Central South Dakota News

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

This was 5.7 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 13,908.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	403	4.1
Regular high school diploma	2,285	23.4
GED or alternative credential	564	5.8
Some college, less than 1 year	925	9.5
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	1,049	10.7
Associate's degree	913	9.3
Bachelor's degree	2,493	25.5
Master's degree	728	7.4
Professional school degree	297	3
Doctorate degree	121	1.2

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