Projected Degree Gap: 2.9%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for Minnesota
AGES 25-64- 55,607 | 2.0%Less than ninth grade
- 112,740 | 4.0%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 701,881 | 25.0%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 671,047 | 24.0%Some college, no degree
- 308,905 | 11.0%Associate degree
- 662,083 | 23.6%Bachelor’s degree
- 292,596 | 10.4%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for Minnesota
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 46.5%White
- 29.1%Black
- 20.7%Hispanic
- 48.1%Asian
- 19.3%Native American
Percentage of Minnesota adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Anoka | 38.0 | Goodhue | 38.0 | Otter Tail | 35.2 |
| Becker | 37.6 | Hennepin | 53.9 | Pine | 22.7 |
| Beltrami | 41.6 | Isanti | 27.7 | Polk | 35.7 |
| Benton | 34.7 | Itasca | 36.2 | Ramsey | 50.0 |
| Blue Earth | 44.3 | Kandiyohi | 38.2 | Rice | 36.9 |
| Brown | 31.4 | Le Sueur | 31.0 | Scott | 49.3 |
| Carlton | 37.3 | Lyon | 43.1 | Sherburne | 37.0 |
| Carver | 54.2 | Martin | 31.8 | St. Louis | 41.3 |
| Cass | 34.8 | McLeod | 36.8 | Stearns | 38.3 |
| Chisago | 28.7 | Meeker | 30.0 | Steele | 34.4 |
| Clay | 48.8 | Mille Lacs | 25.3 | Todd | 26.0 |
| Crow Wing | 37.0 | Morrison | 25.6 | Wabasha | 32.9 |
| Dakota | 52.0 | Mower | 34.1 | Washington | 52.2 |
| Douglas | 40.1 | Nicollet | 47.8 | Winona | 42.2 |
| Fillmore | 37.0 | Nobles | 29.0 | Wright | 37.6 |
| Freeborn | 29.5 | Olmsted | 54.1 | Other counties | 32.1* |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
