Ranking of Minnesota Counties By 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 population of Minnesota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree was 1,235,333. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (232,592), followed by Ramsey County (98,417), and Dakota County (94,193).

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 Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Dakota County
Anoka County
Washington County
St. Louis County
Stearns County
Scott County
Wright County
Olmsted County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Hennepin County 232592
2 Ramsey County 98417
3 Dakota County 94193
4 Anoka County 87316
5 Washington County 53121
6 St. Louis County 52182
7 Stearns County 35529
8 Scott County 31214
9 Wright County 30824
10 Olmsted County 30691
11 Sherburne County 25878
12 Carver County 19788
13 Crow Wing County 18360
14 Otter Tail County 16378
15 Chisago County 15820
16 Clay County 14502
17 Blue Earth County 13809
18 Rice County 12952
19 Itasca County 12616
20 Goodhue County 11493
21 Kandiyohi County 11282
22 Winona County 11087
23 Isanti County 10868
24 Benton County 10729
25 Douglas County 10679
26 McLeod County 10289
27 Beltrami County 9908
28 Carlton County 9494
29 Becker County 9100
30 Mower County 8896
31 Steele County 8530
32 Morrison County 8356
33 Freeborn County 8088
34 Cass County 8081
35 Nicollet County 7876
36 Polk County 7537
37 Pine County 7424
38 Le Sueur County 7193
39 Mille Lacs County 7019
40 Meeker County 6117
41 Brown County 5983
42 Lyon County 5943
43 Todd County 5855
44 Hubbard County 5557
45 Wabasha County 5428
46 Fillmore County 5265
47 Martin County 5197
48 Dodge County 4970
49 Houston County 4820
50 Waseca County 4683
51 Aitkin County 4517
52 Nobles County 4347
53 Kanabec County 4335
54 Pennington County 4235
55 Renville County 3928
56 Roseau County 3882
57 Sibley County 3879
58 Koochiching County 3854
59 Redwood County 3768
60 Faribault County 3710
61 Wadena County 3669
62 Pope County 3404
63 Chippewa County 3275
64 Lake County 2929
65 Yellow Medicine County 2722
66 Cottonwood County 2685
67 Swift County 2523
68 Jackson County 2517
69 Watonwan County 2435
70 Rock County 2402
71 Pipestone County 2179
72 Marshall County 2121
73 Stevens County 1922
74 Murray County 1909
75 Clearwater County 1895
76 Lac qui Parle County 1813
77 Grant County 1792
78 Wilkin County 1691
79 Norman County 1586
80 Lincoln County 1407
81 Cook County 1321
82 Big Stone County 1240
83 Mahnomen County 1211
84 Lake of the Woods County 1198
85 Red Lake County 1125
86 Traverse County 993
87 Kittson County 985