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Least educated, South Dakota cities

South Dakota cities with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 19 cities in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 19 is 35.0%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01▲1Belle Fourche, SDSD5,79117.1%+7.2 pts

02▲1Rapid Valley, SDSD6,97519.8%+6.8 pts

03▲1Watertown, SDSD23,73621.6%+1.4 pts

04▲2Mitchell, SDSD15,75623.6%+2.2 pts

05▼4Sturgis, SDSD6,92224.4%+11.8 pts

06▼1Huron, SDSD14,60727.0%+7.4 pts

07Box Elder, SDSD13,93628.0%+19.9 pts

08Yankton, SDSD15,81633.2%+9.1 pts

09▲2Madison, SDSD6,06534.3%+11.3 pts

10▼1Aberdeen, SDSD27,96135.0%+9.4 pts

11▼1Rapid City, SDSD80,58937.0%+10.3 pts

12Sioux Falls, SDSD213,74838.1%+10.3 pts

13Pierre, SDSD13,84839.0%+4.0 pts

14▲2Spearfish, SDSD14,15441.8%+13.0 pts

15Brandon, SDSD11,30641.9%+11.0 pts

16▼2Harrisburg, SDSD10,40543.8%+17.3 pts

17Tea, SDSD8,01947.1%+24.9 pts

18Brookings, SDSD25,35547.5%+9.5 pts

19Vermillion, SDSD11,72050.6%+5.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES