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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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990
01Clay County, SDSD15,03138.7%+2.4 pts
02Brookings County, SDSD37,63532.2%+4.9 pts
03Hughes County, SDSD17,57032.0%+6.4 pts
04Union County, SDSD17,40226.3%+12.4 pts
05Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69126.0%+4.7 pts
06Lincoln County, SDSD77,14525.5%+9.1 pts
07Pennington County, SDSD116,79225.0%+3.8 pts
08Custer County, SDSD9,43124.4%+7.0 pts
09Lawrence County, SDSD29,45924.0%+4.9 pts
10Brown County, SDSD37,56123.6%+2.9 pts
11Yankton County, SDSD23,63523.0%+4.4 pts
12Stanley County, SDSD3,01822.1%+7.5 pts
13Lake County, SDSD10,99321.1%+2.6 pts
14Brule County, SDSD5,27820.6%+5.8 pts
15Davison County, SDSD20,06920.2%+5.4 pts
16Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.2%+2.9 pts
17Codington County, SDSD29,56218.8%+5.9 pts
18Beadle County, SDSD19,62418.3%+3.2 pts
19Harding County, SDSD1,33117.8%+1.6 pts
20Jones County, SDSD91317.8%+3.4 pts
21Moody County, SDSD6,63217.4%+3.5 pts
22Turner County, SDSD9,31417.0%+4.4 pts
23Meade County, SDSD30,71116.8%+0.4 pts
24Mellette County, SDSD2,13716.6%+4.3 pts
25Sully County, SDSD1,47916.4%+3.5 pts
26McCook County, SDSD5,96416.3%+4.4 pts
27Jackson County, SDSD2,66616.2%+5.4 pts
28Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28416.2%+4.6 pts
29Potter County, SDSD2,37716.2%+3.9 pts
30Marshall County, SDSD4,42616.2%+6.0 pts
31Hyde County, SDSD1,19116.0%+1.5 pts
32Lyman County, SDSD3,69415.9%+5.3 pts
33Walworth County, SDSD5,21715.8%+1.3 pts
34Hand County, SDSD3,12115.6%+2.8 pts
35Edmunds County, SDSD4,02215.5%+4.2 pts
36Day County, SDSD5,48415.4%+4.1 pts
37Haakon County, SDSD1,80215.4%+2.7 pts
38Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24415.3%+4.0 pts
39Sanborn County, SDSD2,38814.8%−1.6 pts
40Campbell County, SDSD1,37714.8%+4.1 pts
41Grant County, SDSD7,53414.8%+5.5 pts
42Perkins County, SDSD2,85314.6%+2.0 pts
43Douglas County, SDSD2,88814.5%+3.3 pts
44Spink County, SDSD6,15514.4%+1.7 pts
45Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41314.1%+2.8 pts
46Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30314.1%+4.2 pts
47Hanson County, SDSD3,45614.0%−1.3 pts
48Tripp County, SDSD5,70813.5%+3.9 pts
49Miner County, SDSD2,28113.5%+3.2 pts
50Roberts County, SDSD10,25513.4%+3.0 pts
51Deuel County, SDSD4,40813.3%+3.6 pts
52Faulk County, SDSD2,17813.1%+2.6 pts
53Hamlin County, SDSD6,90012.8%+1.6 pts
54Bennett County, SDSD3,30712.7%+2.3 pts
55Aurora County, SDSD2,80112.7%+1.7 pts
56Jerauld County, SDSD1,65412.3%+1.0 pts
57Butte County, SDSD10,85612.2%−0.1 pts
58Dewey County, SDSD5,41912.2%+1.7 pts
59Todd County, SDSD8,86312.1%+0.3 pts
60Ziebach County, SDSD2,38912.0%+3.5 pts
61Gregory County, SDSD4,03712.0%+0.2 pts
62Clark County, SDSD4,03111.4%+1.6 pts
63Corson County, SDSD3,78111.3%+0.9 pts
64McPherson County, SDSD2,34710.7%+0.6 pts
65Buffalo County, SDSD1,8025.4%+1.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS