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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 (2023 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 2000

01Clay County, SDSD15,03117.4%+0%

02Brookings County, SDSD37,63512.4%+0%

03Union County, SDSD17,4028.8%+0%

04Pennington County, SDSD116,7928.0%+0%

05Hughes County, SDSD17,5707.9%+0%

06Lawrence County, SDSD29,4597.2%+0%

07Yankton County, SDSD23,6357.2%+0%

08Custer County, SDSD9,4317.0%+0%

09Fall River County, SDSD7,4677.0%+0%

10Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6916.8%+0%

11Lincoln County, SDSD77,1456.2%+0%

12Brown County, SDSD37,5616.2%+0%

13Stanley County, SDSD3,0185.8%+0%

14Davison County, SDSD20,0695.6%+0%

15Lake County, SDSD10,9935.6%+0%

16Codington County, SDSD29,5624.9%+0%

17Meade County, SDSD30,7114.8%+0%

18Moody County, SDSD6,6324.6%+0%

19Todd County, SDSD8,8634.6%+0%

20Brule County, SDSD5,2784.4%+0%

21Grant County, SDSD7,5344.2%+0%

22Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2444.1%+0%

23Lyman County, SDSD3,6944.1%+0%

24McCook County, SDSD5,9644.1%+0%

25Turner County, SDSD9,3144.0%+0%

26Hamlin County, SDSD6,9003.8%+0%

27Douglas County, SDSD2,8883.8%+0%

28Roberts County, SDSD10,2553.7%+0%

29Hyde County, SDSD1,1913.7%+0%

30Jones County, SDSD9133.6%+0%

31Jackson County, SDSD2,6663.5%+0%

32Spink County, SDSD6,1553.5%+0%

33Marshall County, SDSD4,4263.5%+0%

34Perkins County, SDSD2,8533.5%+0%

35Haakon County, SDSD1,8023.5%+0%

36Deuel County, SDSD4,4083.4%+0%

37Sully County, SDSD1,4793.4%+0%

38Day County, SDSD5,4843.4%+0%

39Dewey County, SDSD5,4193.3%+0%

40Jerauld County, SDSD1,6543.3%+0%

41Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4133.3%+0%

42Potter County, SDSD2,3773.3%+0%

43Beadle County, SDSD19,6243.3%+0%

44Edmunds County, SDSD4,0223.3%+0%

45Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3033.3%+0%

46Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2843.1%+0%

47Bennett County, SDSD3,3073.0%+0%

48Hand County, SDSD3,1213.0%+0%

49Sanborn County, SDSD2,3883.0%+0%

50Butte County, SDSD10,8562.9%+0%

51Gregory County, SDSD4,0372.9%+0%

52Ziebach County, SDSD2,3892.9%+0%

53Hanson County, SDSD3,4562.8%+0%

54Aurora County, SDSD2,8012.7%+0%

55Walworth County, SDSD5,2172.7%+0%

56Campbell County, SDSD1,3772.6%+0%

57Tripp County, SDSD5,7082.5%+0%

58McPherson County, SDSD2,3472.5%+0%

59Miner County, SDSD2,2812.4%+0%

60Faulk County, SDSD2,1782.3%+0%

61Clark County, SDSD4,0312.1%+0%

62Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.9%+0%

63Corson County, SDSD3,7811.6%+0%

64Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.2%+0%

65Harding County, SDSD1,3310.9%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES