Western South Dakota News

23.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Whitewood 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 1,051.

88.1 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Whitewood 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	85	11.9
Regular high school diploma	251	35
GED or alternative credential	54	7.5
Some college, less than 1 year	51	7.1
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	105	14.6
Associate's degree	54	7.5
Bachelor's degree	91	12.7
Master's degree	24	3.3
Professional school degree	2	0.3
Doctorate degree	0	0

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