Educational Attainment in Union County, South Dakota (County)

Educational Attainment#1

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Union County
South Dakota
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma240.589637%38.496767%40.589637%40.6%4,08950.684932%52.689696%50.684932%50.7%5,1068.725432%8.813537%8.725432%8.7%879
Count number of people in category
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Relative Educational Attainment#2

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than South Dakota at large.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
-5%0%+5%%ref.Higher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma25.436482%5.436482%+5.4%40.590%40.6%38.497%38.5%-3.804852%-3.804852%-3.8%50.685%50.7%52.690%52.7%-0.999655%-0.999655%-1.0%8.725%8.73%8.814%8.81%
% percentage with given level in Union County
ref. percentage with given level in South Dakota
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment#3

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Union County
South Dakota
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%CountDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None1.816557%1.153099%1.816557%1.8%1832.273178%1.361153%2.273178%2.3%2298.775065%5.574870%8.775065%8.8%88417.272186%19.361214%17.272186%17.3%1,74010.452650%11.046431%10.452650%10.5%1,05321.342069%21.854804%21.342069%21.3%2,15029.342863%30.834892%29.342863%29.3%2,9565.727616%5.163973%5.727616%5.7%5772.819138%3.038519%2.819138%2.8%2840.178678%0.611046%0.178678%0.2%18
Count number of people in category
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Detailed Relative Educational Attainment#4

Highest level of education among people aged 25 years and older, as percentage more or less than South Dakota at large.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
-50%0%+50%%ref.Doctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None57.536970%57.536970%+57.5%1.817%1.82%1.153%1.15%67.003906%67.003906%+67.0%2.273%2.27%1.361%1.36%57.403939%57.403939%+57.4%8.775%8.78%5.575%5.57%-10.789758%-10.789758%-10.8%17.272%17.3%19.361%19.4%-5.375318%-5.375318%-5.4%10.453%10.5%11.046%11.0%-2.346101%-2.346101%-2.3%21.342%21.3%21.855%21.9%-4.838769%-4.838769%-4.8%29.343%29.3%30.835%30.8%10.914912%10.914912%+10.9%5.728%5.73%5.164%5.16%-7.219976%-7.219976%-7.2%2.819%2.82%3.039%3.04%-70.758679%-70.758679%-70.8%0.179%0.18%0.611%0.61%
% percentage with given level in Union County
ref. percentage with given level in South Dakota
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#5

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
More Females More Males
South Dakota
Union County
10%0%10%20%FMHigher Degree1H.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2-3.369789%-11.440606%-3.369789%3%41.262%41.3%39.917%39.9%1.660940%4.342895%1.660940%2%50.268%50.3%51.103%51.1%6.023058%24.488820%6.023058%6%8.471%8.47%8.981%8.98%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Post-Secondary Degree 2H.S. = High School

Detailed Educational Attainment Sex Ratio#6

Percentage more likely men or women are to have various highest levels of education among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
More Females More Males
South Dakota
Union County
50%0%50%100%FMDoctorate1Professional1Master's1Bachelor's1Associate's1Some CollegeHigh School2Some H.S.3Less than H.S.3None69.386461%66.034744%69.386461%69%1.349%1.35%2.285%2.28%105.659713%65.400121%105.659713%106%1.488%1.49%3.060%3.06%-44.645431%-30.859159%-44.645431%45%10.375%10.4%7.173%7.17%-15.643084%12.632959%12.632959%13%16.247%16.2%18.299%18.3%-29.706494%-10.617358%-29.706494%30%11.803%11.8%9.100%9.10%-4.013208%-8.134845%-4.013208%4%21.762%21.8%20.922%20.9%5.874354%13.672207%5.874354%6%28.506%28.5%30.181%30.2%-7.383270%-7.383270%7%26.248786%5.931%5.93%5.524%5.52%45.057791%29.328538%45.057791%45%2.301%2.30%3.338%3.34%-99.682603%-9.020635%-99.682603%100%0.238%0.24%0.119%0.12%
F females in category as a percentage of all females
M males in category as a percentage of all males
1Degree 2Diploma or equivialent 3H.S. = High School

Bachelor's Degrees By Age#7

Percentage of age cohort whose highest degree is a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Union County
South Dakota
0%5%10%15%20%B.X.Total65+45-6435-4425-3410.872368%13.730468%10.872368%10.9%2532,32716.697460%18.939283%16.697460%16.7%7234,33023.423423%22.716579%23.423423%23.4%4421,88721.045752%23.787833%21.045752%21.0%3221,530
B.X. number of people with a Bachelor's degree
Total number of people in age cohort

Relative Bachelor's Degrees By Age#8

Percentage of population whose highest degree is a Bachelor's, as a percentage more or less than South Dakota at large.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
20%15%10%5%0%%ref.65+45-6435-4425-34-20.815750%-20.815750%20.8%10.872%10.9%13.730%13.7%-11.836897%-11.836897%11.8%16.697%16.7%18.939%18.9%3.111578%3.111578%3.1%23.423%23.4%22.717%22.7%-11.527242%-11.527242%11.5%21.046%21.0%23.788%23.8%
% percentage in Union County with a Bachelor's degree
ref percentage in South Dakota with a Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's Degrees Sex Ratio By Age#9

Percentage more likely men or women are to have their highest degree be a Bachelor's.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
More Females More Males
South Dakota
Union County
20%0%20%FM65+45-6435-4425-3410.667144%19.642769%10.667144%10.7%10.350%10.4%11.455%11.5%-18.101107%37.692075%37.692075%37.7%13.979%14.0%19.248%19.2%-31.977233%10.101112%10.101112%10.1%22.315%22.3%24.569%24.6%-37.171461%-34.150844%-37.171461%37.2%24.374%24.4%17.769%17.8%
F female degree holders as a percentage of all females
M male degree holders as a percentage of all males

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#10

Among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Union County
South Dakota
$0k$20k$40k$60kCount%Graduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$67,371.000000$51,628.000000$67,371.000000$67.4k1,29612.865%12.9%$56,055.000000$40,871.000000$56,055.000000$56.1k1,74017.272%17.3%$36,570.000000$32,390.000000$36,570.000000$36.6k3,20331.795%31.8%$30,451.000000$28,476.000000$30,451.000000$30.5k2,95629.343%29.3%$27,404.000000$21,966.000000$27,404.000000$27.4k8798.725%8.73%$40,449.000000$33,634.000000$40,449.000000$40.4k10,07410.1k100.000%100%
Count number of people with given highest level of educational attainment
% percentage of people with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Median Earnings by Educational Attainment#11

By sex among population 25 years old and over with earnings.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Female Male
South Dakota
Union County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
$50k$0k$50kFMGraduate Degree1Bachelor's DegreeSome CollegeH.S. Diploma2No H.S. Diploma2Total$-51,402.000000$-46,434.000000$-51,402.000000$51.4k$51,402.000000$30,774.000000$46,434.000000$13,919.000000$82,176.000000$82.2k666630$-42,670.000000$-35,146.000000$-42,670.000000$42.7k$42,670.000000$33,024.000000$35,146.000000$15,358.000000$75,694.000000$75.7k819921$-30,199.000000$-26,605.000000$-30,199.000000$30.2k$30,199.000000$18,213.000000$26,605.000000$14,085.000000$48,412.000000$48.4k1,6921,511$-24,130.000000$-22,122.000000$-24,130.000000$24.1k$24,130.000000$12,514.000000$22,122.000000$12,398.000000$36,644.000000$36.6k1,4371,519$-25,592.000000$-15,342.000000$-25,592.000000$25.6k$25,592.000000$9,642.000000$15,342.000000$10,851.000000$35,234.000000$35.2k427452$-31,586.000000$-27,891.000000$-31,586.000000$31.6k$31,586.000000$18,420.000000$27,891.000000$12,482.000000$50,006.000000$50.0k5,0415,033
F females with given highest level of educational attainment
M males with given highest level of educational attainment
1or professional degree 2H.S. = High School

Composition of the Armed Forces by Educational Attainment#12

Percentage of the armed forces aged 25 to 64 years old with various highest levels of educational attainment.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Union County
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma38.695652%31.710286%8.695652%8.7%291.304348%63.055386%91.304348%91.3%210.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.930006%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.304321%0
Count members of the armed forces with the given level of educational attainment
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Employment by Educational Attainment#13

Percentage of population that is employed by highest level of educational attainment among the population aged 25 to 64 years old.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Union County
South Dakota
0%20%40%60%80%CountBachelor's Degree1Some College2H.S. Diploma3No H.S. Diploma390.963139%87.531563%90.963139%91.0%2,29585.146287%81.358494%85.146287%85.1%2,27078.615167%76.838929%78.615167%78.6%1,66942.068966%57.693088%42.068966%42.1%183
Count employed people with given educational attainment aged 25 to 64 years old
1or higher 2two or four year institution 3H.S. = High School

Lacking High School Diploma By Race#14

Percent of racial or ethnic group lacking a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Female Male
South Dakota
Union County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-7.671461%-5.854842%-7.671461%7.7%7.671461%0.605423%5.854842%2.038878%8.276884%8.3%391368-0.000000%-18.732724%-12.182582%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%18.732724%0.000000%0.0%00-0.000000%-27.473684%-0.281536%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%0.000000%27.473684%0.000000%0.0%00-25.714286%-21.866359%-26.629041%-47.580645%47.6%25.714286%26.629041%3.819203%25.714286%25.7%3659-45.454545%-8.181818%-20.590618%-53.636364%53.6%45.454545%20.590618%1.562078%45.454545%45.5%4059
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

College Graduates By Race#15

Percent of racial or ethnic group with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Scope: population of South Dakota and Union County
Female Male
South Dakota
Union County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
100%50%0%50%MFWhite1BlackAsianHispanic2Other1-28.747134%-27.562779%-3.019821%-28.747134%28.7%28.747134%2.053036%27.562779%30.800169%30.8%1,4551,379-0.000000%-18.951766%0.000000%0.0%0.000000%79.310345%18.951766%1.715893%79.310345%79.3%230-92.105263%-7.894737%-39.356148%-100.000000%100.0%92.105263%39.356148%4.573676%92.105263%92.1%7067-2.142857%-9.147465%-15.331808%-2.010419%-11.290323%11.3%2.142857%15.331808%2.142857%2.1%314-3.409091%-19.318182%-9.360826%-4.310890%-22.727273%22.7%3.409091%9.360826%3.409091%3.4%325
M number of males in category
F number of females in category
1non-Hispanic 2excluding black and Asian Hispanics

Map of Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Union County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15%26%36%46%56%67%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25%37%48%59%71%82%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.3%15.1%19.0%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.2%2.4%3.6%4.9%6.1%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.7%8.4%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%4.0%7.9%11.9%15.8%19.8%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%8%16%25%33%42%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%5%10%15%20%26%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0%7%14%20%27%34%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
11%23%35%47%58%70%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.3%15.1%19.0%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.0%1.7%3.5%5.2%7.0%8.7%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.00%0.12%0.24%0.36%0.48%0.60%
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Map of Educational Attainment by Tract in Union County

Coarse: Post-Secondary Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#29

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
34.7%36.8%38.8%40.9%42.9%44.9%

Coarse: High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#30

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
47.7%49.6%51.5%53.3%55.2%57.1%

Coarse: No High School Diploma Educational Attainment by Tract#31

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
7.3%8.6%9.9%11.2%12.5%13.8%

Detailed: Doctorate Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#32

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.1%0.7%1.3%1.9%2.4%3.0%

Detailed: Professional Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#33

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.94%1.42%1.91%2.39%2.87%3.36%

Detailed: Master's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#34

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
5.8%6.9%8.0%9.0%10.1%11.1%

Detailed: Bachelor's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#35

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
15.4%16.1%16.7%17.3%17.8%18.5%

Detailed: Associate's Degree Educational Attainment by Tract#36

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
9.0%9.6%10.2%10.9%11.5%12.1%

Detailed: Some College Educational Attainment by Tract#37

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
16.8%18.0%19.2%20.3%21.4%22.6%

Detailed: High School Diploma or Equivalent Educational Attainment by Tract#38

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
25.2%27.2%29.2%31.2%33.2%35.2%

Detailed: Some High School Educational Attainment by Tract#39

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
4.4%5.3%6.1%6.9%7.7%8.5%

Detailed: Less than High School Educational Attainment by Tract#40

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
1.8%2.5%3.1%3.7%4.3%5.0%

Detailed: None Educational Attainment by Tract#41

Percentage of the population 25 years and older with given highest level of educational attainment
0.06%0.12%0.17%0.23%0.28%0.34%
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Educational Attainment by Place in Union County

There are 7 places that are fully or partially contained within Union County (6 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 7 of those to each other, Union County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

No H.S. Diploma by Place#42

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%30%Count#RichlandAlcesterElk PointSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CityMidwestWest North CentralBeresfordSouth DakotaUnion CountyUnionJeffersonDakota Dunes32.758621%32.758621%32.8%19118.115942%18.115942%18.1%125214.173228%14.173228%14.2%198314.026653%14.026653%14.0%15,23015.2k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.222888%12.222888%12.2%204410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.833011%8.833011%8.8%13758.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k8.725432%8.725432%8.7%8797.785888%7.785888%7.8%3263.196347%3.196347%3.2%567
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by Place#43

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#Dakota DunesUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion CountyUnionWest North CentralElk PointMidwestSouth DakotaNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CitySioux City Metro AreaSioux CityBeresfordJeffersonAlcesterRichland50.285388%50.285388%50.3%881130.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.136986%30.136986%30.1%3,03630.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.849678%29.849678%29.8%417228.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k21.569802%21.569802%21.6%360321.018797%21.018797%21.0%22,82222.8k20.696325%20.696325%20.7%321420.194647%20.194647%20.2%83516.666667%16.666667%16.7%115610.344828%10.344828%10.3%67
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by Place#44

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%Count#Dakota DunesUnion CountyUnionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestElk PointSouth DakotaSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityBeresfordNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CityJeffersonAlcesterRichland11.529680%11.529680%11.5%20214.089736%4.089736%4.1%4123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.720115%2.720115%2.7%3822.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k1.917498%1.917498%1.9%2,0821.869761%1.869761%1.9%2931.437987%1.437987%1.4%2440.486618%0.486618%0.5%250.000000%0.000000%0.0%060.000000%0.000000%0.0%07
Count number of people in category
# rank of place out of 7 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by Place#45

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#RichlandBeresfordElk PointN Sioux CitySouth DakotaWest North CentralSioux CityMidwestUnited StatesUnionAlcesterJeffersonDakota Dunes-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%51.351%51.4%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.090718x2.090718x2.09x5.638%5.64%11.787%11.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695882x1.695882x1.70x10.825%10.8%18.357%18.4%3-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524572x1.524572x1.52x9.646%9.65%14.706%14.7%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132818x1.132818x1.13x13.176%13.2%14.925%14.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060231x1.060231x1.06x8.471%8.47%8.981%8.98%-1.269864x-1.269864x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x20.228%20.2%15.929%15.9%5-1.956113x-1.956113x1.96x1.000000x1.000000x10.345%10.3%5.288%5.29%6-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x6.838%6.84%0.000%0%7
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 7 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by Place#46

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected places in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
0x5x10xFM#JeffersonN Sioux CityBeresfordSioux CityUnionSouth DakotaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesDakota DunesElk Point-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.962%0.96%1-1.000000x-1.000000x4.817647x4.817647x4.82x0.488%0.49%2.353%2.35%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.436725x4.436725x4.44x0.671%0.67%2.978%2.98%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.280406x2.280406x2.28x1.182%1.18%2.695%2.69%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.884109x1.884109x1.88x2.837%2.84%5.345%5.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656908x1.656908x1.66x1.896%1.90%3.141%3.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.366722x1.366722x1.37x9.646%9.65%13.183%13.2%4-3.543999x-3.543999x3.54x1.000000x1.000000x3.995%3.99%1.127%1.13%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of place out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County Subdivision in Union County

There are 18 county subdivisions in Union County. This section compares all 18 of those to each other, Union County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

No H.S. Diploma by County Subdivision#47

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%Count#Brule TownshipBruleAlcesterRichlandElk PointSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CityMidwestWest North CentralVirginia TownshipVirginiaSouth DakotaUnion CountyUnionJeffersonPrairie TownshipPrairieBeresfordJefferson TownshipJeffersonAlcester TownshipAlcesterCivil Bend TownshipCivil BendBig Sioux TownshipBig SiouxSioux Valley TownshipSioux VlyBig Springs TownshipBig SpgsElk Point TownshipElk PtSpink TownshipSpinkEmmet TownshipEmmet18.902439%18.902439%18.9%31118.115942%18.115942%18.1%125216.521739%16.521739%16.5%19314.173228%14.173228%14.2%198414.026653%14.026653%14.0%15,23015.2k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.222888%12.222888%12.2%204510.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.904110%8.904110%8.9%1368.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k8.725432%8.725432%8.7%8797.785888%7.785888%7.8%3277.344633%7.344633%7.3%1386.612245%6.612245%6.6%8195.914972%5.914972%5.9%32105.909091%5.909091%5.9%13115.882353%5.882353%5.9%11124.303279%4.303279%4.3%105131.398601%1.398601%1.4%2140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County Subdivision#48

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%20%40%Count#Prairie TownshipPrairieBig Sioux TownshipBig SiouxCivil Bend TownshipCivil BendAlcester TownshipAlcesterJefferson TownshipJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion CountyUnionWest North CentralElk PointEmmet TownshipEmmetSpink TownshipSpinkMidwestSouth DakotaBeresfordNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CitySioux City Metro AreaSioux CityJeffersonAlcesterBrule TownshipBruleRichlandElk Point TownshipElk PtSioux Valley TownshipSioux VlyBig Springs TownshipBig SpgsVirginia TownshipVirginia55.367232%55.367232%55.4%98147.745902%47.745902%47.7%1,165241.176471%41.176471%41.2%77339.545455%39.545455%39.5%87436.598891%36.598891%36.6%198530.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.136986%30.136986%30.1%3,03630.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.849678%29.849678%29.8%417629.824561%29.824561%29.8%34729.752066%29.752066%29.8%36828.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k24.000000%24.000000%24.0%294921.569802%21.569802%21.6%3601021.018797%21.018797%21.0%22,82222.8k20.194647%20.194647%20.2%831116.666667%16.666667%16.7%1151213.414634%13.414634%13.4%221313.043478%13.043478%13.0%151410.077519%10.077519%10.1%13156.993007%6.993007%7.0%10166.486486%6.486486%6.5%12170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County Subdivision#49

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
0%2%4%6%8%10%Count#Big Sioux TownshipBig SiouxJefferson TownshipJeffersonEmmet TownshipEmmetUnion CountyUnionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestElk PointSouth DakotaBeresfordSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityAlcester TownshipAlcesterNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CitySioux Valley TownshipSioux VlyJeffersonAlcesterBrule TownshipBruleBig Springs TownshipBig SpgsCivil Bend TownshipCivil BendPrairie TownshipPrairieElk Point TownshipElk PtVirginia TownshipVirginiaSpink TownshipSpinkRichland10.737705%10.737705%10.7%26218.317930%8.317930%8.3%4526.140351%6.140351%6.1%734.089736%4.089736%4.1%4123.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.720115%2.720115%2.7%3842.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k2.367347%2.367347%2.4%2951.917498%1.917498%1.9%2,0821.818182%1.818182%1.8%461.437987%1.437987%1.4%2470.699301%0.699301%0.7%180.486618%0.486618%0.5%290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0100.000000%0.000000%0.0%0110.000000%0.000000%0.0%0120.000000%0.000000%0.0%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%0140.000000%0.000000%0.0%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%0170.000000%0.000000%0.0%018
Count number of people in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#50

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#JeffersonRichlandBeresfordBruleVirginiaElk PointN Sioux CitySouth DakotaWest North CentralSioux CityMidwestUnited StatesUnionPrairieAlcesterAlcesterJeffersonBig SiouxCivil BendSioux Vly-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%13.793%13.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%28.788%28.8%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.637363x2.637363x2.64x3.571%3.57%9.419%9.42%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.161017x2.161017x2.16x13.333%13.3%28.814%28.8%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.130000x2.130000x2.13x5.634%5.63%12.000%12.0%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.695882x1.695882x1.70x10.825%10.8%18.357%18.4%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.524572x1.524572x1.52x9.646%9.65%14.706%14.7%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132818x1.132818x1.13x13.176%13.2%14.925%14.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060231x1.060231x1.06x8.471%8.47%8.981%8.98%-1.179924x-1.179924x1.18x1.000000x1.000000x7.955%7.95%6.742%6.74%8-1.269864x-1.269864x1.27x1.000000x1.000000x20.228%20.2%15.929%15.9%9-1.784615x-1.784615x1.78x1.000000x1.000000x7.692%7.69%4.310%4.31%10-1.956113x-1.956113x1.96x1.000000x1.000000x10.345%10.3%5.288%5.29%11-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x8.801%8.80%0.000%0%12-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x14.286%14.3%0.000%0%13-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.985%2.99%0.000%0%14
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 14 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County Subdivision#51

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected county subdivisions in Union County, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#JeffersonAlcesterEmmetJeffersonN Sioux CityBeresfordSioux CityUnionBig SiouxSouth DakotaMidwestWest North CentralUnited StatesElk PointSioux Vly-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%0.962%0.96%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%3.448%3.45%2-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.000%0%14.000%14.0%3-1.000000x-1.000000x5.327586x5.327586x5.33x2.913%2.91%15.517%15.5%4-1.000000x-1.000000x4.817647x4.817647x4.82x0.488%0.49%2.353%2.35%5-1.000000x-1.000000x4.430769x4.430769x4.43x0.850%0.85%3.768%3.77%6-1.000000x-1.000000x2.280406x2.280406x2.28x1.182%1.18%2.695%2.69%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.884109x1.884109x1.88x2.837%2.84%5.345%5.34%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.738512x1.738512x1.74x7.795%7.80%13.553%13.6%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656908x1.656908x1.66x1.896%1.90%3.141%3.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-3.543999x-3.543999x3.54x1.000000x1.000000x3.995%3.99%1.127%1.13%8-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x1.493%1.49%0.000%0%9
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the Sioux City Area

There are 5 counties in the Sioux City Area. This section compares Union County to all of the counties in the Sioux City Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County.

No H.S. Diploma by County#52

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the Sioux City Area, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Dakota CountyDakotaWoodbury CountyWoodburySioux City Metro AreaSioux CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDixon CountyDixonMidwestWest North CentralSouth DakotaUnion CountyUnionPlymouth CountyPlymouth25.740463%25.740463%25.7%3,259114.292960%14.292960%14.3%9,300214.026653%14.026653%14.0%15,23015.2k13.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M11.536498%11.536498%11.5%452310.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M8.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k8.725432%8.725432%8.7%87947.948277%7.948277%7.9%1,3405
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#53

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the Sioux City Area, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%30%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion CountyUnionWest North CentralMidwestSouth DakotaWoodbury CountyWoodburySioux City Metro AreaSioux CityPlymouth CountyPlymouthDixon CountyDixonDakota CountyDakota30.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.136986%30.136986%30.1%3,036130.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k21.680729%21.680729%21.7%14,10714.1k221.018797%21.018797%21.0%22,82222.8k19.526662%19.526662%19.5%3,292318.963757%18.963757%19.0%743412.984756%12.984756%13.0%1,6445
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#54

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the Sioux City Area, and entities that contain Union County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Union CountyUnionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWest North CentralMidwestSouth DakotaWoodbury CountyWoodburySioux City Metro AreaSioux CityPlymouth CountyPlymouthDixon CountyDixonDakota CountyDakota4.089736%4.089736%4.1%41213.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M2.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k2.108596%2.108596%2.1%1,37221.917498%1.917498%1.9%2,0820.949048%0.949048%0.9%16030.867790%0.867790%0.9%3440.821420%0.821420%0.8%1045
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 5 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#55

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the Sioux City Area, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
1x0x1xFM#DixonSouth DakotaWoodburyWest North CentralSioux CityMidwestUnited StatesUnionPlymouthDakota-1.000000x-1.000000x1.468579x1.468579x1.47x9.370%9.37%13.761%13.8%1-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.214336x1.214336x1.21x12.947%12.9%15.722%15.7%2-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132818x1.132818x1.13x13.176%13.2%14.925%14.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060231x1.060231x1.06x8.471%8.47%8.981%8.98%3-1.000328x-1.000328x1.00x1.000000x1.000000x7.950%7.95%7.947%7.95%4-1.015067x-1.015067x1.02x1.000000x1.000000x25.925%25.9%25.540%25.5%5
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#56

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the Sioux City Area, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
0x2x4x6xFM#DakotaDixonPlymouthSioux CityWoodburyUnionSouth DakotaMidwestWest North CentralUnited States-1.000000x-1.000000x6.452806x6.452806x6.45x0.227%0.23%1.467%1.47%1-1.000000x-1.000000x3.337429x3.337429x3.34x0.403%0.40%1.345%1.35%2-1.000000x-1.000000x3.052559x3.052559x3.05x0.474%0.47%1.448%1.45%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.280406x2.280406x2.28x1.182%1.18%2.695%2.69%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.160833x2.160833x2.16x1.349%1.35%2.915%2.91%4-1.000000x-1.000000x1.884109x1.884109x1.88x2.837%2.84%5.345%5.34%5-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656908x1.656908x1.66x1.896%1.90%3.141%3.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 5 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in South Dakota

There are 66 counties in South Dakota. This section compares Union County to the 50 most populous counties in South Dakota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 2,961.

No H.S. Diploma by County#57

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Oglala Lakota CountyOglala LakotaBennett CountyBennettTodd CountyToddCorson CountyCorsonBeadle CountyBeadleDewey CountyDeweyDouglas CountyDouglasSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityBrule CountyBruleHutchinson CountyHutchinsonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRoberts CountyRobertsJackson CountyJacksonTripp CountyTrippWalworth CountyWalworthLyman CountyLymanGregory CountyGregoryCharles Mix CountyCharles MixDay CountyDayEdmunds CountyEdmundsBon Homme CountyBon HommeMarshall CountyMarshallPerkins CountyPerkinsMcCook CountyMcCookClark CountyClarkMidwestGrant CountyGrantDavison CountyDavisonKingsbury CountyKingsburyWest North CentralStanley CountyStanleyMoody CountyMoodyButte CountyButteSouth DakotaHughes CountyHughesUnion CountyUnionMinnehaha CountyMinnehahaDeuel CountyDeuelHand CountyHandYankton CountyYanktonCodington CountyCodingtonHanson CountyHansonTurner CountyTurnerBrown CountyBrownSpink CountySpinkHamlin CountyHamlinPennington CountyPenningtonFall River CountyFall RiverCuster CountyCusterMeade CountyMeadeLawrence CountyLawrenceLake CountyLakeClay CountyClayLincoln CountyLincolnBrookings CountyBrookings22.057777%22.057777%22.1%1,550121.071800%21.071800%21.1%405220.655067%20.655067%20.7%1,009318.364726%18.364726%18.4%429416.608739%16.608739%16.6%2,007515.084525%15.084525%15.1%464614.272167%14.272167%14.3%301714.026653%14.026653%14.0%15,23015.2k13.796971%13.796971%13.8%492813.137959%13.137959%13.1%659913.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.927054%12.927054%12.9%8401012.637363%12.637363%12.6%2301112.483946%12.483946%12.5%4861212.169312%12.169312%12.2%4831311.980239%11.980239%12.0%2911411.794355%11.794355%11.8%3511511.628312%11.628312%11.6%6671611.124845%11.124845%11.1%4501711.123348%11.123348%11.1%3031811.018267%11.018267%11.0%5671910.949788%10.949788%10.9%3622010.765002%10.765002%10.8%2352110.699039%10.699039%10.7%4012210.382736%10.382736%10.4%2552310.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M9.843137%9.843137%9.8%502249.422101%9.422101%9.4%1,244259.385291%9.385291%9.4%342269.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.162952%9.162952%9.2%185278.988764%8.988764%9.0%384288.959044%8.959044%9.0%630298.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k8.758763%8.758763%8.8%1,062308.725432%8.725432%8.7%879318.586071%8.586071%8.6%10,22010.2k328.468409%8.468409%8.5%256338.245688%8.245688%8.2%196348.147166%8.147166%8.1%1,291358.146234%8.146234%8.1%1,513367.826932%7.826932%7.8%161377.800687%7.800687%7.8%454387.759567%7.759567%7.8%1,979397.726465%7.726465%7.7%348407.189542%7.189542%7.2%264417.189289%7.189289%7.2%5,198426.908463%6.908463%6.9%360436.640566%6.640566%6.6%441446.625057%6.625057%6.6%1,157456.010994%6.010994%6.0%1,017466.007024%6.007024%6.0%496475.162771%5.162771%5.2%360484.863831%4.863831%4.9%1,602494.326428%4.326428%4.3%75650
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#58

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Clay CountyClayLincoln CountyLincolnBrookings CountyBrookingsLake CountyLakeHughes CountyHughesLawrence CountyLawrenceUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMinnehaha CountyMinnehahaUnion CountyUnionWest North CentralMidwestPennington CountyPenningtonBrown CountyBrownSouth DakotaYankton CountyYanktonStanley CountyStanleyMoody CountyMoodyDavison CountyDavisonBrule CountyBruleCuster CountyCusterFall River CountyFall RiverMeade CountyMeadeHand CountyHandEdmunds CountyEdmundsKingsbury CountyKingsburyMarshall CountyMarshallMcCook CountyMcCookHutchinson CountyHutchinsonTurner CountyTurnerTripp CountyTrippHanson CountyHansonSpink CountySpinkSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityCodington CountyCodingtonWalworth CountyWalworthDouglas CountyDouglasHamlin CountyHamlinBeadle CountyBeadleDeuel CountyDeuelButte CountyButteGregory CountyGregoryPerkins CountyPerkinsJackson CountyJacksonBon Homme CountyBon HommeLyman CountyLymanCharles Mix CountyCharles MixBennett CountyBennettDay CountyDayClark CountyClarkCorson CountyCorsonRoberts CountyRobertsTodd CountyToddGrant CountyGrantDewey CountyDeweyOglala Lakota CountyOglala Lakota47.827334%47.827334%47.8%3,335141.233264%41.233264%41.2%13,58113.6k240.952272%40.952272%41.0%7,156333.208187%33.208187%33.2%2,742433.006186%33.006186%33.0%4,002531.603523%31.603523%31.6%5,347630.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.257918%30.257918%30.3%36,01636.0k730.136986%30.136986%30.1%3,036830.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M28.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M28.928660%28.928660%28.9%20,91620.9k927.925031%27.925031%27.9%7,1221027.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k27.331819%27.331819%27.3%4,3311126.993561%26.993561%27.0%5451226.849251%26.849251%26.8%1,1471326.645459%26.645459%26.6%3,5181425.602916%25.602916%25.6%9131524.499322%24.499322%24.5%1,6271623.949338%23.949338%23.9%1,2481723.780348%23.780348%23.8%4,1531823.138410%23.138410%23.1%5501922.944200%22.944200%22.9%6252022.667398%22.667398%22.7%8262122.595281%22.595281%22.6%7472222.545358%22.545358%22.5%8452321.590909%21.590909%21.6%1,0832421.443299%21.443299%21.4%1,2482521.397380%21.397380%21.4%8332621.390374%21.390374%21.4%4402721.092362%21.092362%21.1%9502821.018797%21.018797%21.0%22,82222.8k20.938997%20.938997%20.9%3,8892920.634921%20.634921%20.6%8193020.625889%20.625889%20.6%4353120.479303%20.479303%20.5%7523220.340947%20.340947%20.3%2,4583319.781674%19.781674%19.8%5983419.695677%19.695677%19.7%1,3853519.287634%19.287634%19.3%5743619.193770%19.193770%19.2%4193718.626374%18.626374%18.6%3393818.324913%18.324913%18.3%9433918.279127%18.279127%18.3%4444018.131102%18.131102%18.1%1,0404117.793965%17.793965%17.8%3424217.132262%17.132262%17.1%6934316.693811%16.693811%16.7%4104416.352740%16.352740%16.4%3824516.035703%16.035703%16.0%1,0424615.742068%15.742068%15.7%7694714.607843%14.607843%14.6%7454814.076723%14.076723%14.1%4334911.199658%11.199658%11.2%78750
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#59

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%Count#Clay CountyClayBrookings CountyBrookingsStanley CountyStanleyLincoln CountyLincolnUnion CountyUnionUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHughes CountyHughesLake CountyLakeBrule CountyBruleWest North CentralYankton CountyYanktonPennington CountyPenningtonMidwestLawrence CountyLawrenceMinnehaha CountyMinnehahaBrown CountyBrownFall River CountyFall RiverSouth DakotaMarshall CountyMarshallWalworth CountyWalworthCharles Mix CountyCharles MixTripp CountyTrippPerkins CountyPerkinsCuster CountyCusterSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityDouglas CountyDouglasBon Homme CountyBon HommeKingsbury CountyKingsburyTurner CountyTurnerMeade CountyMeadeHutchinson CountyHutchinsonHand CountyHandEdmunds CountyEdmundsRoberts CountyRobertsDeuel CountyDeuelDay CountyDayDavison CountyDavisonSpink CountySpinkMoody CountyMoodyMcCook CountyMcCookHamlin CountyHamlinTodd CountyToddJackson CountyJacksonLyman CountyLymanCodington CountyCodingtonGregory CountyGregoryBennett CountyBennettClark CountyClarkButte CountyButteHanson CountyHansonBeadle CountyBeadleDewey CountyDeweyOglala Lakota CountyOglala LakotaGrant CountyGrantCorson CountyCorson10.884842%10.884842%10.9%75914.955935%4.955935%5.0%86624.259534%4.259534%4.3%8634.162492%4.162492%4.2%1,37144.089736%4.089736%4.1%41253.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.323711%3.323711%3.3%40363.100400%3.100400%3.1%25673.000561%3.000561%3.0%10782.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.934495%2.934495%2.9%46592.923847%2.923847%2.9%2,114102.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.825226%2.825226%2.8%478112.723683%2.723683%2.7%3,242122.587829%2.587829%2.6%660132.571483%2.571483%2.6%134142.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k2.480339%2.480339%2.5%82152.368355%2.368355%2.4%94162.318689%2.318689%2.3%133172.183406%2.183406%2.2%85182.153000%2.153000%2.2%47192.002710%2.002710%2.0%133201.917498%1.917498%1.9%2,0821.801802%1.801802%1.8%38211.748931%1.748931%1.7%90221.619100%1.619100%1.6%59231.546392%1.546392%1.5%90241.546038%1.546038%1.5%270251.495215%1.495215%1.5%75261.472444%1.472444%1.5%35271.468429%1.468429%1.5%40281.461988%1.461988%1.5%95291.389348%1.389348%1.4%42301.384425%1.384425%1.4%56311.325456%1.325456%1.3%175321.309947%1.309947%1.3%59331.287453%1.287453%1.3%55341.280683%1.280683%1.3%48351.225490%1.225490%1.2%45361.187308%1.187308%1.2%58371.098901%1.098901%1.1%20380.946892%0.946892%0.9%23390.856081%0.856081%0.9%159400.840054%0.840054%0.8%25410.832466%0.832466%0.8%16420.651466%0.651466%0.7%16430.625711%0.625711%0.6%44440.583374%0.583374%0.6%12450.571003%0.571003%0.6%69460.357607%0.357607%0.4%11470.241924%0.241924%0.2%17480.235294%0.235294%0.2%12490.214041%0.214041%0.2%550
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#60

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
1x0x1x2xFM#HansonDeuelGrantLincolnHamlinDayMeadeBon HommeFall RiverButteDavisonEdmundsLakeHandMcCookDouglasPerkinsRobertsKingsburyCodingtonMoodyGregorySpinkLymanStanleyJacksonClayBrownDeweySouth DakotaBruleCusterBrookingsBeadleToddPenningtonWest North CentralSioux CityMidwestMinnehahaUnited StatesOglala LakotaWalworthMarshallTrippCharles MixUnionLawrenceClarkHutchinsonYanktonTurnerCorsonBennettHughes-1.000000x-1.000000x2.652363x2.652363x2.65x4.253%4.25%11.281%11.3%1-1.000000x-1.000000x2.162949x2.162949x2.16x5.303%5.30%11.469%11.5%2-1.000000x-1.000000x2.098765x2.098765x2.10x6.353%6.35%13.333%13.3%3-1.000000x-1.000000x2.060952x2.060952x2.06x3.206%3.21%6.606%6.61%4-1.000000x-1.000000x2.053773x2.053773x2.05x4.688%4.69%9.629%9.63%5-1.000000x-1.000000x2.012347x2.012347x2.01x7.344%7.34%14.779%14.8%6-1.000000x-1.000000x1.987366x1.987366x1.99x4.426%4.43%8.796%8.80%7-1.000000x-1.000000x1.839876x1.839876x1.84x7.381%7.38%13.581%13.6%8-1.000000x-1.000000x1.834194x1.834194x1.83x4.884%4.88%8.958%8.96%9-1.000000x-1.000000x1.796424x1.796424x1.80x6.450%6.45%11.587%11.6%10-1.000000x-1.000000x1.791955x1.791955x1.79x6.808%6.81%12.199%12.2%11-1.000000x-1.000000x1.777888x1.777888x1.78x8.023%8.02%14.265%14.3%12-1.000000x-1.000000x1.719013x1.719013x1.72x4.396%4.40%7.557%7.56%13-1.000000x-1.000000x1.631077x1.631077x1.63x6.276%6.28%10.237%10.2%14-1.000000x-1.000000x1.618832x1.618832x1.62x8.221%8.22%13.308%13.3%15-1.000000x-1.000000x1.616502x1.616502x1.62x10.945%10.9%17.692%17.7%16-1.000000x-1.000000x1.583308x1.583308x1.58x8.318%8.32%13.170%13.2%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.522449x1.522449x1.52x10.255%10.3%15.612%15.6%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.503112x1.503112x1.50x7.493%7.49%11.263%11.3%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.462561x1.462561x1.46x6.634%6.63%9.703%9.70%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.458139x1.458139x1.46x7.334%7.33%10.694%10.7%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.429407x1.429407x1.43x9.735%9.74%13.915%13.9%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.382644x1.382644x1.38x6.504%6.50%8.992%8.99%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.370699x1.370699x1.37x10.043%10.0%13.766%13.8%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.363539x1.363539x1.36x7.724%7.72%10.531%10.5%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.361635x1.361635x1.36x10.624%10.6%14.465%14.5%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.288505x1.288505x1.29x4.505%4.50%5.804%5.80%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.267166x1.267166x1.27x6.870%6.87%8.706%8.71%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.264164x1.264164x1.26x13.379%13.4%16.914%16.9%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.244888x1.244888x1.24x7.858%7.86%9.783%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.243110x1.243110x1.24x12.344%12.3%15.345%15.3%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.221805x1.221805x1.22x5.990%5.99%7.319%7.32%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.215741x1.215741x1.22x3.894%3.89%4.734%4.73%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.201297x1.201297x1.20x15.124%15.1%18.168%18.2%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.193368x1.193368x1.19x18.934%18.9%22.595%22.6%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.153915x1.153915x1.15x6.682%6.68%7.710%7.71%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.137506x1.137506x1.14x8.598%8.60%9.780%9.78%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.132818x1.132818x1.13x13.176%13.2%14.925%14.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.127915x1.127915x1.13x9.647%9.65%10.881%10.9%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.124314x1.124314x1.12x8.087%8.09%9.093%9.09%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.109070x1.109070x1.11x12.369%12.4%13.719%13.7%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.094675x1.094675x1.09x21.115%21.1%23.114%23.1%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.092305x1.092305x1.09x11.635%11.6%12.709%12.7%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.068893x1.068893x1.07x10.570%10.6%11.298%11.3%39-1.000000x-1.000000x1.066403x1.066403x1.07x12.086%12.1%12.888%12.9%40-1.000000x-1.000000x1.063515x1.063515x1.06x11.275%11.3%11.992%12.0%41-1.000000x-1.000000x1.060231x1.060231x1.06x8.471%8.47%8.981%8.98%42-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038356x1.038356x1.04x5.900%5.90%6.126%6.13%43-1.000000x-1.000000x1.009517x1.009517x1.01x10.334%10.3%10.432%10.4%44-1.008391x-1.008391x1.01x1.000000x1.000000x13.192%13.2%13.082%13.1%45-1.037244x-1.037244x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x8.304%8.30%8.006%8.01%46-1.037887x-1.037887x1.04x1.000000x1.000000x7.945%7.95%7.655%7.66%47-1.129702x-1.129702x1.13x1.000000x1.000000x19.497%19.5%17.259%17.3%48-1.260443x-1.260443x1.26x1.000000x1.000000x23.199%23.2%18.406%18.4%49-1.472289x-1.472289x1.47x1.000000x1.000000x10.356%10.4%7.034%7.03%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#61

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in South Dakota, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
10x5x0x5x10xFM#GrantDeweyButteMcCookCodingtonMoodyFall RiverTrippHutchinsonSpinkStanleyBrownPerkinsSioux CityCharles MixHamlinLymanBrookingsMeadeBeadleUnionMinnehahaPenningtonTurnerBon HommeClayDavisonSouth DakotaHughesMidwestWest North CentralLawrenceUnited StatesWalworthKingsburyToddHansonCusterLakeLincolnBruleYanktonDayDouglasGregoryDeuelBennettHandCorsonClarkRobertsEdmundsMarshallOglala LakotaJackson-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.039%0.04%0.431%0.43%1-1.000000x-1.000000x10.000000x10.000000x> 10.0x0.063%0.06%0.674%0.67%2-1.000000x-1.000000x4.712227x4.712227x4.71x0.222%0.22%1.048%1.05%3-1.000000x-1.000000x3.540476x3.540476x3.54x0.572%0.57%2.026%2.03%4-1.000000x-1.000000x3.517091x3.517091x3.52x0.382%0.38%1.344%1.34%5-1.000000x-1.000000x3.329044x3.329044x3.33x0.600%0.60%1.996%2.00%6-1.000000x-1.000000x3.097239x3.097239x3.10x1.259%1.26%3.900%3.90%7-1.000000x-1.000000x3.093365x3.093365x3.09x1.071%1.07%3.313%3.31%8-1.000000x-1.000000x3.040481x3.040481x3.04x0.746%0.75%2.268%2.27%9-1.000000x-1.000000x2.782224x2.782224x2.78x0.698%0.70%1.943%1.94%10-1.000000x-1.000000x2.604159x2.604159x2.60x2.337%2.34%6.087%6.09%11-1.000000x-1.000000x2.360297x2.360297x2.36x1.560%1.56%3.681%3.68%12-1.000000x-1.000000x2.316466x2.316466x2.32x1.294%1.29%2.997%3.00%13-1.000000x-1.000000x2.280406x2.280406x2.28x1.182%1.18%2.695%2.69%-1.000000x-1.000000x2.229513x2.229513x2.23x1.444%1.44%3.219%3.22%14-1.000000x-1.000000x2.159494x2.159494x2.16x0.772%0.77%1.668%1.67%15-1.000000x-1.000000x2.106691x2.106691x2.11x0.601%0.60%1.266%1.27%16-1.000000x-1.000000x2.002539x2.002539x2.00x3.268%3.27%6.545%6.55%17-1.000000x-1.000000x1.974511x1.974511x1.97x1.037%1.04%2.048%2.05%18-1.000000x-1.000000x1.968511x1.968511x1.97x0.388%0.39%0.763%0.76%19-1.000000x-1.000000x1.884109x1.884109x1.88x2.837%2.84%5.345%5.34%20-1.000000x-1.000000x1.800694x1.800694x1.80x1.949%1.95%3.510%3.51%21-1.000000x-1.000000x1.766150x1.766150x1.77x2.122%2.12%3.747%3.75%22-1.000000x-1.000000x1.739185x1.739185x1.74x1.130%1.13%1.966%1.97%23-1.000000x-1.000000x1.734247x1.734247x1.73x1.222%1.22%2.120%2.12%24-1.000000x-1.000000x1.714655x1.714655x1.71x7.992%7.99%13.703%13.7%25-1.000000x-1.000000x1.712403x1.712403x1.71x0.985%0.99%1.687%1.69%26-1.000000x-1.000000x1.656908x1.656908x1.66x1.896%1.90%3.141%3.14%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.606840x1.606840x1.61x2.573%2.57%4.134%4.13%27-1.000000x-1.000000x1.589934x1.589934x1.59x2.251%2.25%3.579%3.58%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.572017x1.572017x1.57x2.329%2.33%3.662%3.66%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.536343x1.536343x1.54x2.237%2.24%3.437%3.44%28-1.000000x-1.000000x1.526215x1.526215x1.53x2.660%2.66%4.060%4.06%-1.000000x-1.000000x1.487861x1.487861x1.49x1.906%1.91%2.835%2.84%29-1.000000x-1.000000x1.447171x1.447171x1.45x1.322%1.32%1.914%1.91%30-1.000000x-1.000000x1.386692x1.386692x1.39x1.005%1.00%1.393%1.39%31-1.000000x-1.000000x1.353155x1.353155x1.35x0.495%0.49%0.669%0.67%32-1.000000x-1.000000x1.347579x1.347579x1.35x1.711%1.71%2.306%2.31%33-1.000000x-1.000000x1.318591x1.318591x1.32x2.667%2.67%3.517%3.52%34-1.000000x-1.000000x1.269169x1.269169x1.27x3.680%3.68%4.670%4.67%35-1.000000x-1.000000x1.260437x1.260437x1.26x2.664%2.66%3.358%3.36%36-1.000000x-1.000000x1.097936x1.097936x1.10x2.790%2.79%3.064%3.06%37-1.000000x-1.000000x1.038045x1.038045x1.04x1.358%1.36%1.410%1.41%38-1.000000x-1.000000x1.027885x1.027885x1.03x1.777%1.78%1.827%1.83%39-1.051766x-1.051766x1.05x1.000000x1.000000x0.861%0.86%0.819%0.82%40-1.055065x-1.055065x1.06x1.000000x1.000000x1.428%1.43%1.353%1.35%41-1.329903x-1.329903x1.33x1.000000x1.000000x0.935%0.94%0.703%0.70%42-1.483682x-1.483682x1.48x1.000000x1.000000x1.757%1.76%1.184%1.18%43-1.536395x-1.536395x1.54x1.000000x1.000000x0.260%0.26%0.169%0.17%44-1.663954x-1.663954x1.66x1.000000x1.000000x0.814%0.81%0.489%0.49%45-1.705864x-1.705864x1.71x1.000000x1.000000x1.842%1.84%1.080%1.08%46-2.049655x-2.049655x2.05x1.000000x1.000000x1.969%1.97%0.961%0.96%47-3.173177x-3.173177x3.17x1.000000x1.000000x3.861%3.86%1.217%1.22%48-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x0.458%0.46%0.000%0%49-10.000000x-10.000000x> 10.0x1.000000x1.000000x2.309%2.31%0.000%0%50
F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Educational Attainment by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Union County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Union County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

No H.S. Diploma by County#62

Percent of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union County
0%10%20%Count#Bronx CountyBronxFresno CountyFresnoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesDallas CountyDallasSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisRiverside CountyRiversideMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeQueens CountyQueensPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaBexar CountyBexarOrange CountyOrangeClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneTarrant CountyTarrantCook CountyCookSioux City Metro AreaSioux CitySan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeMaricopa CountyMaricopaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew York CountyNew YorkSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraAlameda CountyAlamedaWestchester CountyWestchesterOrange CountyOrangePima CountyPimaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachTravis CountyTravisBroward CountyBrowardCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMidwestSalt Lake CountySalt LakeFairfield CountyFairfieldSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWest North CentralNassau CountyNassauHonolulu CountyHonoluluMontgomery CountyMontgomerySouth DakotaUnion CountyUnionFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxWake CountyWakeKing CountyKingMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandAllegheny CountyAllegheny28.837398%28.837398%28.8%261,022261k126.224410%26.224410%26.2%151,875152k222.282470%22.282470%22.3%1,495,6171.50M321.975765%21.975765%22.0%349,434349k421.207718%21.207718%21.2%274,381274k520.017506%20.017506%20.0%351,046351k619.839074%19.839074%19.8%554,024554k719.521191%19.521191%19.5%286,746287k819.375775%19.375775%19.4%362,252362k919.344706%19.344706%19.3%315,505316k1017.390838%17.390838%17.4%180,039180k1116.576437%16.576437%16.6%194,124194k1215.490423%15.490423%15.5%325,372325k1315.108430%15.108430%15.1%210,261210k1414.881687%14.881687%14.9%173,869174k1514.774230%14.774230%14.8%182,543183k1614.189351%14.189351%14.2%503,252503k1714.026653%14.026653%14.0%15,23015.2k13.598133%13.598133%13.6%293,959294k1813.220947%13.220947%13.2%129,386129k1913.092854%13.092854%13.1%81,52281.5k2013.051927%13.051927%13.1%348,801349k2113.020590%13.020590%13.0%27,818,38027.8M12.996284%12.996284%13.0%160,845161k2212.928824%12.928824%12.9%166,105166k2312.700590%12.700590%12.7%141,393141k2412.397264%12.397264%12.4%81,98182.0k2512.319191%12.319191%12.3%101,664102k2612.252238%12.252238%12.3%81,21881.2k2712.196236%12.196236%12.2%108,416108k2812.054893%12.054893%12.1%122,162122k2911.841956%11.841956%11.8%90,92190.9k3011.688725%11.688725%11.7%152,462152k3111.473065%11.473065%11.5%100,034100k3210.940787%10.940787%10.9%82,37182.4k3310.377895%10.377895%10.4%69,51069.5k3410.244520%10.244520%10.2%4,641,8354.64M10.238253%10.238253%10.2%69,21169.2k3510.103521%10.103521%10.1%64,29864.3k369.992975%9.992975%10.0%102,414102k379.640656%9.640656%9.6%78,29978.3k389.174633%9.174633%9.2%1,278,0511.28M9.121758%9.121758%9.1%85,26785.3k398.945780%8.945780%8.9%60,28460.3k408.836226%8.836226%8.8%62,20562.2k418.813537%8.813537%8.8%49,05549.1k8.725432%8.725432%8.7%8798.677323%8.677323%8.7%57,57157.6k428.282040%8.282040%8.3%63,67163.7k437.696387%7.696387%7.7%50,50850.5k447.543133%7.543133%7.5%110,490110k457.360151%7.360151%7.4%80,37880.4k467.173605%7.173605%7.2%59,66059.7k477.049887%7.049887%7.0%48,46648.5k486.540987%6.540987%6.5%56,30256.3k496.132273%6.132273%6.1%53,97454.0k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older without a high school diploma (or equivalent).

Bachelor's Degrees by County#63

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union County
0%20%40%60%Count#New York CountyNew YorkFairfax CountyFairfaxMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexWake CountyWakeFulton CountyFultonSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingHennepin CountyHennepinWestchester CountyWestchesterTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaNassau CountyNassauMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSt. Louis CountySt. LouisContra Costa CountyContra CostaAllegheny CountyAlleghenyOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinSan Diego CountySan DiegoCook CountyCookSuffolk CountySuffolkPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKings CountyKingsHonolulu CountyHonoluluSalt Lake CountySalt LakeOrange CountyOrangeHillsborough CountyHillsboroughBroward CountyBrowardMaricopa CountyMaricopaCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTarrant CountyTarrantQueens CountyQueensUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUnion CountyUnionHarris CountyHarrisWest North CentralMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeDallas CountyDallasSacramento CountySacramentoMidwestSouth DakotaMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaClark CountyClarkWayne CountyWayneRiverside CountyRiversideSioux City Metro AreaSioux CityFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx60.434640%60.434640%60.4%747,953748k160.260099%60.260099%60.3%463,270463k258.105449%58.105449%58.1%409,049409k353.004569%53.004569%53.0%578,847579k450.070856%50.070856%50.1%328,593329k549.806094%49.806094%49.8%330,446330k649.103299%49.103299%49.1%630,862631k749.055555%49.055555%49.1%718,554719k847.581343%47.581343%47.6%395,715396k947.303651%47.303651%47.3%312,811313k1046.446606%46.446606%46.4%356,611357k1146.362462%46.362462%46.4%295,047295k1245.020952%45.020952%45.0%387,521388k1343.887830%43.887830%43.9%488,594489k1443.543885%43.543885%43.5%407,033407k1543.097901%43.097901%43.1%288,665289k1642.382090%42.382090%42.4%291,365291k1740.269631%40.269631%40.3%303,182303k1839.069581%39.069581%39.1%343,876344k1938.447168%38.447168%38.4%807,572808k2038.352941%38.352941%38.4%311,493311k2136.494430%36.494430%36.5%788,922789k2236.471153%36.471153%36.5%1,293,5181.29M2334.384794%34.384794%34.4%352,396352k2434.188819%34.188819%34.2%346,463346k2534.081468%34.081468%34.1%597,685598k2633.350646%33.350646%33.4%224,744225k2732.800693%32.800693%32.8%221,734222k2831.922850%31.922850%31.9%263,443263k2931.433296%31.433296%31.4%279,420279k3031.015731%31.015731%31.0%404,554405k3130.968863%30.968863%31.0%827,615828k3230.891280%30.891280%30.9%269,342269k3330.800609%30.800609%30.8%204,172204k3430.764105%30.764105%30.8%2,064,9112.06M3530.734653%30.734653%30.7%379,742380k3630.595789%30.595789%30.6%499,006499k3730.315023%30.315023%30.3%64,767,78764.8M30.136986%30.136986%30.1%3,03630.076273%30.076273%30.1%839,907840k3830.056536%30.056536%30.1%4,186,9564.19M29.748251%29.748251%29.7%185,226185k3929.683200%29.683200%29.7%471,989472k4029.283682%29.283682%29.3%286,583287k4128.952816%28.952816%29.0%13,118,64213.1M27.450336%27.450336%27.5%152,785153k27.281635%27.281635%27.3%510,061510k4226.926164%26.926164%26.9%315,328315k4326.349720%26.349720%26.3%272,786273k4422.823853%22.823853%22.8%317,635318k4522.338065%22.338065%22.3%260,985261k4621.189043%21.189043%21.2%311,245311k4721.018797%21.018797%21.0%22,82222.8k19.731980%19.731980%19.7%114,275114k4819.317210%19.317210%19.3%249,922250k4919.131504%19.131504%19.1%173,169173k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a bachelor's degree or higher..

Very Advanced Degrees by County#64

Percent of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union County
0%5%10%Count#Montgomery CountyMontgomeryNew York CountyNew YorkMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFairfax CountyFairfaxWestchester CountyWestchesterSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauAlameda CountyAlamedaFulton CountyFultonKing CountyKingFairfield CountyFairfieldSt. Louis CountySt. LouisOakland CountyOaklandHennepin CountyHennepinTravis CountyTravisAllegheny CountyAlleghenyContra Costa CountyContra CostaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachOrange CountyOrangeFranklin CountyFranklinCook CountyCookCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaPima CountyPimaUnion CountyUnionHonolulu CountyHonoluluSuffolk CountySuffolkMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeSalt Lake CountySalt LakePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgBroward CountyBrowardHillsborough CountyHillsboroughKings CountyKingsHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSacramento CountySacramentoMaricopa CountyMaricopaDallas CountyDallasOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeWest North CentralMidwestBexar CountyBexarQueens CountyQueensSouth DakotaFresno CountyFresnoTarrant CountyTarrantClark CountyClarkRiverside CountyRiversideWayne CountyWayneSioux City Metro AreaSioux CitySan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoBronx CountyBronx12.399695%12.399695%12.4%87,29187.3k110.788423%10.788423%10.8%133,520134k28.541485%8.541485%8.5%93,27993.3k37.784891%7.784891%7.8%59,84959.8k47.604460%7.604460%7.6%50,28750.3k56.177550%6.177550%6.2%79,36779.4k65.833659%5.833659%5.8%54,53154.5k75.762347%5.762347%5.8%64,15164.2k85.719518%5.719518%5.7%37,94737.9k95.673632%5.673632%5.7%83,10683.1k105.463614%5.463614%5.5%34,77034.8k115.244723%5.244723%5.2%36,05636.1k125.214131%5.214131%5.2%44,88144.9k135.193709%5.193709%5.2%43,19443.2k145.061951%5.061951%5.1%38,86538.9k155.039180%5.039180%5.0%44,35344.4k164.956168%4.956168%5.0%37,31437.3k174.892146%4.892146%4.9%32,10532.1k184.749001%4.749001%4.7%102,662103k194.475020%4.475020%4.5%45,34945.3k204.348784%4.348784%4.3%91,34591.3k214.335519%4.335519%4.3%35,21235.2k224.239617%4.239617%4.2%150,366150k234.184410%4.184410%4.2%36,48436.5k244.139192%4.139192%4.1%27,43827.4k254.089736%4.089736%4.1%4123.970725%3.970725%4.0%26,75826.8k263.962200%3.962200%4.0%40,60740.6k273.784527%3.784527%3.8%70,75670.8k283.768025%3.768025%3.8%25,47225.5k293.720350%3.720350%3.7%38,51538.5k303.604427%3.604427%3.6%241,932242k313.598297%3.598297%3.6%24,10124.1k323.517075%3.517075%3.5%45,87545.9k333.474402%3.474402%3.5%30,88530.9k343.384967%3.384967%3.4%59,36259.4k353.344637%3.344637%3.3%93,40293.4k363.336158%3.336158%3.3%7,127,6737.13M3.266254%3.266254%3.3%31,96532.0k373.113482%3.113482%3.1%83,20583.2k383.037379%3.037379%3.0%48,29748.3k392.990491%2.990491%3.0%24,67924.7k402.985811%2.985811%3.0%18,59118.6k412.978981%2.978981%3.0%414,980415k2.893416%2.893416%2.9%1,311,0191.31M2.818073%2.818073%2.8%33,00233.0k422.756960%2.756960%2.8%44,96545.0k432.514252%2.514252%2.5%13,99414.0k2.392530%2.392530%2.4%13,85613.9k442.368743%2.368743%2.4%29,26729.3k452.315475%2.315475%2.3%32,22432.2k462.260473%2.260473%2.3%33,20433.2k472.178386%2.178386%2.2%25,45125.5k481.917498%1.917498%1.9%2,0821.852789%1.852789%1.9%23,97124.0k491.664253%1.664253%1.7%15,06415.1k50
Count number of people in category
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of population 25 years of age and older with a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD).

Under-Education Sex Ratio by County#65

Percentage more likely men are than women to not have a high school diploma (or equivalent) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Over-Education Sex Ratio by County#66

Percentage more likely men are than women to have a professional or doctorate degree (e.g., MBA, PhD, or MD) among people aged 25 years and older.
Scope: population of Union County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Union County
Female
Male
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F percentage of females in category
M percentage of males in category
# rank of county out of 50 by male-to-female sex ratio

Definitions

Educational attainment is reported in terms of the highest level of education obtained by persons aged 25 years and older. On this page, we report on both detailed and coarse categorizations of the levels of education in the population. The detailed levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • None: no formal education at all
  • Less than High School: some education, but stopped short of high school
  • Some High School: some high school education, but no high school diploma (or equivalent)
  • Some College: high school diploma (or equivalent), and some college, but no post-secondary degree
  • Associate's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is an associate's degree (including occupational or academic degrees)
  • Bachelor's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a bachelor's degree (e.g., BA, BS, AB)
  • Master's Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a master's degree (e.g., MA, MS, MENG, MSW)
  • Professional Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a professional degree (e.g., MD, DDC, JD)
  • Doctorate Degree: highest post-secondary degree is a doctorate degree (e.g., PhD, EdD)

The coarse levels of educational attainment are as follows:

  • No High School Diploma: does not have a high school diploma or equivalent
  • High School Diploma: has a high school diploma or equivalent and possibly some college, but no post-secondary degrees
  • Higher Degree: has some post-secondary degree (associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, doctorate)

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Cities:
Alcester, Beresford, Elk Point, Jefferson, North Sioux City
Townships:
Alcester, Big Sioux, Big Springs, Brule, Civil Bend, Elk Point, Emmet, Jefferson, Prairie, Sioux Valley, Spink, Virginia
Unincorporated Places:
Dakota Dunes, Richland
Unorganized Territories:
Richland
ZIP Codes:
51001, 51023, 57001, 57004, 57010, 57025, 57034, 57038, 57049
Unified School Districts:
Alcester-Hudson 61-1, Beresford 61-2, Dakota Valley 61-8, Elk Point-Jefferson 61-7, Vermillion 13-1
Congressional District:
SD-At Large
State Senate District:
SD-16
State House District:
SD-16
Neighboring Counties:
Clay, Dakota, Dixon, Lincoln, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury
Nearby Counties:
Cedar, Lyon, Minnehaha, Rock, Thurston, Turner, Wayne, Yankton