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

Cass County had the highest graduate or professional degree, population 25 and over of 53 counties in 2022, at 13.5%. Sheridan County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for North Dakota was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.5Cass County
Median5.453 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.2 %Barnes County: 7.1 %Benson County: 5.9 %Billings County: 9.1 %Bottineau County: 6.6 %Bowman County: 6.8 %Burke County: 4.2 %Burleigh County: 10.9 %Cass County: 13.5 %Cavalier County: 3.1 %Dickey County: 5.9 %Divide County: 6.3 %Dunn County: 4.3 %Eddy County: 7 %Emmons County: 5 %Foster County: 3.6 %Golden Valley County: 7.4 %Grand Forks County: 12.5 %Grant County: 3.3 %Griggs County: 7.8 %Hettinger County: 4.9 %Kidder County: 3.3 %LaMoure County: 4.9 %Logan County: 4.8 %McHenry County: 3.7 %McIntosh County: 4.3 %McKenzie County: 5.3 %McLean County: 4 %Mercer County: 4.8 %Morton County: 5.7 %Mountrail County: 7.6 %Nelson County: 7.3 %Oliver County: 5.6 %Pembina County: 5 %Pierce County: 9.3 %Ramsey County: 6.5 %Ransom County: 5.4 %Renville County: 5 %Richland County: 5 %Rolette County: 5.2 %Sargent County: 4.4 %Sheridan County: 0.8 %Sioux County: 2.7 %Slope County: 3.6 %Stark County: 6.4 %Steele County: 3.4 %Stutsman County: 6.4 %Towner County: 3.3 %Traill County: 8.6 %Walsh County: 5.4 %Ward County: 9.1 %Wells County: 3.2 %Williams County: 6.4 %
  • Under 3.6
  • 3.6 to 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.3
  • 5.3 to 6.4
  • 6.4 to 7.4
  • 7.4 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Cass County: 13.5 %Cass County13.5Grand Forks County: 12.5 %Grand Forks County12.5Burleigh County: 10.9 %Burleigh County10.9Pierce County: 9.3 %Pierce County9.3Ward County: 9.1 %Ward County9.1Billings County: 9.1 %Billings County9.1Traill County: 8.6 %Traill County8.6Griggs County: 7.8 %Griggs County7.8Mountrail County: 7.6 %Mountrail County7.6Golden Valley County: 7.4 %Golden Valley County7.4Nelson County: 7.3 %Nelson County7.3Adams County: 7.2 %Adams County7.2Barnes County: 7.1 %Barnes County7.1Eddy County: 7 %Eddy County7Bowman County: 6.8 %Bowman County6.8Bottineau County: 6.6 %Bottineau County6.6Ramsey County: 6.5 %Ramsey County6.5Stutsman County: 6.4 %Stutsman County6.4Williams County: 6.4 %Williams County6.4Stark County: 6.4 %Stark County6.4Divide County: 6.3 %Divide County6.3Benson County: 5.9 %Benson County5.9Dickey County: 5.9 %Dickey County5.9Morton County: 5.7 %Morton County5.7Oliver County: 5.6 %Oliver County5.6Walsh County: 5.4 %Walsh County5.4Ransom County: 5.4 %Ransom County5.4McKenzie County: 5.3 %McKenzie County5.3Rolette County: 5.2 %Rolette County5.2Renville County: 5 %Renville County5Richland County: 5 %Richland County5Pembina County: 5 %Pembina County5Emmons County: 5 %Emmons County5LaMoure County: 4.9 %LaMoure County4.9Hettinger County: 4.9 %Hettinger County4.9Mercer County: 4.8 %Mercer County4.8Logan County: 4.8 %Logan County4.8Sargent County: 4.4 %Sargent County4.4McIntosh County: 4.3 %McIntosh County4.3Dunn County: 4.3 %Dunn County4.3Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2McLean County: 4 %McLean County4McHenry County: 3.7 %McHenry County3.7Foster County: 3.6 %Foster County3.6Slope County: 3.6 %Slope County3.6Steele County: 3.4 %Steele County3.4Grant County: 3.3 %Grant County3.3Towner County: 3.3 %Towner County3.3Kidder County: 3.3 %Kidder County3.3Wells County: 3.2 %Wells County3.2Cavalier County: 3.1 %Cavalier County3.1Sioux County: 2.7 %Sioux County2.7Sheridan County: 0.8 %Sheridan County0.8Cass County: 13.5 %Cass County13.5Grand Forks County: 12.5 %Grand Forks County12.5Burleigh County: 10.9 %Burleigh County10.9Pierce County: 9.3 %Pierce County9.3Ward County: 9.1 %Ward County9.1Billings County: 9.1 %Billings County9.1Traill County: 8.6 %Traill County8.6Griggs County: 7.8 %Griggs County7.8Mountrail County: 7.6 %Mountrail County7.6Golden Valley County: 7.4 %Golden Valley County7.4Nelson County: 7.3 %Nelson County7.3Adams County: 7.2 %Adams County7.2Barnes County: 7.1 %Barnes County7.1Eddy County: 7 %Eddy County7Bowman County: 6.8 %Bowman County6.8Bottineau County: 6.6 %Bottineau County6.6Ramsey County: 6.5 %Ramsey County6.5Stutsman County: 6.4 %Stutsman County6.4Williams County: 6.4 %Williams County6.4Stark County: 6.4 %Stark County6.4Divide County: 6.3 %Divide County6.3Benson County: 5.9 %Benson County5.9Dickey County: 5.9 %Dickey County5.9Morton County: 5.7 %Morton County5.7Oliver County: 5.6 %Oliver County5.6Walsh County: 5.4 %Walsh County5.4Ransom County: 5.4 %Ransom County5.4McKenzie County: 5.3 %McKenzie County5.3Rolette County: 5.2 %Rolette County5.2Renville County: 5 %Renville County5Richland County: 5 %Richland County5Pembina County: 5 %Pembina County5Emmons County: 5 %Emmons County5LaMoure County: 4.9 %LaMoure County4.9Hettinger County: 4.9 %Hettinger County4.9Mercer County: 4.8 %Mercer County4.8Logan County: 4.8 %Logan County4.8Sargent County: 4.4 %Sargent County4.4McIntosh County: 4.3 %McIntosh County4.3Dunn County: 4.3 %Dunn County4.3Burke County: 4.2 %Burke County4.2McLean County: 4 %McLean County4McHenry County: 3.7 %McHenry County3.7Foster County: 3.6 %Foster County3.6Slope County: 3.6 %Slope County3.6Steele County: 3.4 %Steele County3.4Grant County: 3.3 %Grant County3.3Towner County: 3.3 %Towner County3.3Kidder County: 3.3 %Kidder County3.3Wells County: 3.2 %Wells County3.2Cavalier County: 3.1 %Cavalier County3.1Sioux County: 2.7 %Sioux County2.7Sheridan County: 0.8 %Sheridan County0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cass County13.5+0.4 pts
2Grand Forks County12.5-0.2 pts
3Burleigh County10.9+0.2 pts
4Pierce County9.3-0.7 pts
5Ward County9.1+0.5 pts
6Billings County9.1-0.4 pts
7Traill County8.6+0.3 pts
8Griggs County7.8-0.1 pts
9Mountrail County7.6+1.1 pts
10Golden Valley County7.4+1.1 pts
11Nelson County7.3+1.3 pts
12Adams County7.2+0.1 pts
13Barnes County7.1+0.2 pts
14Eddy County7+1.2 pts
15Bowman County6.8+2.3 pts
16Bottineau County6.6+1.3 pts
17Ramsey County6.5-1 pts
18Stutsman County6.4+0.5 pts
19Williams County6.4+0.7 pts
20Stark County6.4-0.5 pts
21Divide County6.3+1.2 pts
22Benson County5.9+0.5 pts
23Dickey County5.9-0.3 pts
24Morton County5.7+0.4 pts
25Oliver County5.6+0.3 pts
26Walsh County5.4-0.3 pts
27Ransom County5.4+1.6 pts
28McKenzie County5.3-0.4 pts
29Rolette County5.2+0.2 pts
30Renville County5+0.3 pts
31Richland County5+0.7 pts
32Pembina County5+0.1 pts
33Emmons County5+0.2 pts
34LaMoure County4.9-0.6 pts
35Hettinger County4.9+1.1 pts
36Mercer County4.8-1 pts
37Logan County4.8+0.5 pts
38Sargent County4.4-0.5 pts
39McIntosh County4.3-0.2 pts
40Dunn County4.3-0.9 pts
41Burke County4.2+0.4 pts
42McLean County4-0.6 pts
43McHenry County3.7-1 pts
44Foster County3.6-0.7 pts
45Slope County3.6-1.3 pts
46Steele County3.4+0.4 pts
47Grant County3.3-0.7 pts
48Towner County3.3-0.4 pts
49Kidder County3.3+0.6 pts
50Wells County3.2+0.3 pts
51Cavalier County3.1-0.2 pts
52Sioux County2.7-1.9 pts
53Sheridan County0.80 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.

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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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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