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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 2022, at 96.2%. Towner County had the lowest, at 85.4%. The median was 91.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 93.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest96.2Steele County
Lowest85.4Towner County
Median91.853 counties
North Dakota93.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 93.3 %Barnes County: 95 %Benson County: 87.2 %Billings County: 95.2 %Bottineau County: 92.7 %Bowman County: 89.1 %Burke County: 91.9 %Burleigh County: 94.9 %Cass County: 95.6 %Cavalier County: 93.3 %Dickey County: 91.4 %Divide County: 90.4 %Dunn County: 90.6 %Eddy County: 92.1 %Emmons County: 89.5 %Foster County: 94.3 %Golden Valley County: 94.7 %Grand Forks County: 95.6 %Grant County: 91.8 %Griggs County: 91.2 %Hettinger County: 88 %Kidder County: 90 %LaMoure County: 90.2 %Logan County: 91.3 %McHenry County: 90.6 %McIntosh County: 87.6 %McKenzie County: 92.7 %McLean County: 93.2 %Mercer County: 89.5 %Morton County: 93.6 %Mountrail County: 88.9 %Nelson County: 94 %Oliver County: 94.6 %Pembina County: 92.1 %Pierce County: 93.2 %Ramsey County: 92.7 %Ransom County: 90.9 %Renville County: 91.2 %Richland County: 93.5 %Rolette County: 85.4 %Sargent County: 94.2 %Sheridan County: 90.4 %Sioux County: 85.9 %Slope County: 91.6 %Stark County: 91.9 %Steele County: 96.2 %Stutsman County: 91.7 %Towner County: 85.4 %Traill County: 93.7 %Walsh County: 86.9 %Ward County: 94.1 %Wells County: 91.2 %Williams County: 90.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Steele County: 96.2 %Steele County96.2Cass County: 95.6 %Cass County95.6Grand Forks County: 95.6 %Grand Forks County95.6Billings County: 95.2 %Billings County95.2Barnes County: 95 %Barnes County95Burleigh County: 94.9 %Burleigh County94.9Golden Valley County: 94.7 %Golden Valley County94.7Oliver County: 94.6 %Oliver County94.6Foster County: 94.3 %Foster County94.3Sargent County: 94.2 %Sargent County94.2Ward County: 94.1 %Ward County94.1Nelson County: 94 %Nelson County94Traill County: 93.7 %Traill County93.7Morton County: 93.6 %Morton County93.6Richland County: 93.5 %Richland County93.5Adams County: 93.3 %Adams County93.3Cavalier County: 93.3 %Cavalier County93.3McLean County: 93.2 %McLean County93.2Pierce County: 93.2 %Pierce County93.2McKenzie County: 92.7 %McKenzie County92.7Ramsey County: 92.7 %Ramsey County92.7Bottineau County: 92.7 %Bottineau County92.7Pembina County: 92.1 %Pembina County92.1Eddy County: 92.1 %Eddy County92.1Stark County: 91.9 %Stark County91.9Burke County: 91.9 %Burke County91.9Grant County: 91.8 %Grant County91.8Stutsman County: 91.7 %Stutsman County91.7Slope County: 91.6 %Slope County91.6Dickey County: 91.4 %Dickey County91.4Logan County: 91.3 %Logan County91.3Renville County: 91.2 %Renville County91.2Griggs County: 91.2 %Griggs County91.2Wells County: 91.2 %Wells County91.2Ransom County: 90.9 %Ransom County90.9Williams County: 90.8 %Williams County90.8Dunn County: 90.6 %Dunn County90.6McHenry County: 90.6 %McHenry County90.6Divide County: 90.4 %Divide County90.4Sheridan County: 90.4 %Sheridan County90.4LaMoure County: 90.2 %LaMoure County90.2Kidder County: 90 %Kidder County90Mercer County: 89.5 %Mercer County89.5Emmons County: 89.5 %Emmons County89.5Bowman County: 89.1 %Bowman County89.1Mountrail County: 88.9 %Mountrail County88.9Hettinger County: 88 %Hettinger County88McIntosh County: 87.6 %McIntosh County87.6Benson County: 87.2 %Benson County87.2Walsh County: 86.9 %Walsh County86.9Sioux County: 85.9 %Sioux County85.9Rolette County: 85.4 %Rolette County85.4Towner County: 85.4 %Towner County85.4Steele County: 96.2 %Steele County96.2Cass County: 95.6 %Cass County95.6Grand Forks County: 95.6 %Grand Forks County95.6Billings County: 95.2 %Billings County95.2Barnes County: 95 %Barnes County95Burleigh County: 94.9 %Burleigh County94.9Golden Valley County: 94.7 %Golden Valley County94.7Oliver County: 94.6 %Oliver County94.6Foster County: 94.3 %Foster County94.3Sargent County: 94.2 %Sargent County94.2Ward County: 94.1 %Ward County94.1Nelson County: 94 %Nelson County94Traill County: 93.7 %Traill County93.7Morton County: 93.6 %Morton County93.6Richland County: 93.5 %Richland County93.5Adams County: 93.3 %Adams County93.3Cavalier County: 93.3 %Cavalier County93.3McLean County: 93.2 %McLean County93.2Pierce County: 93.2 %Pierce County93.2McKenzie County: 92.7 %McKenzie County92.7Ramsey County: 92.7 %Ramsey County92.7Bottineau County: 92.7 %Bottineau County92.7Pembina County: 92.1 %Pembina County92.1Eddy County: 92.1 %Eddy County92.1Stark County: 91.9 %Stark County91.9Burke County: 91.9 %Burke County91.9Grant County: 91.8 %Grant County91.8Stutsman County: 91.7 %Stutsman County91.7Slope County: 91.6 %Slope County91.6Dickey County: 91.4 %Dickey County91.4Logan County: 91.3 %Logan County91.3Renville County: 91.2 %Renville County91.2Griggs County: 91.2 %Griggs County91.2Wells County: 91.2 %Wells County91.2Ransom County: 90.9 %Ransom County90.9Williams County: 90.8 %Williams County90.8Dunn County: 90.6 %Dunn County90.6McHenry County: 90.6 %McHenry County90.6Divide County: 90.4 %Divide County90.4Sheridan County: 90.4 %Sheridan County90.4LaMoure County: 90.2 %LaMoure County90.2Kidder County: 90 %Kidder County90Mercer County: 89.5 %Mercer County89.5Emmons County: 89.5 %Emmons County89.5Bowman County: 89.1 %Bowman County89.1Mountrail County: 88.9 %Mountrail County88.9Hettinger County: 88 %Hettinger County88McIntosh County: 87.6 %McIntosh County87.6Benson County: 87.2 %Benson County87.2Walsh County: 86.9 %Walsh County86.9Sioux County: 85.9 %Sioux County85.9Rolette County: 85.4 %Rolette County85.4Towner County: 85.4 %Towner County85.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Steele County96.2-0.1 pts
2Cass County95.6+0.4 pts
3Grand Forks County95.6+0.2 pts
4Billings County95.2+1.1 pts
5Barnes County95+0.1 pts
6Burleigh County94.90 pts
7Golden Valley County94.7+0.6 pts
8Oliver County94.6+0.9 pts
9Foster County94.3+2 pts
10Sargent County94.2+0.4 pts
11Ward County94.1+0.3 pts
12Nelson County94+0.7 pts
13Traill County93.7-0.6 pts
14Morton County93.6+1.6 pts
15Richland County93.5+1 pts
16Adams County93.3+0.6 pts
17Cavalier County93.3-1.2 pts
18McLean County93.2+0.9 pts
19Pierce County93.2+0.1 pts
20McKenzie County92.7-0.6 pts
20Ramsey County92.7+1.6 pts
22Bottineau County92.7-0.6 pts
23Pembina County92.1+1.6 pts
24Eddy County92.1+2.4 pts
25Stark County91.9-0.3 pts
26Burke County91.9-2.1 pts
27Grant County91.8-1.5 pts
28Stutsman County91.7+0.2 pts
29Slope County91.6+0.6 pts
30Dickey County91.4-0.8 pts
31Logan County91.3+1.4 pts
32Renville County91.2-2.4 pts
33Griggs County91.2-1.2 pts
34Wells County91.2-0.3 pts
35Ransom County90.9-1.7 pts
36Williams County90.8-0.4 pts
37Dunn County90.6+1.4 pts
38McHenry County90.6-1.6 pts
39Divide County90.4-2.3 pts
40Sheridan County90.4+3 pts
41LaMoure County90.2+1.8 pts
42Kidder County90+0.9 pts
43Mercer County89.5-0.8 pts
44Emmons County89.5+0.8 pts
45Bowman County89.1-1.3 pts
46Mountrail County88.9-0.6 pts
47Hettinger County88-0.6 pts
48McIntosh County87.6+2.9 pts
49Benson County87.2+0.6 pts
50Walsh County86.9-0.2 pts
51Sioux County85.9+1.2 pts
52Rolette County85.4-1.1 pts
53Towner County85.4-2.7 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.

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

Steele County, with 96.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Towner County, with 85.4% 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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