Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the South Dakota White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 31.55%. Among all South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (51.99%), followed by Clay County (45.01%), and Jones County (42.88%).
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 | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | 51.99 |
| 2 | Clay County | 45.01 |
| 3 | Jones County | 42.88 |
| 4 | Brookings County | 41.44 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 40.83 |
| 6 | Lyman County | 35.90 |
| 7 | Minnehaha County | 35.35 |
| 8 | Hughes County | 35.24 |
| 9 | Pennington County | 35.06 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | 34.20 |
| 11 | Lake County | 33.45 |
| 12 | Brown County | 32.96 |
| 12 | Union County | 32.96 |
| 13 | Todd County | 29.92 |
| 14 | Stanley County | 29.80 |
| 15 | Bennett County | 29.54 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 29.49 |
| 17 | Yankton County | 28.50 |
| 18 | Moody County | 28.32 |
| 19 | Meade County | 27.67 |
| 20 | Spink County | 27.38 |
| 21 | Campbell County | 27.27 |
| 22 | Charles Mix County | 27.14 |
| 23 | Custer County | 26.86 |
| 24 | McCook County | 26.85 |
| 25 | Brule County | 26.36 |
| 26 | Mellette County | 26.32 |
| 27 | Dewey County | 26.26 |
| 28 | Hutchinson County | 25.76 |
| 29 | Turner County | 25.68 |
| 30 | Faulk County | 25.32 |
| 31 | Bon Homme County | 25.20 |
| 31 | Hand County | 25.20 |
| 32 | Beadle County | 25.12 |
| 33 | Walworth County | 25.00 |
| 34 | Edmunds County | 24.86 |
| 35 | Fall River County | 24.55 |
| 36 | Harding County | 24.43 |
| 37 | Kingsbury County | 23.71 |
| 38 | Deuel County | 23.52 |
| 39 | Potter County | 22.95 |
| 40 | Davison County | 22.86 |
| 41 | Day County | 22.33 |
| 42 | Grant County | 22.24 |
| 43 | McPherson County | 21.67 |
| 44 | Perkins County | 21.62 |
| 45 | Corson County | 21.50 |
| 46 | Sully County | 21.42 |
| 47 | Tripp County | 21.26 |
| 48 | Hamlin County | 21.02 |
| 49 | Butte County | 20.98 |
| 50 | Codington County | 20.74 |
| 51 | Douglas County | 20.36 |
| 52 | Roberts County | 20.34 |
| 53 | Jackson County | 20.13 |
| 54 | Gregory County | 20.06 |
| 55 | Ziebach County | 20.05 |
| 56 | Jerauld County | 19.13 |
| 57 | Hanson County | 18.69 |
| 58 | Aurora County | 18.51 |
| 59 | Buffalo County | 18.38 |
| 60 | Clark County | 18.14 |
| 61 | Miner County | 17.93 |
| 62 | Sanborn County | 17.09 |
| 63 | Haakon County | 16.08 |
| 64 | Hyde County | 13.53 |