Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 174,791. Among all South Dakota counties, Minnehaha County had the highest population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (33,038), followed by Pennington County (21,038), and Lincoln County (9,592).
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 High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County | 33038 |
| 2 | Pennington County | 21038 |
| 3 | Lincoln County | 9592 |
| 4 | Brown County | 7762 |
| 5 | Codington County | 7450 |
| 6 | Meade County | 5978 |
| 7 | Yankton County | 5436 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 5067 |
| 9 | Davison County | 4528 |
| 10 | Brookings County | 4524 |
| 11 | Beadle County | 4198 |
| 12 | Hughes County | 3618 |
| 13 | Union County | 3167 |
| 14 | Butte County | 2833 |
| 15 | Custer County | 2399 |
| 16 | Roberts County | 2358 |
| 17 | Oglala Lakota County | 2152 |
| 18 | Lake County | 2139 |
| 19 | Charles Mix County | 2003 |
| 20 | Grant County | 1974 |
| 21 | Turner County | 1953 |
| 22 | Fall River County | 1936 |
| 23 | Clay County | 1887 |
| 24 | Bon Homme County | 1707 |
| 25 | Tripp County | 1638 |
| 26 | Hutchinson County | 1520 |
| 27 | Day County | 1487 |
| 28 | Todd County | 1450 |
| 29 | Hamlin County | 1425 |
| 30 | Spink County | 1422 |
| 31 | Kingsbury County | 1366 |
| 32 | Walworth County | 1359 |
| 33 | Moody County | 1351 |
| 34 | McCook County | 1327 |
| 35 | Brule County | 1213 |
| 36 | Clark County | 1110 |
| 37 | Deuel County | 1072 |
| 38 | Gregory County | 1069 |
| 39 | Dewey County | 1059 |
| 40 | Marshall County | 937 |
| 41 | Edmunds County | 924 |
| 42 | Lyman County | 778 |
| 43 | Corson County | 776 |
| 44 | Hanson County | 774 |
| 45 | Stanley County | 764 |
| 46 | Potter County | 718 |
| 47 | Perkins County | 705 |
| 48 | Miner County | 703 |
| 49 | Sanborn County | 683 |
| 50 | Jackson County | 668 |
| 51 | McPherson County | 657 |
| 52 | Aurora County | 646 |
| 53 | Hand County | 636 |
| 54 | Ziebach County | 629 |
| 55 | Douglas County | 611 |
| 56 | Jerauld County | 603 |
| 57 | Haakon County | 601 |
| 58 | Bennett County | 537 |
| 59 | Faulk County | 443 |
| 60 | Mellette County | 435 |
| 61 | Buffalo County | 411 |
| 62 | Sully County | 367 |
| 63 | Hyde County | 331 |
| 64 | Campbell County | 329 |
| 65 | Harding County | 292 |
| 66 | Jones County | 228 |