Most college-educated in Minnesota

Minnesota counties and cities ranked by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Minnesota by share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher — which have the highest share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Hennepin County leads at 53.3%.

Among cities & places, Woodland leads at 84.4%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Hennepin County	53.3%
2	Carver County	50.5%
3	Washington County	48.9%
4	Olmsted County	48.5%
5	Cook County	45.6%
6	Ramsey County	45.5%
7	Dakota County	44.6%
8	Scott County	43.1%
9	Clay County	39.0%
10	Nicollet County	35.7%
11	Blue Earth County	34.5%
12	Wright County	34.0%
13	St. Louis County	32.5%
14	Beltrami County	32.3%
15	Winona County	32.1%
16	Anoka County	31.7%
17	Stevens County	30.8%
18	Hubbard County	30.5%
19	Dodge County	29.7%
20	Rice County	29.7%
21	Steele County	29.7%
22	Douglas County	29.0%
23	Lyon County	28.6%
24	Stearns County	28.6%
25	Crow Wing County	28.6%
26	Sherburne County	28.1%
27	Polk County	28.1%
28	Kittson County	28.0%
29	Houston County	28.0%
30	Goodhue County	27.9%
31	Becker County	27.5%
32	Otter Tail County	27.4%
33	Kandiyohi County	27.1%
34	Wabasha County	26.6%
35	Rock County	26.3%
36	Lake County	25.8%
37	Carlton County	25.5%
38	Cass County	25.4%
39	Le Sueur County	25.4%
40	Itasca County	25.1%
41	Jackson County	24.9%
42	Benton County	24.5%
43	Lincoln County	24.4%
44	Brown County	24.2%
45	Chisago County	24.0%
46	Murray County	23.9%
47	Pope County	23.8%
48	Martin County	23.8%
49	Fillmore County	23.7%
50	Mower County	23.5%
51	Swift County	23.0%
52	Cottonwood County	22.9%
53	Lac qui Parle County	22.1%
54	Pipestone County	21.6%
55	Faribault County	21.6%
56	Wilkin County	21.5%
57	Lake of the Woods County	21.4%
58	Big Stone County	21.3%
59	Waseca County	20.9%
60	Norman County	20.9%
61	Redwood County	20.8%
62	Roseau County	20.5%
63	Meeker County	20.4%
64	Koochiching County	20.3%
65	Chippewa County	19.6%
66	Isanti County	19.6%
67	McLeod County	19.6%
68	Pennington County	19.3%
69	Grant County	19.1%
70	Morrison County	19.0%
71	Yellow Medicine County	19.0%
72	Aitkin County	19.0%
73	Marshall County	18.9%
74	Sibley County	18.6%
75	Renville County	18.4%
76	Clearwater County	18.3%
77	Watonwan County	18.2%
78	Freeborn County	18.1%
79	Nobles County	17.7%
80	Red Lake County	17.6%
81	Mille Lacs County	17.6%
82	Wadena County	17.5%
83	Traverse County	17.5%
84	Pine County	16.3%
85	Kanabec County	15.8%
86	Todd County	15.2%
87	Mahnomen County	14.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Woodland	84.4%
2	St. John's University	80.9%
3	Deephaven	79.7%
4	Greenwood	79.5%
5	Sunfish Lake	76.9%
6	Village of Minnetonka Beach	74.8%
7	Falcon Heights	74.0%
8	Shorewood	72.8%
9	North Oaks	72.4%
10	Edina	72.2%
11	Wayzata	72.2%
12	Medicine Lake	71.0%
13	Marine on St. Croix	69.7%
14	Lauderdale	69.7%
15	Orono	68.9%
16	Dellwood	67.9%
17	Mendota Heights	67.9%
18	Medina	67.6%
19	Victoria	67.3%
20	Minnetrista	66.9%
21	Tonka Bay	64.8%
22	Plymouth	64.8%
23	Lutsen	64.8%
24	Eden Prairie	64.7%
25	Chanhassen	64.4%
26	Arden Hills	64.0%
27	St. Louis Park	63.9%
28	Minnetonka	63.3%
29	Woodbury	63.2%
30	Shoreview	63.1%
31	Pine Springs	63.0%
32	Independence	62.9%
33	Birchwood Village	62.7%
34	Mahtomedi	62.6%
35	Carver	61.7%
36	Golden Valley	61.7%
37	Lake Elmo	61.7%
38	Afton	60.1%
39	St. Anthony	59.4%
40	Lilydale	56.7%
41	Grant	56.5%
42	Oronoco	56.4%
43	Maple Grove	55.9%
44	Rogers	54.9%
45	Long Lake	54.5%
46	Minneapolis	54.5%
47	Roseville	54.4%
48	Eagan	53.4%
49	St. Marys Point	52.9%
50	Corcoran	52.8%
51	Gem Lake	52.6%
52	Excelsior	52.4%
53	Prior Lake	51.5%
54	Northfield	51.5%
55	Savage	51.5%
56	Lakeville	50.9%
57	Stillwater	50.9%
58	Nisswa	50.6%
59	Skyline	50.6%
60	Rosemount	50.3%
61	Rochester	50.1%
62	Waconia	49.8%
63	Greenfield	49.8%
64	Homer	49.5%
65	Byron	49.5%
66	East Gull Lake	49.1%
67	New Brighton	49.0%
68	Centerville	48.2%
69	Hanover	47.8%
70	Loretto	47.6%
71	Hopkins	47.0%
72	Chaska	46.7%
73	Credit River	46.5%
74	Dresbach	46.3%
75	Lakeland	46.2%
76	Apple Valley	45.9%
77	Bloomington	45.3%
78	Delano	44.7%
79	St. Michael	44.3%
80	Richfield	44.3%
81	Alpha	44.0%
82	Hugo	44.0%
83	Lake St. Croix Beach	43.6%
84	St. Paul	43.5%
85	Grand Marais	43.5%
86	Lino Lakes	43.3%
87	Lanesboro	43.2%
88	Vadnais Heights	43.1%
89	Inver Grove Heights	43.1%
90	North Mankato	43.0%
91	Cologne	43.0%
92	Mound	42.9%
93	Moorhead	42.3%
94	Duluth	42.3%
95	Whalan	42.2%
96	Circle Pines	42.1%
97	Otsego	41.8%
98	Rockford	41.6%
99	Albertville	41.3%
100	Long Beach	41.3%

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