Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Minnesota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.89%. Among all Minnesota cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Faribault city had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (41.39%), followed by North Branch city (37.29%), and Brainerd city (35.84%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Albert Lea city

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Ranking of Minnesota Cities and Places By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Faribault city	41.39
2	North Branch city	37.29
3	Brainerd city	35.84
4	Fairmont city	34.21
5	New Ulm city	33.76
6	Red Wing city	33.51
7	Albert Lea city	33.35
8	Coon Rapids city	32.21
9	Alexandria city	31.86
10	Austin city	31.49
11	Cloquet city	31.26
12	Big Lake city	30.96
13	East Bethel city	30.81
14	Monticello city	30.27
15	Buffalo city	29.93
16	Anoka city	29.62
17	Hutchinson city	29.56
18	Columbia Heights city	29.47
19	North St. Paul city	28.69
20	South St. Paul city	28.41
21	Hastings city	28.19
22	Oakdale city	27.99
23	Grand Rapids city	27.88
24	Fridley city	27.81
25	Owatonna city	27.67
26	Willmar city	27.66
27	St. Peter city	27.36
28	Worthington city	27.02
29	Marshall city	26.99
30	Blaine city	26.80
31	Elk River city	26.38
32	Forest Lake city	26.09
33	Brooklyn Center city	26.03
34	Bemidji city	25.91
35	Maplewood city	25.89
36	New Hope city	25.88
37	Ramsey city	25.86
38	Shakopee city	25.45
39	Sauk Rapids city	25.43
40	Crystal city	25.34
41	Hibbing city	25.26
42	Winona city	25.06
43	Mounds View city	24.81
44	West St. Paul city	24.46
45	St. Cloud city	24.44
46	Fergus Falls city	23.71
47	White Bear Lake city	23.52
48	Hermantown city	23.23
49	Inver Grove Heights city	23.20
50	Cottage Grove city	23.18
51	Ham Lake city	23.15
52	Lino Lakes city	23.13
53	Brooklyn Park city	23.03
54	Hugo city	22.70
55	Rogers city	22.49
56	Champlin city	22.19
57	Burnsville city	21.47
58	Mankato city	21.43
59	St. Michael city	21.29
60	Little Canada city	21.21
61	Vadnais Heights city	21.03
62	Otsego city	20.98
63	Northfield city	20.92
64	Farmington city	20.76
65	Duluth city	20.54
66	North Mankato city	20.53
67	Robbinsdale city	20.50
68	St. Paul city	20.48
69	Moorhead city	20.05
70	Richfield city	20.00
71	New Brighton city	19.82
72	Stillwater city	19.57
73	Hopkins city	19.52
74	Chaska city	19.39
75	Apple Valley city	19.14
76	Andover city	18.77
77	Bloomington city	18.63
78	Rochester city	18.62
79	Roseville city	18.20
80	Lakeville city	16.84
81	Waconia city	16.53
82	Rosemount city	16.30
83	Sartell city	15.90
84	Savage city	15.56
85	Lake Elmo city	15.46
86	Maple Grove city	15.16
87	Eagan city	14.42
88	Minneapolis city	14.22
89	Prior Lake city	13.66
90	Golden Valley city	13.18
91	Minnetonka city	12.47
92	Shoreview city	12.42
93	St. Louis Park city	12.25
94	Plymouth city	11.57
95	Woodbury city	10.68
96	Eden Prairie city	10.16
97	Mendota Heights city	10.10
98	Chanhassen city	9.83
99	Edina city	7.50
100	Victoria city	6.54