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Counties in Minnesota by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024

Carver County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 87 counties in 2024, at 97%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 79.5%. The median was 93.9% and the figure for Minnesota was 93.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97Carver County
Lowest79.5Nobles County
Median93.987 counties
Minnesota93.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 94.6 %Anoka County: 94.4 %Becker County: 93.2 %Beltrami County: 92.3 %Benton County: 92.6 %Big Stone County: 93.9 %Blue Earth County: 94.7 %Brown County: 92.8 %Carlton County: 93.6 %Carver County: 97 %Cass County: 94.3 %Chippewa County: 91.7 %Chisago County: 95.9 %Clay County: 95.3 %Clearwater County: 88.4 %Cook County: 96.6 %Cottonwood County: 94.5 %Crow Wing County: 94.6 %Dakota County: 95.2 %Dodge County: 95.4 %Douglas County: 96 %Faribault County: 92 %Fillmore County: 93.3 %Freeborn County: 91.4 %Goodhue County: 93.4 %Grant County: 94.9 %Hennepin County: 94.1 %Houston County: 95.4 %Hubbard County: 94.2 %Isanti County: 93.2 %Itasca County: 95.2 %Jackson County: 94.9 %Kanabec County: 90.8 %Kandiyohi County: 91.3 %Kittson County: 95.9 %Koochiching County: 94.7 %Lac qui Parle County: 95.2 %Lake County: 94.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 96.8 %Le Sueur County: 94.6 %Lincoln County: 94.2 %Lyon County: 92.4 %McLeod County: 93.7 %Mahnomen County: 88.1 %Marshall County: 93 %Martin County: 95.2 %Meeker County: 93.8 %Mille Lacs County: 91.6 %Morrison County: 92.8 %Mower County: 88.6 %Murray County: 92 %Nicollet County: 94.5 %Nobles County: 79.5 %Norman County: 93.7 %Olmsted County: 95.1 %Otter Tail County: 94.4 %Pennington County: 94.8 %Pine County: 91.5 %Pipestone County: 92.1 %Polk County: 93.8 %Pope County: 95.7 %Ramsey County: 91.7 %Red Lake County: 95.2 %Redwood County: 93.5 %Renville County: 91.6 %Rice County: 92.7 %Rock County: 93.4 %Roseau County: 93.7 %St. Louis County: 95.1 %Scott County: 94.6 %Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sibley County: 94 %Stearns County: 92.5 %Steele County: 93.7 %Stevens County: 92.5 %Swift County: 93.9 %Todd County: 89.8 %Traverse County: 94.3 %Wabasha County: 95.1 %Wadena County: 92.6 %Waseca County: 93.5 %Washington County: 96.1 %Watonwan County: 86.2 %Wilkin County: 93.4 %Winona County: 94.1 %Wright County: 94.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 92.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Carver County: 97 %Carver County97Lake of the Woods County: 96.8 %Lake of the Woods County96.8Cook County: 96.6 %Cook County96.6Washington County: 96.1 %Washington County96.1Douglas County: 96 %Douglas County96Chisago County: 95.9 %Chisago County95.9Kittson County: 95.9 %Kittson County95.9Pope County: 95.7 %Pope County95.7Dodge County: 95.4 %Dodge County95.4Houston County: 95.4 %Houston County95.4Clay County: 95.3 %Clay County95.3Red Lake County: 95.2 %Red Lake County95.2Lac qui Parle County: 95.2 %Lac qui Parle County95.2Itasca County: 95.2 %Itasca County95.2Martin County: 95.2 %Martin County95.2Dakota County: 95.2 %Dakota County95.2Wabasha County: 95.1 %Wabasha County95.1Olmsted County: 95.1 %Olmsted County95.1St. Louis County: 95.1 %St. Louis County95.1Jackson County: 94.9 %Jackson County94.9Grant County: 94.9 %Grant County94.9Pennington County: 94.8 %Pennington County94.8Lake County: 94.8 %Lake County94.8Blue Earth County: 94.7 %Blue Earth County94.7Koochiching County: 94.7 %Koochiching County94.7Aitkin County: 94.6 %Aitkin County94.6Le Sueur County: 94.6 %Le Sueur County94.6Scott County: 94.6 %Scott County94.6Crow Wing County: 94.6 %Crow Wing County94.6Wright County: 94.6 %Wright County94.6Nicollet County: 94.5 %Nicollet County94.5Cottonwood County: 94.5 %Cottonwood County94.5Otter Tail County: 94.4 %Otter Tail County94.4Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sherburne County94.4Anoka County: 94.4 %Anoka County94.4Traverse County: 94.3 %Traverse County94.3Cass County: 94.3 %Cass County94.3Hubbard County: 94.2 %Hubbard County94.2Lincoln County: 94.2 %Lincoln County94.2Winona County: 94.1 %Winona County94.1Carver County: 97 %Carver County97Lake of the Woods County: 96.8 %Lake of the Woods County96.8Cook County: 96.6 %Cook County96.6Washington County: 96.1 %Washington County96.1Douglas County: 96 %Douglas County96Chisago County: 95.9 %Chisago County95.9Kittson County: 95.9 %Kittson County95.9Pope County: 95.7 %Pope County95.7Dodge County: 95.4 %Dodge County95.4Houston County: 95.4 %Houston County95.4Clay County: 95.3 %Clay County95.3Red Lake County: 95.2 %Red Lake County95.2Lac qui Parle County: 95.2 %Lac qui Parle County95.2Itasca County: 95.2 %Itasca County95.2Martin County: 95.2 %Martin County95.2Dakota County: 95.2 %Dakota County95.2Wabasha County: 95.1 %Wabasha County95.1Olmsted County: 95.1 %Olmsted County95.1St. Louis County: 95.1 %St. Louis County95.1Jackson County: 94.9 %Jackson County94.9Grant County: 94.9 %Grant County94.9Pennington County: 94.8 %Pennington County94.8Lake County: 94.8 %Lake County94.8Blue Earth County: 94.7 %Blue Earth County94.7Koochiching County: 94.7 %Koochiching County94.7Aitkin County: 94.6 %Aitkin County94.6Le Sueur County: 94.6 %Le Sueur County94.6Scott County: 94.6 %Scott County94.6Crow Wing County: 94.6 %Crow Wing County94.6Wright County: 94.6 %Wright County94.6Nicollet County: 94.5 %Nicollet County94.5Cottonwood County: 94.5 %Cottonwood County94.5Otter Tail County: 94.4 %Otter Tail County94.4Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sherburne County94.4Anoka County: 94.4 %Anoka County94.4Traverse County: 94.3 %Traverse County94.3Cass County: 94.3 %Cass County94.3Hubbard County: 94.2 %Hubbard County94.2Lincoln County: 94.2 %Lincoln County94.2Winona County: 94.1 %Winona County94.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Carver County97+0.7 pts
2Lake of the Woods County96.8+0.7 pts
3Cook County96.6-0.7 pts
4Washington County96.1-0.2 pts
5Douglas County96-0.1 pts
6Chisago County95.9+0.4 pts
7Kittson County95.90 pts
8Pope County95.7+0.8 pts
9Dodge County95.4+0.5 pts
10Houston County95.4+0.9 pts
11Clay County95.3+0.3 pts
12Red Lake County95.2-0.2 pts
13Lac qui Parle County95.20 pts
14Itasca County95.2+0.5 pts
14Martin County95.2+0.5 pts
16Dakota County95.2-0.3 pts
17Wabasha County95.1+0.2 pts
18Olmsted County95.10 pts
18St. Louis County95.1+0.1 pts
20Jackson County94.9+1 pts
21Grant County94.9+0.6 pts
22Pennington County94.8+0.2 pts
23Lake County94.8+1.6 pts
24Blue Earth County94.7-0.3 pts
24Koochiching County94.7+1.2 pts
26Aitkin County94.6+1.1 pts
27Le Sueur County94.6-0.4 pts
28Scott County94.6-0.4 pts
29Crow Wing County94.6-0 pts
30Wright County94.6-0.4 pts
31Nicollet County94.5-0.4 pts
32Cottonwood County94.5+2 pts
33Otter Tail County94.4+0.5 pts
34Sherburne County94.40 pts
35Anoka County94.4+0.1 pts
36Traverse County94.3-0.4 pts
37Cass County94.3-0.1 pts
38Hubbard County94.2-0.4 pts
39Lincoln County94.2-0.1 pts
40Winona County94.1+0.3 pts
41Hennepin County94.1+0.1 pts
42Sibley County94+1.5 pts
43Big Stone County93.9+0.6 pts
44Swift County93.9-0.6 pts
45Meeker County93.8+0.1 pts
46Polk County93.8+0.6 pts
47Roseau County93.7+0.7 pts
48McLeod County93.7+0.2 pts
49Norman County93.7+0.3 pts
49Steele County93.70 pts
51Carlton County93.60 pts
52Redwood County93.5+0.9 pts
52Waseca County93.5+0.6 pts
54Wilkin County93.40 pts
55Rock County93.4+0.1 pts
56Goodhue County93.4-0.3 pts
57Fillmore County93.3+0.5 pts
58Isanti County93.2+0.9 pts
59Becker County93.2-0.1 pts
60Marshall County93+0.2 pts
61Morrison County92.8-0 pts
62Brown County92.8-0.1 pts
62Yellow Medicine County92.8+0.3 pts
64Rice County92.7-0.3 pts
65Wadena County92.6+1.3 pts
66Benton County92.6+0.3 pts
67Stearns County92.5-0.3 pts
68Stevens County92.5-0.7 pts
69Lyon County92.4+0.6 pts
70Beltrami County92.3-0.5 pts
71Pipestone County92.1-0.6 pts
72Faribault County92-0 pts
73Murray County92+1.1 pts
74Ramsey County91.7+0.2 pts
75Chippewa County91.7+1.6 pts
76Renville County91.6+0.1 pts
77Mille Lacs County91.6+0.3 pts
78Pine County91.5+0.2 pts
79Freeborn County91.4+1.5 pts
80Kandiyohi County91.3+0.5 pts
81Kanabec County90.8-0.4 pts
82Todd County89.8+0.8 pts
83Mower County88.6-1.1 pts
84Clearwater County88.4-0.1 pts
85Mahnomen County88.1+1.4 pts
86Watonwan County86.2-2.2 pts
87Nobles County79.5+1.7 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, 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.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

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 high school diploma, GED 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Minnesota by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties. 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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Minnesota by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Minnesota by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Carver County, with 97% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over?

Nobles County, with 79.5% in 2024.

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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 high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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