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Least educated, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Buffalo County, SDSD1,8025.4%+1.2 pts
02McPherson County, SDSD2,34710.7%+0.6 pts
03Corson County, SDSD3,78111.3%+0.9 pts
04Clark County, SDSD4,03111.4%+1.6 pts
05Gregory County, SDSD4,03712.0%+0.2 pts
06Ziebach County, SDSD2,38912.0%+3.5 pts
07Todd County, SDSD8,86312.1%+0.3 pts
08Dewey County, SDSD5,41912.2%+1.7 pts
09Butte County, SDSD10,85612.2%−0.1 pts
10Jerauld County, SDSD1,65412.3%+1.0 pts
11Aurora County, SDSD2,80112.7%+1.7 pts
12Bennett County, SDSD3,30712.7%+2.3 pts
13Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.8%+1.6 pts
14Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.1%+2.6 pts
15Deuel County, SDSD4,40813.3%+3.6 pts
16Roberts County, SDSD10,25513.4%+3.0 pts
17Miner County, SDSD2,28113.5%+3.2 pts
18Tripp County, SDSD5,70813.5%+3.9 pts
19Hanson County, SDSD3,45614.0%−1.3 pts
20Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30314.1%+4.2 pts
21Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41314.1%+2.8 pts
22Spink County, SDSD6,15514.4%+1.7 pts
23Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.5%+3.3 pts
24Perkins County, SDSD2,85314.6%+2.0 pts
25Grant County, SDSD7,53414.8%+5.5 pts
26Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.8%+4.1 pts
27Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.8%−1.6 pts
28Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24415.3%+4.0 pts
29Haakon County, SDSD1,80215.4%+2.7 pts
30Day County, SDSD5,48415.4%+4.1 pts
31Edmunds County, SDSD4,02215.5%+4.2 pts
32Hand County, SDSD3,12115.6%+2.8 pts
33Walworth County, SDSD5,21715.8%+1.3 pts
34Lyman County, SDSD3,69415.9%+5.3 pts
35Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.0%+1.5 pts
36Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.2%+6.0 pts
37Potter County, SDSD2,37716.2%+3.9 pts
38Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28416.2%+4.6 pts
39Jackson County, SDSD2,66616.2%+5.4 pts
40McCook County, SDSD5,96416.3%+4.4 pts
41Sully County, SDSD1,47916.4%+3.5 pts
42Mellette County, SDSD2,13716.6%+4.3 pts
43Meade County, SDSD30,71116.8%+0.4 pts
44Turner County, SDSD9,31417.0%+4.4 pts
45Moody County, SDSD6,63217.4%+3.5 pts
46Jones County, SDSD91317.8%+3.4 pts
47Harding County, SDSD1,33117.8%+1.6 pts
48Beadle County, SDSD19,62418.3%+3.2 pts
49Codington County, SDSD29,56218.8%+5.9 pts
50Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.2%+2.9 pts
51Davison County, SDSD20,06920.2%+5.4 pts
52Brule County, SDSD5,27820.6%+5.8 pts
53Lake County, SDSD10,99321.1%+2.6 pts
54Stanley County, SDSD3,01822.1%+7.5 pts
55Yankton County, SDSD23,63523.0%+4.4 pts
56Brown County, SDSD37,56123.6%+2.9 pts
57Lawrence County, SDSD29,45924.0%+4.9 pts
58Custer County, SDSD9,43124.4%+7.0 pts
59Pennington County, SDSD116,79225.0%+3.8 pts
60Lincoln County, SDSD77,14525.5%+9.1 pts
61Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69126.0%+4.7 pts
62Union County, SDSD17,40226.3%+12.4 pts
63Hughes County, SDSD17,57032.0%+6.4 pts
64Brookings County, SDSD37,63532.2%+4.9 pts
65Clay County, SDSD15,03138.7%+2.4 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS