Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 32.11%. Among all Minnesota counties, Pennington County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (43.96%), followed by Lake of the Woods County (42.60%), and Traverse County (42.27%).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Pennington County
Lake of the Woods County
Traverse County
Koochiching County
Pope County
Grant County
Red Lake County
Sherburne County
Yellow Medicine County
McLeod County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of 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 Pennington County 43.96
2 Lake of the Woods County 42.60
3 Traverse County 42.27
4 Koochiching County 41.88
5 Pope County 41.69
6 Grant County 41.66
7 Red Lake County 41.04
8 Sherburne County 40.92
9 Yellow Medicine County 40.77
10 McLeod County 40.55
11 Chisago County 40.35
12 Benton County 39.61
13 Wadena County 39.30
14 Crow Wing County 38.86
15 Itasca County 38.75
16 Isanti County 38.72
17 Kandiyohi County 38.70
18 Meeker County 38.67
19 Douglas County 38.55
20 Otter Tail County 38.53
21 Mille Lacs County 38.48
22 Renville County 38.24
23 St. Louis County 38.10
24 Chippewa County 38.05
25 Becker County 37.98
26 Kanabec County 37.88
27 Faribault County 37.61
28 Wilkin County 37.45
29 Sibley County 37.43
30 Carlton County 37.33
31 Roseau County 37.15
32 Rock County 36.98
33 Swift County 36.97
34 Aitkin County 36.96
34 Mahnomen County 36.96
35 Cass County 36.94
36 Lac qui Parle County 36.93
37 Lyon County 36.85
38 Freeborn County 36.78
39 Clay County 36.62
40 Le Sueur County 36.58
41 Stearns County 36.40
42 Martin County 36.38
43 Fillmore County 36.33
44 Redwood County 36.17
45 Dodge County 36.13
46 Lake County 36.01
47 Hubbard County 35.99
48 Houston County 35.98
49 Winona County 35.80
50 Polk County 35.76
51 Waseca County 35.60
52 Morrison County 35.49
53 Anoka County 35.43
53 Norman County 35.43
54 Nicollet County 35.42
55 Jackson County 35.32
55 Lincoln County 35.32
56 Wabasha County 35.24
57 Beltrami County 34.97
58 Pipestone County 34.85
59 Pine County 34.66
60 Cottonwood County 34.36
61 Blue Earth County 34.23
62 Goodhue County 34.22
63 Wright County 33.98
64 Steele County 33.88
65 Brown County 33.81
66 Todd County 33.70
67 Marshall County 33.57
68 Mower County 33.26
69 Stevens County 33.19
70 Big Stone County 33.18
71 Kittson County 33.04
72 Clearwater County 32.70
73 Murray County 32.66
74 Scott County 32.19
75 Watonwan County 32.12
76 Dakota County 31.90
77 Nobles County 31.06
78 Rice County 30.43
79 Cook County 30.06
80 Washington County 29.66
81 Carver County 28.59
82 Olmsted County 28.20
83 Ramsey County 26.76
84 Hennepin County 26.32