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

Steele County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 53 counties in 2021, at 96.2%. McIntosh County had the lowest, at 84.6%. The median was 92.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 93.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.2Steele County
Lowest84.6McIntosh County
Median92.253 counties
North Dakota93.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 92.7 %Barnes County: 94.8 %Benson County: 86.6 %Billings County: 94.2 %Bottineau County: 93.3 %Bowman County: 90.3 %Burke County: 94.1 %Burleigh County: 94.9 %Cass County: 95.3 %Cavalier County: 94.5 %Dickey County: 92.2 %Divide County: 92.7 %Dunn County: 89.2 %Eddy County: 89.6 %Emmons County: 88.7 %Foster County: 92.4 %Golden Valley County: 94.1 %Grand Forks County: 95.4 %Grant County: 93.3 %Griggs County: 92.4 %Hettinger County: 88.7 %Kidder County: 89 %LaMoure County: 88.3 %Logan County: 89.8 %McHenry County: 92.2 %McIntosh County: 84.6 %McKenzie County: 93.3 %McLean County: 92.4 %Mercer County: 90.3 %Morton County: 92 %Mountrail County: 89.5 %Nelson County: 93.3 %Oliver County: 93.7 %Pembina County: 90.6 %Pierce County: 93.1 %Ramsey County: 91.1 %Ransom County: 92.5 %Renville County: 93.6 %Richland County: 92.5 %Rolette County: 86.6 %Sargent County: 93.9 %Sheridan County: 87.4 %Sioux County: 84.7 %Slope County: 91 %Stark County: 92.2 %Steele County: 96.2 %Stutsman County: 91.5 %Towner County: 88.1 %Traill County: 94.3 %Walsh County: 87.1 %Ward County: 93.8 %Wells County: 91.5 %Williams County: 91.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Steele County: 96.2 %Steele County96.2Grand Forks County: 95.4 %Grand Forks County95.4Cass County: 95.3 %Cass County95.3Burleigh County: 94.9 %Burleigh County94.9Barnes County: 94.8 %Barnes County94.8Cavalier County: 94.5 %Cavalier County94.5Traill County: 94.3 %Traill County94.3Billings County: 94.2 %Billings County94.2Burke County: 94.1 %Burke County94.1Golden Valley County: 94.1 %Golden Valley County94.1Sargent County: 93.9 %Sargent County93.9Ward County: 93.8 %Ward County93.8Oliver County: 93.7 %Oliver County93.7Renville County: 93.6 %Renville County93.6Grant County: 93.3 %Grant County93.3Nelson County: 93.3 %Nelson County93.3McKenzie County: 93.3 %McKenzie County93.3Bottineau County: 93.3 %Bottineau County93.3Pierce County: 93.1 %Pierce County93.1Divide County: 92.7 %Divide County92.7Adams County: 92.7 %Adams County92.7Ransom County: 92.5 %Ransom County92.5Richland County: 92.5 %Richland County92.5Griggs County: 92.4 %Griggs County92.4Foster County: 92.4 %Foster County92.4McLean County: 92.4 %McLean County92.4Dickey County: 92.2 %Dickey County92.2Stark County: 92.2 %Stark County92.2McHenry County: 92.2 %McHenry County92.2Morton County: 92 %Morton County92Stutsman County: 91.5 %Stutsman County91.5Wells County: 91.5 %Wells County91.5Williams County: 91.2 %Williams County91.2Ramsey County: 91.1 %Ramsey County91.1Slope County: 91 %Slope County91Pembina County: 90.6 %Pembina County90.6Bowman County: 90.3 %Bowman County90.3Mercer County: 90.3 %Mercer County90.3Logan County: 89.8 %Logan County89.8Eddy County: 89.6 %Eddy County89.6Mountrail County: 89.5 %Mountrail County89.5Dunn County: 89.2 %Dunn County89.2Kidder County: 89 %Kidder County89Emmons County: 88.7 %Emmons County88.7Hettinger County: 88.7 %Hettinger County88.7LaMoure County: 88.3 %LaMoure County88.3Towner County: 88.1 %Towner County88.1Sheridan County: 87.4 %Sheridan County87.4Walsh County: 87.1 %Walsh County87.1Benson County: 86.6 %Benson County86.6Rolette County: 86.6 %Rolette County86.6Sioux County: 84.7 %Sioux County84.7McIntosh County: 84.6 %McIntosh County84.6Steele County: 96.2 %Steele County96.2Grand Forks County: 95.4 %Grand Forks County95.4Cass County: 95.3 %Cass County95.3Burleigh County: 94.9 %Burleigh County94.9Barnes County: 94.8 %Barnes County94.8Cavalier County: 94.5 %Cavalier County94.5Traill County: 94.3 %Traill County94.3Billings County: 94.2 %Billings County94.2Burke County: 94.1 %Burke County94.1Golden Valley County: 94.1 %Golden Valley County94.1Sargent County: 93.9 %Sargent County93.9Ward County: 93.8 %Ward County93.8Oliver County: 93.7 %Oliver County93.7Renville County: 93.6 %Renville County93.6Grant County: 93.3 %Grant County93.3Nelson County: 93.3 %Nelson County93.3McKenzie County: 93.3 %McKenzie County93.3Bottineau County: 93.3 %Bottineau County93.3Pierce County: 93.1 %Pierce County93.1Divide County: 92.7 %Divide County92.7Adams County: 92.7 %Adams County92.7Ransom County: 92.5 %Ransom County92.5Richland County: 92.5 %Richland County92.5Griggs County: 92.4 %Griggs County92.4Foster County: 92.4 %Foster County92.4McLean County: 92.4 %McLean County92.4Dickey County: 92.2 %Dickey County92.2Stark County: 92.2 %Stark County92.2McHenry County: 92.2 %McHenry County92.2Morton County: 92 %Morton County92Stutsman County: 91.5 %Stutsman County91.5Wells County: 91.5 %Wells County91.5Williams County: 91.2 %Williams County91.2Ramsey County: 91.1 %Ramsey County91.1Slope County: 91 %Slope County91Pembina County: 90.6 %Pembina County90.6Bowman County: 90.3 %Bowman County90.3Mercer County: 90.3 %Mercer County90.3Logan County: 89.8 %Logan County89.8Eddy County: 89.6 %Eddy County89.6Mountrail County: 89.5 %Mountrail County89.5Dunn County: 89.2 %Dunn County89.2Kidder County: 89 %Kidder County89Emmons County: 88.7 %Emmons County88.7Hettinger County: 88.7 %Hettinger County88.7LaMoure County: 88.3 %LaMoure County88.3Towner County: 88.1 %Towner County88.1Sheridan County: 87.4 %Sheridan County87.4Walsh County: 87.1 %Walsh County87.1Benson County: 86.6 %Benson County86.6Rolette County: 86.6 %Rolette County86.6Sioux County: 84.7 %Sioux County84.7McIntosh County: 84.6 %McIntosh County84.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Steele County96.2
2Grand Forks County95.4
3Cass County95.3
4Burleigh County94.9
5Barnes County94.8
6Cavalier County94.5
7Traill County94.3
8Billings County94.2
9Burke County94.1
9Golden Valley County94.1
11Sargent County93.9
12Ward County93.8
13Oliver County93.7
14Renville County93.6
15Grant County93.3
16Nelson County93.3
17McKenzie County93.3
18Bottineau County93.3
19Pierce County93.1
20Divide County92.7
21Adams County92.7
22Ransom County92.5
23Richland County92.5
24Griggs County92.4
25Foster County92.4
26McLean County92.4
27Dickey County92.2
28Stark County92.2
29McHenry County92.2
30Morton County92
31Stutsman County91.5
32Wells County91.5
33Williams County91.2
34Ramsey County91.1
35Slope County91
36Pembina County90.6
37Bowman County90.3
38Mercer County90.3
39Logan County89.8
40Eddy County89.6
41Mountrail County89.5
42Dunn County89.2
43Kidder County89
44Emmons County88.7
45Hettinger County88.7
46LaMoure County88.3
47Towner County88.1
48Sheridan County87.4
49Walsh County87.1
50Benson County86.6
51Rolette County86.6
52Sioux County84.7
53McIntosh County84.6

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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/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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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?

Steele County, with 96.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McIntosh County, with 84.6% in 2021.

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