Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American 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 percentage of the South Dakota Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 35.71%. Among all South Dakota counties, Douglas County had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (100.00%), followed by Edmunds County (100.00%), and Jones County (100.00%).

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 Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
Douglas County
Edmunds County
Jones County
McCook County
McPherson County
Moody County
Potter County
Sully County
Gregory County
Roberts County
Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1 Douglas County 100.00
1 Edmunds County 100.00
1 Jones County 100.00
1 McCook County 100.00
1 McPherson County 100.00
1 Moody County 100.00
1 Potter County 100.00
1 Sully County 100.00
2 Gregory County 91.18
3 Roberts County 60.71
4 Brown County 53.06
5 Brule County 50.00
6 Bon Homme County 40.57
7 Minnehaha County 40.30
8 Yankton County 40.10
9 Charles Mix County 40.00
10 Pennington County 34.95
11 Union County 30.88
12 Turner County 29.17
13 Meade County 26.20
14 Marshall County 25.00
15 Codington County 23.45
16 Lawrence County 22.83
17 Spink County 21.91
18 Brookings County 21.64
19 Clay County 17.11
20 Lincoln County 16.61
21 Custer County 10.71
22 Beadle County 0.00
22 Bennett County 0.00
22 Clark County 0.00
22 Corson County 0.00
22 Davison County 0.00
22 Dewey County 0.00
22 Haakon County 0.00
22 Hamlin County 0.00
22 Hughes County 0.00
22 Hyde County 0.00
22 Lake County 0.00
22 Miner County 0.00
22 Stanley County 0.00
22 Tripp County 0.00
22 Walworth County 0.00