Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree 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 Some College or Associates Degree was 32.91%. Among all Minnesota counties, Lake of the Woods County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Some College or Associates Degree (44.15%), followed by Pennington County (43.48%), and Pope County (42.56%).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
Lake of the Woods County
Pennington County
Pope County
Traverse County
Yellow Medicine County
Grant County
Koochiching County
McLeod County
Benton County
Sherburne County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Some College or Associates Degree in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Lake of the Woods County 44.15
2 Pennington County 43.48
3 Pope County 42.56
4 Traverse County 42.55
5 Yellow Medicine County 42.10
6 Grant County 41.78
6 Koochiching County 41.78
7 McLeod County 41.39
8 Benton County 40.98
9 Sherburne County 40.80
10 Red Lake County 40.77
11 Chisago County 40.51
12 Kandiyohi County 40.25
13 Chippewa County 39.70
14 Crow Wing County 39.24
15 Douglas County 39.12
16 Isanti County 39.05
17 Wadena County 38.91
18 Otter Tail County 38.87
19 Wilkin County 38.81
20 Meeker County 38.75
21 Becker County 38.68
21 Sibley County 38.68
22 Freeborn County 38.66
23 Renville County 38.63
24 Mille Lacs County 38.55
25 St. Louis County 38.46
26 Itasca County 38.42
27 Faribault County 37.97
28 Roseau County 37.92
29 Kanabec County 37.71
30 Carlton County 37.68
31 Rock County 37.67
32 Swift County 37.65
33 Lyon County 37.62
34 Redwood County 37.41
35 Lac qui Parle County 37.05
36 Le Sueur County 37.01
37 Aitkin County 36.96
38 Stearns County 36.91
39 Clay County 36.82
40 Nobles County 36.76
41 Cottonwood County 36.69
42 Dodge County 36.68
43 Winona County 36.62
44 Polk County 36.44
45 Martin County 36.43
46 Wabasha County 36.41
47 Cass County 36.31
47 Fillmore County 36.31
48 Nicollet County 36.23
49 Waseca County 36.22
50 Houston County 36.18
51 Mower County 36.15
52 Stevens County 36.07
53 Hubbard County 36.06
54 Jackson County 36.02
55 Norman County 36.01
56 Anoka County 35.94
56 Mahnomen County 35.94
57 Lake County 35.82
58 Morrison County 35.61
59 Steele County 35.20
60 Todd County 35.19
61 Pine County 35.06
62 Goodhue County 35.00
63 Lincoln County 34.97
64 Watonwan County 34.94
65 Blue Earth County 34.66
66 Pipestone County 34.58
67 Wright County 34.38
68 Brown County 34.21
69 Marshall County 34.15
70 Big Stone County 33.73
71 Kittson County 33.58
72 Scott County 33.40
73 Clearwater County 33.34
74 Murray County 33.07
75 Beltrami County 32.70
75 Dakota County 32.70
76 Rice County 32.25
77 Cook County 30.05
78 Washington County 29.97
79 Olmsted County 29.65
80 Carver County 28.48
81 Ramsey County 26.95
82 Hennepin County 25.93