Ranking of South Dakota Counties By Percentage of 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 White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma was 5.63%. Among all South Dakota counties, McPherson County had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Less than High School Diploma (14.00%), followed by Campbell County (12.25%), and Brule County (11.32%).
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 | 12.25 |
| 3 | Brule County | 11.32 |
| 4 | Miner County | 10.19 |
| 5 | Douglas County | 10.04 |
| 6 | Aurora County | 9.85 |
| 7 | Spink County | 9.80 |
| 8 | Bon Homme County | 9.68 |
| 9 | Hutchinson County | 9.65 |
| 10 | Davison County | 8.78 |
| 11 | Tripp County | 8.77 |
| 12 | Todd County | 8.76 |
| 13 | Lake County | 8.41 |
| 14 | Butte County | 8.36 |
| 15 | Gregory County | 8.18 |
| 16 | Grant County | 8.14 |
| 17 | Deuel County | 8.10 |
| 17 | Turner County | 8.10 |
| 18 | Walworth County | 7.88 |
| 19 | McCook County | 7.83 |
| 20 | Beadle County | 7.64 |
| 21 | Roberts County | 7.57 |
| 22 | Codington County | 7.55 |
| 23 | Jerauld County | 7.48 |
| 24 | Edmunds County | 7.43 |
| 25 | Sanborn County | 7.17 |
| 26 | Hamlin County | 6.83 |
| 27 | Kingsbury County | 6.81 |
| 28 | Day County | 6.66 |
| 29 | Yankton County | 6.65 |
| 30 | Faulk County | 6.64 |
| 31 | Hyde County | 6.28 |
| 32 | Perkins County | 5.94 |
| 33 | Stanley County | 5.84 |
| 34 | Charles Mix County | 5.82 |
| 35 | Mellette County | 5.81 |
| 36 | Potter County | 5.78 |
| 37 | Moody County | 5.72 |
| 38 | Custer County | 5.71 |
| 39 | Brown County | 5.70 |
| 39 | Dewey County | 5.70 |
| 40 | Marshall County | 5.68 |
| 41 | Clark County | 5.65 |
| 42 | Union County | 5.64 |
| 43 | Harding County | 5.54 |
| 44 | Jackson County | 5.50 |
| 45 | Hand County | 5.20 |
| 46 | Lawrence County | 5.11 |
| 47 | Minnehaha County | 4.91 |
| 48 | Hanson County | 4.81 |
| 49 | Fall River County | 4.66 |
| 50 | Pennington County | 4.48 |
| 51 | Haakon County | 4.41 |
| 52 | Clay County | 4.16 |
| 53 | Lincoln County | 4.01 |
| 54 | Meade County | 3.99 |
| 55 | Lyman County | 3.78 |
| 56 | Sully County | 3.50 |
| 57 | Buffalo County | 3.24 |
| 58 | Ziebach County | 3.23 |
| 59 | Corson County | 3.18 |
| 60 | Brookings County | 2.98 |
| 61 | Hughes County | 2.43 |
| 62 | Jones County | 1.41 |
| 63 | Oglala Lakota County | 1.39 |
| 64 | Bennett County | 1.06 |
