Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on September 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the population of South Dakota (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 174,037. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (42,854), followed by Pennington County (24,805), and Lincoln County (17,019).
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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Related Topics: South Dakota ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 42854 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 24805 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 17019 |
| 4 | Brown County | 8192 |
| 5 | Brookings County | 7918 |
| 6 | Lawrence County | 6207 |
| 7 | Meade County | 5500 |
| 8 | Yankton County | 4284 |
| 9 | Hughes County | 4251 |
| 10 | Codington County | 3896 |
| 11 | Union County | 3862 |
| 12 | Clay County | 3365 |
| 13 | Davison County | 3057 |
| 14 | Beadle County | 2971 |
| 15 | Lake County | 2574 |
| 16 | Custer County | 1776 |
| 17 | Turner County | 1539 |
| 18 | Butte County | 1422 |
| 19 | Grant County | 1290 |
| 20 | Charles Mix County | 1278 |
| 21 | Hutchinson County | 1258 |
| 22 | Spink County | 1186 |
| 23 | Fall River County | 1184 |
| 24 | Bon Homme County | 1164 |
| 25 | Moody County | 1128 |
| 26 | Roberts County | 1051 |
| 27 | McCook County | 954 |
| 28 | Walworth County | 947 |
| 29 | Brule County | 854 |
| 30 | Marshall County | 852 |
| 31 | Kingsbury County | 849 |
| 32 | Day County | 828 |
| 33 | Hamlin County | 767 |
| 34 | Tripp County | 747 |
| 35 | Oglala Lakota County | 744 |
| 36 | Deuel County | 690 |
| 37 | Edmunds County | 683 |
| 38 | Todd County | 615 |
| 39 | Stanley County | 613 |
| 40 | Lyman County | 592 |
| 41 | Hand County | 539 |
| 42 | Gregory County | 529 |
| 43 | Dewey County | 495 |
| 44 | Clark County | 474 |
| 45 | Potter County | 449 |
| 46 | Perkins County | 439 |
| 47 | Hanson County | 389 |
| 48 | Douglas County | 376 |
| 49 | Faulk County | 373 |
| 50 | McPherson County | 360 |
| 51 | Bennett County | 354 |
| 52 | Corson County | 334 |
| 53 | Aurora County | 314 |
| 54 | Campbell County | 289 |
| 55 | Miner County | 282 |
| 56 | Sanborn County | 269 |
| 57 | Jerauld County | 263 |
| 58 | Jones County | 258 |
| 59 | Jackson County | 246 |
| 60 | Ziebach County | 218 |
| 61 | Sully County | 208 |
| 62 | Haakon County | 207 |
| 63 | Harding County | 194 |
| 64 | Mellette County | 174 |
| 65 | Hyde County | 169 |
| 66 | Buffalo County | 69 |
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