# Counties in North Dakota by graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over, 2024

All 53 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `graduate_degree_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/graduate-or-professional-degree/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cass County | 14.1 |
| 2 | Grand Forks County | 13.4 |
| 3 | Burleigh County | 12 |
| 4 | Billings County | 12 |
| 5 | Eddy County | 9.4 |
| 6 | Ward County | 9.3 |
| 7 | Traill County | 8.7 |
| 8 | Mountrail County | 8.6 |
| 9 | Bowman County | 8.1 |
| 10 | Dickey County | 7.8 |
| 11 | Dunn County | 7.6 |
| 12 | Adams County | 7.6 |
| 13 | Pierce County | 7.4 |
| 14 | Bottineau County | 7.2 |
| 15 | Williams County | 7.1 |
| 16 | Benson County | 7 |
| 17 | Stutsman County | 6.9 |
| 18 | Barnes County | 6.8 |
| 19 | Stark County | 6.8 |
| 20 | Nelson County | 6.7 |
| 21 | Morton County | 6.5 |
| 22 | Divide County | 6.4 |
| 23 | Rolette County | 6.3 |
| 24 | Emmons County | 6.2 |
| 25 | Griggs County | 6.1 |
| 26 | Ransom County | 6 |
| 27 | Ramsey County | 6 |
| 28 | Walsh County | 6 |
| 29 | Sioux County | 5.7 |
| 30 | Richland County | 5.6 |
| 31 | Foster County | 5.6 |
| 32 | Pembina County | 5.4 |
| 33 | LaMoure County | 5.3 |
| 34 | Mercer County | 5.2 |
| 35 | Sargent County | 5.1 |
| 36 | McLean County | 5 |
| 37 | Oliver County | 5 |
| 38 | Kidder County | 4.8 |
| 39 | Wells County | 4.7 |
| 40 | Hettinger County | 4.5 |
| 41 | Golden Valley County | 4.4 |
| 42 | Slope County | 4.2 |
| 43 | McKenzie County | 3.9 |
| 44 | Grant County | 3.7 |
| 45 | Renville County | 3.6 |
| 46 | McIntosh County | 3.4 |
| 47 | McHenry County | 3.3 |
| 48 | Burke County | 3.2 |
| 49 | Steele County | 3.2 |
| 50 | Towner County | 3.1 |
| 51 | Cavalier County | 3 |
| 52 | Logan County | 2.3 |
| 53 | Sheridan County | 2.1 |