Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Education: At least bachelor's degree
Population Ages 25+
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least Bachelor's Degree)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties) 
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | N/A | 31.1 | 185,411 | 37 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 35.0 | 79,954,302 | N/A |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 7.0 | 64 | 3,134 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 9.8 | 688 | 3,103 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 11.4 | 189 | 3,029 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 14.1 | 212 | 2,795 |
| Miner County | Rural | 16.1 | 268 | 2,490 |
| Clark County | Rural | 16.2 | 415 | 2,476 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 16.3 | 202 | 2,459 |
| Todd County | Rural | 16.6 | 775 | 2,412 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 17.3 | 483 | 2,308 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 18.3 | 264 | 2,138 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 18.3 | 1,207 | 2,138 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 18.7 | 321 | 2,064 |
| Corson County | Rural | 19.2 | 410 | 1,966 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 19.2 | 305 | 1,966 |
| Butte County | Rural | 19.4 | 1,402 | 1,932 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 19.5 | 241 | 1,914 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 19.9 | 810 | 1,854 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 20.1 | 1,037 | 1,815 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 20.3 | 376 | 1,769 |
| Codington County | Rural | 20.9 | 4,071 | 1,659 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 20.9 | 579 | 1,659 |
| Sully County | Rural | 20.9 | 231 | 1,659 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 21.1 | 209 | 1,628 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 21.1 | 293 | 1,628 |
| Day County | Rural | 21.3 | 827 | 1,588 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 21.5 | 473 | 1,553 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 21.8 | 466 | 1,515 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 22.2 | 1,237 | 1,458 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 22.3 | 792 | 1,445 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 22.4 | 657 | 1,430 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 22.4 | 368 | 1,430 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 22.9 | 440 | 1,372 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 24.1 | 710 | 1,237 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 24.4 | 892 | 1,182 |
| Davison County | Rural | 25.0 | 3,361 | 1,113 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 25.1 | 1,430 | 1,100 |
| Jones County | Rural | 25.3 | 164 | 1,080 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 25.3 | 587 | 1,080 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 25.4 | 553 | 1,066 |
| Grant County | Rural | 25.5 | 1,339 | 1,055 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 25.7 | 1,275 | 1,028 |
| Hand County | Rural | 26.2 | 544 | 990 |
| Turner County | Urban | 26.2 | 1,573 | 990 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 26.4 | 3,270 | 975 |
| Potter County | Rural | 26.6 | 462 | 956 |
| Meade County | Urban | 26.9 | 5,523 | 929 |
| Spink County | Rural | 27.1 | 1,223 | 912 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 27.7 | 4,520 | 855 |
| McCook County | Urban | 28.7 | 1,072 | 784 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 29.5 | 333 | 736 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 29.5 | 843 | 736 |
| Brule County | Rural | 30.2 | 1,085 | 695 |
| Harding County | Rural | 30.4 | 248 | 680 |
| Moody County | Rural | 31.0 | 1,317 | 642 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 31.1 | 1,176 | 635 |
| Custer County | Urban | 32.1 | 2,299 | 579 |
| Brown County | Rural | 33.2 | 8,375 | 515 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 34.1 | 6,480 | 474 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 34.1 | 26,479 | 474 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 34.6 | 45,849 | 443 |
| Lake County | Rural | 34.7 | 2,670 | 439 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 35.9 | 4,419 | 380 |
| Union County | Urban | 36.5 | 4,258 | 359 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 42.5 | 18,993 | 196 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 44.0 | 8,376 | 173 |
| Clay County | Rural | 46.0 | 3,401 | 139 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/20/2025 6:06 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: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/20/2025 6:06 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: At least bachelor's degree, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.