Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Minnesota White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 140,088. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (16,201), followed by Anoka County (9,526), and Ramsey County (9,481).

The chart below shows the top 10 Minnesota counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Minnesota counties.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Hennepin County
Anoka County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
St. Louis County
Stearns County
Wright County
Washington County
Olmsted County
Sherburne County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hennepin County 16201
2 Anoka County 9526
3 Ramsey County 9481
4 Dakota County 7381
5 St. Louis County 5892
6 Stearns County 4779
7 Wright County 4247
8 Washington County 4179
9 Olmsted County 3018
10 Sherburne County 2912
11 Scott County 2753
12 Crow Wing County 2735
13 Otter Tail County 2446
14 Isanti County 2063
15 Carver County 1876
16 Benton County 1821
17 Freeborn County 1772
18 Todd County 1758
19 Morrison County 1749
20 Kandiyohi County 1733
21 Pine County 1665
22 Itasca County 1639
23 Winona County 1634
24 Rice County 1633
25 Chisago County 1632
26 Blue Earth County 1605
27 Mille Lacs County 1551
28 Steele County 1495
29 Goodhue County 1442
30 Nobles County 1371
31 Clay County 1356
32 Becker County 1339
33 McLeod County 1311
34 Mower County 1298
35 Beltrami County 1195
36 Fillmore County 1154
37 Polk County 1149
38 Douglas County 1117
39 Cass County 1111
40 Carlton County 1100
41 Brown County 1077
42 Kanabec County 1044
43 Aitkin County 933
44 Meeker County 913
45 Martin County 901
46 Le Sueur County 857
47 Wadena County 800
48 Waseca County 782
49 Nicollet County 771
50 Hubbard County 725
51 Wabasha County 715
52 Renville County 708
53 Lyon County 695
54 Roseau County 639
55 Faribault County 617
56 Koochiching County 610
57 Watonwan County 594
58 Clearwater County 591
59 Sibley County 568
60 Chippewa County 552
61 Redwood County 543
62 Lake County 515
62 Swift County 515
63 Houston County 509
64 Marshall County 486
65 Murray County 484
66 Pipestone County 447
67 Dodge County 439
68 Jackson County 432
69 Pennington County 426
70 Yellow Medicine County 388
71 Pope County 383
72 Cottonwood County 372
73 Rock County 343
74 Norman County 311
75 Big Stone County 300
76 Grant County 298
77 Lac qui Parle County 274
78 Lincoln County 247
79 Stevens County 220
80 Wilkin County 215
81 Mahnomen County 189
82 Red Lake County 143
83 Traverse County 133
84 Kittson County 114
85 Cook County 86
86 Lake of the Woods County 65