Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Non-Hispanic 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 South Dakota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 157,834. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (39,222), followed by Pennington County (22,248), and Lincoln County (15,704).
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 | 39222 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 22248 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 15704 |
| 4 | Brown County | 7539 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 6903 |
| 6 | Lawrence County | 5821 |
| 7 | Meade County | 4878 |
| 8 | Yankton County | 4139 |
| 9 | Codington County | 3769 |
| 10 | Hughes County | 3693 |
| 11 | Union County | 3477 |
| 12 | Clay County | 2953 |
| 13 | Davison County | 2848 |
| 14 | Beadle County | 2562 |
| 15 | Lake County | 2471 |
| 16 | Custer County | 1688 |
| 17 | Turner County | 1474 |
| 18 | Butte County | 1326 |
| 19 | Hutchinson County | 1233 |
| 20 | Spink County | 1169 |
| 21 | Fall River County | 1153 |
| 22 | Charles Mix County | 1115 |
| 23 | Grant County | 1106 |
| 24 | Bon Homme County | 1101 |
| 25 | Moody County | 971 |
| 26 | McCook County | 923 |
| 27 | Roberts County | 884 |
| 28 | Brule County | 817 |
| 29 | Kingsbury County | 815 |
| 30 | Walworth County | 797 |
| 31 | Marshall County | 784 |
| 32 | Day County | 774 |
| 33 | Hamlin County | 736 |
| 34 | Tripp County | 713 |
| 35 | Deuel County | 685 |
| 36 | Edmunds County | 673 |
| 37 | Stanley County | 565 |
| 38 | Lyman County | 547 |
| 39 | Gregory County | 515 |
| 40 | Hand County | 507 |
| 41 | Clark County | 433 |
| 41 | Perkins County | 433 |
| 42 | Potter County | 397 |
| 43 | Hanson County | 385 |
| 44 | Douglas County | 371 |
| 45 | Faulk County | 362 |
| 46 | McPherson County | 353 |
| 47 | Aurora County | 310 |
| 48 | Campbell County | 285 |
| 49 | Miner County | 278 |
| 50 | Oglala Lakota County | 261 |
| 51 | Sanborn County | 254 |
| 52 | Jones County | 244 |
| 53 | Jerauld County | 238 |
| 54 | Bennett County | 231 |
| 55 | Sully County | 208 |
| 56 | Dewey County | 198 |
| 57 | Haakon County | 197 |
| 58 | Harding County | 194 |
| 59 | Todd County | 181 |
| 60 | Corson County | 169 |
| 61 | Jackson County | 161 |
| 62 | Mellette County | 145 |
| 63 | Hyde County | 127 |
| 64 | Ziebach County | 87 |
| 65 | Buffalo County | 34 |