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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Minnesota, by County

Bachelor's Degree or Higher for every county in Minnesota, ranked. The highest is Hennepin County at 54.1% and the lowest is Kanabec County at 15.7%.

Minnesota: 39.4% · United States: 35.7% · median county in Minnesota: 25.7%

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#County Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1Hennepin County54.1%
2Carver County50.4%
3Olmsted County49.4%
4Washington County49.1%
5Cook County46.6%
6Ramsey County45.6%
7Dakota County45.0%
8Scott County44.1%
9Clay County39.3%
10Nicollet County36.1%
11Wright County34.4%
12Blue Earth County34.2%
13St. Louis County33.6%
14Winona County32.7%
15Anoka County32.2%
16Beltrami County31.8%
17Stevens County31.2%
18Lyon County31.1%
19Hubbard County30.7%
20Dodge County30.2%
21Rice County30.2%
22Houston County30.1%
23Douglas County29.7%
24Sherburne County29.7%
25Crow Wing County29.3%
26Kittson County29.1%
27Stearns County28.8%
28Otter Tail County28.3%
29Becker County28.0%
30Polk County28.0%
31Steele County28.0%
32Goodhue County27.9%
33Kandiyohi County27.9%
34Lake County26.8%
35Carlton County26.5%
36Wabasha County26.5%
37Le Sueur County26.3%
38Rock County26.3%
39Benton County26.2%
40Jackson County26.1%
41Cass County26.0%
42Itasca County25.9%
43Big Stone County25.7%
44Lincoln County25.7%
45Lake of the Woods County25.4%
46Brown County24.5%
47Chisago County24.4%
48Swift County24.2%
49Cottonwood County24.1%
50Fillmore County24.1%
51Mower County23.9%
52Pope County23.9%
53Martin County23.8%
54Murray County23.5%
55Lac qui Parle County23.3%
56Wilkin County23.0%
57Norman County22.8%
58Redwood County22.2%
59Koochiching County22.0%
60Faribault County21.8%
61Pipestone County21.8%
62Roseau County21.4%
63Grant County21.0%
64Pennington County21.0%
65Waseca County21.0%
66Isanti County20.7%
67Aitkin County20.3%
68McLeod County20.2%
69Meeker County19.9%
70Clearwater County19.8%
71Wadena County19.8%
72Yellow Medicine County19.7%
73Sibley County19.4%
74Chippewa County19.3%
75Morrison County18.9%
76Marshall County18.7%
77Red Lake County18.6%
78Freeborn County18.2%
79Mille Lacs County18.2%
80Renville County18.1%
81Nobles County17.9%
82Pine County17.4%
83Watonwan County17.2%
84Traverse County16.6%
85Mahnomen County16.2%
86Todd County16.1%
87Kanabec County15.7%

Share of adults 25 and older whose highest completed level is bachelor's degree or higher.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Minnesota ranks 12th of 52 states for bachelor's degree or higher.

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