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Fewest graduate degrees, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.8%−50%

02Buffalo County, SDSD1,8022.0%+73%

03Jackson County, SDSD2,6662.2%−39%

04Clark County, SDSD4,0312.3%+8%

05Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.4%−17%

06Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.0%−9%

07Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.3%+10%

08Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,3383.4%–

09Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.6%+3%

10Harding County, SDSD1,3313.7%+291%

11Corson County, SDSD3,7813.8%+144%

12Aurora County, SDSD2,8013.8%+41%

13Tripp County, SDSD5,7083.9%+56%

14Miner County, SDSD2,2814.2%+78%

15Potter County, SDSD2,3774.4%+32%

16McPherson County, SDSD2,3474.4%+78%

17Todd County, SDSD8,8634.9%+8%

18Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.9%+21%

19Butte County, SDSD10,8565.2%+76%

20Roberts County, SDSD10,2555.2%+40%

21Mellette County, SDSD2,1375.4%+180%

22Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2845.4%+73%

23Sully County, SDSD1,4795.5%+63%

24Deuel County, SDSD4,4085.5%+62%

25Hand County, SDSD3,1215.6%+86%

26Davison County, SDSD20,0695.6%+0%

27Douglas County, SDSD2,8885.6%+50%

28Spink County, SDSD6,1555.7%+60%

29Codington County, SDSD29,5625.7%+18%

30Edmunds County, SDSD4,0225.7%+74%

31Hanson County, SDSD3,4565.8%+108%

32Dewey County, SDSD5,4196.0%+80%

33Marshall County, SDSD4,4266.1%+73%

34Hamlin County, SDSD6,9006.1%+59%

35Day County, SDSD5,4846.1%+83%

36Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2446.4%+55%

37Meade County, SDSD30,7116.4%+32%

38Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4136.4%+95%

39Faulk County, SDSD2,1786.7%+193%

40Sanborn County, SDSD2,3886.7%+125%

41Gregory County, SDSD4,0376.7%+133%

42Turner County, SDSD9,3147.1%+79%

43Campbell County, SDSD1,3777.2%+181%

44Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3037.3%+124%

45Grant County, SDSD7,5347.3%+74%

46Brule County, SDSD5,2788.1%+84%

47Beadle County, SDSD19,6248.2%+149%

48Stanley County, SDSD3,0188.2%+42%

49Perkins County, SDSD2,8538.8%+154%

50Fall River County, SDSD7,4679.4%+35%

51Walworth County, SDSD5,2179.6%+253%

52McCook County, SDSD5,9649.7%+137%

53Jones County, SDSD9139.8%+174%

54Lake County, SDSD10,9939.8%+76%

55Moody County, SDSD6,6329.9%+117%

56Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69110.5%+54%

57Brown County, SDSD37,56111.1%+78%

58Yankton County, SDSD23,63511.5%+61%

59Lawrence County, SDSD29,45911.9%+66%

60Custer County, SDSD9,43112.6%+79%

61Pennington County, SDSD116,79212.7%+59%

62Union County, SDSD17,40213.3%+52%

63Hughes County, SDSD17,57014.0%+78%

64Brookings County, SDSD37,63514.3%+16%

65Lincoln County, SDSD77,14514.5%+133%

66Clay County, SDSD15,03120.2%+16%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES