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Most educated, South Dakota counties · 2020

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000
01Clay County, SDSD15,03148.9%+10.3 pts
02Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.2%+10.1 pts
03Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.7%+11.2 pts
04Hughes County, SDSD17,57036.6%+4.6 pts
05Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.0%+10.9 pts
06Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69133.6%+7.7 pts
07Lake County, SDSD10,99333.1%+12.0 pts
08Brown County, SDSD37,56131.7%+8.1 pts
09Pennington County, SDSD116,79231.7%+6.7 pts
10Union County, SDSD17,40230.3%+4.1 pts
11Jones County, SDSD91329.2%+11.5 pts
12Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.6%+15.4 pts
13Stanley County, SDSD3,01828.5%+6.4 pts
14Campbell County, SDSD1,37728.3%+13.5 pts
15Yankton County, SDSD23,63526.7%+3.6 pts
16Brule County, SDSD5,27826.5%+5.9 pts
17Turner County, SDSD9,31426.3%+9.3 pts
18Spink County, SDSD6,15526.2%+11.8 pts
19Meade County, SDSD30,71126.1%+9.3 pts
20Davison County, SDSD20,06926.0%+5.9 pts
21Edmunds County, SDSD4,02225.9%+10.4 pts
22Marshall County, SDSD4,42625.8%+9.6 pts
23Moody County, SDSD6,63225.3%+7.9 pts
24Harding County, SDSD1,33124.7%+7.0 pts
25McCook County, SDSD5,96424.6%+8.3 pts
26McPherson County, SDSD2,34723.5%+12.8 pts
27Potter County, SDSD2,37723.5%+7.3 pts
28Beadle County, SDSD19,62423.5%+5.1 pts
29Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28423.4%+7.2 pts
30Custer County, SDSD9,43123.2%−1.2 pts
31Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.1%+7.2 pts
32Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41322.9%+8.8 pts
33Deuel County, SDSD4,40822.7%+9.4 pts
34Hyde County, SDSD1,19122.7%+6.7 pts
35Grant County, SDSD7,53422.4%+7.7 pts
36Bennett County, SDSD3,30722.4%+9.7 pts
37Hand County, SDSD3,12122.4%+6.8 pts
38Day County, SDSD5,48422.1%+6.7 pts
39Hamlin County, SDSD6,90021.8%+9.0 pts
40Sully County, SDSD1,47921.8%+5.4 pts
41Walworth County, SDSD5,21721.5%+5.8 pts
42Butte County, SDSD10,85621.5%+9.2 pts
43Gregory County, SDSD4,03721.5%+9.5 pts
44Jerauld County, SDSD1,65421.3%+9.0 pts
45Perkins County, SDSD2,85320.8%+6.2 pts
46Tripp County, SDSD5,70820.7%+7.2 pts
47Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24420.3%+5.0 pts
48Aurora County, SDSD2,80120.3%+7.6 pts
49Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30320.2%+6.2 pts
50Miner County, SDSD2,28120.1%+6.6 pts
51Codington County, SDSD29,56220.0%+1.2 pts
52Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.7%+0.5 pts
53Sanborn County, SDSD2,38819.6%+4.7 pts
54Clark County, SDSD4,03118.9%+7.5 pts
55Douglas County, SDSD2,88818.2%+3.7 pts
56Dewey County, SDSD5,41917.2%+5.0 pts
57Roberts County, SDSD10,25516.5%+3.2 pts
58Haakon County, SDSD1,80216.4%+1.1 pts
59Hanson County, SDSD3,45616.1%+2.2 pts
60Corson County, SDSD3,78116.1%+4.8 pts
61Ziebach County, SDSD2,38916.1%+4.1 pts
62Jackson County, SDSD2,66615.1%−1.2 pts
63Todd County, SDSD8,86313.7%+1.6 pts
64Mellette County, SDSD2,13713.2%−3.4 pts
65Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33811.1%–
66Buffalo County, SDSD1,8028.1%+2.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS