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Most educated, South Dakota counties

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Clay County, SDSD15,03145.4%+17%

02Lincoln County, SDSD77,14544.4%+74%

03Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.5%+32%

04Hughes County, SDSD17,57039.0%+22%

05Union County, SDSD17,40237.0%+41%

06Campbell County, SDSD1,37736.0%+144%

07Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69135.2%+35%

08Pennington County, SDSD116,79234.6%+39%

09Lake County, SDSD10,99334.6%+64%

10Brown County, SDSD37,56133.8%+43%

11Lawrence County, SDSD29,45932.9%+37%

12Custer County, SDSD9,43131.6%+29%

13Yankton County, SDSD23,63531.4%+36%

14Moody County, SDSD6,63230.4%+75%

15Harding County, SDSD1,33130.4%+71%

16McCook County, SDSD5,96429.9%+83%

17Walworth County, SDSD5,21729.6%+87%

18Fall River County, SDSD7,46729.4%+53%

19Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41328.8%+103%

20Brule County, SDSD5,27828.7%+39%

21Hand County, SDSD3,12128.4%+82%

22Edmunds County, SDSD4,02228.2%+82%

23Stanley County, SDSD3,01828.2%+28%

24Spink County, SDSD6,15528.2%+96%

25Meade County, SDSD30,71127.8%+65%

26Jones County, SDSD91327.4%+54%

27Turner County, SDSD9,31427.3%+61%

28Potter County, SDSD2,37727.2%+68%

29Beadle County, SDSD19,62427.2%+48%

30McPherson County, SDSD2,34726.5%+148%

31Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30325.7%+83%

32Marshall County, SDSD4,42625.4%+57%

33Grant County, SDSD7,53425.3%+71%

34Deuel County, SDSD4,40825.1%+89%

35Douglas County, SDSD2,88824.9%+72%

36Perkins County, SDSD2,85324.9%+70%

37Lyman County, SDSD3,69424.5%+55%

38Hamlin County, SDSD6,90024.5%+91%

39Sully County, SDSD1,47924.1%+46%

40Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28423.1%+42%

41Faulk County, SDSD2,17822.6%+72%

42Davison County, SDSD20,06922.6%+12%

43Hanson County, SDSD3,45622.5%+61%

44Gregory County, SDSD4,03722.2%+85%

45Day County, SDSD5,48422.0%+43%

46Haakon County, SDSD1,80221.5%+40%

47Aurora County, SDSD2,80121.4%+68%

48Codington County, SDSD29,56221.4%+14%

49Jerauld County, SDSD1,65421.3%+74%

50Sanborn County, SDSD2,38821.3%+44%

51Hyde County, SDSD1,19120.3%+27%

52Butte County, SDSD10,85619.9%+62%

53Clark County, SDSD4,03119.7%+74%

54Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24419.6%+28%

55Mellette County, SDSD2,13719.1%+15%

56Corson County, SDSD3,78119.0%+68%

57Dewey County, SDSD5,41918.8%+55%

58Roberts County, SDSD10,25518.6%+39%

59Bennett County, SDSD3,30718.3%+44%

60Tripp County, SDSD5,70817.7%+31%

61Miner County, SDSD2,28116.7%+24%

62Todd County, SDSD8,86316.6%+37%

63Ziebach County, SDSD2,38915.2%+27%

64Jackson County, SDSD2,66612.4%−23%

65Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33811.8%–

66Buffalo County, SDSD1,8029.9%+84%

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