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

Cook County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 87 counties in 2022, at 97.2%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 79.4%. The median was 93.3% and the figure for Minnesota was 93.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.2Cook County
Lowest79.4Nobles County
Median93.387 counties
Minnesota93.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 92.6 %Anoka County: 94.2 %Becker County: 93.1 %Beltrami County: 92.4 %Benton County: 91.7 %Big Stone County: 93.4 %Blue Earth County: 94.8 %Brown County: 93 %Carlton County: 94.1 %Carver County: 96.3 %Cass County: 93.9 %Chippewa County: 90.7 %Chisago County: 95.2 %Clay County: 94.3 %Clearwater County: 87.6 %Cook County: 97.2 %Cottonwood County: 91.3 %Crow Wing County: 94.3 %Dakota County: 95.6 %Dodge County: 95.8 %Douglas County: 95.7 %Faribault County: 93.3 %Fillmore County: 91.9 %Freeborn County: 88.5 %Goodhue County: 94.5 %Grant County: 93.3 %Hennepin County: 93.8 %Houston County: 94.8 %Hubbard County: 94.1 %Isanti County: 92.5 %Itasca County: 94.4 %Jackson County: 93.5 %Kanabec County: 91.3 %Kandiyohi County: 90.1 %Kittson County: 96 %Koochiching County: 92.7 %Lac qui Parle County: 94.1 %Lake County: 92.9 %Lake of the Woods County: 96 %Le Sueur County: 94.9 %Lincoln County: 93.3 %Lyon County: 92.8 %McLeod County: 93.5 %Mahnomen County: 86.9 %Marshall County: 92.6 %Martin County: 94 %Meeker County: 94.1 %Mille Lacs County: 90.7 %Morrison County: 92.4 %Mower County: 91 %Murray County: 91.2 %Nicollet County: 95.1 %Nobles County: 79.4 %Norman County: 92.8 %Olmsted County: 94.9 %Otter Tail County: 93.2 %Pennington County: 95.3 %Pine County: 91.2 %Pipestone County: 92.7 %Polk County: 93.4 %Pope County: 95.2 %Ramsey County: 91.2 %Red Lake County: 95 %Redwood County: 93 %Renville County: 91.4 %Rice County: 92.5 %Rock County: 94 %Roseau County: 92.9 %St. Louis County: 94.9 %Scott County: 94.9 %Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sibley County: 93.2 %Stearns County: 92.7 %Steele County: 92.7 %Stevens County: 93.6 %Swift County: 93.1 %Todd County: 89 %Traverse County: 93.9 %Wabasha County: 94.5 %Wadena County: 92.5 %Waseca County: 92.9 %Washington County: 96.2 %Watonwan County: 87.8 %Wilkin County: 93.3 %Winona County: 93.2 %Wright County: 94.9 %Yellow Medicine County: 92.6 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Cook County: 97.2 %Cook County97.2Carver County: 96.3 %Carver County96.3Washington County: 96.2 %Washington County96.2Kittson County: 96 %Kittson County96Lake of the Woods County: 96 %Lake of the Woods County96Dodge County: 95.8 %Dodge County95.8Douglas County: 95.7 %Douglas County95.7Dakota County: 95.6 %Dakota County95.6Pennington County: 95.3 %Pennington County95.3Pope County: 95.2 %Pope County95.2Chisago County: 95.2 %Chisago County95.2Nicollet County: 95.1 %Nicollet County95.1Red Lake County: 95 %Red Lake County95Olmsted County: 94.9 %Olmsted County94.9Wright County: 94.9 %Wright County94.9Scott County: 94.9 %Scott County94.9St. Louis County: 94.9 %St. Louis County94.9Le Sueur County: 94.9 %Le Sueur County94.9Blue Earth County: 94.8 %Blue Earth County94.8Houston County: 94.8 %Houston County94.8Wabasha County: 94.5 %Wabasha County94.5Goodhue County: 94.5 %Goodhue County94.5Itasca County: 94.4 %Itasca County94.4Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sherburne County94.4Crow Wing County: 94.3 %Crow Wing County94.3Clay County: 94.3 %Clay County94.3Anoka County: 94.2 %Anoka County94.2Carlton County: 94.1 %Carlton County94.1Hubbard County: 94.1 %Hubbard County94.1Lac qui Parle County: 94.1 %Lac qui Parle County94.1Meeker County: 94.1 %Meeker County94.1Martin County: 94 %Martin County94Rock County: 94 %Rock County94Cass County: 93.9 %Cass County93.9Traverse County: 93.9 %Traverse County93.9Hennepin County: 93.8 %Hennepin County93.8Stevens County: 93.6 %Stevens County93.6McLeod County: 93.5 %McLeod County93.5Jackson County: 93.5 %Jackson County93.5Polk County: 93.4 %Polk County93.4Cook County: 97.2 %Cook County97.2Carver County: 96.3 %Carver County96.3Washington County: 96.2 %Washington County96.2Kittson County: 96 %Kittson County96Lake of the Woods County: 96 %Lake of the Woods County96Dodge County: 95.8 %Dodge County95.8Douglas County: 95.7 %Douglas County95.7Dakota County: 95.6 %Dakota County95.6Pennington County: 95.3 %Pennington County95.3Pope County: 95.2 %Pope County95.2Chisago County: 95.2 %Chisago County95.2Nicollet County: 95.1 %Nicollet County95.1Red Lake County: 95 %Red Lake County95Olmsted County: 94.9 %Olmsted County94.9Wright County: 94.9 %Wright County94.9Scott County: 94.9 %Scott County94.9St. Louis County: 94.9 %St. Louis County94.9Le Sueur County: 94.9 %Le Sueur County94.9Blue Earth County: 94.8 %Blue Earth County94.8Houston County: 94.8 %Houston County94.8Wabasha County: 94.5 %Wabasha County94.5Goodhue County: 94.5 %Goodhue County94.5Itasca County: 94.4 %Itasca County94.4Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sherburne County94.4Crow Wing County: 94.3 %Crow Wing County94.3Clay County: 94.3 %Clay County94.3Anoka County: 94.2 %Anoka County94.2Carlton County: 94.1 %Carlton County94.1Hubbard County: 94.1 %Hubbard County94.1Lac qui Parle County: 94.1 %Lac qui Parle County94.1Meeker County: 94.1 %Meeker County94.1Martin County: 94 %Martin County94Rock County: 94 %Rock County94Cass County: 93.9 %Cass County93.9Traverse County: 93.9 %Traverse County93.9Hennepin County: 93.8 %Hennepin County93.8Stevens County: 93.6 %Stevens County93.6McLeod County: 93.5 %McLeod County93.5Jackson County: 93.5 %Jackson County93.5Polk County: 93.4 %Polk County93.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cook County97.2+0.7 pts
2Carver County96.3+0.1 pts
3Washington County96.2-0.1 pts
4Kittson County96+0.3 pts
5Lake of the Woods County96-1.6 pts
6Dodge County95.8-0.1 pts
7Douglas County95.7+0.3 pts
8Dakota County95.6+0.5 pts
9Pennington County95.3+0.3 pts
10Pope County95.2+0.7 pts
11Chisago County95.2-0.1 pts
12Nicollet County95.1+0.1 pts
13Red Lake County95+0.5 pts
14Olmsted County94.9-0 pts
14Wright County94.9+0.4 pts
16Scott County94.9-0 pts
17St. Louis County94.9+0.3 pts
18Le Sueur County94.9+0.1 pts
19Blue Earth County94.80 pts
20Houston County94.8-0.6 pts
21Wabasha County94.5+0.1 pts
22Goodhue County94.5+0.1 pts
23Itasca County94.40 pts
24Sherburne County94.4+0.1 pts
25Crow Wing County94.3+0.3 pts
26Clay County94.3-0.6 pts
27Anoka County94.20 pts
28Carlton County94.1+0.3 pts
29Hubbard County94.1-0.3 pts
29Lac qui Parle County94.1+0.1 pts
31Meeker County94.1+0.2 pts
32Martin County94+0.7 pts
33Rock County94-0.4 pts
34Cass County93.9+0.3 pts
35Traverse County93.9+0.4 pts
36Hennepin County93.8-0.1 pts
37Stevens County93.6+0.1 pts
38McLeod County93.5-0.3 pts
39Jackson County93.5+0.6 pts
40Polk County93.4+0.7 pts
41Big Stone County93.4+1.4 pts
42Wilkin County93.3-0.8 pts
43Grant County93.3+0.4 pts
44Faribault County93.3+0.7 pts
44Lincoln County93.3-0.5 pts
46Otter Tail County93.2+0.6 pts
47Sibley County93.2+0.5 pts
47Winona County93.2-0.2 pts
49Becker County93.1+0.2 pts
50Swift County93.1+2.1 pts
51Redwood County93+0.1 pts
52Brown County93-0.2 pts
53Roseau County92.9-0.5 pts
54Waseca County92.9+0.1 pts
55Lake County92.9-0.5 pts
56Norman County92.8+0.7 pts
57Lyon County92.8-0.2 pts
58Koochiching County92.7+0.4 pts
58Stearns County92.7+0.5 pts
60Pipestone County92.7+1.1 pts
61Steele County92.7+1 pts
62Marshall County92.6+0.8 pts
63Yellow Medicine County92.6+0.3 pts
64Aitkin County92.6+0.7 pts
65Wadena County92.5+1.8 pts
66Rice County92.5+0.2 pts
67Isanti County92.5+0.5 pts
68Beltrami County92.4-0.5 pts
69Morrison County92.4+0.5 pts
70Fillmore County91.9+0.3 pts
71Benton County91.7+0.4 pts
72Renville County91.4+0.8 pts
73Kanabec County91.3+1.3 pts
74Cottonwood County91.3+0.2 pts
75Murray County91.2+1.1 pts
76Ramsey County91.2+0.2 pts
77Pine County91.2-0.1 pts
78Mower County91+1.6 pts
79Chippewa County90.7-0.1 pts
80Mille Lacs County90.7+0.4 pts
81Kandiyohi County90.1-1.1 pts
82Todd County89+1.3 pts
83Freeborn County88.5+0.3 pts
84Watonwan County87.8+0.6 pts
85Clearwater County87.6+1.2 pts
86Mahnomen County86.9+0.5 pts
87Nobles County79.4+0.6 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.

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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/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 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, 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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-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 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, 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/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cook County, with 97.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nobles County, with 79.4% in 2022.

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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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