Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 3, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the population of Minnesota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 23.89%. Among all Minnesota counties, Pine County had the highest percentage of its population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (41.33%), followed by Todd County (39.52%), and Marshall County (38.98%).

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 Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Pine County
Todd County
Marshall County
Big Stone County
Morrison County
Sibley County
Aitkin County
Lac qui Parle County
Redwood County
Lincoln County
Ranking of Minnesota Counties By Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Pine County 41.33
2 Todd County 39.52
3 Marshall County 38.98
4 Big Stone County 38.64
5 Morrison County 38.57
6 Sibley County 38.21
7 Aitkin County 37.65
7 Lac qui Parle County 37.65
8 Redwood County 37.59
9 Lincoln County 37.45
10 Kanabec County 37.33
11 Kittson County 36.63
12 Mahnomen County 36.56
13 Renville County 36.33
14 Pipestone County 36.31
14 Traverse County 36.31
15 Roseau County 36.25
15 Watonwan County 36.25
16 Murray County 36.20
17 Clearwater County 35.95
18 Red Lake County 35.75
19 Mille Lacs County 35.71
20 Brown County 35.70
21 Meeker County 35.67
22 Jackson County 35.40
23 Martin County 35.38
24 Norman County 34.87
25 Waseca County 34.75
26 Faribault County 34.71
27 Freeborn County 34.69
28 Wadena County 34.67
29 Cottonwood County 34.50
30 Isanti County 34.44
31 Le Sueur County 34.42
32 Koochiching County 34.31
33 Wilkin County 34.30
34 Houston County 34.08
35 McLeod County 33.95
36 Chippewa County 33.58
37 Goodhue County 33.56
38 Yellow Medicine County 33.36
39 Swift County 33.20
40 Lake of the Woods County 33.04
41 Rice County 32.94
42 Fillmore County 32.89
43 Grant County 32.64
44 Chisago County 32.61
45 Carlton County 32.56
46 Mower County 32.48
47 Cass County 32.43
48 Wabasha County 32.39
49 Stevens County 32.00
50 Rock County 31.65
51 Dodge County 31.53
52 Pennington County 31.41
53 Lake County 31.38
54 Nobles County 31.12
55 Pope County 30.66
56 Itasca County 30.48
57 Polk County 30.03
58 Douglas County 29.89
59 Steele County 29.83
60 Lyon County 29.30
61 Crow Wing County 29.25
62 Becker County 29.14
63 Hubbard County 28.92
64 Benton County 28.83
65 Wright County 28.70
66 Beltrami County 27.58
67 Sherburne County 27.51
68 Anoka County 27.43
69 Otter Tail County 27.26
70 Kandiyohi County 27.21
71 Stearns County 27.16
72 Winona County 25.72
73 St. Louis County 25.33
74 Blue Earth County 25.02
75 Nicollet County 24.34
76 Cook County 24.08
77 Clay County 22.26
78 Scott County 20.47
79 Ramsey County 20.30
80 Dakota County 19.99
81 Olmsted County 19.61
82 Washington County 19.48
83 Carver County 17.91
84 Hennepin County 15.70