| Rank | County | Percentage with College Degree | 
                            
                                
                                    | 1 | Cass County, North Dakota | 36.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 2 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | 33.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 3 | Burleigh County, North Dakota | 32.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 4 | Barnes County, North Dakota | 27.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 5 | Slope County, North Dakota | 26.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 6 | Ward County, North Dakota | 26.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 7 | Traill County, North Dakota | 26.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 8 | Stutsman County, North Dakota | 23.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 9 | Nelson County, North Dakota | 22.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 10 | Bottineau County, North Dakota | 22.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 11 | Morton County, North Dakota | 22.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 12 | Stark County, North Dakota | 22.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 13 | Richland County, North Dakota | 22.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 14 | Billings County, North Dakota | 21.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 15 | Ramsey County, North Dakota | 21.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 16 | Adams County, North Dakota | 21.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 17 | Golden Valley County, North Dakota | 21.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 18 | Dickey County, North Dakota | 21.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 19 | McKenzie County, North Dakota | 20.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 20 | Towner County, North Dakota | 20.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 21 | Bowman County, North Dakota | 20.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 22 | LaMoure County, North Dakota | 20.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 23 | Foster County, North Dakota | 19.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 24 | Wells County, North Dakota | 19.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 25 | Mountrail County, North Dakota | 19.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 26 | Hettinger County, North Dakota | 18.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 27 | Mercer County, North Dakota | 18.9% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 28 | Williams County, North Dakota | 18.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 29 | Pembina County, North Dakota | 18.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 30 | Eddy County, North Dakota | 18.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 31 | Griggs County, North Dakota | 18.0% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 32 | Divide County, North Dakota | 17.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 33 | Renville County, North Dakota | 17.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 34 | Rolette County, North Dakota | 17.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 35 | Ransom County, North Dakota | 17.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 36 | McLean County, North Dakota | 17.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 37 | Cavalier County, North Dakota | 16.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 38 | Steele County, North Dakota | 16.7% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 39 | Kidder County, North Dakota | 16.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 40 | Dunn County, North Dakota | 16.6% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 41 | Sargent County, North Dakota | 16.5% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 42 | Oliver County, North Dakota | 16.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 43 | Walsh County, North Dakota | 16.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 44 | McIntosh County, North Dakota | 16.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 45 | Burke County, North Dakota | 16.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 46 | Grant County, North Dakota | 15.3% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 47 | Pierce County, North Dakota | 15.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 48 | McHenry County, North Dakota | 14.8% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 49 | Sheridan County, North Dakota | 14.2% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 50 | Sioux County, North Dakota | 14.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 51 | Emmons County, North Dakota | 14.1% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 52 | Logan County, North Dakota | 13.4% | 
                            
                                
                                    | 53 | Benson County, North Dakota | 10.6% |