Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 8.0 percent lower than the state average of 39.2 percent. In 2017 the total municipality population reached 1,335.

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

Lemmon 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	121	12.8
Regular high school diploma	253	26.7
GED or alternative credential	86	9.1
Some college less than 1 year	76	8
Some college 1 or more years no degree	116	12.2
Associate's degree	113	11.9
Bachelor's degree	113	11.9
Master's degree	37	3.9
Professional school degree	26	2.7
Doctorate degree	6	0.6

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