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)

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 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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Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Lincoln County
Codington County
Brown County
Meade County
Yankton County
Lawrence County
Davison County
Brookings County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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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