Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 1,069,708. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (173,422), followed by Dakota County (80,396), and Anoka County (75,254).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Hennepin County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Ramsey County
St. Louis County
Washington County
Stearns County
Wright County
Olmsted County
Scott County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hennepin County 173422
2 Dakota County 80396
3 Anoka County 75254
4 Ramsey County 69943
5 St. Louis County 49284
6 Washington County 46182
7 Stearns County 32425
8 Wright County 29251
9 Olmsted County 27494
10 Scott County 27426
11 Sherburne County 23696
12 Carver County 18276
13 Crow Wing County 17773
14 Otter Tail County 15703
15 Chisago County 15113
16 Clay County 13238
17 Blue Earth County 12760
18 Rice County 12004
19 Itasca County 11562
20 Goodhue County 11069
21 Winona County 10714
22 Douglas County 10501
23 Kandiyohi County 10482
24 Isanti County 10401
25 Benton County 10260
26 McLeod County 9853
27 Carlton County 8626
28 Becker County 8330
29 Mower County 8233
30 Morrison County 8123
31 Steele County 8022
32 Freeborn County 7668
33 Nicollet County 7510
34 Beltrami County 7233
35 Le Sueur County 7016
36 Polk County 6946
37 Cass County 6882
38 Pine County 6833
39 Mille Lacs County 6449
40 Meeker County 5944
41 Brown County 5777
42 Todd County 5640
43 Lyon County 5466
44 Wabasha County 5361
45 Hubbard County 5281
46 Fillmore County 5100
47 Martin County 4917
48 Dodge County 4758
49 Houston County 4698
50 Waseca County 4411
51 Aitkin County 4337
52 Kanabec County 4139
53 Pennington County 3974
54 Roseau County 3708
55 Sibley County 3707
56 Nobles County 3690
57 Renville County 3636
58 Koochiching County 3582
59 Faribault County 3581
60 Redwood County 3519
61 Wadena County 3460
62 Pope County 3343
63 Chippewa County 3115
64 Lake County 2862
65 Yellow Medicine County 2595
66 Cottonwood County 2582
67 Jackson County 2465
68 Swift County 2436
69 Rock County 2384
70 Watonwan County 2194
71 Marshall County 2086
72 Pipestone County 1999
73 Murray County 1847
74 Stevens County 1834
75 Lac qui Parle County 1745
76 Grant County 1735
77 Clearwater County 1687
78 Wilkin County 1675
79 Norman County 1538
80 Lincoln County 1355
81 Big Stone County 1213
82 Lake of the Woods County 1184
83 Cook County 1183
84 Red Lake County 1055
85 Kittson County 961
86 Traverse County 928
87 Mahnomen County 668