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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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 1990

01Clay County, SDSD15,03117.4%−11%

02Brookings County, SDSD37,63512.4%+4%

03Union County, SDSD17,4028.8%+82%

04Pennington County, SDSD116,7928.0%+25%

05Hughes County, SDSD17,5707.9%+11%

06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4597.2%+39%

07Yankton County, SDSD23,6357.2%+18%

08Custer County, SDSD9,4317.0%+57%

09Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.0%+57%

10Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.8%+27%

11Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%+37%

12Brown County, SDSD37,5616.2%+6%

13Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.8%+61%

14Davison County, SDSD20,0695.6%+29%

15Lake County, SDSD10,9935.6%+10%

16Codington County, SDSD29,5624.9%+33%

17Meade County, SDSD30,7114.8%+0%

18Moody County, SDSD6,6324.6%+37%

19Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%−9%

20Brule County, SDSD5,2784.4%+3%

21Grant County, SDSD7,5344.2%+113%

22Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2444.1%+17%

23Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.1%+45%

24McCook County, SDSD5,9644.1%+34%

25Turner County, SDSD9,3144.0%+51%

26Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.8%+93%

27Douglas County, SDSD2,8883.8%+38%

28Roberts County, SDSD10,2553.7%+30%

29Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.7%+3%

30Jones County, SDSD9133.6%+0%

31Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.5%+83%

32Spink County, SDSD6,1553.5%+22%

33Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.5%+85%

34Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.5%−13%

35Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.5%+25%

36Deuel County, SDSD4,4083.4%+42%

37Sully County, SDSD1,4793.4%+226%

38Day County, SDSD5,4843.4%+7%

39Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.3%+13%

40Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.3%+35%

41Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4133.3%+10%

42Potter County, SDSD2,3773.3%+6%

43Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.3%−4%

44Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.3%+48%

45Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.3%+46%

46Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2843.1%+25%

47Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%−0%

48Hand County, SDSD3,1213.0%+9%

49Sanborn County, SDSD2,3883.0%−7%

50Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9%−12%

51Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.9%+30%

52Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.9%+26%

53Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.8%−38%

54Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.7%+26%

55Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.7%−31%

56Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.6%+16%

57Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.5%+26%

58McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.5%−4%

59Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%+11%

60Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.3%−5%

61Clark County, SDSD4,0312.1%+57%

62Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.9%−41%

63Corson County, SDSD3,7811.6%−44%

64Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.2%+18%

65Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%−65%

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