Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent 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 High School Graduate or Equivalent was 29.86%. Among all South Dakota counties, Ziebach County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent (48.85%), followed by Haakon County (46.37%), and Clark County (45.71%).
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 | Ziebach County | 48.85 |
| 2 | Haakon County | 46.37 |
| 3 | Clark County | 45.71 |
| 4 | Jerauld County | 45.13 |
| 5 | Sanborn County | 44.62 |
| 6 | Miner County | 42.14 |
| 7 | Tripp County | 41.05 |
| 8 | Hamlin County | 40.90 |
| 9 | Potter County | 40.75 |
| 10 | Butte County | 39.64 |
| 10 | Grant County | 39.64 |
| 10 | Kingsbury County | 39.64 |
| 11 | Jackson County | 39.63 |
| 12 | Codington County | 39.48 |
| 13 | Gregory County | 39.30 |
| 14 | McPherson County | 38.74 |
| 15 | Day County | 38.13 |
| 15 | Walworth County | 38.13 |
| 16 | Roberts County | 37.75 |
| 17 | Aurora County | 37.51 |
| 18 | Hanson County | 37.01 |
| 19 | Custer County | 36.63 |
| 20 | Dewey County | 36.43 |
| 21 | Corson County | 36.36 |
| 22 | Deuel County | 36.27 |
| 23 | McCook County | 36.20 |
| 24 | Bennett County | 35.70 |
| 25 | Sully County | 35.63 |
| 26 | Fall River County | 35.36 |
| 27 | Harding County | 35.28 |
| 28 | Hyde County | 35.25 |
| 29 | Davison County | 35.13 |
| 30 | Beadle County | 35.03 |
| 31 | Perkins County | 34.65 |
| 32 | Charles Mix County | 34.13 |
| 33 | Mellette County | 34.07 |
| 34 | Turner County | 33.17 |
| 35 | Brule County | 33.03 |
| 36 | Stanley County | 32.87 |
| 37 | Yankton County | 32.86 |
| 38 | Lyman County | 32.80 |
| 39 | Edmunds County | 32.65 |
| 40 | Douglas County | 32.37 |
| 41 | Spink County | 32.18 |
| 42 | Jones County | 31.99 |
| 43 | Marshall County | 31.92 |
| 44 | Buffalo County | 31.82 |
| 45 | Bon Homme County | 31.46 |
| 46 | Moody County | 31.10 |
| 47 | Faulk County | 30.91 |
| 48 | Hand County | 30.80 |
| 49 | Meade County | 30.73 |
| 50 | Campbell County | 30.67 |
| 51 | Brown County | 30.52 |
| 52 | Hutchinson County | 29.48 |
| 53 | Hughes County | 29.19 |
| 54 | Union County | 28.34 |
| 55 | Lawrence County | 27.99 |
| 56 | Pennington County | 27.70 |
| 57 | Lake County | 27.28 |
| 58 | Clay County | 26.11 |
| 59 | Brookings County | 25.77 |
| 60 | Minnehaha County | 24.48 |
| 61 | Lincoln County | 23.76 |
| 62 | Todd County | 22.95 |
| 63 | Oglala Lakota County | 20.72 |