Projected Degree Gap: 7.4%
Percent of 25 to 64 Year Olds with Associate Degrees or Higher
Levels of Education
for South Dakota
AGES 25-64- 7,205 | 1.8%Less than ninth grade
- 18,411 | 4.5%Ninth to 12th grade, no diploma
- 123,979 | 30.4%High school graduate (or equivalency)
- 97,379 | 23.9%Some college, no degree
- 46,811 | 11.5%Associate degree
- 82,138 | 20.2%Bachelor’s degree
- 31,383 | 7.7%Graduate or professional degree
Attainment Rates
for South Dakota
By Population Group AGES 25-64- 39.8%White
- 26.9%Black
- 20.1%Hispanic
- 56.5%Asian
- 18.5%Native American
Percentage of South Dakota adults (25-64) with a two- or four-year degree by county:
| Brookings | 48.1 | Lincoln | 46.7 | Yankton | 35.1 |
| Brown | 39.3 | Meade | 36.6 | Other counties | 35.0* |
| Codington | 32.3 | Minnehaha | 42.2 | ||
| Lawrence | 41.6 | Pennington | 39.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2008 American Community Survey
