Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Non-Hispanic 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 Minnesota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 1,252,949. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (379,390), followed by Ramsey County (129,928), and Dakota County (108,857).

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

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Washington County
Anoka County
Olmsted County
St. Louis County
Scott County
Carver County
Wright County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hennepin County 379390
2 Ramsey County 129928
3 Dakota County 108857
4 Washington County 72385
5 Anoka County 66682
6 Olmsted County 43658
7 St. Louis County 40136
8 Scott County 35506
9 Carver County 31653
10 Wright County 26890
11 Stearns County 26141
12 Sherburne County 15238
13 Clay County 13136
14 Blue Earth County 13054
15 Crow Wing County 11815
16 Rice County 11662
17 Otter Tail County 11045
18 Winona County 9113
19 Chisago County 8531
20 Goodhue County 8527
21 Beltrami County 7648
22 Itasca County 7632
23 Nicollet County 7369
24 Douglas County 7333
25 Kandiyohi County 6915
26 Steele County 6631
27 Carlton County 5793
28 Becker County 5671
29 Benton County 5555
30 Mower County 5492
31 Polk County 5089
32 Isanti County 4964
33 Cass County 4766
34 McLeod County 4667
35 Le Sueur County 4494
36 Hubbard County 4404
37 Lyon County 4097
38 Morrison County 4068
39 Brown County 4054
40 Wabasha County 4020
41 Dodge County 3682
42 Freeborn County 3501
43 Houston County 3265
44 Fillmore County 3079
45 Meeker County 3005
46 Martin County 2992
47 Pine County 2987
48 Waseca County 2766
49 Mille Lacs County 2762
50 Todd County 2354
51 Nobles County 2157
52 Lake County 2038
53 Aitkin County 2011
54 Roseau County 1950
55 Faribault County 1936
56 Redwood County 1851
57 Pennington County 1804
58 Cook County 1768
59 Pope County 1708
60 Sibley County 1683
61 Kanabec County 1652
62 Renville County 1591
63 Cottonwood County 1588
64 Chippewa County 1554
65 Rock County 1533
66 Wadena County 1485
67 Jackson County 1482
68 Koochiching County 1452
69 Stevens County 1378
70 Swift County 1364
71 Watonwan County 1311
72 Murray County 1225
73 Pipestone County 1220
74 Marshall County 1161
75 Yellow Medicine County 1137
76 Wilkin County 983
77 Clearwater County 947
78 Norman County 925
79 Lac qui Parle County 909
80 Lincoln County 831
81 Kittson County 764
82 Grant County 749
83 Big Stone County 695
84 Lake of the Woods County 603
85 Red Lake County 461
86 Traverse County 337
87 Mahnomen County 304