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Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Education: At least bachelors degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 165,080.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 70,920,162.
• Rank within US : N/A

Buffalo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 88.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3123 of 3146

Mellette County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 153.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2897 of 3146

Jones County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 159.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 810 of 3146

Haakon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 214.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2308 of 3146

Sully County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 230.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 869 of 3146

Harding County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 235.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 787 of 3146

Hyde County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 245.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 921 of 3146

Ziebach County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 270.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2151 of 3146

Miner County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 278.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1780 of 3146

McPherson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 287.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1917 of 3146

Bennett County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 297.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2292 of 3146

Campbell County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 28.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 312.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 660 of 3146

Douglas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 316.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2330 of 3146

Jerauld County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 339.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1157 of 3146

Jackson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 343.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1907 of 3146

Sanborn County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 358.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1277 of 3146

Potter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 369.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1187 of 3146

Hanson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 383.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1776 of 3146

Aurora County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 388.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1294 of 3146

Corson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 411.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1898 of 3146

Perkins County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 418.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1468 of 3146

Faulk County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 449.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 720 of 3146

Clark County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 471.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1665 of 3146

Lyman County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 480.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1463 of 3146

Hand County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 504.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1214 of 3146

Dewey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 514.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2125 of 3146

Gregory County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 595.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1489 of 3146

Deuel County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 668.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1203 of 3146

Stanley County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 32.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 694.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 429 of 3146

Edmunds County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 698.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 770 of 3146

Kingsbury County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 756.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1284 of 3146

Shannon County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 758.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3028 of 3146

Todd County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 768.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2318 of 3146

Hamlin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 770.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1371 of 3146

Marshall County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 790.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 963 of 3146

Day County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 842.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1280 of 3146

Tripp County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 869.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1184 of 3146

McCook County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 879.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 957 of 3146

Bon Homme County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 921.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1820 of 3146

Moody County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 939.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1317 of 3146

Walworth County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 954.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 890 of 3146

Brule County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 968.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 713 of 3146

Spink County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.8 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 971.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1244 of 3146

Charles Mix County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,068.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1752 of 3146

Grant County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,088.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1236 of 3146

Fall River County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,096.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1358 of 3146

Roberts County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,136.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1979 of 3146

Hutchinson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,258.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 848 of 3146

Butte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,332.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1646 of 3146

Turner County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,376.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 995 of 3146

Custer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 1,623.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1027 of 3146

Beadle County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,485.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1438 of 3146

Lake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 2,897.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 383 of 3146

Union County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 30.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,239.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 501 of 3146

Clay County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 49.9 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,473.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 59 of 3146

Davison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 3,586.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 747 of 3146

Yankton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 25.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,073.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 812 of 3146

Codington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,095.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1291 of 3146

Hughes County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 34.7 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,234.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 317 of 3146

Meade County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.2 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 4,971.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 702 of 3146

Lawrence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 35.0 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 6,196.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 312 of 3146

Brookings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.3 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,457.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 178 of 3146

Brown County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 29.4 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 7,563.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 569 of 3146

Lincoln County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 37.6 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 13,713.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 232 of 3146

Pennington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 31.5 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 23,786.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 460 of 3146

Minnehaha County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 33.1 percent.
• People (Education: At Least Bachelors Degree) : The number of people (education: at least bachelors degree) is 40,984.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 385 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/26/2022 7:23 am.
South Dakota County Name Change: please note that Shannon County, SD (FIPS code=46113) was renamed effective May 1, 2015, and the new name is Oglala Lakota County (FIPS Code=46102). Due to the nature of data submissions, we will use the older code/name this year and transition to the new code/name with a future data release.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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