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)
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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| 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 |