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Most graduate degrees, South Dakota counties · 2000

South Dakota counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2000 ACS). This list covers the 65 counties in South Dakota that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990
01Clay County, SDSD15,03117.4%−2.1 pts
02Brookings County, SDSD37,63512.4%+0.4 pts
03Union County, SDSD17,4028.8%+4.0 pts
04Pennington County, SDSD116,7928.0%+1.6 pts
05Hughes County, SDSD17,5707.9%+0.8 pts
06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4597.2%+2.0 pts
07Yankton County, SDSD23,6357.2%+1.1 pts
08Custer County, SDSD9,4317.0%+2.6 pts
09Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.0%+2.5 pts
10Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.8%+1.4 pts
11Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%+1.7 pts
12Brown County, SDSD37,5616.2%+0.4 pts
13Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.8%+2.2 pts
14Davison County, SDSD20,0695.6%+1.3 pts
15Lake County, SDSD10,9935.6%+0.5 pts
16Codington County, SDSD29,5624.9%+1.2 pts
17Meade County, SDSD30,7114.8%+0.0 pts
18Moody County, SDSD6,6324.6%+1.2 pts
19Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%−0.5 pts
20Brule County, SDSD5,2784.4%+0.1 pts
21Grant County, SDSD7,5344.2%+2.2 pts
22Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2444.1%+0.6 pts
23Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.1%+1.3 pts
24McCook County, SDSD5,9644.1%+1.0 pts
25Turner County, SDSD9,3144.0%+1.3 pts
26Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.8%+1.8 pts
27Douglas County, SDSD2,8883.8%+1.0 pts
28Roberts County, SDSD10,2553.7%+0.9 pts
29Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.7%+0.1 pts
30Jones County, SDSD9133.6%+0.0 pts
31Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.5%+1.6 pts
32Spink County, SDSD6,1553.5%+0.6 pts
33Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.5%+1.6 pts
34Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.5%−0.5 pts
35Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.5%+0.7 pts
36Deuel County, SDSD4,4083.4%+1.0 pts
37Sully County, SDSD1,4793.4%+2.3 pts
38Day County, SDSD5,4843.4%+0.2 pts
39Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.3%+0.4 pts
40Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.3%+0.9 pts
41Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4133.3%+0.3 pts
42Potter County, SDSD2,3773.3%+0.2 pts
43Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.3%−0.1 pts
44Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.3%+1.1 pts
45Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.3%+1.0 pts
46Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2843.1%+0.6 pts
47Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%−0.0 pts
48Hand County, SDSD3,1213.0%+0.2 pts
49Sanborn County, SDSD2,3883.0%−0.2 pts
50Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9%−0.4 pts
51Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.9%+0.7 pts
52Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.9%+0.6 pts
53Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.8%−1.7 pts
54Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.7%+0.6 pts
55Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.7%−1.2 pts
56Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.6%+0.4 pts
57Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.5%+0.5 pts
58McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.5%−0.1 pts
59Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%+0.2 pts
60Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.3%−0.1 pts
61Clark County, SDSD4,0312.1%+0.8 pts
62Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.9%−1.3 pts
63Corson County, SDSD3,7811.6%−1.2 pts
64Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.2%+0.2 pts
65Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS