Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Non-Hispanic 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 Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 26,687. 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 Less than High School Diploma (5,088), followed by Pennington County (2,628), and Lincoln County (1,509).

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 Non-Hispanic White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Less than High School Diploma in 2021
Minnehaha County
Pennington County
Lincoln County
Brown County
Codington County
Davison County
Yankton County
Lawrence County
Meade County
Beadle County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Non-Hispanic 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 5088
2 Pennington County 2628
3 Lincoln County 1509
4 Brown County 1279
5 Codington County 1082
6 Davison County 1038
7 Yankton County 934
8 Lawrence County 857
9 Meade County 719
10 Beadle County 684
11 Lake County 627
12 Union County 569
13 Butte County 527
14 Brookings County 473
15 Turner County 457
16 Hutchinson County 452
17 Spink County 420
18 Grant County 405
19 Bon Homme County 394
20 Brule County 346
21 Custer County 345
22 Tripp County 294
23 Clay County 275
24 McCook County 274
24 Roberts County 274
25 Hughes County 256
26 Walworth County 252
27 Charles Mix County 234
28 Day County 232
29 Kingsbury County 229
30 McPherson County 228
31 Gregory County 210
32 Deuel County 209
33 Edmunds County 201
34 Douglas County 183
35 Fall River County 179
36 Moody County 170
37 Hamlin County 167
38 Miner County 158
39 Marshall County 146
40 Clark County 136
41 Campbell County 128
42 Aurora County 126
43 Perkins County 119
44 Stanley County 113
45 Hand County 108
46 Sanborn County 107
47 Potter County 100
48 Hanson County 98
49 Faulk County 95
50 Jerauld County 88
51 Hyde County 59
52 Lyman County 58
53 Haakon County 54
54 Jackson County 44
55 Dewey County 43
56 Harding County 41
57 Sully County 34
58 Mellette County 32
59 Todd County 31
60 Corson County 25
61 Ziebach County 14
62 Bennett County 9
63 Jones County 8
64 Oglala Lakota County 7
65 Buffalo County 6