Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of 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 percentage of the South Dakota Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 31.76%. Among all South Dakota counties, Oglala Lakota County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (51.99%), followed by Clay County (44.80%), and Jones County (42.88%).
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 | Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oglala Lakota County | 51.99 |
| 2 | Clay County | 44.80 |
| 3 | Jones County | 42.88 |
| 4 | Brookings County | 41.59 |
| 5 | Lincoln County | 40.93 |
| 6 | Lyman County | 36.25 |
| 7 | Minnehaha County | 35.67 |
| 8 | Hughes County | 35.59 |
| 9 | Pennington County | 35.35 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | 34.57 |
| 11 | Lake County | 33.36 |
| 12 | Union County | 33.34 |
| 13 | Brown County | 33.09 |
| 14 | Todd County | 32.21 |
| 15 | Stanley County | 30.25 |
| 16 | Marshall County | 29.90 |
| 17 | Moody County | 28.84 |
| 18 | Yankton County | 28.50 |
| 19 | Spink County | 27.93 |
| 20 | Bennett County | 27.76 |
| 21 | Meade County | 27.56 |
| 22 | Custer County | 27.42 |
| 23 | Campbell County | 27.40 |
| 24 | Charles Mix County | 27.32 |
| 25 | Dewey County | 27.01 |
| 26 | Brule County | 26.59 |
| 27 | McCook County | 26.56 |
| 27 | Mellette County | 26.56 |
| 28 | Hutchinson County | 25.80 |
| 29 | Turner County | 25.69 |
| 30 | Beadle County | 25.44 |
| 31 | Bon Homme County | 25.38 |
| 32 | Walworth County | 25.33 |
| 33 | Faulk County | 25.32 |
| 34 | Edmunds County | 24.97 |
| 35 | Fall River County | 24.84 |
| 36 | Hand County | 24.71 |
| 37 | Harding County | 24.62 |
| 38 | Deuel County | 23.87 |
| 39 | Kingsbury County | 23.82 |
| 40 | Potter County | 22.95 |
| 41 | Davison County | 22.94 |
| 42 | Grant County | 22.35 |
| 43 | Day County | 22.24 |
| 44 | Hamlin County | 21.74 |
| 45 | McPherson County | 21.67 |
| 46 | Corson County | 21.64 |
| 47 | Perkins County | 21.62 |
| 48 | Sully County | 21.42 |
| 49 | Tripp County | 21.34 |
| 50 | Codington County | 20.98 |
| 51 | Roberts County | 20.92 |
| 52 | Butte County | 20.84 |
| 53 | Douglas County | 20.53 |
| 54 | Gregory County | 20.45 |
| 55 | Jackson County | 20.13 |
| 56 | Ziebach County | 20.05 |
| 57 | Aurora County | 19.32 |
| 57 | Buffalo County | 19.32 |
| 57 | Jerauld County | 19.32 |
| 58 | Hanson County | 18.70 |
| 59 | Clark County | 18.14 |
| 60 | Miner County | 18.05 |
| 61 | Sanborn County | 17.20 |
| 62 | Haakon County | 16.08 |
| 63 | Hyde County | 13.53 |