Western South Dakota News

23.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Buffalo Gap in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 16.2 percent lower than the state average of 40 percent. In 2018 the total municipality population reached 88.

87.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Buffalo Gap residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	10	12.5
Regular high school diploma	25	31.2
GED or alternative credential	8	10
Some college, less than 1 year	8	10
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	10	12.5
Associate's degree	7	8.8
Bachelor's degree	8	10
Master's degree	3	3.8
Professional school degree	1	1.2
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2018.