Western South Dakota News

57.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Anderson in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This number was 17.4 percent higher than the state average of 40.4 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 426.

84.8 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent. The table below shows how many Anderson residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	40	15.2
Regular high school diploma	55	20.9
GED or alternative credential	0	0
Some college, less than 1 year	9	3.4
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	7	2.7
Associate's degree	65	24.7
Bachelor's degree	75	28.5
Master's degree	2	0.8
Professional school degree	2	0.8
Doctorate degree	8	3

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2019.