Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for South Dakota by County
Education: At least high school
Ages 25+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Education: At Least High School)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 89.4 | 204,204,444 | N/A |
| South Dakota | N/A | 93.0 | 554,494 | 12 of 52 |
| Oglala Lakota County | Rural | 78.0 | 5,485 | 3,006 |
| McPherson County | Rural | 81.0 | 1,328 | 2,876 |
| Todd County | Rural | 82.5 | 3,861 | 2,748 |
| Mellette County | Rural | 84.6 | 1,046 | 2,495 |
| Beadle County | Rural | 85.1 | 10,541 | 2,433 |
| Buffalo County | Rural | 85.6 | 784 | 2,357 |
| Corson County | Rural | 86.8 | 1,849 | 2,170 |
| Bennett County | Rural | 86.9 | 1,612 | 2,153 |
| Dewey County | Rural | 86.9 | 2,427 | 2,153 |
| Butte County | Rural | 88.3 | 6,381 | 1,917 |
| Ziebach County | Rural | 88.8 | 1,338 | 1,817 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 89.3 | 1,480 | 1,696 |
| Tripp County | Rural | 89.5 | 3,642 | 1,662 |
| Charles Mix County | Rural | 89.6 | 5,099 | 1,632 |
| Hyde County | Rural | 89.7 | 888 | 1,609 |
| Bon Homme County | Rural | 89.8 | 4,641 | 1,589 |
| Sanborn County | Rural | 89.8 | 1,423 | 1,589 |
| Clark County | Rural | 90.0 | 2,302 | 1,528 |
| Brule County | Rural | 90.1 | 3,240 | 1,511 |
| Lyman County | Rural | 91.0 | 2,115 | 1,270 |
| Aurora County | Rural | 91.1 | 1,566 | 1,248 |
| Gregory County | Rural | 91.4 | 2,525 | 1,163 |
| Campbell County | Rural | 91.5 | 1,031 | 1,131 |
| Fall River County | Rural | 91.5 | 5,094 | 1,131 |
| Kingsbury County | Rural | 91.6 | 3,255 | 1,110 |
| Douglas County | Rural | 91.7 | 1,760 | 1,084 |
| Roberts County | Rural | 91.7 | 6,057 | 1,084 |
| Turner County | Urban | 91.7 | 5,506 | 1,084 |
| Davison County | Rural | 91.8 | 12,358 | 1,044 |
| Day County | Rural | 91.8 | 3,559 | 1,044 |
| Spink County | Rural | 92.0 | 4,148 | 984 |
| Walworth County | Rural | 92.0 | 3,484 | 984 |
| Grant County | Rural | 92.1 | 4,830 | 959 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 92.1 | 2,696 | 959 |
| Hanson County | Rural | 92.3 | 2,025 | 911 |
| Codington County | Rural | 92.4 | 18,007 | 875 |
| Hamlin County | Rural | 92.6 | 3,378 | 816 |
| Yankton County | Rural | 92.7 | 15,158 | 788 |
| Perkins County | Rural | 92.8 | 1,987 | 757 |
| Faulk County | Rural | 92.9 | 1,342 | 723 |
| Hutchinson County | Rural | 93.1 | 4,625 | 668 |
| Minnehaha County | Urban | 93.1 | 123,436 | 668 |
| Miner County | Rural | 93.4 | 1,551 | 586 |
| McCook County | Urban | 93.5 | 3,499 | 555 |
| Deuel County | Rural | 93.6 | 2,752 | 529 |
| Brown County | Rural | 93.7 | 23,650 | 498 |
| Lake County | Rural | 93.7 | 7,212 | 498 |
| Clay County | Rural | 93.9 | 6,950 | 461 |
| Jerauld County | Rural | 93.9 | 1,301 | 461 |
| Edmunds County | Rural | 94.5 | 2,700 | 334 |
| Harding County | Rural | 94.5 | 772 | 334 |
| Meade County | Urban | 94.6 | 19,436 | 311 |
| Moody County | Rural | 94.6 | 4,020 | 311 |
| Pennington County | Urban | 94.7 | 73,618 | 290 |
| Union County | Urban | 94.9 | 11,070 | 248 |
| Custer County | Urban | 95.0 | 6,795 | 227 |
| Hand County | Rural | 95.4 | 1,980 | 164 |
| Lawrence County | Rural | 95.4 | 18,128 | 164 |
| Stanley County | Rural | 95.4 | 2,081 | 164 |
| Jones County | Rural | 95.5 | 618 | 147 |
| Lincoln County | Urban | 95.9 | 42,860 | 107 |
| Hughes County | Rural | 96.1 | 11,815 | 88 |
| Sully County | Rural | 96.2 | 1,061 | 78 |
| Brookings County | Rural | 96.7 | 18,426 | 45 |
| Haakon County | Rural | 96.9 | 1,195 | 40 |
| Potter County | Rural | 97.7 | 1,695 | 15 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/14/2026 6:44 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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/14/2026 6:44 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 high school, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.