Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic 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 percentage of the North Dakota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 36.04%. Among all North Dakota counties, Divide County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (45.33%), followed by Richland County (44.82%), and Burke County (43.72%).

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

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Divide County
Richland County
Burke County
Towner County
Oliver County
Mercer County
Cavalier County
Foster County
Steele County
Golden Valley County
Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Divide County 45.33
2 Richland County 44.82
3 Burke County 43.72
4 Towner County 43.70
5 Oliver County 42.66
6 Mercer County 42.50
7 Cavalier County 42.02
8 Foster County 41.66
9 Steele County 41.39
10 Golden Valley County 41.07
11 Benson County 40.65
11 Sargent County 40.65
12 Bottineau County 39.97
13 McLean County 39.11
14 Hettinger County 38.97
15 Renville County 38.75
16 Ramsey County 38.64
17 Traill County 38.54
18 Nelson County 38.51
19 McHenry County 38.41
20 Dickey County 38.37
21 Grant County 38.26
22 Grand Forks County 38.06
23 Pembina County 37.98
24 Morton County 37.44
25 Walsh County 37.10
26 Mountrail County 36.95
27 Adams County 36.72
28 Bowman County 36.69
29 Slope County 36.58
30 Williams County 36.27
31 Logan County 36.04
32 Kidder County 35.60
33 Cass County 35.21
34 Dunn County 35.15
35 McIntosh County 34.73
36 Eddy County 34.55
37 Barnes County 34.44
38 LaMoure County 34.41
39 Stark County 34.40
40 McKenzie County 34.36
41 Burleigh County 34.18
41 Ward County 34.18
42 Rolette County 34.12
43 Emmons County 33.92
44 Pierce County 33.67
45 Sheridan County 33.33
46 Ransom County 33.11
47 Griggs County 32.09
48 Wells County 31.10
49 Stutsman County 30.84
50 Billings County 29.67
51 Sioux County 27.56