Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 percentage of the South Dakota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 31.76%. Among all South Dakota cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Vermillion city had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (49.39%), followed by Brookings city (48.24%), and Spearfish city (42.32%).

The chart below shows the top 10 South Dakota cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all South Dakota cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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

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Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
Vermillion city
Brookings city
Spearfish city
Brandon city
Sioux Falls city
Rapid City city
Box Elder city
Pierre city
Aberdeen city
Yankton city
Ranking of South Dakota Cities and Places By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City of Place Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Vermillion city 49.39
2 Brookings city 48.24
3 Spearfish city 42.32
4 Brandon city 40.37
5 Sioux Falls city 38.32
6 Rapid City city 37.08
7 Box Elder city 36.16
8 Pierre city 35.11
9 Aberdeen city 34.09
10 Yankton city 32.25
11 Huron city 26.29
12 Mitchell city 24.43
13 Watertown city 21.99