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Levels of education for Minnesota residents, ages 25-34

bargraph of education attainment rates for Minnesota

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000

Minnesota education attainment by county, ages 25-34

A focus on "some college, no degree" can improve state college attainment rates. More: Minnesota PDF

County	Percent w/college degree	Number w/college degree	Total population (ages 25-34)	< 9th grade	9th-12th grade, no diploma	High school grad/GED	Some college, no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree
TOTAL	45.2%	303,195	671,032	13,099	37,616	139,177	177,945	71,575	184,170	47,450
Olmsted	55.6%	9,987	17,974	240	731	2,949	4,067	2,383	5,192	2,412
Hennepin	54.2%	99,354	183,427	5,079	9,234	27,412	42,348	14,234	66,002	19,118
Dakota	53.0%	28,635	54,047	715	2,007	8,496	14,194	5,986	18,585	4,064
Carver	52.8%	5,144	9,746	89	423	1,820	2,270	831	3,728	585
Stevens	51.9%	433	835	7	20	141	234	136	236	61
Scott	51.3%	7,669	14,936	123	778	2,847	3,519	1,767	5,001	901
Washington	50.7%	13,644	26,906	168	997	4,598	7,499	2,929	8,591	2,124
Nicollet	48.3%	1,674	3,465	21	149	629	992	528	877	269
Ramsey	48.2%	37,113	76,976	2,610	5,259	14,216	17,778	6,031	23,019	8,063
Wilkin	46.3%	360	777	4	42	174	197	219	122	19
Rock	45.8%	447	976	6	27	197	299	185	231	31
Clay	45.2%	2,469	5,463	118	233	1,112	1,531	786	1,490	193
Blue Earth	44.8%	3,101	6,922	63	275	1,349	2,134	915	1,954	232
Lyon	44.2%	1,339	3,032	101	222	620	750	367	826	146
Grant	42.3%	235	556	3	38	130	150	100	114	21
Douglas	41.5%	1,381	3,326	35	128	756	1,026	793	523	65
Traverse	41.3%	143	346	3	15	80	105	63	71	9
Cook	39.6%	198	500	3	56	122	121	53	119	26
St. Louis	39.4%	8,352	21,189	190	976	4,917	6,754	2,868	4,530	954
Pipestone	39.2%	383	978	6	52	267	270	109	247	27
Stearns	38.7%	6,675	17,239	212	791	4,492	5,069	2,241	3,694	740
Crow Wing	38.7%	2,297	5,933	25	309	1,501	1,801	1,018	1,025	254
Lincoln	38.6%	232	601	3	28	169	169	83	120	29
Houston	38.5%	810	2,102	27	79	640	546	392	342	76
Polk	38.3%	1,227	3,205	69	186	782	941	538	560	129
Winona	38.2%	2,052	5,365	104	431	1,216	1,562	560	1,290	202
Jackson	38.1%	450	1,180	5	56	286	383	180	248	22
Lac qui Parle	38.1%	242	636	2	31	160	201	126	95	21
Pope	38.0%	377	992	12	40	244	319	215	136	26
Anoka	37.9%	16,765	44,278	268	2,545	11,161	13,539	5,332	9,561	1,872
Yellow Medicine	37.4%	376	1,006	22	72	217	319	156	167	53
Wabasha	37.3%	907	2,429	21	155	707	639	334	529	44
Dodge	37.0%	822	2,219	22	114	585	676	338	426	58
Steele	36.4%	1,551	4,265	89	259	1,151	1,215	419	991	141
Murray	36.1%	297	823	7	43	200	276	107	168	22
Wright	35.8%	4,700	13,112	43	770	3,717	3,882	1,569	2,735	396
Kittson	35.7%	169	474	8	23	129	145	70	85	14
Brown	35.4%	964	2,724	14	147	809	790	399	472	93
Kandiyohi	35.3%	1,676	4,742	198	342	1,033	1,493	727	772	177
Mower	35.0%	1,484	4,234	165	284	1,069	1,232	633	703	148
Sherburne	35.0%	3,450	9,863	54	496	2,672	3,191	1,324	1,789	337
Renville	34.9%	609	1,743	40	149	447	498	275	306	28
Otter Tail	34.8%	1,842	5,300	158	395	1,418	1,487	832	808	202
Goodhue	34.7%	1,693	4,874	50	263	1,569	1,299	632	879	182
Benton	34.7%	1,823	5,250	81	249	1,434	1,663	674	973	176
Faribault	34.5%	470	1,362	7	60	408	417	181	243	46
Le Sueur	34.1%	970	2,847	51	192	869	765	323	545	102
Swift	33.6%	482	1,435	2	157	358	436	219	224	39
Rice	33.4%	2,203	6,600	172	640	1,705	1,880	678	1,163	362
Lake of the Woods	33.3%	134	403	9	13	133	114	27	88	19
Cottonwood	33.2%	397	1,195	33	89	344	332	134	214	49
Martin	33.0%	684	2,075	48	61	679	603	205	446	33
Fillmore	32.8%	702	2,141	67	121	583	668	317	326	59
Hubbard	32.8%	548	1,673	11	124	471	519	213	289	46
Pennington	32.5%	510	1,567	16	141	339	561	225	219	66
McLeod	32.5%	1,520	4,673	105	208	1,297	1,543	665	738	117
Chippewa	32.3%	412	1,277	4	59	368	434	186	193	33
Marshall	31.9%	317	995	26	55	295	302	137	145	35
Itasca	31.6%	1,305	4,134	26	298	1,224	1,281	584	590	131
Chisago	31.4%	1,811	5,768	29	374	1,712	1,842	767	863	181
Redwood	31.1%	545	1,751	7	110	488	601	233	281	31
Beltrami	30.9%	1,372	4,436	78	477	1,149	1,360	440	789	143
Norman	30.8%	216	701	5	23	185	272	100	96	20
Roseau	30.8%	650	2,110	19	78	786	577	251	363	36
Meeker	30.6%	752	2,454	36	188	764	714	320	397	35
Becker	30.6%	938	3,062	29	308	862	925	344	523	71
Red Lake	30.5%	127	416	1	25	167	96	73	42	12
Koochiching	30.2%	442	1,466	9	79	541	395	189	222	31
Freeborn	30.1%	1,016	3,373	110	296	912	1,039	385	531	100
Wadena	29.6%	382	1,292	19	97	394	400	183	145	54
Waseca	29.4%	772	2,624	63	295	770	724	323	391	58
Aitkin	29.0%	342	1,178	16	104	364	352	147	146	49
Nobles	28.8%	706	2,454	308	278	696	466	268	349	89
Lake	28.2%	276	980	0	68	323	313	72	161	43
Big Stone	27.7%	122	441	18	26	125	150	60	48	14
Clearwater	27.5%	230	837	16	85	270	236	98	112	20
Morrison	26.7%	946	3,538	27	230	1,336	999	427	441	78
Carlton	26.5%	973	3,672	39	332	1,126	1,202	415	484	74
Sibley	25.8%	458	1,776	76	159	584	499	202	208	48
Cass	25.6%	604	2,361	47	211	722	777	225	323	56
Watonwan	25.3%	312	1,233	141	193	339	248	111	178	23
Isanti	24.8%	958	3,857	14	322	1,283	1,280	470	415	73
Mahnomen	24.3%	117	481	22	45	151	146	65	45	7
Todd	22.7%	527	2,321	54	231	815	694	289	213	25
Mille Lacs	20.7%	501	2,420	16	226	907	770	159	264	78
Kanabec	20.1%	339	1,689	11	187	668	484	169	136	34
Pine	18.5%	556	2,998	29	432	1,025	956	239	249	68

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