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Fewest graduate degrees, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%+0%

02Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.2%+0%

03Corson County, SDSD3,7811.6%+0%

04Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.9%+0%

05Clark County, SDSD4,0312.1%+0%

06Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.3%+0%

07Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%+0%

08McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.5%+0%

09Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.5%+0%

10Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.6%+0%

11Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.7%+0%

12Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.7%+0%

13Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.8%+0%

14Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.9%+0%

15Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.9%+0%

16Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9%+0%

17Sanborn County, SDSD2,3883.0%+0%

18Hand County, SDSD3,1213.0%+0%

19Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%+0%

20Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2843.1%+0%

21Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.3%+0%

22Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.3%+0%

23Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.3%+0%

24Potter County, SDSD2,3773.3%+0%

25Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4133.3%+0%

26Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.3%+0%

27Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.3%+0%

28Day County, SDSD5,4843.4%+0%

29Sully County, SDSD1,4793.4%+0%

30Deuel County, SDSD4,4083.4%+0%

31Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.5%+0%

32Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.5%+0%

33Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.5%+0%

34Spink County, SDSD6,1553.5%+0%

35Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.5%+0%

36Jones County, SDSD9133.6%+0%

37Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.7%+0%

38Roberts County, SDSD10,2553.7%+0%

39Douglas County, SDSD2,8883.8%+0%

40Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.8%+0%

41Turner County, SDSD9,3144.0%+0%

42McCook County, SDSD5,9644.1%+0%

43Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.1%+0%

44Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2444.1%+0%

45Grant County, SDSD7,5344.2%+0%

46Brule County, SDSD5,2784.4%+0%

47Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%+0%

48Moody County, SDSD6,6324.6%+0%

49Meade County, SDSD30,7114.8%+0%

50Codington County, SDSD29,5624.9%+0%

51Lake County, SDSD10,9935.6%+0%

52Davison County, SDSD20,0695.6%+0%

53Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.8%+0%

54Brown County, SDSD37,5616.2%+0%

55Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%+0%

56Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.8%+0%

57Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.0%+0%

58Custer County, SDSD9,4317.0%+0%

59Yankton County, SDSD23,6357.2%+0%

60Lawrence County, SDSD29,4597.2%+0%

61Hughes County, SDSD17,5707.9%+0%

62Pennington County, SDSD116,7928.0%+0%

63Union County, SDSD17,4028.8%+0%

64Brookings County, SDSD37,63512.4%+0%

65Clay County, SDSD15,03117.4%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES