Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 27.4 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,482.

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

Porcupine 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	165	26.7
Regular high school diploma	85	13.8
GED or alternative credential	42	6.8
Some college less than 1 year	17	2.8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	235	38.1
Associate's degree	46	7.5
Bachelor's degree	27	4.4
Master's degree	0	0
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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