Western South Dakota News

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

This was 6.1 percent higher than the state average of 40.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 554.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	49	14.9
Regular high school diploma	78	23.8
GED or alternative credential	16	4.9
Some college, less than 1 year	3	0.9
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	28	8.5
Associate's degree	61	18.6
Bachelor's degree	70	21.3
Master's degree	18	5.5
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	5	1.5

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