Higher Education in Hughes County, South Dakota
In Hughes County, South Dakota as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 33.2 percent of the White Alone, 13 percent of Black or African American, 72.8 percent of the Asian alone and 12.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.
Reported by the 2000 Census in Hughes County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 38 percent achieving this level. The female population in Hughes have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 38 percent (Men) versus 26.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
Hughes County, South Dakota has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 32 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Hughes was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
Reported by the 2000 Census in Hughes County, South Dakota, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Bachelors Degree or Higher category, with 38 percent achieving this level. The female population in Hughes have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 38 percent (Men) versus 26.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 34.2 percent of women in the area reaching this education level.
Hughes County, South Dakota has a highly-educated 2000 population, with 32 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Hughes was reported to have a higher percent of highly educated individuals than the State of South Dakota's proportion of 21.6 percent and a higher percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.
Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.
