Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of Non-Hispanic White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma 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 Less than High School Diploma was 5.37%. Among all South Dakota counties, McPherson County had the highest percentage of its Non-Hispanic White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (14.00%), followed by Campbell County (12.31%), and Brule County (11.26%).
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 | McPherson County | 14.00 |
| 2 | Campbell County | 12.31 |
| 3 | Brule County | 11.26 |
| 4 | Miner County | 10.26 |
| 5 | Douglas County | 10.13 |
| 6 | Spink County | 10.03 |
| 7 | Hutchinson County | 9.46 |
| 8 | Bon Homme County | 9.08 |
| 9 | Tripp County | 8.80 |
| 10 | Lake County | 8.46 |
| 11 | Davison County | 8.36 |
| 12 | Gregory County | 8.34 |
| 13 | Butte County | 8.28 |
| 14 | Grant County | 8.18 |
| 15 | Walworth County | 8.01 |
| 16 | Turner County | 7.97 |
| 17 | McCook County | 7.89 |
| 18 | Aurora County | 7.85 |
| 19 | Edmunds County | 7.46 |
| 20 | Deuel County | 7.28 |
| 21 | Sanborn County | 7.24 |
| 22 | Jerauld County | 7.14 |
| 23 | Beadle County | 6.79 |
| 24 | Kingsbury County | 6.69 |
| 25 | Day County | 6.67 |
| 26 | Faulk County | 6.64 |
| 27 | Roberts County | 6.49 |
| 28 | Yankton County | 6.43 |
| 29 | Hyde County | 6.28 |
| 30 | Stanley County | 6.05 |
| 31 | Codington County | 6.02 |
| 32 | Perkins County | 5.94 |
| 33 | Dewey County | 5.87 |
| 34 | Mellette County | 5.86 |
| 35 | Potter County | 5.78 |
| 36 | Charles Mix County | 5.73 |
| 37 | Clark County | 5.70 |
| 38 | Brown County | 5.61 |
| 39 | Custer County | 5.60 |
| 40 | Marshall County | 5.57 |
| 41 | Todd County | 5.52 |
| 42 | Jackson County | 5.50 |
| 43 | Union County | 5.46 |
| 44 | Hand County | 5.26 |
| 45 | Harding County | 5.20 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | 5.09 |
| 47 | Moody County | 5.05 |
| 48 | Hamlin County | 4.93 |
| 49 | Hanson County | 4.76 |
| 50 | Minnehaha County | 4.63 |
| 51 | Haakon County | 4.41 |
| 52 | Pennington County | 4.18 |
| 53 | Clay County | 4.17 |
| 54 | Meade County | 4.06 |
| 55 | Lincoln County | 3.93 |
| 56 | Fall River County | 3.86 |
| 57 | Lyman County | 3.84 |
| 58 | Sully County | 3.50 |
| 59 | Buffalo County | 3.41 |
| 60 | Ziebach County | 3.23 |
| 61 | Corson County | 3.20 |
| 62 | Brookings County | 2.85 |
| 63 | Hughes County | 2.47 |
| 64 | Jones County | 1.41 |
| 65 | Oglala Lakota County | 1.39 |
| 66 | Bennett County | 1.08 |
