Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Education: At least high school
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: At Least High School)
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Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 93.2 | 562,448 | 12 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 89.6 | 206,814,893 | N/A |
| Brookings County | Rural | 97.1 | 18,639 | 30 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 96.7 | 11,902 | 46 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 96.5 | 44,867 | 59 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 96.4 | 1,222 | 67 |
| Potter County | Rural | 96.3 | 1,695 | 82 |
| Sully County | Rural | 96.1 | 1,047 | 98 |
| Union County | Urban | 95.7 | 11,329 | 140 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 95.4 | 18,927 | 177 |
| Hand County | Rural | 95.1 | 2,038 | 235 |
| Moody County | Rural | 95.1 | 4,076 | 235 |
| Meade County | Urban | 95.0 | 19,962 | 261 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 94.9 | 2,045 | 279 |
| Custer County | Urban | 94.7 | 6,938 | 322 |
| Miner County | Rural | 94.6 | 1,570 | 351 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 94.6 | 74,883 | 351 |
| McCook County | Urban | 94.5 | 3,525 | 366 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 94.5 | 2,077 | 366 |
| Codington County | Rural | 93.9 | 18,433 | 514 |
| Harding County | Rural | 93.8 | 765 | 547 |
| Brown County | Rural | 93.7 | 23,345 | 574 |
| Spink County | Rural | 93.7 | 4,226 | 574 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 93.6 | 1,237 | 607 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 93.6 | 15,320 | 607 |
| Day County | Rural | 93.4 | 3,615 | 658 |
| Lake County | Rural | 93.4 | 7,182 | 658 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 93.3 | 2,744 | 681 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 93.3 | 4,648 | 681 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 93.2 | 2,064 | 704 |
| Jones County | Rural | 93.2 | 589 | 704 |
| Turner County | Urban | 93.0 | 5,627 | 766 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 92.7 | 3,342 | 843 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 92.7 | 124,836 | 843 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 92.5 | 2,575 | 915 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 92.4 | 2,726 | 951 |
| Clay County | Rural | 92.3 | 7,008 | 983 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 92.2 | 1,128 | 1,011 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 92.1 | 2,661 | 1,041 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 92.0 | 1,609 | 1,065 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 91.9 | 3,386 | 1,093 |
| Grant County | Rural | 91.6 | 4,825 | 1,181 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 91.6 | 3,479 | 1,181 |
| Davison County | Rural | 91.5 | 12,408 | 1,198 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 91.5 | 6,011 | 1,198 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 91.2 | 5,280 | 1,292 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 91.2 | 1,302 | 1,292 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 91.0 | 5,192 | 1,345 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 90.9 | 1,542 | 1,369 |
| Brule County | Rural | 90.8 | 3,233 | 1,401 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 90.6 | 4,708 | 1,469 |
| Clark County | Rural | 90.6 | 2,324 | 1,469 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 90.6 | 1,733 | 1,469 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 90.0 | 830 | 1,620 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 89.9 | 1,323 | 1,637 |
| Butte County | Rural | 89.4 | 6,481 | 1,759 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 89.4 | 2,116 | 1,759 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 88.9 | 1,428 | 1,859 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 88.1 | 747 | 2,012 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 88.1 | 3,513 | 2,012 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 87.5 | 10,899 | 2,121 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 86.7 | 2,379 | 2,264 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 86.3 | 1,496 | 2,333 |
| Corson County | Rural | 86.1 | 1,804 | 2,366 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 83.5 | 1,055 | 2,703 |
| Todd County | Rural | 83.5 | 3,915 | 2,703 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 83.4 | 1,317 | 2,716 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 74.4 | 5,300 | 3,089 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:00 am.
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.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.