Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the South Dakota American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 12,697. Among all South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota County had the highest American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (1,981), followed by Pennington County (1,701), and Todd County (1,235).

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

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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Oglala Lakota County
Pennington County
Todd County
Minnehaha County
Dewey County
Roberts County
Charles Mix County
Corson County
Hughes County
Ziebach County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Oglala Lakota County 1981
2 Pennington County 1701
3 Todd County 1235
4 Minnehaha County 799
5 Dewey County 739
6 Roberts County 656
7 Charles Mix County 520
8 Corson County 481
9 Hughes County 454
10 Ziebach County 360
11 Buffalo County 355
12 Jackson County 341
13 Lyman County 271
14 Mellette County 244
15 Tripp County 230
16 Bennett County 225
17 Yankton County 197
18 Moody County 193
19 Bon Homme County 174
20 Fall River County 172
21 Brule County 150
22 Codington County 146
23 Brown County 137
24 Day County 125
25 Walworth County 90
26 Clay County 70
27 Lake County 67
28 Meade County 65
29 Beadle County 54
30 Marshall County 42
31 Gregory County 41
31 Lawrence County 41
32 Butte County 40
33 Davison County 34
34 Jones County 30
34 Union County 30
35 Haakon County 24
36 Brookings County 23
37 Lincoln County 21
38 Edmunds County 20
39 Hutchinson County 15
39 Miner County 15
39 Sully County 15
40 Custer County 12
41 McCook County 11
42 Aurora County 8
42 Turner County 8
43 Stanley County 7
44 Grant County 6
45 Douglas County 5
46 Harding County 4
46 McPherson County 4
47 Jerauld County 3
47 Kingsbury County 3
48 Perkins County 2
49 Hamlin County 1
50 Campbell County 0
50 Clark County 0
50 Deuel County 0
50 Faulk County 0
50 Hand County 0
50 Hyde County 0
50 Potter County 0
50 Sanborn County 0
50 Spink County 0