Northeast South Dakota News

22.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Big Stone in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 18.4 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 665.

80 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	95	20
Regular high school diploma	153	32.2
GED or alternative credential	23	4.8
Some college, less than 1 year	25	5.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	72	15.2
Associate's degree	48	10.1
Bachelor's degree	39	8.2
Master's degree	15	3.2
Professional school degree	5	1.1
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.