Ranking of North Dakota Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the North Dakota White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 141,978. Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (43,937), followed by Burleigh County (23,065), and Grand Forks County (13,719).

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

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

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Cass County
Burleigh County
Grand Forks County
Ward County
Morton County
Williams County
Stark County
Stutsman County
Richland County
Barnes County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Cass County 43937
2 Burleigh County 23065
3 Grand Forks County 13719
4 Ward County 11451
5 Morton County 5842
6 Williams County 5016
7 Stark County 4954
8 Stutsman County 3356
9 Richland County 2308
10 Barnes County 2022
11 McKenzie County 1828
11 Ramsey County 1828
12 Traill County 1599
13 McLean County 1330
14 Walsh County 1313
15 Mercer County 1205
16 Pembina County 1051
17 Bottineau County 1024
18 Mountrail County 937
19 Pierce County 794
20 Dickey County 780
21 Ransom County 779
22 McHenry County 768
23 LaMoure County 678
24 Cavalier County 656
25 Wells County 629
26 Foster County 533
27 Sargent County 524
28 Nelson County 520
29 Griggs County 496
30 Dunn County 471
31 Benson County 468
32 Emmons County 430
33 Rolette County 395
34 Eddy County 390
35 Steele County 386
36 Bowman County 385
37 Renville County 347
38 Divide County 335
39 Grant County 324
40 Kidder County 313
41 McIntosh County 311
42 Hettinger County 307
43 Adams County 302
44 Golden Valley County 298
44 Logan County 298
45 Burke County 282
46 Oliver County 260
47 Towner County 223
48 Billings County 160
49 Sheridan County 146
50 Slope County 139
51 Sioux County 66