Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Education: Less than 9th grade
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County![]() |
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Education: Less Than 9th Grade)![]() |
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) ![]() |
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United States | N/A | 4.7 | 10,732,389 | N/A |
South Dakota | N/A | 2.7 | 16,094 | 11 of 52 |
McPherson County | Rural | 14.8 | 243 | 3,092 |
Beadle County | Rural | 9.7 | 1,197 | 2,984 |
Clark County | Rural | 7.5 | 192 | 2,821 |
Brule County | Rural | 6.5 | 235 | 2,660 |
Hamlin County | Rural | 6.2 | 225 | 2,606 |
Marshall County | Rural | 5.5 | 160 | 2,426 |
Hanson County | Rural | 5.2 | 115 | 2,340 |
Kingsbury County | Rural | 5.0 | 176 | 2,275 |
Mellette County | Rural | 4.9 | 61 | 2,252 |
Todd County | Rural | 4.8 | 224 | 2,213 |
Spink County | Rural | 4.7 | 212 | 2,171 |
Butte County | Rural | 4.1 | 299 | 1,935 |
Charles Mix County | Rural | 4.1 | 236 | 1,935 |
Douglas County | Rural | 3.9 | 75 | 1,839 |
Harding County | Rural | 3.9 | 32 | 1,839 |
McCook County | Urban | 3.8 | 143 | 1,792 |
Hutchinson County | Rural | 3.7 | 185 | 1,734 |
Day County | Rural | 3.5 | 135 | 1,634 |
Walworth County | Rural | 3.5 | 131 | 1,634 |
Hand County | Rural | 3.4 | 70 | 1,563 |
Davison County | Rural | 3.3 | 438 | 1,505 |
Aurora County | Rural | 3.2 | 55 | 1,444 |
Bennett County | Rural | 3.2 | 60 | 1,444 |
Campbell County | Rural | 3.1 | 35 | 1,373 |
Deuel County | Rural | 3.1 | 92 | 1,373 |
Edmunds County | Rural | 3.1 | 89 | 1,373 |
Faulk County | Rural | 3.0 | 43 | 1,313 |
Hyde County | Rural | 3.0 | 30 | 1,313 |
Jackson County | Rural | 3.0 | 50 | 1,313 |
Jerauld County | Rural | 3.0 | 42 | 1,313 |
Grant County | Rural | 2.9 | 154 | 1,252 |
Minnehaha County | Urban | 2.9 | 3,888 | 1,252 |
Bon Homme County | Rural | 2.8 | 146 | 1,173 |
Brown County | Rural | 2.8 | 701 | 1,173 |
Gregory County | Rural | 2.8 | 77 | 1,173 |
Turner County | Urban | 2.8 | 166 | 1,173 |
Moody County | Rural | 2.4 | 104 | 875 |
Yankton County | Rural | 2.4 | 400 | 875 |
Fall River County | Rural | 2.3 | 130 | 800 |
Lake County | Rural | 2.3 | 177 | 800 |
Perkins County | Rural | 2.3 | 49 | 800 |
Sanborn County | Rural | 2.3 | 36 | 800 |
Tripp County | Rural | 2.3 | 92 | 800 |
Codington County | Rural | 2.2 | 430 | 723 |
Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 2.2 | 155 | 723 |
Roberts County | Rural | 2.2 | 145 | 723 |
Dewey County | Rural | 2.1 | 58 | 658 |
Union County | Urban | 2.1 | 244 | 658 |
Clay County | Rural | 2.0 | 149 | 593 |
Corson County | Rural | 2.0 | 42 | 593 |
Custer County | Urban | 2.0 | 140 | 593 |
Pennington County | Urban | 2.0 | 1,533 | 593 |
Lyman County | Rural | 1.9 | 45 | 512 |
Lawrence County | Rural | 1.8 | 337 | 445 |
Ziebach County | Rural | 1.6 | 24 | 332 |
Meade County | Urban | 1.5 | 310 | 281 |
Lincoln County | Urban | 1.4 | 615 | 227 |
Miner County | Rural | 1.4 | 24 | 227 |
Hughes County | Rural | 1.3 | 165 | 189 |
Brookings County | Rural | 1.2 | 225 | 156 |
Haakon County | Rural | 0.9 | 11 | 75 |
Stanley County | Rural | 0.9 | 20 | 75 |
Potter County | Rural | 0.7 | 13 | 41 |
Jones County | Rural | 0.6 | 4 | 31 |
Buffalo County | Rural | 0.5 | 5 | 23 |
Sully County | Rural | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 6:49 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 6:49 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
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.