Central South Dakota News

40.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Fort Pierre in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 1.4 percent higher than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 2,276.

92.7 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many

Fort Pierre residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	117	7.3
Regular high school diploma	432	27.1
GED or alternative credential	119	7.5
Some college less than 1 year	89	5.6
Some college 1 or more years no degree	191	12
Associate's degree	214	13.4
Bachelor's degree	227	14.2
Master's degree	147	9.2
Professional school degree	44	2.8
Doctorate degree	16	1

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2017.