Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,803,193 | N/A |
| South Dakota | N/A | 2.6 | 15,951 | 9 of 52 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 13.6 | 214 | 3,079 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 9.5 | 1,183 | 2,980 |
| Clark County | Rural | 6.8 | 175 | 2,758 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 6.3 | 231 | 2,663 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 6.0 | 427 | 2,585 |
| Brule County | Rural | 5.6 | 199 | 2,493 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 5.2 | 153 | 2,383 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 4.7 | 135 | 2,212 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 4.6 | 80 | 2,170 |
| Todd County | Rural | 4.6 | 216 | 2,170 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 4.2 | 80 | 2,010 |
| Butte County | Rural | 4.1 | 299 | 1,964 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 4.0 | 70 | 1,921 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 4.0 | 119 | 1,921 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 3.8 | 85 | 1,821 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 3.7 | 132 | 1,776 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 3.6 | 208 | 1,701 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 3.6 | 100 | 1,701 |
| Harding County | Rural | 3.6 | 29 | 1,701 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 3.4 | 167 | 1,593 |
| Davison County | Rural | 3.2 | 436 | 1,475 |
| Grant County | Rural | 3.2 | 166 | 1,475 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 3.2 | 41 | 1,475 |
| Spink County | Rural | 3.2 | 144 | 1,475 |
| Hand County | Rural | 3.1 | 67 | 1,405 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 3.0 | 28 | 1,338 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 3.0 | 114 | 1,338 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 2.9 | 152 | 1,273 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 2.9 | 36 | 1,273 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 2.9 | 3,939 | 1,273 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 2.8 | 37 | 1,194 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 2.8 | 45 | 1,194 |
| Brown County | Rural | 2.6 | 648 | 1,042 |
| Corson County | Rural | 2.6 | 55 | 1,042 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 2.6 | 174 | 1,042 |
| Clay County | Rural | 2.5 | 193 | 975 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 2.5 | 36 | 975 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 2.5 | 59 | 975 |
| Turner County | Urban | 2.5 | 153 | 975 |
| Day County | Rural | 2.4 | 94 | 889 |
| McCook County | Urban | 2.4 | 91 | 889 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 2.3 | 39 | 825 |
| Moody County | Rural | 2.3 | 99 | 825 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 2.1 | 1,660 | 681 |
| Lake County | Rural | 2.0 | 157 | 603 |
| Meade County | Urban | 2.0 | 412 | 603 |
| Miner County | Rural | 2.0 | 34 | 603 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 2.0 | 80 | 603 |
| Custer County | Urban | 1.9 | 138 | 548 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 1.9 | 40 | 548 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 1.8 | 50 | 485 |
| Union County | Urban | 1.8 | 211 | 485 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 1.7 | 281 | 443 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 1.6 | 314 | 364 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 1.6 | 23 | 364 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 1.5 | 86 | 309 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 1.4 | 260 | 242 |
| Codington County | Rural | 1.3 | 247 | 198 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 1.3 | 16 | 198 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 1.3 | 603 | 198 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 1.2 | 145 | 163 |
| Potter County | Rural | 1.0 | 17 | 92 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 0.8 | 7 | 54 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 0.8 | 18 | 54 |
| Jones County | Rural | 0.6 | 4 | 30 |
| Sully County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/25/2026 5:30 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Education: Less than 9th grade, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.