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

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Minnesota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 37.57%. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (51.85%), followed by Carver County (49.69%), and Olmsted County (47.15%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hennepin County
Carver County
Olmsted County
Washington County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Cook County
Scott County
Clay County
Blue Earth County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of 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 51.85
2 Carver County 49.69
3 Olmsted County 47.15
4 Washington County 47.12
5 Ramsey County 43.89
6 Dakota County 43.20
7 Cook County 42.40
8 Scott County 42.27
9 Clay County 36.00
10 Blue Earth County 35.55
11 Nicollet County 35.21
12 Wright County 31.86
13 Winona County 31.84
14 Anoka County 31.28
15 St. Louis County 31.20
16 Beltrami County 30.41
17 Hubbard County 29.50
18 Rice County 28.94
19 Stearns County 28.69
20 Stevens County 28.29
21 Dodge County 28.22
22 Steele County 27.94
23 Polk County 27.00
24 Douglas County 26.90
25 Lyon County 26.86
26 Otter Tail County 26.83
27 Wabasha County 26.78
28 Goodhue County 26.62
29 Kittson County 26.03
30 Lake County 26.02
31 Crow Wing County 25.88
32 Sherburne County 25.85
33 Becker County 25.81
34 Rock County 25.74
35 Houston County 25.36
36 Kandiyohi County 25.27
37 Itasca County 25.15
38 Cass County 24.25
39 Carlton County 23.93
40 Le Sueur County 23.80
41 Brown County 23.66
42 Mower County 23.65
43 Benton County 22.86
44 Waseca County 22.47
45 Fillmore County 22.38
46 Chisago County 22.37
46 Wilkin County 22.37
47 Cottonwood County 22.24
48 Pope County 22.22
49 Jackson County 22.13
50 Lake of the Woods County 21.94
51 Norman County 21.87
52 Martin County 21.56
53 Murray County 21.26
54 Lincoln County 21.01
55 Swift County 20.89
56 Pipestone County 20.39
57 Faribault County 20.23
58 Big Stone County 20.12
59 Roseau County 20.01
60 Pennington County 19.67
61 Meeker County 19.56
62 Lac qui Parle County 19.43
63 McLeod County 19.29
64 Marshall County 19.26
65 Chippewa County 19.24
66 Redwood County 19.12
67 Watonwan County 18.81
68 Isanti County 18.80
69 Grant County 18.55
70 Yellow Medicine County 18.16
71 Morrison County 17.86
72 Clearwater County 17.69
72 Red Lake County 17.69
73 Aitkin County 17.24
74 Sibley County 17.00
75 Freeborn County 16.76
76 Wadena County 16.70
77 Nobles County 16.64
78 Koochiching County 16.16
79 Mille Lacs County 16.10
80 Renville County 16.00
81 Pine County 15.28
82 Traverse County 14.86
83 Kanabec County 14.83
84 Todd County 14.56
85 Mahnomen County 12.94