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

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Minnesota White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 4.29%. Among all Minnesota counties, Nobles County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (12.63%), followed by Clearwater County (11.61%), and Todd County (10.87%).

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 Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Nobles County
Clearwater County
Todd County
Mahnomen County
Kanabec County
Mille Lacs County
Watonwan County
Wadena County
Freeborn County
Murray County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Nobles County 12.63
2 Clearwater County 11.61
3 Todd County 10.87
4 Mahnomen County 10.18
5 Kanabec County 9.51
6 Mille Lacs County 9.24
7 Watonwan County 9.04
8 Wadena County 9.00
9 Freeborn County 8.89
10 Murray County 8.58
11 Pine County 8.45
12 Big Stone County 8.27
13 Fillmore County 8.21
14 Marshall County 7.96
15 Aitkin County 7.95
16 Swift County 7.91
17 Isanti County 7.68
18 Morrison County 7.65
19 Pipestone County 7.64
20 Renville County 7.54
21 Norman County 7.41
22 Benton County 7.27
23 Grant County 7.16
24 Koochiching County 7.11
25 Chippewa County 7.03
26 Martin County 6.57
27 Kandiyohi County 6.56
27 Roseau County 6.56
28 Faribault County 6.54
29 Lake County 6.48
30 Steele County 6.43
31 Lincoln County 6.39
32 Waseca County 6.37
33 Brown County 6.35
34 Jackson County 6.34
35 Yellow Medicine County 6.24
36 Becker County 6.21
37 Otter Tail County 6.05
38 Traverse County 6.04
39 Crow Wing County 6.01
40 Polk County 5.98
41 Meeker County 5.95
42 Cass County 5.82
43 Sibley County 5.81
44 Lac qui Parle County 5.80
45 Redwood County 5.76
46 Mower County 5.62
47 Winona County 5.59
48 Red Lake County 5.52
49 McLeod County 5.47
50 Itasca County 5.45
51 Rock County 5.44
52 Stearns County 5.43
53 Beltrami County 5.40
54 Cottonwood County 5.26
55 Sherburne County 5.01
56 Wright County 4.98
57 Hubbard County 4.96
57 Wilkin County 4.96
58 Pope County 4.88
59 Wabasha County 4.82
60 Carlton County 4.80
61 Lyon County 4.77
62 Pennington County 4.65
63 St. Louis County 4.59
64 Goodhue County 4.56
65 Le Sueur County 4.55
66 Anoka County 4.54
67 Chisago County 4.39
68 Rice County 4.37
69 Blue Earth County 4.34
70 Stevens County 4.25
71 Douglas County 4.15
72 Kittson County 3.97
73 Houston County 3.92
74 Clay County 3.76
75 Nicollet County 3.73
76 Ramsey County 3.63
77 Dodge County 3.39
78 Scott County 3.34
79 Olmsted County 3.24
80 Dakota County 2.99
81 Carver County 2.95
82 Washington County 2.70
83 Hennepin County 2.42
83 Lake of the Woods County 2.42
84 Cook County 2.19