Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the Minnesota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 39.20%. Among all Minnesota counties, Hennepin County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (58.08%), followed by Ramsey County (51.55%), and Carver County (50.67%).

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 Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Hennepin County
Ramsey County
Carver County
Olmsted County
Washington County
Dakota County
Cook County
Scott County
Clay County
Nicollet County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Hennepin County 58.08
2 Ramsey County 51.55
3 Carver County 50.67
4 Olmsted County 48.38
5 Washington County 47.76
6 Dakota County 45.40
7 Cook County 45.30
8 Scott County 44.12
9 Clay County 37.21
10 Nicollet County 36.44
11 Blue Earth County 35.91
12 Beltrami County 34.86
13 Anoka County 32.33
14 Rice County 32.02
15 Wright County 31.99
16 St. Louis County 31.47
17 Winona County 31.38
18 Hubbard County 30.29
19 Stearns County 30.07
20 Steele County 29.32
21 Dodge County 28.68
22 Lyon County 28.47
23 Kandiyohi County 27.65
24 Otter Tail County 27.52
25 Douglas County 27.46
26 Wabasha County 27.39
27 Polk County 27.28
28 Goodhue County 27.20
29 Stevens County 27.14
30 Kittson County 26.70
31 Becker County 26.48
32 Sherburne County 26.43
33 Crow Wing County 26.13
34 Lake County 26.02
35 Itasca County 25.48
36 Carlton County 25.45
37 Houston County 25.35
38 Cass County 25.25
39 Mower County 24.71
40 Rock County 24.68
41 Le Sueur County 24.52
42 Brown County 24.20
43 Waseca County 23.36
44 Chisago County 23.25
45 Cottonwood County 22.94
46 Wilkin County 22.89
47 Nobles County 22.62
48 Norman County 22.55
49 Lake of the Woods County 22.48
50 Martin County 22.42
51 Benton County 22.35
52 Murray County 22.21
53 Jackson County 22.15
53 Watonwan County 22.15
54 Fillmore County 22.09
55 Pope County 21.78
56 Lincoln County 21.69
57 Pipestone County 21.48
58 Swift County 21.39
59 Faribault County 21.10
60 Roseau County 20.08
61 Chippewa County 20.01
62 Pennington County 19.91
63 Meeker County 19.90
64 McLeod County 19.73
65 Redwood County 19.69
66 Big Stone County 19.45
67 Lac qui Parle County 19.31
68 Marshall County 19.26
69 Clearwater County 18.75
70 Isanti County 18.70
71 Yellow Medicine County 18.63
72 Grant County 18.16
73 Freeborn County 18.11
74 Red Lake County 18.02
75 Morrison County 17.91
76 Sibley County 17.78
77 Aitkin County 17.17
78 Renville County 17.13
79 Koochiching County 17.01
80 Wadena County 16.73
81 Mahnomen County 16.63
82 Mille Lacs County 16.57
83 Pine County 15.49
84 Traverse County 15.45
85 Kanabec County 15.18
86 Todd County 14.80