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Most college graduates, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties with the most adults 25 and over holding a bachelor's degree or higher, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of graduates, not the share. This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 833. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fall River County, SD, up 8 places to #17.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most college graduates by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPCOLLEGE GRADUATESVS 2020
01Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69147,345+12%
02Pennington County, SDSD116,79227,426+12%
03Lincoln County, SDSD77,14520,661+48%
04Brown County, SDSD37,5618,422+3%
05Brookings County, SDSD37,6358,159+3%
06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4596,533+4%
07Meade County, SDSD30,7115,836+19%
08▲1Yankton County, SDSD23,6355,141+21%
09▼1Hughes County, SDSD17,5704,806+8%
10▲3Union County, SDSD17,4024,383+34%
11▼1Codington County, SDSD29,5624,195+9%
12Clay County, SDSD15,0313,446−1%
13▲2Beadle County, SDSD19,6243,382+17%
14▼3Davison County, SDSD20,0693,068−13%
15▼1Lake County, SDSD10,9932,662−8%
16Custer County, SDSD9,4312,314+42%
17▲8Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,704+65%
18▼1Turner County, SDSD9,3141,651+9%
19▲1Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031,465+25%
20▼2Butte County, SDSD10,8561,440−5%
21Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131,433+25%
22▲1Grant County, SDSD7,5341,333+20%
23▼1Moody County, SDSD6,6321,303+16%
24▼5Spink County, SDSD6,1551,273+9%
25▼1Roberts County, SDSD10,2551,220+11%
26▲5Walworth County, SDSD5,2171,123+37%
27▲1McCook County, SDSD5,9641,116+25%
28▼1Brule County, SDSD5,2781,022+10%
29▼3Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441,018−1%
30▲4Hamlin County, SDSD6,900902+12%
31▼1Day County, SDSD5,484851−3%
32Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338841+3%
33Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284833+3%
34▲4Edmunds County, SDSD4,022816+20%
35▲2Todd County, SDSD8,863776+14%
36▼7Marshall County, SDSD4,426750−16%
37▼1Deuel County, SDSD4,408737+8%
38▼3Tripp County, SDSD5,708707−10%
39Stanley County, SDSD3,018621−4%
40Gregory County, SDSD4,037618−2%
41▲3Hand County, SDSD3,121608+27%
42▼1Lyman County, SDSD3,694581+5%
43▲3Perkins County, SDSD2,853536+23%
44▼2Dewey County, SDSD5,419516−4%
45Clark County, SDSD4,031506+8%
46▲7Hanson County, SDSD3,456499+46%
47▲2Potter County, SDSD2,377479+26%
48▲4Douglas County, SDSD2,888477+32%
49▲7Campbell County, SDSD1,377441+41%
50▼2McPherson County, SDSD2,347418+7%
51▼1Corson County, SDSD3,781398+9%
52▼1Aurora County, SDSD2,801374+3%
53▲2Sanborn County, SDSD2,388342+8%
54▼11Faulk County, SDSD2,178323−33%
55▼8Bennett County, SDSD3,307317−24%
56▼2Jerauld County, SDSD1,654282−12%
57Miner County, SDSD2,281277−11%
58▲3Haakon County, SDSD1,802273+28%
59▲3Sully County, SDSD1,479262+22%
60▲3Harding County, SDSD1,331248+17%
61▲4Mellette County, SDSD2,137242+39%
62▼3Ziebach County, SDSD2,389224−15%
63▼5Jackson County, SDSD2,666211−28%
64▼4Hyde County, SDSD1,191187−24%
65▼1Jones County, SDSD913173−7%
66Buffalo County, SDSD1,80284+1%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES