Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Educational Attainment By Race and Ethnicity for Ages 25 years and Above in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 30, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area population aged 25 years and above was 178,962. See the following sections for the breakdown of the educational attainment of this important demography by race and ethnicity.

Less high school diploma: there were 11,300 people without a high school diploma (ie. 6.31% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 69.08% White Alone, and 9.63% Black Alone.

High School Graduate or Equivalent: there were 45,910 people with a high school diploma or equivalent (ie. 25.65% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 87.47% White Alone, and 5.71% Black Alone.

Some College or Associates Degree: there were 59,386 people with some college courses without a degree or an associates degree (ie. 33.18% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 91.51% White Alone, and 3.25% Black Alone.

Bachelors Degree or higher: there were 62,366 people with a bachelors degree or a higher degree (ie. 34.85% of people aged 25yrs+). The race composition of this group includes, 92.82% White Alone, and 2.21% Black Alone.

The first and second charts below shows the race and ethnicity composition at each educational level. Also see tables below for the population and percentages per race and per ethnicity for each educational level.

You can see similar information for other metro statistical areas (MSAs) and for the United States.

Educational Attainment of Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Race in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Educational Attainment of Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) By Ethnicity in 2021
Less HS Dipl.
HS Grad. or Equiv.
Some Coll. or AA
Bachelors+
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 7806 69.08
Black Alone 1088 9.63
Asian Alone 767 6.79
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 469 4.15
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 41 0.36
Some Other Race Alone 371 3.28
Two or More Races 758 6.71
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Less than High School Diploma Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 7328 64.85
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1591 14.08
All Other Ethnicities 2381 21.07
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 40157 87.47
Black Alone 2622 5.71
Asian Alone 548 1.19
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 839 1.83
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 0 0.00
Some Other Race Alone 427 0.93
Two or More Races 1317 2.87
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with High School Diploma or Equivalent Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 39195 85.37
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1845 4.02
All Other Ethnicities 4870 10.61
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 54341 91.51
Black Alone 1930 3.25
Asian Alone 442 0.74
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 625 1.05
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 64 0.11
Some Other Race Alone 304 0.51
Two or More Races 1680 2.83
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with Some College Courses or an Associates Degree Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 53698 90.42
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1359 2.29
All Other Ethnicities 4329 7.29
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Race in 2021
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Race Population Percent (%)
White Alone 57887 92.82
Black Alone 1377 2.21
Asian Alone 1405 2.25
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 171 0.27
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 11 0.02
Some Other Race Alone 219 0.35
Two or More Races 1296 2.08
Sioux Falls, SD Metro Area Population (aged 25yrs+) with a Bachelors Degree or Higher Per Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population Percent (%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone 57323 91.91
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 1099 1.76
All Other Ethnicities 3944 6.32