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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 2023, at 97.3%. Nobles County had the lowest, at 77.8%. The median was 93.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 93.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.3Cook County
Lowest77.8Nobles County
Median93.587 counties
Minnesota93.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 93.6 %Anoka County: 94.2 %Becker County: 93.3 %Beltrami County: 92.8 %Benton County: 92.3 %Big Stone County: 93.3 %Blue Earth County: 95 %Brown County: 92.9 %Carlton County: 93.5 %Carver County: 96.3 %Cass County: 94.4 %Chippewa County: 90.1 %Chisago County: 95.6 %Clay County: 95 %Clearwater County: 88.5 %Cook County: 97.3 %Cottonwood County: 92.4 %Crow Wing County: 94.6 %Dakota County: 95.5 %Dodge County: 95 %Douglas County: 96 %Faribault County: 92.1 %Fillmore County: 92.8 %Freeborn County: 89.9 %Goodhue County: 93.7 %Grant County: 94.3 %Hennepin County: 94 %Houston County: 94.4 %Hubbard County: 94.6 %Isanti County: 92.3 %Itasca County: 94.7 %Jackson County: 93.9 %Kanabec County: 91.2 %Kandiyohi County: 90.8 %Kittson County: 95.9 %Koochiching County: 93.5 %Lac qui Parle County: 95.2 %Lake County: 93.2 %Lake of the Woods County: 96.1 %Le Sueur County: 95 %Lincoln County: 94.3 %Lyon County: 91.9 %McLeod County: 93.5 %Mahnomen County: 86.7 %Marshall County: 92.8 %Martin County: 94.7 %Meeker County: 93.7 %Mille Lacs County: 91.3 %Morrison County: 92.8 %Mower County: 89.7 %Murray County: 90.9 %Nicollet County: 95 %Nobles County: 77.8 %Norman County: 93.4 %Olmsted County: 95 %Otter Tail County: 94 %Pennington County: 94.6 %Pine County: 91.4 %Pipestone County: 92.7 %Polk County: 93.2 %Pope County: 94.9 %Ramsey County: 91.5 %Red Lake County: 95.4 %Redwood County: 92.6 %Renville County: 91.6 %Rice County: 93 %Rock County: 93.3 %Roseau County: 93 %St. Louis County: 95 %Scott County: 95 %Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sibley County: 92.5 %Stearns County: 92.8 %Steele County: 93.7 %Stevens County: 93.2 %Swift County: 94.5 %Todd County: 89 %Traverse County: 94.7 %Wabasha County: 94.9 %Wadena County: 91.4 %Waseca County: 92.9 %Washington County: 96.3 %Watonwan County: 88.4 %Wilkin County: 93.4 %Winona County: 93.9 %Wright County: 95 %Yellow Medicine County: 92.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cook County: 97.3 %Cook County97.3Carver County: 96.3 %Carver County96.3Washington County: 96.3 %Washington County96.3Lake of the Woods County: 96.1 %Lake of the Woods County96.1Douglas County: 96 %Douglas County96Kittson County: 95.9 %Kittson County95.9Chisago County: 95.6 %Chisago County95.6Dakota County: 95.5 %Dakota County95.5Red Lake County: 95.4 %Red Lake County95.4Lac qui Parle County: 95.2 %Lac qui Parle County95.2Le Sueur County: 95 %Le Sueur County95Olmsted County: 95 %Olmsted County95Clay County: 95 %Clay County95Blue Earth County: 95 %Blue Earth County95St. Louis County: 95 %St. Louis County95Nicollet County: 95 %Nicollet County95Dodge County: 95 %Dodge County95Scott County: 95 %Scott County95Wright County: 95 %Wright County95Pope County: 94.9 %Pope County94.9Wabasha County: 94.9 %Wabasha County94.9Traverse County: 94.7 %Traverse County94.7Martin County: 94.7 %Martin County94.7Itasca County: 94.7 %Itasca County94.7Crow Wing County: 94.6 %Crow Wing County94.6Hubbard County: 94.6 %Hubbard County94.6Pennington County: 94.6 %Pennington County94.6Swift County: 94.5 %Swift County94.5Cass County: 94.4 %Cass County94.4Houston County: 94.4 %Houston County94.4Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sherburne County94.4Grant County: 94.3 %Grant County94.3Lincoln County: 94.3 %Lincoln County94.3Anoka County: 94.2 %Anoka County94.2Otter Tail County: 94 %Otter Tail County94Hennepin County: 94 %Hennepin County94Jackson County: 93.9 %Jackson County93.9Winona County: 93.9 %Winona County93.9Meeker County: 93.7 %Meeker County93.7Goodhue County: 93.7 %Goodhue County93.7Cook County: 97.3 %Cook County97.3Carver County: 96.3 %Carver County96.3Washington County: 96.3 %Washington County96.3Lake of the Woods County: 96.1 %Lake of the Woods County96.1Douglas County: 96 %Douglas County96Kittson County: 95.9 %Kittson County95.9Chisago County: 95.6 %Chisago County95.6Dakota County: 95.5 %Dakota County95.5Red Lake County: 95.4 %Red Lake County95.4Lac qui Parle County: 95.2 %Lac qui Parle County95.2Le Sueur County: 95 %Le Sueur County95Olmsted County: 95 %Olmsted County95Clay County: 95 %Clay County95Blue Earth County: 95 %Blue Earth County95St. Louis County: 95 %St. Louis County95Nicollet County: 95 %Nicollet County95Dodge County: 95 %Dodge County95Scott County: 95 %Scott County95Wright County: 95 %Wright County95Pope County: 94.9 %Pope County94.9Wabasha County: 94.9 %Wabasha County94.9Traverse County: 94.7 %Traverse County94.7Martin County: 94.7 %Martin County94.7Itasca County: 94.7 %Itasca County94.7Crow Wing County: 94.6 %Crow Wing County94.6Hubbard County: 94.6 %Hubbard County94.6Pennington County: 94.6 %Pennington County94.6Swift County: 94.5 %Swift County94.5Cass County: 94.4 %Cass County94.4Houston County: 94.4 %Houston County94.4Sherburne County: 94.4 %Sherburne County94.4Grant County: 94.3 %Grant County94.3Lincoln County: 94.3 %Lincoln County94.3Anoka County: 94.2 %Anoka County94.2Otter Tail County: 94 %Otter Tail County94Hennepin County: 94 %Hennepin County94Jackson County: 93.9 %Jackson County93.9Winona County: 93.9 %Winona County93.9Meeker County: 93.7 %Meeker County93.7Goodhue County: 93.7 %Goodhue County93.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cook County97.3+0.1 pts
2Carver County96.30 pts
3Washington County96.30 pts
4Lake of the Woods County96.1+0.1 pts
5Douglas County96+0.4 pts
6Kittson County95.9-0.2 pts
7Chisago County95.6+0.4 pts
8Dakota County95.5-0.1 pts
9Red Lake County95.4+0.4 pts
10Lac qui Parle County95.2+1.1 pts
11Le Sueur County95+0.2 pts
11Olmsted County95+0.1 pts
13Clay County95+0.7 pts
14Blue Earth County95+0.2 pts
14St. Louis County95+0.1 pts
16Nicollet County95-0.1 pts
17Dodge County95-0.8 pts
17Scott County950 pts
17Wright County950 pts
20Pope County94.9-0.3 pts
21Wabasha County94.9+0.4 pts
22Traverse County94.7+0.9 pts
23Martin County94.7+0.6 pts
24Itasca County94.7+0.2 pts
25Crow Wing County94.6+0.3 pts
25Hubbard County94.6+0.4 pts
25Pennington County94.6-0.7 pts
28Swift County94.5+1.4 pts
29Cass County94.4+0.5 pts
30Houston County94.4-0.4 pts
31Sherburne County94.4-0 pts
32Grant County94.3+1 pts
33Lincoln County94.3+1 pts
34Anoka County94.20 pts
35Otter Tail County94+0.8 pts
36Hennepin County94+0.1 pts
37Jackson County93.9+0.4 pts
38Winona County93.9+0.7 pts
39Meeker County93.7-0.4 pts
40Goodhue County93.7-0.8 pts
41Steele County93.7+1 pts
42Aitkin County93.6+1 pts
43Carlton County93.5-0.6 pts
44Koochiching County93.5+0.8 pts
45McLeod County93.5-0 pts
46Wilkin County93.4+0.1 pts
47Norman County93.4+0.5 pts
48Rock County93.3-0.6 pts
49Becker County93.3+0.2 pts
50Big Stone County93.3-0.1 pts
51Polk County93.2-0.2 pts
52Lake County93.2+0.3 pts
52Stevens County93.2-0.4 pts
54Rice County93+0.5 pts
55Roseau County930 pts
56Brown County92.9-0.1 pts
56Waseca County92.9-0 pts
58Fillmore County92.8+1 pts
58Morrison County92.8+0.4 pts
60Beltrami County92.8+0.4 pts
60Stearns County92.8+0.1 pts
62Marshall County92.8+0.2 pts
63Pipestone County92.7-0 pts
64Redwood County92.6-0.4 pts
65Yellow Medicine County92.5-0 pts
66Sibley County92.5-0.6 pts
67Cottonwood County92.4+1.1 pts
68Benton County92.3+0.7 pts
69Isanti County92.3-0.2 pts
70Faribault County92.1-1.2 pts
71Lyon County91.9-1 pts
72Renville County91.6+0.2 pts
73Ramsey County91.5+0.3 pts
74Pine County91.4+0.2 pts
75Wadena County91.4-1.1 pts
76Mille Lacs County91.3+0.6 pts
77Kanabec County91.2-0.2 pts
78Murray County90.9-0.4 pts
79Kandiyohi County90.8+0.7 pts
80Chippewa County90.1-0.6 pts
81Freeborn County89.9+1.4 pts
82Mower County89.7-1.3 pts
83Todd County89-0.1 pts
84Clearwater County88.5+1 pts
85Watonwan County88.4+0.5 pts
86Mahnomen County86.7-0.2 pts
87Nobles County77.8-1.6 pts

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (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 97.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Nobles County, with 77.8% in 2023.

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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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