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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.

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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%

08Yankton County, SDSD23,6355,141+21%

09Hughes County, SDSD17,5704,806+8%

10Union County, SDSD17,4024,383+34%

11Codington County, SDSD29,5624,195+9%

12Clay County, SDSD15,0313,446−1%

13Beadle County, SDSD19,6243,382+17%

14Davison County, SDSD20,0693,068−13%

15Lake County, SDSD10,9932,662−8%

16Custer County, SDSD9,4312,314+42%

17Fall River County, SDSD7,4671,704+65%

18Turner County, SDSD9,3141,651+9%

19Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3031,465+25%

20Butte County, SDSD10,8561,440−5%

21Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131,433+25%

22Grant County, SDSD7,5341,333+20%

23Moody County, SDSD6,6321,303+16%

24Spink County, SDSD6,1551,273+9%

25Roberts County, SDSD10,2551,220+11%

26Walworth County, SDSD5,2171,123+37%

27McCook County, SDSD5,9641,116+25%

28Brule County, SDSD5,2781,022+10%

29Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441,018−1%

30Hamlin County, SDSD6,900902+12%

31Day County, SDSD5,484851−3%

32Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,338841+3%

33Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284833+3%

34Edmunds County, SDSD4,022816+20%

35Todd County, SDSD8,863776+14%

36Marshall County, SDSD4,426750−16%

37Deuel County, SDSD4,408737+8%

38Tripp County, SDSD5,708707−10%

39Stanley County, SDSD3,018621−4%

40Gregory County, SDSD4,037618−2%

41Hand County, SDSD3,121608+27%

42Lyman County, SDSD3,694581+5%

43Perkins County, SDSD2,853536+23%

44Dewey County, SDSD5,419516−4%

45Clark County, SDSD4,031506+8%

46Hanson County, SDSD3,456499+46%

47Potter County, SDSD2,377479+26%

48Douglas County, SDSD2,888477+32%

49Campbell County, SDSD1,377441+41%

50McPherson County, SDSD2,347418+7%

51Corson County, SDSD3,781398+9%

52Aurora County, SDSD2,801374+3%

53Sanborn County, SDSD2,388342+8%

54Faulk County, SDSD2,178323−33%

55Bennett County, SDSD3,307317−24%

56Jerauld County, SDSD1,654282−12%

57Miner County, SDSD2,281277−11%

58Haakon County, SDSD1,802273+28%

59Sully County, SDSD1,479262+22%

60Harding County, SDSD1,331248+17%

61Mellette County, SDSD2,137242+39%

62Ziebach County, SDSD2,389224−15%

63Jackson County, SDSD2,666211−28%

64Hyde County, SDSD1,191187−24%

65Jones County, SDSD913173−7%

66Buffalo County, SDSD1,80284+1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES