Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the Minnesota White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 38.90%. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (57.47%), followed by Ramsey County (50.52%), and Carver County (50.24%).

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 Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Carver County
Olmsted County
Washington County
Cook County
Dakota County
Scott County
Clay County
Nicollet County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Hennepin County 57.47
2 Ramsey County 50.52
3 Carver County 50.24
4 Olmsted County 47.86
5 Washington County 47.55
6 Cook County 45.28
7 Dakota County 44.79
8 Scott County 43.95
9 Clay County 37.31
10 Nicollet County 35.83
11 Blue Earth County 35.57
12 Beltrami County 35.09
13 Anoka County 32.10
14 Wright County 31.96
15 Rice County 31.60
16 St. Louis County 31.53
17 Winona County 31.33
18 Hubbard County 30.17
19 Stearns County 29.90
20 Steele County 28.99
21 Dodge County 28.52
22 Lyon County 28.38
23 Polk County 27.64
24 Stevens County 27.62
25 Otter Tail County 27.37
26 Douglas County 27.27
27 Wabasha County 27.17
28 Goodhue County 27.15
29 Kittson County 26.60
30 Becker County 26.45
31 Kandiyohi County 26.41
32 Sherburne County 26.33
33 Crow Wing County 26.06
34 Lake County 25.92
35 Itasca County 25.45
36 Carlton County 25.36
37 Houston County 25.32
38 Cass County 25.14
39 Rock County 24.62
40 Mower County 24.37
41 Le Sueur County 24.06
42 Brown County 23.97
43 Cottonwood County 23.01
44 Chisago County 23.00
45 Wilkin County 22.68
46 Waseca County 22.65
47 Lake of the Woods County 22.48
48 Benton County 22.32
49 Fillmore County 22.19
50 Norman County 22.14
51 Jackson County 21.92
52 Martin County 21.85
53 Murray County 21.81
54 Pope County 21.76
55 Lincoln County 21.51
56 Swift County 21.23
57 Pipestone County 21.08
58 Faribault County 20.56
59 Watonwan County 20.13
60 Roseau County 20.08
61 Nobles County 19.97
62 Chippewa County 19.83
63 Pennington County 19.82
64 Redwood County 19.65
65 Meeker County 19.61
66 McLeod County 19.55
67 Lac qui Parle County 19.49
68 Big Stone County 19.36
69 Marshall County 19.17
70 Clearwater County 18.60
71 Isanti County 18.57
72 Yellow Medicine County 18.28
73 Grant County 18.27
74 Morrison County 17.83
75 Red Lake County 17.78
76 Freeborn County 17.75
77 Sibley County 17.70
78 Aitkin County 17.15
79 Renville County 17.00
80 Koochiching County 16.93
81 Wadena County 16.71
82 Mille Lacs County 16.57
83 Mahnomen County 16.37
84 Pine County 15.33
85 Traverse County 15.30
86 Kanabec County 15.09
87 Todd County 14.68