Western South Dakota News

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

This number was 7.2 percent lower than the state average of 40.4 percent. In 2019 the total municipality population reached 1,239.

89.1 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 2019 held each of the listed degrees.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	100	10.9
Regular high school diploma	271	29.6
GED or alternative credential	88	9.6
Some college, less than 1 year	51	5.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	102	11.1
Associate's degree	156	17
Bachelor's degree	104	11.4
Master's degree	20	2.2
Professional school degree	22	2.4
Doctorate degree	2	0.2

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