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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 (2000 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%−1.7 pts
02Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.2%+0.2 pts
03Corson County, SDSD3,7811.6%−1.2 pts
04Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.9%−1.3 pts
05Clark County, SDSD4,0312.1%+0.8 pts
06Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.3%−0.1 pts
07Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%+0.2 pts
08McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.5%−0.1 pts
09Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.5%+0.5 pts
10Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.6%+0.4 pts
11Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.7%−1.2 pts
12Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.7%+0.6 pts
13Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.8%−1.7 pts
14Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.9%+0.6 pts
15Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.9%+0.7 pts
16Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9%−0.4 pts
17Sanborn County, SDSD2,3883.0%−0.2 pts
18Hand County, SDSD3,1213.0%+0.2 pts
19Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%−0.0 pts
20Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2843.1%+0.6 pts
21Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.3%+1.0 pts
22Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.3%+1.1 pts
23Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.3%−0.1 pts
24Potter County, SDSD2,3773.3%+0.2 pts
25Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4133.3%+0.3 pts
26Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.3%+0.9 pts
27Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.3%+0.4 pts
28Day County, SDSD5,4843.4%+0.2 pts
29Sully County, SDSD1,4793.4%+2.3 pts
30Deuel County, SDSD4,4083.4%+1.0 pts
31Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.5%+0.7 pts
32Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.5%−0.5 pts
33Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.5%+1.6 pts
34Spink County, SDSD6,1553.5%+0.6 pts
35Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.5%+1.6 pts
36Jones County, SDSD9133.6%+0.0 pts
37Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.7%+0.1 pts
38Roberts County, SDSD10,2553.7%+0.9 pts
39Douglas County, SDSD2,8883.8%+1.0 pts
40Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.8%+1.8 pts
41Turner County, SDSD9,3144.0%+1.3 pts
42McCook County, SDSD5,9644.1%+1.0 pts
43Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.1%+1.3 pts
44Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2444.1%+0.6 pts
45Grant County, SDSD7,5344.2%+2.2 pts
46Brule County, SDSD5,2784.4%+0.1 pts
47Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%−0.5 pts
48Moody County, SDSD6,6324.6%+1.2 pts
49Meade County, SDSD30,7114.8%+0.0 pts
50Codington County, SDSD29,5624.9%+1.2 pts
51Lake County, SDSD10,9935.6%+0.5 pts
52Davison County, SDSD20,0695.6%+1.3 pts
53Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.8%+2.2 pts
54Brown County, SDSD37,5616.2%+0.4 pts
55Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%+1.7 pts
56Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.8%+1.4 pts
57Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.0%+2.5 pts
58Custer County, SDSD9,4317.0%+2.6 pts
59Yankton County, SDSD23,6357.2%+1.1 pts
60Lawrence County, SDSD29,4597.2%+2.0 pts
61Hughes County, SDSD17,5707.9%+0.8 pts
62Pennington County, SDSD116,7928.0%+1.6 pts
63Union County, SDSD17,4028.8%+4.0 pts
64Brookings County, SDSD37,63512.4%+0.4 pts
65Clay County, SDSD15,03117.4%−2.1 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS