Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of Minnesota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 247,610. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (54,200), followed by Ramsey County (33,267), and Dakota County (14,490).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Stearns County
St. Louis County
Washington County
Olmsted County
Wright County
Scott County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hennepin County 54200
2 Ramsey County 33267
3 Dakota County 14490
4 Anoka County 14435
5 Stearns County 7563
6 St. Louis County 7360
7 Washington County 6702
8 Olmsted County 5482
9 Wright County 4947
10 Scott County 4921
11 Sherburne County 3615
12 Rice County 3273
13 Otter Tail County 3134
14 Nobles County 2964
15 Crow Wing County 2838
15 Mower County 2838
16 Carver County 2634
17 Freeborn County 2588
18 Kandiyohi County 2570
19 Benton County 2358
20 Isanti County 2256
21 Todd County 2123
22 Steele County 2101
23 Blue Earth County 2099
24 Winona County 2057
25 Clay County 2030
26 Beltrami County 1994
27 Morrison County 1903
28 Goodhue County 1882
29 Pine County 1869
30 Chisago County 1832
31 Itasca County 1829
32 Mille Lacs County 1771
33 Becker County 1695
34 McLeod County 1575
35 Carlton County 1573
36 Polk County 1521
37 Cass County 1395
38 Douglas County 1290
39 Fillmore County 1217
40 Brown County 1208
41 Kanabec County 1140
42 Lyon County 1126
43 Nicollet County 1118
44 Le Sueur County 1023
45 Aitkin County 997
46 Watonwan County 972
47 Renville County 969
48 Meeker County 964
49 Martin County 954
50 Waseca County 945
51 Wadena County 871
52 Hubbard County 862
53 Wabasha County 860
54 Clearwater County 792
55 Chippewa County 786
56 Sibley County 763
57 Redwood County 741
58 Faribault County 735
59 Koochiching County 704
60 Cottonwood County 695
61 Roseau County 689
62 Houston County 613
63 Swift County 610
64 Murray County 578
65 Dodge County 568
66 Lake County 536
67 Pipestone County 528
68 Marshall County 517
69 Yellow Medicine County 515
70 Jackson County 510
71 Pennington County 477
72 Mahnomen County 444
72 Pope County 444
73 Stevens County 378
74 Rock County 366
75 Norman County 351
76 Grant County 308
77 Big Stone County 301
78 Lac qui Parle County 294
79 Wilkin County 266
80 Lincoln County 248
81 Traverse County 154
82 Cook County 152
83 Red Lake County 151
84 Kittson County 128
85 Lake of the Woods County 68