Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic 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 percentage of the Minnesota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 3.88%. Among all Minnesota counties, Clearwater County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (11.54%), followed by Mahnomen County (10.34%), and Todd County (10.21%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Clearwater County
Mahnomen County
Todd County
Kanabec County
Mille Lacs County
Wadena County
Pine County
Fillmore County
Freeborn County
Aitkin County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Clearwater County 11.54
2 Mahnomen County 10.34
3 Todd County 10.21
4 Kanabec County 9.34
5 Mille Lacs County 9.24
6 Wadena County 9.00
7 Pine County 8.17
8 Fillmore County 8.07
9 Freeborn County 8.00
10 Aitkin County 7.95
11 Marshall County 7.62
12 Murray County 7.56
13 Big Stone County 7.45
14 Morrison County 7.39
15 Isanti County 7.38
16 Benton County 7.26
17 Renville County 7.25
18 Grant County 7.23
19 Norman County 7.22
20 Koochiching County 7.15
21 Swift County 7.04
22 Chippewa County 6.84
23 Roseau County 6.58
24 Nobles County 6.57
25 Lake County 6.54
26 Watonwan County 6.52
27 Pipestone County 6.48
28 Brown County 6.15
29 Becker County 6.12
30 Traverse County 6.10
31 Faribault County 6.05
32 Crow Wing County 6.04
33 Lincoln County 6.03
34 Jackson County 6.02
35 Martin County 5.94
36 Otter Tail County 5.85
37 Lac qui Parle County 5.80
38 Steele County 5.71
39 Polk County 5.68
40 Redwood County 5.65
41 Winona County 5.56
42 Rock County 5.46
43 Beltrami County 5.43
44 Itasca County 5.39
45 Meeker County 5.36
46 Mower County 5.31
47 Cass County 5.30
48 Red Lake County 5.24
48 Yellow Medicine County 5.24
49 Stearns County 5.18
50 Waseca County 5.07
51 Cottonwood County 5.00
52 Sherburne County 4.93
53 Hubbard County 4.92
54 Wilkin County 4.91
55 Wright County 4.90
56 Pope County 4.88
57 McLeod County 4.82
58 Kandiyohi County 4.73
59 Carlton County 4.70
60 Sibley County 4.54
61 Lyon County 4.52
62 St. Louis County 4.51
63 Goodhue County 4.48
64 Pennington County 4.46
65 Wabasha County 4.37
66 Le Sueur County 4.31
67 Chisago County 4.25
68 Stevens County 4.24
69 Blue Earth County 4.18
70 Anoka County 4.17
71 Douglas County 4.04
72 Kittson County 3.98
73 Houston County 3.95
74 Rice County 3.86
75 Clay County 3.64
76 Nicollet County 3.19
77 Dodge County 3.17
78 Scott County 2.94
79 Ramsey County 2.83
80 Carver County 2.68
81 Dakota County 2.48
81 Olmsted County 2.48
82 Lake of the Woods County 2.42
83 Washington County 2.40
84 Cook County 2.20
85 Hennepin County 1.90