Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

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 Less than High School Diploma was 28,394. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (5,511), followed by Pennington County (2,868), and Lincoln County (1,549).

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 White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Lincoln County
Codington County
Brown County
Davison County
Yankton County
Lawrence County
Beadle County
Meade County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
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Rank County Number of People
1 Minnehaha County 5511
2 Pennington County 2868
3 Lincoln County 1549
4 Codington County 1383
5 Brown County 1309
6 Davison County 1106
7 Yankton County 979
8 Lawrence County 871
9 Beadle County 786
10 Meade County 719
11 Lake County 627
12 Union County 598
13 Butte County 535
14 Brookings County 501
15 Turner County 468
16 Hutchinson County 463
17 Bon Homme County 423
18 Spink County 420
19 Grant County 405
20 Custer County 359
21 Brule County 351
22 Roberts County 329
23 Tripp County 294
24 McCook County 278
25 Clay County 275
26 Hughes County 256
27 Walworth County 252
28 Charles Mix County 239
28 Hamlin County 239
29 Deuel County 236
30 Kingsbury County 234
31 Day County 232
32 McPherson County 228
33 Fall River County 219
34 Gregory County 210
35 Edmunds County 201
36 Moody County 196
37 Douglas County 183
38 Aurora County 165
39 Miner County 158
40 Marshall County 151
41 Clark County 136
42 Campbell County 128
43 Perkins County 119
44 Stanley County 113
45 Hand County 108
46 Sanborn County 107
47 Potter County 100
48 Hanson County 99
49 Faulk County 95
50 Jerauld County 93
51 Hyde County 59
52 Lyman County 58
53 Haakon County 54
54 Todd County 53
55 Harding County 44
55 Jackson County 44
56 Dewey County 43
57 Sully County 34
58 Mellette County 32
59 Corson County 25
60 Ziebach County 14
61 Bennett County 9
62 Jones County 8
63 Oglala Lakota County 7
64 Buffalo County 6