Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of High School Graduate or Equivalent was 29.91%. Among all South Dakota counties, Ziebach County had the highest percentage of its 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 (45.83%).
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 | 45.83 |
| 4 | Sanborn County | 45.11 |
| 5 | Jerauld County | 44.94 |
| 6 | Miner County | 42.07 |
| 7 | Tripp County | 41.26 |
| 8 | Potter County | 40.75 |
| 9 | Hamlin County | 40.56 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 39.63 |
| 11 | Butte County | 39.47 |
| 12 | Grant County | 39.45 |
| 12 | Kingsbury County | 39.45 |
| 13 | Walworth County | 39.06 |
| 14 | McPherson County | 38.74 |
| 15 | Codington County | 38.73 |
| 16 | Gregory County | 38.57 |
| 17 | Dewey County | 38.20 |
| 18 | Day County | 38.09 |
| 19 | Aurora County | 37.49 |
| 20 | Roberts County | 37.05 |
| 21 | Custer County | 37.03 |
| 22 | Hanson County | 36.99 |
| 23 | Corson County | 36.13 |
| 24 | Deuel County | 35.85 |
| 25 | McCook County | 35.73 |
| 26 | Sully County | 35.63 |
| 27 | Hyde County | 35.25 |
| 28 | Beadle County | 35.16 |
| 29 | Harding County | 35.01 |
| 30 | Fall River County | 34.95 |
| 31 | Bennett County | 34.82 |
| 32 | Davison County | 34.77 |
| 33 | Perkins County | 34.65 |
| 34 | Stanley County | 34.61 |
| 35 | Charles Mix County | 34.19 |
| 36 | Mellette County | 33.76 |
| 37 | Turner County | 33.24 |
| 38 | Edmunds County | 32.95 |
| 38 | Yankton County | 32.95 |
| 39 | Brule County | 32.94 |
| 40 | Spink County | 32.46 |
| 41 | Lyman County | 32.25 |
| 42 | Douglas County | 32.11 |
| 43 | Jones County | 31.99 |
| 44 | Marshall County | 31.48 |
| 45 | Bon Homme County | 31.28 |
| 46 | Moody County | 31.15 |
| 47 | Campbell County | 31.01 |
| 48 | Faulk County | 30.91 |
| 49 | Meade County | 30.85 |
| 50 | Brown County | 30.60 |
| 51 | Hand County | 30.59 |
| 52 | Buffalo County | 30.27 |
| 53 | Hutchinson County | 29.45 |
| 54 | Hughes County | 28.90 |
| 55 | Union County | 28.50 |
| 56 | Lawrence County | 28.21 |
| 57 | Pennington County | 27.82 |
| 58 | Lake County | 27.27 |
| 59 | Clay County | 26.01 |
| 60 | Brookings County | 25.76 |
| 61 | Minnehaha County | 24.80 |
| 62 | Todd County | 24.79 |
| 63 | Lincoln County | 23.64 |
| 64 | Oglala Lakota County | 20.72 |