Ranking of North Dakota 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 North Dakota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 33,831. Among all North Dakota counties, Cass County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (5,512), followed by Burleigh County (3,371), and Ward County (2,722).

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

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Ranking of North Dakota Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Cass County
Burleigh County
Ward County
Williams County
Grand Forks County
Morton County
Stark County
Stutsman County
Rolette County
Walsh County
Ranking of North Dakota 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 Cass County 5512
2 Burleigh County 3371
3 Ward County 2722
4 Williams County 2108
5 Grand Forks County 2016
6 Morton County 1821
7 Stark County 1649
8 Stutsman County 1270
9 Rolette County 964
10 Walsh County 955
11 Richland County 795
12 Ramsey County 703
13 Mountrail County 643
14 Mercer County 576
15 McKenzie County 561
16 McLean County 538
17 Pembina County 469
18 Benson County 455
19 Barnes County 392
20 LaMoure County 343
21 Sioux County 323
22 Dunn County 315
23 Traill County 311
24 McIntosh County 307
25 McHenry County 300
26 Bottineau County 299
27 Ransom County 296
28 Emmons County 279
29 Dickey County 254
30 Wells County 252
31 Hettinger County 210
32 Bowman County 202
33 Pierce County 198
34 Towner County 194
35 Foster County 183
36 Kidder County 180
37 Eddy County 176
38 Sargent County 170
39 Nelson County 149
40 Cavalier County 146
41 Logan County 136
42 Sheridan County 132
43 Griggs County 126
44 Grant County 116
45 Adams County 115
46 Divide County 114
47 Renville County 98
48 Burke County 90
49 Golden Valley County 80
49 Oliver County 80
50 Slope County 52
51 Steele County 50
52 Billings County 35