Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the South Dakota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 157,834. Among all South Dakota cities and places, Sioux Falls city had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (40,241), followed by Rapid City city (15,531), and Aberdeen city (5,480).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Dakota cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota cities and places.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

You can also see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Sioux Falls city
Rapid City city
Aberdeen city
Brookings city
Watertown city
Spearfish city
Yankton city
Pierre city
Brandon city
Mitchell city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Items per page:
0 of 0
Rank City or Place Number of People
1 Sioux Falls city 40241
2 Rapid City city 15531
3 Aberdeen city 5480
4 Brookings city 4596
5 Watertown city 3095
6 Spearfish city 3070
7 Yankton city 3000
8 Pierre city 2922
9 Brandon city 2679
10 Mitchell city 2357
11 Vermillion city 2139
12 Box Elder city 1819
13 Huron city 1752
14 Harrisburg city 1453
15 Tea city 1278
16 Madison city 1200
17 Dakota Dunes CDP 1070
18 Rapid Valley CDP 993
19 Dell Rapids city 901
20 Sturgis city 817
21 Hartford city 719
22 Summerset city 653
23 Milbank city 642
24 North Spearfish CDP 580
25 Colonial Pine Hills CDP 570
26 Belle Fourche city 546
27 North Sioux City city 521
28 Hot Springs city 508
29 Blackhawk CDP 490
30 Lead city 474
31 Fort Pierre city 470
32 Volga city 466
33 Custer city 456
34 Elk Point city 437
35 Redfield city 431
36 Lake Madison CDP 387
37 Chamberlain city 386
38 Lennox city 381
39 Mobridge city 376
40 Canton city 355
41 Beresford city 341
42 Winner city 316
43 Parkston city 286
44 Aurora town 281
45 Crooks city 272
46 Groton city 249
47 Clear Lake city 248
48 Flandreau city 247
49 Tyndall city 244
50 Britton city 236
51 Prairiewood Village CDP 228
51 Webster city 228
52 Deadwood city 226
53 Garretson city 219
53 Platte city 219
54 Gettysburg city 217
55 Baltic city 212
56 Miller city 211
57 Freeman city 210
58 Blucksberg Mountain CDP 203
58 Mina CDP 203
59 De Smet city 201
60 Scotland city 190
61 Sisseton city 184
62 Gregory city 176
63 Arlington city 174
64 Wagner city 169
65 Lemmon city 163
66 Centerville city 156
66 Mountain Plains CDP 156
66 Pine Lakes Addition CDP 156
67 Ipswich city 155
68 Piedmont city 152
69 Salem city 151
70 Parker city 145
71 Colman city 141
71 Green Valley CDP 141
71 Murdo city 141
72 Shindler CDP 137
73 Anderson CDP 133
74 Menno city 132
75 Alexandria city 131
76 Alcester city 129
77 Faulkton city 126
78 Estelline city 124
79 Lake Poinsett CDP 123
80 Springfield city 121
81 Worthing city 120
82 Martin city 117
82 Viborg city 117
83 Eureka city 116
84 Oahe Acres CDP 115
85 Johnson Siding CDP 112
86 Clark city 110
86 Edgemont city 110
86 Hill City city 110
87 Avon city 109
88 Evergreen Colony CDP 105
89 Boulder Canyon CDP 100
89 Burke city 100
89 Humboldt town 100
90 Wall town 99
91 Marion city 97
92 Wonderland Homes CDP 96
93 Elkton city 95
94 Corsica city 94
94 Plankinton city 94
95 Waubay city 93
96 Castlewood city 90
97 Wilmot city 89
98 Onida city 88
99 Herreid city 87
99 Whitewood city 87
100 Armour city 85
100 Valley Springs city 85
100 Wolsey town 85
101 Highmore city 84
101 Warner town 84
102 Wessington Springs city 83
103 Colton city 81
103 Montrose city 81
103 Newell city 81
104 Golden View Colony CDP 79
105 Lake Andes city 78
105 Meadow View Addition CDP 78
105 New Underwood city 78
106 Oacoma town 76
107 Jefferson city 74
107 Langford town 74
108 Tripp city 71
108 Woonsocket city 71
109 White city 68
110 Howard city 67
110 Renner Corner CDP 67
111 Canistota city 66
111 Kimball city 66
112 Kadoka city 65
112 Lake Norden city 65
113 Hosmer city 64
113 Tabor town 64
113 Timber Lake city 64
113 Wakonda town 64
114 Mount Vernon city 62
115 Big Stone City city 60
116 Philip city 59
117 Emery city 57
117 Irene city 57
118 Northville town 55
118 Pickstown town 55
118 Rosholt town 55
118 Selby city 55
119 Bowdle city 54
119 Hudson town 54
119 Lower Brule CDP 54
120 Ashland Heights CDP 53
120 Lake Preston city 53
120 Presho city 53
121 Eden town 52
121 Gayville town 52
121 New Elm Spring Colony CDP 52
122 Hurley city 51
122 Leola city 51
123 Colome city 50
124 Brant Lake city 49
124 Iroquois city 49
125 Hayti town 48
125 White River city 48
126 Buffalo town 47
127 Kennebec town 46
128 Bison town 45
129 Clear Lake CDP 44
129 Keystone town 44
130 Bruce city 43
131 Pukwana town 42
131 Roscoe city 42
132 Bonesteel city 39
133 Blunt city 38
133 Fruitdale town 38
134 Egan city 37
135 McLaughlin city 36
135 Ramona town 36
136 Bridgewater city 35
136 Chancellor town 35
137 White Lake city 33
138 Hermosa town 31
138 Trent town 31
138 Tulare town 31
139 Agar town 30
139 Artas town 30
140 Brant Lake South CDP 28
140 Faith city 28
140 Oelrichs town 28
140 Rosebud CDP 28
140 Vivian CDP 28
141 Bryant city 27
141 Crook City CDP 27
141 Frederick town 27
141 Pollock town 27
141 Willow Lake city 27
142 Claire City town 26
142 Stickney town 26
143 Roslyn town 25
144 Bushnell town 24
144 Sinai town 24
145 Running Water CDP 23
145 Wentworth village 23
146 Chester CDP 22
146 Mellette city 22
146 Rowena CDP 22
147 Artesian town 21
147 Bristol city 21
147 Columbia city 21
147 Letcher town 21
147 McIntosh city 21
147 Mission Hill town 21
147 Reliance town 21
147 South Shore town 21
148 Akaska town 20
148 Andover town 20
148 Ethan town 20
148 Lyons CDP 20
148 Oral CDP 20
148 Richland CDP 20
149 Delmont city 19
149 Hoven town 19
149 Wessington city 19
150 Central City city 18
150 Dupree city 18
150 Eagle Butte city 18
150 Florence town 18
150 Hitchcock town 18
151 Alpena town 17
151 Buffalo Gap town 17
151 Cow Creek CDP 17
151 Fairfax town 17
151 Isabel town 17
151 Kranzburg town 17
151 Yale town 17
152 Cresbard town 16
152 Enemy Swim CDP 16
152 Fulton town 16
152 Hecla city 16
152 Morningside CDP 16
152 Toronto town 16
152 Veblen city 16
153 Angostura CDP 15
153 Dante town 15
153 Harrold town 15
154 Carthage city 14
154 Conde city 14
154 Oldham city 14
154 Summit town 14
155 Belvidere town 13
155 Cavour town 13
155 Claremont town 13
155 Gary city 13
156 Bradley town 12
156 Lake City town 12
156 Monroe town 12
156 Tolstoy town 12
157 Antelope CDP 11
157 Badger town 11
157 Brentford town 11
157 Doland city 11
157 Glenham town 11
157 Meckling CDP 11
157 Nunda town 11
157 Revillo town 11
157 St. Lawrence town 11
158 Bath CDP 10
158 Geddes city 10
158 Goodwin town 10
158 Java town 10
158 Norris CDP 10
158 Pierpont town 10
159 Midland town 9
159 Mission city 9
159 New Effington town 9
159 Turton town 9
159 Vienna town 9
159 Wetonka town 9
160 Astoria town 8
160 Davis town 8
160 Dimock town 8
160 Erwin town 8
160 La Bolt town 8
160 Olivet town 8
160 Pringle town 8
160 Quinn town 8
160 Stephan CDP 8
160 Stockholm town 8
160 Vale CDP 8
160 Wallace town 8
161 Ashton city 7
161 Chelsea town 7
161 Fort Thompson CDP 7
161 Okreek CDP 7
161 Peever town 7
161 St. Francis town 7
161 Stratford town 7
161 Volin town 7
162 Camp Crook town 6
162 Forestburg CDP 6
162 Garden City town 6
162 Henry town 6
162 Lesterville town 6
162 North Eagle Butte CDP 6
162 Onaka town 6
162 Orland Colony CDP 6
162 Virgil town 6
162 Wood town 6
163 Lantry CDP 5
163 Morristown town 5
163 Ortley town 5
163 Wasta town 5
164 Bancroft town 4
164 Batesland town 4
164 Brandt town 4
164 Cloverleaf Colony CDP 4
164 Fedora CDP 4
164 Harrison CDP 4
164 Hazel town 4
164 Mound City town 4
164 Raymond town 4
164 Ree Heights town 4
164 Sherman town 4
164 Smithwick CDP 4
164 Ward town 4
165 Lebanon town 3
165 Naples town 3
165 Okaton CDP 3
165 Provo CDP 3
165 Seneca town 3
165 Spencer city 3
165 Twin Brooks town 3
165 Utica town 3
165 Westport town 3
166 Bullhead CDP 2
166 Fairburn town 2
166 Fairview town 2
166 Frankfort city 2
166 Grenville town 2
166 Mansfield CDP 2
166 Marvin town 2
166 Prairie City CDP 2
166 Strandburg town 2
167 Altamont town 1
167 Herrick town 1
167 Hetland town 1
167 New Witten town 1
167 Rockham town 1
168 Agency Village CDP 0
168 Albee town 0
168 Aurora Center CDP 0
168 Bath Corner CDP 0
168 Broadland town 0
168 Burbank CDP 0
168 Butler town 0
168 Canova town 0
168 Caputa CDP 0
168 Cherry Creek CDP 0
168 Clark Colony CDP 0
168 Corona town 0
168 Cottonwood town 0
168 Crocker CDP 0
168 Dallas town 0
168 Dolton town 0
168 Draper town 0
168 Farmer town 0
168 Ferney CDP 0
168 Gann Valley CDP 0
168 Glendale Colony CDP 0
168 Grass Ranch Colony CDP 0
168 Interior town 0
168 Kaylor CDP 0
168 Kidder CDP 0
168 Lakeview Colony CDP 0
168 Lane town 0
168 La Plant CDP 0
168 Little Eagle CDP 0
168 Long Hollow CDP 0
168 Long Lake town 0
168 Lowry town 0
168 Marty CDP 0
168 Mayfield Colony CDP 0
168 Millbrook Colony CDP 0
168 Millerdale Colony CDP 0
168 Milltown CDP 0
168 New Holland CDP 0
168 Nisland town 0
168 Orient town 0
168 Pine Ridge CDP 0
168 Pleasant Valley Colony CDP 0
168 Porcupine CDP 0
168 Ravinia town 0
168 St. Charles CDP 0
168 Shamrock Colony CDP 0
168 Shannon Colony CDP 0
168 Spring Creek CDP 0
168 Storla CDP 0
168 Verdon town 0
168 Vilas town 0
168 Wakpala CDP 0
168 Wanblee CDP 0
168 Waverly CDP 0
168 West Brule CDP 0
168 Whitehorse CDP 0
168 White Rock town 0
168 Winfred CDP 0