County-Level Education Data for MN

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		Persons 25 and over
			Measures of rurality		Percent completing less than high school4
	FIPS1	Name	2003 Rural-urban Continuum Code2	2003 Urban influence Code3	1970	1980	1990	2000
1	27000	Minnesota			42.4	26.9	17.6	12.1
2	27001	Aitkin County	8	7	60.3	38.5	29.5	19.6
3	27003	Anoka County	1	1	34.9	19.9	13.3	9.0
4	27005	Becker County	6	6	57.7	39.9	27.1	17.1
5	27007	Beltrami County	7	8	49.4	34.4	24.1	16.6
6	27009	Benton County	3	2	49.6	33.6	22.7	15.1
7	27011	Big Stone County	9	12	51.7	38.0	27.7	21.0
8	27013	Blue Earth County	5	8	40.1	25.0	17.3	12.3
9	27015	Brown County	7	8	55.0	38.5	28.3	18.3
10	27017	Carlton County	2	2	49.7	33.3	24.9	15.7
11	27019	Carver County	1	1	48.9	27.0	15.4	8.6
12	27021	Cass County	9	8	57.9	37.0	27.5	16.1
13	27023	Chippewa County	7	9	49.8	37.8	26.3	18.4
14	27025	Chisago County	1	1	49.3	31.7	19.9	11.3
15	27027	Clay County	3	2	37.4	27.0	19.5	13.3
16	27029	Clearwater County	8	7	68.8	47.5	35.1	23.6
17	27031	Cook County	9	12	42.1	23.6	15.1	11.3
18	27033	Cottonwood County	7	9	52.2	36.2	28.3	19.6
19	27035	Crow Wing County	5	8	50.5	35.0	24.3	13.7
20	27037	Dakota County	1	1	32.0	16.4	9.3	6.8
21	27039	Dodge County	3	2	47.6	31.4	21.3	13.3
22	27041	Douglas County	7	8	52.3	37.2	23.9	14.4
23	27043	Faribault County	7	9	49.1	35.8	25.6	16.4
24	27045	Fillmore County	8	6	51.8	38.7	29.8	18.3
25	27047	Freeborn County	7	8	48.8	34.9	24.5	18.8
26	27049	Goodhue County	4	3	47.4	34.3	22.0	13.3
27	27051	Grant County	9	10	55.2	40.9	28.1	16.5
28	27053	Hennepin County	1	1	32.1	18.3	11.8	9.4
29	27055	Houston County	3	2	52.8	35.7	24.1	14.5
30	27057	Hubbard County	7	9	53.8	35.9	23.6	13.9
31	27059	Isanti County	1	1	56.6	34.9	21.8	13.4
32	27061	Itasca County	6	6	50.3	30.0	22.5	14.4
33	27063	Jackson County	7	9	51.8	35.6	25.8	15.9
34	27065	Kanabec County	6	4	54.6	41.3	30.1	19.4
35	27067	Kandiyohi County	4	5	51.2	34.4	23.7	16.5
36	27069	Kittson County	9	12	56.9	38.1	29.0	20.3
37	27071	Koochiching County	7	11	53.1	34.5	27.0	18.1
38	27073	Lac qui Parle County	9	12	55.3	41.4	27.8	19.2
39	27075	Lake County	6	6	41.9	27.1	19.8	13.6
40	27077	Lake of the Woods County	9	12	51.5	39.9	24.8	15.4
41	27079	Le Sueur County	6	4	53.4	33.5	23.7	15.4
42	27081	Lincoln County	9	10	59.5	43.2	32.3	20.2
43	27083	Lyon County	7	8	50.5	35.1	24.1	17.4
44	27085	McLeod County	6	3	54.4	36.7	24.5	15.3
45	27087	Mahnomen County	8	7	62.0	48.5	35.3	25.0
46	27089	Marshall County	8	7	62.4	43.5	31.5	20.9
47	27091	Martin County	7	8	48.2	35.4	24.8	16.3
48	27093	Meeker County	6	4	56.7	38.0	26.6	18.5
49	27095	Mille Lacs County	6	4	56.4	42.4	29.9	18.7
50	27097	Morrison County	6	6	62.3	45.5	32.3	20.3
51	27099	Mower County	4	5	42.8	33.4	24.2	17.7
52	27101	Murray County	9	10	56.4	40.2	30.3	20.9
53	27103	Nicollet County	5	8	44.0	26.4	18.5	9.9
54	27105	Nobles County	7	8	53.0	39.2	29.6	24.2
55	27107	Norman County	8	7	61.1	43.9	30.3	20.0
56	27109	Olmsted County	3	2	29.8	18.3	12.0	8.9
57	27111	Otter Tail County	6	5	57.4	41.1	28.4	18.6
58	27113	Pennington County	6	6	53.6	33.6	27.7	18.7
59	27115	Pine County	6	4	58.8	40.7	30.8	21.0
60	27117	Pipestone County	6	6	58.2	43.1	29.6	22.4
61	27119	Polk County	3	2	54.8	37.2	27.0	18.0
62	27121	Pope County	8	6	54.2	38.6	27.9	18.2
63	27123	Ramsey County	1	1	37.4	22.8	15.0	12.4
64	27125	Red Lake County	8	7	60.0	45.4	35.7	21.2
65	27127	Redwood County	7	9	52.7	39.7	28.7	19.8
66	27129	Renville County	9	9	56.0	39.7	28.3	19.1
67	27131	Rice County	4	3	46.5	31.8	21.3	14.8
68	27133	Rock County	6	6	56.5	40.5	30.2	18.5
69	27135	Roseau County	7	11	63.3	44.4	28.2	17.5
70	27137	St. Louis County	2	2	43.5	28.0	19.7	12.8
71	27139	Scott County	1	1	47.9	25.9	15.2	9.0
72	27141	Sherburne County	1	1	44.2	27.1	15.8	10.1
73	27143	Sibley County	8	4	63.7	45.4	31.8	20.8
74	27145	Stearns County	3	2	51.7	33.0	21.7	13.8
75	27147	Steele County	5	8	45.3	30.9	20.6	13.4
76	27149	Stevens County	7	11	45.6	33.8	23.0	15.6
77	27151	Swift County	7	9	56.2	41.4	31.8	19.6
78	27153	Todd County	6	6	61.0	43.8	31.6	20.7
79	27155	Traverse County	9	10	52.6	42.3	28.8	17.8
80	27157	Wabasha County	3	2	51.9	36.0	23.6	14.4
81	27159	Wadena County	7	9	57.7	42.2	29.4	20.5
82	27161	Waseca County	7	9	49.9	31.8	22.5	15.2
83	27163	Washington County	1	1	35.7	17.1	10.0	6.0
84	27165	Watonwan County	7	9	53.8	39.8	27.8	24.1
85	27167	Wilkin County	6	5	52.8	37.9	26.2	15.5
86	27169	Winona County	4	5	47.3	33.9	22.3	16.0
87	27171	Wright County	1	1	50.4	30.9	19.9	11.9
88	27173	Yellow Medicine County	9	9	51.2	39.8	27.4	18.1

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¹See the Census Bureau web site for a description of FIPS codes.

²The 2003 Rural-urban continuum codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 3) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 4 through 9) by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. See the Rural-urban continuum codes for precise definitions of each code.

³The 2003 Urban influence codes classify metropolitan counties (codes 1 through 2) by size of the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), and nonmetropolitan counties (codes 3 through 12) by the size of the largest city or town and proximity to metro and micro areas. See the Urban influence codes for precise definitions of each code.

⁴For 1970 and 1980, the share of adults with less than high school includes those who had not completed the 12th grade. In 1990 and 2000, the share includes those who did not receive a high school diploma or its equivalent (such as a GED).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population.