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Fewest graduate degrees, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2010 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000
01Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.0%−0.5 pts
02Jones County, SDSD9132.1%−1.5 pts
03Clark County, SDSD4,0312.2%+0.1 pts
04Sully County, SDSD1,4792.3%−1.1 pts
05McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.3%−0.2 pts
06Haakon County, SDSD1,8022.4%−1.1 pts
07Jackson County, SDSD2,6662.6%−1.0 pts
08Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.6%−0.1 pts
09Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.8%+0.6 pts
10Sanborn County, SDSD2,3882.9%−0.0 pts
11Douglas County, SDSD2,8883.0%−0.8 pts
12Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.0%−0.7 pts
13Ziebach County, SDSD2,3893.1%+0.2 pts
14Tripp County, SDSD5,7083.3%+0.7 pts
15Hand County, SDSD3,1213.3%+0.3 pts
16Spink County, SDSD6,1553.4%−0.1 pts
17Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.4%+0.1 pts
18Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.4%−0.0 pts
19Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.4%+0.1 pts
20Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.6%+0.1 pts
21Hanson County, SDSD3,4563.6%+0.8 pts
22Corson County, SDSD3,7813.6%+2.1 pts
23Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2443.7%−0.4 pts
24Buffalo County, SDSD1,8023.8%+2.6 pts
25Mellette County, SDSD2,1373.8%+1.8 pts
26Day County, SDSD5,4843.8%+0.5 pts
27Gregory County, SDSD4,0373.9%+1.0 pts
28Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.9%+0.7 pts
29Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.9%+0.9 pts
30Butte County, SDSD10,8563.9%+1.0 pts
31Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2844.0%+0.9 pts
32Potter County, SDSD2,3774.0%+0.7 pts
33Hamlin County, SDSD6,9004.4%+0.6 pts
34Roberts County, SDSD10,2554.4%+0.7 pts
35Miner County, SDSD2,2814.4%+2.0 pts
36Grant County, SDSD7,5344.5%+0.3 pts
37Codington County, SDSD29,5624.7%−0.2 pts
38Walworth County, SDSD5,2174.7%+2.0 pts
39Turner County, SDSD9,3144.7%+0.8 pts
40Beadle County, SDSD19,6244.9%+1.6 pts
41Deuel County, SDSD4,4085.1%+1.6 pts
42Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4135.1%+1.8 pts
43Brown County, SDSD37,5615.2%−1.0 pts
44Edmunds County, SDSD4,0225.3%+2.0 pts
45Davison County, SDSD20,0695.4%−0.2 pts
46Brule County, SDSD5,2785.4%+1.0 pts
47Meade County, SDSD30,7115.4%+0.6 pts
48Moody County, SDSD6,6325.5%+1.0 pts
49Fall River County, SDSD7,4675.6%−1.4 pts
50Lyman County, SDSD3,6945.6%+1.5 pts
51McCook County, SDSD5,9646.3%+2.2 pts
52Todd County, SDSD8,8636.4%+1.9 pts
53Harding County, SDSD1,3317.4%+6.5 pts
54Hughes County, SDSD17,5708.4%+0.5 pts
55Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6918.5%+1.7 pts
56Lake County, SDSD10,9938.7%+3.1 pts
57Custer County, SDSD9,4319.1%+2.1 pts
58Yankton County, SDSD23,6359.2%+2.1 pts
59Pennington County, SDSD116,7929.6%+1.6 pts
60Union County, SDSD17,4029.8%+1.1 pts
61Lawrence County, SDSD29,45910.1%+3.0 pts
62Lincoln County, SDSD77,14511.0%+4.7 pts
63Stanley County, SDSD3,01812.0%+6.1 pts
64Brookings County, SDSD37,63513.2%+0.9 pts
65Clay County, SDSD15,03115.7%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS