Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Dakota County, MN

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Bachelor's Degree or Higher
45.0% +33.7% vs nat'l
Rank #172 of 3,222
95th percentile

How Dakota County Compares

Dakota County
45.0%
Minnesota Average
45.0%
Rank #7 of 87 in state
National
33.7%
33.7% above

National Distribution

Where Dakota County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for bachelor's degree or higher.

0.0% 80.5%

■ Dakota County: 45.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#169 New Hanover County, NC 45.4%
#170 Clay County, SD 45.4%
#171 Contra Costa County, CA 45.2%
#172 Dakota County, MN 45.0%
#173 Deschutes County, OR 45.0%
#174 Prince William County, VA 44.9%
#175 Yolo County, CA 44.8%
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Dakota County, Minnesota

Dakota County, Minnesota has a bachelor's degree or higher of 45.0%, which ranks #172 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 33.7% above the national value of 33.7%.

Within Minnesota, Dakota County ranks #7 of 87 out of 87 counties. This places it in the 95th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population aged 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.