Northeast South Dakota News

40.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Aberdeen in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 0.1 percent higher than the state average of 40.4 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 28,225.

92.3 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Aberdeen residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,412	7.7
Regular high school diploma	4,841	26.5
GED or alternative credential	842	4.6
Some college, less than 1 year	1,106	6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	2,680	14.6
Associate's degree	2,056	11.2
Bachelor's degree	3,836	21
Master's degree	1,039	5.7
Professional school degree	316	1.7
Doctorate degree	166	0.9

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.