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

Lake of the Woods County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 87 counties in 2021, at 97.6%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 78.8%. The median was 93.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 93.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.6Lake of the Woods County
Lowest78.8Nobles County
Median93.287 counties
Minnesota93.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 91.8 %Anoka County: 94.1 %Becker County: 92.9 %Beltrami County: 93 %Benton County: 91.3 %Big Stone County: 92 %Blue Earth County: 94.8 %Brown County: 93.2 %Carlton County: 93.8 %Carver County: 96.2 %Cass County: 93.6 %Chippewa County: 90.9 %Chisago County: 95.3 %Clay County: 94.9 %Clearwater County: 86.3 %Cook County: 96.5 %Cottonwood County: 91.1 %Crow Wing County: 94 %Dakota County: 95.1 %Dodge County: 95.9 %Douglas County: 95.3 %Faribault County: 92.6 %Fillmore County: 91.6 %Freeborn County: 88.2 %Goodhue County: 94.4 %Grant County: 92.8 %Hennepin County: 93.9 %Houston County: 95.4 %Hubbard County: 94.4 %Isanti County: 92 %Itasca County: 94.4 %Jackson County: 92.8 %Kanabec County: 90 %Kandiyohi County: 91.2 %Kittson County: 95.7 %Koochiching County: 92.4 %Lac qui Parle County: 94 %Lake County: 93.4 %Lake of the Woods County: 97.6 %Le Sueur County: 94.8 %Lincoln County: 93.8 %Lyon County: 93 %McLeod County: 93.8 %Mahnomen County: 86.5 %Marshall County: 91.8 %Martin County: 93.3 %Meeker County: 93.9 %Mille Lacs County: 90.3 %Morrison County: 91.9 %Mower County: 89.4 %Murray County: 90.1 %Nicollet County: 95 %Nobles County: 78.8 %Norman County: 92.2 %Olmsted County: 95 %Otter Tail County: 92.6 %Pennington County: 95.1 %Pine County: 91.3 %Pipestone County: 91.6 %Polk County: 92.8 %Pope County: 94.6 %Ramsey County: 91 %Red Lake County: 94.5 %Redwood County: 92.9 %Renville County: 90.6 %Rice County: 92.3 %Rock County: 94.4 %Roseau County: 93.4 %St. Louis County: 94.6 %Scott County: 94.9 %Sherburne County: 94.3 %Sibley County: 92.6 %Stearns County: 92.3 %Steele County: 91.7 %Stevens County: 93.5 %Swift County: 91.1 %Todd County: 87.8 %Traverse County: 93.4 %Wabasha County: 94.4 %Wadena County: 90.7 %Waseca County: 92.8 %Washington County: 96.3 %Watonwan County: 87.2 %Wilkin County: 94.1 %Winona County: 93.4 %Wright County: 94.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 92.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lake of the Woods County: 97.6 %Lake of the Woods County97.6Cook County: 96.5 %Cook County96.5Washington County: 96.3 %Washington County96.3Carver County: 96.2 %Carver County96.2Dodge County: 95.9 %Dodge County95.9Kittson County: 95.7 %Kittson County95.7Houston County: 95.4 %Houston County95.4Douglas County: 95.3 %Douglas County95.3Chisago County: 95.3 %Chisago County95.3Dakota County: 95.1 %Dakota County95.1Pennington County: 95.1 %Pennington County95.1Nicollet County: 95 %Nicollet County95Olmsted County: 95 %Olmsted County95Scott County: 94.9 %Scott County94.9Clay County: 94.9 %Clay County94.9Blue Earth County: 94.8 %Blue Earth County94.8Le Sueur County: 94.8 %Le Sueur County94.8St. Louis County: 94.6 %St. Louis County94.6Pope County: 94.6 %Pope County94.6Wright County: 94.6 %Wright County94.6Red Lake County: 94.5 %Red Lake County94.5Hubbard County: 94.4 %Hubbard County94.4Wabasha County: 94.4 %Wabasha County94.4Goodhue County: 94.4 %Goodhue County94.4Itasca County: 94.4 %Itasca County94.4Rock County: 94.4 %Rock County94.4Sherburne County: 94.3 %Sherburne County94.3Anoka County: 94.1 %Anoka County94.1Wilkin County: 94.1 %Wilkin County94.1Lac qui Parle County: 94 %Lac qui Parle County94Crow Wing County: 94 %Crow Wing County94Meeker County: 93.9 %Meeker County93.9Hennepin County: 93.9 %Hennepin County93.9Carlton County: 93.8 %Carlton County93.8McLeod County: 93.8 %McLeod County93.8Lincoln County: 93.8 %Lincoln County93.8Cass County: 93.6 %Cass County93.6Stevens County: 93.5 %Stevens County93.5Traverse County: 93.4 %Traverse County93.4Lake County: 93.4 %Lake County93.4Lake of the Woods County: 97.6 %Lake of the Woods County97.6Cook County: 96.5 %Cook County96.5Washington County: 96.3 %Washington County96.3Carver County: 96.2 %Carver County96.2Dodge County: 95.9 %Dodge County95.9Kittson County: 95.7 %Kittson County95.7Houston County: 95.4 %Houston County95.4Douglas County: 95.3 %Douglas County95.3Chisago County: 95.3 %Chisago County95.3Dakota County: 95.1 %Dakota County95.1Pennington County: 95.1 %Pennington County95.1Nicollet County: 95 %Nicollet County95Olmsted County: 95 %Olmsted County95Scott County: 94.9 %Scott County94.9Clay County: 94.9 %Clay County94.9Blue Earth County: 94.8 %Blue Earth County94.8Le Sueur County: 94.8 %Le Sueur County94.8St. Louis County: 94.6 %St. Louis County94.6Pope County: 94.6 %Pope County94.6Wright County: 94.6 %Wright County94.6Red Lake County: 94.5 %Red Lake County94.5Hubbard County: 94.4 %Hubbard County94.4Wabasha County: 94.4 %Wabasha County94.4Goodhue County: 94.4 %Goodhue County94.4Itasca County: 94.4 %Itasca County94.4Rock County: 94.4 %Rock County94.4Sherburne County: 94.3 %Sherburne County94.3Anoka County: 94.1 %Anoka County94.1Wilkin County: 94.1 %Wilkin County94.1Lac qui Parle County: 94 %Lac qui Parle County94Crow Wing County: 94 %Crow Wing County94Meeker County: 93.9 %Meeker County93.9Hennepin County: 93.9 %Hennepin County93.9Carlton County: 93.8 %Carlton County93.8McLeod County: 93.8 %McLeod County93.8Lincoln County: 93.8 %Lincoln County93.8Cass County: 93.6 %Cass County93.6Stevens County: 93.5 %Stevens County93.5Traverse County: 93.4 %Traverse County93.4Lake County: 93.4 %Lake County93.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lake of the Woods County97.6
2Cook County96.5
3Washington County96.3
4Carver County96.2
5Dodge County95.9
6Kittson County95.7
7Houston County95.4
8Douglas County95.3
9Chisago County95.3
10Dakota County95.1
11Pennington County95.1
12Nicollet County95
13Olmsted County95
14Scott County94.9
15Clay County94.9
16Blue Earth County94.8
16Le Sueur County94.8
18St. Louis County94.6
19Pope County94.6
20Wright County94.6
21Red Lake County94.5
22Hubbard County94.4
22Wabasha County94.4
24Goodhue County94.4
25Itasca County94.4
26Rock County94.4
27Sherburne County94.3
28Anoka County94.1
29Wilkin County94.1
30Lac qui Parle County94
31Crow Wing County94
32Meeker County93.9
33Hennepin County93.9
34Carlton County93.8
35McLeod County93.8
36Lincoln County93.8
37Cass County93.6
38Stevens County93.5
39Traverse County93.4
40Lake County93.4
40Roseau County93.4
42Winona County93.4
43Martin County93.3
44Brown County93.2
45Lyon County93
46Beltrami County93
47Becker County92.9
48Redwood County92.9
49Grant County92.8
49Jackson County92.8
51Waseca County92.8
52Polk County92.8
53Sibley County92.6
54Otter Tail County92.6
55Faribault County92.6
56Koochiching County92.4
57Rice County92.3
58Yellow Medicine County92.3
59Stearns County92.3
60Norman County92.2
61Isanti County92
62Big Stone County92
63Morrison County91.9
64Aitkin County91.8
65Marshall County91.8
66Steele County91.7
67Fillmore County91.6
68Pipestone County91.6
69Benton County91.3
70Pine County91.3
71Kandiyohi County91.2
72Cottonwood County91.1
73Swift County91.1
74Ramsey County91
75Chippewa County90.9
76Wadena County90.7
77Renville County90.6
78Mille Lacs County90.3
79Murray County90.1
80Kanabec County90
81Mower County89.4
82Freeborn County88.2
83Todd County87.8
84Watonwan County87.2
85Mahnomen County86.5
86Clearwater County86.3
87Nobles County78.8

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2021. 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, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2021.

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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, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake of the Woods County, with 97.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Nobles County, with 78.8% in 2021.

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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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