Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 150,863. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (27,843), followed by Pennington County (17,821), and Lincoln County (9,125).
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 | Minnehaha County | 27843 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 17821 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 9125 |
| 4 | Codington County | 7094 |
| 5 | Brown County | 7029 |
| 6 | Meade County | 5563 |
| 7 | Yankton County | 4853 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 4814 |
| 9 | Davison County | 4381 |
| 10 | Brookings County | 4331 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 3615 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 3039 |
| 13 | Union County | 3022 |
| 14 | Butte County | 2526 |
| 15 | Custer County | 2327 |
| 16 | Lake County | 2033 |
| 17 | Grant County | 1962 |
| 18 | Turner County | 1921 |
| 19 | Clay County | 1721 |
| 20 | Fall River County | 1641 |
| 21 | Roberts County | 1610 |
| 22 | Hamlin County | 1420 |
| 23 | Hutchinson County | 1413 |
| 24 | Charles Mix County | 1405 |
| 25 | Spink County | 1391 |
| 26 | Tripp County | 1384 |
| 27 | Bon Homme County | 1367 |
| 28 | Kingsbury County | 1356 |
| 29 | Day County | 1327 |
| 30 | McCook County | 1268 |
| 31 | Walworth County | 1250 |
| 32 | Clark County | 1104 |
| 33 | Moody County | 1068 |
| 34 | Deuel County | 1044 |
| 35 | Brule County | 1021 |
| 36 | Gregory County | 990 |
| 37 | Edmunds County | 892 |
| 38 | Marshall County | 837 |
| 39 | Hanson County | 762 |
| 40 | Potter County | 705 |
| 41 | Perkins County | 694 |
| 42 | Sanborn County | 673 |
| 43 | Stanley County | 670 |
| 44 | Miner County | 652 |
| 45 | Hand County | 636 |
| 46 | McPherson County | 631 |
| 47 | Aurora County | 628 |
| 48 | Douglas County | 585 |
| 49 | Haakon County | 568 |
| 50 | Jerauld County | 559 |
| 51 | Lyman County | 495 |
| 52 | Faulk County | 442 |
| 53 | Sully County | 346 |
| 54 | Hyde County | 331 |
| 55 | Campbell County | 324 |
| 56 | Jackson County | 317 |
| 57 | Bennett County | 297 |
| 58 | Dewey County | 288 |
| 59 | Corson County | 284 |
| 60 | Harding County | 278 |
| 61 | Ziebach County | 212 |
| 62 | Mellette County | 186 |
| 63 | Jones County | 182 |
| 64 | Todd County | 150 |
| 65 | Oglala Lakota County | 104 |
| 66 | Buffalo County | 56 |