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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Clay County, SDSD15,03148.9%+27%

02Brookings County, SDSD37,63542.2%+31%

03Lincoln County, SDSD77,14536.7%+44%

04Hughes County, SDSD17,57036.6%+15%

05Lawrence County, SDSD29,45935.0%+46%

06Minnehaha County, SDSD212,69133.6%+30%

07Lake County, SDSD10,99333.1%+57%

08Brown County, SDSD37,56131.7%+34%

09Pennington County, SDSD116,79231.7%+27%

10Union County, SDSD17,40230.3%+15%

11Jones County, SDSD91329.2%+65%

12Faulk County, SDSD2,17828.6%+117%

13Stanley County, SDSD3,01828.5%+29%

14Campbell County, SDSD1,37728.3%+91%

15Yankton County, SDSD23,63526.7%+16%

16Brule County, SDSD5,27826.5%+28%

17Turner County, SDSD9,31426.3%+55%

18Spink County, SDSD6,15526.2%+82%

19Meade County, SDSD30,71126.1%+55%

20Davison County, SDSD20,06926.0%+29%

21Edmunds County, SDSD4,02225.9%+67%

22Marshall County, SDSD4,42625.8%+59%

23Moody County, SDSD6,63225.3%+45%

24Harding County, SDSD1,33124.7%+39%

25McCook County, SDSD5,96424.6%+51%

26McPherson County, SDSD2,34723.5%+120%

27Potter County, SDSD2,37723.5%+45%

28Beadle County, SDSD19,62423.5%+28%

29Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28423.4%+44%

30Custer County, SDSD9,43123.2%−5%

31Lyman County, SDSD3,69423.1%+45%

32Hutchinson County, SDSD7,41322.9%+62%

33Deuel County, SDSD4,40822.7%+71%

34Hyde County, SDSD1,19122.7%+42%

35Grant County, SDSD7,53422.4%+52%

36Bennett County, SDSD3,30722.4%+76%

37Hand County, SDSD3,12122.4%+44%

38Day County, SDSD5,48422.1%+43%

39Hamlin County, SDSD6,90021.8%+71%

40Sully County, SDSD1,47921.8%+33%

41Walworth County, SDSD5,21721.5%+37%

42Butte County, SDSD10,85621.5%+75%

43Gregory County, SDSD4,03721.5%+79%

44Jerauld County, SDSD1,65421.3%+73%

45Perkins County, SDSD2,85320.8%+42%

46Tripp County, SDSD5,70820.7%+54%

47Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24420.3%+33%

48Aurora County, SDSD2,80120.3%+60%

49Charles Mix County, SDSD9,30320.2%+44%

50Miner County, SDSD2,28120.1%+49%

51Codington County, SDSD29,56220.0%+6%

52Fall River County, SDSD7,46719.7%+3%

53Sanborn County, SDSD2,38819.6%+32%

54Clark County, SDSD4,03118.9%+66%

55Douglas County, SDSD2,88818.2%+25%

56Dewey County, SDSD5,41917.2%+41%

57Roberts County, SDSD10,25516.5%+24%

58Haakon County, SDSD1,80216.4%+7%

59Hanson County, SDSD3,45616.1%+16%

60Corson County, SDSD3,78116.1%+43%

61Ziebach County, SDSD2,38916.1%+34%

62Jackson County, SDSD2,66615.1%−7%

63Todd County, SDSD8,86313.7%+13%

64Mellette County, SDSD2,13713.2%−20%

65Oglala Lakota County, SDSD13,33811.1%–

66Buffalo County, SDSD1,8028.1%+50%

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