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Most educated, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties ranked by the 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Clay County, SDSD15,03138.7%+7%

02Brookings County, SDSD37,63532.2%+18%

03Hughes County, SDSD17,57032.0%+25%

04Union County, SDSD17,40226.3%+89%

05Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69126.0%+22%

06Lincoln County, SDSD77,14525.5%+56%

07Pennington County, SDSD116,79225.0%+18%

08Custer County, SDSD9,43124.4%+40%

09Lawrence County, SDSD29,45924.0%+25%

10Brown County, SDSD37,56123.6%+14%

11Yankton County, SDSD23,63523.0%+24%

12Stanley County, SDSD3,01822.1%+52%

13Lake County, SDSD10,99321.1%+14%

14Brule County, SDSD5,27820.6%+39%

15Davison County, SDSD20,06920.2%+36%

16Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.2%+17%

17Codington County, SDSD29,56218.8%+45%

18Beadle County, SDSD19,62418.3%+21%

19Harding County, SDSD1,33117.8%+10%

20Jones County, SDSD91317.8%+23%

21Moody County, SDSD6,63217.4%+25%

22Turner County, SDSD9,31417.0%+35%

23Meade County, SDSD30,71116.8%+3%

24Mellette County, SDSD2,13716.6%+35%

25Sully County, SDSD1,47916.4%+27%

26McCook County, SDSD5,96416.3%+37%

27Jackson County, SDSD2,66616.2%+49%

28Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28416.2%+40%

29Potter County, SDSD2,37716.2%+32%

30Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.2%+59%

31Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.0%+10%

32Lyman County, SDSD3,69415.9%+51%

33Walworth County, SDSD5,21715.8%+9%

34Hand County, SDSD3,12115.6%+22%

35Edmunds County, SDSD4,02215.5%+37%

36Day County, SDSD5,48415.4%+36%

37Haakon County, SDSD1,80215.4%+21%

38Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24415.3%+36%

39Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.8%−10%

40Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.8%+39%

41Grant County, SDSD7,53414.8%+59%

42Perkins County, SDSD2,85314.6%+15%

43Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.5%+30%

44Spink County, SDSD6,15514.4%+13%

45Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41314.1%+25%

46Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30314.1%+42%

47Hanson County, SDSD3,45614.0%−9%

48Tripp County, SDSD5,70813.5%+40%

49Miner County, SDSD2,28113.5%+31%

50Roberts County, SDSD10,25513.4%+29%

51Deuel County, SDSD4,40813.3%+37%

52Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.1%+24%

53Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.8%+14%

54Bennett County, SDSD3,30712.7%+22%

55Aurora County, SDSD2,80112.7%+15%

56Jerauld County, SDSD1,65412.3%+8%

57Butte County, SDSD10,85612.2%−1%

58Dewey County, SDSD5,41912.2%+17%

59Todd County, SDSD8,86312.1%+3%

60Ziebach County, SDSD2,38912.0%+41%

61Gregory County, SDSD4,03712.0%+2%

62Clark County, SDSD4,03111.4%+16%

63Corson County, SDSD3,78111.3%+8%

64McPherson County, SDSD2,34710.7%+6%

65Buffalo County, SDSD1,8025.4%+29%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS