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

Golden Valley County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 53 counties in 2024, at 96.5%. Rolette County had the lowest, at 84.5%. The median was 92.5% and the figure for North Dakota was 94%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.5Golden Valley County
Lowest84.5Rolette County
Median92.553 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 92 %Barnes County: 94.4 %Benson County: 87.6 %Billings County: 95.2 %Bottineau County: 94.1 %Bowman County: 91.4 %Burke County: 93.7 %Burleigh County: 95 %Cass County: 95.9 %Cavalier County: 92.4 %Dickey County: 91.2 %Divide County: 91.6 %Dunn County: 93.8 %Eddy County: 93.7 %Emmons County: 88.9 %Foster County: 93.2 %Golden Valley County: 96.5 %Grand Forks County: 95.9 %Grant County: 89 %Griggs County: 93 %Hettinger County: 93.4 %Kidder County: 91 %LaMoure County: 91.9 %Logan County: 91.2 %McHenry County: 91.2 %McIntosh County: 89.9 %McKenzie County: 89.1 %McLean County: 93.9 %Mercer County: 91.3 %Morton County: 94.8 %Mountrail County: 88.5 %Nelson County: 93.1 %Oliver County: 94.7 %Pembina County: 92.2 %Pierce County: 92.5 %Ramsey County: 92.8 %Ransom County: 92.3 %Renville County: 91.7 %Richland County: 94.5 %Rolette County: 84.5 %Sargent County: 93.2 %Sheridan County: 90.2 %Sioux County: 87.9 %Slope County: 93 %Stark County: 92.5 %Steele County: 95.4 %Stutsman County: 93 %Towner County: 91 %Traill County: 94.5 %Walsh County: 88.8 %Ward County: 94.8 %Wells County: 92.4 %Williams County: 93.1 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Golden Valley County: 96.5 %Golden Valley County96.5Cass County: 95.9 %Cass County95.9Grand Forks County: 95.9 %Grand Forks County95.9Steele County: 95.4 %Steele County95.4Billings County: 95.2 %Billings County95.2Burleigh County: 95 %Burleigh County95Morton County: 94.8 %Morton County94.8Ward County: 94.8 %Ward County94.8Oliver County: 94.7 %Oliver County94.7Richland County: 94.5 %Richland County94.5Traill County: 94.5 %Traill County94.5Barnes County: 94.4 %Barnes County94.4Bottineau County: 94.1 %Bottineau County94.1McLean County: 93.9 %McLean County93.9Dunn County: 93.8 %Dunn County93.8Eddy County: 93.7 %Eddy County93.7Burke County: 93.7 %Burke County93.7Hettinger County: 93.4 %Hettinger County93.4Foster County: 93.2 %Foster County93.2Sargent County: 93.2 %Sargent County93.2Nelson County: 93.1 %Nelson County93.1Williams County: 93.1 %Williams County93.1Stutsman County: 93 %Stutsman County93Griggs County: 93 %Griggs County93Slope County: 93 %Slope County93Ramsey County: 92.8 %Ramsey County92.8Pierce County: 92.5 %Pierce County92.5Stark County: 92.5 %Stark County92.5Cavalier County: 92.4 %Cavalier County92.4Wells County: 92.4 %Wells County92.4Ransom County: 92.3 %Ransom County92.3Pembina County: 92.2 %Pembina County92.2Adams County: 92 %Adams County92LaMoure County: 91.9 %LaMoure County91.9Renville County: 91.7 %Renville County91.7Divide County: 91.6 %Divide County91.6Bowman County: 91.4 %Bowman County91.4Mercer County: 91.3 %Mercer County91.3Logan County: 91.2 %Logan County91.2Dickey County: 91.2 %Dickey County91.2McHenry County: 91.2 %McHenry County91.2Towner County: 91 %Towner County91Kidder County: 91 %Kidder County91Sheridan County: 90.2 %Sheridan County90.2McIntosh County: 89.9 %McIntosh County89.9McKenzie County: 89.1 %McKenzie County89.1Grant County: 89 %Grant County89Emmons County: 88.9 %Emmons County88.9Walsh County: 88.8 %Walsh County88.8Mountrail County: 88.5 %Mountrail County88.5Sioux County: 87.9 %Sioux County87.9Benson County: 87.6 %Benson County87.6Rolette County: 84.5 %Rolette County84.5Golden Valley County: 96.5 %Golden Valley County96.5Cass County: 95.9 %Cass County95.9Grand Forks County: 95.9 %Grand Forks County95.9Steele County: 95.4 %Steele County95.4Billings County: 95.2 %Billings County95.2Burleigh County: 95 %Burleigh County95Morton County: 94.8 %Morton County94.8Ward County: 94.8 %Ward County94.8Oliver County: 94.7 %Oliver County94.7Richland County: 94.5 %Richland County94.5Traill County: 94.5 %Traill County94.5Barnes County: 94.4 %Barnes County94.4Bottineau County: 94.1 %Bottineau County94.1McLean County: 93.9 %McLean County93.9Dunn County: 93.8 %Dunn County93.8Eddy County: 93.7 %Eddy County93.7Burke County: 93.7 %Burke County93.7Hettinger County: 93.4 %Hettinger County93.4Foster County: 93.2 %Foster County93.2Sargent County: 93.2 %Sargent County93.2Nelson County: 93.1 %Nelson County93.1Williams County: 93.1 %Williams County93.1Stutsman County: 93 %Stutsman County93Griggs County: 93 %Griggs County93Slope County: 93 %Slope County93Ramsey County: 92.8 %Ramsey County92.8Pierce County: 92.5 %Pierce County92.5Stark County: 92.5 %Stark County92.5Cavalier County: 92.4 %Cavalier County92.4Wells County: 92.4 %Wells County92.4Ransom County: 92.3 %Ransom County92.3Pembina County: 92.2 %Pembina County92.2Adams County: 92 %Adams County92LaMoure County: 91.9 %LaMoure County91.9Renville County: 91.7 %Renville County91.7Divide County: 91.6 %Divide County91.6Bowman County: 91.4 %Bowman County91.4Mercer County: 91.3 %Mercer County91.3Logan County: 91.2 %Logan County91.2Dickey County: 91.2 %Dickey County91.2McHenry County: 91.2 %McHenry County91.2Towner County: 91 %Towner County91Kidder County: 91 %Kidder County91Sheridan County: 90.2 %Sheridan County90.2McIntosh County: 89.9 %McIntosh County89.9McKenzie County: 89.1 %McKenzie County89.1Grant County: 89 %Grant County89Emmons County: 88.9 %Emmons County88.9Walsh County: 88.8 %Walsh County88.8Mountrail County: 88.5 %Mountrail County88.5Sioux County: 87.9 %Sioux County87.9Benson County: 87.6 %Benson County87.6Rolette County: 84.5 %Rolette County84.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Golden Valley County96.5-0.1 pts
2Cass County95.9+0.1 pts
3Grand Forks County95.9+0.1 pts
4Steele County95.4+0.8 pts
5Billings County95.2+0.6 pts
6Burleigh County95-0.2 pts
7Morton County94.8+0.3 pts
8Ward County94.8-0.3 pts
9Oliver County94.7+0.1 pts
10Richland County94.5-0.4 pts
11Traill County94.5+0.8 pts
12Barnes County94.4-0.9 pts
13Bottineau County94.1+0.1 pts
14McLean County93.9+0.3 pts
15Dunn County93.8+1 pts
16Eddy County93.7+1 pts
17Burke County93.7+0.9 pts
18Hettinger County93.4+0.3 pts
19Foster County93.20 pts
20Sargent County93.2+0.9 pts
21Nelson County93.1-0.1 pts
22Williams County93.1+2.4 pts
23Stutsman County93+0.3 pts
24Griggs County93-0.5 pts
25Slope County93+1.7 pts
26Ramsey County92.8-0.3 pts
27Pierce County92.5-1.3 pts
27Stark County92.5+1.3 pts
29Cavalier County92.4-0.7 pts
30Wells County92.4+0.5 pts
31Ransom County92.3+1.7 pts
32Pembina County92.2+0.3 pts
33Adams County92-0.4 pts
34LaMoure County91.9-0.1 pts
35Renville County91.7-0.4 pts
36Divide County91.6+3.2 pts
37Bowman County91.4+1.2 pts
38Mercer County91.3+0.9 pts
39Logan County91.2+1.3 pts
40Dickey County91.2-0.1 pts
41McHenry County91.2-0.3 pts
42Towner County91+1.5 pts
43Kidder County91-0.8 pts
44Sheridan County90.2-0.6 pts
45McIntosh County89.9+1.5 pts
46McKenzie County89.1-3.3 pts
47Grant County89-0.4 pts
48Emmons County88.9+0.1 pts
49Walsh County88.8+1.2 pts
50Mountrail County88.5-0.1 pts
51Sioux County87.9+1 pts
52Benson County87.6-0.8 pts
53Rolette County84.5+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/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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Golden Valley County, with 96.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Rolette County, with 84.5% in 2024.

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