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Least educated, South Dakota counties · 2010

South Dakota counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 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 2000
01Buffalo County, SDSD1,8028.3%+2.9 pts
02Jerauld County, SDSD1,65411.0%−1.3 pts
03Ziebach County, SDSD2,38912.0%−0.1 pts
04Aurora County, SDSD2,80112.2%−0.5 pts
05Clark County, SDSD4,03112.5%+1.2 pts
06Dewey County, SDSD5,41912.6%+0.5 pts
07Corson County, SDSD3,78114.3%+3.0 pts
08Gregory County, SDSD4,03714.7%+2.7 pts
09McPherson County, SDSD2,34714.8%+4.1 pts
10Mellette County, SDSD2,13714.9%−1.7 pts
11Roberts County, SDSD10,25515.0%+1.6 pts
12Sanborn County, SDSD2,38815.3%+0.5 pts
13Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24415.4%+0.1 pts
14Grant County, SDSD7,53415.5%+0.7 pts
15Faulk County, SDSD2,17815.5%+2.3 pts
16Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30315.5%+1.5 pts
17Jones County, SDSD91315.6%−2.2 pts
18Bennett County, SDSD3,30715.7%+3.0 pts
19Spink County, SDSD6,15515.9%+1.5 pts
20Douglas County, SDSD2,88816.0%+1.5 pts
21Tripp County, SDSD5,70816.0%+2.5 pts
22Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.7%+0.5 pts
23Hamlin County, SDSD6,90016.7%+3.9 pts
24Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.8%+0.8 pts
25Campbell County, SDSD1,37716.9%+2.2 pts
26Hand County, SDSD3,12117.1%+1.5 pts
27Miner County, SDSD2,28117.5%+4.1 pts
28Day County, SDSD5,48417.7%+2.3 pts
29Perkins County, SDSD2,85317.8%+3.2 pts
30Deuel County, SDSD4,40817.8%+4.5 pts
31Todd County, SDSD8,86318.1%+6.0 pts
32Hanson County, SDSD3,45618.9%+4.9 pts
33Butte County, SDSD10,85619.2%+7.0 pts
34Jackson County, SDSD2,66619.4%+3.2 pts
35Beadle County, SDSD19,62419.7%+1.3 pts
36Lyman County, SDSD3,69419.8%+3.9 pts
37Potter County, SDSD2,37719.9%+3.7 pts
38Haakon County, SDSD1,80220.0%+4.6 pts
39Fall River County, SDSD7,46720.2%+1.0 pts
40Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28420.3%+4.1 pts
41McCook County, SDSD5,96420.4%+4.1 pts
42Edmunds County, SDSD4,02220.5%+5.0 pts
43Meade County, SDSD30,71121.0%+4.2 pts
44Walworth County, SDSD5,21721.3%+5.5 pts
45Davison County, SDSD20,06921.5%+1.4 pts
46Turner County, SDSD9,31421.5%+4.6 pts
47Moody County, SDSD6,63221.7%+4.3 pts
48Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41321.7%+7.6 pts
49Lake County, SDSD10,99322.1%+1.0 pts
50Codington County, SDSD29,56222.7%+3.9 pts
51Brown County, SDSD37,56124.1%+0.5 pts
52Sully County, SDSD1,47925.1%+8.6 pts
53Brule County, SDSD5,27825.2%+4.5 pts
54Yankton County, SDSD23,63526.8%+3.7 pts
55Stanley County, SDSD3,01827.7%+5.6 pts
56Pennington County, SDSD116,79227.8%+2.8 pts
57Custer County, SDSD9,43128.6%+4.1 pts
58Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69128.9%+2.9 pts
59Union County, SDSD17,40229.1%+2.8 pts
60Lawrence County, SDSD29,45931.8%+7.8 pts
61Hughes County, SDSD17,57033.3%+1.3 pts
62Harding County, SDSD1,33134.3%+16.5 pts
63Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.9%+11.4 pts
64Brookings County, SDSD37,63537.7%+5.5 pts
65Clay County, SDSD15,03140.4%+1.8 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS