Western South Dakota News

28.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Buffalo in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 12.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 280.

92.6 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	16	7.4
Regular high school diploma	73	34
GED or alternative credential	8	3.7
Some college, less than 1 year	19	8.8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	37	17.2
Associate's degree	17	7.9
Bachelor's degree	39	18.1
Master's degree	2	0.9
Professional school degree	4	1.9
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.