Most college-educated in North Dakota

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

This page ranks the counties and cities of North Dakota 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, Cass County leads at 43.3%.

Among cities & places, Brooktree Park leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Cass County	43.3%
2	Burleigh County	38.7%
3	Grand Forks County	37.2%
4	Billings County	32.4%
5	Traill County	31.2%
6	Barnes County	30.0%
7	Ward County	29.7%
8	Steele County	29.6%
9	Morton County	29.3%
10	Eddy County	28.2%
11	Nelson County	28.2%
12	Pierce County	27.9%
13	Ramsey County	27.6%
14	Bottineau County	27.4%
15	Griggs County	27.4%
16	Bowman County	27.3%
17	Foster County	27.2%
18	Stark County	27.2%
19	Dickey County	27.1%
20	Logan County	26.2%
21	Richland County	25.0%
22	Stutsman County	24.4%
23	LaMoure County	24.2%
24	McLean County	23.9%
25	Williams County	23.7%
26	Burke County	23.5%
27	Pembina County	22.9%
28	McKenzie County	22.8%
29	Slope County	22.8%
30	Mercer County	22.6%
31	Mountrail County	22.4%
32	Wells County	22.3%
33	Cavalier County	22.2%
34	Benson County	22.1%
35	Renville County	22.0%
36	Kidder County	21.3%
37	Grant County	21.2%
38	Ransom County	21.0%
39	McHenry County	20.9%
40	Adams County	20.8%
41	Emmons County	20.7%
42	Dunn County	20.6%
43	Oliver County	20.5%
44	Divide County	20.4%
45	Sheridan County	20.3%
46	Walsh County	19.5%
47	Sargent County	19.1%
48	Towner County	18.9%
49	Hettinger County	18.7%
50	Golden Valley County	18.0%
51	McIntosh County	17.0%
52	Rolette County	16.6%
53	Sioux County	11.2%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Bachelor's+ (25+)
1	Brooktree Park	100.0%
2	Heimdal	100.0%
3	Jessie	100.0%
4	Wales	100.0%
5	Overly	66.7%
6	Erie	64.7%
7	Briarwood	61.1%
8	Oxbow	56.9%
9	Colfax	56.7%
10	Argusville	56.0%
11	Reile's Acres	55.0%
12	Auburn	53.8%
13	Warwick	53.3%
14	Cleveland	52.9%
15	Alamo	52.4%
16	Blacktail	52.4%
17	North River	52.2%
18	Canton City (Hensel)	51.7%
19	Manning	51.4%
20	Braddock	50.0%
21	Heil	50.0%
22	Monango	50.0%
23	Newburg	48.9%
24	Great Bend	47.8%
25	Dahlen	47.4%
26	Amidon	46.7%
27	Harwood	46.6%
28	Kathryn	45.5%
29	West Fargo	45.2%
30	Edmore	44.3%
31	Horace	43.5%
32	Courtenay	43.5%
33	Portal	43.4%
34	Fargo	43.2%
35	Kindred	43.0%
36	Havana	42.9%
37	Mapleton	42.3%
38	Spiritwood Lake	41.0%
39	Lawton	40.0%
40	Thompson	39.7%
41	Grand Forks	39.2%
42	Bismarck	38.7%
43	Sutton	37.5%
44	Hillsboro	37.3%
45	Casselton	36.8%
46	Leeds	36.8%
47	Rolette	36.8%
48	Apple Valley	36.4%
49	Tower City	36.3%
50	Michigan City	35.6%
51	Noonan	35.5%
52	Crystal	35.3%
53	Kramer	35.3%
54	Litchville	35.1%
55	Finley	35.0%
56	Ellendale	34.7%
57	Harmon	34.5%
58	Marion	34.2%
59	Christine	34.1%
60	Robinson	34.0%
61	Selz	33.8%
62	Northwood	33.8%
63	Bantry	33.3%
64	Embden	33.3%
65	Prairie Rose	33.3%
66	Munich	33.0%
67	Frontier	32.9%
68	Walcott	32.9%
69	Arthur	32.5%
70	Wyndmere	32.5%
71	Bowman	32.3%
72	Portland	32.1%
73	Buffalo	32.1%
74	Sherwood	32.1%
75	Oberon	32.0%
76	Pingree	31.8%
77	Minot AFB	31.7%
78	Riverdale	31.5%
79	Fort Yates	31.4%
80	Grand Forks AFB	31.2%
81	Rugby	31.2%
82	Goodrich	31.2%
83	Edinburg	31.0%
84	Carrington	30.9%
85	Inkster	30.8%
86	Mandan	30.6%
87	Buchanan	30.3%
88	Gardner	30.2%
89	Steele	30.2%
90	Fordville	30.1%
91	Valley City	30.0%
92	Denhoff	30.0%
93	Sarles	30.0%
94	Minot	29.9%
95	Powers Lake	29.9%
96	Manvel	29.9%
97	New Rockford	29.2%
98	Tolley	29.2%
99	Hazen	29.2%
100	Bottineau	29.1%

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