0.1 pts
18Lake County9.7+0.6 pts
18Wright County9.7-0.2 pts
20Crow Wing County9.5+0.2 pts
21Steele County9.3-0.4 pts
22Douglas County9.1+0.4 pts
23Goodhue County9-0.5 pts
24Anoka County8.9+0.1 pts
25Itasca County8.8+0.1 pts
26Otter Tail County8.8+0.4 pts
27Becker County8.7+0.5 pts
28Wabasha County8.5+0.1 pts
29Carlton County8.4-0 pts
30Big Stone County8.3+0.6 pts
30Dodge County8.3+0.3 pts
32Martin County8.3+0.5 pts
33Lyon County8.3+0.5 pts
34Sherburne County8.2+0.4 pts
35Mower County8.1+0.1 pts
36Kandiyohi County8+0.4 pts
37Stevens County7.9-0.5 pts
38Fillmore County7.70 pts
38Polk County7.7+0.5 pts
40Brown County7.6+0.7 pts
41Houston County7.4+0.7 pts
42Cass County7.4+0.2 pts
43Kittson County7.4-0.9 pts
44Lincoln County7.4+0.7 pts
45Rock County7.3-0.2 pts
46Chisago County7.3+0.4 pts
47Benton County7.2+0.1 pts
48Le Sueur County7.2-0.1 pts
49Pope County7-0.2 pts
50Jackson County7+1.4 pts
51Pipestone County6.7+0.3 pts
52McLeod County6.6+0.1 pts
53Meeker County6.4+0.2 pts
54Chippewa County6.3-0.3 pts
55Lake of the Woods County6.3+1.1 pts
56Murray County6.1+1.2 pts
57Aitkin County6.1+0.2 pts
58Cottonwood County6+0.3 pts
59Morrison County5.8+0.7 pts
60Freeborn County5.8+0.7 pts
61Kanabec County5.7+0.1 pts
62Koochiching County5.6+1.6 pts
62Redwood County5.6+0.7 pts
64Mille Lacs County5.6+0.3 pts
65Isanti County5.5+0.4 pts
66Clearwater County5.3-0 pts
67Grant County5.3+0.2 pts
68Faribault County5.2+0.1 pts
69Yellow Medicine County5.1-0.2 pts
70Pennington County5-0.3 pts
71Waseca County4.9-0.6 pts
72Lac qui Parle County4.9-0.2 pts
72Pine County4.9+0.3 pts
74Watonwan County4.8+0.1 pts
75Wilkin County4.5-0.9 pts
76Todd County4.5+0.1 pts
77Nobles County4.4+0.5 pts
78Roseau County4.4+0.3 pts
79Traverse County4.30 pts
79Wadena County4.3+0.4 pts
81Mahnomen County4-0 pts
82Norman County3.9-0.4 pts
83Marshall County3.8-0.1 pts
84Swift County3.8-0.1 pts
85Renville County3.7-0.1 pts
86Sibley County3.3-0.2 pts
87Red Lake County3.3+0.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Olmsted County, with 21.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red Lake County, with 3.3% in 2023.

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