Western South Dakota News

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

This was 29.1 percent lower than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,381.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	183	33.8
Regular high school diploma	107	19.7
GED or alternative credential	33	6.1
Some college, less than 1 year	28	5.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	127	23.4
Associate's degree	48	8.9
Bachelor's degree	15	2.8
Master's degree	1	0.2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

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